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periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Second decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
piLLai uruvAyth thayir uNdu adiyEn
uLLam pugundha oruvar Ur pOl
kaLLa nArai vayaluL kayal mIn
koLLai koLLum kUdalUrE
Word-by-Word meanings
piLLai uruvAy – Having the form of a child
thayir – curd
uNdu – mercifully consumed
adiyEn – I, the servitor, my
uLLam – in the heart
pugundha – entered
oruvar – where the distinguished krishNa is residing
Ur – abode is
kaLLam – mischievous
nArai – bird named crane
vayaluL – in fertile fields
kayal mIn – fish named kayal [carp]
koLLai koLLum – stealing
kUdalUrE – dhivyadhESam named thirukkUdalUr
Simple translation
Distinguished krishNa who is having the form of a child, mercifully consumed curd and entered the heart of mine, the servitor; the abode where he is residing is the dhivyadhESam named thirukkUdalUr where the mischievous bird crane is stealing kayal fish in fertile fields.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
piLLai uruvAyth thayir uNdu … – Being sarvESvaran, if he wanted to mercifully eat butter, people would not accept that; hence he took the form of child krishNa and mercifully ate curd. In this manner he manifested his simplicity of not sustaining without the food item which is touched by his devotees, he made me exist fully for him, and when he got an opportunity where I cannot push him out, he entered my heart. Such emperumAn’s abode.
kaLLam … – The cranes in that dhivydhESam will remain indifferent even when the fish keep banging at their feet and when the right prey is seen, they will charge at the prey and grab it. Their nature is similar to that of krishNa who would pretend to be sleeping as said in siRiya thirumadal “OrAdhavan pOl uRangi” (Sleeping as if he does not know what is happening around) when yaSOdhAp pirAtti is securing curd and butter, and as she steps away, he will steal them. Just as he caused agitation in the town, these would too.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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