Periya Thirumozhi 1.1- NaaraayaNaa! NaaraayaNaa! NaaraayaNaa!

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Sri:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

ThirumangaiAzhwAr’s excellent periya Thirumozhi thus begins now. I Pray

to Divya Dampatis and AzhwAr for Their blessings and "thirutthi

paNikoOLLal" corrective actions on my "little" (or un?) worthy posts.

Let us start with the Grand gala opening of VaadinEn vaadi – the

recitation of which is sure to bring tears in recitor’s eyes and choking

in his voice. Such an emotion filled ten from ThirumangaiAzhwAr.

 

1. I am repenting with tears; I am weltering; Being born into this life

of terrible sorrows; I have gone behind the young women running after

sensual pleasures from them; (But) due to the grace of our Lord Sriman

Narayanan, I have (been blessed to have ) realised the Goal that can

save me and yield me the Greatest blissful and eternal happiness;

(Without my knowledge even, He had made me) searching for this stage,

and NOW I have found the eternal happiness- in the Divine name

"Narayanaa". (Not even in Him; in His name- I have found the eternal

happiness- because AzhwAr saw Him and PiraaTTi first; But only after

hearing His name from the Lord, did AzhwAr find the happiness! Hence,

the name is grander than the Lord- Utter NamO Narayana! NamO Narayana!)

 

2. I, the mahA paavi (sinner), who had run amuck after only carnal

desires calling and blabbering "Oh my dear! My life! My nectar!", spent

and wasted all days and my precious life with thoughts of breasts of

women; Such a paavi- I, have now been blessed to utter with my tongue

the Divine name of Narayana and get saved by paying my obeisance to the

most fertile and beautiful Thirukkudanthai (where swan mates with its

spouse in lovely ponds- AzhwAr implies PiraaTTi’s inseparable state

(nithyaanapaayinI) with the Lord of Thirukkudanthai) . (Naicchiyam of

this AzhwAr is simply excellent and great! If this greatest AzhwAr had

so much of naicchiyam- humility and kaarpaNyam- I just can’t imagine how

on earth we should be weeping and crying for what we are; were and will

be!- kruthaan, kriyamaaNaan, karishyamaaNaa cha sarvam kshamsva!)

 

3. In spite of desiring for doing good deeds only, I still performed

only bad and wrong deeds (sins); sought women for sensual pleasures;

such days have gone utter waste – and I am thinking of such useless days

similar to the dumb person’s thinking about his past (without being able

to narrate to others- Here AzhwAr is not able to narrate to others for

such brazen shameful acts of his in the past- he keeps silent being

unable to narrate to others). But now, I have realised the Divine name

of Narayana – the name of the Lord – my Emperumaan who never leaves the

heart of His devotees- who is the father of Cupid and who is the master

of all of us.

 

4. Desiring only for victories, melting and longing only for the

transitory, non-permanent temporary objects, craving only for mating the

darting eyed women, and having a fickle mind that never stays

concentrated on any one thing- I was lost in this life and did not as to

what to do and how to get saved to reach the Lord; and due to the

Varaaha Perumaan’s grace, the One who is so stunningly beautiful and

graceful- who has the huge Beautiful ThirumEni (Divine body) sky high-

due to His compassion and dayA on me, I am blessed to have found the

esoteric Great Narayana naamam (the Ashtaaksharam) to get saved.

 

5. I was loitering everywhere at the beck and call of my mind; and I had

robbed the soul (my AthmA) from Him which from time immemorial has been

only His property and was thinking that it is mine; In spite of all

these misdeeds performed, today I have realised the truth and become

crystal clear in my outlook. I am blessed to obtain His grace for

getting such an outlook. Thus, I am qualified to go on the path to

Paramapadham. Thinking of His grace, my past deeds, my being blessed by

Him who came to me to save me, my heart melts; my eyes well with tears

for His dayA on this lowly self; my voice chokes; my tongue stammers;

The tears of joy roll down my cheeks and wet my entire body; Day in and

day out- at all time, I am yelling and shouting "Narayanaa! Narayanaa!

Narayanaa!". (enna great AzhwAr! If one does not get tears in his eyes

while he reads the meaning of this pAsuram, then my translation is so

nonsense and bad that has negated the beauty of the pAsuram!)

 

6. Oh Bhagwathas of Sriman Narayanan, who always immerse yourselves on

Him alone and spend all times doing that alone as your pastime! My Lord-

My Emperumaan- My "aNNal" (Big Brother? Father?) , my Father, my

everything, the One who helps me at all times, in all ways, who is all

relations to me, who removes all my enemies, (klEsa naasan), who rules

me, who is fearsome for asurAs, who is my uyir (life), - Such Emperumaan

is here showing Himself so gracefully at Tanjore temple and by paying

obesiance to Him at this temple, I am blessed to have found out the

Greatest, most esoteric Narayana naamam (ashtaakshara manthram)

 

7. You do not know their life styles (their refers to those human beings

whom you all praise and sing for few dollars more!); you don’t know

their habits; you don’t know their births; you don’t know that they were

poor one day (even though you see them rich now); You don’t even know

their guNam (nature- attributes); you don’t know their karma; To such

unworthy people, who are doing useless, insignificant work, you all

praise "Oh Greatest! Oh KaRpaka tharu (Tree that gives all that one

desires for) etc.. etc.. which do not at all match with their actual

qualities. Listen to me one thing; Come here, Oh Poets! Come to

Thirukkudanthai! Pay obeisance to this place! See this Greatest One

ArAvamudhan! (Insatiable nectar!) And utter "Narayanaa!" (whose meaning,

and the person are made for each other in terms of Glory!) Like me, sing

Narayana and get saved!

 

8. I have not learnt the scriptures/ sasthras; I have sent my heart and

mind wherever senses longed and craved for; the foolish I (due to these

lowly sinful nature and illiteracy- ajj~nAnam), was not blessed to

obtain any good; My pastime was only doing harm and bad to all beings of

the world; (by killing them and injuring them in battles); Till

yesterday, I was like this; Due to the Greatest mercy and grace of

Bhagwaan Sriman Narayanan, my state has been transformed; I have stopped

doing sinful deeds; I could contemplate on doing good and way to get

saved and am able to be blessed to obtain the ashtaaksharam (Narayana

naamam) as the hold and support (to prevent the great grand downfall of

my self further and get saved eternally!).

 

9. It will fetch the Greatest Highest Kulam (of Srivaishnava kulam); It

will yield great fortune (aishwaryam); It will alleviate and destroy all

that can be called as sorrows of devotees; It will also grant the

Biggest Grandest and Greatest Home (Paramapadham); It will fetch the

Divine grace of the Lord; It will grant the strength to enjoy Him; It

will do all good (to you) much much more than what your mother can do;

(Which one is so great?) That is Thirumanthram- Ashtaaksharam _

Naaraayana naamam and I have been blessed to obtain that.

 

10. Oh Bhagawthas, who recite this ten of Thirumangai mannan! Please

utter "Narayana" when you are down with sorrows or even when you have

none of them ; when you are about to go to bed; Utter this at all times;

and under all circumstances; It can stay as a Poison to all our sins and

destroy them completely to protect us at all times; Utter Naaraayanaa

Naaraayanaa! And be saved!

 

Narayana! Narayana! Narayana!

 

ThirumangaiAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan

 

 

 

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