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Dear bhagavathas,
Sri.Madhavakannan of Singapore is doing a great kaimkaryam of translating the divya prabandham in a simple English providing the basic meaning of the pasurams.His write ups are concise yet filled with great anubavams. His translations are strictly as per our sampradayam and adiyen has benefitted a lot from his wonderful translations.So far he has completed Thiruvaymozhi and Peria Thirumozhi and few thiruvandhadhis. adiyen is sure that he will continue to enlighten us with the balance prabandhams in the coming days.
Sri.Madhavakannan used to present meanings for every ten pasurams in one posting. Most of you aware that all such postings are being archeived in Sri.Mani's Srivaishnavam page and also in bhakti list egroups site. But since the postings are scattered spanning over a period of two years it may be bit difficult to browse and read them. adiyen is attempting to compile them for the benefit of bhagavathas who can read the entire Peria thirumozhi in say 11 documents.Hope this will be of use to you.
Now over to Sri.Madhavakannan and adiyen won't interfere with him and Thirumangai azhvar,hereafter.
Dasan venkat
Sri:
Dearest Sisters and Brothers, Happy makara sankaranthi! Happy Pongal!
I pray to Divya Damapthis for Their blessings and AchAryAs and ThirumangaiAzhwAr for Their anugraham for my yet another rash, brazen attempt to enter into tranlsation kaimkaryam. Please forgive me for my errors and mistakes. Anything good in it, I am not to be "blamed"; All Emperumaan's grace and AzhwAr's and AchAryan anugraham. All mistakes, blunders are mine; Please pat (slap) my back for that.
ThirumangaiAzhwAr's Periya Thirumozhi is what we are going to enjoy next. All of you know well about this Great AzhwAr, and he needs no introduction. However, for novices like me, just a quick account of his biography:
In his early days, as a king, our Lord Narayana was far from AzhwAr's
thoughts. His spiritual journey started with a commitment he made
to his sweetheart Kumudhavalli in exchange for her hand in marriage.
While most women may have asked for her suitor's everlasting love, or a
diamond ring, or a golden bangle, all our gentle lady Kumudhavalli sought
from AzhwAr was that he must wear the marks of Sri Vaishnava and serve
food (amudhu) for 1,000 Vaishnavaas everyday for a period of one
year. This service, initiated as a price for carnal pleasure,
turned into a labour of divine love towards the devotees of our Lord Narayana.
Years rolled by. AzhwAr spent all his wealth in the service of Vaishnavas.
With his coffers empty, AzhwAr could not continue the service. He
could not bear the thought of having to turn away the Vasihnavas who by
then were accustomed to blessing his abode with their presence.
The feeling of despair turned to anger at the sight of the greedy idle rich strolling around with all their gaudy and ostentatious jewels and showing contempt for the simple and devout Vasihnavas. This was enough to drive our Great AzhwAr to actions. But it was not just fame that was in store for our AzhwAr.
Our Lord Sriya: Pathih Sriman Narayana decided to intervene and turn AzhwAr away from the ways of the sword. He and His consort, our divine mother Sri, appeared before him as a newly wed couple bedecked with priceless ornaments. AzhwAr, who hid himself at ThirumaNankollai, stopped the couple and forcibly relieved them of all the jewellery.
But, there was one piece on our Lord's toe that wouldn't come off however
much AzhwAr tried. In frustration AzhwAr
put his head on the lotus feet of our Lord (!) with the intention of
biting the ring off. He asked the Lord as to what is the magic manthra
for removing? (The Lord must have mis understood that AzhwAr enquires regarding
samsaara bond!) and that sort of SaraNagathy did work! at that moment AzhwAr
was drawn in by the beauty of the lotus feet and realized
the true nature of the couple standing in front of him. The Lord
then instructed the esoteric meaning of the "magic manthra" i.e
"Thirumandhiram" or Ashtaaksharam for the Most Blessed AzhwAr, to get
initiated by the Lord Himself, with Their "thadutthaaTkoLLal".
Thus AzhwAr learnt of the efficacy of the divine name "Narayana" from our Lord Narayana Himself!
He immediately burst out to sing the poem "Periya Thirumozhi" (Great divine poem) consisting of 1,084 verses. The first ten of these verses are dedicated to the name "Narayana." These first 10 emotional verses give aid and comfort to people.
AzhwAr comes down hard on himself with intense self criticism for the
violence he had caused,though for a good cause, for having sought fleeting
worldly pleasures, for having squandered his days on mundane pursuits.
He ends each of
these ten verses with a celebration of the divine name Narayana, for
after finding this sweet name, AzhwAr declares, he was free from all the
sins and assured of the everlasting bliss at the lotus feet of our sweet
Lord Narayana (Biography passage -stole- from Sri Dileepan's
post in Dec 95- in bhakti list - Thanks, Dileepan!)
His compositions were :
1. Periya thirumozhi
2. Periya thirumadal
3. SiRiya thirumadal
4. Thiru nedunthANdakam (TNT)
5. Thiru KurunthANdakam(TKT)
6.Thiru vezhuk kurrirukkai.
His pAsurams are marvellous; excellent and have unsurpassed beauty in them. ParAsara Bhattar made use of his TNT to win over his counter part, an advaitin scholar in his arguments and later the advaitin became his disciple 'nam jeeyar'.
Sri RanganAtha himself heard and was greatly pleased with that argument re-enacted from Bhattar quoting from TNT (Please read excellent posts of Sri V. SadagOpan on TNT and TKT duringFeb 96 from Bhakti Archives - a real feast to each one of you).
Thirumangai AzhwAr (a KING, a person who had all kingly royal comforts) walked all the way and VISITED almost all temples. He is simply GREAT, my dearest brothers and sisters. He is JUST S U P E R B AzhwAr. His wordings are his outpourings straight from his heart.
It is told and declared by Tamil Poets of all kinds that His paasurams contain ezhutthu (writing), sol,(words) poruL, (meanings), yaappu (Grammar), aNi (figure of sppech?) etc.. His songs are so great and so nice to recite! It is simple and quite lucid too for reciters and those who know even little Tamil, can understand the lovely emotional outbursts of AzhwAr and his bhakti.
His paasurams depict mainly the archaavathaarams of Divya dEsams, and when He enjoys Them with the descrition of Divya Desams, they simply immerse us in unbounded limitless bliss and pErAnandham.
Thai AzhwAr, when Kumudavalli had asked him to become a Srivaishnava, got his pancha samskaaram done by ThirunaRaiyoor Nambhi. He got his Thiru ManthrOpadEsam from Sri SowrirAja PerumAL; AzhwAr praises These Lords individually with 100 pAsurams! Nambhi naamam sollil NamO NaaraayaNamE".
This AzhwAr had Great regards for NammAzhwAr. He appealed and requested Sri Ranganathan for lsitening to Thiruvaaymozhi from Kaarthigai sukla Ekadasi and now all Sri vaishnava Divya Desams celebrate this uthasavam of reciting Thiruvaaymozhi.
