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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)
(Thanks to Sri Sadagopan for his inimitable superb explanations on 5.8
for
Smt Jayshree’s queries. Sri Sadagopan is awaiting eagerly with a garland
and
poorNa kumbham welcoming Thirumangai mannan on his way to Oppiliappan
Koil.
Smt Jayshree Narasimhan has volunteered with kutthu viLakku and manjaneer,
awaiting Kaliyan and Kumudha valli Naacchiyaar.).
Let us enjoy Thirumangai mannan’s superb ten on this Lord.. (There are
30 on
Oppiliappan Koil) All ten pAsurams – no! nine pAsurams in this ten,
end with
“AaNdaay! Unaik kaaNbadhOr arUl enakku aruLudhiyEl* vENdEn manai
vaazhkkaiyai viNNagar mEyavanE!”. Means: Oh Lord! (the One who rules
me!)
Please grant me the bliss of seeing You! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram!
( I ) Don’t
want this samsaaric affliction.. (very apt for us..)
1. Devas and devotees (thoNdar) pay their obeisance offering most fragrant
flowers at Your Feet, When You stood in the yaagham of Bhali and measured
the vast earth with Your Feet! Oh SwamI!! Oh Lord! (the One who rules
me!)
Please grant me the bliss of seeing You and let me be blessed with
Your
darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram! ( I ) Don’t want this samsaaric
affliction..
2. Oh Sathya kaamaa! Sathya sankalpaa! The One who pledged to help Devas
and
blessed Sivan to swallow the poison that came out of ThiruppaaRkadal,
when
You were mercifully helping Devas in their churning of wavy milky ocean!
When Devas enjoyed drinking the amudham (nectar), You enjoy Periya
PiraaTTi
(in Your chest), who also came out of the churning.. Please grant me
the
bliss of seeing You and let me be blessed with Your darshan.! Oh Lord
of
ViNNagaram! ( I ) Don’t want this samsaaric affliction.
3. Kuzhal niRa vaNNA! Oh Lord, who has the dark hair like colour! Utilising
service (kaimkaryam) of Sivan (the one who shares a part of Your
ThirumEni), red fire like coloured one), You made him destroy and burn
Thiripuram! (How?) By letting Yourself into that big mountain-like
bow,
getting bent and into that sharp fiery, fire ball like arrow (from
that
bow), You performed the whole show! Please grant me the bliss of seeing
You
and let me be blessed with Your darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram!
( I )
Don’t want this samsaaric affliction.
4. The two lustrous ones on the sky- the Sun; the moon; and the
seven
lOkams; all beings- all of them were eaten and retained in Your little
stomach and You reclined on the little Banyan leaf, as a little Kutti
darling child! Please grant me the bliss of seeing You and let me be
blessed
with Your darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram! ( I ) Don’t want this
samsaaric
affliction.
5. Saptha dweepams, ((Seven worlds), Seven oceans; Seven mountains;
- for
all of them You are the Creator and Director, Nirvaahakan. You had
retained
all these in Your belly, and in that state, You showed Yourself as
the
meaning (essence) of akaaram (or praNavam?) ! (vOr ezhutthu uruvaanavanE!)
Please grant me the bliss of seeing You and let me be blessed with
Your
darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram! ( I ) Don’t want this samsaaric
affliction.
6. Oh PerumaanE! The One who is proclaimed (as the Chief) by those
pramaaNams- the four Vedas! Oh Lord the One who can not be comprehended
even
by Brahmaa and Devas! (Such greatest Lord!- Accharya bhoothan!) Oh
Lord of
seven lOkAs; seven mountains; seven oceans, etc.. as their sarIrI (they
being His sarIram-part of His Body..)! Please grant me the bliss of
seeing
You and let me be blessed with Your darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram!
( I )
Don’t want this samsaaric affliction.
7. Oh EmperumaanE! The One who is the sweetly recited swaram of
Vedic hymns
that are uttered by brahmins (vedic scholars) while they pour
freshly made
ghee in fire (which they groom), during their performance of yaagam.
Veda
swaroopI! Please grant me the bliss of seeing You and let me be blessed
with
Your darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram! ( I ) Don’t want this samsaaric
affliction.
8. (This is for us! Very appropriate). “kaadhal seydhu iLayavar kalavi
tharum/ vEdhanai adhu veruvudhalaam/ aadhalin, unadhu adi aNuguvan
naan…”.
Oh Pristinely purest EmperumaanE! The One who adorn the Head with crown
made
of fresh most fragrant flowers! Oh Lord, who shows Your most divinely
Beautiful form and saves me! (PuNNiyanE!) The mating (pleasure) that
young
women give / yield (“vinai vEdhanai”) is the entirety of sorrows and
leads
to perennial samsaaric afflictions. Thinking further on that line,
makes me
shiver with fear. Hence, I approach Your Feet! Please grant me the
bliss of
seeing You and let me be blessed with Your darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram!
( I ) Don’t want this samsaaric affliction.
9. (An excellent one!) “saadhalum piRatthalum enRu ivaRRai/ kaadhal
seyyadhu
un kazhal adaindhEn..” Oh EmperumaanE! The One who is the Nirvaahakan
of
four Vedas; who is the sarIrI of Brahmaa, Indran and Sivan (the greatest
trio of Devas) et al..! Realising the birth and death vicious cycles,
and
the endlessness of that, with no further desire (for future births),
I have
held on to Your Feet! Please grant me the bliss of seeing You and let
me be
blessed with Your darshan.! Oh Lord of ViNNagaram! ( I ) Don’t
want this
samsaaric affliction.
