sengkamalam

sengkamalam

thiruvazhundhUr 4

In the previous pASuras AzhwAr cried loudly about the cruelty of his indriyas. BagavAn says ‘AzhwAr! Even brahma and others have their own duhKas. When I lie on pArkaDal they come and tell me their woes. But for Your sake alone I have come to tiruvazhundoor leaving my abode in the paramapada and pArkaDal. Why do You worry?’ AzhwAr is pacified by this reply. He does upadESa to the people to come and worship Him in this divya dESa.

1. Sengamala tirumahaLum puviyum Sembon
tiruvaDiyin iNaivaruDa munivarEtta
vangamali taDangaDaluL anandanennum
variyaravin aNaittuyinra mAyOn kANmin |
engumali niraipuhazh nAlvEdam aindu
vELvihaLum kELvihaLum iyanra tanmai
angamalattu AyananaiyAr payilum Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

Oh! Men of this world! Come and see Him who resides in tiruvazhundoor where there are brAhmaNas who read vEdas hear purANas and give discourse on them. They perform five maha yajnas. They are like brahma in all respects. Here resides emberumAn who is the Lord of nitya sooris; served by Sree dEvi and Boo dEvi, worshipped by nArada and others, does yOga nidra on tiruanandAzhwan at pArkaDal, He is worshipped by me here. you too come and join me—says AzhwAr.

2. mun ivvulahEzhum iruL maNDiyuNDa
munivaroDu dAnavarhaL tiSaippa vandu
pannu kalai nAl vEda poruLaiyellAm
parimuhamAi aruLiya em paraman kANmin |
Sennelmali kadirkavari veeSa Sangam
avaimurala Sengamala malaraiyEri
annamali peDaiyODum amarum Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

emberumAn took hayagreeva avatAra in order to bring back the lost vEdas due to the covering of ignorance over all the worlds. (the asuras in the form of ignorance covered the world and the vEdas were lost). He resides in tiruvazhundoor where the pairs of swans perch on the red lotus flowers fanned by the red paddy stalks and sung lullaby by the conches.

3. kulattalaiya madavEzham poihai pukku
kOL mudalai piDikka adarku anungininru
nilattihazhum malar SuDarEi SOdeeyenna
nenjiDar teerttaruLiya en nimalan kANmin |
malaittihaL Sandahil kanaka maNiyumkoNDu
vandundi vayalhaLdorum maDaihaL pAya
alaittuvarum ponnivaLam peruhumSelvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

Oh! Men! Come and see Him in this diyva dESa where the river kAvEri brings gold, gems, ahil trees and sandal wood along her current and scatters them in the fields through the canals that irrigate them. The emberumAn is He who protected the gajEndra, the chief of the herds who was caught by a crocodile when he plucked a lotus from the pond to offer it to BagavAn. Our swAmi came riding on garuDa with such a haste when He heard the cries of the elephant, will certainly rescue samsAris from the mire of samsAra if He hears our cry too.

4. Silambu mudal kalanaNindOr SengaNkunram
tihazhndadenattiruvuruvam panriyAhi
ilangu puvimaDandaitannai iDandu pulhi
eyiTTriDai vaittaruLiya emmeeSan kANmin |
pulambuSirai vaNDolippa pooham tokka
pozhilhaL dorum kuyilkoova mayilhaLAla
alambutirai punal puDaiSoozhndu azhahAr Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

tiruvazhundoor is a beautiful city with areca nut trees where beautifully winged bees hum, the cuckoos coo, the peacocks dance, the river kAvEri flows spreading her water on all sides. Here resides emberumAn who as varAha looking like a huge mountain with red eyes wearing ornaments, lifted Boomi pirATTi form the aNDa Bitti, embraced her tightly to pacify her, and placed on His tusk.

5. SinamEvumaDalariyin uruvamAhi
tiral mEvum iraNiyanadAham keeNDu
manamEvu vanjanaiyAl vandapEichchi
mALa uyir vavviya em mAyOn kANmin |
inamEvu varivaLaikkai EndumkOvai
Ei vAi marahadam pOl kiLiyin inSol
anamEvu naDai maDavAr payilum Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

Look at our emberumAn who as narasimha split open the chest of hiraNya with great anger and killed the rAkShasi pootana (in kriShNAvatAra) when she came to offer Him milk with a view to kill Him. He resides in tiruvazhundoor where there are beautiful girls who talk like parrots, wear beautiful bangles and walk like swans.