The essence of Periya Thirumozhi is: The worldly life is sorrowful;
It can be cured only by the grace of Sriman Narayanan; Hence, get saved
by paying obeisance to Him at His Divya Desams (106 Thiruppathis on this
Earth). AzhwAr visited almost about 80 Thiruppathis, all on foot; He sang
1253 passurams, next only to NammAzhwAr; (but NammAzhwAr never went
to any Divya Desams; The Lords came to Him!)… Thirumangai AzhwAr padi
padi paraparappaay Thirndhaar…He declares: If one surrenders to Sriman
Narayanan, "enRum vinaiyaagina saaragilaavE"… (Never will sins accrue to
your account!)..
This prabhandham should be read, re-read, re-re read and enjoyed! So
nice are they… Last Kaarthigai Kritthigai nakshathram (during AzhwAr Thirunakshathram)
as instructed by our KaNNan Swami, I could recite Periya Thirumozhi for
ten days preceding his Thirunakshathram and completed on his birthday.
It was a great feeling of having read his lovely Periya Thirumozhi. Dearest
Sisters and Brothers, my attempting to write these translation is: 1. Those
who do not know Tamil, can get to know the meanings, and enjoy. 2. Those
who wish to know the meanings (though we all know Tamil, it is still difficult
to understand the
meanings) and 3. Being a self-centred person, I myself would like to
enjoy them, by reading the pAsurams and writing these translations.
May I request for all your aseervaathams and wishes for such a rash attempt? (Fools rush in where angels fear to tread).
Thirumangai AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
"thunjum bOdhu azhaimin.. thuyar varil ninaimin… thuyarileer sollinum nanRaam… (While you sleep, call… or when you feel depressed and sorrowful… call… or no worries.. no problems.. stilll it is so sweet to utter…. Call "Narayana Narayana" says "Thirumangai AzhwAr)
Since Emperumaan shows Himself at Divya Desams (due to His Parama
kaaruNyam and Sowalbhyathvam) only for His BhakthAs to be blessed with
the darshan, and obtain His Grace, AzhwAr runs from Divya Desam to Divya
Desam to enjoy
Him, to the fullest extent. In this ten, he bursts out on the Lord
of ThiruppuLLam poothankudi.
1. “aRivadhu aRiyaa anaitthum udiayaan; ennai Aludaiyaan”He is unparalleled
and can not be known or comprehended by
us with our own efforts; He has got all worlds as His possessions;He
enslaved me, as His eternal servant; He took the short dwarf As Vaamanan;
Such Greatest Emperumaan is here living at ThirupuLLam Poothangudi, where
peacocks dance, bees hum and sing.
2. The deceitful Vaamanan cheated Bhali and took back the three worlds from him; the Greatest Lord, who saved the sorrows of the elephant; the Purest Lord, who stays at ThiruppuLLam poothangudi, where fishes jump out of ponds and play merrily, while birds fly down to look for the food for their young.
3. The Lord who aimed arrows so fiercely to let the heads of the asurA king RavaNan fall and finish him off; late He appeared as KaNNan and tore open the Kesi asurA’s mouth; He fought with the ChaaNoora mushtikars (wrestlers) and killed them; He made the two big trees fall down (by crawling in between them); This Most wonderful Lord is here at ThiruppuLLam Poothangudi.
4. The Lord, who effortlessly lifted the Govardhana mountain, and protected the cattle from torrential rains (and made the rains waste – as sent by Indran);The One who cut the twenty strong shoulders of rAvaNan – Such Most Valorous Raman is here at ThiruppuLLam Poothangudi, where beautiful houses, small hills, and big halls are seen.
5. The dark, large eyed YashOshai PiraaTTi, hid the curd so that darling KaNNan can not see and steal; But Kutti KaNNan ate the curd, butter and milk; He is Most charming Lord, the One who has the strongest ChakrA in His resplendent Hand; This Most wonderful Lord is here at ThiruppuLLam Poothangudi, where fertile fields can bee seen and where Vedic scholars, Brahmins who never speak lies live.
6. Nappinnai Piraatti, the one who has the narrow lightning-like waist, Bamboo-like shoulders, - for the sake of PiraaTTi, KaNNan fought with the seven bulls, and conquered them and killed them. This Most Strongest Lord is here at ThiruppuLLAm poothangudi, where the bees sing merrily on the Lotus flowers in beautiful ponds and where the gold-like particles fall from flowers of Punnai down to these ponds.
7. The Lord, who had saved the cattle from heavy rains; the one who had cut the Shoulders of VaaNan and also conquered Sivan who ran away turning his back to The Lord; This KaNNApiraan, is here at ThiruppuLLam poothangudi, where bees Come with their families to honey filled flowers and drink and enjoy themselves.
8. The Lord, who had driven the chariot for Arjunan, enabling him to
fight against the angry red eyed enemies in the battle; the one (Sivan)
whose sin was removed and his sufferings cured by letting the skull that
got stuck in his hand be fallen away
by Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan; - That Greatest Lord -My Swami is
here at ThiruppuLLam ppothangudi, where Brahmins live, performing and grooming
agni live in; They are noble, and patient people.
9. When the whole earth, the whole universe were filled with darkness, and there were Ignorance, everywhere due to no jnAnam; The Lord appeared as Hamsam and Blessed us with Vedas- This Most Merciful SarvEshawaran, is here at ThiruppuLLam Poothangudi, where nine gems, the pearls that drop from bamboo, the golden particles are all collected by the river Cauveri on the way during its course, at this fertile place.
10. This ten is on the Lord, who had reared calves that looked like big cows even due to their drinking bhakti laden milk); who had danced on top of the Kaalingan; who is the Divine Consort of Periya PiraaTTi Mahalakshmi, born of beautiful lotus flower. – This greatest Lord is here at ThirupuLLam poothangudi. Those who recite this ten (composed by AzhwAr, Thirumangai mannan, one who knows Bhagawatha Vaibhavam) will get all their sorrows and karmic diseases vanished.. flying away..
AzhwAr- Thirumangai mannan describes beautifully in this ten that
the Lord – SarvEshwaran, rushes to enter into the heart of His
bhakthAs and blesses them. That Most Compassionate SarvEshawaran is
here at Thirukkoodaloor- says Nam Kaliyan..
1. KaNNan- the Lord, without knowing His greatness even, went as a messenger
for Pandavas. (Such a sowlabhyan) He is Raajaadhi Raajan - King of Kings.
His permanent abode is this sthalam of Thirukkoodaloor, where
the hair locks of flower like thin fingered women folks spread fragrance
everywhere.