10. This ten on ThiruviNNagaram Divya Desam, which is full of dense
gardens,
full of fragrant flowers, has been composed by Kaliyan, who is loved
by one
and all. Those who read this ten (or these meanings), will be BLESSED
TO
REACH/ATTAIN the Lotus Feet of the Lord, who took the avtaar of Vaamanan.
(Bhagawathas may please read the excellent posts by Sri Sampath rengarajan
on ThiruviNNagaram Divya Desam mahathmyam from Feb-97 or July 97 bhakti
archives titled “Vaamanan adiyiNai maruvuvarE”. )
Also, visit the Oppiliappan Koil web site at http://www.temple.net/oppili/
AzhwAr had appealed to ThiruviNNagaram Oppiliappan, and said that he
hates
the samsaaric life and longs to see and be blessed with his darshan.
PerumAL
never heeded. AzhwAr assumed that Emperumaan still is perhaps under
the
impression that he (AzhwAr)’s attachment to sensual pursuits have not
disappeared fully. Hence, AzwAr mentions all his earlier trespasses,
attachment /entanglement with sense organs/pleasures, his desire for
materials/ worldly pleasures, his apprehension and fear of the future
due to
his earlier actions, and says “These sins or karmic diseases can not
be made
to disappear by adiyEn at all. Only through the purushaakaaram
(recommendation) of Periya PiraaTTi, adiyEn pleads for Your grace to
take me
to You for saving adiyEn..”. Simply the essence of Prapatthi saasthram
housed in this ten. May I request Bahawathas to read them in Tamil
(if you
can). It is an excellent ten. (THOUGH AZHWAR SAYS ALL THIS, IT IS MORE
APPLICABLE AND SUITABLE FOR ME.)
1. “poRutthEn punsol nenjil poruL inbham ena iraNdum / iRutthEn*
aimpulangatkadanaayina vaayilotti aRutthEn* aarvach cheRRamavai thannai
manatthagaRRi veRutthEn* nin adaindhEn ThiruviNNagar mEyavanE/” I had
listened and also endured the lowly “other” (idhara vishayam)/ abusive
statements. The materialistic fruits and the desires – I had given
them too.
I liked those who were helpful to me for my above (worldly) pursuits
and
hated those who were not. NOW I have made all this get removed from
my mind
from the roots completely. That likes and dislikes – I have plucked
away and
stated hating that earlier attitude of mine as well. Oh Lord of
ThiruviNNagaram Diva Desam! adiyEn surrenders to You.
2. “maRandhEn unnai munnam maRandha madhiyin manatthaal* iRandhEn
atthanaiyum adhanaal idumbhaik kuzhiyil* piRandhEyeytthozhidhEn PerumAn
Thirumaabhaa! SiRandhEn nin adikkE ThiruviNNagaanE!” You- who needs
to be
always for ever meditated and thought of- have been forgotten by me
from
time immemorial. And then, even when I had heard about You, I never
showed
interest in my mind and wasted my time. Hence, I was made to suffer
with
numerous births and deaths, by being born of the sorrow filled garbha
vaasam. I had no strength (shakti) nor an effort to attain You. Oh
Lord, the
One who has (Purushaakara) PiraaTTi in Your chest! Now, adiyEn has
been a
worthy object of ONLY YOUR Lotus Feet, ThiruviNNagaraanE!
3. “maanEy nOkkiyartham vayiRRuk kuzhil uzhaikkum* UnEr aakkai thannai
udhavaamai uNarndhu* vaanE maanilamE vandhu uvandhu en manatthu irundha*
thEnE ! nin adaindhEn ThiruviNNagaraanE! Oh Chief of Sri VaikuNTam!
Oh Lord
of the whole vast Universe! From Sri Vaikuntam, You came here; willingly
and
also happily (with great enthusiasm) entered into my heart and stay
there
permanently. Sweetest Honey ! ThiruviNNaraga PerumAnE! This body (sarIram),
that comes out of the garbham of beautiful deer eyed women, though
is meant
only for getting You and serving You, adiyEn understands and realises
that
this sarIram is not helping me (or co-operative) to attain the purushaartham
(i.e. You.) Hence, adiyEn surrenders to Your with YOU AS THE WAY AND
THE
GOAL AS WELL.
4. “piRindhEn peRRa makkaL peNdir enRu ivar pin udhavaadhu aRindhEn*
nee
paNittha aRuL ennum oL vaaL uruvi yeRindhEn* aimpulangaL idar theera
yeRindhu vandhu seRindhEn* nin adikkE ThiruviNNagaraanE!” The children,
wives, other relative- et al are not helpful at the end (of life) –
I have
realised that. And hence, I have separated – delinked myself from them.
Using the word (meymmeip peru vaartthai)- the Charam slOkam – sarva
dharmaan..maa sucha: - as the sharp strong lustrous sword), I have
cut off
my attachments with five senses. Thus, removing all my hurdles (with
Your
grace) adiyEn performs saraNagathy and surrenders to Your Feet only,
ThiruviNNagaraanE!
5. The young women, who have fragrant black tresses that house bees
drinking honey from the flowers bedecked on the hair, address and greet
their great kings as “Long live” and those kings, who ruled the worlds
have
gone dead and are no more – is also a fact, from time immemorial. This
wealth is never ever permanent. Hence, I do not want this family material
life and any more, nor its transitory pleasures; Thus, leaving all
that,
adiyEn surrenders to Your Feet only,, ThiruviNNagaraanE!
