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periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
ninRa varaiyum kidandha kadalum thisaiyum irunilanum
onRum ozhiyA vaNNam eNNi ninRa ammAnAr
kunRu kudaiyA eduththa adigaLudaiya thirunAmam
nanRu kANmin thoNdIr! sonnEn namO nArAyaNamE
Word-by-Word meanings
ninRa – firmly standing
varaiyum – mountains
kidandha – remaining stationary
kadalum – ocean
thisaiyum – directions
iru nilanum – vast earth (all of these)
onRum – even a little bit
ozhiyA vaNNam – to be not ruined
eNNi – vowed (more and more)
ninRa – continuously engaged in creation
ammAnAr – being the supreme lord
kunRu – mountain
kudaiyA – as umbrella
eduththu – one who lifted
adigaLudaiya – lord’s
thirunAmam – divine name
thoNdIr – oh devotees!
nanRu – sweetly (for you)
sonnEn kANmin – I have explained
Simple translation
sarvESvaran vowed and continuously engaged in creation to ensure that firmly standing mountains, ocean which is remaining stationary, directions and the vast earth, are not ruined even a little bit. He lifted the gOvardhan mountain as an umbrella. Oh devotees! I have sweetly explained such lord’s divine name to you.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
ninRa varai … – Anchoring mountains which remain firm as anchors for the earth, the ocean which remains within its boundary without crossing the shore until ISvaran’s vow remains, the directions which help in identifying the position of individuals, earth which is qualified to be roamed around by creatures – thinking that none of these aspects should diminish, sarvESvaran creates these from his vow.
kunRu kudaiyA … – The divine name of the lord, who held the mountain as umbrella to not cause any harm to cowherd people and the cattle.
nanRu kANmin – It is good for oneself to recite the divine name of such person. Even if you don’t want to engage in apt actions, still you will desire for something sweet [which is bhagavAn himself].
thoNdIr sonnEn – I have explained this to everyone who has interest in serving bhagavAn. Those who don’t have interest in serving him, will not listen to this, in any case.
namO nArAyaNamE – It is not having thousand syllables like sahasrAksharI mAlA – but it is having only eight syllables.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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