Thiruppavai-5

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Asmath Gurubhyo Namaha

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

5. Ma:yanai ........

 

Word to word meaning:

 

 

ma:yanai mannu vadamadurai maindanai

thu:ya peruni:r yamunai ththuraivanai

a:yar kulaththinil tho:nrum mani vilakkai

tha:yaikkudal vilakkam saytha da:modaranai

thu:yoma:y vanduna:m thu:malar thu:viththozhuthu

va:yina:lpa:di manaththina:l sindikka

ppo:ya pizhayum pugudaruva: ninranavum

thi:yinil thu:sagum seppelo:remba:va:i

 

 

ma:yanai = one who performs miracles

mannu = land mark (because of constant association with Paramathma)

Vadamadurai = Northern Mathura

maindanai = King

thu:ya = unpolluted (pure)

peruni:r = great River (which gave path to Vasudeva to protect Krishna)

Yamunai = River Yamuna

thuraivanai = one who plays in the banks of River (Yamuna)

a:yar kulaththinil = in the cowherd community

tho:nrum = who was born

mani vilakkai = like a sacred light (with glow of a Diomand)

tha:yai = His mother

kkudalvilakkam seitha = who brought maternal honor

da:modaranai = Lord Dhamodhara (one who was tied by His mother with a rope)

thu:yoma:y = pure

vanduna:m = to come

thu:malar = fresh & clean flowers

thu:vi = to spray

ththozhuthu = worship

va:yina:lpa:di = sing with adoration

manaththina:l = to meditate with untainted devotion

sindikka = to think about the supreme Lord

ppo:ya = past (before Bhagavad association)

pizhayum = sins

pugudaruva: = future unintentional sins

ninranavum = present sins (committed) intentionally or unintentionally

thi:yinil = like a flame/fire

thu:sagum = will become ashes (like cotton in fire)

seppu = (hence) Let us sing His Glory & His names

elo:remba:va:i = which is a part of our worship(Sri vratham) .

 

Summary in short:

In this song A:nda:l is showing us the way to the Lord with the greatest

and easiest way. Lord Krishna who was born in the Northern part of Mathura, to

save those who worship Him, is the one with the divine characters and heavenly

powers. He is the king of Mathura, a place that is always associated with the

Lord. Lord Krishna is the one who always plays on the banks of the holy river

Yamuna. He is like a glowing sacred lamp, born in the cowherds’ community! He is

the one, Dhamodhara, who glorified the womb of his mother. We should worship

this Lord Sri Krishna, with pure love, by not seeking any other benefits from

Him, by sprinkling the fragrant flowers, by singing His glory (Kalya:na Guna:s),

thinking about Him constantly in our hearts, i.e., meditate on Him, (hence all

the sins which are accumulated (sanchitha Pa:pa:s) and the sins that are about

to happen, they will get burnt like cotton in fire. Let us sing His holy names.

 

 

Inner meaning:

 

Go:da Devi says that if we have love for God in our heart we can tie him up to

our hearts like Dhamodhara (who got tied up by His mother (surrendered to love

and devotion). Once we tie him in our heart all our sins will vanish without

trace and make us attain the grace of the supreme God forever!

 

 

 

a:nda:l thiruvadigale: saranam

emberuma:na:r thiruvadigale: saranam

Jeeyar thiruvadigale: saranam

 

A:charya divya thiruvadigale: saranam !

Jaisrimannarayana!

 

SriKaryam

 

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