Thiruppavai Pasuram 11: kaRRu kaRavai : Vyakhyanam written by Sri U.Ve ESB Swami.

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Pasuram 11: kaRRu kaRavai

 

kaRRuk kaRavaik kaNangaL pala kaRandhu *

ceRRaar thiRalazhiyac cenRu ceruc ceyyum *

kuRRam onRillaadha kOvalartham poRkodiyE *

puRRaravalkul punamayilE pOdharaay *

cuRRaththu thOzhimaar ellaarum vandhu * nin

muRRam pugundhu mugilvaNNan pEr paada *

siRRaadhE pEsaadhE celvap peNdaatti * nee

eRRukkuRangum poruL ElOr embaavaay.

 

Word for Word meaning **

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kaRRu kaRavai cows that are with calves (milk cows),

or young cows

pala kaNangaL many herds

kaRandhu milked

 

ceRRaar enemies'

thiRal strength

azhiya that wipes out, destroys

cenRu by going

ceru ceyyum doing battle

 

kuRRam fault

onRu illaadha without a single

kOvalar tham of the cowherds

pon kodiyE O you (who are like a) golden creeper!

 

puRRu nest, a mound that is a resting place for a snake

aravu snake (that is just coming out of the mound)

alkul waist

puna mayilE O you (who is like a) forest peacock!

pOdharaay Come out!

 

cuRRaththu relatives (near and dear)

thOzhimaar girlfriends

ellaarum all

vandhu are here

 

nin your

muRRam inner courtyard, living space of a house

pugundhu have entered

 

mugil vaNNan the One who is colored like a dark raincloud

pEr paada singing (his divine) names

 

siRRaadhE without stirring

pEsaadhE without speaking

celvap peNdaatti fortunate girl

 

nee you

eRRukku for what reason

uRangum poruL your goal of sleeping

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11. kaRRu kaRavai

 

In this pasuram a gopi reputed for her exquisite beauty

like a golden creeper (POR KODI) and born of a very noble

family,is being woken up.Her father and kinsmen are known

for discharging the duties pertaining to their cowherd

caste,which entails milking an endless number of cows.

So Andal seems to say that performance of one's duty as enjoined

in the Scriptures is calculated to bring happiness to the

Lord and thereby falls into the category of His Service.

One should hence never discard one's duty.

 

SETTAR TIRALAZHIYA is noteworthy.SETTAR means enemies.

Who are the enemies meant here ? Not those who despise

them but those who want to harm Sri Krishna.For a

Sri Vaishnava there is no direct enemy;he will not

mind or may even welcome (as it will take away his

sin) someone trying to harm him.But he considers him

his enemy who intends harm to the Lord.

 

SUTTATTU THOZHIMAR - the girl-companions of this gopi

- who are they? They are those who even after performing

all kinds of services to the Lord,do not expect anything

in return except His Supreme Satisfaction and Happiness.

"Praharshayishyami sanatha jeevitah"-I'll make my life

worthwhile by pleasing Him- says Sri ALAVANDAR.The stanza

in NACHIYAR TIRUMOZHI " Naaru narum pozhil".(9.6-7) is also

to be remembered in this context.

 

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** Word for word meaning by Sri Mani Varadarajan (CA, USA)

 

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