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periya thirumozhi >> Ninth centum >> Third decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
eLgi nenjE! ninaindhu ingu irundhen? thozhudhum ezhu
vaLLal mAyan maNivaNNan emmAn maruvumidam
kaLLavizhum malark kAviyum thUmadal kaidhaiyum
puLLum aLLaRpazhanangaLum sUzhndha pullANiyE
Word-by-Word meanings
nenjE – Oh mind!
ninaindhu – thinking about (emperumAn)
eLgi – melted
ingu – here
irundhu en – what is the use?
vaLLal – being generous
mAyan – having amazing activities
maNivaNNan – having physical beauty like that of a blue gemstone
emmAn – emperumAn, my lord
maruvum idam – desirously having as his eternal abode
kaL – honey
avizhum – oozing out
malar – having flowers
kAviyum – sengazhunIr (Indian red water-lily)
thU – whitish
madal – having petals
kaidhaiyum – by thAzhai (screw-pine)
puLLum – by many different types of birds
aLLal – having mud
pazhanangaL – by fertile-fields
sUzhndha – surrounded
pullANiyE – thiruppullANi
thozhudhum ezhu – worship and be uplifted
Simple translation
Oh mind! What is the use of thinking about emperumAn and remaining melted here? emperumAn, my lord is generous, having amazing activities and having physical beauty like that of a blue gemstone; he is desirously having as his eternal abode, thiruppullANi which is surrounded by sengazhunIr flowers which are oozing out honey, whitish screw-pine having petals, many different types of birds and muddy fertile fields; worship such thiruppullANi and be uplifted.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
eLgi nenjE ninaindhu ingirundhen – What is the purpose of being here where we have to sorrowfully think about him? If we have to think, we have to try very hard.
thozhudhum ezhu – Leaving this place where even thinking is difficult to do, you [mind] should go to thiruppullANi where physical activity can be done.
vaLLal mAyan maNivaNNan emmAn maruvumidam – Where he is not eternally residing, even thinking is difficult; where he is eternally residing, even physical activity can be done without any shortcoming.
vaLLal – One who complete gave himself to me, during the time of our union.
mAyan – One who interacted with me in such a wonderful way back then, to make me break the norms and go to his place.
maNivaNNan – Even if these aspects were not there, he has such a beauty that we cannot abandon him.
emmAn – One who fully enslaved me by manifesting such beautiful form.
kaL avizhum malarkkAviyum – If we go to his eternal abode, it is a secluded place where we can interact with him as we please; the sengazhunIr flower which was plucked before it lost its freshness and thrown at each other, causing the honey to ooze out; that is – fit for sUnAsUnikriyA (a type of sport).
thUmadal kaidhaiyum – Having white petals, the screw-pine, which is attractive for her to engage in it. She can climb on his shoulder and pluck the flowers [bhagavAn will be tall and parakAla nAyaki will be shorter than he].
puLLum – Seeing the birds which are in multiple colours and multiple type of voices, she will ask “What is this bird’s name? What is that bird’s name?”, he will reveal their names – such birds.
aLLal pazhanangaLum – Due to her grand upbringing, if she enters into the water-bodies without knowing the outcome, and gets stuck in the mud, he will give his hand to bring her out – thiruppullANi which is having such fertile-fields. Worship it and be uplifted.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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