PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 2.8- KaNNA! do not roam outside at this twilight time!

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

In this decad , AzhwAr takes on the role of the concerned mother , who wants

to protect her precious son from Drushti DhOsham . The Evening

(sandhyA kaalam ) was approaching . YasOdhA as the doting mother had already

bathed her dear son , decorated his lovely tresses with flowers of

different kinds . He looked beautiful . She became worried about any drishti

dhOsham affecting the well being of her handsome / beautiful son . She told

her son that all the devAs had assembled to enjoy the beauty of their

supreme Lord. At the same time , she told Him that the ferocious spirits (

Ugra DevathAs ) were also assembled at the junctions of the streets of the

village at sunset . She appealed to her son not to venture out there at that

hour , when the ugra devathAs

were rampantly roaming about to do harm to people . YasOdhA wanted to

protect her son against the evil spirits and wished to perform a ritual

known as " anthik kAppu " . She called on her son to accept the " anthik-

kAppu " to ward off the evil effects that may befall Him

in the absence of the armour of that protecting ritual .

 

PeriyAzhwAr once again takes on the role of YasOdhA and performs the "

Saaya RakshA or Anthik kappu " for the Lord just like a concerned mother

worried about her son's well being .

 

It was PeriyAzhwAr , who sang PallAndu for the Lord , when he had His

darsana sowbhAgyam over the skies of madurai after he won the contest in the

king's court with the blessings of the Lord.

 

YasOdhA and PeriyAzhwAr went through the emotions of protecting the Sarva

Rakshakan out of their fear about something untoward happening to their dear

one ! PeriyAzhwAr addresses these ten paasurams to the Lord of

ThiruveLLarai ( Lord PundareekAkshan of SvEtha Giri ) .

 

indhiranOdupiraman eesan_imaiyavarellaam

mandhiramaamalar_koNdu maRaindhu_uvaraayvandhun^inRaar

chandhiranmaaLikaisErum sadhirar_kaLveLLaRain^inRaay!

andhiyampOdhu_idhuvaakum azhakanE! kaappidavaaraay. 1.

 

Oh my beautiful one ! The time now is sandhyA kaalam ( Anthiyam pOthu ) .

The Lord of DevAs , IndrA , Brahma , SivA are all assembled here and they

are reciting Veda manthrams like Purusha Sooktham and are carrying

celestial flowers ( Kalpaka flowers) in their hands for

conducting Your worship . They are present in an invisible form that can

not be seen by the mortals of ThiruveLLarai and are waiting for Your command

to appear before You one by one to receive Your blessings . Oh Lord

presiding over ThiruveLLarai divya desam with its multi-storied mansions and

the righteous ones , who are skilled at singing the praise of Your

matchless beauty ! Please come near to perform sandhyA rakshA for You .

 

kanRukaL_illampukundhu kadhaRukinRapasuvellaam

ninRozhindhEn_unnaikkoovi nEsamElonRumilaadhaay!

manRiln^illEl andhippOdhu madhiLthiruveLLaRain^inRaay!

nanRukaNdaay_en_than_sollu naan_unnaikkaappidavaaraay. 2.

 

 

Oh Lord presiding over Your divine residence surrounded by mighty walls at

ThiruveLLarai ! It is evening time . The Kshudra ( ugra ) devathAs are

roaming around at the four corners of the street . Please do not go into the

streets at this dangerous time . Please listen to my good counsel . You are

not displaying any affection to me , not even that amount of affection shown

by the calves towards their mothers . I am crying over Your safety and well

being at this delicate hour like the cows missing their calves at evening

time , when they want to shower their dear ones with nourishing milk flowing

out of their full udders .

Please do not get near the junction of the streets , where the four streets

come together ! Please come here so that I can perform RakshA for You

against these lurking evil spirits .

 

seppOdhumenmulaiyaar_kaL siRusORum_illumsidhaiththittu

appOdhun^aanurappappOy adisilumuNdilai_aaLvaay!

muppOdhumvaanavarEththum munivar_kaLveLLaRain^inRaay!

ippOdhun^aan_onRumseyyEn embiraan! kaappidavaaraay. 3.

 

Oh Lord of ThiruveLLarai ! Oh swami , who was born to rule over me ! You are

the one , who is eulogized during the three sandhis ( dawn , noon and dusk )

by the DevAs . When You destroyed the sand castles of the young girls , I

got angry at You and shouted at You . When I became

angry over Your mischievous pranks , You were afraid that I will catch You

and punish You and You ran away from me. You stayed away from Your dinner .

Now I won't speak any harsh words . Please come near so that I can perform

sAyam RakshA for You .

 

kaNNilmaNalkoduthoovik kaalinaalpaayndhanaiyenRenRu

eNNarumpiLLaikaLvandhittu ivaraalmuRaippadukinRaar

kaNNanE! veLLaRain^inRaay! kaNdaarOdEtheemaiseyvaay!

vaNNamEvElaiyadhoppaay! vaLLalE! kaappidavaaraay. 4.

 

Oh my KaNNA ! O Lord standing at ThiruveLLarai ! Oh the mischievous one ,

who engages in teasing every one , who crosses Your path ! O my beautiful

one with the enchanting complexion of the blue ocean ! Oh generous one with

Your profound anugrahams for Your devotees ! Oh my KaNNA! the vast

multitude of Your playmates assembled here complain that You threw sand in

their eyes and kicked them further with Your legs . Please cease and desist

from these unwelcome pranks of Yours and come here so that I can perform

RakshA for You .

 

pallaayiravar_ivvoorilpiLLaikaL theemaikaLseyvaar

ellaam_unmElanRippOkaadhu embiraan! nee_ingEvaaraay

nallaar_kaLveLLaRain^inRaay! NYaanachchudarE! unmEni

sollaaravaazhththin^inREththich choppadakkaappidavaaraay. 5.

 

Oh my little darling who acts as a lightning rod for everyone's complaint !

In this town of five lakhs of people , it is possible that there are a few

thousand , who engage in harmful pranks . In spite of it , all the

complaints of the citizens of ThiruveLLarai land at our door . Please do not

expose Yourself to temptations to engage in mischief ! Oh Lord who has

elected to preside over the divya desam of ThruveLlarai , where the

righteous ones live ! Oh resplendent flame of true knowledge ( Jn~Anam ) !

Please come here and accept this

eulogy about Your kalyANa guNAs and subhAsrayam to ward off the lurking

danger in the evening air .

 

kanchankaRukkoNdun^inmEl karun^iRachchemmayirppEyai

vanchippadhaRkuviduththaanenbadhu Orvaarththaiyum_uNdu

manchuthavazhmaNimaada madhiLthiruveLLaRain^inRaay!

anchuvann^ee_angun^iRka azhakanE! kaappidavaaraay. 6.

 

Oh Lord of ThiruveLLarai presiding over Your lofty temple where the high

clouds brush against ! Please come from Your divya desam to my side so that

I can perform rakshA for You during this evening sandhi . I have heard that

the evil Kamsan has ordered the red-haired demoness , Puthanai , to kill You

by taking on the guise of a caring mother intent on breast feeding You !

Hence I am frightened over Your standing at

the junction of the four roads , where she is most likely to appear . Please

stay away from there and let me perform mangaLAratthi for Your RakshA .

Please come here so I can protect You from these dangers .

 

kaLLachchakadummarudhum kalakkazhiya_udhaiseydha

piLLaiyarasE! neepEyaippidiththumulaiyuNdapinnai

uLLavaaRu_onRum_aRiyEn oLiyudaiveLLaRain^inRaay!

paLLikoLpOdhu_idhuvaakum paramanE! kaappidavaaraay. 7.

 

Oh Lord of matchless beauty presiding over the divya desam of ThiruveLLarai

! the evening time has come . The evil sakatAsuran came at the side of Your

cradle to kill You and You kicked him with Your tender feet and destroyed

him ; next , You crawled between the pair of

YamaLArjunA trees and with Your legs , thighs and shoulders pushed against

them and brought them to ground and removed their curse . After that You

sucked the life out of PuthanA through Your pretense that You are accepting

the milk from her breast . These dangers piled up one

over the other. I do not know anymore as to what else is waiting for me to

be scared about . Evening sandhyA has approached . Ugra devathAs are roaming

about. Please come here so that I can perform the sandhyA rakshA to protect

You against any harm that might come Your way .

 

inbamadhanai_uyarththaay! imaiyavarkku_enRum_ariyaay!

kumbakkaLiRattakOvE! kodunganchann^enchiniRkooRRE!

semponmadhiLveLLaRaiyaay! selvaththinaalvaLar_piLLaay!

kambakkapaalikaaN_anguk kadidhOdikkaappidavaaraay. 8.

 

Oh Lord who has filled me with rapture over the thought of Your wonderous

deeds during Your incarnation as my son ! Oh Lord dear to the devAs , who

constantly meditate about You ! Oh the powerful one , who killed the mighty

royal elephant of King kamsa! Oh valourous one , who stood like the

destroying fire in the frightened heart of kamsA !

Oh rich one basking under the radiant golden ramparts of Your beautiful

temple at ThiruveLLArai ! Oh independent one , who does not take orders from

anyone ! The fearsome Goddess Durga is roaming about the junction of the

four directions with the skull and trident in Her hands at this time of

evening sandhyA . Please do not roam outside now and come to the safety of

my side . I will perform SaayarakshA pujA for Your protection .

 

irukkodun^eersangilkoNdittu ezhilmaRaiyOrvandhun^inRaar

tharukkEln^ambi! sandhin^inRu thaaysollukkoLLaaysilan^aaL

thirukkaappun^aan_unnaichchaaththath thEsudaiveLLaRain^inRaay!

urukkaattum_andhiviLakku inRoLikoLLa_ERRukEnvaaraay. 9.

 

Oh Lord residing in the divya desam populated by the righteous ones known

for their austerities ! Oh Lord intent on performing pranks without

cessation! Please do not go near the four junctions, where Ugra

devathAs are assembled at their appointed hour of sandhyA Kaalam . Please

listen to the words of Your mother even for few minutes and pay heed ! The

brahmins have assembled here with holy water in their conches to perform

rakshA for You through the recitation of Veda

manthrams like Purusha Sooktham . Please accept the protection that they are

offering You . I will also light the evening lamp , which will reveal

further Your incomparable beauty .

 

pOdhamarselvakkozhundhu puNar_thiruveLLaRaiyaanai

maadharkkuyarndha_asOdhai makan_thannaikkaappittamaaRRam

vEdhappayan_koLLavalla vittuchiththan_sonnamaalai

paadhappayan_koLLavalla paththaruLLaarvinaipOmE. (2) 10.

 

MahA Lakshmi with Her traditional seat in the red lotus (Pankayacchelvi ) is

the treasure house of all wealth and She is the principal consort of

PundareekAkshan of ThruveLLarai . She is the one who abandoned Her normal

place of residence , the red lotus and decided

to stay in the chest region of Her Lord forever . PeriyAzhwAr enjoyed the

blissful expeience of YasOdhA piratti pleading with her dear son to accept

Saaya RakshA and described it in the form of the ten verses . These verses

of PeriyAzhwAr , whose whole livelihood was about performing MangaLAsAsanam

for the Lord will chase away on recitation

the enemies of bhagavadanbhavam for His devotees .

 

[adiyEn thanks Sri Satakopan mama again fro his permission to reproduce his

translation on this beautiful ten. I did not wish to write with my

limitations when he had already translated so divinely]

Regards

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

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