சென்னி ஓங்கு
What a feeling finally - Me in You and You in Me
Starting
with tracing the birth of Krishna and his growth phase (infancy to childhood),
describing his various activities, achievements and the reactions from those
around him, Periyazhvar spent over 250 verses in this ‘Pillai Tamil’ praise.
And
then he moved on singing praise of Lords at different temples. Unlike other
Azhvaars, he did not sing praise of too many. In his entire 473 verses, he
refers in detail only to Srirangam, Tiruvenkatam, Thiru Kottiyur, Thiru
Maliruncholai, Thiru Vellarai and Kadi Nagar. Having described Krishna through
his mother and then these temples, he transforms himself into a completely
different poet in these final set of verses.
He
is seen engaging in beautiful personal
conversation with the Lord surrendering to him, showcasing his helpless state
asking for help and finding him finally holding on to him.
Feels the Lord in Him
In
this last decad, he revels in his expressions of coming together with the Lord and
a feeling of being one with him. He feels the Lord inside him and presents
himself in a way that the Lord too has accepted him in his heart.
Praising
the lord of Venkatam where mountains rise high, he says his body and soul have
now been branded and embellished with the Lord’s discus emblem. He is now waiting
for the Lord’s orders and wants to know what is in store for him next from the
Lord. He wants to dedicate his life to serve the Lord and asks as to what else
he wants from his true devotee.
சென்னி ஓங்கு
தன் திருவேங்கடமுடையாய்
உலகு தன்னை
வாழ நின்ற
நம்பி - தாமோதரா
சதிரா
என்னையும் என்னுடைமையையும்
உன் சக்கரப்
பொறி ஒற்றிக்
கொண்டு
நின்னருளே புரிந்திருந்தேன்
இனி என்
திருக்குறிப்பே
He
expresses his transcendental experience. He says that since the time the Lord
ascended on his Garuda Vahana and showered his blessings on him, he has been on
a different journey. The ocean of births and deaths has dried up and become
sanctified.
Finds Eternal Bliss
He
says in delight that the groves that had trapped him in the ruins of everyday
life- karmas of his past are now being destroyed by the raging forest fire. And
he is experiencing divinity like never before. Knowledge is flowing like a
river brimming with water. And these are flooding his head in waves and waves
of nectar. It is eternal bliss, he calls it.
Yama has to stay away from him
He
goes on with his current blissful state of life. He says that he feels
emancipated. No one else in this mundane world may currently be enjoying the
bliss that he is experiencing. Till recently, all the sins and miseries had hung
on him very heavily life Yama. But suddenly in a silent and quiet way these
have disappeared and seem to have gone into hiding somewhere in the distant
bushes.
நம்மன் போலே
வீழ்த்து அமுக்கும்
நாட்டில் உள்ள
பாவம் எல்லாம்
கம்மெனாதே கைவிட்டு
ஓடித் தூறுகள்
பாய்ந்தனவே
Like
the nectar churned out of the ocean and filling the pot to the brim, Periyazhvar
says he melted his self, opened his mouth drank deep and filled every thought
with the Lord. He is now revelling in the beautifully new realised conscious
state of finding delight in the Lord. Even the Lord of death cannot come near him
now for he has to obey the Lord.
கொடுமை செய்யும் கூற்றமும் என் கோள் ஆடி குறுகப் பெறா
Inscribed the Lord in his tongue
He
follows this with another gem of a verse. He compares his current stage of life
to Gold. He says just like gold is rubbed on a stone to determine its purity,
he too has rubbed and inscribed the Lord’s name in his tongue and has
encapsulated the Lord in him, while at the same time put himself in the Lord finding
himself a place in the Sun. YOU IN ME and MYSELF IN YOU.
பொன்னைக் கொண்டு
உரைகள் மீதே
நிறம் எழ
உரைத்தாற் போல்
உன்னைக் கொண்டு
என் நாவகம்
பால் மாற்றின்றி
உரைத்துக் கொண்டேன்
உன்னைக் கொண்டு
என்னுள் வைத்தேன்
என்னையும் உன்னிலிட்டேன்
என் அப்பா
என் இருடீகேசா
என் உயிர்க்
காவலனே
Parasurama’s Praise- A Surprise one at the end!!!!
Parasurama
finds an interesting mention here. Periyazhvar praises the Lord as one who
holds the axe in his right hand in an effort to subdue the arrogant kings ( he
had taken an oath to erase generations of Kshatriya Kings!!!) - மன் அடங்க மழு
வலங்கைக் கொண்ட
ராம நம்பீ......
Like
the everlasting inscription on the temple wall or the art on the wall, he has
inscribed his thoughts in the lord in an indestructible manner. All his valiant
deeds without any omission he has engraved in the Lord.
உன்னுடைய விக்கிரமம்
ஒன்று ஒழியாமல்
எல்லாம்
என்னுடைய நெஞ்சகம்
பால் சுவர்
வழி எழுதிக்
கொண்டேன்
Like the Pandya King
He
compares the Pandya King’s emblem to his own. He says just like the Pandya king
printed his fish emblem on the mountain peak, the Lord has imprinted the
blooming lotus feet on the crown of his head. He says his tongue has swollen
reciting his names non-stop in the recent past. He thanks the Lord for finally taking
him into his lip service.
பருப்பதத்துக் கயல்
பொறித்த பாண்டியர்
குலபதி போல்
திரு பொழிந்த
சேவடி என்
சென்னியின் மேல்
பொறித்தாய்
மறுப்பு ஒசித்தாய்
மல் அடர்த்தாய்
என்றென்று உன்
வாசகமே
உருப் பொலிந்த
நாவினேன் உனக்கு
உரித்து ஆக்கினையே
Lord leaves being his vehicles
He
talks about the coming to an end of his miseries. Sharing lesser love on even
his Anathan and Suparna
(Serpant and Garuda), Periyazhvar talks about the Lord
having decided to enter his heart blessing him with a new life thus delighting
him.
Emotional Periyazhvar
Periyazhvar expresses great
emotions in this verse. Having found the Lord by his side, he uses phrases such
as ‘melting heart’ and ‘tearful eyes’.
என் மனந்துள்ளே
வந்து வைகி
வாழச் செய்தாய்
எம்பிரான்
நினைந்து
என்னுள்ளே
நின்று நேக்குக்
கண்கள் அசும்பு
ஒழுக
He thanks the Lord for ending his
physical tiredness and mental fatigue as he is now living every moment with thoughts
of the Lord.
நினைத்திருந்தே சிரமம்
தீர்ந்தேன்
நேமி நெடியவனே
The final verses of 473
In
successive verses ending the Periyazhvar Thirumozhi, he wonders as to how the Lord
left his beautiful abode in the Northern Milky Ocean, Vaikunta, walled city of
Dwaraka and came to reside in him when so many others in the solar region and
the heaven are awaiting him. He compares this to the bright shining flag fluttering
atop a high mountain and says that the Lord shines like a flame in his heart.
மணிக் கடலில் பள்ளி கோளைப் பழக விட்டு ஓடி வந்து
என் மனக் கடலில் வாழவல்ல மாய மணாள நம்பீ
....என்றென்று உனக்கு இடமாய் இருக்க
என்னை உனக்கு உரித்து ஆக்கினையே
தடவரை வாய் மிளிர்ந்து மின்னும் தவள நெடுங்கொடி போல்
சுடர் ஒளியாய் நெஞ்சினுள்ளே தோன்றும் என் சோதி நம்பீ
வடதடமும் வைகுந்தமும் மதில் துவராபதியும்
இடவகைகள் இகழ்ந்திட்டு என்பால் இடவகை கொண்டனையே
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