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periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> First decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
kaRRA maRiththuk kALiyan than senni nadunga nadam payinRa
poRRAmaraiyAL than kELvan puLLambUdhangudi than mEl
kaRRAr paravum mangaiyar kOn kArAr puyaRkaik kalikanRi
sol thAn Iraindhu ivai pAdach chOra nillA thuyar thAmE
Word-by-Word meanings
A – grown up like a cow
kanRu (kaRRu) – calves
maRiththu – one who blocked (and tended)
kALiyan than – kALiyan’s
senni – head
nadunga – to shake
nadam – dance
payinRa – one who did
pon – desirable
thAmaraiyAL than – for periya pirAttiyAr who has lotus flower as her abode
kELvan – where sarvESvaran, who is dear to her, is eternally residing
puLLambUdhangudi than mEl – on the dhivyadhESam named puLLambUdhangudi
kaRRAr – those who understand the greatness of bhAgavathas, and can learn that
paravum – praised by
mangaiyar – for those who are in thirumangai region
kOn – being the controller
kAr Ar – completely black
puyal – like a cloud
kai – having magnanimity
kalikanRi – thirumangai AzhwAr’s
ivai – this
Iraindhu – ten
sol thAn – pAsurams
pAda – as one learns
sOra – that which makes AthmA fall into narakam (hell) etc
thuyar – sins which give sorrow
nillA – will not remain
Simple translation
sarvESvaran, who is dear to periya pirAttiyAr who has the desirable lotus flower as her abode, blocked and tended the calves which are grown up like cows; he danced on kALiyan’s head to shake it; on the dhivyadhESam named puLLambUdhangudi where he is eternally residing, thirumangai AzhwAr, who is praised by those who understand the greatness of bhAgavathas, and can learn that, and is the controller of those who are in thirumangai region and is having magnanimity like that of a completely black cloud, composed these ten pAsurams; for the one who learns these pAsurams, the sins which give sorrow to AthmA which makes the AthmA fall into narakam (hell) etc, will not remain.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
kaRRA maRiththu … – For him tending the cows is like giving his presence to the assembly of nithyasUris; while tending the cows, as the beautiful pond there was poisoned by kALiyan, krishNa thought “We should drive him out of there” and danced on him to make him tremble.
poRRAmariyAL kELvan – He placed himself in danger without seeing his nature. This brave act will not match his tenderness for being Sriya:pathi (consort of SrI mahAlakshmi).
kaRRAr … – As said in SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam 128.103 “rAmO rAmO rAma:” (while SrI rAma ruled the kingdom, the people kept reciting rAma, rAma, rAma), there are many who can join two syllables and praise bhagavAn. But AzhwAr is praised by those who understand the greatness of bhAgavathas.
kAr Ar … – Your magnanimity resembles a full loaded, black cloud which has risen.
sol thAn Iraindhu ivai pAda – There is nothing sweeter than this padhigam (decad).
sOra nillA thuyar thAnE – The sins which will make the AthmA go down, will not remain.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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