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periya thirumozhi >> Ninth centum >> First decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
panniya bAram pArmagatku ozhiyap pAradha mA perum pOril
mannargaL madiya maNinedum thiN thEr maiththunaRku uyththa mAmAyan
thunnu mAdhaviyum sura punaip pozhilum sUzhndhezhu seNbaga malar vAy
thennavenRu aLigaL muranRisai pAdum thirukkaNNangudiyuL ninRAnE
Word-by-Word meanings
panniya – spoken (that it is unbearable)
bAram – the burden on earth
pAr magatku – for SrI bhUmip pirAtti
ozhiya – to be eliminated
bAradhamA perum pOril – in the mahAbhAratha war
mannargaL – kings
madiya – to be killed
maNi – filled with gemstones
nedum – lengthy
thiN – strong
thEr – chariot
maiththunarkku – for arjuna [the brother-in-law]
uyththa – one, who conducted
mA mAyan – emperumAn, who is having very amazing activities
thunnu – dense
mAdhaviyum – by mAdhavi trees
surapunai – sura punnai trees’
pozhilum – by orchards
sUzhndhu – surrounded
ezhu – having growth
seNbaga malarvAy – in sheNbaga flowers
thenna enRu – with tune
aLigaL – beetles
muranRu – audibly
isai pAdum – singing songs
thirukkaNNangudiyuL ninRAnE – mercifully present in thirukkaNNangudi
Simple translation
To have the burden on the earth for SrI bhUmip pirAtti eliminated, emperumAn, who is having amazing activities, conducted the lengthy, strong chariot which is embossed with gemstones for arjuna to have the kings killed in the mahAbhAratha war; such emperumAn is mercifully present in thirukkaNNangudi which is surrounded by dense mAdhavi trees and orchards of surapunnai tree and where the beetles are audibly singing songs with tune in the sheNbaga pushpam, which is well grown.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
panniya … – The earth which can bear everything was calling out saying “It is unbearable for me”. To eliminate such burden for SrI bhUmip pirAtti, krishNa conducted the chariot by standing in front of arjuna in the mahAbhAratha war, to have the kings killed.
mA mAyan – One who has amazing qualities and activities.
thunnu … – He is mercifully present in thirukkaNNangudi which is having dense mAdhavi trees, orchard of surapunnai trees and tall sheNbaga flowers in the surrounding, and the beetles spread on such flowers, audibly singing with music.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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