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periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Fifth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
pArai Urum pAram thIrap pArththan than
thErai Urum dhEva dhEvan sErumUr
thArai Urum thaN thaLir vEli pudai sUzha
nArai Urum nal vayal sUzhndha naRaiyUrE
Word-by-Word meanings
pArai – in earth
Urum – existing
pAram – burden
thIra – to be eliminated
pArththan than – arjunan’s
thErai Urum – riding the chariot
dhEva dhEvan – lord of lords
sErum Ur – the abode where he reached and is eternally residing
thArai Urum – (honey is) flowing
thaN thaLir – having cool spruces
vEli – by the fence (which is kept as a fort)
pudai sUzha – fully surrounded
nArai Urum – the cranes are roaming
nal vayal – by beautiful fields
sUzhndha – surrounded
naRaiyUr – dhivyadhESam named thirunaRaiyUr
Simple translation
krishNa, the lord of lords, rode arjunan’s chariot to eliminate the burden which existed on earth. The abode where such krishNa has reached and is eternally residing is the dhivyadhESam named thirunaRaiyUr which is surrounded by beautiful fields where cranes are roaming, which are fully surrounded and protected by the fence having cool spruces and where honey is flowing.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
pArai Urum … – To eliminate the unbearable burden on earth, he conducted arjunan’s chariot. While he has the supremacy as said in SvEthASvathara upanishath “thamISvaraNAm paramam mahESvaram” (That lord who is the lord of all lords), he became the charioteer for the sake of his devotee. The abode of such bhagavAn.
thArai Urum … – Having fence which has spruces which are better than flowers; thArai indicates dhArA – flowing honey, implying fence which is having honey which is flowing.
nArai Urum … – thirunaRaiyUr which is surrounded by beautiful fields where cranes are roaming around.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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