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TIRUVIRUTTAM
And
THE AUSPICIOUS QUALITIES OF THE LORD (9)
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41. The Lord has Garuda as His vehicle for rushing to
protect His devotees who are in trouble.
?Ongu asurar ponRum vakai puLLai oorvAn ?
(The Lord travels on Garuda bird to destroy the
demons, if they rise up with all their strength.)
42. For the protection of the BhAgavatas, if Garuda is
not available, the Lord will consider His legs alone
are enough; in case the legs are also not there, His
eyes will be suffice for the job.
?maNNum viNNum
enkARku aLavinmai kANmin embAan otthu, orungE
maRintu kidantalarnta menkAl kamalattadam pOl
polintana empirAn tadam kaNkaLE.?
(The broad eyes of the Lord appeared as though saying,
?See, even the broad earth and SrIvaikuNtam together
are not a match to the space of my feet!? And they
bloomed elegantly like a wide pond full of blossomed
lotuses with slender stacks, bent on one side.)
[The idea conveyed by this description of the Lord?s
eyes, by the Lady-love, is that those eyes can achieve
even the impossible. The entire universe combined with
the bigger parama-padam look tiny, compared to his
broad eyes.]
43. His elegant complexion, though far more than
theirs (the worlds?), is beyond our comprehension.
?vaNNam kariyatOr mAlvarai pOnRu ?. ??.yavarkkum
eNNumidttatuvO empirAn ezhil niRamE.?
(Like a mighty black mountain, can any one comprehend
my Lord?s beautiful complexion?)
44. His complexion and the form might be known a
little, but His excellence cannot be comprehended at
all.
?niRamuyar kOlamum pErum uruvum ivaiyivaiyenRu
aRamuyal j~nAnac chamayikaL pEcilum, angangellAm
uRvuyar j~nAnac chudar viLakkAi ninRtanRi onRum
peRamuyanRAr illaiyAl, empirAn perumaiyaiyE.?
(Those Vedic traditionalists who obtained their
knowledge through righteous means, may be able to
describe, in a small way, the tinge of His body, the
unique embellishment, His name and form. All these
descriptions may match a little here and there; but,
even they might acquire the highest knowledge. But
none is there who has made an attempt so far to
measure His elegance, which has no parallel.)
45. Even if the Lord blesses one devote, the benefit
will, however, cover all his generations to come.
?perunkEzhalAr tamperumkaN malarp puNdarIkam
nammEl
orunkE piRazhavaittAr ivvakAlam, oruvar
nampOl
varungEzhpavar uLarE? tollai vAzhiyam
choozh-piRappu
marunkE varap-peRumE? Chollu vAzhi, mada
nenchamE!?
(Oh, the innocent mind! This time, it will not be easy
to save this world, for that mighty Lord VarAha! He
has turned His big lotus-like eyes on me. Is there any
one else like me? I have lived very long with Him. Can
the misery of rebirths ever come near me? Speak!)
(To continue)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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