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periya thirumozhi >> Fourth centum >> Ninth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
ErAr pozhil sUzh indhaLUril endhai perumAnaik
kArAr puRavin mangai vEndhan kaliyanoli seydha
sIrAr in sol mAlai kaRRuth thirivAr ulagaththu
ArAr avarE amararkku enRum amarar AvArE
Word-by-Word meanings
Er Ar – very beautiful
pozhil – by gardens
sUzh – surrounded
indhaLUril – mercifully present in thiruvindhaLUr
endhai – my lord
perumAnai – on sarvESvaran
kAr Ar – filled with clouds
puRavil – having surroundings
mangai – for thirumangai region
vEndhan – king
kaliyan – AzhwAr
oli seydha – mercifully spoke
sIr Ar – filled with bhagavAn’s qualities
in sol – having sweet words
mAlai – these ten pAsurams which are a garland of words
kaRRu – learnt
thirivAr – those who fearlessly roam around
ulagaththu – in this world
Ar Ar – those people (irrespective of their birth, conduct etc)
avarE – they
amararkku – for nithyasUris
enRum – at all times
amarar AvAr – will remain praiseworthy.
Simple translation
thirumangai AzhwAr, the king of thirumangai region which is having surroundings filled with clouds, mercifully spoke these ten pAsurams which are a garland of words, having sweet words filled with bhagavAn’s qualities, on my lord, sarvESvaran who is mercifully present in thiruvindhaLUr which is surrounded by very beautiful gardens; irrespective of who they are, those who learn these pAsurams and roam around this world fearlessly, will remain praiseworthy for nithyasUris, at all times.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
Er Ar … – Sang poems on my lord, sarvESvaran who is mercifully present in thiruvindhaLUr which is surrounded by very beautiful gardens.
kAr Ar … – AzhwAr who is the leader of thirumangai region which is having surroundings which have eternal presence of clouds, mercifully spoke these pAsurams.
The poems are,
sIr Ar … – The garland which is strung with bhagavAn’s qualities. vishNu dharmam 8.3.7 “aham vakthA bhavAn SrOthA vAchyO yOgO vimukthidha:” (I am the speaker; you are the listener; spoken subject is that which bestows liberation); SrI rAmAyaNam bAla kANdam 2.43 “raghuvara charitham muni praNItham dhaSaSiraScha vadham niSAmayadhvam” is explained here. raghuvara charitham – Speaks about the protector in raghu kulam, perumAL (SrI rAma); muni praNItham – Spoken by the most trustworthy person; dhaSaSiraScha vadham – Spoken about how SrI rAma removed the weeds from the country.
kaRRuth thirivAr – Learning these pAsurams, due to that pride, placing their feet on yama et al and roaming around.
Ar Ar – The only qualification is to recite these pAsurams; they may be in any birth, have any conduct etc.
avarE amararkku enRum amarar AvArE – With this current birth, conduct and knowledge, they will be praised by nithyasUris who do not need any greatness by such aspects.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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