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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)

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  Periya Thirumozhi 4.1- "kaaraandha thirumEni KaNNan amardhu uRaiyum idam.."

1.  Sriya: Pathi- Madhavan's permanent residence is this Thirunaangoor ThirutthEvanaar thogai, situated on the southern banks of well  spread river MaNNi. The flowers that bloom at the correct season, in a dense manner are collected by this river's noisy waves to the fields at the shores, where the bees sing "thEthhu"... (sort of humming).

2. (an excellent Pasuram!) "yaavaiyumaay yaavarumaay yezhilvEdhap poruLgaLumaay/
moovarumaay mudhalaaya moortthi amarndhu uRaiyum idam.."-

Chethanas, achEthanas (being, non-being)- everything's cause is He; the essence and content of Vedas is He; He is the One who is the Trinity for creation, destruction and protection and is the antharyaami for Brahma and Sivan- He stays at ThirutthEvanaar thogai at all times. This place is where people have conquered even kings, (who hold strong battle weapons, and who fight riding on the horses); where Devas come to pay obeisance to this Lord; where, there are dense gardens found everywhere.

3. "vaaNaadum maNNaadum maRRumuLLa palluyirum/
thaanaaya emperumaan thalaivan amarndhu uRaiyumidam"

Parampadham, the earth below, the lives that live in all other words even, - are all His property; He is such Greatest Lord; - that
SarvEshawaran resides at ThirutthEvanaar thogai, where the rich (with bhakti) brahmins live; where there are lovely gardens
with fresh fragrant honey dripping flowers bloom in large numbers.

4. "indranum, imaiyavarum, munivargaLum, yezhilamaindha/
chandhamalarch chathurmukhanum, kadhiravanum, chandranum/
"enthai enakku aruL" yena, ninRu aruLum idam..."

DevEndran, other Devas, sanakaadhi rishis, Brahma (one who is blessed to have learnt all Vedas, born of Lotus), Sooryan (Sun),
Moon, et al, appeal to Him with folded hands "Oh our father! Please bless us". and SarvEshwaran heeds to their request
and is present at ThirutthEvanaar thogai to bless them. It is a beautiful place with lots of gardens.

5. "anDamum, alai kadalum, avanigaLum, kulavaraiyum/
uNda piraan uRaiyum idam..."

The Universe, the wavy Oceans, the jambhudhveepam (earth and other planets), the mountains, etc.. were all simply swallowed by Him (during Cosmic cycle) in order to protect them; Such Most Merciful, upakaarakan- is here at ThirutthEvanaar thogai, where most valuable stones/gems like Diamond, golden particles and sandal, agil, are all collected or swept aside by the noisy waves of the river maNNi; where strong people reside.

6. (Beautiful!) "jnAlamellam amudhu seydhu naanmaRaiyum thodaraadha /
Baalakanaay aalilaiyil paLLikoLLum paraman idam.."

As a small Boy, He swallowed the whole Universe, and reclined on the Banyan leaf- such Greatest Sarvaadhikan- SarvEshwaran - can not be described in full, even by the greatest of Great proofs (pramaaNams), i.e. four Vedas- Such Most Wonderful Lord resides (such a sowlabhyan is He!) at ThirutthEvanaar thogai, where there are densely grown red paddy fields, (in which fishes jump hither and thither), on the southern banks of river MaNNi.

7. "odaadha vaaLairiyin uruvaagi hiraNyanai/ vaadaadha
vaadaadha vaLLugiraal piLandhanaindha maaladhidam.."

The impossible (phenomenon of) Lion faced Human form, Lord Narasinghan, appeared (to adhere to Brahma's boon
conditions in toto), and tore the chest of hiraNyan with His straight, sharp, nails. Such Most strongest Lord resides at
this sthlam of ThirutthEvanaar thogai, where it is required to only write down volumes of books about the wealth of
the residents of this place; where gardens surround the whole place with lots of fresh flowers..

8. "vaaraarum iLa~nkongai maithiliyai maNam puNarvaan/
kaaraarthiN chilaiiRuttha thanikaaLai karudhumidam.."

In order to marry Maithili (the princess of Mithilaa), the most feminine and Beautiful One, the unparalleled Chakravartthi Thirumagan, Sri  Raman broke the most strongest bow effortlessly. Such Greatest Lord,  SarvEshawaran resides at this sthalam of ThirutthEvanaar thogai, where people (of great unbounded immeasurable wealth  and those who recite Vedas, stay; where
the place is full of gardens with beautiful flowers .

9. "kumbhamigu mathayaanaip paaganodu kulaindhuveezhak/
koMbhadhanaip paRitthu yeRindha kootthan amarhdu uRaiyum idam.."

With large head, the strong Kuvalayaapeetam elephant, along with its mahout were made to fall on the ground dead by Lord
KaNNan,(the dancer), when He broke the tusks of the strong elephant  effortlessly. Such Strongest Lord resides at this sthalam of
ThirutthEvanaar thogai, where the most fragrant seNbhaga flowers bloom; where the red golden ramparts surround the whole
place.

10. "kaaraandha thirumEni KaNNan amardhu uRaiyum idam.."

The Most Beautiful dark hued, cloud coloured (in Divine form) KaNNan, most willingly resides permanently at this sthalam
of ThirutthEvanaar thogai, which is surrounded by beautiful gardens. About this, Thirumangai AzhwAr sang this ten, and those
who recite them, will be BLESSED TO STAY ALONG WITH NITHYARS AT SRI VAIKUNTAM.

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.2- ChakravartthiThirumagan resides at ThiruVaNpurudOtthamam

1. The Lord who had built a bridge across the vast ocean and aimed just one arrow to cut the heads of rAvaNan, the chief of Lanka, and let VibhIshaNan ascend the throne. Such Greatest Chakravartthi Thirumagan resides at this sthalam of Thirunaangoor Thiru VaNpurudOtthamam. His most beautiful place is full of densely Grown jack fruit trees, seNbhaga trees, mango trees and the most fragrant flowery gardens everywhere.

2. This Lord of ThiruvaNpurudOttham is the One who danced on the most poisonous snake KaaLingan, by jumping on its heads from the branch of kadambha tree… He tamed the snake and danced on it.. Such Greatest Lord resides here. He is the Chief of Devas. This place is full of  Vedic scholars, Brahmins who groom fire (agni) for Nithya karmas performing  agnihOthram; who have learnt four Vedas; five Yaaghams and Six Veda a~ngas.