2. The most strongest, tough bulls (7 in number) were conquered by KaNNan to show His valour to Nappinnai PiraaTTi, as a challenge.. That Lord who enjoyed the beauty of NappiraaTTi, is here at Thirukkoodaloor, where bees that hum the tune of KuRinji and drink the fragrant honey
3. PiLLai uruvaayttha thayiruNdu* adiyEn uLLam pugundha oruvan…appeared as small beautiful charming dark hued, Kutti KaNNan, He ate the butter and with His mouth full of butter, he entered into adiyEn’s (my) heart.. This unparalleled Lord is here at Thirukkoodaloor, where the deceitful cranes wait and pick the fishes from fertile fields..
4. He took the small dwarf like form as Vaamanan and begged Bhali for three measures of earth, in the yaagham.. He got the whole Universe.. This Swami,- adiyEn’s SwAmi,.. – My Kula Naathan- is here at Thirukkoodaloor, where bees hum and sing various musical tunes, drinking honey from the flowers that adorn the top of farmers’ heads.. (who plough the earth in their fields..)
5. thoNdar paravach chudar senRaNava* aNdatthamarum adigaL..The Lord who took the huge form rising everywhere in Soorya MaNdalam,and is praised by His devotees, - That Sarva VyApakan- KaNNan- is here at Thirukkoodaloor, where the wavy waters that show the sand at the bottom, in which the fishes shine like the lightning…
6. dhakkan vELvi thagarttha thalaivan.. dhukkam thudaittha thuNaivan..Sivan, who was strong enough to destroy Dakshan’s yaagham,-being proclaimed as Chief – (thalaivan) – his sorrow and paapam was removed by Emperumaan Sriya : Pathi Sriman Narayanan. This ParamAThmA is here at Thirukkoodaloor, ripened where mangoes fall down on the sands..
7. The dark, cool, deep vast, oceans; the huge mountains, the worlds, - these were His food; (He ate them during PraLayam to save them) – This Greatest SarvEshwaran, My Swami- is here at Thirukkoodaloor, where mullai creeper spreads everywhere And hides even the huge Kurundha trees
8. My swami, who stays at Thirunnermalai, where the male deer is happily living with its mate, is here at Thirukkoodaloor, where the tender coconuts hang down in large numbers, and betel leaves are found everywhere.
9. Perugu kaadhal adiyEn uLLam uruga pugundha oruvar…The desire keeps on increasing exponentially in my heart, longing for Him; and He entered into my heart making it melt like a liquid.. This most merciful Lord is here at Thirukkoodaloor, where the thaazhai malars are seen in the banks and fishes get scared looking at those flowers thinking that they are cranes..
10. The karuneidhal flower like dark ThirumEni KaNNan-The One whose form is like the dark blue Ocean waters; He is The Lord of Thirukkoodaloor, and this ten is on This Emperumaan It is sung by Kaliyan.. Those who read (recite) them (or these meanings) Will have all their sins get crushed and pulverised..
Thirumangai AzhwAr longs to perform kaimkaryam at Emperumaan's Lotus
Feet. He prays to the Lord PundarIkaakshan of ThiruveLLaRai for removal
of all obstacles for that kaimkaryam.
1. Oh SwamI! the One who is at ThiruveLLaRai, where the gentle breeze
enters and blooms the jasmine flowers and spreads the fragrance everywhere
along the corridors of tall buildings! The Chief of Devas, who had the
Parasu Ayudham that destroyed the kings of 21 generations (in Parasurama
avtaar)! Please bless me and show me the means to hold Your lustrous ever
shining
Lotus Feet.
2. Oh SwamI! the One who is at ThiruveLLaRai, which is surrounded by most beautiful gardens, from which fragrance spreads everywhere! You appeared as Hayagrivan and gave back the Veda saasthras, when Brahma (born from Your Navel) lost those blemishless aparushEya Vedas.. Oh Hayagrivaa! Please show mercy on me ..
3. Oh Swami of ThiruveLLarai, which is full of most charming ponds,
with lots of lotus flowers, and where the beautiful fishes jump in and
out playfully, where fragrance spreads all over from those lotus flowers!
Oh Lord, who has the most strongest Ayudham of Your sharp nails, when You
tore open the strongest chest of hiraNyan and killed him, who had terrorised
the
whole world, with his ill intentions and powers.. Please have mercy
on me ..
4. Oh Swami of ThiruveLLaRai, where cuckoos eat the tender leaves of
mango trees and due to which the taste in their mouths is a bit different
which they get changed by drinking the honey from eating the nearby jack
fruits..! Oh Lord who had enabled Pandavas get back their kingdom by killing
their enemies in the battle filed! Oh Lord who is at ThiruvEmakatam! Please
grant
me bhakti towards You..
5. The mullai creeper in the forest has grown as tall as sugar cane
plants and smiles (as if).. The bees drink the honey from them at ThiruveLLaRai..
Oh Swami of that beautiful ThiruveLLaRai! When the large darting eyed,
beautiful Divine Consort BhUmi PiraaTTi, was in troubled waters, You took
the HUGE Varaaha mUrthy avtaar and saved her by bringing her back.. (on
Your
horn..) Please have mercy on me..
6. Oh Lord of ThiruveLLaRai, where the male bees go as high as the tall huge building looking for honey to give their female counterparts.. ! Oh The Lord who, in order to give the Nectar (amudham) to Devas, took the huge Tortoise (Kurma) avtaar, and enabled Devas churn..! Oh KaraNa bhUthanE! Please grant me to perfrom kaimkaryam at Your Lotus Feet!
7. Oh Lord of ThiruveLLaRai, in which the bees sing after drinking honey from the lotus flowers, between the green, beautiful leaves! Oh Ramaa! the One who effortlessly made the ten heads and ten crowns of rAvaNan fall on the ground! Please have mercy on me!
8. Oh Lord of ThiruveLLaRai, where the bees sing thenna, thenna in side the thick dense gardens of mango and thaazhai trees! Once, when the whole world was full of darkness, the saptha dweepams, ignorance of jnAnam, The Lord appeared as Hamsam (Swan), when prayed by Brahma and other Devas, and taught Vedas.. Oh Such greatest Most merciful Lord! Please have mercy on me..!
9. Oh Lord who is there at ThiruveLLaRai, where the cuckoos coo with their sweet voices seeing the playful and joyful bees loitering on the red flowers of Ashoka trees! Oh Greatest Most wonderful Lord who begged for the whole Universe in a yaagham performed by Bhali! ACcharya bhUthA! Please bless me, who is desirous of paying obeisance to you always!
10. This ten is about the Divine, insatiable Nectar, the Jagadh
kaaraNan, (The Cause of the Universe), the Most Beautiful Lord, (Anjana
vaNNan), the One who is always eternally staying at ThiruveLLaRai. The
composer is Kaliyan, who fights with his sharp spear to chase away his
enemies. Those who read them (or these meanings) will be blessed and supported
by Nithya
sooris and be the kings of Devas even. Sure!
