PERIYA TIRUMOZHI - 1.1

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PERIYA TIRUMOZHI - 1.1
PASURAMS 948 TO 957.

vAdinEn1 
(periya thirumandhiraththin perumai)

Tirumangai AzhvAr, having attained enlightenment with the Divya dampati’s sangalpam and received mantropadesam directly from EmperumAn along with PiraaTTi, profusely started to compose the verses and at the forefront highlights the greatness of tirumandiram in these ten verses.

948 * vAdinEn vAdi varundhinEn manaththAl * 
perunthuyar idumbaiyil piRandhu * 
kUdinEn kUdi iLaiyavar thammOdu * avar tharum kalaviyE karudhi **
OdinEn Odi uyvadhOr poruLAl * uNarvenum perum padham therindhu2* nAdinEn nAdi nAn kaNdu koNdEn * nArAyaNA ennum nAmam (1) (2)

948.Being born, with the soul inside the body in this misery of birth, I was in distress and repented. Stuck by the worldly pleasures, I ran behind young women. Finally got enlightened with the grace of God to realise and differentiate the good and the bad there by getting emancipated. Thus I understood the value of the “AshtAkshara Mahamantram” [Om NAMO NArAyanAya]. (1)

TIRUKUDANDAI
949 * AviyE! amudhE! ena ninaindhurugi * avaravar paNaimulai thuNaiyA * pAviyEn uNarAdhu eththanai pagalum * pazhudhu pOy ozhindhana nALgaL ** thUvisEr annam thuNaiyodum puNarum * sUzhpunaR kudandhaiyE -
thozhudhu * en
nAvinAl uyya nAn kaNdu koNdEn * nArAyaNA ennum nAmam 2

949. How have I wasted so many days and nights thinking about the pleasures from women acquaintances. I became worthless delving in the sensual pleasure and praising them with pseudo words like, O my soul! (ஆவியே), O my honey! (அமுதே). Whereas at least now I realised the worth of chanting the name of ‘Lord nArAyanA’, who resides in ‘Tirukudandai’, as ‘ArAvamudhan’, where the beautiful feathered Annam lives with its mate in this place surrounded by water bodies. (2)


950 sEmamE vEndith thIvinai perukkith * therivaimAruruvamE maruvi * UmanAr kaNda kanavilum pazhudhAy * ozhindhana kazhindha annALgaL ** kAmanAr thAdhai nammudai adigaL * thammadaindhAr manaththiruppAr * nAmam nAn uyya nAn kaNdu koNdEn * nArAyaNA ennum nAmam 3

950.Even though desirous of a virtuous life, instead of doing good deeds l ended up adding immorality. Getting drenched in the physical beauty of women all my earlier days got wasted like the dreams of a dumb person. Lord Vishnu, the father of kAmA (manmadhan) stays in those hearts who seek asylum in Him. Now I realised for my very existence the value of the name of this Lord ‘NArAyanA’, which is the Moolamanthram . (3)


951 venRiyE vENdi vIzh porutkirangki * 
vERkaNAr kalaviyE karudhi * 
ninRavA nillA nenjchinai udaiyEn * 
en seygEn? nedu visumbaNavum ** 
 anRu pAragangkINda * 
pAzhiyAn AzhiyAn aruLE *
nanRu nAn uyya nAn kaNdu koNdEn * 
nArAyaNA ennum nAmam 4

951.Aspiring for a victorious life, I sought after this inconsistent wealth. With an ever wavering mind my thoughts hovered around the physical pleasures from women with beautiful spear-like eyes. Oh! What do I do? But with the grace of the Lord who is the bearer of the divine chakra (Sudarshana),who once measured the whole space and leveraged the earth taking the form of Varaha, I was opened up to the wonders of this divine “ashtAkshara mantram” and the name ‘NArAyanA’ that would take me off these petty pleasures and lead to enlightenment. (4)


952 kaLvanEnAnEn padiRu seydhiruppEn *
 kaNdavA thirithandhEnElum * 
theLLiyEnAnEn selgadhikkamaindhEn *
 chikkenath thiruvaruL petREn **
 uLLelAm urugik kural thazhuththozhindhEn * udambelAm kaNNa nIr sOra *
 naLLiruL aLavum pagalum nAn azhaippan * nArAyaNA ennum nAmam 5