3.   The small cowherd Boy KaNNan, who ate the food that was meant to be offered for Indran, due to which angry Indran had sent torrential  rains on them; KaNNan lifted with great ease, the huge Govardhana mountain and saved the cattle from the heavy downpour. Such most wonderful Lord resides at ThiruvaNpurudOttham, in which peacocks dance gracefully and bees sing mellifluously.

4. KaNNan, who had broken the ivory tusk of Kuvalayaapeetam elephant, Killed its mahout, entered the palace gate and destroyed the warriors (chaaNooran and mushtikan), and kicked Kamsan. Such most strongest Lord- SarvEshwaran resides here at this sthalam of ThiruvaNpurudOtthamam, in which, red paddy fields have grown in the middle of sugar cane plants.

5. This Lord, who had cut the thousand shoulders of VaaNaasuran and chased away Sivan et al who had come to support VaaNan; who had kicked the asurA who appeared as a wheel (sakatAsuran); resides at this sthalam of Thirunaangoor ThiruvaNpurudOtthamam, which is surrouded by tall buidlings that even hide the rays of Sun and the flags that are tied at the top of these buildings touch even the sky.

6. The Lord, who had grown H….U….G…E to measure the whole Universe with His Lotus Feet (when He begged for three measures of earth from bhali), and when He took Trivikrama avathaar, Brahma praised Him and offered his obeisance, washed His Lotus Feet with waters that became Ganges waters; Such Greatest Lord, KaNNan has come for the sake of His Bhakthas (us), the Lord of Great Sowlabhyam, to this sthalam of Thiru Naangoor ThiruvaNpurudOtthamam, where the buds of kO~nghu tree flowers are like the tender breasts of the beautiful women folks of this sthalam; the red Ambhal flowers are like the coral red lips and the red lotuses, like the beautiful faces of theirs. Such lovely place with flowers, gardens and people is this sthalam.

7. The most ferocious angry Lord Narasinghan, who had torn the chest of most strongest hiraNyan, and stirred the blood of his; the Lord who had ripped open the Kesi asurA (horse) and killed him; - such Most Greatest Lord resides at this sthalam of ThiruvaNpurudOtthamam, in which, when young beautiful women play, their bangles and the toe anklets make jingling sounds.

8. This Lord is the One who had removed the sorrow (sin) of Sivan, (who has the beautiful long, large eyed Parvathy as a part of his body) when his hand was stuck with the skull of Brahma and was wandering begging with that skull. Such Most merciful SarvEshawaran, “Parama kaaruNikO Bhagawaan”, resides at this sthalam of Thiru- vaNpurudOtthamam, where the beautiful fishes that live in the ponds, get scared when the nearby coconut tree drops the coconut in the midst of densely grown tall kamugu trees and jump into the next pond.

(What a narration by AzhwAr, describing all at one stroke..)

9. The Lord, SarvEshwaran created Brahma, (the one who created The red haired Sivan, who has crescent moon on his head).  How? He created Brahma from the Lotus that emerged from His Lotus Navel. Such Most wonderful Lord- the Primordial Chief- stays at this sthalam of ThiruvaNpurudOtthamam, in which the lady monkey (that hugs the infant monkey tightly to its belly) sits on banana trees, eats the bananas plucked from the trees and sleeps on the branches of mango trees.

10. ThirumangaiAzhwAr, the king of Thiruvaali surrendered to the Lotus Feet of Emperumaan Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan, who resides at this sthalam of ThiruvaNpurudOttham, where world renowned Vedic scholars, brahmins reside. He sang these ten
verses on this Emperumaan of ThiruvaNpurudOtthamam and those who recite (or read) them will enjoy unbounded limitless Anandham on this earth and then join Nithyars.

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.3- adiyEn kaNdu koNdu allal theerndhEnE..

SemponseykOil: 5 km from Seergazhi, in Thirunaangoor.

Moolavar: PeraruLaaLan, ninRa ThirukkOlam (Standing posture, facing east)
Uthsavar: Semponnarangar. (Hemarangar)
Thaayaar: Alli maamalar Naachhiyaar;

Prathyaksham to Rudhran.

(After rAvaNa vadham, Sri Rama stayed at DhrudanEthramuni’s Ashramam,and as per his advcie, offered a cow (made of Gold) to a brahmin (for crossing the ocean? Or for killing rAvaNan?) and that Brahmin built this temple using the cow (made of Gold); hence it is called Sem pon sey kOil, (the temple made of reddish Gold). Sivan, for his Brahmahartthi dhOsham, performed asvamEdha yaagham and during PoorNaahudhi, SarvEsharan, along with His PiraaTTis, showed Himself  to Sivan and as per his prayers, the Lord stays in eleven forms permanently for the sake of us.. Due to this, on the next night after Amavasya (New
moon) in Thai maasam,  all eleven Divya Desam PerumALs (on 11 Garudas), show Themselves together. IT IS DIVINE FEAST TO THE EYES.. All 11 Divya Desams of Thirunaangoor, were (it appears) made for Rudhran’s prayers. Once, a brahmin
boy by name Mukundan, son of Kaashyapan, came here due to his father’s (and his family’s) tremendous poverty , and did Ashtaakshara japam for 32,000 times to be blessed by PerumAL with lots of wealth..)

1. “kaaraNi mEgam ninRadhu oppaanaik kaNdu koNdu uyndhozhindhEn”

People all over the world come on groups and gather here to pay their obeisance; such Greatest Lord is most merciful and showers His grace here; He is like the dark rainy clouds (showering everywhere); My dear Swami; The One who has Periya PiraaTTi and BhUmi PiraaTTi on His sides; At this sthalam of SemponseykOil, in the middle of Thirunaangoor, I have been blessed to have the darshan of this greatest Emperumaan and been saved…

2. (Here AzhwAr is ecstatic about the Lord’s Most wonderful nature)
“piRappodu moopponRillavan; maRaip perum poruL; vaanavar kOn;
..kaNdu naan vaazhndhozhindhEnE..”( adadaaaa.. enna azhaghu)

This Emperumaan has got no births; deaths; He is the Ocean of ParipoorNa absolute bliss that never changes at any time;
He lives at all times- be it past, present and future; He is the Swettest like that of the essence of seven swaras; He is praised
Great by the Vedas; He is the Chief of Nithyasooris; -I have been blessed to have seen Him at this sthalam of SemponseykOil in the Midst of Thirunnangoor and have made my living...

