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periya thirumozhi >> Ninth centum >> Fifth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
seRRavan thennilangai malangath thEvapirAn thirumAmagaLaip
peRRum en nenjagam kOyil koNda pEraruLALan perumai pEsak
kaRRavan kAmarusIrk kaliyan kaNNagaththum manaththum agalAk
koRRavan muRRulagALi ninRa kuRungudikkE ennai uyththidumin
Word-by-Word meanings
seRRavan – rAvaNa, the enemy, his
then ilangai – the city of lankA, which is in the southern direction
malanga – one who agitated
dhEvapirAn – being the lord of dhEvathAs
thirumAmagaLai – periya pirAttiyAr (SrI mahAlakshmi)
peRRum – though having
en nenjagam – my heart
kOyil koNda – one mercifully had as his eternal abode
pEr aruLALan – very merciful emperumAn’s
perumai – greatness
pEsak kaRRavan – one who can mercifully speak
kAmaru – attractive
sIr – having SrIvaishNavaSrI (wealth of kainkaryam)
kaliyan – AzhwAr’s
kaNNagaththum – in the divine eyes
manaththum – in the heart
agalA – remaining without separation
koRRavan – king
muRRulagu ALi – being the lord of nithya vibhUthi and leelA vibhUthi
ninRa – desirously residing
kuRungudikkE – towards the dhivyadhESam named thirukkuRungudi
ennai – me
uyththidumin – carry me and make me reach there.
Simple translation
emperumAn is the lord of dhEvathAs; he caused agitation in the city of lankA which was ruled by rAvaNa, the enemy; though he is having periya pirAttiyAr, he mercifully had my heart as his eternal abode; thirumangai AzhwAr who is having attractive SrIvaishNavaSrI, is capable of speaking about such most merciful lord’s greatness; bhagavAn is the king who is desirously residing in the divine eyes and heart of such AzhwAr; he is the lord of nithya vibhUthi and leelA vibhUthi; please carry me and place me in thirukkuRungudi where such emperumAn is residing.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
seRRavan thennilangai malanga – lankA was indestructible due to the boons of dhEvathAs; emperumAn made seven person share one person’s garment there, i.e. destroyed it.
thirumAmagaL … – Just as a prideful prince who would ignore his prime wife and engage with a chaNdALa woman (a person who does not follow vaidhika lifestyle), while having SrI mahAlakshmi whose relationship with bhagavAn adds to his glory as said in SrI rAmAyaNam AraNya kANdam 37.108 “apramEyam hi thaththEjO yasya sA janakAthmajA …” (that SrI rAma’s valour that is inconceivable, that SrI rAma who is the dear consort of sIthA dhEvi who is the daughter of janaka mahArAja), he desired for my heart and remained in there without leaving ever.
kOyil koNda – It appears that he would not go to SrI mahAlakshmi also.
When asked “What is the reason for that?” AzhwAr says
pEraruLALan – Only if there is a boundary for the mercy shown towards us, he will go elsewhere.
perumai pEsak kaRRavan – Just as that mercy has no other substratum that bhagavAn, there is none who can speak about such bhagavAn like AzhwAr. thiruvAimozhi 6.5.7 “ivaL vAyanagaL” (being spoken by her) [as said in the case of parAnkuSa nAyaki, it is the same with parakAla nAyaki too].
kAmaru sIr … – AzhwAr had such SrIvaishNavaSrI that whoever sees that will desire for the same; bhagavAn being the target of all of the sense organs of AzhwAr and remains without separating from AzhwAr even for a fraction of a moment. Because of this, he appears as great as having undergone gOvindhAbhishEkam (being crowned as the leader of cowherds).
muRRulagALi – For him to ignore, he has ubhaya vibhUthi [ignoring that, he is in my heart]. You carry me and place me in thirukkuRungudi where he is residing. The reason for not separately highlighting a benefit for this decad is “Reaching and being in a dhivyadhESam is the result in itself”.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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