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periya thirumozhi >> Ninth centum >> First decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
mazhuvinAl avani arasai mUvezhugAl maNimudi podi paduththu udhirak
kuzhuvu vArpunaluL kuLiththu vengObam thavirndhavan kulaimali kadhali
kuzhuvum vAr kamugum kuravum naRpalavum kuLir tharu sUdha mAdhaviyum
sezhumai Ar pozhilgaL thazhuvum nanmAdath thirukkaNNangudiyuL ninRAnE
Word-by-Word meanings
mU ezhu kAl – twenty one generations
avani – on earth
arasu – kings’
maNi mudiyai – the heads, which are decorated with gemstones
mazhuvinAl – with the paraSu (axe)
podi paduththu – turned to dust (their)
udhirak kuzhuvu – pool of blood
vAr punaluL – in the flood
kuLiththu – bathed
vem kOpam – great anger
thavirndhavan – paraSurAman, who subdued
kulai mali – filled with clusters
kadhali – bananas’
kuzhuvum – orchard
vAr – tall
kamugum – areca trees
kuravum – kurA trees
nal palavum – good jackfruit trees
kuLir – coolness
tharu – giving
sUdham – mango trees
mAdhaviyum – kurukkaththi trees
sezhumai – (their) richness
Ar – filled
pozhilgaL – by orchards
thazhuvum – surrounded
nal – good
mAdam – having mansions
thirukaNNangudiyuL ninRAnE – is mercifully present in thirukkaNNangudi.
Simple translation
emperumAn, who incarnated as paraSurAman, turned the heads which were decorated with gemstones into dust, for twenty one generations, on this earth and bathed in the flood of the pool of their blood and subdued his anger. Such emperumAn is mercifully present in thirukkaNNangudi which is surrounded by orchards, which are filled with richness of series of plantain trees which have clusters of bananas, tall areca trees, kurA trees, good jackfruit trees, mango trees which give coolness and mAdhavi trees, and is having good mansions.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
mazhuvinAl … – emperumAn, as paraSurAman, with his axe, severed the heads of the kings for twenty one generations and bathed in the pool of their blood, performed the final rites for them and eliminated his great anger.
kulai mali … – bhagavAn is mercifully present in thirukkaNNangudi which is surrounded by very beautiful orchards which are having an orchard of plantains with clusters of bananas, well grown areca trees, kurA trees, good jackfruit trees, mango trees which give cool shade, kurukkaththi trees and having beautiful mansions.
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