6. vAnavar tam tuyar teeravandu tOnri
mANuruvAi moovaDi mAvaliyaivENDi
tAnamara Ezhulahum aLandavenri
tanimudal chakkarappaDai en talaivan kANmin |
tEnamarum pozhiltazhuvum ezhilkoL veedi
SezhumADa mALihaihaL kooDandOrum
Anatol Seer maraiyALar payilum Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

Oh! Men! Look at our swAmi who as a vAmana brahmachAri begged three feet of land from mahAbali and measured all the worlds with just one foot for the sake of dEvas. He who carries the excellent weapon called chakrAyudha resides in tiruvazhundoor which is beautiful with flowering trees (full of honey), beautiful streets, tall buildings where vaidikas live a life of austerity, chant vEdas and teach SAstras.

7. pandaNainda mel viralAL SeetaikkAhi
pahalavan meediyangAda ilangaivEndan
andamil tiNkaram SirangaL puraNDuveezha
aDukaNaiyAl eiduhanda ammAnkANmin |
Sendamizhum vaDakalaiyum tihazhndanAvar
tiSaimuhanai anaiyavarhaL Semmai mikka
andaNar tam Ahutiyin puhaiyAr Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

Oh! Men! See our emberumAn, amarar kO who had killed rAvaNa by cutting off his innumerable hands and heads with His arrows for the sake of seeta pirATTi. He resides in tiruvazhundoor where vaidikas are learned in both drAviDa vEda (nAlAyira diyva prabandha) and Sanskrit vEda, are highly virtuous and resemble brahma in all respects. The city is great with sacrifices done according to scriptures that the smoke of the sacrificial fire always fills the air.

8. kumbamihu madavEzham kulaiya kombu
parittu mazhaviDaiyaDarttu kuravaikOttu
vambavizhum malarkuzhalAL Aichchivaitta
tayirveNNei uNDuhanda mayOnkANmin |
SembavaLam marahadam nalmuttum kATTa
tihaLpAham kadali palavaLam mikkengum
ambonmadiL pozhil puDaiSoozhndu azhahAr Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

tiruvazhundoor is very beautiful with golden forts on all sides, with areca nut trees whose ripe fruits look like corals, the raw green fruits look like emerald and the white flowers look like pearls. The plantain trees are full of bunches of fruits. Here resides emberumAn who pulled out the tusk of wild mad elephant kuvaLayApeeDa of kamsa’s court; who subdued the powerful bulls to marry nappinnai pirATTi; who played rAsakreeDa with gOpis and who ate the curd and butter kept in uri by yaSOda pirATTi.

9. ooDEru kanjanoDu mallum villum
oNkariyum uruL SakaDum uDaiya cheTTra
neeDEru peruvali tOLuDaiya venri
nilavu puhazh nEmiyangai neDiyOn kANmin |
SEDEru pozhil tazhuvum ezhilkoLveedi
tiruvizhavil maNiyaNinda tiNNaidOrum
ADEru malarkuzhalAr payilum Selvattu
aNiazhundoor ninruhanda amarar kOvE ||

emberumAn has long stout arms with beautiful chakrAyudha. He killed kamsa (pulling him down from his throne), defeated the mallAs, broke the great bow kept in the dhanuryAga, pulled out the tusk of wild mad elephant kuvaLayApeeDa. He kicked sakaTAsura with His tiny feet and broke into pieces. Thus He was victorious in all combats and threatening situations. He resides in tiruvazhundoor where there are nityOtsava, mAsOtsava and vArShikOtsava during which periods the beautiful girls will sing and dance on the raised platforms.

10. panriyAi meenAi ariyAi pArai
paDaittu kAttu uNDumizhnda paramantannai
anramararku adipadiyum ayanum SEyum
aDipaNiya aNiazhundoor ninrakOvai |
kanri neDuvEl valavan AlinADan
kalikanri oliSeida inbappADal
onrinoDu nAngum Oraindum vallAr
olikaDalSoozh ulahALum umbartAmE ||

tirumangai AzhwAr has sung ten pASuras on emberumAn who took various avatAras for His Baktas sake like varAha, matsya, narasimha and so on . He is also the creator, the protector, the destroyer, the eater and giver of the worlds. He is the dEvadi dEva who is eulogized by brahma, rudra, dEvEndra and others. Those who sing and meditate on these pASuras on aniyazhundoor kO will be like dEvas and rule over this earth.

onrinODu nAngum Oraindum—One pASura on emberumAn in tiruppArkaDal, four pASuras on hayagreeva, gajEndra mOkSha, varAha, narasimha, five pASuras on vAmana, Sree rAma, kriShNa.