paasurappadi raamaayaNam [baalakaaNdam contd.]

[Guest guest]

My thanks to Badri again for a most insightful translation.

 

The portion that comes after my last post was actually the

first excerpt I posted, and has been translated by several

people. Here is the meaning once again:

 

For the upliftment of earthly beings, in the beautiful city

of Ayodhya, was born the beacon light of the Surya dynasty,

as the dear baby of Kausalya, as Dasaratha's son, the

embodiment of all glorious qualities,

 

After this, sri periya vaaccaan piLLai continues:

 

[baalakaaNdam continued:]

 

manthirangoL maRai munivan vELvikaakka nadandhu,

vandhu edhirndha thaatakai than uraththaik keeRi

vallarakkar uyiruNdu, kallaip peNNaakki,

kaaraar thiN silaiyiRuththu maithiliyai maNam puNarndhu,

irupaththorukaal arasu kaLaikatta mazhuvaaLi vevvari

naR silaivaangi vanRi koNdu avan thavaththai muRRunceRRu,

ambonetu maNimaada ayOdhdhi eydhi ariyaNaimEl

mannanaavaan niRka;

 

[end of baalakaandam; to be continued]

 

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Quotes from Divya Prabandham I have identified:

 

1. manthirangoL maRai munivan vELvikaakka

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 10.2

 

2. nadandhu

-- various

 

3. vandhu edhirndha thaatakai than uraththaik keeRi

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 10.2

 

4. vallarakkar uyiruNdu

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 10.2

 

5. kallaip peNNaakki

-- ?

 

6. kaaraar thiN

-- periya thirumozhi 4.4.4

 

7. silaiyiRuththu

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 10.3

 

8. maithiliyai maNam puNarndhu

-- periya thirumozhi 4.1.8

 

9. irupaththorukaal arasu kaLaikatta

-- thiruvaaymozhi 6.2.10

 

10. mazhuvaaLi vevvari naR silaivaanki vanRi koNdu

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 10.3

 

11. avan thavaththai muRRunceRRu

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 9.9

 

12. ambonetu maNimaada ayOdhdhi eydhi

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 10.8

 

13. ariyaNaimEl

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 9.1

 

14. mannanaavaan niRka;

-- perumaaL thirumozhi 9.1