3. (He exists everywhere; antharbahithschathassarvam vyaapya naaraayaNasthithah:)
kadal niRa vaNNanRannai naan adiyEn kaNdukoNdu uyndhozhindhEnE”

The solid space, the fire, water, the moon, the sun, the beings on this earth, the non beings that spread everywhere, - in all of these, He exists as the antharyaami (the indweller); the blue ocean coloured Lord; - Sarva swamin; my Swami;  (akila jagadh Swamin; asmin Swamin) – I am blessed to have seen such Greatest SarvEshwaran at this sthalam of SemponseykOil, where Brahmins, in  the likes of Brahma live.

4. “vasaiaRu kuRaLaay maavali vELviyil maNNaLavittavanRannai
.. uyarmaNi magudam choodi ninRaanaik kaNdu koNdu
uyndhozhindhEnE..”

Without showing any fault in His form, He appeared as a small dwarf like boy, Vaamanan and measured the universe during the yaagham of Bhali’s; the Lord, who reclines on ThiruppaRkadal, and is praised and prostrated at His Lotus feet by the unwavering
and unflickering minded Nithyasooris; the Lord, who has the most lustrous shining Crown (full of emerald);- I am blessed to have
seen Him and been saved at this sthalam of SemponseykOil, where people like Brahma live.

5. “kaamanai payanRaanthannai naan adiyEn kaNdu koNdu
uyndhozhindhEnE..”

Chakravartthi Thirumagan, Sri Raman, the One who showers His grace most mercifully with motherly affection, to those who come to Him, with no other refuge or alternative, praising “Oh Lord, the One who destroyed the cruel, fire-like minded asurAs!”. – Such Most compassionate Lord, stays here at this sthalam which is full of honey dripping flowers and gardens. I am blessed to have seen Him and been saved at this sthalam of SemponseykOil.

6. (AzhwAr continues to enjoy Sri Rama..) “alli malaraaL thannodu
adiyEn kaNdu koNdu allal theerndhEnE..”

Sri Raman built the bridge across the vast deep ocean, using huge mountain rocks.. ; Then He aimed the unparalleled, unmatched arrows at lankA, that is surrounded by tall ramparts on top of the huge mountains, sending shivers and chills through the spines of
rAkshasaas there. – I am blessed to have seen such Greatest Emperumaan along with His Divine Consort Periya PiraaTTi,
seated on Lotus flower and been saved of my grievances and sins/sorrows at this sthalam of SemponseykOil, where Brahmins who know all four Vedas, and are of great(spiritual) wealth reside.

7. “anjank kuNram ninRadhu oppaanaik kaNdu koNdu
allal theernahdEnE..”

The angry Kuvalayaapeetam elephant, the bow (that was aimed to kill Him) and the wrestlers (ChaNooran, Mushtikan), were all simply destroyed by Emperumaan KaNNan; the Lord, who angered on Kamsan and finished him off, the Most Youthful Lord, the blue cloud coloured Lord, the One who stands firm and solid like the anjana mountain, - I am blessed to have seen Him and been
saved at this sthalam of SemponseykOil, where sweet (hitha bhaashis) soft spoken people reside.

8. Emperumaan, who had cut the 1000 shoulders of VaaNan, with His ChakrAyudham, who stands on the mountain of Thirumala,
who is praised and is the essence of all Vedas, like the lamp shedding light everywhere, who stands firm and solid, where His
devotees enjoy seeing His Divine Beauty and where He continues to stay at all times for them; - Such most glorious SarvEshwaran, I am blessed to have seen Him at this sthlam of SemponseykOil and been saved..

9. “kaLankanivaNNA! KaNNanE! enRan kaarmugilE! yena
ninaindhittu/ uLankanindhirukkum adiyavar thangaL
uLLatthu ooRiya thEnai/ ..vaLankoL pErinbham manni
ninRaanai vaNaghi naan vaazhtthozhindhEnE..”

“Oh Lord! The One who looks like the “KaLaappazham”.! KaNNaa! To my eyes’ greatest satisfaction, You show Yourself
in dark cloud hued colour!”- like that, devotees enjoy addressing Him to their hearts’ content- He stays in the hearts of such great
Bhagawathas and also stays at this sthalam of SemponseykOil in the same manner (for their satisfaction), where Vedic scholars
and learned ones stay.. I am blessed to have seen Him at this sthalam and paid my obeisance to Him.

10. This ten is about the Lord of SemponseykOil, lying in the midst of Thirunaangoor and is sung by Thirumangaimannan, about his
having seen Him and been saved. Those who read these ten, will become great kings and bring the whole earth under one umbrella (Srivaishnava umbrella?) and then become like Nithyasooris.

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.4- Kutti KaNNan is the Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam!

1. The Lord who took His avtaar so as to let the crowns of DuryOdhanaadhis, their valour, their self respect, their wives’ mangaLa soothram (Thirumaangalyam), Vasudevar’s (His father) hand clasps, etc.. drop on the ground; - who saved the elephant GajEndran, KaNNan, is the Red Lotus eyed Lord of ThirutheRRoyambalam Divya Desam, where The betel nut trees rain white pearls from them on the fertile fields underneath, and where large lotus flowers with number of petals, grow to enter into the holes of crabs.

2. The cruel, cunning, demon Poothanai, took a beautiful form like YashOdhA, (who is feminine and wears golden bangles in her long hands), and when this raakshasi took her breast out of her “kacchu” (blouse?), and fed the infant Kutti KaNNan with a false pretension of affection and kindness. The Greatest Lord KaNNan, as an infant, joyously sucked the poisonous breast milk of Poothanai along with her life itself. This little KaNNan, is the Red Lotus eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam, where the anklets worn at the small tender feet of large eyed girls, make musical sounds and where the beautiful feathered bees hum with charming music roam on the flowers, and these sounds are like that of small infant’s babbling.

