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periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Seventh decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
Edhalar nagai seya iLaiyavar aLai veNey
pOdhu seythu amariya punidhar nalvirai malar
kOdhiya madhukaram kulaviya malarmagaL
kAdhal sey kaNapuram adigaL tham idamE
Word-by-Word meanings
nal – good
virai – having fragrance
malar – (honey present) in flower
kOdhiya – drank
madhukaram – by beetles
kulaviya – surrounded
malar magaL – periya pirAttiyAr who has flower as her abode
kAdhal seydhu – eagerly residing
kaNapuram – thirukkaNNpuram
Edhalar – enemies such as SiSupAla et al
nagai seya – to laugh at
iLaiyavar – by girls
aLai – churned and placed
veNey – butter
pOdhu seydhu – mercifully consumed
amariya – complete
punidhar – pure
adigaL tham idamE – the abode of our lord
Simple translation
thirukkaNNapuram is the desirable abode of periya pirAttiyAr who is seated on a flower which is surrounded by beetles which drank the honey in fragrant flowers; this is the abode of our lord who is pure and complete due to mercifully consuming the butter which was churned and placed by the girls, to be laughed at by the enemies such as SiSupAl et al.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
Edhalar nagai seya – SiSupAla et al are the enemies; to be laughed at by them, krishNa mercifully ate the butter which was churned by the girls and remained indifferently considering that butter to be his sustenance.
nal virai … – thirukkaNNapuram is the abode of our pure lord. periya pirAttiyAr is eagerly residing in this abode in a flower which is surrounded by beetles which had previously drunk the honey from the very fragrant flowers, made those flowers wither by picking on them with their strength and subsequently abandoned those flowers.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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