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periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Eighth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
malangu vilangu neduveLLam maRuga angOr varai nattu
ilangu sOdhi Aramudham eydhum aLavu Or AmaiyAy
vilangal thiriyath thadangadaluL sumandhu kidandha viththaganai
kalangal munnIrk kaNNapuraththu adiyEn kaNdu koNdEnE
Word-by-Word meanings
malangu – different types of fish
vilangu – to falter
nedu vELLam – flooding ocean
maRuga – to become agitated
angu – in the middle of the ocean (where there is no end for the depth)
Or – unique
varai – mandhara mountain
nattu – placed
ilangu – shining (to redeem lost lives)
sOdhi – by radiance
Ar – filled
amudham – nectar
eydhum aLavu – until it appears
Or – unique
AmaiyAy – being in the form of a tortoise
vilangal – the mandhara mountain
thiriya – to rotate in all four sides
thadam – vast
kadaluL – in the ocean (that mountain)
sumandhu kidandha – one who held (due to that)
viththaganai – amazing emperumAn
kalangal – agitating
mun nIr – having ocean
kaNNapuraththu – in thirukkaNNapuram
adiyEn kaNdu koNdEn – I who am a servitor, got to see.
Simple translation
emperumAn placed the unique mandhara mountain in the middle of the ocean to have the different types of fish falter and to agitate the ocean; he assumed a unique tortoise form and held the mandhara mountain on his back in the vast ocean to have it rotate in all directions to make the nectar which is filled with shining radiance, appear there. I who am a servitor got to see such amazing emperumAn in thirukkaNNapuram which is having agitating ocean.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
malangu vilangu nedu veLLam – Fish usually live in places where there is abundance of water. As the ocean became agitated to have the inhabitants falter, emperumAn placed the mountain in the place where there is no limit to the depth and assumed the form of a unique tortoise which does not shy away from water, churned the vast ocean with rotating mountain to bring out the nectar which has radiance to bring back lost lives. Such amazing lord who remained as the supporter of the mountain.
kalangal … – It appears that the ocean is present in one side of the town.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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