tiruvaNpuruDOttamam - Periya tirumozhi 4.2.4 parungai Anaiyin

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tiruvaNpuroDottamam (tirumangai AzhvAr’s Periya tirumozhi 4.2) – tirunAngUr

divyadEsam

 

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SrImad ANDavan tiruvaDigalE SaraNam,

kalyANi kRshNamAcAri

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tiruvaNpuruDOttamam - Periya tirumozhi 4.2.4 parungai Anaiyin:

 

parungai Anaiyin kombinaip paRittu adan

pAganaic cADip pukku

orunga mallaraiK konRu pin kanjanai

udaittavan uRai kOil

karumbinUDu uyar sAligaL viLai taru

kazhaniyil mali vAvi

marungelAm pozhil Ongiya nAngUr

vaN puruDOttamamE.

 

A. SrImad tirukkuDandai ANDavan:

kaNNan pulled out the tusks and killed the fat elephant [kuvalayApITam]. He

killed the mahout, who was an expert in handling even an almost dead elephant,

also. He then killed the wrestlers who were sent to attack Him and entered

kamsan’s place. He pulled kamsan’s hair, pushed him on the ground, kicked

him and killed him. The temple where that kaNNan resides is vaN puruDOttamam.

 

It is a charming place. Sugarcane plants have grown tall in the fields. In

between those, rice crops appear as tall as sugarcane stalks. There are ponds in

those fields and groves with trees reaching the sky are to be seen. The place

is such a beautiful one.

 

[According to Wikipedia, in the current day situation, the rice plant can grow

to 1–1.8 meters tall, occasionally more depending on the variety and soil

fertility and sugarcane stalks measure 2 to 6 meters tall. Imagine the growth

of sugarcane stalks and the competing rice crops in AzhvAr’s days in

tirunAngUr!]

 

B. SrI PVP:

kaNNan did not stop with tiring the hands of the hungry indra, who attempted to

punish AyppADi folks and cows. AzhvAr is now enjoying the divine pastimes of

kRshNa, who killed the elephant kuvalayApITam, the wrestlers and His life long

foe kamsan all in one day.

 

parungai Anaiyin kombinaip paRittu – He uprooted the tusks of the huge

elephant, kuvalayApITam

 

adan pAganaic cADi – He went after that elephant’s mahout and killed him

 

pukku orunga mallaraiK konRu – He entered the arena and took the lives of the

wrestlers, cANUra and mushTika who came together to attack Him.

 

pin kanjanai udaittavan – After that, He kicked and killed kamsan.

 

uRai kOil – This is the temple where that kaNNan lives. He is here to remove

enemies like these in our current day life.

 

karumbinUDu uyar sAligaL viLai taru – in the paddy fields, both rice and

sugarcane plants vie with each other in nourished growth and are equally tall

 

kazhaniyil mali vAvi - there are numerous ponds in the paddy fields

 

marungelAm pozhil Ongiya nAngUr – on the sides, there are beautiful, tall

groves in tirunAngUr

 

vaN puruDOttamamE – tiruvaNpurDOttamam is this place in tirunAngUr divyadEsam.

 

C. SrI UV:

The demon named kAlanEmi (killed by SrI mahAvishNu) was born as kamsan; now,

vishNu who came as kaNNan killed kamsan. kaNNan, who was appearing with two

hands before kamsa vadham, appeared as caturbhujan [with four hands] after He

killed kamsan. AzhvAr sings about kamsa vadham since it makes clear that kaNNan

is puruDOttaman.

 

Even after kaNNan killed the elephant kuvalayApItam, the mahout was still

attacking Him; He killed him also and entered the arena with the elephant’s

tusk in His hand.

 

Since this place where purushOttaman lives has all the wealth that mathurA had,

it is called vaN puroDOttamam.

 

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Abbreviations:

PVP = periyavAccAn piLLai

UV = uttamUr vIrarAghavAcAriyAr

PBA = P.B. aNNangarAcAriyAr

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End of periya tirumozhi 4.2.4 on tiruvaNpuruDOttamam

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