AzhvAr Arulamudham

PERUMAL THIRUMOZHI  -8 PASURAMS (719 -729) mannupugazh  After talking about the plight of Devaki in krishNAvatAr, KulasEkara AzhvaAr gets remembered of kousaLya who could enjoy the childhood of RAma, the favourite deity of AzhvAr. He even remembers the ordinance of Lord RanganAtha to vibeeshana, to come and enjoy His walking style in tirukkaNapuram. So combining both the experience AzhvAr composes this lullaby for RAma dedicating it to the Lord of tirukkaNna Puram 719 * mannupugazhk kausalai than * maNivayiRu vAyththavanE! * thennilangkaik kOn mudigaL * sindhuviththAy! sempon sEr ** kanninanmA madhiL pudai sUzh * kaNapuraththen karumaNiyE! * ennudaiya innamudhE! * irAgavanE! thAlElO (2) (1) 719. Oh,rAmA !  The pristine one! Born from the sacred womb of the eternally famed Mother KausalyA, you defeated the ten headed King of Lanka effortlessly. Oh! My dark hued gem ! Closer to my heart, who abodes in tirukkaNNapuram, surrounded by tall ramparts, my sweet nectar, child of Raghu vamsa ,lu

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,