6. These senses that need to serve only the Lord- I do not wish to let
them do what they long to enjoy the “other” matters and let me run
behind
them. Oh strongest Lord (mallA!) the One who fought with ChaaNoora,
Mushthikan, and killed them! Oh Lord! the One who destroyed the wealthy,
beautiful, rampart –surrounded lankA with Your divine bow! (villA!)
adiyEn
surrenders to Your Feet only,, ThiruviNNagaraanE!
7. (a beautiful pAsuram! Lamenting on the influence of those cruel five
senses!) I, who had never thought about You so far, have now become
different and plead this to You, my SwamI! Please take it to Your
ThiruvuLLam. These five senses are competing with each other to take
their
share on me and are trying their level best to push me into the most
cruel
hell and torture me terribly. You retained them in my sarIram for making
me
and putting me on the right track (and serving You). Thus, not trusting
these cruel senses, adiyEn surrenders to Your Lotus Feet, ThiruviNNagaraanE!
8. The worst cruel, incorrigible sins of mine, are trying to push me
into
the terrible hell, and are chasing me like a fire with tongues of flame
from
its mouth, in order to let me go astray and away from the Athma guNam.
Oh
Chief of NithyasUris! The One who removed the sorrow of the moon! adiyEn
surrenders to Your Lotus Feet, ThiruviNNagaraanE!
9. Periya PiraaTTi- the one who stays in the fresh lovely Lotus flower;
BhUmi PiraaTTi, Nithys sooris- You are Their only personification of
enjoyment! The One who went as the unparalleled messenger to DhuryOdhanan!
The One who spoke words of comfort and assurance to Pandavas! The One
who
stays in my heart like the lustre of a lamp! The One who is praised
by
VedAs! Veda purushA! adiyEn surrenders to Your Lotus Feet,
ThiruviNNagaraanE!
10. This ten is on the great Divya Desam of ThiruviNNagaram, which is
full
of honey dripping most fragrant flowers, composed by Kaliyan, the one
from
Thirumangai, who has the sharp spear that can pass through effortlessly
and
smoothly into the bodies of enemies! Those who read them, will be praised
as
the chief and also be blessed to join the world of Nithya sooris i.e.
SrivaikuNTam.
1. thuRappEn allEn; inbham thuRavaadhu nin uruvam*/ maRappEn allEn enRum
maRavaadhu* yaan ulagil/ piRappEnaaga eNNEn PiRavaamaip peRRandhu*
nin
thiRatthEn aanathanamaiyaal ThiruviNNagaraanE!…. (What a beautiful
pAsuram!)
Oh ThiruviNNaraga perumAnE! I will never ever afford to leave this
pleasure
(bliss) of enjoying You. Hence, I will never ever forget the beautiful
Divine form of Yours at all times. By thus not forgetting Your form,
I will
never be born again. I am blessed (with this no- birth status) de to
Your
“krupai” on me, making me a sEshabhUthan (servant) for You.
2. ThirumaalE! ThiruviNNagaraanE! Oh Emperumaane! The One who eagerly
awaits
the time to grant Your grace to the beings, as a Dharma swarUpi, and
as
Parama kaaruNyan! The relation with these worldly human beings living
in
this world, and the desire and hatred towards them- I have cut off
and
detached myself from these and hence I am blessed to perform kaimkaryam
at
Your Lotus Feet. I am blessed to retain You, the Biggest One, in my
heart
without ever separating Yourself from me.
3. “maanEy nOkku nallar mathipOl magatthu ulavaum/ oonEy kaNvaaLik kudaindhu
Ottandhu unnai adaindhEn/ kOnE! KuRungudiuL kuzhagaa! ThirunaRaiyoor
thEnE!
Varupunalsoozh ThiruviNNagaraanE! ……… (What a Tamil!) KurungudiyuL
kuzhagaa!
The Sowlabhya Lord of Thirukkurungudi! The Honey of Thirunaraiyoor!
(So
sweet!) ThiruvinnagaraanE! My Swami! The deer- eyed women, whose eyes
are on
their moon-like faces, are made of flesh (maamisam- oon), blood and
wires..
(nerves). Those eyes are chasing me as arrows, due to which I come
running-
rushing (Ottandhu) to You and surrendering to You.
4. ThiruviNNagaraanE! The One who always does good to me! (puNNiyanE!).
Till now, I immersed myself in the flood of sensual pleasures, hugging
the
shoulders of young women, who have sandal smeared tender breasts, and
due to
which I was deeply trapped in the scorching hell of this samsaaric
worldly
life. Now, I have been blessed to come to You, considering Your Lotus
Feet
alone as the means. By doing that, I am able to get rid of all my sins.
Then, I have reached You.
5. “maRROr Deivam eNNEn unnai en manatthUl vaiithup/ peRREn peRRadhum
piRavaamai Emperumaan!/”…… (Assertive TRUTH!).. Oh ThiruviNNagaraanE!
The
Most victorious Lord! the One who killed rAvaNan, the king of lankA
(surrounded by ocean)! I will never ever consider anyone else (any
other
demi-god) except You as the God, as my refuge! My Swami! (due to that)
I am
blessed with the greatest to retain and have You stay in my heart.
That is
the blissful “piRavaamai” (due to this, I will never ever be born).
