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periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Seventh decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
theLLAr kadalvAy vidavAya sinavAL aravil thuyil amarndhu
thuLLA varu mAn vIzha vALi thurandhAn irandhAn mAvali maN
puLLAr puRavil pUngAvi pulan koL mAdhar kaN kAtta
naLLAr kamalam mugam kAttum naRaiyUr ninRa nambiyE
Word-by-Word meanings
theL Ar – having clarity (pure)
kadal vAy – in thiruppARkadal (kshIrAbdhi – milk ocean)
vidavAya – having mouths which spit poison
sinam – angry (on enemies)
vAL – shining
aravil – on thiruvananthAzhwAn
thuyil amarndhu – mercifully resting (subsequently)
thuLLAvaru – jumping while coming
mAn vIzha – to kill the mystic deer
vALi – arrow
thuRandhAn – one who shot
mAvali – from mahAbali
maN – earth
irandhAn – begged
puL Ar – filled with birds
puRavil – in the surroundings
pU kAvi – beautiful sengazhunIr flower
pulan koL – wearing beautiful ornaments
mAdhar – women’s
kaN – eyes
kAtta – as they show
naL Ar – dense (petals)
kamalam – lotus
mugam kAttum – showing their face
naRaiyUr ninRa – one who is eternally residing in thirunaRaiyUr
nambi – nambi is the refuge
Simple translation
bhagavAn is mercifully resting on the shining thiruvananthAzhwAn who is having mouths which spit poison and is angry, in clear thiruppARkadal. [Subsequently] He shot an arrow to kill the mystic dear which came jumping; he begged the earth from mahAbali. Such bhagavAn is the nambi in thirunaRaiyUr where, in the surroundings which are filled with birds, the beautiful sengazhunIr flower is showing the eyes of the women who are decorated with beautiful ornaments and the lotus flower with dense petals is showing their face. Such nambi is our refuge.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
theLLAr … – In the ocean which is having clear waters and were the tides are rising; just like coconut is tied with thorn, matching the simplicity of bhagavAn, thiruvananthAzhwAn is having mouths which are spitting poison on enemies and is angry on them; he is having radiance due to constant enjoyment of bhagavAn; having such thiruvananthAzhwAn as his mattress, resting on him, when evil persons like rAvaNa appear, he gets up from that mattress and incarnates, and launches his arrow to shoot the mystic deer which is coming close, jumping here and there, and kills it.
irandhAn … – While he had the arrow in his hand, he went to mahAbali and begged for earth, as if he has no strength/abiility. Only where sAma (discussions) does not work out, bEdha (tricks) should be used.
puLLAr … – In the surroundings which are filled with birds such as swan etc, the beautiful sengazhunIr shows the eyes of the women decorated with ornaments, the lotus flower, which has dense petals, shows the face which is the abode of those eyes. Such thirunaRaiyUr.
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