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periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Third decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
mun ivvEzhulagu uNarvinRi iruL miga umbargaL thozhudhEththa
annamAgi anRu arumaRai payandhavanE! enakku aruL puriyE
mannu kEdhagai sUdhagam enRivai vanaththidaich churumbu inangaL
thennavenRu vaNdu innisai mural thiruveLLaRai ninRAnE
Word-by-Word meanings
mannu – blossoming eternally
kEdhagai – thAzhai (wild plants found on sea shores)
sUdhagam – mango trees
enRu ivai – having these
vanaththu idai – in the middle of the gardens
surumbu – beetles of the type “surumbu”
inangaL – swarms
thenna enRu – singing “thenna thenna” (hearing that)
vaNdu – beetles
in isai – (being well matured) enjoyable song
mural – singing
thiruveLLaRai ninRAnE – Oh one who is mercifully residing in thiruveLLaRai!
mun – previously
ivvEzhulagu – these seven worlds
uNarvu inRi – as they remained without any knowledge
iruL miga – remaining covered by darkness
umbargaL – dhEvathAs starting with brahmA
thozhudhu – as they worshipped (you)
Eththa – praised
anRu – at that time
annamAgi – assuming the form of a hamsa [swan]
aru maRai – vEdhas which are difficult to attain
payandhavanE – Oh one who brought to existence!
enakku – for me
aruL puri – kindly grant mercy.
Simple translation
Oh one who is mercifully residing in thiruveLLaRa which has gardens of mango trees having thAzhai which are blossoming eternally where swarms of beetles of the type “surumbu” are singing “thenna thenna” and hearing that, the beetles are singing enjoyable song! Oh one who brought vEdhas which are difficult to attain, to existence, assuming the form of a hamsa at the time when dhEvathAs starting with brahmA worshipped and praised you, previously, when these seven worlds remained without any knowledge being covered with darkness! Kindly grant your mercy for me.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
mun ivvEzhulagu … – Previously, when this world became covered with darkness having lost the knowledge, brahmA et al surrendered at the divine feet of emperumAn and praised him; to separate the vEdham which became mixed with asuras (demons) and lost its form, he assumed the form of hamsa which can separate water and milk; oh one who brought vEdham which is more difficult than emperumAn to attain, and which can fully speak about emperumAn’s nature, into existence! You should kindly grant your mercy towards me.
mannu … – In the garden which has dense thAzhai with flowers always and mango trees, surumbu beetles drank the honey, and due to the substance which went in, not allowing them to remain calm, they started singing “thenna, thenna” and the beetles will sing songs which are well matured.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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