(means:
Just simply consider Sriman Narayanan, as the ONLY GOD. That is adequate..-
same has been told by Thirumazhisai AzhwAr is Naammukhan Thiruvandhaadhi-
no. 68 Yama, the demigod of death, Dharma raajan, the one who doesn’t
differentiate between people, and does his dharmic action of judgement
unbiased, called his servants and workers (yamakinkarars) and said
“Listen
to me! This is a standing order and a secret. Never disobey this. Anyone,
who does not worship other demigods, has realised the Parathvam. Even
if
they forget to utter the divine name of Narayanan (at the time of his
death), still, be soft towards him; Don’t be cruel and punish him;
pay
obeisance to him. He has to be respected. )
6. ThiruviNNagaraanE! The dark collyrium like oceans, the earth, the
earth’s
jewels- the mountains, the Moon and the Sun- are all Your servants-
You are
Sarva sEshi (the Chief Master of all). I, who have been blessed to
consider
(or have realised) You as my sEshi- have realised the way to get saved.
Thus, having realised this, I will never ever consider any one else
as God.
(uyym vagai uNarndhEn; maRROr Deivam piRidhu aRiyEn ThiruviNNagaraanE!)
7. (DO NOT MISS TO READ THIS!) “maRROr deivam thEREn unnai allaal
ThiruviNNagaraanE!”… Oh Lord of ThiruviNNAgaram! AdiyEn- Your servant,
has
got one other more thing to say. Without letting me elaborate further,
You
should bless me with this plea of mine and take it to Your mind. (Listen..)
I WILL NEVER EVER UTTER (WITH MY LIPS) “OTHER” (demi) Gods. Whatever
may be
their qualities, I WILL NEVER EVER TAKE THEM AS MY SUPPORT. (ananya
gatitvam.. No other one except You..)
8. (AzhwAr gets into Parama bhakti, with intense longing for Him and
for
Paramapadham..) People, who are like a tree, in the middle of a forest,
which has lost all its leaves, and is pushed strongly by the strong,
huge
elephant, though are Devas (or others), - I WILL NOT consider them
as my
support or refuge, I have reached You as MY ONLY REDEMPTION AND REFUGE.
When
have You planned to grant adiyEn the mOksham, the Parama padham, for
adiyEn
is blessed (by You) with this attitude?. (AzhwAr tells in the first
line
that except Hi, all have temporary lives including Devas.)
9. Og the strong dancer! The killer of Madhu! Unparallled, Only One
in the
whole Universe! Pari poorNanE! (NambhI!) The One who has Periya PiraaTTi
in
the Chest! ThiruviNNagaraanE! Please bless me and grant Your eternal
servant, without letting my past sins chase me and torture me. Bless
me
until it (the strong sins of mine- valvinai)gets completely extinguished.
10. This ten is on the “appan” – Oppaaril appan of ThiruviNNagaram Divya
Desam, who shows Himself so gracefully at ThiruviNNagaram Divya Desam.
It is
composed by Kaliyan- who has strong hands and gives away wealth like
the
dark rain laden clouds. Those who can read them, WILL NOT HAVE ANY
PAAVAM
(SINS) STAND NEAR THEM.
Thirumangai AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Be blessed to view ThiruviNNagaram web site at:
http://www.temple.net/oppili/ and enjoy the Divine darshan of Oppiliappan.
1. When the body gets completely worn out (at old age) and when the
eyes are
filled with dirt (peeLai), and lose their eyesight, (due to ageing),
when
the throat is filled with phlegm with thunderous intermittent coughs,
the
women, who speak sweetly (as their illusory sweet voice appears to
youngster’s ears), advise you mockingly, “ (.. thaatthaa!).. go slowly..
”.
Before they do that, oh mind! Get up. (i.e. Before we get old) Let
us
proceed to ThirunaRaiyoor, and pay obeisance to the Lord there, where
SarvEshwaran, (who is worshipped by Vedas and with Yaagams, and who
has the
huge mountains and the vast skies as His possessions), stays permanently.
2. Before the fragrant haired young women ask us “Why did you come to
us,
with such continuous coughs, and phlegm?” and mock at us collectively,
oh
mind! Come. Let us proceed to ThirunaRaiyoor, and hold on to Him, (who
has
under His control, the moon, the sun, the air, the fire etc.., and
who is
the Param jyOthi, who is our Swami)who stays there.
3. Before those young women collectively tease us saying “yOv! PeriyavarE!
Why are you looking at us and our alankaram (dressing or make-up),
even
after you get so old?”, all that we need to do is: oh mind! Come to
ThirunaRaiyoor, and let us pay our obeisance and salutations to Him
(who
stands here willingly to bless the Chozha king, whose arrogance and
ahankaram had been tamed by Him and paid his (king’s) obeisance with
folded
hands to this SarvEshawaran).
4. Oh mind! Before those young women of narrow tender waist (which conquers
over even the creeper), push us out and shut their entrance doors,
all that
we need to do is: proceed to most beautiful and most fertile land of
ThiruNaraiyoor, and pay obeisance to our Lord, (nampan) (whom we adore
and
desire), who stays permanently there.
5. Young deer, fish, spear, the beautiful pond, - all of these have
been
conquered by those young women’s eyes, and before such women (who had
earlier “pretended to be having” affection towards us), with words
full of
“kapatam” (not straight forward?), mock at us and abandon us, oh mind!
Let
us go to ThirunaRaiyoor (which is full of most beautiful fields) and
pay our
obeisance to that place which can grant good that we wish for.
