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periya thirumozhi >> Third centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
kanRadhanAl viLaveRindhu kani udhirththa kALai
kAmaru sIr mugil vaNNan kAligaL mun kAppAn
kunRadhanAl mazhai thaduththuk kudamAdu kUththan
kulavum idam kodi madhiLgaL mALigai gOburangaL
thunRu maNi maNdabangaL sAlaigaL thUmaRaiyOr
thokku INdith thozhudhiyodu migap payilum sOlai
anRu alarvAy madhu uNdu angu aLimuralum nAngUr
arimEya viNNagaram vaNangu mada nenjE!
Word-by-Word meanings
kanRu adhanAl – With vathsAsuran (demon in the form of a calf)
viLavu eRindhu – knocking down the demon who stood as the wood apple
kani – its fruit
udhirththa – made it fall
kALai – being ever youthful
kAmaru – being desired by all
sIr – beautiful
mugil vaNNan – having beautiful form like that of a dark cloud
mun – previously
kAligaL – cows
kAppAn – to protect
kunRu adhanAl – with mountain
mazhai – rain
thaduththu – stopped
kudam Adu kUththan – one who danced with pots
kulavum idam – abode where he is joyfully residing
kodi – having flags
madhiLgaL – compound walls(around forts)
mALigai – mansions
gOburangaL – towers
thunRu – dense
maNi – filled with gems
maNdabangaL – halls
sAlaigaL – having sacrificial arenas too
thU – very pure
maRaiyOr – brAhmaNas
thokku INdi – due to gathering in groups
thozhudhiyOdu – being abundant with tumultuous noise
migap payilum – very dense
sOlai – present in the gardens
madhu uNdu – drinking the honey
angu – in that place
aLi – beetles
muralum – humming
nAngUr – in thirunAngUr
arimEya viNNagaram – emperumAn in arimEya viNNagaram
mada nenjE – Oh obedient heart!
vaNangu – surrender.
Simple translation
emperumAn who is ever youthful, desired by all, having beautiful form like that of a beautiful, dark cloud, made the fruit from wood apple tree, which was a demon, to fall down using vathsAsuran; previously, he stopped the rain with a mountain to protect the cows; he then danced with pots; being the joyful abode of such emperumAn, arimEya viNNagaram in thirunAngUr is having compound walls with flags, mansions, towers, halls which are filled densely with gems, sacrificial arenas, having abundance of the tumultuous noise of very pure brAhmaNas who have gathered in groups; the beetles have drunk honey and are humming in the freshly blossomed flowers in the dense garden. Oh obedient heart! Surrender unto the emperumAn there.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
kanRu adhanAl … – The pet child who used the demon, who stood as a calf, to kill the demon, who stood as wood apple, and enjoyed leelArasam (joy); kAmaru – desirable; sIr – qualities; one who has such qualities and rejuvenating form; to protect the cows, he lifted the gOvardhana mountain and stopped the rain; this is the abode of the one who danced with pots in the four-way junction, joyfully residing.
kodi madhiLgaL … – Having compound walls which have flags, mansions, towers, halls which have densely packed gems, sacrificial arenas; the abode where brAhmaNas are making tumultuous noise by gathering together in groups, the beetles which drank honey from the fresh flowers, are humming beautifully.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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