SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
kudaiyA varaiyAl nirai mun kAththa perumAn maruvAdha
vidai thAn Ezhum venRAn kOval ninRAn thennilangai
adaiyA arakkar vIyap porudhu mEvi vengURRam
nadaiyA uNNak kaNdAn nAmam namO nArAyaNamE
Word-by-Word meanings
mun – in the past
kudaiyA – held as umbrella
varaiyAl – by the gOvardhana mountain
nirai – herds of cattle
kAththa – one who protected
perumAn – being the lord
maruvAdha – not joining (with each other)
Ezh vidaiyum – the seven bulls
venRAn – being the one who (killed and) won over
kOval – (now) in thirukkOvalUr
ninRAn – mercifully residing
then ilangai – residing in lankA which is in southern direction
adaiyA – those who did not surrender unto him
arakkar – rAkshasas
vIya – to be killed
porudhu – fought (with them)
vem kURRam – yama who is having a cruel nature
mEvi – (without fear) remaining firm
nadaiyA – having this as the yAthrA (life)
uNNak kaNdAn – one who vowed to consume them, 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, by lifting the gOvardhana mountains and holding it as an umbrella. krishNa protected the herds of cattle using that mountain. Being the lord, he killed and won over the seven bulls which were not joining with each other. He is now mercifully residing in thirukkOvalUr. He fought with those rAkshasas who were not surrendering unto him and were residing in lankA which is in southern direction, to get them killed. He vowed to get yama, who is having a cruel nature to consume them who are remaining firm. If we were to utter such divine name, it is in the form of “namO nArAyaNa“
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
kudaiyA varaiyAl … – With the varai (montain), he protected nirai (cattle). When he lifted the mountain, he did not consider it as a burden, but held it as effortlessly as holding an umbrella for rain.
perumAn … – Protecting the cows and the cowherd boys, krishNa remained as their lord,
maruvAdha … – One who killed the seven bulls which were not aligning with each other due to being possessed by demons, and are equivalent to mruthyu (yama, death).
kOval … – He is mercifully present in thirukkOvalUr for those who are saying “that was in different times, we have lost”.
then ilangai … – The demons of lankA told SrI rAma “We will not align with you in any manner”; subsequently, he fought them, to have them killed.
mEvi vengURRam … – In the past, when yama sees the rAkshasas, he will fear; subsequently, he fought with them to finish them due to taking shelter of SrI rAma’s shoulders.
nadaiyA … – If we were to utter the divine name of the one who is having this as his yAthrA (life), it is in the form of “namO nArAyaNa“
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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