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periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
vidam thAn udaiya aravam veruvach cheruvil muna nAL mun
thadam thAmarai nIrp poygai pukku mikka thAdALan
idandhAn vaiyam kEzhalAgi ulagai IradiyAl
nadandhAn udaiya nAmam sollil namO nArAyaNamE
Word-by-Word meanings
vidam udaiya – poisonous
aravam – snake named kALiyan
veruva – to fear
muna nAL – in the past (during krishNAvathAram)
seruvil – in war
mun – in front of the cowherd boys
thadam – vast
thAmarai – lotus flowers
nIr – having water
poygai – in the pond
pukku – entered (and drove him out)
mikka – great
thALALan – having divine feet
kEzhalAgi – being mahAvarAham (great boar)
vaiyam – world
idandhAn – being the one who dug out (from the lower regions of the universe)
ulagai – worlds (during vAmanAvathAram)
IradiyAl – with two steps
nadandhAnudaiya – one who measured, his
nAmam – divine name
sollil – if we were to utter
namO nArAyaNamE – it is in the form of “namO nArAyaNa“
Simple translation
In the past, during krishNAvathAram, to cause fear for the poisonous snake named kALiyan, bhagavAn who is having great divine feet, entered into the pond having vast lotus flowers and water, in a war, in front of the cowherd boys; being mahAvarAham, he dug out the world; in vAmAnavAthAram, he measured the worlds with two steps; If we were to utter the divine name of sarvESvaran, it is in the form of “namO nArAyaNa“.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
vidam thAn udaiya … – What was spoken by AzhwAr in the previous pAsuram, is being repeated by him again here (because he remembered that again). One day in a war, in front of the cowherd boys, who are said as in periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 3.1.1 “thannErAyiram piLLaigaL” (thousand boys matching krishNa), krishNa entered the pond which had well-blossomed lotus flowers and abundant water which can be used in many ways. He drove out kALiyan from that pond – having such greatness.
thALALan … – one who has the divine feet.
He assumed the form which will not hesitate to enter water and mud, and rose after rescuing earth which was consumed by deluge. The name of the one who measured the worlds with his two steps.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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