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periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Eighth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
thuvarik kanivAy nilamangai thuyar thIrndhuyyap pAradhaththuL
ivariththarasar thadumARa iruL nAL piRandha ammAnai
uvari Odham muththundha oru pAl oru pAl oNsennel
kavari vIsum kaNNapuraththu adiyEn kaNdu koNdEnE
Word-by-Word meanings
thuvari – like ilavandham (lavender) flower
kani – like kOvai fruit
vAy – having divine lips
nila mangai – SrI bhUmip pirAtti’s
thuyar – sorrow
thIrndhu – eliminated
uyya – to be uplifted
bAradhaththuL – in mahAbhAratha yudhdham
ivariththa arasar – kings, who came fighting
thadumARa – to falter
iruL – very dark
nAL – on krishNa paksha ashtami (eighth day of waning moon fortnight)
piRandha – one, who incarnated
ammAnai – krishNa, the lord
uvari – ocean’s
Odham – waves
oru pAl – on one side
muththu – pearls
undha – to push
oru pAl – on the other side
oN – beautiful
sem nel – reddish paddy
kavari – chAmaras (fly-whisk)
vIsum – fanning
kaNNApuraththu – in thirukkaNNapuram
adiyEn kaNdu koNdEnE – I, who am a servitor, got to see
Simple translation
To eliminate the sorrow of SrI bhUmip pirAtti, who is having divine lips which look like lavender flower and kOvai fruit, and have her uplifted, and to have the kings, who came fighting in mahAbhAratha war falter, krishNa, the lord, incarnated on the very dark krishNa paksha ashtami; I, who am a servitor, got to see him in thirukkaNNapuram which is having pearls pushed by the oceanic waves on one side and reddish paddy crops are fanning like chAmaras on the other side.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
thuvarik kani vAy … – To eliminate the sorrow of SrI bhUmip pirAtti, who is having divine mouth which looks like lavender flower and kOvai fruit, and have her uplifted.
bhAradham … – The kings, who came fighting in the mhAbhAratha war; alternative explanation – fighting to make the kings of mahAbhAratha war, falter. ivardhal – fighting.
iruL nAL piRandha ammAnai – One who incarnated at the very dark time of krishNa paksham, ashtami thithi.
uvari … – thirukkaNNapuram,where on one side, the oceanic waves are pushing pearls while on the other side, beautiful reddish paddy crops are fanning like chAmaram.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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