6. The lightning like narrow waist-lined women, whose earlier love (for
us)
are now found missing, and further tease asking “why do you come coughing
to
us, you, oldie?”. Before they do that, let us pay our obeisance, oh
mind, to
that most charming fertile, ThirunaRaiyoor Divya Desam, where the Lord,
who
(through Hanumaan) ignited ocean surrounded lankA with fire, stays
permanently.
7. The bow like foreheaded women, change their earlier desire to dislike
towards us, due to our ageing and mock / tease saying “this oldie (kizham)
is “pollaadhavan” and craves for women; now he has worn out completely.
(“thiraindhaan”.)”. before we listen to all these mockery (before getting
old), all that we need to do is, “oh mind, let us pay our obeisance
to
ThirunaRaiyoor, where Vedic scholars and virtuous people live in reciting
Vedas and spread saasthras to the whole world.
8. The sword like beautiful eyed women, who had earlier considered those
men
as “manmathan” (cupid) are now addressing them saying to other women,
“this
old guy- with such phlegm, why is he here? Ask him.”. Before that happens,
oh mind! Let us pay our salutations to ThirunaRaiyoor daily in which,
at all
times, the ArAdhanam and festivities through Yaagams are witnessed
and
enjoyed.
9. Women of bimbha fruit like lips, drop their love (desire) for us
and we
start walking with hunch backs and with the support of walking stick.
Before
that happens, oh mind! Let us pay our obeisance to the blessed Divya
Desam
of ThirunaRaiyoor where SarvEshawaran (who had removed the disease
of cool
lustrous moon), who stays there permanently .
10. This ten is on the appeal to the mind saying “oh mind! Let us pay
our
salutation to ThirunaRaiyoor, before the moon like foreheaded women
start
disliking us and mock at us (for our old age). This is composed by
Thirumangai Kaliyan, who has sharp blood stained spear in his hand.
Those
who recite them without fail, will be praised by one and all and rule
Sri
vaikuNtam.
1. The SarvEshwaran, who had churned stirring the Milky Ocean
(ThiruppaaRkadal), the One who took out the nectar (amudham) from there
and
distributed to Devas, and removed their fear, the One who is ParanjOthi,
who
has the ChakrA in His resplendent right Hand, and Conch shell in His
left
Hand. Such greatest Lord stays in this Divya Desam of ThirunaRaiyoor,
wherein truthful, brahmin scholars live.
2. The Lord, who appeared as the lustrous huge, Narasingan and tore
open the
strong chest of hiraNyan, with His sharp, shining nails, into two pieces,
and who helped Prahaladan mercifully then and there; is staying at
this
Divya Desam of ThirunaRaiyoor, which is full of jsu bloomed fresh flower
filled gardens and cuckoos peck and play with tender mango leaves of
pregnant mango tree (i.e. full of ripened mangoes) .
3. The horses, elephants, chariots, army men, - were all effortlessly
destroyed at lankA, including lankA itself by Sri Ramapiraan, who stays
here
at ThirunaRaiyorr, where tortoises grab the fishes (in the fields)
and while
the fishes slip out of them, they do not come due to their fear of
being
caught the by the farmers who plough the lands.
4. The Lord, who is such a Sowlabhyan of being caught red handed stealing
the butter and showed Himself so charmingly, with quivering lips, for
being
tied with a rope around His waist, the One who killed effortlessly
the seven
bulls for the most fragrant haired Nappinnai PiraaTTi. He stays here
at
this ThirunaRiyoor Divya Desam, where the lovely peacocks dance and
the
beautiful lotus flowers just bloom, on which the bees hum and sing
merrily.
5. The SarvEshawaran, who killed seven bulls, the lovely darling of
tender,
beuatiful Nappinnai PiraaTTi, the One who crawled in between the two
marudha
trees; stays here at ThirunaRaiyoor Divya Desam, where the charming
beautiful swans walk along with their mates, behind the beautiful women,
(and imitate their walks, behind their backs), felling shy for not
being
able to do juctice to their miming.. (What great AzhwAr's poetic
imagination!!)
6. The One who drank the poisonous milk of Poothanai and drank her life
too;
the One who killed the kuvalayaapeetam elephant, (at the entrance of
kamsan's palace); stays here at this ThirunaRaiyoor Divya Desam, where
swans
drink honey from dark "neydhal" flowers and sleep on lotus flowers.
7. The Lord, the Most merciful (KaNNan) who was taught and given the
saasthras and upaveedham by the teacher Saantheepini, and got back
his
(teacher's) son; stays at this Divya Desam of ThirunaRaiyoor, where
the
birds that live in the holes of tree branches fly long distance and
pick the
snails for their little ones.
8. The Lord, the Pristinely purest Lord, who enabled Arjunan complete
the
battle to fulfil his vow, who drove the chariot for Arjunan and destroyed
Jayathradhan, (the king of Sindhu desam); who simply devastated the
vyUham
of opponent for helping Arjunan stays at ThirunaRaiyoor Divya Desam,
where
the lotus flower drop their honey from their flowers when the cranes
along
with their mates drink honey from there along with the big fishes in
their
mouths.
9. "paarai oorum bhaaram theerap paartthanthan/ thErai oorum Deva Devan
sErum oor" The One who drove the chariot for Paartthan (Arjunan) to
reduce
the burden for the mother earth; the chief of Devas; KaNNan stay at
Divya
Desam of ThirunaRaiyoor, where cranes loiter in the beautiful fertile
fields. .
