SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Eighth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
pongERu nIL sOdhip ponnAzhi thannOdum
sangERu kOlath thadakkaip perumAnaik
kongERu sOlaik kudandhaik kidandhAnai
nangOnai nAdi naRaiyUril kaNdEnE
Word-by-Word meanings
pongu ERu – increasing more and more and being in abundance
nIL sOdhi – having incomprehensible radiance
pon – beautiful
Azhi thannOdum – along with sudharSana AzhwAn (chakkaraththAzhwAr)
sangu – SrI pAnchajanyAzhwAn
ERu – being present
kOlam – beautiful
thadam kai – having vast divine hands
perumAnai – being sarvESvaran
kongu ERu – having abundance of honey
sOlai – surrounded by garden
kudandhai – in thirukkudandhai
kidandhAnai – one who is mercifully resting
nam kOnai – our lord
nAdi – searched
naRaiyUril – in thirunaRaiyUr
kaNdEnE – got to see
Simple translation
sarvESvaran is being with beautiful sudharSana AzhwAn who is having incomprehensible radiance which is increasing more and more and being in abundance, and SrI pAnchajanyAzhwAn, on his beautiful, vast, divine hands. He is mercifully resting in thirukkudhandhai which is surrounded by garden, having abundance of honey. I searched for such lord and got to see him in thirunaRaiyUr.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
pongERu nIL sOdhi … – sarvESvaran who is having beautiful divine shoulders which are with beautiful thiruvAzhi which is having unlimited radiance, which is rising like flood water and SrI pAnchajanyAm. The beauty of his divine shoulders is such that even without the AzhwArs (Sankam and chakram), they need to be rid of evil eyes through hAraththi. They are like ornaments for ornaments (i.e. bhagavAn’s shoulder itself is an ornament for him – on top it there is Sankam and chakram).
kongERu sOlai … – kongu – fragrance, honey. Just as his presence in paramapadham is for nithyasUris, one who became our lord. I got to see him in thirunaRaiyUr where he has descended for us.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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