Part IV of Srirangam Unjal Postings : Pillai Perumal Iyengar's PaadalkaL from SriranganAyakar Oosal

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SrI:

 

Daer Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs:

 

Second Usal Pattu :

 

uyaravitta-karpakap-pUmpantar-neezha

loNNpavaLakkAniRuviyoodupOtta

vayiravittt-tAdakac-chankilikaNARRi

marakatattAR-palakaitaittavUsan meethE

tayirilitta-matthuzhakkum-veNaykkAdit-

taDamaruhiRkudamAdit-tazhalvAynAha

mayaravittanRAdiyaneerAdiroosa

laNiyaranganamperumALAdiroosal

 

Prose Order:

 

Uyara itta karpakam poo pantar neezhal-

oLL pavaLam kaal niRuvi , vayiram vittatthu

Aadakam sankilihaL naaRRi , maragatattAl

palahai taitha Usal meethE , anRu tayiril

itta matthu uzhakkum vennaykku Aadi ,

tada maRuhil kudam Aadi , Tazhal vaai

Naaham ayara ittu anRu Aadiya Neer ,

ANi arangam NamperumAL UsalAdeer !

 

Word for word Meaning :

 

Uyara itta KaRpaham Poo pantar neezhal=

Under the shade of the tall flower Pandal

resembling a grove of Karpaka trees ( in

coolness and depth of comforting shade)

 

oLL pavaLam kaal niRuvi= establishing under

the Pandal , the resplendent and sturdy Coral

legs to hold the unjal

 

Udu pOtta vayiram vittatthu = In between those

coral legs placing the adamantine ( Vajram)

cross beam for fastening the hooks

 

Aadakam sankilihaL naaRRi= and hanging

golden chains on to those hooks ( at both ends)

 

MaragatatthAl palahai taittha Usal meethE=

ascending on to the emerald plank seat of that

swing ,( You are seated to start Your Unjal

utsavam)

 

anRu tayiril itta matthu uzhakkum veNNaykku

Aadi = Once during KrishNavatAram , You

danced with joy on recieving as present

the ball of VeNNai churned fresh from

amidst the curds with a wodden churning rod

( the Navaneeta Naatuyam of Bala Gopalan

is refered to here ).

 

nada maRuhil kudamAdi= You danced amidst

the big cross roads with pots on Your head

hands and shoulders in a deft manner

( KudamAdu Koothan of ThirunAngUr

dhivya dEsam is invoked here).

 

tazhal vaay naaham ayara ittu anRu Aadiya=

On another occasion during KrishNAvatAram ,

You danced on the hoods of the poison spitting

KaaLiyan and made it weak and made it give up

its fight to harm You ( KaaLiya Nardhanam on

the madu in YamunA river is remembered here).

 

neer Usal Aadeer = You danced in all these

manners ( Some for pleasing and amusing

Your devotees and others for protecting

your devotees from harm's way ).

 

aNi Arangam NamperumAL(E) Usal Aadeer=

Oh Lord living at Srirangam ! NamperumALE !

Please enjoy Your Unjal Utsavam !

 

NamO SrI RanganAthAya,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan