Denver Meeting realted translations : Part 4 --Thiruviruttham : paasuram 21

[Guest guest]

In this paasuram , AzhwAr is speaking as

Paraankusa Naayaki . He chides her friends and

mother for belittling the Lord , her object of intense

desire . She sets them straight . Nayaki"s friends

and mother were complaining that Parankusa

Nayaki need not dance before the Lord to please Him

and it was His turn to dance before their lovely Nayaki ,

just as He did once before Nappinnai to win her hand .

Our Nayaki protesed vehemently and praised

the wonderous deeds of Her Lord with this paasuram .

 

Paasuram 21 : Soottu nanmAlaigaL -----

 

O my supreme Lord ! In Your distant parama padham ,

the NithyasUris were performing Your Thirumanjanam

with sacred waters ; they were carrying in their hands

the beautiful flower garlands and were offering

dhUpa and deepa Aradhanams . As the cloud of incense rose and

acted as a screen between yourself and the assembled NithyasUris ,

at that very moment , You took off for Gokulam as a maayAvi

to go after Your favorite sport of eating stolen butter . After that

enjoyment , You went amidst the horns of the seven ferocious bulls

assembled at Nappinnai's house and fought with them

as if You were entertaining Your would-be bride with a dance

performance of Yours ! You won the beautiful Nappinai

as the winner's prize for your agile "dance " .

 

NammAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

V.Sadagopan