From the sixth to the fifteenth paasuram, Bhaagaavtha Thirupalliyezucchi (awakening of the devotees of Lord Krishna )are covered. Ten important bhakthi’s (devotion) deeply involved with Krishna anubhavam are woken up to participate in the Paavai nonbhu. Each of the Ten important devotees of Krishna are awakened with one paasuram (6-15). In this sixth paasuram, the first one to be awakened is a young Gopi, who is a novice in devotion to and love for Krishna. She does not know the difference between Bhagavath and Bhaagavatha anubhavam due to her youth. Therefore Andal and Gopis awaken many represented by the level of spiritual perfection of this Gopi to join in the enjoyment of Bhagavath Gunanubhavam and Kaimkaryam to Him.
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puLLum silambina kaaN puLLaraiyan kOyilil *
veLLai viLisangin pEraravam kEttilaiyO *
piLLaay ezhundhiraay pEy mulai nancundu *
kaLLac cakatam kalakkazhiyak kaalOcci *
veLLaththaravil thuyilamarndha viththinai *
uLLaththuk kondu munivargaLum yOgigaLum *
meLLa ezhundhu “ari” enRa pEraravam *
uLLam pugundhu kuLindhElOr embaavaay.
Must Read Dhanurmasam : Tiruppavai – Pasuram 1
Translation
Awaken , Oh Young girl! Even the birds have woken up and are chirping about the arrival of the morning. Don’t You hear the loud and sacred sound from the white conch being blown at the temple of our Lord , who rides on the divine Garuda ? Oh Young girl ! Wake up! The Yogis and Sages with minds known for uninterrupted contemplation of our great Lord celebrated for His adhbhutha leela’s such as:
1 Destroying evil Poothanai by suckling her poisonous milk-bearing breast and at the same time sucking her life away
2 Destroying a cunning asuran , who came in the form of a cart by splintering him into pieces with a swift kick from His tiny (baby) toe .
He (Our Lord) is the primal cause of the whole Universe. He sleeps on Adhiseshan in Yoga Nidhra at the milky ocean. The Yogis and sages have now come out of their meditation slowly and are reciting the name of Lord Hari loudly for seven times. The crescendo of that Hari Naama UccharaNam resounds like thunder and enters into our hearts and pleases us. Does not that aravam enter your heart too? Oh Young girl! Please Awaken and join us in the nonbhu !
Word for Word meaning
puLLum the birds too
silambina are calling
kaaN look!
puL araiyan the king of the birds (Garuda, Lord Vishnu’s vehicle)
kOyilil in (Garuda’s) palace
veLLai white
viLi calling
sangin conch’s
pEr aravam great noise
kEttilaiyO didn’t you hear?
piLLaay O girl!
ezhundhiraay get up!
pEy demon
(Putana, the female rAkshasi sent by Kamsa to kill
the baby Krishna by having him drink from her poisoned
breasts)
mulai breast
nancu poison
undu ate
kaLLa evil
cakatam SakaTAsura (lit. wheel), an asura who came in the
form of a cart to kill Krishna
kalakku azhiya destroy
kaal feet
Occi kicked
veLLaththu in the waters (the milk ocean)
aravil on the snake
thuyil asleep
amarndha resting, seated
viththinai the cause, seed (of the universe)
uLLaththu in the heart
kondu keeping
munivargaLum sages, those who think about the Lord all the time
(Sanskrit: muni)
yOgigaLum ascetics, those adept in meditation (Sanskrit: yOgi)
meLLa gently
ezhundhu getting up
ari Hari, a name of Lord Vishnu
enRa saying
pEr aravam great noise
uLLam our hearts
pugundhu entering
kuLirndhu cool
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Watch : Tiruppavai : PAsuram 6 by Chinna Jeeyar Swamy
Tiruppavai Rendition : Pasuram 6 by M L Vasantha Kumari
