Thirumangai AzhwAr's ThirunedunthANdakam- 25th verse- Naayaki is left behind and laments over her separation

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Sri:

SrimathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

 

The dark handsome strong divine thirumEni (Divya mangaLa roopam), the divine

chakrA, the sankhu, - she lost herself in them and was robbed by them. She

explains the avayava sowndharyam and the adorning of ornaments and garlands and

how she lost herself. The way He explained about the beauty of Srirangam, makes

me realize that He would not come back from such a beautiful, divine place. -

this verse refers to.

 

minnilangu thiruvuruvum periya thOLum

karimunindha kaitthalamum kaNNum vaayum,

thannalarndha naRundhuzhaay malarin keezhE

thaazhndhilangum magaramsEr kuzhaiyum kaatti

ennalanum enniRaiyum ensin^ thaiyum

envaLaiyum koNdennai yaaLuNG koNdu,

ponnalarndha naRuncerundhip pozhili NnoodE

punalaranga moorenRu pOyi NnaarE! 25

 

min ilangu – the bright shining lightning like

thiruvuruvum - the dark body (divya mangaLa vigraham) and large shoulders;

karimunidha – the contrastingly (to such darkness) reddish

kaitthalamum kaNNum vaayum – lotus like palms, mouth and lovely eyes;

than – due to its own pristine purity

alarmdha- bloomed

naRunthuzhaay- most fragrant thuLasi leaves

ilangu- adorn

makaram sEr kuzhaiyum kaatti– showing those ear studs that hang both sides and

the tresses that accompany those studs

en nalanum – my beauty and

en niRaivum - my feminine shyness

en chinthayaiyum en vaLayum koNdu – captured (or snatched away) my mind and my

bangles (and then)

ennai ALum koNdu – He enslaved me and has become my master;

pon alarndha – gold like, beautiful just freshly bloomed

naRuserundhi pozhiloodu – amidst the fragrant cool, gardens

punal arangam oor enRu pOyinArE – “My place is the most beautiful

Thiruvarangam where the cauveri waters flood†– saying this- He left.

 

The Naayakan (the Lord) declares that Srirangam is the Divya Desam that He is

heading for and disappears. Naayaki is left behind and she laments over her

separation.

 

He appeared like denser dark clouds that drank all the oceans; He has red lotus

flower like parts in His divine body and hence “Min ilangu thiruvuruâ€-

bright shining lightning like thirumEni; due to the association with Sri

Mahalakshmi, it shines golden hued dark form.

 

Large shoulders- the elephant (Kuvalyaapeetam angered on those strong shoulders)

 

Contrasting to darkness of His body – the hands (Palms), eyes, mouth are like

red lotus flowers.

 

ThuLasi – gains further fragrance by adoring Him; The thuLasi garland and

thus accompany the most beautiful ear studs that hang out both sides of His

neck. Thus He is so beautiful and divine; Though He has everything, I am not

going to leave Him because He has enslaved me and is my Master.

 

He described Srirangam place so beautifully to me. I don’t know if He had

meant to live there with me; or He showed His love for that place to me by such

a narration. He would definitely not come here.

 

There He showed Thiruvali Thirunagar; and from there He has gone to Srirangam.

 

Why is there a reference here to many fertile gardens in between?

 

Bhattar (when asked) responded saying: if there is massive rain laden clouds

forming at one place and travels to another, there would be lots of leaves and

branches of tree on the way as well due to the journey of such a large cloud.

 

pozhiloonoodE- amidst the fertile garden – in the middle is Srirangam divya

desam. pozhiloonoodE parandha punal – above – gardens; below waters… -

Poorvars say: mElE serundhiyaay keezhE neeraay irukkai..

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan