Tiruviruttam and the Lord's qualities Part - 9

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TIRUVIRUTTAM

And

THE AUSPICIOUS QUALITIES OF THE LORD (9)

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41. The Lord has Garuda as His vehicle for rushing to

protect His devotees who are in trouble.

 

“Ongu asurar ponRum vakai puLLai oorvAn ”

 

(The Lord travels on Garuda bird to destroy the

demons, if they rise up with all their strength.)

 

42. For the protection of the BhAgavatas, if Garuda is

not available, the Lord will consider His legs alone

are enough; in case the legs are also not there, His

eyes will be suffice for the job.

“maNNum viNNum

enkARku aLavinmai kANmin embAan otthu, orungE

maRintu kidantalarnta menkAl kamalattadam pOl

polintana empirAn tadam kaNkaLE.”

 

(The broad eyes of the Lord appeared as though saying,

“See, even the broad earth and SrIvaikuNtam together

are not a match to the space of my feet!” And they

bloomed elegantly like a wide pond full of blossomed

lotuses with slender stacks, bent on one side.)

[The idea conveyed by this description of the Lord’s

eyes, by the Lady-love, is that those eyes can achieve

even the impossible. The entire universe combined with

the bigger parama-padam look tiny, compared to his

broad eyes.]

 

43. His elegant complexion, though far more than

theirs (the worlds’), is beyond our comprehension.

“vaNNam kariyatOr mAlvarai pOnRu …. …….yavarkkum

eNNumidttatuvO empirAn ezhil niRamE.”

 

(Like a mighty black mountain, can any one comprehend

my Lord’s beautiful complexion?)

 

44. His complexion and the form might be known a

little, but His excellence cannot be comprehended at

all.

 

“niRamuyar kOlamum pErum uruvum ivaiyivaiyenRu

aRamuyal j~nAnac chamayikaL pEcilum, angangellAm

uRvuyar j~nAnac chudar viLakkAi ninRtanRi onRum

peRamuyanRAr illaiyAl, empirAn perumaiyaiyE.”

 

(Those Vedic traditionalists who obtained their

knowledge through righteous means, may be able to

describe, in a small way, the tinge of His body, the

unique embellishment, His name and form. All these

descriptions may match a little here and there; but,

even they might acquire the highest knowledge. But

none is there who has made an attempt so far to

measure His elegance, which has no parallel.)

 

45. Even if the Lord blesses one devote, the benefit

will, however, cover all his generations to come.

“perunkEzhalAr tamperumkaN malarp puNdarIkam

nammEl

orunkE piRazhavaittAr ivvakAlam, oruvar

nampOl

varungEzhpavar uLarE? tollai vAzhiyam

choozh-piRappu

marunkE varap-peRumE? Chollu vAzhi, mada

nenchamE!”

 

(Oh, the innocent mind! This time, it will not be easy

to save this world, for that mighty Lord VarAha! He

has turned His big lotus-like eyes on me. Is there any

one else like me? I have lived very long with Him. Can

the misery of rebirths ever come near me? Speak!)

 

 

(To continue)

dAsan

Anbil S.SrInivAsan

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