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periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Fourth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
ErAr malar ellAm Udhi nI en peRudhi?
pArAr ulagam paravap perungadaluL
kAr AmaiyAna kaNNapuraththu emperumAn
thArAr naRundhuzhAy thAzhndhUdhAy kOl thumbI!
Word-by-Word meanings
Er – by beauty
Ar – filled
malar ellAm – in all the flowers
Udhi – roamed
nI – you
en – what benefit
peRudhi – did you get?
pAr – on earth
Ar – present abundantly
ulagam – all the worlds
parava – to spread
perum – vast
kadaluL – in the ocean
kArAmaiyAna – being the huge tortoise
kaNNapuraththu emperumAn – emperumAn, who is mercifully present in thirukkaNNapuram
thAr – in the garland
Ar – filled
naRum – fragrant
thuzhAy – in thiruththuzhAy
thAzhndhu – immerse
UdhAy kOl thumbi – Oh, dragonfly which is present on a pole! Blow on me.
Simple translation
What benefit did you get by roaming around all the flowers filled with beauty? emperumAn, who is mercifully present in thirukkaNNapuram, appeared as the huge tortoise in the vast ocean which spreads over all the worlds which are abundantly present on earth. Oh, dragonfly which is present on a pole! Immerse in such emperumAn’s garland which is having fragrant thiruththuzhAy and blow its fragrance on me.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
ErAr malar ellAm Udhi – Your desire is not limited to one flower fully. You are just getting bewildered looking at the complexion/form. Wherever you went and searched for honey, I have never heard that you ever got to protect yourself.
pArAr ulagam parava – To spread all over the worlds, which are fragrant..
perum kadaluL kAr AmaiyAna – AzhwAr is reminded by what was spoken in previous pAsurams.
kAr Amai – Huge tortoise.
thAr Ar … – Immerse in the thiruththuzhAy which is fragrant on earth.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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