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periya thirumozhi >> Third centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
thImanaththAn kanjanadhu vanjanaiyil thiriyum
thEnuganum pUdhanai than Aruyirum seguththAn
kAmanaith thAn payandha karumEniyudai ammAn
karudhum idam porudhu punal thuRai thuRai muththu undhi
nAmanaththAl mandhirangaL nAlvEdham aindhu
vELviyOdu ARangam navinRu kalai payinRu angu
Amanaththu maRaiyavargaL payilu maNi nAngUr
arimEya viNNagaram vaNangu mada nenjE!
Word-by-Word meanings
thI manaththAn – having cruel heart
kanjanadhu – by kamsan’s instigation
vanjanaiyil – having a deceitful form
thiriyum – roaming
thEnuganum – dhEnukAsaran’s
pUdhanai than – pUthanA’s
Ar uyir – good life
seguththAn – one who finished
kAmanai – manmantha (cupid), the most handsome one in the world
payandha – gave birth
karu mEni udai ammAn – the lord who is having divine form with dark complexion
karudhum idam – being the desirously residing abode
porudhu punal – water where waves are hitting each other
thuRai thuRai – in every ghat
muththu undhi – pushing pearls
nA – with tongue
manaththAl – and with mind
mandhirangaL – bhagavAn’s manthrams
nAl vEdham – four vEdhams
aindhu vELviyodu – five great yagyas (fire sacrifices)
ARu angam – six ancillary subjects
navinRu – learnt
kalai payinRu – learnt the other SAsthrams
angu Am manaththu – having pure heart which is apt for bhagavath vishayam
maRaiyavargaL – vaidhikas
payilum – due to living densely
aNi – having beauty
nAngUr – in thirunAngUr
arimEya viNNagaram – emperumAn in arimEya viNNagaram
mada nenjE – Oh obedient heart!
vaNangu – surrender.
Simple translation
emperumAn finished the good life of dhEnukAsuran and pUthanA who were roaming with deceitful forms by the instigation of the cruel-hearted kamsan; he is the lord who is having divine form with dark complexion, who gave birth to manmantha (cupid), the most handsome one in the world; being the desirable abode of such emperumAn, the arimEya viNNagaram in thirunAngUr is having water where waves are hitting each other, which pushes pearls in every ghat and is beautiful due to the vaidhikas who are having their tongue and mind engaged in bhagavAn’s manthrams, who have learnt four vEdhams, five great yagyas and six ancillary subjects and all other SAsthrams, and have pure heart which is apt for bhagavath vishayam, and are living densely. Oh obedient heart! Surrender unto the emperumAn there.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
thI manaththAn … – Cruel-hearted kamsan – one who cannot tolerate the presence of bhagavAn in a place (AyarpAdi/gOkulam); his servants such as dhEnukAsuran and pUthanA, who are roaming in disguise – one who killed them. In beauty, he is the father of manmatha, and has even greater divine form which is rejuvenating. The desirable abode of such sarvESvaran.
karudhum idam … – Water which is having waves which are hitting against each other, are pushing pearls in every ghat. The abode which has the beauty due to having vaidhikas who have pure heart since they are engaging their tongue and mind in bhagavAn’s manthrams, four types of vEdhams, five great yagyams, six ancillary subjects etc, and are living densely.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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