Chapter 5
Āṇḍāl asks the cuckoo to call Kannan - (மன்னு பெரும்புகழ்)
குயிற் பத்து
"O cuckoo living in the grove! You are with me! You know how I suffer from Krishna's separation! What is the use of your sweet voice? You know where Krishna is. Call him and bring him to me! Call the virtuous one to come!" Andal pleads with the cuckoo. Those who recite these ten verses with devotion will attain the benefits equivalent to reciting the Thirumanthiram.
சோலையில் வாழும் குயிலே! நீ என்னோடு இருக்கிறாய்! கண்ணனின் பிரிவால் நான் துன்புறுவது உனக்கே தெரியும்! நீ இனிய குரலைப் பெற்று என்ன பயன்? கண்ணன் எங்கு இருக்கிறான் என்பது உனக்குத் தெரியும். அவனைக் கூவி என்னிடம் அழைத்துக்கொண்டு வா! புண்ணியனை வரக் கூவாய்! என்று ஆண்டாள் குயிலை வேண்டுகிறாள். இப்பத்துப் பாடல்களைப் பக்தியோடு கூறுவோர் திருமந்திரத்தைச் சொல்லுவதால் ஏற்படும் பயனை அடைவர்.
Verses: 545 to 555
Grammar: Eḻuchīrk Kaḻinediladi Āsiriya Viruththam / எழுசீர்க் கழிநெடிலடி ஆசிரிய விருத்தம்
Recital benefits: Will reach the Lord
- Verse 1:
545. O Madhava! beautiful sapphire-colored lord the king decorated with a crown studded with jewels and praised by all in the world!. My conch bangles have become loose, yearning for you Is this fair ? O cuckoo bird living in holes in punnai, kurukkathi, nyāzhal and cherundi trees, won’t you coo and call at all times of the day for the one with the coral lips to come quickly to me? - Verse 2:
546. O! The faultless one who carries a sounding white conch in his left hand does not show His form to me. He has entered my heart and makes me pine for his love. See, he is taking my life away and playing with my feelings. O cuckoo bird, you drink the honey that drips from the blooming shenbaga flowers and sing happily. Don’t be lazy and prattle, just sing and be happy. Coo the names of the lord of Venkatam hill to come to me. - Verse 3:
547. O!My master! As Rāma he fought with Rāvanan and with Madali as the charioteer, drove into Ravanā's kingdom. Shooting his arrows like rain He cut off Rāvana's ten heads, I don’t see him coming to me. O cuckoo bird, you live with your beloved mate in the groves where fragrant flowers bloom and spread their smell, listening to the kāmaram music of the bees that have dots on their bodies Coo and call the dark-colored one shining like a diamond to come to me. - Verse 4:
548. My bones melt, My long spear-like eyes do not close. I have entered an ocean of sorrow and cannot find the boat that is the Vaikuntan to escape my suffering. O cuckoo bird, you know the pain of separation Coo and call the virtuous one with a golden body and an eagle flag and make him come to me. - Verse 5:
549. He resides in SriVillipputhur where the swans that walk softly, play. My fish-like eyes do not close to sleep because they wish to see His golden feet. O cuckoo bird, I will make the beautiful parrot that I raised feeding it sweet rice and milk, be your friend. Coo and call him, so that who measured the world will come to me. - Verse 6:
550. Rishikesān, worshipped by the gods in all the directions, made me unhappy and pine for him The beauty of the white pearl-like smile of my red mouth and of my breasts is lost. O young cuckoo bird, you sleep in a beautiful place in a grove blooming with flowers. If you coo and call for him, the true one, to come to me, I will bow my head to you. I don’t know any other way to pay you back. - Verse 7:
551. With the desire of uniting with Him, my bosom rejoices, giving me immense distress. O beautiful cuckoo bird, why do you hide? Coo and call Him Make the One with the discus, the conch and the strong club to come to me, You will have the good karmā of doing many generous acts. - Verse 8:
552. The clever one who is loved by all, shoots arrows from his bow with his strong hands. Only He and I know the promises we made when we stayed in our home. O small cuckoo bird who pluck the tender shoots of the sweet mango tree in the grove, if you coo and call for Thirumāl to come here quickly, you will see what I will do for him with my love. - Verse 9:
553. I have fallen in love with Sridharan who has the color of a green parrot. O cuckoo bird living in a grove that swarms with shining bees, give me your attention and listen. Either you should coo and call, asking him with the conch and the discus to come to me, or you should find the golden bangles that I have lost and bring them to me. If you want to live in this grove, you should do one of these things. - Verse 10:
554. I fell in love with Him who measured the world and became his devotee, but He only makes me sad because I love him and have not seen him. I can’t describe the sorrow that the breeze and the moon give me. O cuckoo bird, don’t make me suffer staying in this grove and cooing always. If you don’t call today Nārāyanān to come, I will chase you away from here. - Verse 11:
555. Kodai, the daughter of Pattarpiran, the chief of Puduvai where Vediyars recite with music the four Vedās, composed ten pāsurams about how a woman with spear-like eyes asked a cuckoo bird to call for Him who grew into the sky and measured the world to come, saying, “O dark cuckoo bird, coo and call my ocean-colored beloved. ” Those who learn these pāsurams and recite them, will be blessed with divine thoughts on Nārāyanā.