AzhwAr in the last ten pleaded to Lord of ThiruveLLaRai “Please
shower Your grace and have mercy on me”. The Lord now replies “Why are
you lamenting? Am I not blessing you? To shower my grace alone, I am here
at Srirangam” and shows Himself to AzhwAr there. AzhwAr gets extremely
thrilled and bursts out with a lovely ten enjoying his anubhavams on Lord
of Thiruvarangam , Sri RanganAtha PerumAL.
(The same Lord now tells us, “Why are you all lamenting? I am here at Pomona, only for you. Come and be blessed… “)
1. Thiruvarangam Divya Desam is so beautiful and is surrounded by the
river Cauvery, which is full of clear waters, running with such heavy currents
due to which it even brings along the sandal tree branches, the gem stones
etc..(They say) the Lord, the Chief of Nithyasooris, the Master of my ancestors
and mine, the one who has swallowed the whole Universe, and all worlds
(during praLayam), the One who created the four faced Brahma in His
Navel, stays here in this sthalam as Sri Ranganathan.
2. The Lord, who had reclined on the little Banyan leaf eating the whole earth during PraLayam and had His Yoga nithrA; who is the Greatest and Sarva shakthan; Sarvagnan; who has Rathna kreetam (crown) on His Beautiful Head; who has ThiruvananthAzhwAn as His Bed, is here at Srirangam Divya Desam, where the river cauvery river waters carry along with it, the mixture of the fragrant flowers (that adorned the beautiful spiritual womenfolk of Srirangam) and .the sandal paste that was applied on them.
3. The most beautiful Thiruvarangam Divya Desam is surrounded by the river that runs to all fertile fields wherein the bees merrily hum, and gardens spreading fragrance everywhere. (They say) the Lord, who that day, stooped Himself so low as a small dwarf, in Vaamana avtaar, and went begging Bhali in his yaagham, (for the sake of Devas) to get back the Universe.. He got the argyam waters form Bhali in His palms; He is the One who has the Divine ChakrAyudham on His resplendent hand; He stays here at this sthalam as Sri Ranganathan.
4. Ramapiraan, who has the divine bow in His large Hand, the bow that was bent to destroy the entire lankA of strong rAvaNan, (who fought vigorously with his sword), stays here in this sthalam of Srirangam, in which the wealthy river Cauvery brings along with it, the elephants’ tusks, the sandal woods, etc..
5. Srirangam Divya Desam, which is surrounded by ramparts that are as bright as reddish gold- is sought even by Brahmaadhi Devas and all seven worlds for paying obeisance to the Lord of this sthalam, who is none other than the Veera Sree, Chakravartthi Thirumagan, the Most Beautiful Sri Raman, the One who aimed ferociously the arrow at the strong rAvaNan (the husband of MaNdOdhari), and made him reach the heaven (Vira Swargam).
6. KaNNan, the One who sucked the life of that cruel devilish rAkshasi, Poothanai, (who had appeared in disgise as the most beautiful YashOdhA like motherly figure to kill the infant KaNNan), is here at Srirangam Divya Desam, where the wavy Cauvery waters enter even the banana gardens, and bring along with it, the whole trees with its swift currents.
7. SarvEshwaran, the One who has the most strongest lustrous ChakrAyudham; the One who effortlessly (as an infant Kutti KaNNan) had kicked the asurA (who had come in as a wheel, sakatAsuran), who killed ChaaNoora mushtikan, who kicked the chest of kamsan, is here at Srirangam, where there is smoke (that emanates from the Yaaghams performed by Brahmins-Vedic scholars) spreading everywhere fragrance and where the buildings appear to even touch the skies.
8. The Lord, who appeared as Varaaham, Masthsyam, the Tortoise (Koormam), Narasingam, Vaamanan and then appeared as a PoorNa avtaar of Lord Raman, as the Chakravartthi Thirumagan, is here at Srirangam, in which the Nithyasooris (of Paramapadham) and the earthly people, jointly come in to pay their obeisance (as a mixture of the honey and milk).
9. SarvEshawran, Sarva vyApakan, Sarva Shakthan, the One who is not
accessible to even Brahmaadhi Devas, the One who enters even the minutest
particles, the One who is the Greatest Primordial Chief, is here (with
such a sowlabhyam) at Srirangam (and now at PomonA), which is surrounded
by gold like ramparts and clear Cauvery waters (that bring along with it,
the pearls
that drop form the bamboo)
10. Alli maadhar amrum Thirumaabhan arangatthai… This ten, written by
the king of Thirumangai, Kaliyan, is on Srirangam where the Lord Ranganthan
(who has in His most beautiful divine Chest, the Periya PiraaTTi, born
of Lotus flower, the most beautiful Sri Ranganayaki), resides permanently.
Those who recite them (or read these meanings) will be blessed with: living
and
enjoying the stay and anubhavam of Srirangam on this earth, and after
leaving this body, ruling the Paramapadhgam (means get the support of those
at Paramapadham)
Bhagawaan Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan stays at Srirangam only
for protecting us. AzhwArs longs to perform kaimkaryam to Him. Nothing
happens and it does not materialise. He gets into the NayikA Bhavam, and
becomes Parakala Nayaki. The mother (of Parakalanayaki)’s bursting out
is this ten.She says : I am not able to her unite with PerumAL; nor am
I able to alleviate her sufferings. What can I do? What is my use of being
a mother?”
1. My darling daugher, who should not be saying this (to me- the mother).
Yet, she has no fear or shyness; She babbles shouting, ” VenkatamE! VenkatamE!”.
Oh no.. she does not even lie down on my lap.. She is suffering so much..
Her darting, spear like beautiful eyes, have lost their sleep. That Lord-
who has the dark beautiful ThirumEni, like that of black bee, the dark
clouds,- that Chief of Nithyars, the Greatest One, the Consort of Periya
PiraaTTi- How can I think of the damage (?) He has done to this girl!
(means: It is much more than what I can even think of)
2. My girl says : My waist is not able to hold my dress; my golden bangles
fall off from my wrists; What shall I do! Will He not like me? Won’t He?”.
The Lord who has Thirumeyyam, as His place. The One who is the Chief of
Nithyasooris, the One who aimed the arrows through seven trees (in
Rama avtaar), The Chakravartthi Thirumagan, - How can I think of the deeds
He has
done to her!
3. My daugher who has the deer like eyes, - Her present state is: all her bangles fall off; Her large bright eyes are welled with tears and the tears are rolling down the soft cheeks ceaselessly. She always talks of the greatness and fragrance of thuLasi maalai that adorns the broad Divine Chest of The Lord and she forgets to sleep. Look at this pitiable condition of hers. The Lord- who stays at the forest (to rear the cattle during KaNNan avtaar), the One who stole the curd, ghee and butter from the cowherd folks’ homes, the darling son of Nandhan, - Oh mothers!, the way He has captured my darling- I simply am not able to comprehend.
