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periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Third decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
ariviravu mugil kaNaththAl agil pugaiyAl varaiyOdum
therivariya maNimAdath thirukkaNNapuraththu uRaiyum
vari aravin aNaith thuyinRu mazhai madhaththa siRu thaRu kaN
kari veruva marupposiththARku izhandhEn en kanavaLaiyE
Word-by-Word meanings
ari – black colour
viravum – spreading
mugil – clouds’
kaNaththAl – by the group
agil pugaiyAl – by the smoke from agil (eaglewood) (present in that town)
varaiyodum – with the mountain
therivu – knowledge that they are different
ariya – difficult (to acquire)
maNi – filled with gemstones
mAdam – having homes
thirukkaNNapuraththuRaiyum – one, who is mercifully residing in thirukkaNNapuram
vari – having stripes
aravin – known as thiruvanthAzhwAn
aNai – on the mattress
thuyinRu – reclining
mazhai – like rain
madhaththa – having exultation fluid
siRu – small
thaRu kaN – having eyes (which appear cruel)
kari – kuvalayApeedam
veruva – to fear
marupposiththArkku – for the one who effortless broke the tusks
en – my
kana – heavy
vaLai izhandhEnE – lost the bangle
Simple translation
bhagavAn is mercifully reclining on the mattress known as thiruvananthAzhwAn who is having stripes, and is residing in thirukkaNNapuram which is having homes which are decorated with precious gemstones and are difficult to be differentiated from a mountain, due to the group of clouds which are black in colour in there and the smoke from agil (eaglewood); I lost my heavy bangle for such lord who effortlessly broke the tusks of kuvalayApeedam to cause fear in it which is having exultation fluid like streams of rain flowing and small, cruel eyes.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
ari viravu mugil kaNaththAl – By the group of dark clouds which have black colour spread everywhere, and the fragrant smoke which are caused by the residents of the town, darkness surrounds. Because of that darkness, we are unable to differentiate between the home and the mountain; one, who is mercifully residing in thirukkaNNapuram which is having mansions filled with gemstones.
vari … – Mercifully reclined on such thiruvananthAzhwAn who is having many stripes, having good fragrance, coolness and tenderness, as the mattress. kuvalayApeedam is having small eyes matching its species instead of large eyes matching its physical size. The stream of exultation fluid coming down from those eyes looks like stream of rainwater. To cause fear in it, krishNa effortlessly broke its tusks. I lost my bangle for such an act.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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