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periya thirumozhi >> Eighth centum >> Eighth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
pArAr aLavum mudhu munnIr parandha kAlam vaLai maruppil
ErAr uruvaththu EnamAy eduththa ARRal ammAnai
kUrAr Aral irai karudhik kurugu pAyak kayal iriyum
kArAr puRavil kaNNapuraththu adiyEn kaNdu koNdEnE
Word-by-Word meanings
pAr Ar aLavum – entire earth
mudhu mun nIr – ocean
parandha kAlam – when it surrounded
vaLai – curved
maruppil – having horn
Er – by beauty
Ar – complete
uruvaththu – having body
EnamAy – being in a varAha form (that earth)
eduththa – one who brought (due to that)
ARRal – having great strength
ammAnai – sarvESvaran
kUr Ar – very sharp (having beak)
kurugu – crane
Aral – fish
irai – as prey
karudhi – thinking (on those fish)
pAya – as it jumps
kayal – fish
iriyum – fleeing
kAr – by clouds
Ar – pervaded
puRavil – having surroundings
kaNNapuraththu – in thirukkaNNapuram
adiyEn kaNdu koNdEnE – I, who am a servitor, got to see.
Simple translation
When the entire earth was surrounded by the ocean, very strong emperumAn, assuming a varAha form which has a curved horn and body which is complete with beauty, brought out the earth. I, who am a servitor, got to see him in thirukkaNNapuram which is having surroundings pervaded by clouds and where crane with sharp beak jumps on Aral fish considering those to be its prey and the kayal fish were fleeing seeing that.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
pArAr … – Appearing as a varAha with a curved horn, when the entire earth was consumed by ocean.
ErAr uruvaththu – If we get to see such beauty filled form, we can endure thousands of deluges.
edhuththa ARRal ammAnai – sarvESvaran, who has the strength to pluck out the earth, which went and became attached to the wall of the oval shaped universe and rise.
kUrAr … – The crane which has sharp beak considered the Aral fish as its prey and jumps on those. At that time, the kayal fish will flee the spot.
kArAr … – In thirukkaNNapuram, which is having surroundings with constant movement of clouds.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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