3. The Kutti KaNNan, as young Boy of Aayar kulam, entered through little holes for eating the just churned butter (which is so fresh and warm), and pulled the sari end of those long eyed cowherd women, which made them giggle and happy. Such Greatest Parama Sowlabhyan, SarvEshwaran who roamed in the streets of the entire idaicchEri, Is the Red Lotus eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam, where the tall coconut trees drop their fruits that erode the banks of the river whose waters bring along the mango fruits gathered on the way.

4. For getting the most beautiful feminine Nappinnai PiraaTTi, KaNNan, fought against the most strong legged, angry, bulls with curved horns, and killed them effortlessly and married Nappinnai. Such dark hued, Lord of cloud colour, is the Red Lotus
eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam, which is full of large buildings impregnated with gems, and emerald stones, and where the most fragrant filled breeze makes the moon not willing to cross and go away from this place.

5. The Most Beautiful, most compassionate, Periya PiraaTTi, (who has lustrous white pearl like white teeth)’s bright pearl  necklace and jewel bedecked KaNdigai, that are worn on Her breasts, and similarly the ornaments of Nappinaai PiraTTi’s – they all gently rub the most strongest broad Divine Chest of Emperumaan, and due to which His beauty does not change and gets
further glorified, - Such Emperumaan has mountain like huge shoulders. This Lord is the Red Lotus Eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam, where the young, sweet, soft spoken women, with their bow like large beautiful eyes, arrest their men’s hearts and where the streets are full of tall, dense buildings are seen.

6. About Chakravarthi Thirumagan, Sri Raman, “Thinking He is like me, being a king, (like yet another king (Kshathriyan)), he has come to fight against me” roared rAvaNan. Like that the egoistic rAkshasa king of demons, had no fear. His ten heads and twenty hands were simply cut off simultaneously by Lord Ramam. Such unparalleled Lord- SarvEshwaran, is the Red Lotus Eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam, where deer like women, have beautiful green parrots in their hands and teach them.

7. In the most exquisitely beautiful short Brahmachari form with the pooNool, and with the little deer skin (tied to the pooNool), on His Divine ThirumEni, walked gloriously into the yaagham performed by Bhali, and as if He needs them, asked for three measures of the earth. This unparalleled Lord is the Red Lotus Eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam., where the clear river waters carry with them, the red colour of kumkumam / sandal that was smeared on the breasts of women (who had come to take bath).

8. The thaNdai (anklet) tied at the legs of Lord Varaahamoorthy, making jingling sounds with His movements- Like a huge Meru mountain, He lifted the Earth on His tusks and hugged BhUmi PiraaTTi. (That’s when Varaha Charama slOkam was born-in that ecstasy of Emperumaan- Thanks to most compassionate BhUmi PiraaTTi and most merciful Emperumaan .) This Varaaha moorthy is the Red Lotus Eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam, where the Vedic hymns can be heard in all eight directions.

9. Saptha (Seven) dweepams, the tall mountains, like that all eight directions, all places, all worlds, were all found to be deeply submerged in great oceans- Emperumaan immediately retained the whole Universe in it stomach for protecting the same. Such Greatest Most merciful Emperumaan is the Red Lotus Eyed Lord of ThiruttheRRiyambalam, where Brahmins who have
learnt all four Vedas live. .

10. This ten pAsuram set of ThirumangaiAzhwAr (the one who has sharp spear in his hand) is on the Red Lotus Eyed Lord of
ThiruttheRRiyambalam. Those who learn and read them, will be praised in this wealthy land, and will be the chiefs in Paramapadhams too.

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.5- SarvEshawarn- My Swami resides at ThirumaNikkoodam!!

1. The Lord, who alleviated the sorrows and sufferings of GajEndran, (who has the tree like trunk); who lifted the huge, big Govardhana mountain, to save the cattle from the torrential down pour; - is my Swami, residing at this sthalam of ThirumaNikkoodam, where the Cauveri river in its swift currents, gather golden particles along with it..

2. The Lord, who aimed the arrows, removing all sufferings caused by the asurAs; who sucked the breast (that glittered with poison) of Poothanai, having sword like teeth, and shouting with great noise; - Such most wonderful lord is My Swami residing in ThirumaNikkoodam, where river waters spread fragrance due to its carrying with it, the red kumkum paste that was smeared on the breasts of women having bimbha fruit like mouths.

3. The Lord, who killed Kesi asuran; who crawled in between two marudha trees and finished them; who destroyed the seven strong legged  bulls and hugged the shoulders of most feminine and beautiful Nappinnai PiraaTTi; is my Swami residing in ThirumaNikkoodam, where Brahmins who study and do research in them are well taken care of supported financially by others.

4. The Lord, who plucked the tusk of Kuvalayaapeetam elephant,( whose anger and actions could not be endured by anyone, and who has thick legs and trunk,) who climbed on the tree of kurundha and broke it; who ripped open the beak of the pakAsuran (who had appeared as the crane to kill Kutti KaNNan); who killed the seven bulls; is My Swami residing in ThirumaNikkoodam, where the lay monkeys eat mangoes, and jump to banana plants for eating the banana fruits due to which bees that drink honey there get scared and fly away.

5. The lowly lady raakshasi, Soorpanakai, came with large opened mouth, saying “I will eat SitA”, and was punished with her nose and ears getting cut by the darling younger brother of My Swami- SarvEshawaran, Sri Raman- resides at ThirumaNikkoodam, where the Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan stays eternally, along with his Divine consorts BhUmi PiraaTTi, the One who
never Sees Her devotees’ faults; and Periya PiraaTTi, who never ever leaves Him.

6. The Lord, who appeared as Fish, Vaamanan, Bird (Hamsam), Varaaham, Narasingam, Hayagreevan, et al, has the whole Universe, the Sun, the Moon, and everything under His command and control. Such Greatest most wonderful Swami is My Lord, who resides at ThirumaNikkoodam, where strong, most virtuous Brahmins (who  conquer even the Chozha, Pandya kings and make them run away) reside.

7. The mountains, the Space, the earth, the cool waters, the moon, the hot sun, the whole gamut of stars,  are all His properties. He owns them; Such Greatest Swami is my Swami, who resides at ThirumaNikkoodam, where the gentle most fragrant breeze, passes through the vast streets, paddy fields, gardens, the huge buildings etc..

