Chapter 11

The love of a girl for the lord of Srirangam - (தாம் உகக்கும்)

திருவரங்கத்துச் செல்வனைக் காமுறல்
The love of a girl for the lord of Srirangam - (தாம் உகக்கும்)
"Andal longs for the Lord, thinking of Him constantly. Her body becomes emaciated, and the bangles on her arms slip off. Yet, He does not come to her. Andal laments; Krishna, who is Ranganatha, lovingly holds the conch in His hand. But He has caused the conch bangles on my hand to fall off. He walked to Bali to grant him three paces of land! Can't He + Read more
ஆண்டாள் பகவானை நினைத்து ஏங்குகிறாள். உடல் இளைக்கிறது. கை வளைகள் கழன்று விழுகின்றன. அப்போதும் அவன் அவ்விடம் வரவில்லை. ஆண்டாள் வருந்துகிறாள்; கண்ணனாகிய அரங்கன் தன் கையில் ஆசைப்பட்டு சங்கை வைத்திருக்கிறான். ஆனால் என் கையிலுள்ள சங்கு வளைகளைக் கீழே விழுமாறு செய்தவிட்டான். மூவடிமண் பெற + Read more
Verses: 607 to 616
Grammar: **Taravu Kocchakakkalippā / தரவு கொச்சகக்கலிப்பா
  • Verse 1:
    607. O friends adorned with precious jewels, aren’t the bangles that I wear on my hands as precious as the conch that he carries in his hand? Won’t the lord of Srirangam resting on the fiery-faced snake look at me? It is very hard for me, very hard.
  • Verse 2:
    608. O lovely women, My lord of Srirangam is sweet like nectar His hair is beautiful, His mouth and eyes are beautiful He has a lovely lotus on his navel with Nānmuhan on it He has made my bangles loosen and slide from my hands. Did he take them so he could wear them?
  • Verse 3:
    609. My dear lord of Srirangam rules the world surrounded by roaring oceans and the world of the sky, with his scepter, keeping trouble away from them. Would my bangles that he has made loose help him remove all the troubles of the world and keep it prosperous?
  • Verse 4:
    610. The divine god of Srirangam filled with beautiful palaces and walls, went to Mahābali in ancient times as Vāmanā, and received with water poured in His hands scaled the world and took his lands. Wasn’t that enough for him? If he wants my bangles also can’t he come to my street and ask for them?
  • Verse 5:
    611. He rests on the snake bed in Srirangam where good people live. He went as a little boy to Mahābali, made him pour water on His golden hands, tricked him and measured the entire world I don't have anything with me. He seems to take away the little I have. What will He take?
  • Verse 6:
    612. He is the beloved god of Srirangam where the Kaveri river flows carrying riches from everywhere and nourishing the fields. He is the inner meaning of the four Vedās and cannot be reached by anyone, high or low. He already stole my bangles and now he has stolen my heart and my whole self.
  • Verse 7:
    613. As Rāma, the divine god of Srirangam surrounded by strong walls suffered separation from his wife Sita. He couldn't eat or sleep without her He built a bridge across the ocean to bring her back from Lankā. We are separated from him, but he doesn’t worry about us and thinks only of making himself happy.
  • Verse 8:
    614. When the earth was hidden in the underworld, covered with moss the bright lord, took the form of an unclean boar in ancient times, split open the ground and rescued her I cannot forget the promises that the beautiful shining god of Srirangam made to me,
  • Verse 9:
    615. When Sisupalan wanted to marry Rukmini, after all the arrangements had been made, Kannan fought him, took Rukmini with him and married her. Sri Ranganathan, the lord of Srirangam, will help me as he helped Rukmani.
  • Verse 10:
    616. Vishnuchithan would have listened to the divine words of the impeccable God of Srirangam. 'The lord says, ‘I love those who love me, ’ Can this go wrong? If so will people revere Him?