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periyAzhwAr thirumozhi >> First Centum >> Seventh Decad
avathArikai (Introduction)
There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram.
pakkam karum siRuppARai mIdhE aruvigaL pagarndhu anaiya
akku vadam izhindhERith thAzha aNiyalgul pudai peyara
makkaL ulaginil peydhaRiyA maNik kuzhavi uruvin
thakka mAmaNivaNNan vAsudhEvan thaLar nadai nadavAnO
Word-by-Word Meanings
karu – dark
siRu pARai – of a small mountain
pakkam mIdhu – on the slope
aruvigaL – streams
pagarndhu anaiya – just as [they] emit a radiance
akku vadam – the chain made of beads from shell stones (donned on the divine waist). It could
also refer to a silver chain
izhindhu – lowering
ERi – rising
thAzha – as it hangs
aNi algul – beautiful, divine waist region
pudai peyara – as it moves on the sides
ulaginil – in the world
makkaL – people
peydhu aRiyA – not having been sired by
maNi – stealing the mind
kuzhavi uruvin – having the form of a small child
thakka – apt
mA maNi – like a blue gemstone
vaNNan – one who has the divine complexion
vAsudhEvan – will not the divine son of SrI vasudhEvar take tender steps?
Simple Translation
Just as streams coming down the slopes of a dark, small mountain emit a radiance, the chain made with beads from shell stones, donned on the divine waist would rise and lower, hanging down, as krishNa moves. With the divine, beautiful waist region moving on the side, and having a form of a little child which steals the minds of beholders, will the divine son of SrI vasudhEvar, who has a divine complexion like a bluish gemstone, not take tender steps?
vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)
pakkam …– just like small streams, which are at higher and lower altitudes, flowing down the slopes of dark, small mountain, shine brightly… pagar – radiance.
akku … – the beads made of shells, donned on the divine waist, rise and fall, hanging down. akku vadam could also refer to a chain made of silver.
aNi … – with the divine waist region swaying on the two sides
makkaL … – a beautiful child, who has not been sired by anyone in the world, his
thakka … – will the divine son of SrI vasudhEvar, who has the divine complexion of an apt bluish gemstone, not take tender steps?
thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the term mAmaNi vaNNan refers to the divine complexion of an eminent bluish gemstone. vAsudhEvan – he too {vasudhEvar himself] would have grown up like this, just as it has been said in manthra praSnam chauLa kaNdam “AthmAvai puthranAmAsi” (a person himself is born as the son). The pAsuram should be rearranged to read as mAmaNithakka vaNNan vAsudhEvan – ulaginil makkaLaip peydhu aRiyA maNik kuzhavi uruvil – karum siRuppARai mIdhE aruvigaL pagarndhu anaiya akku vadam izhindhu ERith thAzha aNi algul pudai peyara – thaLar nadai nadavAnO in order to get the sequential meaning.
We shall next consider the 9th pAsuram of this thirumozhi.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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