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periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
mULa eri sindhi muniveydhi amar seydhumena vandha asurar
thOLum avar thALum mudiyOdu podiyAga nodiyAm aLaveydhAn
vALum vari villum vaLai Azhi gadhai sangam ivai angai udaiyAn
nALum uRaiginRa nagar nandhipura viNNagaram naNNu manamE!
Word-by-Word meanings
mULa – to be covered by smoke
eri – fire
sindhi – let it spread
munivu eydhu – became angry
amar seydhum – we will fight
ena vandha – thought this way and came
asurar – monsters’
thOLum – shoulders
avar thALum – and their feet
mudiyOdu – with their heads
podiyAga – to become dust
nodiyAm aLavu – in a second
eydhAn – one who hit
vALum – nandhaka, the sword
vari – beautiful
villum – SArngam, the bow
vaLai – having curved mouths
Azhi – sudharSana, the disc
gadhai – kaumOdhaki, the mace
sangam – pAnchajanyam, the conch
ivai – these five weapons
am kai – in his beautiful hands
udaiyAn – one who holds
nALum – eternally
uRaiginRa – residing
nagar – town
nandhipura viNNagaram – having the divine name, nandhipura viNNagaram
nagar – the dhivyadhESam
manamE – oh heart!
naNNu – try to reach.
Simple translation
sarvESvaran holds the five weapons viz. 1) nandhaka, the sword 2) SArngam, the beautiful bow 3) sudharSana, the disc with curved mouths, 4) kaumOdhaki, the mace and 5) pAnchajanyam, the conch, in his beautiful hands; he hit the monsters, who let the fire spread and cause the place to be covered with smoke, who were angry and thought “we will fight” and came, to make their shoulders, feet and heads to become dust, in a second; such sarvESvaran is eternally residing in the town which is a dhivyadhESam having the divine name, nandhipura viNNagaram. Oh heart! Try to reach there.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
mULa … – The asuras (monsters) spread the fire to make the place be covered with smoke and came thinking “We will fight”; bhagavAn severed their shoulders, feet and heads within a moment by launching his weapons. In this manner, if there are further battles, he is having the five weapons 1) sword which helps in the battle 2) beautiful bow 3) divine chakra which is having curved mouths 4) mace and 5) the divine conch, in his divine hands. Unlike incarnations, where it is said “He is no more present here” (after ascending to paramapadham), he is eternally present in nandhipura viNNagaram.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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