10. ThirunaRiyoor is blessed to have the Lord, SarvEshwaran, who has
the
thuLasi crown on His head; the Most wonderful Lord. This place is surrounded
by huge palatial buildings. This ten (on this Divya Desam of ThirunaRaiyoor
is composed by Kaliyan, who has sharp spear in his hand. Those who
read this
ten, will HAVE AT ALL TIMES, Sriman NARAYANAN as their protector and
support…
2. This Lord, who appeared as Parasuraman, having the sharp unparalleled
"parasu" (axe) in His hand, that cut the heads of kings of 21 generations,
has the victorious garland on His shoulders is here at ThirunaRaiyoor,
where
lotus flowers try to ape the beauty of those large eyed women folks
living
in and the white mullai flower buds imitate their teeth. This Lord
alone is
our "paRRu" support.
3. On the pristinely pure, clear ThiruppaaRkadal, Thiruvananthaazhwaan,
exhaling poisonous air, and having anger on enemies (of Emperumaan),
on
whom, Ksheeraandhi Naathan, Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan, reclines
and has
Yoga nithrA; Also, He chased and finished off the deer that jumped
and
galloped. He went and begged for three measures of earth from Bhali.
Such
greatest Perumaan is here at ThirunaRaiyoor as NaRaiyoor Nambhi, where
the
beautiful ponds reminds us of the eyes of women folks living therein,
while
the lotus flowers therein reminds us of their faces.
4. The little Kutti KaNNan, who stole the butter and got Himself caught
red
handed by His mother YashOdha. Angry mom tied Him to the coral, having
Him
cry with quivering lips. (What a sowlabhyam!) This Kutti KaNNan is
the
Nambhi, who stays permanently at ThirunaRaiyoor, where the bees hum
and
drink honey from the flowers and the mullai flowers are scattered on
the
ground due to the gentle breeze that appears like the smiling face
of
ThirunaRaiyoor.
5. AT Vadamathura (present day MathurA), He wished to see the dhanur
yaagam
and killed the ChaaNoora mushtikan there (as appointed by Kamsan to
kill
KaNNan), and then pounced on the strong Kamsan to finish him too. He
is the
One who jumped and danced on each head of 1000 heads of most poisonous
and
venomous snake KaaLiyan. This KaNNa pirran, is the ThirunaRaiyoor Nambhi,
where brahmins who are blemishless and are learned Vedic scholars live
in.
6. "vaLLi kozhunan mudhalaaya makkaLOdu mukkaNNaan veLgi Oda…" Along
with
the children like Murugan, the husband of vaLLi, Sivan (mukkaNNaan)
came to
fight against Emperumaan, in support of VaaNAsuran and even they were
made
to run away showing their backs by Emperumaan and the Lord effortlessly
cut
the mountain of 1000 shoulders of VaaNan. This greatest oppaaril appan,
Emperumaan is the Nambhi of ThirunaRaiyoor, where the male crab that
gets
caught within the Lotus flower comes out later (next day, when it blooms)
crawling towards the female crab, which, on seeing the pollens of lotus
flowers in the male's mouth gets suspicious and gets into "oodal" (anger?)
and enters into the fields.
7. The Lord, who drove the chariot of Arjunan is such a way ensuring
the
onslaught of kings (on the enemy side); the One who lifted effortlessly
the
nearby mountain when it rained cats and dogs on the cattle and cowherd
folks
(as sent by angry Indran); the One who has the sharp strong ChakrAyudham.
This greatest Lord is the Nambhi of ThirunaRaiyoor, where brahmins
who learn
four Vedas, who have the ability to perform the five Yaagams, six a~ngas,
seven swarams (of music) stay.
8. In order to have Draupathi (Paanchaali) tie her hair (tresses) due
to her
vow taken, KaNNan blew the victorious Conch shell, to make the enemy
kings
like DuryOdhanan (who rode on strong elephants) get butterflies in
stomachs.
He is the Lord of ThirunaRaiyoor, where merciful Brahmins of the likes
of
capable Chathur mukha Brahma and Sivan stay permanently.
9. "aaRum, piRaiyum, aravamum, adampum, sadai mEl aNindhu udalam neeRum
poosi yEroorum iRaiyOn seNru kuRai yirappa; ". The ganges, the crescent
moon, the snake, the "adampam" flowers are all in his head (sadai);
he
applies burnt ashes on his body; the One who rides on a bull (rishabam),
is
Sivan. He went and pleaded to remove his grievance and his kabaala
(skull)
dhOsham when it got stuck to his hand, which was removed by Emperumaan
Sriman Narayanan. All that He did was to sprinkle a droplet of His
most
fragrant, sweat taken from the Divine chest of His and filled the skull.
This greatest unparalleled Lord, SarvEshawaran is the Nambhi of
ThirunaRaiyoor, which is surrounded by most beautiful and fragrant
gardens.
10. This ten is on the Lord (nambhI) of ThirunaRaiyoor, where the brahmins
whose thinking is only performance of kaimkaryams to Emperumaan. This
is
sung by the king of Thirumangai. Those who sing them (knowing its menaings)
will not get their past sins dare stay and /or approach them. Also,
they are
sure to attain Parama padham and be surrounded by Nithyasooris lovingly.
Thirumangai mannan enjoys the Lord of ThirunaRaiyoirr Divya Desam and
blissfully reminisces the good deeds that he had done to the world.
1. The Emperumaan, who appeared as the brahmachari boy with pooNool,
tied
with the deer skin (which had incidentally hidden the PiraaTTi residing
in
His Chest), and begged the measures of earth from Bhali and measured
the
whole Universe with His steps; the PerumAn, who shows Himself gracefully
at
ThiruvEmkatam, - That SarvEshawaran, - I went in search of Him and
have seen
Him at ThirunaRaiyoor.