4. She is not listening to this poor mother’s advice even. She is not
joining her peers and friends also. She does not apply sandal paste on
her large, tender breasts. “She always keeps asking “Where is my Swami’s
Srirangam?” Oh young girls! The Lord- who sucked the devil woman’s (Poothanai’s)
breasts and finished her off; the One who swallowed the Earth during PraLaya
kaalam, (the large stomach Lord- Peru vayiRRan- because He could have the
big Earth in It..) the One who is Sarva Vyapakan, Sarva
Shakthan, - the damage He has done to her- how am I able to tell all
to you!
5. My darling girl is not applying sandal on her body. She is not applying
“Kaajal” (Collyrium?) (mai) on her large fish like eye lids. She does not
even think of anything else (but Him) as the pastime. (enna adhirshtam..-
How mucky is this girl!) “Where is Srirangam wherein the Lord who is my
Upakaarakan stays?” asks she. The Divine Consort of Periya PiraaTTi (staying
in fresh Lotus flower), the Cowhed Boy, who came to everyone’s delight
(for us to enjoy Him) – The Pari poorNan- the Purushan (He is the Only
Male..) (AaN maganaaay) – I am not able to comprehend the deeds He has
done to my darling; Oh mothers!
6. My girl weeps and exhausts herself crying “Oh … Hmmmm… He is not
giving me the Vanamaalai..” Look at this pitiable state of hers. If I try
to distract her by uttering some other statement, she comes back to Srirangam..
saying “SarvEshwaran stays there at Srirangam”. The Sriya: Pathi,
The dancer (with the pot); the One who killed Madhu kaitapar (two asurAs
as Lord
Hayagrivan..) – The One who went as the messenger for Paandavaas; That
Swami- all that he has done to her- How can I express!
7. She is not thinking of (worried about) the colour changing (getting
pale) of her young breasts. All that she thinks and contemplates is: only
the Primordial Chief- His name. Her mother (who gave birth to such a girl!)_
what shall I tell! That Lord- who has the garland only for saving us; the
One who is at the cool Thirukkudanthai, the One drove the chariot for
Paandavaas in the battle filed; KaNNan- all damage He has done to her-
How can I express!
8. Is there absolutely no relative (for her) to tell and advise her
good things? “ -like that people are blaming me.. Oh no.. But, she at all
times, without never ever forgetting Him, is thinking of the Emperumaan
alone and tells “Accharya BhoothanE! ThirumaalE! MaadhavanE! MaayvanE!
“. This Lord- (PiRavaadha pEraaLan- who has the greatest Name that can
remove the birth
cycle (of those who utter His names) the One who does such damage to
young women (like my daughter); the One who is merciful and compassionate
to Nithyars, the One who rules the Earth; - all that he has done to her-
How can I tell! (PiRavaadha PeraaLan- there is also another meaning: the
One who has no births like us..)
9. This young girl (of playful age) is not looking for dice (pallaanguzhi..);
She does not feed milk to the parrots; She does not play
with toys; (Barbie..) All that she says is : “Sri RanganAthan is not
coming; Alas! Am I going to perish?”. She does not even know that her bangles
are falling off from her wrists.. SarvEshwaran- SaamavEdha Geethan- The
One who knows the meaning of Vedas; the One who does Homam in five types
of Agnis (fires), (i.e. anushtana mayan- the One who stands as an example
for the world to carry out their karmas) ; the One who is proclaimed by
and is the essence of Taitthriya Upanishad; - all that He knows; - Oh mothers!
But He does not know my darling’s state of sufferings languishing for Him.
10. The mother of that large fish like eyed girl, tells her daughter’s suffering and languishing for Thiruvarngatthu ammaan , who has His Yoga nithrA there in this ten. This ten is narrated in this manner by Nam Kaliyan. Those who recite this ten (with their meanings), will rule the world as great kings and then reach Paramapadhm blissfully.
After listening to the lamenting cries of Parakala Nayaki (through
her mother), Sri Ranganatha says “AzhwArE! Have I not come to Arangam only
for you? Don’t cry and suffer. And shows His Sowlabhyam. AzhwAr narrtes
all his “laabhams” the benefits he has been blessed with; the enjoyment
he gets by having the darshan of the Lord..
1. Like a young, huge, strong male elephant; like the Dark Blue hued gem (Neela maNi) that has His Yoga nithrA on the ocean; the dense dark, greenish Maragatham; the One who is praised and proclaimed by Vedas; He is My Swami, the One who, by a mere thinking of Him, makes my thoughts so sweet and blissful; the One, who, by effortless lifting of the huge mountain, protected the cattle from torrential rains; Emperumaan – I have seen Him at this most beautiful Divya Desam of Srirangam.
2. The Perumman- who is at ThiruppEr; who is at ThirukkuRungudi; who
is always at ThirutthaNkaa; who is having His Yoga nithrA at Thirukkarambanoor;
the One who swallowed the Universe with seven dweepams, with seven mountains;
with the dark deep seven oceans for protecting the same; and unsatisfied,
SarvEshawran still wants to continue protecting and saving the
worlds;- I have seen Him at Srirangam.
3. The One who took the Huge Varaaha avtaar to brought back on His Horn the Earth, from troubled waters; who Himself is the Earth and the Skies(as Antharyaami); who is always the sweetest nectar (insatiable) in the hearts of His devotees; who is the Cowherd Boy KaNNan, rearing the cattle along with other boys of Ayar paadi; - I have seen Him at Srirangam.
4. (Read this pAsuram! Very sweet!) The One who has His “aRithuyil” (Yoga nithrA) at ThiruppaaRkadal; who, as an infant KaNNan kicked off the wheel asuran; who tore open the strong chest of HiraNyan, ferociously unable to bear him for troubling His Bhaktha; who measured the whole Universe with His feet as a Trivikraman; - I have seen Him at Srirangam.
5. The One who is the waters; the Fire; the Bhoomi; and thus, the antharaathmaa
of all five elements; - who is Rama, and destroyed rAvaNan’s lankA; who
is the deep Ocean; who is the Chief of Paramapadham; who approves, accepts
and eats (as Agni ) the Havis (Ghee), which is offered in Yaagam
performed by Brahmins chanting Vedic hymns. – That Lord- I have seen
Him at Srirangam.
6. The One- who removes the obstacles of anger, et al from devotees and increases their desire and love for Him; who killed Kamsan, unable to bear the sufferings of His parents imprisoned by Kamsan; who is like “KaRpaka” tree, as Parama Udhaarakan; who ate the worlds o protect during PraLayam; who conquered and cut the shoulders of bAnAsuran who had come to fight against KaNNan and made Sivan lose heavily (when he came to support the asuran angrily ); who has Garuda as His Vaahanam (vehicle); - I have seen Him at Srirangam.
