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periya thirumozhi >> Ninth centum >> First decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
vangamA munnIr variniRap periya vALaravin aNai mEvich
changamAr angaith thadamalar undhich chAmamA mEni en thalaivan
angamARu aindhu vELvi nAlvEdham arungalai payinRu eri mUnRum
sengaiyAl vaLarkkum thuLakkamil manaththOr thirukkaNNangudiyuL ninRAnE
Word-by-Word meanings
vangam – having boats
mA – vast
munnIr – in the ocean
vari – having (many) stripes
niRam – having beautiful complexion
periya – having vastness (to have perumAL and pirAtti stay together)
vAL – having qualities (such as whiteness)
aravin aNai – on the mattress known as thiruvananthAzhwAn
mEvi – one who is mercifully reclining
sangam – by SrI pAnchajanyAzhwAn
Ar – filled
am – beautiful
kai – having divine hands
thadam – vast
malar – lotus flower
undhi – having in the thirunAbIkamalam (the divine navel, which is a lotus itself)
sAmam – complexion of a dark cloud
mAmEniyan – one who is having a huge divine form
en thalaivan – sarvESvaran, who is my lord
angam ARu – in the six limbs [of vEdhams] viz SIkshA, vyAkaraNam, niruktham, kalpam, chandhas and jyOthisham
aindhu vELvi – in the five great yagyas viz bhUtha yagya, pithru yagya, dhEva yagya, manushya yagya and brahma yagya
nAl vEdham – in the four types of vEdhams
arum – revealing rare meanings of vEdham
kalai – in ithihAsams (epics) etc
payinRu – being trained
eri mUnRum – the three fires viz gArhasthya, AvahanIya and dhakshiNAgni
sem – honest
kaiyAl – with the hands
vaLarkkum – those who raise
thuLakkam il – unshakeable (from the path of sarvESvaran being the protector)
manaththOr – inhabited by those, who have such mind
thirukkaNNangudiyuL – in the dhivyadhESam named thirukkaNNangudi
ninRAnE – is mercifully residing.
Simple translation
thiruvananthAzhwAn, who is present on the huge ocean which is having boats, is having many stripes, beautiful complexion, having vastness to host perumAL and pirAtti together, and is having eminent qualities; sarveSvaran, who is my lord, is mercifully reclining on such thiruvananthAzhwAn, the mattress; he is having beautiful divine hands which are filled with SrI pAnchajanyAzhwAn; he is having a vast lotus flower in his divine navel, which itself is a lotus; he is having a huge divine form which is having the complexion of a dark cloud; such sarvESvaran is mercifully residing in the dhivyadhESam known as thirukkaNNangudi which is inhabited by those who are well learned in six limbs viz SIkshA, vyAkaraNam, niruktham, kalpam, chandhas and jyOthisham, in the five great yagyas viz bhUtha yagya, pithru yagya, dhEva yagya, manushya yagya and brahma yagya, in the four vEdhams and in ithihAsams etc which reveal rare meanings of vEdham; they are able to raise the three fires viz gArhasthya, AvahanIya and dhakshiNAgni, with their honest hands; they have unshakeable mind.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
vangamA munnIr – In the vast ocean which is having boats. Boats are shown as decoration for ocean.
vari … – sarvAdhikan (greater than all) is mercifully reclining firmly on thiruvananthAzhwAn (AdhiSEshan) who is having many stripes and complexion, having the vastness to let pirAtti and emperumAn enjoy as they please, having qualities such as softness, coolness, fragrance etc, due to the wonderful nature of the mattress; such emperumAn is having SrI pAnchajanyam in his beautiful, divine hand, having the lotus flower which is the origin for the universe, in his divine navel, and having rejuvenating divine form which will cool down the eyes of those who see him.
angam … – Having familiarity in SIkshA etc, five great yagyas, four types of vEdhams, ithihAsa etc which clearly show the meaning of vEdham, those who have hands which nurture and raise the three types of fires like a nursing mother will care for her baby; they have such firm mind which never loses faith in “We are performing a karma; but that is not going to protect us; only sarvESvaran is the protector”. thirukkaNNangudi is inhabited by such vaidhikas.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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