8. When one tries do something, there is suspicion, fear or apprehension as to whether at all, we can perform such a task; - Such a fear; - the courage that one gets in order to carry out such a difficult work- such a courage; - the lie, that is
uttered and yields only bad fruits and none good; - such a lie;- the truth that is uttered, and gives only good to the utterer; - such a truth; - the clouds that (without expecting anything in return) protect the earth by showering rains on it,- the thunder, the lightning, etc.. etc.. – ALL of the above BELONG ONLY to SarvEshawaran; My Swami, who resides at ThirumaNikkoodam.

9. Sins(Paapams), Virtues (PuNyams), the mOksham, the bliss that one gets (by attaining mOksham), the sufferings (that one gets on this earth), the anger (that one gets, when failed in his attempt), the grace (anugraham), - (like that all other guNAs), are all His…Such Greatest Lord is My Swami;- who resides at Thiru maNikkoodam, where sages of the likes of Sanaka, and Devas like Indra, come here and praise Him saying “He alone is the Chief of the Brahma and Sivan.”

10. This ten of Thirumangaimannan, - (Kaliyan, who has the bright, sharp spear in his hand, ) is about the Divya Desam of ThirumaNikkodam and its Emperumaan, where the tall buildings touch even the moon;  Those who recite These ten pAsurams (or read their meanings) will be blessed to:

1. Rule this world;
2. Enjoy (later) the pleasures of IndralOkam; and then
3. Cut across the Soorya MaNdalam and enter and live in Parama padham.
 

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Periya Thirumozhi- 4.6- KannA! You alone are my rakshakan!

AzhWar surrenders to Thirunaangoor KaavaLampaadi PerumAL saying “You alone are my rakshakan”. An excellent ten pAsurams on Anayagatitvam!

1. “KaavaLampaadi KaNNanE! KaLaikaN neeyE!”. GajEndran, searched everywhere and finally arrived at a big pond, which was full of Lotus flowers. He entered into the pond and went to the middle to pluck one big beautiful lotus to offer to Emperumaan. He uttered AdhimoolamE fearing that the lotus in his hand may not reach the Lord at all and was saved by the Lord Sriman Narayanan, (who came to remove GajEndran’s sorrows and sufferings from the crocodile.). Oh Such Greatest EmperumaanE! KaNNA! The One who shows Himself gracefully at Naangai KaavaLampaadi! You alone are my rakshakan.

2. “KaNNanE! KaavaLanthaNpaadiyaay! KaLaikaN neeyE!” Oh KannA! The One who brought back the Earth on Your horn (as Varaaha Moorthy; the One who took a small boy form as Vaamanan (as per the requests of Devas to reduce or remove Mahabhali’s strengths and begged for mere three measures of the earth from Bhali! The One who is at Naaangai kaavaLampaadi! You alone are my rakshakan!

3. KarutthanE! KaavaLanthaNpaadiyaay! KaLaikaN neeyE!”KannA! The One who is most powerful, and who offered the
shining crown and the strength to Sugreevan (who came in alliance with You to support You) by aiming
an arrow to the strong chest of the angry Vaali! The One who is at Naaangai KaavaLampaadi! You alone are my rakshakan!
(Karutthan means: Most strongest, the One who does; the  Lord; or Karthaa (doer))

4. EmperumaanE! The One who wears the most victorius anklets at the at Your Feet! The One who offered the kingdom to VibhIshaNan by making the ten strong heads of rAvaNan fall on the ground in the battle field! The One who is at Naaangai KaavaLampaadi! You alone are my rakshakan!

5. Oh Lord! The One who has eternally Youthful, most feminine, Most beautiful Periya PiraaTTi always in Your chest! The One
who danced effortlessly on the head of most poisonous KaaLingan snake! The One who is at Naaangai KaavaLampaadi!
You alone are my rakshakan!

6. OH EmperumaanE! The One who killed the wrestlers ChaaNooran, and Mushtikan at the entrance of Kamsan’s palace! The One who simply made all other strong kings fall dead in the battle field (of Bharatham)! The One who is at Naaangai KaavaLampaadi! You alone are my rakshakan!

7. Oh Lord! The One who plucked the tusk of Kuvalayaapeetam elephant! The One who went as a messenger for Pancha paandavaas in order to give them the kingdom that is due for them! The One who is here at Naaangai KaavaLampaadi!
You alone are my rakshakan!

8. “KaavaLampaadi mEya KaNNanE! KaLaikaN neeyE!” KannA! The One bright the most beautiful kaRpaka
tree immediately from the Indra lOkam, by fighting against Indran and winning over, and for the sake of Sathyabama
PiraaTTi! The One who is here at Naaangai KaavaLampaadi! You alone are my rakshakan! (This KaavaLampaadi was
established  by Indran himself, it is told- AzhwAr says that in the pAsuram- Purandharan seydha naangaik KaavaLampaadi
mEya KaNNanE”)

9. (A beautiful pAsuram! Please enjoy the transliteration too below!)

The Lord of Chandhas (Gayathri?)! The Niyamakan (the Director?) of that words that make the Chandas! The Chief of five elements (Pancha BhUtham)! The Primordial Chief! The Creator and Cause of all creations! The essence of everything! The essence of indescribable, incomprehensible Vedic truths! The One who is here at Naaangai KaavaLampaadi! You alone are my rakshakan!

“chandhamaay samayamaagich/
        chamaya aimbhUthamaagi*/
andhamaa aadhiyaagi/
        arumaRai avaiyum anaay!*
mandhamaar pozhilgaL thORum/
        mada mayilaalu naangai/
gandhamaar kaavaLanthaN/
        paadiyaay! KaLaikaN neeyE!”

10. This ten is about the Lord KaNNan who shows Himself gracefully at Naangai KaavaLampaadi where (wealthy) bramins live happily! The singer is Kaliyan and those who recite these ten beautiful Pasurams will become the kings of the whole earth, and rule all other “small” kings serving them.

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.7- " aa! aa! ivan adiyaan enRu aruLaayE!"

