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periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Fifth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
Ezhu mAmaram thuLai padach chilai vaLaiththu ilangaiyai malanguviththa
AzhiyAn namakku aruLiya aruLodum pagal ellai kazhiginRadhAl
thOzhi! nAm idhaRken seydhum? thuNai illai sudar padu mudhu neeril
Azha AzhginRa Aviyai aduvadhOr andhi vandhu adaiginRadhE
Word-by-Word meanings
Ezhu – seven
mA – huge
maram – sAla vruksham (ebony trees)
thuLaipada – to pierce through them
silai – bow
vaLaiththa – one who drew
ilangaiyai – lankA
malanguviththa – one who caused bewilderment
AzhiyAn – chakravarthith thirumagan,who is wearing a ring
namakku – for us
aruLiya – showered mercy
aruLodum – with the grace
pagal ellai – the end of daytime
kazhiginRadhu – leaving;
Al – alas!
thOzhi – Oh friend!
nAm – we
idhaRku – for this
en seydhum – what will [we] do?
thuNai – companion
illai – not present;
sudar – sun too
padum – the place where he is seen
mudhu nIril – in the ocean
Azha – immersed (and disappeared)
vAzhginRa – having the desire to live
Aviyai – prANa (the vital air)
aduvadhu – which destroys
Or – unique
andhi – sandhyA (dusk time)
vandhu – came
adaiginRadhE – is appearing.
Simple translation
chakravarthith thirumagan`, who is wearing a ring, drew his bow to pierce through the seven huge ebony trees, caused bewilderment to lankA; his grace, which was mercifully given by him and the end of the daytime are leaving; alas! Oh friend! What can we do for this? There is no companion for us. The sun too immersed into the ocean where he was seen and disappeared. The sandhyA (dusk time) which will destroy the prANan which is having the desire to live, has come and is appearing.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
Ezhu mA maram thuLai pada – He is the one who performs acts to make others have faith in him; but he is not helping me, who has faith in him and desires for him.
ilangai … – He made the residents of lankA to become so bewildered that seven people will end up sharing one person’s clothes.
AzhiyAn – It appears that the only ornament which escaped kaikEyi’s boon, is that ring in his hand.
namakku aruLiya – Along with the grace he mercifully gave us, the daytime which is a reflection of his grace, also left. Just as the grace leaves, light will also go.
thOzhi nAm idhaRku en seydhum – Should both of us, who are helpless, protect ourselves?
thuNai illai – If bhagavAn were there, he could save us [but he is also not present].
sudar padu mudhu nIr … – The sun immersed into the ocean where he appeared and set; having lost the sun, who is the pacifier, the prANans (vital airs) had the desire to live. At that time, the unique sandhyA arrived and set out to destroy those vital airs.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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