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periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Sixth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
sindhanaiyaith thava neRiyaith thirumAlai piriyAdhu
vandhu enadhu manaththu irundha vadamalaiyai varivaNdAr
kondhaNaindha pozhil kOval ulagaLappAn adi nimirththa
andhaNanai yAn kaNdadhu aNinIrth thennarangaththE
Word-by-Word meanings
sindhanaiyai – one who is the target of my desire
thavam – in the form of firm belief
neRiyai – one who conducts the means
thirumAlai – one who is Sriya:pathi (divine consort of SrI mahAlakshmi)
vada malaiyai – thiruvEngadam (thirumalA)
piriyAdhu – without separating (and remaining there)
vandhu – arriving from there
enadhu – my
manaththu – in the mind
irundha – one who is eternally present
vari – having stripes
vaNdu – by the beetles
Ar – filled
kondhu – flower bunches
aNaindha – present densely
pozhil – surrounded by orchards
kOval – in thirukkOvalUr
ulagu – worlds
aLappAn – to measure
adi – divine feet
nimirththa – one who stretched
andhaNanai – my lord
yAn – I
aNi – beautiful
nIr – surrounded by water
then – beautiful
arangaththu – in the dhivyadhESam named thiruvarangam
kaNdadhu – am seeing
Simple translation
bhagavAn is the target of my desire; he conducts the means (to attain him) in the form of firm belief; he, who is Sriya:pathi, is eternally present in my mind having arrived from thiruvEngadam where he remains, without separating from there; my lord stretched his divine feet to measure the worlds, in thirukkOvalUr, which is surrounded by orchards which have dense presence of flower bunches which are filled with beetles having stripes. I am seeing such bhagavAn in the beautiful dhivyadhESam named thiruvarangam which is surrounded by beautiful water.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
sindhanaiyai – One who is the goal which is the target of my desire as said in thiruvAimozhi 3.3.3 “vazhuvilA adimai seyya vENdum nAm” (we should perform continuous kainkaryam).
thava neRiyai – he himself is the means to get that eternal kainkaryam.
When asked “Who is that entity who remains the one as goal and means?” AzhwAr says
thirumAlai – She remains purushakAram (one who recommends) while bhagavAn is prApakam (means) and remains as part of the goal just like him, while bhagavAn is prApyam.
piriyAdhu … – Being the one who has thirumalA as his eternal abode, he entered my heart to make these features blossom in my heart, and is aptly residing there.
vari … – In thrirukkOvalUr which has dense orchards, which have dense flower bunches, where beetles with beautiful complexion are present. bhagavAn is present having his divine feet stretched out, in a humble manner and accepted everything as his own.
yAn kaNdadhu – While he remains as the mendicant seeking alms, I saw him in SrIrangam.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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