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periyAzhwAr thirumozhi >> First Centum >> Seventh Decad
avathArikai (Introduction)
thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, is wondering whether he would walk with tender steps, on the heads of his enemies who are unfavourable towards him.
kannaRkudam thiRandhAl oththURik kaNakaNa siriththu uvandhu
mun vandhu ninRu muththam tharum en mugil vaNNan thirumArvan
thannaip peRRERkuth than vAy amudham thandhu ennaith thaLirppikkinRAn
thanneRRu mARRalar thalaigaL mIdhE thaLar nadai nadavAnO
Word-by-Word Meanings
kannal kudam – pot with sugan cane juice
thiRandhAl oththu – like its mouth a little opened
Uri – secreting nectar from the divine mouth
kaNakaNa siriththu – laughing with the sound “kaNa kaNa”
uvandhu – being happy
mun vandhu ninRu – coming forward and standing
muththam tharum – offering his juice from the divine mouth
en – being obedient to me
mugil – like a bluish cloud
vaNNan – having the divine complexion
thiru – periya pirAttiyAr [SrI mahAlakshmi]
mArvan – having on his divine chest
thannai – him
peRRERku – me, who gave birth to
than – his
vAy amudham – nectar, secreting from his divine mouth
thandhu – offering
ennai – me, his mother
thaLirppikkinRAn – he, who is making to flourish
than eRRu – those who opposed him
mARRalar – enemies’
thalaigaL mIdhE – on top of their heads
thaLar nadai nadavAnO – will he not take tender steps?
Simple Translation
Just as a pot, containing juice of sugar cane, opens, letting out the juice from inside, with the nectar secreting from his divine mouth, laughing with the sound kaNa kaNa, feeling happy, krishNa comes forward, offering his juice from the divine mouth. He is obedient to me, with the divine complexion of bluish cloud, having periya pirAttiyAr on his divine chest. Will this krishNa, who is offering nectar from his divine mouth to me, who gave birth to him, making me flourish, not take tender steps on the heads of his enemies, who oppose him?
vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)
kannal … – just like a pot having sugar cane juice opens a little bit for the juice to drip and flow out, with water secreting and coming out from his [krishNa’s] divine mouth, laughing with the sound kaNa kaNa, feeling joyous. kaNa kaNa – refers to the sound which is made when one laughs with a gap in between.
thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the term kaNa kaNa also indicates warmth, implying that the nectar, drooling from his divine mouth, was warm and he laughed with that warmth.
mun … – coming forward and offering the flavour of his divine lips.
muththam – divine lips
en … – being obedient to me, having the form of a dark cloud and having connection with lakshmi, as the reason for that obedience.
thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that he is obedient to me such that I could proudly say that “He is mine”. The basis for his obedience is that SrI mahAlakshmi is always residing on his divine chest, just as it has been mentioned in thiruvAImozhi 6-10-10 “alarmEl mangai uRai mArbA” (Oh, one who has SrI mahAlakshmi, who is atop a lotus, residing constantly on your divine chest!)
thannai … – he offers the nectar of his divine mouth to me, who is fortunate to give birth him, making me flourish [from my earlier state of withering, before his birth]. Since it has been mentioned here that “He is offering nectar from his divine mouth, making me flourish”, in the present tense, the term mentioned earlier “muththam tharum” implies that giving his divine nectar is his nature, which takes place often.
thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the verse mentioned earlier “muththam thandhu aruLum” was periyAzhwAr’s prayer and the term ”vAyamudham thandhu ennaith thaLirppikkinRAn” refers to fulfilment of his wish. ennaith thaLirppikkinRAn – krishNa’s nectar like drooling is the water for nurturing crops, and periyAzhwAr exists because of that.
thaneRRu … – will he not take divine steps on the heads of enemies who oppose him?
Here thiruvAimozhip piLLai says that asking krishNa to take tender steps on the heads of his enemies is AzhwAr’s prayer or his affirmation that he would certainly walk on their heads or his fear as to what will happen if krishNa were to walk on their heads.
We shall next consider the 5th pAsuram of this thirumozhi.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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