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Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
mulaith thadaththa nanjuNdu thunjap pEychchi
mudhu thuvaraik kulapadhiyAk kAlip pinnE
ilaith thadaththa kuzhalUdhi Ayar mAdhar
inavaLai koNdAn adik kIzh eydhagiRpIr!
malaith thadaththa maNi koNarndhu vaiyam uyya
vaLam kodukkum varu punalam ponni nAdan
silaith thadakkaik kulachchOzhan sErndha kOyil
thirunaRaiyUr maNimAdam sErmingaLE
Word-by-Word meanings
pEychchi – pUthanA
thunja – to die
thadam – huge
mulai – in (her) bosom
nanju – poison
uNdu – mercifully consumed
mudhu – ancient
thuvarai – for dhvArakA
kulapadhiyAy – being the controller
kAlip pinnE – behind the cows
thadam – big
ilaik kuzhal – flute made using leaf
Udhi – one who went, playing it
Ayar mAdhar – cowherd girls’
vaLai inam – ornaments such as bangles etc
koNdAn – one who took away (playfully)
adik kIzh – under the divine feet
eydhagiRpIr – oh those who are desiring to reach!
malaith thadaththa – present in the slopes of the mountains
maNi koNarndhu – gathering and bringing the precious gemstones
vaiyam uyya – for the prosperity of the whole world
vaLam kodukkum – giving abundance of wealth
varu – overflowing
punal – having water
am – beautiful
ponni – having divine kAvEri
nAdan – being the king of the region
silai – bow
thadam kai – holding on his vast hand
kulam – born in kshathriya clan
sOzhan – chOzha king
sErndha – residing
maNi – embossed with gems
mAdam – having mansions
thirunaRaiyUr kOyil – dhivyadhESam named thirunaRaiyUr
sErmingaL – reach and eternally live there.
Simple translation
Oh those who are desiring to reach the divine feet of krishNa who mercifully consumed the poison in pUthanA’s bosom to kill her, who is the controller of the ancient dhvArakA, who went behind the cows, playing the flute made of big leaf and who took away the ornaments such as bangles etc of the cowherd girls! Reach the dhivyadhESam named thirunaRaiyUr where the chOzha king, named sembiyan, who is having reddish eyes, is residing, who is the king of the region, which is having beautiful, divine kAvEri which is overflowing with water which is gathering and bringing the precious gemstones from the mountain slopes and giving for the prosperity of the whole world, and is holding the bow in his vast hand and who is born in kshathriya clan.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
mulaith thadaththa … – To have pUthanA killed, krishNa consumed the huge bosom of pUthanA which matched her form.
mudhu thuvarai … – Being the controller of SrImadh dhvArakA, he went behind the cows tending them by playing the flute made with huge leaf. Again, he returned to thiruvAyppAdi and took away the cowherd girls’ ornaments such as bangles etc. Oh those who are desiring to reach his divine feet and become uplifted!
malaith thadaththa maNi … – River kAvEri brings prosperity to whole earth by bringing the precious gemstones from the mountain slopes and pushing them here. The king who has such a region having kAvEri with abundance of water.
silaith thadakkai … – The dhivyadhESam which is reached by a very valourous person to manage his valour.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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