thirumadandhai

Periya Thirumozhi

thirumadandhai

(thirunAngur thiruppathi 11: 3. thiru arimEya viNNagaram)

tirumaDandai maNmaDandai irupAlum tihazha
teevinaihaL pOyahala aDiyavarhaTku enrum
aruLnaDandu ivvEzhulahattavar paNiya vAnOr
amarndu Etta irundaviDam perumbuhazh vEdiyar vAzh |
tarum iDangaL malarhaL mihu kaidaihaL Sengazhuneer
tAmaraihaL tadangaLdOrum iDangaLdOrum tihazha
aruviDangaL pozhil tazhuvi ezhil tihazhum nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

emberumAn resides in arimEya viNNaharam with periya pirATTi and Boomi pirATTi on both sides. He removes all sins of His dAsas and bless them. He is worshipped and sung by nitya sooris and the people of seven worlds. This divya dESa is beautiful with plenty of flowering plants and trees in the forests, lotus, Sengazhuneer and tAzhai in all ponds and places and well versed vaidikas who spread the fame everywhere. AzhwAr asks his mind not to go stupidly after worldly things but to worship Him.

venri mihu narakan uram adu azhiya viSirum
viralAzhi taDakkaiyan viNNavarhaTku anru
kunru koDu kurai kaDalai kaDaindu amudam aLikkum
kurumaNi en Aramudam kulavi urai kOyil |
enru mihu perunjelvattu ezhil viLangu maraiyOr
EzhiSaiyum kELvihaLum iyanra perunguNattOr
anrulaham paDaittavanai anaiyavarhaL nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

My very sweet nectar (Aramudan) and kurumaNi resides in arimEya viNNaharam where vaidikas sing hymns with seven swaras and chant vEdas, teach itihAsas and purANas and who possess excellent guNas, that speak of the wealth of the city. Our swAmi who resides here is the one who killed narakAsura with His chakrAyudha, churned the pArkaDal with mandara mountain to give nectar to the dEvas. Oh! My mind! Worship and meditate His form.

umbarum ivvEzhulahum EzhkaDalum ellAm
uNDapirAn aNDarhaL mun kaNDu mahizhveida
kumbamihu madayAnai maruppoSittu kanjan
kunji piDittu aDittapirAn kOyil marungengum |
paimbonoDu veN muttam pala punnai kATTa
palanganihaL tEn kATTa paDa aravEralhul
ambanaiya kaN maDavAr mahizhveidu nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

He is the pirAn who once swallowed the brahma and dEvas, seven worlds and seven seas and all other objects. He is the pirAn who once killed the wild kuvaLayApeeDa whose head looked like pot and pulled kamsa from his throne, killed him causing relief and happiness to the Ayars. He resides in arimEya viNNaharam in nAngoor where there are punnai trees whose buds look like white pearls and bloomed flowers look like gold. The women of this city are very beautiful with hood-like hips and arrow-like eyes.

ODAda ALariyin uruvamadu koNDu anru
ulappil mihu peruvaratta iraNiyanai paTTri
vADAda vaLLuhirAl piLandu avantan mahanukku
aruLSeidAn vAzhum iDam mallihai Sengazhuneer |
SEDEru malar Serundi SezhungamuhampALai
SeNbahangaL maNanArum vAN pozhilinooDE
ADEru vayal Alai puhai kamazhum nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

He—who split open the chest of hiraNya with His sharp nails and protected his son prahlAda—resides in tiru nAngoor where there are forests full of surapunnai trees, SeNbaga flowers, mallihai and Sengazhuneer flowers kamuhu (areca nut trees) dispersing their variety of aroma in the atmosphere. Added to it is the aromatic smoke from the sugarcane factories where jaggery is made by boiling the sugar cane.

kaNDavartam manam mahizha mAvali tan vELvi
kaLavil mihu SirukuraLAi moovaDi enru irandiTTu
aNDamum ivvalai kaDalum avanihaLum ellAm
aLanda pirAn amarum iDam vaLangoL pozhil ayalE |
aNDamura muzhavoliyum vaNDinagaL oliyum
arumaraiyin oliyum maDavAr Silambin oliyum
aNDamurum alaikaDalin olitihazhu nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

emberumAn took a charming vAmana avatAra for the sake of indra and begged him only three feet of land. When He got it He measured them with huge trivikrama form the whole of upper regions, the Boomi, the oceans and all other objects. He resides in arimEya viNNaharam where—the sound of the playing of musical instruments, the sound of vEdic chanting, the sound of the buzzing of bees and the jingling sound of women’s anklets when they dance and walk—all of them together produce a sound similar to the roaring of the sea during praLaya when the waves rise sky high.

