ma:rgazhi thingal

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Respected Devotees,

 

Today marks the first day of the month long celebration of Ma:rgazhi

ma:sam, which is dedicated to the worship of the Goddess A:nda:l and

Her 30 pa:surams of Thiruppa:vai. Thiruppa:vai holds a special place

among followers of Ramanuja, as it is considered to be the seed of the

Veda, the foundation from which all of Ve:dic life emerges. The 30

verses were Ramanuja's favorite among the 4000 verses of the Na:layira

Divya Prabhandam, and Bhagavad Sri: Ra:ma:nuja's lucid understanding

of their deep inner meaning earned him the title of " Thiruppa:vai

Jeeyar " . The following is a Romanized version of the Tamil text,

followed by an English translation as based on the teachings of HH Sri

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy.

 

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ma:rgazhi ththingal madinirainda nanna:la:l

ni:ra:dappo:duvi:r po:dumino: ne:rizhaiyi:r !

si:r malgum a:yappa:di cchelva cchirumi:r ga:l

ku:rve:l kozhunthozhilan nandago:pan kumaran

e:ra:randakanni yaso:dai ilam singam

ka:rme:nicchengan kadirmadiyam po:l mugaththa:n

na:ra:yanane: namakke: parai tharuva:n

pa:ro:r pugazh ppadinde:lo:remba:vai

 

The month of Ma:rgasi:rsha has come, just when we thought of going to

our beautiful Lord Krishna. This is the nice time, the best days with

cool and bright glow of shining moon in the sky. Whoever wish to

rejoice in the shower to break the pangs and replenish the anguish of

long separation from our beloved Lord Krishna, can come now ! O' the

damsels of Gokula decorated in Jewellery and Ornaments, enjoying the

plenty of cattle wealth and also the ever growing riches of the

wonderful virtues of Govinda ! By doing so, Lord Krishna, who is

highly obedient to Nandagopa his father, who always holds a sharp

sword in his hands to protect his son and never hesitates even to

injure those who may cause any harm to his son, and that Lord Krishna

who is the " LION PRINCE " in the Yasoda's eyes that were wide open with

the exquisite beauty, He who is in the colour of dark dense cloud, He

who has red Lotus flower like eyes, He who has glowing face that

appears like bright full Moon to His Lovers and like fuming red Sun to

his opponents, He who is Lord Na:ra:yana himself, will bless us with

an instrument called " Parai " (a small drum) as we desire Him alone and

nothing else. So let us do this Vratham, such that the whole world

enjoys the Great Happiness. Come On ! Join Us !