1. AzhwAr enjoys ThirumEni azhagu of Emperumaan!- Oh Lord! the One who has the vast dark blue hued Divine Body, which is so appealing and attractive to our eyes! The unparalleled One who shows Himself so gracefully at the Divya Desam of ThiruveLLakkuLam of Thirunaangoor, which is surrounded by tall strong ramparts, and where strong warriors who fight in the battlefield and conquer the enemies! ANNA! Please remove adiyEn’s sorrows!” (“aNNA! adiyEn idaraik kaLaiyaayE!”)

2. AzhwAr enjoys the beauty of the Lord wearing Thirutthuzhaay malai.. Oh Emperumaane! The One who wears the thuLasi maalai (garland) On Your head! Oh Lord! the One who resides permanently at Thiru- VeLLakkuLam, where great, unboundedly famous Brahmins live and where red lotus flower filled ponds are seen everywhere! My Swami! My Father! Please alleviate my sufferings!” (enthaay! AdiyEn idaraik kaLaiyaayE!”)

3. Oh Lord! the One who lifted the huge Govardhana tree to protect the cattle from torrential rains! The Lord who stands at ThiruveLLa kkuLam, where Vedic scholars (who perform nithya anushtanams well!- “nanRaaya perumpugazh vEdhiyar’) reside, and where evryone goes to pay their obeisance to You! Oh Lord of limitless, greatest virtues! Please remove my sufferings! (“nediyaay! adiyEn idar neekkE!”

4. Oh the Manly elephant! The One who broke the tusk of Kuvalayaapeetam elephant! The One who shows Himself so gracefully at ThiruveLLakkuLam which is surrounded by most beautiful honey dripping gardens! Oh Lord! Please bless me!  (“adiyEnukku aruL puriyaayE!”)

5. Oh most shining Lord! the One who stands on the ThiruvEmkata mountain, easily accessible to all for paying their obeisance!
Oh Lord! the One who is at ThiruveLLakkuLam, surrounded by cool tender, greenery gardens! Please remove the karmic
diseases of mine, the one who always sings in praise of You and reaches You! (“paadaa varuvEn vinaiyaayina paaRRE!”

6. Oh EmperumaanE! The One who built the bridge across the Ocean with mountains! Oh Wealthy Lord! the One residing at
ThiruveLLakkuLam, where good, nice people live in! Please  bless me to remove my sufferings completely! (“ellaa idarum kedumaaRu aruLaayE!”

7. Oh The Primordial Chief! The Chief of Cowherd folks! The One who holds a stick and took care
of cattle! The One who holds me as Your own.. and captured me completely! EmperumaanE! Periyaay! The One who is at
ThiruveLLakkuLam, where Brahmins knowing four vedas, live in and where the place is surrounded by paddy fields! Please bless adiyEn to remove my terrible sins! (:”maalE! en valvinai theertthu aruLaayE!”)

8. The Lord! who had brought the earth form troubled waters back on Your horn as the Greatest Varaaha rUpI! Bhaktha
jana vaathsalyaa! The Most compassionate NarayananE! Insatiable nectar! (ArAamudhE!-) the One who is at
ThiruveLLakkuLam, which is surrounded by most beautiful gardens! Please bless adiyEn! (ArAamudhE! AdiyERkku aruLaayE!)

9. Oh EmperumaanE! The One who has Periya PiraaTTi seated in Lotus flower resides and adorns Your chest! Lord (DevA!_ of ThiruveLLakkuLam, which is quite popular and famous among people and are always uttered and praised by them! Please take pity on me saying “aiyO! my daasan is suffering from samsaaric afflictions!”. (aa! Aa! adiyaan ivan! enRu aruLaayE!)

10. This ten is on the wealthiest Lord of ThiruveLLakkuLam where devoted, brahmins live in large numbers. This was
sung by Thirumangai Kaliyan, who has got strong shoulders. Those who are able to recite them (or read these meanings) Will be praised by others and join the band of NithyarsUris. (vallar ena vallavar vaanavar thaamE)

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.8- Lord-Indesribable even By Vedas has come to my heart!

1. My daughter, who has the red coral like mouth, says; “ Oh KaNNA! The One who broke the tusk of Kuavalayaapeetam elephant!; My Swami! The One who has the most beautiful dark hued Divine ThirumEni like Karu neydhal flower, and dark clouds!; She also sings on the Lord of Paartthan paLLi saying “Oh Divine consort of Periya PiraaTTi and the Lord, who stays at Thirunaangoor full of tall buildings!”.

2. My darling daughter, who has soft cotton like feet, says,” This Youth is the One  who killed the terrifying elephat that was sent by Kamsan! He is the most wonderful  and most greatest Lord who sucked the life (even as an infant) of Poothanai, the
who came with an ill intention!” She also sings on the Lord of PaartthanpaLLi, saying “ This Lord is Devaadhi Devan, residing at this sthalam where brahmins always live!”

3. She is not lime others who talk about one place for sometime and then about others. She always sings on Paartthan paLLi PerumAL. She says “He is the Master of all words and the Universe. He the male elephant is my enjoyment; He hugs the tender
breasts of young women (of Ayarkulam) and plays with them with flower balls; The four Vedas always keep searching and re-seraching His Greatnesss and KalyANA GuNAs (and is not able to see the boundary) -such Greatest Lord is He; He , the Most wonderful Lord stays here permanently at Thirunaangoor- Thus she sings on Paartthan PaLLi.

4. The mother laments and is worried that She has crossed her feminine limits.. My daughter, the one who wears bangles has now  gone ahead leaving her feminine shyness; She says “He is the One who built most wonderfully the bridge across the  deep ocean”; She sings that  He is the Deva Devan, residing at Paartthan Palli;

5. My girl says “My Master is the One who destroyed the lankA surrounded by oceans, and killed the asurAs; He is the warrior who has the great bow in His resplendent hand;” She sings, saying “This Lord is here at Paartthan paLLi, of Thirunaangoor
where tall buildings are there obstructing the moon’s path.. He is the One whose duty is to save others at all times” (One shall read Swami Desikan’s Upakaara Sangraham to understand this statement. ) Thus, she destroyed her femininity and is being talked about by all.

