Word for Word meaning
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maargazhi
thingaL the month of maargazhi (december-january)
madhi niRaindha full moon
nal naaL
auspicious day
neeraada to
bathe
pOdhuveer those of
you who desire to go
pOdhumino let us
go
nEr izhaiyeer you who are adorned with
jewels
seer
wealth, glory
malgum
full of
aaypaadi
Brindavana (where cowherds live)
celva
prosperous
ciRumeergaaL O young girls
koor vEl
sharp spear
kodun thozhilan cruel deed (to those who harm
Krishna)
nandagOpan Nandagopala,
Krishna's father and
chief of the cowherds
kumaran
son
Eraarndha kaNNi eyes full of beauty
yasOdhai
Yashoda, Krishna's mother
iLam singam lion cub
kaar mEni with a
body that is dark
cen kaN
red eyes
kadhir
sun
madhiyam
moon
pOl
like
mugaththaan with a face
naaraayaNanE Narayana himself
namakkE
to us, indeed
paRai
the drum
tharuvaan will give
paarOr
(so that) the people of the world
pugazha
will celebrate, praise
padindhu
follow, get involved (in our nonbu)
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The first stanza which states
the central premise to be
elaborated in the rest of the
poem contains the
following ideas:
1.Andal praises the day
(NANNAL)that has appeared of
its own accord for the
observance of the vow.What it
means is that for a soul,that
day is the Good Day when
he understands all about
himself and God and their
mutual relationship of Lord
and Servant which is stated
in the Tirumantram.
2.The fruit in getting one's
body is for serving the
Lord here and hereafter
(NEERADA PODUVIR)
3.All those who have a longing
for the service of the
Lord are qualified to join
her.(PODUVIR PODUMINO)
4.She speaks of the radiance
that attended on the face
of her companions on hearing
her requisition.(MADI
NIRAINDA ;the moon is not in
the sky alone!)
5.The prosperity of Gokula
consists of Sri Krishna's
amiable pranks in stealing
butter and girls; i.e.,the
wealth of a Sri Vaishnava
consists of his intoxicating
love for and enjoyment of
Lord's company.
6.Nandagopa's vigilance in
guarding Krishna with his
very sharp spear in hand
symbolises the "ASTHANE
BHAYA-SANKA" and
"MANGALASASANA-PARATA" which
characterises a
SriVaishnava.
7.Yasoda's over-indulgence of
Krishna is responsible
for all his pranks and
misbehaviour towards the young
gopis.
8.SrimanNarayana is the SOLE
MEANS of attaining His Feet.
This strikes the keynote of
the Song Divine-THIRUPPAVAI.
NARAYANANE (Upaya Swarupam)
NAMAKKE (Adhikari Swarupam)
PARAI (Phala Swarupam)
TARUVAN.The safest means of securing
Him is not Karma yoga etc but
His Grace only.
That is the sum and substance
of this verse.
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