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periya thirumozhi >> Seventh centum >> Eighth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
sengamalath thirumagaLum puviyum sembon
thiruvadiyin iNai varuda munivar Eththa
vangamali thadangadaluL ananthan ennum
variyaravin aNaith thuyinRa mAyOn kANmin
engumali niRai pugazh nAl vEdham aindhu
vELvigaLum kELvigaLum iyanRa thanmai
angamalaththu ayan anaiyAr payilum selvaththu
aNiyazhundhUr ninRugandha amarar kOvE
Word-by-Word meanings
engum – in all sentences
mali – having abundance (of being pramANam, credible source for knowledge)
niRai pugazh -(due to that) having complete fame
nAl vEdham – by the four vEdhams
aindhu vELvi – by the pancha mahA yagyams
kELvigaLum – (further) important portions which are to be heard
iyanRa – great
nanmai – having noble nature
am kamalaththu – having the beautiful flower on the divine navel as his birth place
ayan anaiyAr – brAhmaNas who are matching brahmA
payilum – due to residing eternally
selvaththu – having wealth
aNi – being an ornament for this leelA vibhUthi
azhundhUr – in thiruvazhundhUr
ugandhu ninRa – one who is joyfully residing there
amarar kO – emperumAn, who is the lord of nithyasUris
sem kamalam – having beautiful lotus flower as her abode
thirumagaLum – periya pirAttiyAr (SrI mahAlakshmi)
puviyum – SrI bhUmip pirAtti
sem pon – beautiful and desirable
thiruvadiyin iNai – pair of divine feet
varuda – as they hold
munivar – sages such as sanaka et al
Eththa – as they praise
vangam – boats
mali – present abundantly
thadam – vast
kadaluL – in the ocean
ananthan ennum – known famously as ananthan
vari – having stripes
aravin aNai – on the mattress named thiruvananthAzhwAn
thuyinRa – mercifully reclining
mAyOn kANmin – behold, he is the sarvESvaran.
Simple translation
thiruvazhundhUr is having the wealth of brAhmaNas who are as good as brahmA, who is having the beautiful lotus flower in the divine navel as his birth-place, and who are having great nature of being focussed on the a) four vEdhams which are having sentences which are filled with being the credible source of true knowledge and are having complete fame due to that, b) pancha mahA yagyams and c) important portions which are to be heard. It is an ornament for this leelA vibhUthi. emperumAn, who is the lord of nithyasUris and is joyfully residing in such dhivyadhESam, is having his beautiful, desirable pair of divine feet held (massaged) by periya pirAttiyAr, SrI mahAlakshmi who is having beautiful lotus flower as her abode and SrI bhUmip pirAttiyAr. Sages such as sanaka et al are praising him. In the vast (milk) ocean which is filled with boats, on the striped mattress, which is famously known as thiruvananthAzhwAn, such sarvESvaran is mercifully reclining. Behold that same bhagavAn, who is mercifully present in thiruvazhundhUr.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
sengamalath thirumagaLum – periya pirAttiyAr who makes bhagavAn forgive all the mistakes of the devotees.
puviyum – SrI bhUmip pirAtti who is the teacher for such patience. As both of them massage the divine feet, which are matching each other and are desirable, as sanaka et al remain firm and praise.
vanga mali thadam kadaluL – The great ocean which has a lot of boats.
ananthan ennum – Atop the one who is famously known as thiruvananthAzhwAn. sarvESvaran is also said to be ananthan since he is beyond limits by time, place and objects; since AdhiSEshan has kept such ananthan on his lap, AdhiSEshan is also known famously as ananthan.
vari aravin aNaith thuyinRa mAyOn kANmin – Like a fire ball, AdhiSEshan is having such beautiful stripes that sarvESvaran cannot take his eyes off AdhiSEshan. Behold, it is the same sarvESvaran, who is mercifully reclining on thiruvananthAzhwAn who is having coolness, fragrance etc as his nature, who has arrived here and standing.
engum mali niRai pugazh … – The credible nature of vEdham is not in a few portions but every part of vEdham is credible. Hence it is having great fame. Those who are having natural greatness through such four vEdhams, pancha mahA yagyam (brahma yagya, dhEva yagya, pithru yagya, manushya yagya, bhUtha yagya) and whatever has to be learnt through hearing.
akkamalaththu ayan anaiyAr – bhagavAn is mercifully standing in thiruvazhundhUr which is having matchless wealth due to the eternal presence of brAhmaNas who are individually as good as brahmA and who can engage in creation etc. Such bhagavAn who granted me this impossible benefit is sarvESvaran who is known as in thiruvAimozhi 1.1.1 “ayarvaRum amarargaL adhipathi” (Lord of nithyasUris who have no confusion). AzhwAr is saying “Surrender unto him and be uplifted”.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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