7. He – the One who is the Vishayam (Object) of my thoughts always;
who directs me to have such an intense desire for Him; who is the Consort
of PiraaTTi, who blesses me with the fruit of thinking of Him; who is standing
permanently at ThiruvEmkatam and then now in my heart; who lengthened His
Feet to measure the whole world- Trivkraman of ThirukkOvailoor;- My Swami-
I
have seen Him at Srirangam.
8. The One who does not shower His mercy on the red clothed Bhuddhists
(monks) for their non-belief in Vedas and to Jains (who are impure); who
does not help other non-Vedic or wrong Vedic religions; who, by nature
is most merciful and most compassionate; who is ever helpful and
merciful to those who hold on to Him, to relatives and bhandhus of me (who
has held on
to Him), to me, to my father; to my mother; to Nithyasooris; - Such
Parama upakaarakan- SarvEshawran- I have seen Him at Srirangam.
9. Accharya Bhoothan- the Most wonderful Lord- who shows all His swaroopams,
in its entirety, without hiding to those devotees, who have no Veshams
(pretensions), and whose thoughts are always on Him; who chase away their
desires on sensual pleasures and worldly matters- That Lord of anjana vaNNan
(dark hued Lord); the One who is of dark black clouds colour; who
is like
Maragatham colour; - I have seen Him at Srirangam.
10. The One who protected and reared cattle; who is the Swami reclining and having his Yoga nithrA at Srirangam (the ornament of the Earth); is the Lord about whom this ten is composed. Kaliyan, who is blessed with such grace, much to the envy and longing and delight of everyone; is the composer. Those who read this ten, will have all karmic diseases run away .
AzhwAr enjoys in yet another ten on Lord Sri Ranganthan and says
that theLord, in order not to let the present people of the world lose
the greatness of His avtaars, stays permanently at Srirangam, for them
to see Him and His avtaars of His in Him at Srirangam.
1. The beginningless Vedas, the Yaagams that are performed with the
recitation of those Vedic hymns, the VyaakaraNa saasthras, the sabdhams,
the Jeevans, the Fire, the Earth filled with lots of waters, the clouds,
the noisy, airy oceans, the hug seven mountains, the space, the – He has
all of these as a part of His sarIram, - He, SarvEshawaran, is reclining
and having
His Yoga nithrA at Srirangam Divya desam.
2. Indran, four faced BrahmA, Sivan- et al praise Him, with His numerous
countless, various KalyANA guNAs. He stands as the Father, Mother, the
bhandhu, the child, the darling of all Jivans, and then is the medicine
for removals of these bhandhams (relations), He is blemishless natured
and blessed the same to jIvans with Him as the medicine, He is Bliss and
offers
Himself to chethanas at Srirangam Divya Desam, where He is having His
Yoga nithrA.
3. The strong, vast, Earth, the Mountains, the Oceans, the space, the
world where asurAs live, - everything else was engulfed by darkness, and
the beginningless four Vedas were losing their lustre, due to this darkness.
That is when the Lord SavEshawaran appeared as Hamsam, (Swan) and saved
and gave back the Vedas to Sages and Devas. This Lord, which Vedas proclaim
as
Parathvam is here, for our eyes’ enjoyment at Srinagam Divya Desam.
4. The great, huge, tall mountain of Manthara was used as the stick
(matthu) and the long thick snake (Vasuki) was used as the rope for churning
the ThiruppaaRkadal by the Lord.. Like an elephant opening its wide mouth
and shouting, the oceans made the noise of churning, and the waves arising
out of the churning touched the sky, much to delight and wonders of the
Swargam,
the Devalokams, the Sun, the moon, and all other worlds simultaneously.
He churned with his four shoulders (that appeared as thousand shoulders).
Such most wonderful SarvEshawaran is having His Yoga nithrA at Srirangam.
5. How can asurAs live if they even think of that ferocity of Lord Narasimhan?
From the strong chest of HiraNyan, the blood ran out like the stream of
water when it was torn by the Lord. The blood came out like the water falls
from the huge golden mountain. With reddish eyes (due to anger), curved
sharpened teeth, like large wide open, unparalleled mountain of silver
stands on its legs, Lord Narasimhan appeared and He is here at Srirangam
having His Yoga nithrA. (AzhwAr enjoys the Lord as Silver mountain
and hiraNyan as golden mountain).
6. When Kaarthaveeryarjunan went for the battle, it appeared as if thousand
mountains are going together. Lord Parasuraman cut those 1000 strong shoulders
and made them befell on the ground. Kaarthaveeryarjunan reached the heaven.
Devas praised Him with thousand names, and the Lord reclined on the lustrous
1000 mouthed AdhisEshan ThiruvananthAzhwAn, as His bed, on the
wavy Milk Ocean. This Lord who reclined on ThirppaaRkadal, and appeared
later as Parasuraman, is here at Srirangam.
7. SitA Piraatti, who has most beautiful, long curly hair, and has bimbha fruits like mouth, was made to shiver with fear and was separated from Her consort Lord Sri Rama in the Ashramam by that cruel raakshasan, rAvaNan. Rama simply decided to crush the gem bedecked golden Rathna crowns (kireetam)- all ten- and destroy lankA. All that He did was to aim His arrows from the beautiful curved bow to let the ocean leave a way and built the bridge with the service of monkeys. This most greatest Lord is here at Srirangam having His Yoga nithrA.
8. He is Nirvaahakan (Director) for Kaalam (Time) et al; He is the Chief who is worshipped with Homam etc.,; He is the unparalleled anthryaami of the Sun, who spans the whole world on his chariot; He is the One who removed the soorows of GajEndran elephant; He is Raman who destroyed lankA; He is KaNNan who, in order to help Arjunan, hid the Sun with His disc (ChakrA) during battle field; Such greatest and most wonderful Lord is here at Srirangam, reclining and having His Yoga nithrA.
9. He is the little darling infant who sucked the breast of demon Poothanai;
He is the Perumaan, who ate the vast universe and brought back later for
protecting the same during praLayam; He is the Lord who reclined on little
Banyan leaf; He is inaccessible for even Devas; (But) he came into adiyEn’s
heart and helps in removing my sorrows; He is Parama upakaarakan; He is
the
cowherd Boy of KrishNAvataar, who lifted the huge Govardhana mountain
effortlessly to save the cattle from torrential rains; - He is here at
Srirangam reclining and having His Yoga nithrA.
10. Cauvery river, whose noisy waves bring along the golden particles; the pearls; the gems etc., with its swift current, surrounds on all sides of Srirangam Divya Desam, where swans swim gracefully; where (Chandra pushkariNis, Soorya pushkariNis) ponds are beautiful; where SarvEshwaran Lord Sriya: Pathi Sri Ranganathan reclins and has His Yoga NithrA. About Him is this ten which is sung by Kaliyan- Thirumangai’s Chief. Those who read (learn) this ten, will have all their karmaas removed everyday.. (as and when the karmas come in..)
