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periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Fourth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
konguN kuzhalAr kUdi irundhu siriththu nIr
ingen? irumi embAl vandhadhenRu igazhAdha mun
thingaL eri kAl senjudarAyavan thEsudai
nangaL naRaiyUr nAm thozhudhum ezhu nenjamE!
Word-by-Word meanings
konguN – very fragrant
kuzhalAr – women who have hair
kUdi irundhu – gather as a crowd
siriththu – laugh and ridicule
nIr – “You
irumi – coughing
ingu – here
em pAl vandhu – coming close to us
en – why?”
enRu – saying
igazhAdha mun – before they disregard you
thingaL – moon
eri – fire
kAl – wind
sem – reddish
sudar – sun
Ayavan – the abode of one who is having as prakAram (body)
thEsu udai – radiant
nangaL – our goal
naRaiyUr – thirunaRaiyUr
nenjamE – Oh heart!
nAm – us
thozhudhum – we will reach
ezhu – let us go
Simple translation
Women, who have very fragrant hair, would gather as a crowd, would laugh and ridicule you saying “Why are you coughing here and coming close to us?” Oh heart! Before they disregard you in this manner, we will reach our radiant goal, thirunaRaiyUr, which is the eternal, beloved abode of sarvESvaran who is having moon, fire, wind and reddish sun as his prakAram (form). Let us go.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
konguN kuzhalAr … – kongu – honey; or kongu – fragrance. Women with very fragrant hair. When the man had wealth and youth, they will not unite together due to fights [competing for him], but once he lost them, they gather together to insult him and laugh at him.
nIr ingu en … – Before you listen to their insulting words such as “Don’t you know about yourself? Don’t you know about us? Why did you come here? Is this place an apt one for you to come?”
thingaL … – The abode is radiant due to being pursued by sarvESvaran who is the protector and who created entities which help the universe.
nangaL naRaiyUr nAm thozhudhum ezhu nenjamE – Let us go and approach his abode where he is present for us.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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