thiruvezhukURRirukkai – 13

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sARRuppAdal by kambar (Concluding pAsuram by poet kambar)

Poet kambar has sung a pAsuram on thirumangai AzhwAr, which we recite at the end of thiruvezhukURRirukkai.

idam koNda nenjaththu iNangik kidappana
enRum thadam koNda thAmarai sUzhum malarndha thaN pUnkudanthai
vidam koNda veN pal karum thuththi chenkaN thazhal umizh vAi
padam koNda pAmbaNaip paLLi koNdAn thiruppAdhankaLE

Word by word meaning:

kudanthai – In thirukkudanthai
sUzhum – that is surrounded
ponni – by kAvEri
thAmarai koNda thadam – and by the ponds having lotuses
thaN pU – full of cool/nice/pleasant flowers
malarndha – that have blossomed,

paLLi koNdAn – ArAvamudhAzhvAr is lying down
padam koNda pAmbu aNai – in the bed that is thiruvananthAzhwAn (Adhi sEshan) who has opened his hood,
vidam koNda – who is having venom
veN pal – and white teeth,
karum thuththi – dark dots (in the hood)
sem kaN – and reddish eyes,
thazhal umizh vAi – and with mouth spitting fire;

thiru pAdhangaLE – (such ArAvamudhAzhvAr’s) beautiful divine feet (only)
enRum iNangik kidappana – is always felt in
nenjaththu – (thirumangai AzhwAr’s) heart
idam koNda – (heart that is) wide and deep.

Simple meaning

In this section, we see kambar’s poem on thirumangai Azhwar, which is recited at the end of thiruvezhukURRirukkai.

Similar to thirumangai Azhwar who described thirukkudanthai in thiruvezhukURRirukkai, kambar describes thirukkudanthai, and AravamudhAzhwAr, and thiruvananthAzhvAn, and that emperumAn‘s thiruvadi (divine feet) is what is always present in thirumangai AzhwAr‘s wide and deep heart.

avathArikai (Introduction): This song that is said to be authored by the poet kambar is recited at the end of thiruvezhukURRirukkai. In this, kamba nAttAzhvAr describes the greatness of thirumangai AzhwAr.

vyAkyAnam

ponni – thAmarai koNda thadam sUzhum : Should read the meaning as: Surrounded by the river cauvery, and by ponds having lotus flowers, thaN pUnkudanthai – is thirukkudanthai which is full of pleasant and cool flowers; in that place, emperumAn is having sayanam.

Describes the bed in which He is lying down by saying: vidam koNda … pAmbaNai .

vidam koNda veNpal – Having venomous white teeth to bite the asuras and rAskshasas

karum thuththi – having black dots in the hood

sem kaN – As he is always alert to protect emperumAn, he is having reddish eyes due to fear/doubt.

thazhal umizh vAi – As said in “Angu AravAram adhu kEttu azhal umizhum pUnkAr aravaNai” [nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi 10], due to fear/doubt (about enemies trying to harm emperumAn), he is having mouth that spit fire.

padam koNda pambaNaip paLLi koNdAn – As thirumangai AzhwAr himself sang in thiruvezhukURRirukkai “Adu aravu amaLiyil aRi thuyil amarndha parama”, starting from “veN pal” till here, kambar immerses in the beauty of ArAvamudhAzhvAr’s bed that is thiruvananthAzhwAn’s whiteness of teeth, blackness of the dots (in the hood), redness of the eyes, and the color of flames from the mouth, whiteness of the hood, bluish hue of the body – that is kambar is enjoying the beauty of mixture of colors of thiruvananthAzhvAn.

thiruppAdhangaLE – only the two beautiful divine feet,

idam koNda nenjaththu iNangik kidappana – As thirumangai AzhwAr himself graced the words “veLLaththAn vEnkataththAnElum kalikanRi uLLaththinuLLE uLan kaNdAi” [periya thirumozhi 11-5-10], as emperumAn loves the big and deep heart of thirumangai Azhwar, His two beautiful divine feet always reside in one part of his heart.

As said in ubhaya vEdhanthas (samskrthm and thamizh): “vishvasya Ayathanam mahath” [nArAyaNa suktham] (it is the heart that is a big temple of sarvEshwaran), and “nenjamE neeL nagarAga irundha en thanjanE!” [thiruvAimozhi 3-8-2], the srIvaishNavas’ hearts are talked as grand temples and wide places for Him to reside.

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In srIvachana bhUshaNam, piLLai lokAchAriar says (with rough translation):

“ankuththai vAsam sAdhanam, inkuththai vAsam sAdhyam – His stay in temples is the means; His stay in srIvaishNavas’ hearts is the goal.

… idhu sidhdhiththAl avaRRil Adharam mattamAi irukkum” – IF emperumAn gets a place here (heart), then he would try to neglect that place (temple).

“iLam kOyil kai vidEl enRu ivan prArththikka vENdumpadiyAy irukkum” – the devotee would have to plead to emperumAn not to neglect so.

“prApya prIthi vishayathvaththAlum, kruthagyathaiyAlum, pinbu avai abhimathangaLai irukkum” – Due to emperumAn’s love towards the srIvaishNavar, and due to emperumAn being grateful to the temple for getting Him these hearts, he would then continue to reside in the temples.

Hearts where emperumAn resides (photo from thiruvAli thirungari AzhwAr uthsavam 2013)

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Conclusion of kambar’s sARRu pAsuram related to thiruvezhukURRirukkai.

Conclusion of translation of thiruvezhukURRirukkai

AzhwAr thiruvadigaLE charaNam
emperumAnAr thiruvadigaLE charaNam
periyavAchchAn piLLai thiruvadigaLE charaNam
jIyar thiruvadigaLE charaNam
puththUr ‘sudharsanam’ krishNamAcharya swamy thiruvadigaLE charaNam

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Translation by raghuram srInivAsa dAsan

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