Periya Thirumozhi 2.8- His looks are torturing me!

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Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

In 2.8 of periya Thirumozhi, AzhwAr (Parakala Nayaki) explains the great ecstasy

of hers, about the Lord of Ashtabhuyakaram. AshtabhujAshtaka PerumAL.

(Thiruvattabuyakaram). She narrates to her mother and the friend as to who this

Lord is and how is He.

 

1. Sivan who burnt the thripuram, Brahman who was born from Lotus flower, were

all awe struck with excitement and fear and the all- everyone in all three

worlds fell at the feet, when the Huge Lord Narasingan with ferocious beauty and

thunderous roars, with tremendous wrath on His face, tore the chest of

hiraNyan's chest with His sharp, vociferous loud noises from His large mouth

showing the white teeth, shaking the mane. When He appeared so, I asked Him "Who

are You?". he said "I am Thiruattabhuyakaratthaan". (The Lord of Attabhuyakaram)

(This Lord has got eight Hands and Swami Desikan has sung eight verses on this

PerumAL, called "AshtabhujAshtakam". It is told that those who need IMMEDIATE

GRACE from the Lord, they can pay obeisance to this Lord He will appear in His

Hands and save them)

 

2. The One, to whom Brahma and other devas come to Him and recite Vedas and pay

obeisance; who has got the Divine ThirumEni so graceful and beautiful as that of

Valorous Lord Rama, who stand so majestically and gracefully like the Lord of

ThiruvEmkatam, the One who stands as a Brahmin bachelor (Brahmachari) boy, when

He asked for three measures of earth from mahAbhali, when mahAbhali performed

yaagham, and measured the whole Universe is Vaamanan. I asked Him as to who He

is, standing as a small bramachari boy. He said "I am

Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan".

 

3. The One who has in His Right Hands, the arrows, the Bow, the Swaord, the

Conch, and the ChakrA, Discuss (kEdayam), the Flowers etc in His Left Hands, (4

left and 4 right), and appeared in such Graceful form; the One who broke the

strong tusk of the kuvalayaapetam elephant angrily as KaNNan and who looks like

the rain laden dark huge clouds. I asked Him, "Who are You standing in such most

Graceful form?". He said "I am Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan".

 

4. Is this Lord KaNNan, who simply and effortlessly lifted with His little

finger the huge mountain of Govardhanam, and stopped the torrential rains

devastating the cattle? I don't know His such wonderful action that He

performed. He looks like the Most Brightest Lord of Paramapadham, who stays at

Sri vaikuntam permanently at all times. He has the ChakrA and the Conch in His

Hands; I asked Him who are You? He said "I am Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan".

 

5. The One who blessed us gracefully and mercifully the Veda saasthrAs, the

Ithihaasaas, the Kalpa soothrAs, the Meemaamsam, the vyAkharaNam, et al and the

worlds attained by those who learn and follow the above works; - the One who has

Strongest shoulders like mEru mountains, who has Sri Kausthubham and PeriyA

PiraaTTI (seated on Lotus flower) on His Chest, whose colour is like the dark

blue ocean, who is the sEshi (Master) for EVERYONE and EVRYTHING- I asked Him

"Who are You?". He said "I am Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan"

 

6. (AzhwAr switches to "her" languishing) Even when trying to comprehend His

deeds, I am not able to. This poor lady's ornaments, the bangles, her mind, her

"nANam" (feminine shyness) have all been snatched by Him as if they belong to

Him. The wavy, noisy, dark Ocean, the green leaves, the tree, the kayaampoo, the

karuneydhal flower ( a kind of dark blue flower) in addition to all of them, the

group of dark black clouds, - He is the conglomeration of all these colours. I

asked Him, "So graceful and beautiful- Who are You in such Divine Beauty?" He

said "I am Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan"

 

7. The way His Thirutthuzhaay maalai (garland of thuLasi) dripping Honey, and

bees drinking the honey and humming there, adorns His Chest, the grace and

gorgeous Beauty of His ThirumEni, the decoration on the Chest with fragrant

sandal paste on His large Chest, - How can I explain His Beauty! Those lovely

large dark eyes which are like the Lotus flowers that have been painted by the

artists; That broad chest, so bright and lustrous; those strong hug shoulders,

that curvy bimbha fruit like mouth- "Who are You so Beautiful and gorgeous - so

Divinely graceful?". He said "I am Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan"

 

8. He is praised and worshipped by Nithyasooris at all times in all directions,

reciting Veda manthras. The Periya PiraaTTi- mahAmalskhmi, born out of

ThiruppaaRkadal is His Queen; The Divine Conch is in His left. The ChakrA is in

His right. When trying to compare His colour, it looks like the karuneydhal

flower, or like the dark blue ocean; His those two eyes, and His Form- One can

SIMPLY NOT measure the Beauty of Them. They are so BEAUTIFUL. He is more than my

"uyir"(life) even; Such Greatest Exquisite Beauty! Who is He? He said "I am

Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan"

 

9. My bangles - it appears belong to Him only and are simply falling off; Coming

to think of it further, even my heart appears to be His. This narrow creeper

like waist gets weaker and weaker when He comes near and nearer to whisper

something in my ears opening His red coral mouth. What He told me as a secret

(rahasyam) is Parama rahasyam. The way He looks at me is even more torturing to

me. It simply torments me and leaves me longing for Him more. His looks are

killing. I am scared. I don't know who is He. When I asked Him "who are You?".

He said "I am Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan" (What a narration by Parakala Nayaki!)

 

10. This pAsuram is about Thiruvattabhuyakaratthaan, who is sarva kaaraNan, who

shows Himself so gracefully at Attabhuyakaram, in Kanchi; He is worshipped by

VayiramEgan- the King of thoNdai state; He is SarvEshawarn; This pAsuram is

composed by Kaliyan- ThirumangaiAzhwAr. Those who recite them will have their

permanent residence (equal to) Paramapadham.

 

ThirumangaiAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Narayana Narayana

 

Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan

 

 

 

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