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periyAzhwAr thirumozhi >> Fourth Centum >> Fifth decad
avathArikai
AzhwAr says that for those, who praise emperumAn, who removes enemies [our senses are our enemies], there is no need to go in the path, where we had gone earlier, with suffering.
madi vazhindhu nIr pulan sOra vAyil attiya kanjiyum mINdE
kadai vazhi vArak kaNdam adaippak kaN uRakkam adhu Avadham munnam
thodai vazhi ummai nAygaL kavarA sUlaththAl ummaip pAyvadhum seyyAr
idai vazhiyil nIr kURaiyum izhavIr irudIkEsanai Eththa valleerE
Word-by-Word Meanings
(due to the fear of seeing the messengers of yama, the deity of righteousness)
madi – located near the lap
nIr pulan vazhi vandhu – through the reproductive organ
sOra – as urine flows
vAyil – in the mouth
attiya – poured
kanjiyum – gruel, made of rice
kaNdam adaippa – as it chokes the neck
mINdu – again
kadai vazhi – through a corner of the mouth
vAra – as it comes down
kaN uRakkam adhu Avadhan munnam – before deep sleep sets it
irudIkEsan enRu – saying “oh,hrishIkESa!”
Eththa valleer (El) – if you are capable of praising
(in yamalOkam, the land of yama, who is the deity of righteousness)
ummai – your
thodai vazhi – in the thigh
nAygaL – reddish dogs
kavarA – will not grab
ummai – you
sulaththAl – with trident
pAyvadhum seyyAr – messengers of yama, will not poke you
nIr – you
idai vazhiyil – in the middle of the path
kURaiyum – dress
izhavIr – will not lose
Simple Translation
On looking at the messengers of yama, urine will flow from reproductive organ, on its own. Before the gruel, made of rice, poured in the mouth, chokes the neck and starts dripping from a corner of one’s mouth, and deep sleep sets in, if you are capable of calling out “Oh, hrishIkESa!” and praise him, dogs will not grasp your thigh, in yamalOkam. The messengers of yama will not poke you with trident. You will not lose your dress, in the middle of the path.
vyAkhyAnam
madi vazhi vandhu nIrp pulan sOra – upon seeing the messengers of yama, out of fear, urine will start flowing on account of an organ of sense.
vAyil attiya kanjiyum mINdE kadai vazhi vArak kaNdam adaippa – when rice gruel is given to the person, since his throat is choking, the gruel will not flow into the neck, but will drip down from a corner of the mouth.
kaN uRakkam adhu Avadhan munnam – before deep sleep sets in [final moments in one’s life]
thodai vazhi ummai nAygaL kavarA – this is the result of doing, as in periya thirumozhi 1.6.6 “nAyinaththodum thiLaiththittu Odiyum uzhanRum” (having enjoyed hunting with dogs, running afar, anguishing and killing creatures), making others to suffer and killing them.
sUlaththAL ummaip pAyvadhum seyyAr – this is the result of killing others, with weapons.
idaivazhyil nIr kURaiyum izhavIr – this is the result of removing the dress of others. They [the messengers of yama] will keep saying these [that this is the result of what you had done, on earth, to others] and hurt you on the way. If you wish to escape from all these …
irudIkEsan enRu Eththa valleerEl – If you are capable of worshipping one, who controls our senses, with affection, these incidents will not come your way. The reason for being controlled by yama is our being under the control of our senses [when we were on earth]. Hurting others is because of being under the control of senses. AzhwAr says that emperumAn will destroy that.
We shall next consider the 6th pAsuram of this thirumozhi.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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