ThirumangaiAzhwAr immerses himself in archaavataar, because only
They can be enjoyed by us on this earth now. The Param, VyUhams are not
accessible here. The anthryaami is invisible. The avtaars (vibhavam) happened
long ago.
AzhwAr performs saranagathy to the archa roopams. In this ten, he says “nin adiyiNai adaindhEn aNipozhil ThiruvarangatthammaanE!”.
1. “yEzhi, yEthalan.. keezhmagan ennaadhu irangi maRRavarkku innaruL
surandhu….”
Guhan- illiterate, immersed in sensual pursuits; always kills (vbeing ahunter); lowly caste; Still, You showered Your grace on him; and also said further, “This darting, deer eyed Seethai is your friend; this younger brother brother of yours- LakshmaNan is also my younger brother”- Not just that. He added that You are my friend; the fifth brother (in our family). (Kamban says “Guganodum ivaranOm”) Such “vaLLal” You are. These words of Yours are rining in my heart always. Hence, Oh merciful Lord! Sri Ranga swAmI! AdiyEn surrenders at Your Feet!
2. Not even a human birth; (like Gugan)- monkey; Vaayu puthran (due
to this birth of being a son of Vaayu, false pride could have come in-
“Vaadham maa magan”). Still, You befriended him; and also said “There is
no paying back for the upakaaram you did” ; “Oh faultless speaker! Let
me enjoy the pleasure of embracing you,” (Vaaymaiyinaayudan udanE uNban
naan) . What a
Sowlabhyam! I wish this should happen to adiyEn also. Hence, adiyEn
surrenders at Your Lotus Feet, Oh Sri Ranga SwamI!
3. GajEndran- the elephant, went into the most beautiful lotus pond, and plucked the flower from there. The strong crocodile pulled its leg. The elephant thought of Your Lotus Feet and surrendered then and there. You ferociously, immediately jumped to protect the one that has held Your Feet. Realising Your anger to the virOdhis of those who surrender to You, adiyEn surrenders at Your Feet, Oh Ranganatha Swami!
4. Sumukan – snake, was chased by Garudan and the snake surrendered to You. When, that poisonous snake, when chased by Garudan, surrendered to You, saying, “You should save me; You alone are my refuge”. You saved him by handing over to Garudan as His protection for Him to provide shelter to the snake. These yamakinkarar are all cruel and can do anything to me. I am scared and surrender to You, realising what You did to that Sumukan, Oh Sri Ranganatha Swami!
5. (Above four pAsurams are on Lord’s mercy on hunter, monkey, elephant and snake). When the Nithras and the earthly people, come together and pay their obeisance to You, PerumAnE! You made that brahmin – vedic scholar (by name Govindhaswami of ThiruvEmkatam enjoy Your Lotus Feet and said “Stay on the earth some more time and enjoy and then come to Me”. AdiyEn surrenders at Your Feet, Oh Sri Rnga swAmi!
6. MarkkaNdEyan- the son of Vedic scholar, a sage was sought by Yama for taking his (son’s) life away. MaarkaNdEyan suurnedered to You, and You accepted him and saved him as his rakshakan. You got angry with Yama. You made MaarkaNdEyan always be at Your Feet since then. To make adiyEn also on the same token at Your Feet, adiyEn surrenders to Your Feet, Oh Swami who has His Yoga nithrA at Sri Rangam!
7. PerumAnE! Saantheebini- a brahmin taught You (when You were KaNNan), the Vedas, the second birth with upanayanam, etc. He asked for a Guru dhankshiNai “My darling son has disappeared and I don’t know where he is. Please get him back to me.” You brought him back from Yama lOkam. Such most wonderful Lord, Sri RanganAtha Swami! AdiyEnn surrenders to Your Feet.
8. One great vedic scholar- brahmin, came to You (KaNNan) and said “My
father! You are my rakshakan. I surrender to You. My wife and children
are missing.”. You took pity on him and in front of all those enemies (who
teased the brahmin for going to You to get back his family), You got them
back to him. Oh Sri Ranganatha Swami! Most Powerful Lord! adiyEn surrenderss
to You!
9. The great king- the chief of kings- the strongest emperor- Thondaimaan
Chakravarrtthi- became Your object of mercy. You taught him the most esoteric,
the most powerful, the unparalleled Ashtaaksharam, by staying with him
for seven naazhigai and teaching him seven meanings( of “8”?). Having realised
that adiyEn surrenders You, the One who measured the whole Universe
and ruled the same, Oh Sri Ranganatha Swami!
10. This ten is sung by Thirumangai mannan0 Kaliyan. This ten is on the Swami of Srirangam Divya Desam. This SarvEshawaran is unparalleled, unbounded greatest Sarvagnan. He has ChakrAyudham; He is My Swami. He adores His BhakthAs. Og Bhagawathas! Think of Sri Ranganathan and dance and sing this ten. If you sing this ten, all your paapams will run away and not stay with you anymore.
AzhwAr surrendered to Sri Ranganathan saying, “AazhivaNNA! Ninnadi
adaindhEn”.. and with the assuaging assurance from the Lord, he proceeds
to have the blissful darshan of archavataars of other Divya Desams. Here
is on ThiruppEr PerumAL.
1. This Lord holds Sanghu and Chakram in His resplendent hands; He has the most beautiful colour of dark clouds; He is known for all His most auspicious KalyANa gunAs true to the saasthras, in its entirety; He shows His KalyANa gunAs to those who hold on to Him; He enslaves all those who surrender to His Lotus Feet as His Seshans (eternal servants); He is reclining on AnanAthAzhwAn in ThiruppEr Divya dEsam, which is full of beautiful fertile fields; (Accharyam! What a wonder!) Having uttered the divine names of this Lord, I have been saved!
2. The big deep seven oceans, the huge seven mountains, the space, the most beautiful vast earth, - all of these were simply swallowed during mahA praLayam and spat them out afterwards by my Swami. He is the Lord of ThiruppEr Divya Desam who is loving and most merciful to His bhakthAs. I have been saved uttering His divine name.
3. Bhagawaan- created four faced bramhA, from the lotus off His navel;
He freed Sivan from the sin of the skull (of brahmA) that got stuck to
him, and blessed him “as earlier, rule the celestial worlds (Deva lokam..)”
He reclines of AdhisEshan like a huge dark mountain at this Divya Desam
of ThiruppEr- He is SarVeshawaran and having just desired to enjoy Him,
I have
been saved!
4. Oon amar thalai onRu yEndhi ulagam ellam thirium eesan/
een amar shaapam neekaay enna voN punalai eendhaan/
Brahma kabaalam (the skull of brahma that was removed by Sivan) with the associated flesh was stuck to Sivan’s hand and he went around the worlds to get freed begging for filling that skull (if it gets filled, he will be free). It never got filled. Sivan went to SarvEshawarn Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan and pleaded “The saapam is quite strong and is difficult to get rid off. Please help me to remove my sorrow. “ Oh EmperumaanE! You just sprinkled a drop of the shining lustrous sweat (voN punal) from Your broad most beautiful Chest.. and filled the skull. You are here at ThiruppEr Divya Desam, which is so fertile and beautiful. You are the Lord of Nithyasooris, and by uttering Your Divine Name, I have been saved!