vAL neDungaN malar koondal maidilikkA ilangai
mannan muDi orupadum tOLirupadum pOyudira
tAL neDundiN Silai vaLaitta tayaratan SEi entan
tanichcharaN vAnavarkarasu karudum iDam taDamAr |
SENiDangoL malar kamalam SEl kayalhaL vALai
SennelODu maDuttariya udirnda Sezhu muttam
vAL neDungaN kaDaiSiyarhaL vArum maNi nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

The son of daSaratha (Sree rAma) fought with rAvaNa, the king of lanka and cut off his ten heads and twenty arms since he abducted seeta pirATTi and put her in a secluded place. He is my sole asylum since He is the rakShaka as He is the chief of even nitya sooris. He resides in tiru arimEya viNNaharam where there are big lotus ponds. The fields are full of different kinds of fish like SEl, kayal and vALai. The farmers cut the red paddy crops along with the fish on them. They jump causing the grains (which are like pearls) to scatter on the ground which the beautiful low caste women collect.

tee manattAn kanjanadu vanjinaiyil tiriyum
dEnukanum pootanai tan Aruyirum SehuttAn
kAmanaittAn payanda karumEni uDai ammAn
karudumiDam porudu punal turai turai muttundi |
nAmanattAl mandirangaL nAlvEdam aindu
vELviyODu Arangam navinru kalai payinru
angu Amanattu maraiyavarhaL payilum maNi nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

emberumAn killed the rAkShasas called dEnuka and pootana who were sent by the wicked kamsa to kill kriShNa. He is dark in colour having manmatha as His son. He resides in arimEya viNNaharam—where vaidikas chant four vEas, meditate on His guNas, perform sacrifices, do pancha mahA yajnas, teach vEdAngas, discourse on itihAsas and purANas having mOkSha as their final goal.

kanradanAl viLaverindu kani udirtta kALai
kAmaru Seer muhil vaNNan kAlihaL munkAppAn
kunradanAl mazhai taDuttu kuDamADu koottan
kulavum iDam koDimadiLhaL mALihai gOpurangaL |
tunru maNimaNDapangaL SAlaihaL toomaraiyOr
tokkeeNDi tozhudiyoDu mihappayilum SOlai
anralarvAi maduvuNDu angu aLi muralum nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

Sree kriShNa—who killed kapittAsura by throwing vatsAsura on him causing the fruits to fall for the Ayar boys to eat; who lifted gOvardhana mountain to prevent the heavy rain tormenting the men and animals of AyarpADi; who played kuDakoottu; who is dark like clouds and who possess all auspicious guNas—resides in arimEya viNNaharam. The city is rich with great mansions, forts with flags flying on their walls, public halls with gem-studded walls, vaidikas who chant vEdas, wide roads, thick forests where birds chirp and flowers shed honey which the bees drink and sing with joy.

vanjanaiyAl vandavaLtan uyiruNDu vAi
tayiruNDu veNNai amuduNDu vali mikka
kanjan uyiradu uNDu ivvulahuNDu kALai
karudum iDam kAviri Sandahil kanahamundi |
manjulavu pozhilooDum vayalooDum vandu
vaLangoDuppa mAmaraiyOr mAmalarhaLtoovi
anjalittu angu ari SaraN enru irainjum maNi nAngoor
arimEyaviNNaharam vANangu maDanenjE ||

Sree kriShNa, the ever young bull ate—the life of pootana, the life of kamsa, the curds and butter that He could come across and the whole world (during praLaya). He resides in arimEya viNNaharam where—the vaidika brAhmaNas offer flower and anjali praying ‘Oh! hari! You are one sole refuge’; where the kAvEri flows bringing sandalwood trees, ahil trees and gold along her current; where the river irrigates the forests and fields bringing wealth and prosperity to the city.

Senru SinaviDai Ezhum paDa aDartu pinnai
SevvittOL puNarndu uhanda tirumAl tan kOyil
anru ayanum aranSEyum anaiyavarhaL nAngoor
arimEya viNNaharam amarnda Sezhum kunrai |
kanri neDuvEl valavan mangai tamkOmAn
kalikanri oli mAlai aindinoDu moonrum
onrinoDu onrum ivai kaTTru vallAr ulahattu
uttamarhaTkuttamarAi umbarum AvarhaLE ||

emberumAn subdued the angry wild bulls for the sake of nappinnai pirATTi and had happily samslESha with her. He resides in arimEya viNNaharam—where vaidikas are well versed in vEdas like brahma (ayan anaivarhaL) and radiant like subramaNya (aranSEi anaiyavarhaL). tirumangai AzhwAr has sung ten pASuras on this emberumAn. Those who read and meditate on these pASuras will gain reputation here andlife as nitya sooris in paramapada. The number 5+3+1+1 a significant—there are five pASuras on kriShNa (2,3,7,8,9) three on narasimha. vAmana and rAma (4,5,6) one as archAvatAra (1) and one the Pala Sruti (10).