2. The SarvEshawaran- One who churned the ocean; One who retained the
worlds
in His stomach when there was Huge MahApraLayam; the One who stays
at
Thiruvaali – is the One I have seen Him here, at ThirunaRaiyoor, which
is
surrounded by the fertile fields.
3. The One who rode on the pure GarudAzhwAnb and rushed to bless and
save
graciously the elephant GajEndran who was suffering from the clasps
of the
crocodile, and cut the crocodile’s mouth; the Chief of Nithyasooris,
the One
who has most beautiful red lined charming red lotus eyes; the One who
is at
Thirunaavaay Divya Desam- I have seen Him at ThirunaRaiyoor.
4. The One who appeared as Huge ferocious Narasingan, and tore the body
of
hiraNyan; the One who is at Thiruneermalai; the One who has on His
Thirumudi
(Head), the Thirutthuzhaay; - I have been searching of Him everyday-
and now
I have seen Him at ThirunaRaiyoor.
5. Emperumaan, who had aimed the sharp arrow effortlessly from His divine
bow and tore the strong body of rAvaNan, the king of lankA surrounded
by the
tall ramparts; the One who is the loving refuge of the wealthy (with
Ramabhakti) vibhIshaNan; - I have searched for that Ramapiraan, and
I have
seen Him at ThirunaRaiyoor.
6. The Most wonderful SarvEshawaran, the One who created the Devas,
and all
other JivAs (through chathur mukha Brahma) from His Navel; the One
who is
the darling lion cub of darting eyed, beautiful YashOdhA, the One who
is
sought after and loved by all of us; - I have been searching of Him
and now
I have found Him at ThirunaRaiyoor.
7. The One who is at Thirumeyyam Divya Desam, who had allowed the agni
to
burn the KaaNda vanam; the One who brought the “kaRpaka” tree to Dwaraka
for
Sathyabhama PiraaTTi; - I have seen Him at ThirunaRaiyoor.
8. The Lord- Sarvagnan, SarvEshwaran, One who drove the chariot victoriously
in the battlefield for Arjunan, that made the fierce, tough, strong
opponents reach Veera swargam, and that reduced the burden of the Mother
Earth; I have longed for Hima and have seen Him at ThirunaRaiyoor.
9. SarvEshwaran, the One who has the lustrous and shining unparalleled
ChakrA and Sanghu in His resplendent hands; - the One who has His Yoga
nithrA at Thirukkudanthai, - Our Emperumaan- I have reached and seen
Him at
ThirunaRaiyoor;
10. This ten is on the KalyANa guNas of ThirunaRaiyoor Emperumaan; the
One
who is the cause for the good life of Devas- is composed by strong
shouldered Kaliyan. Those who read them will be praised by Nithya sooris
at
Paramapadham for sure.
1. ThirunaRaiyoor, which is famous for the beautiful swans that never
separate themselves from their mates, and drink honey from the lotus
flowers
by opening their fresh petals, has got the Most powerful Emperumaan
of
ThirunaRaiyoor, the Divine consort of Periya PiraaTTi, the one who
had
removed the sin of Sivan, (who had gone begging all three worlds for
someone
to save him, in order to get rid of the skull stuck to his hand). Oh
mind!
Hold on to the Lotus Feet of SarvEshwaran!
2. ThirunaRaiyoor, the place where the heavy conch shells are collected
at
the streets (as swept aside from the salty shores from the ocean),
has got
the Sarvagnan Emperumaan, the One who had aimed the arrows effortlessly
and
victoriously at strong rAvaNan and cut his ten heads. Oh mind! Hold
His
Feet!
3. ThirunaRaiyoor, the place which is full of beautiful gardens, in
which
the honey floods the whole area from the jack fruits and the banana
trees
are seen full of bananas; has got the greatest Emperumaan, the One
who had
eaten not only the butter (veNNai) that the cowherd women made; also
the
three worlds themselves (during MahApraLayam). Oh mind! Hold His Lotus
Feet!
4. ThirunaRaiyoor, the welathy place where the tall buidlings are seen
with
flags of silk cloth, hoisted on their tops, which hide even the skies;
has
got the most wonderful Emperumaan, who had danced with the pot; who
had
lifted the huge mountain effortlessly on His little finger. Oh mind!
Hold
His Lotus Feet!
5. The agil branches, sandal branches, the pearls and golden particles
are
all swept aside by the beautiful heavy currents of river cauvery at
ThirunaRAiyoor banks; This beautiful ThirunaRaiyoor, has got the Most
Accharya bhUthan Emperumaan, who had hidden the lustrous sun with His
ChakrA
in the battlefield; who had retained all seven worlds in His stomach
without
anyone knowing it at all; Oh mind! Hold on to His most charming Lotus
Feet!
6. The gold, pearl, the nails of lions, the huge elephants’ tusk, are
all
brought in (the moment a lightning is spotted in the west) by the huge
currents and waves of river cauvery (due to great floods) at ThirunaRayoor,
where Emperumaan stays always; the One who blissfully has the most
beautiful
Periya PiraaTTi, in His Chest always; Oh mind! Hold on to His tender
flower
like sweet Feet!
7. The sugar cane plants are seen to have grown in between the ponds
full of
lotus flower, and the paddy fields; This place has Emperumaan staying
here
permanently, the One who has got the darkest clouds like colour; the
Chief
of Devas; KaNNan, who has Thirutthuzhaay on His Head; Oh mind! Hold
the
beautiful tender Feet of His!