952.In the days that went, I wandered as a thief having stolen the property of the Lord that is the AtmA and doing wrong deeds. But today with His divine grace, acquired a clear mind and discovered the path that leads to Him. Hence forth with a melting heart, eyes filled with tears and a choking voice I shall chant through the day until midnight, the divine name “nArAyaNA”.(5)


THANJAVUR 

953.empirAn endhai ennudaich chuRRam

enakkarasu ennudai vANAL

ambinAl arakkar verukkoLa nerukki

avaruyir seguththa em aNNal

vambulAnjOlai mAmadhiL thanjai

mAmaNik kOyilE vaNangi

nambigAL! uyya nAn kaNdu koNdEn 

nArAyaNA ennum nAmam (6)


Oh! BAgavathAs, drenched in the divine fervour (Bagavat anubhavam), my Lord who is my father helped me as a friend and ruled me. He is my life . He who destroyed the demons scaring them with fierce arrows resides in the great ThanjaimAmaniK Kovil. Paying my obeisance to this Lord who stays in this  place rich with aromatic garden and forts, I found the quintessence of the NArAyaNA nAmam.(6)


TIRUKUDANDAI

954.iRpiRappaRiyIr ivaravar ennIr
innadhOr thanmaiyenRu uNareer
kaRpagam pulavar kaLaikaN enRulagil
kaNdavA thoNdaraip pAdum
soRporuLALeer sollugEn vammin
sUzhpunal kudandhaiyE thozhumin
naRporuL kANmin pAdi nIr uymmin
nArAyaNA ennum nAmam (7)


954.Oh learned well versed poets, without knowing the family background and the way of living of the mean people ,don’t praise them with flowery language like ‘karpagamE’, ‘The guardian of the laureates’ etc. Are you aware that these wealthy people were once poor? Let me tell you a devout faith. Worship Lord ArAvamudhan at Tirukudandai rich with water resources and by chanting his name ‘NArAyaNA’ get enlightened.(7)



955 katRilEn kalaigaL aimpulan karudhum * karuththuLE thiruththinEn manaththai * 

petRilEn adhanAl pEdhaiyEn nanmai * perunilaththAruyirkkellAm **

setRamE vENdith thiridharvEn thavirndhEn * selgadhikku uyyumAReNNi *

nalthuNaiyAgap patRinEn adiyEn * 

nArAyaNA ennum nAmam (8)


955.I have not learnt different kinds of arts or rituals (sAstrAs). I have been letting my mind wander to the desire of my senses. As a result I have been ignorant of all the virtues. I have been roaming, hurting all the creatures in this world. Even then with the grace of God, got retrieved of all these and found the benefits of NArAyaNA nAmA for my emancipation. (8)



956 * kulam tharum selvam thanthidum *

 adiyAr padu thuyar AyinavellAm * nilantharanjcheyyum nIL visumbaruLum * 

aruLodu perunilam aLikkum ** 

valantharum matRum thanthidum * 

petRa thAyinum Ayina seyyum * 

nalantharunjsollai nAn kaNdu koNdEn * nArAyaNA ennum nAmam 9


956.I realised the greatness and the goodness of the ‘NArAyaNA nAmam’ that gives the best of the clan and wealth. Waning away the sufferings of his devotees, it will take us to the heavenly abode. Showering His grace, it will lead us to the path of serving Him. Bestow on us the strength to relish Him and much more. Surpassing the mother’s love, it does caress and make us realise our inner self. (9)


957 * manjchulAnjsOlai vaNdaRai mAnIr * mangkaiyAr vAL kali kanRi *

 senjcholAl eduththa dheyva nalmAlai * 

ivai koNdu chikkenath thoNdIr! ** 

thunjchum pOdhu azhaimin thuyar varil ninaimin * thuyarilIr sollilum nanRAm * 

nanjchu thAn kaNdIr nammudai vinaikku * nArAyaNA ennum nAmam 10


957.Tirumangai AzhvAr , holder of a sword , who removed the miseries of ‘Kali’, is the chieftain of Thirumangai city which has clouds hovering above its groves and bees lingering around its water bodies. Recite these garland of verses sung by him with eloquent words while nearing your last days and when in deep distress. This NArAyaNA nAmam, will surely bestow all the virtues and be the venom for all our sins.(10)


AzhvAr Thiruvadigale sharanam.





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