vAli mAvalaththu

vAli mAvalaththu

Thiruppiridhi

vAli mAvalattu oruvanadu uDal keDa varisilai vaLaivittu anru
yEla nAru taN taDampozhil iDam pera irunda nal imaiyattuL |
Ali mAmuhil adirtara aruvarai ahaDura muhaDEri
peeli mAmayil naDam Seyum taDanjunai pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

This pirudi is a divya dESa where Sree rAma resides after killing the mighty vAli. It is in the himalayas which abound in fragrant trees; where peacocks dance; where rain-clouds hang on the top of the trees in the mountain; where wide streams flow with plenty of water. AzhwAr asks his mind to go and reach this divya dESa – this is repeated in all the pASuras.

kalanga mAkkaDal ari kulam paNi seyya aryvarai aNai kaTTi
ilangai mAnahar poDi seida aDihaL tAm irunda nal imaiyattu |
vilangal pOlvana viralirum sinattana vEzhangaL tuyar koora
pilangoL vALeyiTTru ariyavai tiritaru pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

AzhwAr says - “Oh! My mind! Go to pirudi where angry Mountain-like elephants wander in fear of sharp-toothed lions which come out of their caves to wander in the thick forests. samudra rAja was (like these elephants) angry but was subdued by vAnara sEna who built a bridge with big boulders (like lions that subdued the elephants). Sree rAma who crushed lankApuri to pieces resides in pirudi.

tuDi koL nuNNiDai surikuzhal tuLangeyiTTru iLangoDi tirattu Ayar
iDikoL vengural inaviDai aDarttavan irunda nal imayattu |
kaDi koL vEngaiyin narumalar amaLiyin maNi arai misai vEzham
piDiyinODu vaNDu isai sola tuyil koLum pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

In pirudi the elephants after conquering many rivals has got the she elephants as his partner. It is sleeping with her on the bed of sweet scented flowers on a sapphire-like rock listening to the sweet music of bees. kaNNan subdued the seven powerful bulls that came to challenge Him. After that He married nappinnai pirATTi who had small waist, curly hair and shining teeth.

marangoL ALari uruvena veruvara oruvanadu ahal mArvam
tirandu vAnavar maNi muDi paNi tara iranda nal imayattuL |
irangi EnangaL vaLai maruppu iDandiDa kiDandaruhu eri veesum
pirangu mA maNi aruviyODu izhitaru pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

In narasimhAvatAra He split open the broad chest of the asura, hiraNya with His shining sharp nails as the weapon terrorizing all the worlds. The dEvAs, brahma and others, fell at His feet with their brilliant gem-studded crowns emitting fire-like brilliance. In pirudi the wild boars (like varAha moorti) lift the huge gem-rocks with their shining white tusks and dislodge the gems that are carried away by the streams falling at His feet.

karai sei mA kaDal kiDandavan kanai kazhal amararhaL tozhudEtta
arai sei mEhalai alar mahaL avaLODum amarnda nal imaiyattu |
varai sei mA kaLir iLavedir vaLar muLai aLai mihu tEn tOittu
pirisa vAri tan iLam piDikku aruL seyyum pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

In pirudi the huge elephants cut off the shoots of bamboo, dip them in honey and feed their young elephants to eat. BagavAn, who lies in tirupAr kaDal with periya pirATTi to enable the dEvas to come to meet, resides in this divya dESa. He gives whatever the Baktas wish (like those wild elephants) with great love for them.

paNangaL Ayiram uDaiya nallaravaNai paLLi koL paramA enru
iNangi vAnavar maNi muDi paNi tara irunda nal imaiyattu |
maNangoL mAdavi neDungoDi visumbura nimirndu avai muhil paTTri
piNangu poompozhil nuzhaindu vaNDu isai solum pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

Like trivikrama the mAdavi creepers grow up to the sky and entwine them as if they wrestle with them. Such forests abound in tirupirudi where BagavAn who lies on tirupArkaDal on thousand hooded tiruanandAzhwAn resides here. He is worshiped by brahma and others with their crowned heads falling on His tiruvaDi.

kAr koL vEngaihaL kanavarai tazhuviya kari vaLar koDidunni
pOrkoL vEngaihaL punavarai tazhuviya poompozhil imaiyattuL |
ErkoL poonjunai taDam paDindu ina malar eTTum iTTu imaiyOrhaL
PErhaL Ayiram paravi ninru aDi tozhum pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

In pirudi the vEngai trees grow sky-high with the pepper creepers twining round them. On the hillocks the war-mongering tigers wander. Here resides BagavAn who is worshiped by dEvas who come to earth to take bath in the lakes in the Himalayas. They get the flowers from the lakes – eight kinds of them worthy for pooja – to offer them at the feet of Him.

iravu koorndu iruL peruhiya varai muzhai irumpasi adu koora
aravam Avikkum ahan pozhil tazhuviya aruvarai imaiyattu |
paraman Adi yam pani muhil vaNNan enru eNNi ninru imaiyOrhaL
pirama nODu Senru aDi tozhum perundahai pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

tirupirudi in the himalayas has dark caves where pythons live hissing with hunger. There are green forests on the steep slopes of the mountains. Here resides emberumAn who dEvas and brahma and others worship chanting His names.

Odi Ayira nAmangaL uNarndavarku urutuyar aDaiyAmal
Edaminri ninru aruLum nam perundahai irundanal imaiyattu |
tAdu malhiya piNDi viNDalarhinra tazhal purai ezhil nOkki
pEdai vaNDuhaL eriyana veru varu pirudi Senru aDai nenjE ||

In tirupirudi the aSOka trees bloom with red flowers rich in pollen grains. The bees come to sit on them to drink honey suddenly fly away fearing it to be fire. Here resides emberumAn who removes the duhKa of samsAra and pApas of the jEvas when they chant His infinite names. The Pala of chanting is they get vivEka and consider Him alone as rakShaka and sarvESwara.

kariya mAmuhil paDalangaL kiDandu avai muzhangiDa kaLiru enru
periya mAsuNam varai ena peyar taru pirudi em perumAnai |
varikoL vaNDu arai paimpozhil mangaiyar kaliyandu oli mAlai
ariya innisai pADu nallaDiyavarkku aruvinai aDaiyAvE ||

tirumangai AzhwAr has sung these pASuras on tirupirudi emberumAn. Here the huge dark clouds laden with water stay in one place looking like huge elephants and making thunderous sounds. The pythons that are always hungry mistakes them as elephants smacking their lips ready to eat them. Those who read and sing these pASuras will not be affected by pApas.