8. The ripened fruits, (in the plants and trees), the not yet ripened
fruits, are all found in the most fertile ThirunaRaiyoor, the place
where
the tall buildings are seen like huge mountains, the place where Emperumaan
stays permanently. Oh mind! Hold His Lotus Feet to enjoy Them.. here.
9. ThirunaRaiyoor, the most auspicious place where the whole place is
covered by the vast smoke crated due to the yaagmas that are performed
by
Vedic scholars in full accordance with vedas and saasthras. Emperumaan
the
One who stands here at SarvEshawaran, ParamAthmA, the One who is worshipped
by Sivan (who has the crescent moon on his head), and the four face
BramhA.
Oh mind! Hold on to His Feet!
10. This ten is on ThirunaRaiyoor, surrounded by tall ramparts; It is
composed by the one resides in Thirumangai. Those who read this musical,
literary work of ten pAsurams, will be blessed to join the Nithya sooris
by
entering into Parama padham which is grander and greater than even
Swargam.
NamO NarayanA!
(Extract from Sri Sadagopan’s post) The angam of Vedam known as Niruktham
interprets words according to etymology. In this glossorial interpretation,
the word "nama:" splits as "na" and "ma". The aksharam , "ma" denotes
Jeevan. "na" refers to no freedom (svanthram) of its own for the Jeevan.
Therefore the combination of "na" and "ma" leading up to nama: sabdham
points out that there is no independent existence for the Jeevan outside
the
Lord, its Master. The banishment of the thought of independence of
its own
away from that of the Lord is the prAdhaanyam in the Sookshma Yojanai
of the
nama: sabdham.)- Thanks, Sadagopan mama.
Let us now enjoy the greatness of this Namo Narayana in this thirumozhi.
1. “nadantha nambhi naamam sollil namO nArAyaNamE… The ParipoorNan-
SarvEshwaran- the One who reclines at Thirukkudanthan; the One who
has
brought back the BhUmi PiraaTTi on His Horn; The One who removes all
our
samsaaric afflictions; the One who crossed the Ocean and destroyed
the
enemy’s fort; the One who measured the whole Universe with his two
steps; -
If one has to utter His Divine name, it is simply “NamO Narayana” alone.
2. “nadanthaanudaiya naamam sollil namO nArAyaNamE..” … Here AzhwAr
says the
PerumAL the One who chased the KaalIngan with His tender lotus feet,
running
in between the lotus flowers and fought with him; The One who took
huge
Vaaraaham and brought back the Earth; the One who walked on the world
with
his two steps; His Divine Name is NamO NarayanA alone..
3. The One who broke the strong tusk of Kuvalaapeetam; the One who churned
the milky ocean; the One who has Periya PiraaTTi in His Chest; the
One who
never obeyed YashOdhA and ate the butter and curd; If one has to utter
His
Divine name, it is simply “NamO Narayana” alone.
4. The One who stands gracefully at Thiruppaadakam; the One who destroyed
the strong body of rAvAnan wirth His Divine bow; my swAmi; the One
who did
good to vibhIshaNan; If one has to utter His Divine name, it is simply
“NamO
Narayana” alone.
5. The One wwho lifted effrotlessly the Govardhana mountain to protect
the
cattle from torrential downpour; the One who effrotlessly killed the
seven
bulls; the One who destroyed the lankA and its king; If one has to
utter His
Divine name, it is simply “NamO Narayana” alone.
6. The One who victoriously won over and killed rAvaNan, the strongest
king
of lankA, effortlessly with the army of monkeys and bears; SarvEshwaran;
,
the One who is like the sweetest honey at all times for me; the One
who is
the Divine consort of PirraTTi; If one has to utter His Divine name,
it is
simply “NamO Narayana” alone. My dear ones, You also tell Namo Narayana;
I
will also utter. Naanum sonnEn; namarum uraimin namO nArAyaNamE”
7. The One who is Apath rakshakan; who have crated the mountains; the
worlds; the oceans; the directions; the earth; the One who lifted the
Huge
mountain to save the cattle; My Swami- If one has to utter His Divine
name,
it is simply “NamO Narayana” alone.
8. When there was incessant downpour, everyone was awe struck and did
not
know what to do. They thought it is a rehearsal of mahA praLayam. Even
during prAlayam, it is He who helps. Now, when they (the cowherd folks
went
to Him and prayed “ You alone are our rakshakan:” The little KaNNan
simply
lifted the huge massive mountain from the earth and lifted on top of
Him, so
that everyone can come underneath and was saved. The greatest Lord
who, made
this happen; If one has to utter His Divine name, it is simply “NamO
Narayana” alone.
9. The One who is Chief of Periya PiraaTTi, seated on Lotus, of BhUmi
PiraaTTi, of Brahman, (chathur mukha brahmA), Indran and Sivan and
all other
Devas), Their nirvaahakan; our Swami, too; the chief of Nithyars; If
we
have to get rid of karmic diseases, utter His Divine name, which is
simply
“NamO Narayana” alone.
10. The Lord of ThirunaRAiyoor, which is surrounded by ponds, pools,
lakes,
and so beautiful- about Him is this ten of Periya Thirumozhi sung by
Kaliyan, the chief of Thirumangai, who have (been blessed to be) corrected
himself from being the master of beautiful darting eyed women; Those
who
remember this Divine name of this Chief of ThirunaRaiyoor, by reading
these
ten verses, will have no sins (however cruel) stand near them.
Narayana! Narayana! Narayana!
ThirumangaiAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan
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