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periya thirumozhi >> Seventh centum >> First decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
puL vAy piLandha punidhA! enRu azhaikka
uLLE ninRu en uLLam kuLirum oruvA!
kaLvA! kadal mallaik kidandha karumbE!
vaLLAl! unnai enganam nAn maRakkEnE?
Word-by-Word meanings
puL vAy – bakAsura, who is in the form of a bird, his mouth
piLandha – one who tore
punidhA – Oh, pure one!
enRu azhaikka – as I call in this way
uLLE ninRu – remaining in my heart
en uLLam – my heart
kuLirum – one who is cooling me
oruvA – Oh, unique one!
kaLvA – Oh, one who is having the nature of being impossible to be known!
kadal mallai – in thirukkadalmallai
kidandha – reclining
karumbE – Oh, enjoyable one!
vaLLAl – generous
unnai – you
nAn – I
enganam – through which means
maRakkEn – capable of forgetting? (I won’t forget)
Simple translation
I called him “Oh, pure one who tore the mouth of bakAsura who is in the form of a bird!” As I did that, he remained in my heart to cool me down! Oh, unique one who did that! Oh, one who is having the nature of being impossible to be known! Oh, enjoyable one who is reclining in thirukkadalmallai! Through which means am I capable of forgetting you, who are generous?
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
puL vAy piLandha … – Tearing bakAsura’s mouth. Instead of sending someone to eliminate the enemy of his devotees, he is having the purity of himself coming and doing it with his own hand.
AzhwAr called out saying “puL vAy piLandha punidhA“, What did bhagavAn do?
uLLE ninRu … – He thought it would not be sufficient to just come to him, he remained in AzhwAr’s heart and made him so cool as if a very dry place became shivering in cold.
kaLvA – It is impossible to estimate what he does for his devotees.
kadal mallaik kidandha karumbE – Oh, most tasteful one who has come and mercifully reclined in thirukkadalmallai! Here AzhwAr is saying “karumbE” (Oh, sugarcane!) to differentiate from milk which becomes curd when touched with bare hands.
vaLLAl … – As said in kata upanishath 1-2-23 “nAyamAthmA pravachanE na labhyO na mEdhayA na bahUnA SruthEna l yamEvaisha vruNuthE thEna labhyas thasyaisha AthmA vivruNuthE thanUm svAm ll” (This supreme entity cannot be attained by hearing, by thinking or by meditation (devoid of devotion), he fully manifested his beauty to be enjoyed by AzhwAr.
unnai enganam nAn maRakkEnE – What can I, who have accepted your favour, say and forget you, who are my benefactor?
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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