On this fourth day of Tiruppavai Vratham, adiyen will Cover ” Azhimazhaik Kanna ” paasuram , where Godhai and Her friends sing in praise of “God Varuna , the God of rains” and request Him to bless them with copious rains for the Maarghazhi vratham observance .
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Tiruppavai 04 — Andal appeals to Krishna, the Lord of Varuna, to shower bountiful rains. #watercolour #KrishnaforToday
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Aazhi mazhai
aazhi mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *
aazhiyuL pukku mugandhu kodu aarththERi *
oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththup *
paazhiyan^ thOLudaip paRpanaaban kaiyil *
aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRadhirndhu *
thaazhaadhE saarngam udhaiththa saramazhai pOl *
vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay * naangaLum
maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay.
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Translation
Oh Lord VaruNA who is the prsding deity of ocean-like burst of rains! (We pray to you so that ) you please do not make your gift very small(i.e. be bounteous towards us). We request you (in the form of clouds) to pour plenty of rains in the world;first you should get into the womb of the deep seas and take excessive water ( so that even the sea becomes bereft of water),make thunder (uproar), and go higher up (in the sky); (the color of ) your body should become as dark as that of the primordial cause of the world ( Oozhi Mudalvan= Jagath Kaarana BhUthan); you should become resplendent with lightning, just as the dazzling discus (Aazhi=Chakram) held on the hand of Lord PadmanAbha with broad shoulders; you should make a thunderous roar like the conch(Paanchajanyam) held on the hand of the Lord; you should bring forth rains in abundance without any cessation,–the rains just like the shower of arrows coming forth in succession from the bow (Saarangam) of the Lord.;your rains should be for the good of the world so that the world flourishes ; and ,through your rains , we will have plenty of water and also happily take the ceremonial bath during Maarghazhi month. ( Lord VishNu’s important weapons–discus, conch and bow are cited here , in a form of invocation as it were; and Lord PadmanAbha is indicated as the JagathkAraNan– the primordial cause ).
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Word for Word meaning
aazhi circular; ocean-like in expansiveness
mazhai rain
kaNNaa O dear god! (Andal addresses the presiding deity of rain here)
onRu(m) even a little bit
nee you
kai karavEl don’t withhold
aazhiyuL into the deep oceans
pukku entering
mugandhu kodu fetch
aarththu thunder
ERi climb
oozhi primordial
mudhalvan First One
uruvam pOl like the form
mEy body
kaRuththu become black
paazhi great
am beautiful
thOL shoulders
udai with these
paRpanaaban the One who has a lotus navel, Lord Vishnu
(Sanskrit: padmanAbha)
kaiyil in that person’s hand
aazhi pOl like the discus
minni shine
valamburi pOl like the conch
ninRu residing
adhirndhu resound (the sound of blowing a conch)
thaazhaadhE without tarrying, instantly
saarngam Lord Vishnu’s bow
udhaiththa shoot forth (lit. kicked)
saramazhai pOl like the shower of arrows
vaazha flourish, prosper
ulaginil in this world
pEydhidaay rain!
naangaLum we too
maargazhi neeraada
bathing during margazhi
magizhndhu will be happy, exult
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