6. My darling daughter who speaks sweeter than even the tasty milk, says “He is My Swami who swallowed everything during PraLayam and saved the Universe and brought them out afterwards; He has lovely form  and colour like that of the dark blue oceans that surround the whole world; She also sings saying “He is Deva Devan of Paaarthan paLLi of Thirunaangoor where fishes jump merrily into the fertile fields;”

7. My girl whose feet are so tender, and thin, says “ My Swami is the One came searching for me and captured my heart; However much deep, it is not possible to measure His greatness by all Vedas at all times; He is so great! She sings saying” This Lord is the Deva Devan of Paartthan paLLi of Thirunaangoor, which is full of most beautiful gardens..”

8. My darling girl says “My Chief is the unparalleled Lord, praised by all worlds; He has got the weapons (Ayudhams) i.e. ChakrA, due to whose lustre, even Devas and The Sun and the Moon can not dare go near Him” He is most friendly and is close to those who are devoted to Him-says She. She sings saying “He is the Lord of Devas, and resides at PaartthanpaLLi of Thiru naangoor, where Brahmins who are like the Tilakam of South stay..”  Saying all this, being talked about by all, She has lost her feminine grace.

9. "KaNNan enRum vaanavargaL kaadhalitthu malargaL thoovum eNNan enRum inbhan enRum yEzhu ulagukku aadhi enRum...." adadaaa! My girl who always speaks softly and sweetly, says (now) “He is KaNNan”; He stays in the hearts of Devas who offer flowers at His Feet with lots of love For Him;- says She. She says “He grants bliss and Absolute happiness;”  he
also says “He is the Cause of all seven worlds;” She sings saying, “He is the Lord of Paarrtthan PaLLi, where strong tall buildings are seen”

10. This ten is about the Divya Desam of PaarrtthanpaLLi, where great Brahmins live.. This is as told by the mother of what the most beautiful lady talks about the Lord of this sthalam. Those who recite them (which is composed by Kaliyan), will live for ever at SrivaikuNTam.. blissfully.. (Please read these Tamil pAsurams; Very sweet and greatly rhyming!)

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.9- IndhaLoorirE! VaazhndhE pOm neerE!

Sriman Narayanan out of His own mercy on His devotees, appears in Thiru indhaLoor Divya Desam in ArchAvataar. ThirumangaiAzhwAr went to see His Divine Beauty there and enjoy. BUT….When he went there, He did not see AzhwAr; didn’t hug him and welcome him. Didn’t let him explain the purpose of his coming there. Here is AzhwAr’s LOVELY TEN… (I was told by my father that when AzhwAr went here at this sthalam, it was already closed. AzhwAr could not bear the closure of gate due to his love and bhakti for the Lord. He gets angry and he bursts out with this excellent ten.. )

1. “nummai thozhudhOm numtham paNi seydhirukkum num adiyOm/
immaikku inbham peRROm endhaay! IndhaLoorirE!/
emmaik kadidhaak karumam aruLi aavaa enRu iRangi/
nammai orukkaal kaatti nadanthaal naangaL uyyOmE?.

What a lovely pAsuram! Oh my mother like Lord, the One who is at Thiru indhaLoor! I held on to You, as the only means.
Now, adiyEn has become Your dAsan. At least once, if You take pity on me “aiyO!” this guy is my dAsan” and grants me
to perform kaimkaryam to You, quickly, will we (who do not aspire for any others) not be saved? (we will of course be saved.)

2. “enthaay! IndhaLoorirE! AdiyERkku Iraiyum iRangaayE!”
Oh My wealth, who always stays in my heart! Youthful Beautiful manly Lord, who is the object of immense enjoyment The Lord, who is at Thiruvaali! Oh Young elephant! The ever shining Brightest jyOthi! The ThirunaRaiyoor NambhI! My SwamI! IndhLoor PermaanE! All that You need to do is to please grant adiyEn perform kaimkaryam to You as Your dAsan.

3. “ayalaarum yEsuginRadhi idhuvE kaaNum IndhaLoorirE!”

Oh IndhaLoor SwamI! I have the desire to davrIr,(the One who has measured the Universe in just two steps and the One who has bee humming (flower bedecked) Crown) on this earth (here at this sthalam). We have lost ourselves and are mad with that intense deep ocean of great desire only. Others (neighbours) talk about us too for this madness. We also now talk about our desire. Be aware!

4. (A GREAT PAASURAM! Angry AzhwAr blasts PerumAL!)

“Vaasivalleer! IndhaLoorirE! VaazhndhE pOm neerE!”

adiyEn has been blessed to keep praising You, with intense love and desire for You. And this praise of mine has beocme (I think) has become my disqualification. Because, You, the One whose lustre and jyOthi is even brighter than the molten gold, are NOT showing Your Divine Most Beautiful brightest Form, to us, who, are wandering as Your dAsars (the whole world is aware of that)
Oh Lord who stays permanently at IndhaLoor Divya Desam! The One who knows everything! VaazhdhE pOm neerE! Live here happily (and alone!- as You don’t want us; You are not showing Yourselves to us)

5. “adyOmukkE Emperumaan alleerO neeR IndhaLoorirE!

Swami! DeavarI is the antharyaami of Fire and executes and directs him as the Nirvaahakan; You are the antharyaami of water; You are the one for the directions and the vast universe; oh Lord of IndhLoor Divya Desam! The One, who is like our Mother, Father, Swami, Kula naThan, et al,! You, being the Director /Antharyaami of all of them, Are You not our SwamI to enslave us and enable us perform eternal service to You, as Your dAsars (who have no other redemption Or refuge)?

6. (sweet pAsuram!)
solladhu ozhiyagillEn aRindha sollil* nummadiyaar/
ellarOdum okaa yeNNiyiRindhher * adiyEnai/
nallar aRiveer! Theeyaar aRiveer! Namakku ivvulagatthu/
ellam aRiveer IdhE aRiyeer IndhaLoorirE!

(What a beauty! Please read the Tamil version for its enjoyment! It brings tears in our eyes) Oh SwamI! The One who is at Thiru indhaLoor! I can not any more resist my telling this to You. If I need to tell (all that I know of), (it appears) You think I am just like everyone else. (illai SwamI; I am here Crying and weeping heavily for want of seeing You, while everyone Else is busy with their running amuck after material pursuits..) You, very well know who are all Your dAsras, and who can not live even Feel the separation from You; You know those who also CAN LIVE BEING SEPARATED from You as well (and live happily too Seeing TV and CDs); Knowing all this, still,, You (the Sarvagnan), DO NOT KNOW THIS TENDER HEART OF MINE THAT
MELTS suffering from this separation from You.

