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Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
venjinak kaLiRRai viLangAy vIzhak
kanRu vIsiya Isanai pEy magaL
thunja nanju suvaiththuNda thOnRalaith
thOnRal vALarakkan kedath thOnRiya
nanjinai amudhaththinai nAdhanai
nachchuvAr uchchi mEl niRkum nambiyai
kanjanaith thunja vanjiththa vanjanaik
kaNNamangaiyuL kaNdu koNdEnE
Word-by-Word meanings
vem sinam – having very cruel anger
kaLiRRai – beautiful like an elephant
viLangAy – monster, as a wood apple
vIzha – to fall down and be destroyed
kanRu – monster, who came as a calf
vIsiya – threw
Isanai – being the lord
pEy magaL – pUthanA
thunja – to be killed
nanju – poison (which was in her bosom)
suvaiththu – sucked
uNda – mercifully consumed
thOnRalai – being a child
thOnRal – being famous (as the enemy)
vAL arakkan – the demon rAvaNa, who is having the weapon, sword
keda – to be killed
thOnRiya – mercifully incarnated
nanjinai – being like a poison
amudhaththinai – being enjoyable like nectar (for devotees)
nAdhanai – being the lord of all
nachchuvAr – those who desire him, their
uchchi mEl – on the heads
niRkum – mercifully present
nambiyai – being the complete one,
kanjanai – kamsan
thunja – to have him killed
vanjiththa – one who cheated (and killed)
vanjanai – the cheater
kaNNamangaiyuL kaNdukoNdEn – I got to see him in the dhivyadhESam named thirukkaNNamangai
Simple translation
I got to see bhagavAn in the dhivyadhESam named thirukkaNNamangai; he is beautiful like an elephant having very cruel anger; he is the lord who threw the monster who came as a calf on the monster who came as a wood apple to fall down and be destroyed; being a child, he sucked and mercifully consumed the poison from pUthanA to have her killed; he mercifully incarnated as poison to kill the famous demon rAvaNa, who was having the weapon, sword; he is enjoyable like nectar (for devotees); he is the lord of all; he is the complete one who is mercifully present on the heads of those who desire him; he is the cheater who cheated to have kamsan killed.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
venjinak kaLiRRai – One who is beautiful like an intoxicated elephant which is having cruel anger.
viLangAy … – The two monsters who came in the form of a calf and a wood apple were killed by using them against each other – one who is capable of doing that.
pEy magaL … – The young child who happily consumed the poison of pUthanA to kill her.
thOnRal … – The deity of death who incarnated to kill rAvaNa who was famously known as enemy in all the worlds and was wielding a weapon.
amudhaththinai – For the favourable ones, his presence itself is like nectar.
nachchuvAr uchchi mEl niRkum nambiyai – One who stands atop the heads of those who have even the slightest desire towards him and who remains complete by thinking that it is his own benefit to do so.
kanjanai … – Eliminating kamsan’s evil thought with himself; the one who deceives those who are unfavourable. I saw him in thirukkaNNamangai.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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