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periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Second decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
thEnAr pUm puRavil thiruviNNagar mEyavanai
vAnArum madhiL sUzh vayal mangaiyar kOn maruvAr
UnAr vEl kaliyan oli sey thamizh mAlai vallAr
kOnAy vAnavar tham kodi mAnagar kUduvarE
Word-by-Word meanings
thEn Ar – filled with honey
pU – having flowers
puRavil – having surroundings
thiruviNNagar – in the dhivyadhESam named thiruviNNagar
mEyavanai – on sarvESvaran who remains eternally
vAn Arum – touching the sky
madhiL – by forts
vayal – by fertile fields
sUzh – surrounded
mangaiyar – for the residents of thirumangai region
kOn – being the leader
maruvAr – enemies’
Un Ar – which can pierce through the bodies
vEl – having the weapon spear
kaliyan – thirumangai AzhwAr
oli sey – mercifully spoke
thamizh mAlai – these ten pAsurams in thamizh
vallAr – those who can recite
kOnAy – being the (independent) lord
vAnavar tham – the abode of nithyasUris
kodi – decorated by flags
mA – best
nagar – SrIvaikuNtam
kUduvar – will reach
Simple translation
sarvESvaran resides eternally in the dhivyadhESam named thiruviNNagar which is having surroundings having flowers filled with honey; thirumangai AzhwAr, who is the leader for the residents of thirumangai region which is surrounded by forts touching the sky and fertile fields and who is having the weapon, spear which can pierce through the bodies of the enemies, mercifully spoke these ten pAsurams in thamizh; those who can recite these pAsurams, will reach the best abode, SrIvaikuNtam which is decorated by flags, being the lord of the abode of nithyasUris.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
thEn Ar … – One who is eternally residing in the dhivyadhESam named thiruviNNagar which is having surroundings having flowers filled with honey. thEn can also mean beetles.
vAnArum madhiL sUzh vayal mangaiyar kOn – thirumangai AzhwAr, who is the leader of thirumangai region which is surrounded by tall forts which pervade the whole sky and which has fertile fields.
maruvAr … – Bodies of the enemies are the prey for thirumangai AzhwAr’s spear. Those who are well versed in these ten pAsurams mercifully sung by thirumangai AzhwAr whose spear has bathed in the bodies of the enemies.
kOnAy … – Instead of being subservient to someone in paramapadham, these persons who are well versed in these pAsurams, will reach SrIvaikuNtam and remain the controller there as said in thiruvAimozhi 10.9.6 “ANmingaL vAnagam” (rule over these abodes such as svarga (heaven) etc).
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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