Periya Thirumozhi 3.5- Vandhu unadhu adiyEn manam pugundhaay!

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

AzhwAr pleas to Thiruvaali Emperumaan for blessing

him with Nithya kaimkaryam to him and declares to the Lord that without Him

there is no salvation / redemption for him (AzhwAr). AzhwAr says "I will

never ever leave You from me". Interesting, most anubhavam filled ten!

 

Thiruvaali Naadu: 6 miles east of Seergaazhi.

 

Moolavar:Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhar.

Uthsavar: Thiruvaali NaragaaLan.

Thaayaar: Amruthakadavalli

Prathyaksham to ThirumangaiAzhwAr

VisEsham: This is the place where Kumudavalli (ThirumangaiAzhwAr's Devi) was

brought up.

 

1. (An excellent pAsuram!) Vandhu unadhu adiyEn manam pugundhaay!/

PugundhaRpin vaNanghum * en chinthanaikku iniyaay! / ThiruvE! en aaruyirE!/

am thaLir aNi aar asOkin iLam thaLirgaL kalandhu/ senthazhal puraiyum

Thiuvaali ammaanE!

 

(enna azhaghu words! ) Oh Lord! the One who hasThiruvaali as a place of

permanent residence! The place- which looks so divinely beautiful due to the

red-fire coloured densely grown tender leaves of AsOka tree. My Lord! My

Life! You came to my place!

You entered into my heart (who is Your Servant always). After entering into

me, You have become so sweet and nectarine to my mind.

 

2. (neelath thadavarai maamaNi nigazhak kidandhadhu pOl/

aravaNai vElaith thalai kidandhaay! adiyEn manam pugundhaay!/)

Due to the burning of sugar cane juices, the smoke arising out of the same,

rises to the sky like the rainy clouds everywhere in the sky; the whole

place is filled with the nice most fragrant aroma of the juice, and in such

place, the lovely peacocks dance so gracefully in the gardens of Thiruvaali!

Oh My Swami of such most beautiful place of Thiruvaali! Like the most dark

blue huge mountain reclining, on which

a most brightest shining lustrous valuable Raththina stone, My Lord is

reclining so gracefully on AdhisEshan showing the Kausthubham on his Chest

glittering so beautifully! Now You have entered into my heart!

 

3. When the farmers harvest the paddy fields, the fishes that live in

there, jump in front of their faces and jump into the nearby Sugar cane

gardens; Such a beautiful fertile place is Thiruvaali Naadu. Oh Lord of

Thiruvaali! Yesterday I had, Today I don't; Tomorrow, I may get- no such

doubts and ambiguities; Always forever- eternally, You have entered into my

heart and I think it is to do good to the world (people) (through me).

 

4. Oh Lord of Thiruvaali, where the beautiful swans swim with their mates in

the ponds located inside the cool gardens which is full of Punnai trees! You

have blessed me to come to You and have a never forgetting thought of Your

Lotus Feet always,

leaving the desires for the narrow (lightning like), tender waisted young

women.

 

5. Oh Lord of Thiruvali, where everywhere one can hear the rhythms of

bhajans (songs) on Bhagawaan, the sounds of Conches, the sounds of Drums

(dOlaks), etc.. ! Oh Lord

, the One who could effortlessly send an arrow through seven trees!

Maamunivaa!- The One whose mind is always with thoughts of His Devotees! My

mind that longs to offer various fragrant flowers and garlands at Your Lotus

feet, should fade like a

tender leaf (thaLir) immediately, the moment You don't think of me..(needu

panmalar maalaiyittu ninniNaiyadi/thozhudhu yEtthum enmanam/ vaadanee

niniayEl maram yeydha maamunivaa!)

 

6. Oh Lord of Thiruvaali, where Brahmins who learn Vedas from their

ancestors and who teach to others too, since the time of creation; who

perform Yaaghams; who perform SANDHYAAVANDHANAM WITHOUT FAIL; (AzhwAr says "

sandhi vELvi sada~nghu naanmaRai Odhi Odhuvitthu aadhiyaay varum

aNdhaNaaLar....- So NEVER EVER LEAVE SANDHI!) With the desire in my mind to

offer at Your Lotus Feet the most DIVINE FRAGRANT EIGHT KINDS OF FLOWERS, I

pay my obeisance to You. Into such a mind, You have entered on Your own and

NOW, I SHALL NEVER EVER LEAVE YOU.

 

7. Oh Lord of Thiruvaali, where the male crabs lie down inside the Lotus

flowers, which have grown in ponds underneath the shadows of huge punnai

trees! Oh Greatest Sowlabhya Lord, who has reclined on the wavy Milky Ocean

(PaaRkadal) and then have also entered into my lowly heart considering as a

great pleasure for You!

what a Great Lord! The One who had done so good to me! I shall never ever

leave You henceforth! (ulavar thiraikkadal paLLikoNdu vandhu un adiyEn manam

pugundha * ap pulava puNNiyanE! Pughundhaayaip pOgalottEn!)

 

8. Oh Lord of Thiruvaali, where the singing bees hug the SeNbhaga flowers

and the jasmine flowers for drinking their honey; due to the heat arising

out of such hugs with the flowers, they fondle those pollens of flowers!

The Conches are found everywhere in that big ThiruppaaRkadal,

(Milk Ocean) and the Thirukkadanmallai- at these

two places You recline and have Your YOganithrA- and now You,

out of Your own free will and grace on me, have entered into my heart, will

You ever go out? (Sanghu thanghu thanda~nkadal kadanmallai ut kidanthaay! *

aruL purindhu i~nghu ennuL pughundhaay! ini pOyinaal aRaiyO?)

(WoW! What a beautiful line!) Here aRaiyO? means will You go out?

Also means: If You go out, after You Yourself entering into my heart,

aRaiyO! aRai! - aRai vizhum.... This is my interpretation- please

forgive me, Lord of Thiruvaali Naadu and AzhwArE! ).

 

9. Vedas grant those reciters whatever they desire or ask for.. Those Vedas

can be tasted and admired in its entirety only by rishis or sages. . The

births of such Rishis can only be told only by You, who is the

KaaraNan (Cause ) of all and everything! Oh Lord of Thiruvaali! The

One who can be known only by Vedas! The One who rules me , after

removing my sins and paapams! My swami! To me- the One who

utters Your Thousand Divine Names, who holds Your Lotus feet,

- To console my mind, as a gentle assuaging assurance, as the only

solace, You should bless me by uttering ONE WORD... (meymmai peru vaartthai

vishNu chitthar kEttiruppaar- says ANDAL.. Peruvaartthai is Charama slOkam..

- Here AzhwAr says "You should tell me one word to me.. to console and

encourage my mind.. like "Don't worry dear.. "Maa sucha:")

(Odi aayira naamamum paNindhu yEtthi nin adaindhERkku* oru poruL

Vedhiyaa! araiyaa! uraiyaay oru maaRRam enthaay!"- MaaRRam means: Word.

Vaartthai...)

 

10. Thiruvaali- where the bees hug each other and sing merrily in the

beautiful gardens- and in such a lovely place- the Lord is showing

Himself so gracefully most wonderfully. AzhwAr -Kaliyan whose

shoulders are like the mountains, have sung these ten on This Emperumaan of

Thiruvaali Naadu. Those who read them understanding their meanings, will

have PARAMAPADHAM AS THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

 

ThirumangaiAzhwAr ThiruvadiagaLE SaraNam

 

Regards

 

Narayana Narayana

 

Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan

 

 

 

____

Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com