Tiruviruttam and the Lord's qualities Part - 4

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TIRUVIRUTTAM

And

THE AUSPICIOUS QUALITIES OF THE LORD (4)

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16. When He is with us as long as an age, it appears

to be the smallest fraction of a second; when in

separation from Him, even the smallest bit of a moment

looks like eternity.

 

" palapala oozhikaLayidum anRiyOr nAzhikaiyaip

plapala kooRitta kooRAyidum . … .. .. .. .. …

… .

palapala nAL anbar koodilum neengilum yAm

melitum.. "

 

(The Lady (nAyaki), who has been with her lover and

later is separated from him due to fate, speaks to her

maid-friend of her inability to bear the separation:

" I feel dejected whether my lover is with me or he is

away from me; for, when he is with me, even thousands

of ages fly like the smallest fraction of a second;

when he is separated from me even for a bit of a

second, it looks like more than thousands of ages. In

both ways I feel miserable. " )

 

17. Even during physical separation, the mind goes

after Him.

 

" iruL pirindAr anbar tErvazhitooral "

 

(The Lady tells her mind, " Go on the route of the

chariot of my lover, who has left me in this darkest

night. " )

 

18. The Lord never abandons those who are in touch

with Him.

 

" kaNNan maNNum viNNum

kadal kondu ezhunda akkAlankolO? "

 

(The maid-friend tells the Lady (nAyaki), " Please do

not worry. This does not look like the time of

dissolution, when all the worlds, belonging to the

Lord, are swallowed by the raising ocean (praLaya). " )

[she indicates that her lover will never abandon her.]

 

 

19. He is full of Bliss that kindles such a fervent

desire in the minds of devotees who will not able to

bear even the smallest delay in attaining Him.

 

" cArikai puLLAr antaNNan tuzhAyiRai

kooyaruLAr

cErikai ERum pazhi "

 

(Mother of the Lady talks about her daughter, who is

in separation from her lover: " He, Who has the fastest

bird as His vehicle, doesn't even call my daughter,

who is always murmuring, and give her the pleasantly

smelling Tulasi from the garland adorning Him. But,

she has become the subject matter of gossip in this

town. " [she means that her daughter has developed so

fervent a love towards Him that she is always

murmuring about Him.]

 

20. He is the only One, who has the names and

instruments that will quench the thirst of devotion.

" cinmozhi nOyO kazhiperum deivam

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. … .. .. ..

colmozhi mAlaiyam taNNantuzhAi kondu coottuminE "

 

(The maid-friend tells the mother of the Lady-love:

" The sickness of this Lady, who speaks very little,

is concerned about Him, the greatest of the greatest.

You should adorn her with His Tulasi garland, uttering

the names of the Lord, who had once swallowed all the

seven worlds. " )

 

(To continue)

dAsan

Anbil S.SrInivAsan

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