5. You simply tore open the asurA’s mouth effortlessly, KaNNA! – like that Devas assembled and praised You.. You did also this : You appeared as Lord Narasingam with tremendour ferocious laughter and sound, lustrous like a lightning, tore open the chest of strong hiraNyan and killed him to Your heart’s content and greatest rejoice. The one who has chakrA in His hand is the Lord of ThiruppEr, and uttering His name, I have been saved.
6. In order to save and get back PiraaTTi, You built a bridge across the Ocean using mountains to reach lankA, and cut the twenty hands by aiming arrows victoriously. He stays at this Divya Desam of ThiruppEr, where four Vedas are recited; and listening to their high pitched Veda gOsham by brahmins, the fishes jump (with fear) out of ponds. Having just desired to pay my obeisance to this Emperumaan, I have been saved!
7. KaNNan -Kutti darling of deiva nangai YashOdhai, ate butter (stealing it from the kitchen) which angered his mother. She threw the matthu (the stick that is used for churning the buttermilk) at Him and also tied Him. SarvEshawaran- ParamAthmA- simply stood innocent like a small guilty boy to be tied down (to a pillar “mother”) with a small rope by His human mother. (yetthiRam iNaitthiRandhEngiya yeLivE!) He is here at ThiruppEr Divya Desam. Uttering his name daily, I have been saved!
8. KaNNAn, to the knowledge of the whole seven worlds, killed the seven bulls effortlessly to hug the beautiful creeper like ThirumEni (Divine body) of Nappinaai PiraaTTi in aayar paadi. This Lord is here at ThiruppEr Divya Desam, by utterance of His name daily, I have been saved.
9. Four Vedas, Five yaagams, six a~ngas of Vedantham (like VyakaraNam), - these were deeply learnt by scholars who are better than even Devas are staying at ThiruppEr Divya Desam, since time of creation. The Lord who is at this Divya Desam , who captured the hearts of these scholars of ThiruppEr, is also staying in my heart permanently.
10. This ten is on the Lord of ThiruppEr Divya Desam, where the Lord reclines on the bed of AdhisEshan. This is sung in chaste beautiful Tamil by Kaliyan, who has got strong shoulders. Those who read them and dance and sing them, will SURELY reach Paramapadham.
In this ten, ThirumangaiAzhwAr goes to Thirunandhipura viNNagaram,
and sings this yet another excellent ten.
1.("He says, "SarvEshwaran is the antharyaami of anything and everything.").
SarvEshwaran- the One who grants bhOgam and mOksha palans to beings; who
is Antharyaami of five elements (Pancha bhoothams); the One who executes
and directs, the awakening of mind, the dream and the final death - Sarva
nirvaahakan; the One who danced with the pot; is here at Nandhipura
biNNagaram Divya Desam; Oh mind! Attempt to reach there!
2.("He is the One who helps us from distress" - says AzhwAr-). If you try to act as what I say, there is a way for being saved. During praLayam, He ate everything in saptha lOkams (seven worlds) and made His ThirumEni still appear as normal; He is our Swami. He is dark hued lord, who is at Nandhipura viNNagaram. Oh mind! Attempt to reach there.
3.The upper seven lokams, seven oceans, - everything, without leaving
anyone or anything behind, He swallowed them during praLayam (cosmic cycle),
and brought them back again during creation; He, the One who has vast broad
Divine Chest, the Greatest Swami, who,\m we all simply adore; - is here
staying permanently at Nandhipura viNNagaram, which is beautiful and
fertile. Oh mind! Attempt to reach there!
4.When raakshasaas, (of lankA) came with curved teeth and with ferocity,
saying "Let us fight", Sri Ramapiraan, simply made their bodies crush and
fall down, with His powerful arrows; - Such Sarva shakthan, most victorious
Lord- is staying permanently at Nandhipura viNNagaram, where clouds loiter
amidst the most beautiful honey dripping mango tree filled gardens. Oh
mind!
Proceed to reach there!
5.Sri Ramapiraan- who made effortlessly the shoulders and legs of asurAs
of lankA, who came to fight angrily, get crushed with His string of arrows;
SarvEshwaran, who has the Naandhakam (sword), ChakrA, bow, gadhA( KoumOdhakI),
Paancha janyam (Sanghu), et al in His divine resplendent hands; - is here
at this Divya Desam of Nandhipura viNNagaram, permanently. Oh
mind! Attempt to reach there!
6.The unparalleled, than oppaaril appan, Sri Raman, went in the dense forests, along with His younger brother Ilaya perumAL, and His consort SitA PiraaTTi. That greatest Lord is here permanently at this Divya Desam of Nandhipura viNNagam, where cuckoos jump from trees to trees; singing (cooing) and peacocks dance to those tunes. Oh mind! Attempt to reach there!
7.With no issues, Nandhan became quite depressed and the Lord, appeared in the midnight, without letting anyone know of His arrival, to alleviate His father's worry. That little KaNNan is here at Nandhipura viNNagaram. Devas, come here and pay obeisance to this Lord, by offering most fragrant flowers, saying, "He is my Swami". ("enthai ivan" enRu amarar gandha malar kOndu thozha ninRa nagarthaan..). Oh mind! Attempt to reach this Divya Desam, which was built by Nandhi king as his kaimkaryam.
8.Sage Sanaka et al, sing sweetly and praise Him saying, "There is none equal to Him; Thinking further, for meditation, He is the only Vishayam for dhyaanam" (eNNil ninaivu eydhi ini illai maRai enRu muniyaaLar). Devas assemble and say, "There is no more beautiful Divya Desam than this" and offer flowers here. Such great Divya Desam is Nandhi pura viNNagaram. Oh mind! Attempt to reach there!
9.The vast large earth appeared to be engulfed by full of waters, and
in such away, even during that time when the praLayam waters strike, those
who do not trespass SarvEshwaran's commands (saasthric instructions) and
follow them faithfully, never lose their sarIram (i.e. always they will
be with the Lord, by attaining mOksham.). Oh mind! Of you realize that
well, you will
know to proceed to Nandhipura viNNagaram Divya Desam, where our SarvEshwaran,
stays permanently.
10.This ten is on the Lord of Nandhipura viNNagaram Divya Desam where clouds move in the middle of charming cool honey filled gardens. This SarvEshwaran has in His hands, lustrous ever-shining strong ChakrA, and Sanghu. This ten is composed by Kaliyan. Those who read this ten will have all their paavams (sins- karmic diseases) vanished.
Narayana! Narayana! Narayana!
ThirumangaiAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan
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