AzhvAr Arulamudham

PERUMAL TIRUMOZHI - 7 PASURAMS 708 TO 718 Alai neeL karumbu According to various circumstances and the state of mind one is in, one can enjoy Lord in different kinds of relationship, like husband and wife, mother and child, teacher and student or as two friends. Here in this tirumozhi, the motherly instinct of AzhwAr becomes prominent. Not finding his child close to him, he personifies himself as Devaki and tries to reminiscence each and every stage of kaNNan's childhood. The time frame here is that, Devaki laments this when she sees KaNNan after He frees her on the death of Kamsa. THE CRADLE STAGE: [New born] 708 * AlainIL karumbannavan thAlO * ambuyath thadangkaNNinan thAlO * vElainIr niRaththannavan thAlO * vEzhap pOdhaga mannavan thAlO ** ElavArkuzhal en magan thAlO * enRenRu unnai en vAyidai niRaiya * thAloliththidum thiruvinai illAth * thAyaril kadaiyAyina thAyE(2) (1) 708 Oh my child!, who is like the well grown sugarcane ready to be sent to the factory for juice extraction,

PERUMAL TIRUMOZHI 6 PASURAM 698 – 707 YERMALAR POONGUZHAL Gopikas waiting for Krishna and expressing their anger. After enjoying the Divya dEsa vigraha forms (ArchAvatAram), KulasEkara Azhvar steps into enjoying the human AvatArams of Lord (vibhavAvatAram) like rAma and KrishNa, taking the role of the GopikAs. Let us enjoy the nAyaki bhAvam of AzhvAr. He easily brings out the true state of mind of a nAyikA who is being dodged by her nAyaka. 698 * Ermalarp pUngkuzhal Ayar mAdhar * enaip palar uLLa ivvUril * undhan mArvu thazhuvudhaRku Asaiyinmai * aRindhaRindhE undhan poyyaik kEttu ** kUrmazhai pOl panikkUdhal eydhik * kUsi nadungki yamunai AtRil * vArmaNal kunRil pulara ninREn * vAsudhEvA! un varavu pArththE (2) (1) 698. Oh! Lord VAsudevA, Though I was desirous to embrace your strong chest, in the midst of several Gopikas adorned with the most fragrant flowers, who live in this place, you disappointed me with your deceitful words. I was looking forward and standing on the sandy plains