SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Seventh decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
thoNdarum amararum munivarum thozhudhezha
aNdamodu agalidam aLandhavar amar seydhu
viNdavar pada madhiL ilangai mun eriyezhak
kaNdavar kaNapuram adigaL tham idamE
Word-by-Word meanings
kaNapuram – thirukkaNNapuram
thoNdarum – SrIvaishNavas
amararum – dhEvathAs, starting with brahmA
munivarum – rishis such as sanaka et al
thozhudhu – bow
ezha – to be uplifted
aNdamodu – with sky
agalidam – vast earth
aLandhavar – one who measured
amar – battle
seydhu – performed
viNdavar – enemies
pada – to be killed
mun – in the past
madhiL – having fort
ilangai – lankA
eri – fire
ezha – to rise and burn
kaNdavar – one who did
adigaL tham idamE – the abode of our lord
Simple translation
thirukkaNNapuram is the abode of bhagavAn who measured the sky and vast earth to have SrIvaishNavas, dhEvathAs, starting with brahmA and rishis, staring with sanaka bow and be uplifted; he waged the war to have the enemies killed and have the fire rise and burn lankA which is surrounded by fort, in the past.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
thoNdarum … – One who measured the sky and earth to have SrIvaishNavas, dhEvathAs, starting with brahmA and rishis, staring with sanaka bow and be uplifted.
amar seydhu … – Waged the war. To kill those who remained firm in enmity as said in SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam 36-11 “dhvidhA bhajyEyam apyEvam na namEyam . .” (Even if I am broken into two pieces, I will not bend before anyone); one who made agni rise and act on lankA which was beyond comprehension even for brahmA et al.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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