7. Oh IndhaLoor Swami! You do not desire for our kaimkrayams! You have made us realise and enjoy the kaimkarya rasam and
stopped with that. (You dropped us)  That’s why, out of suffering from that separation from You, we talked a bot different.. (like VaazhndhE pOm neerE!) You are not showing Your Lotus Feet to us; If You show Your Feet, will we not, right away, here itself (who are Your eternal servants) be blessed to be saved?

8. munnai vaNNam paalin vaNNam muzhudhum nilai ninRa*/
pinnai vaNNam koNdal vaNNam vaNNam eNNUngaal/
ponnin vaNNam maNiyin vaNNam puraiyum ThirumEni/
innavaNNam enRu kaatteer IndhaLoorirE!

(Again! Great pAsuram! Adadaa!) Oh Swami of IndhaLoor!Thinking of Your Divine Beautiful ThirumEni (Body): During
Krutha yugam, it was the milky white colour; During thrEthA Yugam It was the Golden colours; Dwapara Yiugam saw Your blue hued Neela maNi colour; At all time is Your dark cloud like colour (most merciful form and colour) Please show us Your colour
and form, Lord of IndhaLoor!

9. Oh IndhaLoor Swami! Our Kulam (ancestors) right from the past Seven generations (or even more) have been praising You saying, You alone are Our Swami! And have been living with the desire of performing Kaimkaryams to You.  You are still indifferent. You are standing in my heart for ages.. BUT still, You have not yet shown Your Form and colour to us.

10. This ten is about the Lord of ThiruindhaLoor, surrounded by most beautiful gardens. This is composed by Kaliyan, the king of
Thirumangai. Those who read this ten, which is on the great kalyANa GuNAs of Emperumaan, which is a garland of great words, and enjoy to the greatest extent – whoever they are on this earth, will be blessed to be praised by Nithyasooris.

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Periya Thirumozhi 4.10- AzhwArE! Don't worry! I am here at ThiruveLLiyangudi..!

1. The Lord, who reclined on the little Banyan leaf during PraLayam, the one who ate butter, getting complaints from cowherd women folks; the one who finished off Puthanai sucking her life, as an infant, the one who crawled in between the two marudha trees; the one who measured the Universe, in two steps, as Vaamanan begging from Bhali; Such Greatest Lord stays permanently at this greatest lovely ThiruveLLiyangudi, Which is full of beautiful betel nut trees, Coconut trees and banana trees And is situated
on the southern banks of maNNi river.

2. The Lord who had reared cattle; who had bridged the wavy, noisy, deep ocean who had plucked the heads of asurAs; who has the dark hued, beautiful lovely, unparalled, Divine Form; - That greatest Lord, KaNNan stays at this beautiful Divya Desam of ThiruveLLiyangudi, which has got lots of Punnai trees, within which bees enter into the holes, come out, hum and sing merrily drinking honey from the Punnai flowers.

3. That day, He entered into the pond and churned the pond, where the most poisonous KaaLingan snake lived and conquered it, danced on it, by jumping on its heads, and letting the gems be scattered away from those heads; That greatest dancer lives here at ThiruveLLiyangudi, where charming ladies learn dancing, the sounds of whose steps reach the skies even.

 4. When He appeared as KaNNan, He reared the cattle; He pounced on Kamsan; His form is dark, beautiful Divine; He is the One who reclines On ThiruppARkadal; He is the One has GarudA in His flag; This greatest Lord is here at ThiruveLLiyangudi, in ths southern banks of maNNi river, where tall buildings, the flags tied on top of which, hit the Soorya MaNdalam.

5. He is the One had brought back the Earth during deep troubled waters during Varaaha avtaar; He is the one who had lined up the Pandava army, in the KurukshEthra battle; He drove the chariot and chased Bhishma et al; and He, is the One who, out of His GREAT VAATHASLYAM for us, is here at ThiruveLLiyangudi, where fishes get scared of the ploughs entering the fields saying “this is not the place for us to live in” and run away. Such fertile place is this sthalam.

6. Lord Raman, aimed the sharp arrows at asurAs and destroyed them effortlessly, like tender flowers in the midst of the huge tornado; This PermumAn, has the beautiful bow in His hand, in ThiruveLLiyangudi, where the banana fruits falls down in a nearby pond waters, on which the fishes jump and eat happily.

7. In a Yaagha, Bhali gave away everything to Vaamanan, when He entered into the Yaaga saalai, where Bhali had prepared himself to grant everything that Brahmins ask for; Lord Vaamana asked for three measures of earth and grew H…U…G..E..
and measured the whole Universe in two steps, as Trivikraman; This Greatest Lord is here at ThiruvaeLLiyangudi, where cuckoos living in the most beautiful gardens, coo “HarI…I… HarI…I…; where soft spoken, pristinely pure saadhus pay their obeisance to this Lord; and He, immediately rushes to them to bless them;

8. HiraNyan terrorised the Devas, and gave them lots of trouble; Prahalada was tortured by HiraNyan (his father) to a large extent for having uttered Narayana; He, the Most merciful Lord Narasingan, laid this king of asurAs, HiraNyan on His lap and tore open the strong chest of his, and killed him; This Most wonderful Lord stays at ThiruveLLiyangudi, where the gems and
Rathnams impregnated into the pillars of the buildings give them a strange doubt as to whether it is night or day.

9. SarvEshawaran, who reclines on the AdhisEshan at ThiruppARkadal; who is praised by Brahma and other Devas along with their families in groups,- blesses them; who has ChakrA in His resplendent hand stays at ThiruveLLiyangudi Divya Desam; where the lotus flowers and the sugar cane plants dance together to the tune of gentle breeze, and where swans move around with their mates merrily in the beautiful ponds.

10. This ten is on the Lord of ThiruveLLiyangudi Divya Desam, who had brought back the Mother Earth on His horn during His H..U..G..E Varaaha avtaar; who reclines and has His Yoga NithrA at ThiruppARkadal, with the pure gentle waves massaging His toes; This ten is composed by Kaliyan, the king of Thirumangai, the one who has sharp spear in his hand. Those who are blessed to recite these ten, will become the rulers of this whole world, surrounded the noisy oceans.

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