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periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Fifth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
veLLaip puravith thEr visayaRkAy viRal viyUgam
viLLach chindhuk kOn vizha Urndha vimalanUr
koLLaik kozhu mIn uN kurugu Odip pedaiyOdum
naLLak kamalath thERal ugukkum naRaiyUrE
Word-by-Word meanings
veLLaip puravi – having white horses
thEr – having chariot
visayaRkAy – for arjunan
viRal – strong
viyUgam – sea of army
viLLa – to be broken into pieces
sindhuk kOn – jayadhratha, the king of sindhu dhESam
vizha – to be killed
Urndha – one who rode
vimalan Ur – the abode of pure krishNa
koLLai – abundant
kozhu – well-grown
mIn – fish
uN – consuming
kurugu – crane
Odi – went
pedaiyOdum – with its female spouse
naLLam – dense (having petals)
kamalam – in the lotus flower
thERal – honey
ugukkum – drinking
naRaiyUr – dhivyadhESam named thirunaRaiyUr
Simple translation
The abode of pure krishNa,who rode the chariot, having white horses for arjunan, to have the opponent’s strong army broken into pieces and to have jayadhratha, the king of sindhu dhESam killed, is the dhivyadhESam named thirunaRaiyUr where the crane along with its female spouse would go and drink the honey in the lotus flower having dense petals, after consuming the abundantly well-grown fish.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
veLLaip puravi … – For vijayan, i.e., arjunan who is having a chariot which is drawn by white horses. krishNa had partiality towards such arjunan to get the very strong army which was well arranged, and marched towards jayadhratha, and to have the head of jayadhratha severed. He is so pure to have such partiality towards his devotees to come and help them when they vow for it. The abode of such lord.
koLLaik kozhu mIn … – In thirunaRaiyUr, the crane would consume the abundantly well-grown fish, along with its female spouse, would go, revealing its pride, and drink the honey which is abundantly present in the lotus which is having dense petals. Such thirunaRaiyUr is the abode of krishNa.
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