Chapter 7
Yashoda wants to adorn Kannnan's hair with flower - (ஆனிரை மேய்க்க)
பூச் சூட்டல்
There are eight types of flowers mentioned to be offered to the Lord. Yashoda calls upon Krishna to adorn these flowers and bless everyone! If flowers are offered with devotion, everyone will live with fragrance (fame).
பகவானுக்கு ஸமர்ப்பிக்கவேண்டிய எட்டு வகையான மலர்கள் கூறப்படுகின்றன. இம்மலர்களை அணிந்து அருள வேண்டும் என்று அழைகிறாள் யசோதை! பக்தியோடு மலர் ஸமர்ப்பித்தால், எல்லோரும் மணம் (புகழ்) பெற்று வாழ்வர்.
Verses: 182 to 191
Grammar: Aṟuchīrk Kaḻinediladi Āsiriya Viruththam / அறுசீர்க் கழிநெடிலடி ஆசிரிய விருத்தம்
Recital benefits: Will become beloved devotees of the Lord
- Verse 1:
182. You go to graze the cattle. Don't you know that you are the finest remedy for all problems? You wander around the forest and your divine dark body becomes dull. You steal milk from others' pots and people who don’t like you see it and laugh at you. O dear child, you are sweeter than honey. Come, I will decorate your hair with champak (shenbaga) flowers. - Verse 2:
183. Seeing the dark clouds, is like seeing your beautiful body. You have beautiful eyes. You were born to create the seven worlds. You are the beloved of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and you rest on the Kaveri river in Srirangam. Come to me and I will decorate your hair with jasmine flowers that spread their fragrance everywhere. - Verse 3:
184. O You climb up to the patios of the palaces, enter the girls' chambers, tear their breast bands and silk blouses. Is that all? You grab the border of their saris and tear them, giving them trouble every day. You stay in the lofty Thiruvenkatam hills. Come to me and I will decorate your hair with Trumpet (yellow snake) flowers and Artemisia pallen springs. - Verse 4:
185. Don’t stand on the street and bother the young cowherd girls. O dear child, you have the color of the dark cloud. You are like a small calf with beautiful eyebrows, glistening dark hair and a shining forehead. The fragrance of your thulasi garland spreads everywhere. Come happily and I will I decorate your hair with the garland of maruvu and Artemisia pallen springs. - Verse 5:
186. You split open the beak of Bānasuran who came in the form of a heron, broke the tusk of the elephant, Kuvalayāpeedam, cut off the nose of the cunning Surpanakha, and cut down the heads of the king Rāvanan, you took gobs of butter and swallowed them. yet I, without fear beat you. Come and I will decorate your hair with a garland of red waterlily flowers that bloom in clear water. - Verse 6:
187. O, best among men! You fought with bulls ( to marry Nappinnai) You knew the evil deeds of Kamsan and killed him with your ploys, and you fought with the wrestlers and defeated them. You teased the cowherd girls on the streets. You are precious as gold! Come and I will decorate your hair with oil-nut flowers. - Verse 7:
188. O! our king! You throw pots into the sky and dance the kudakkuthu with them. O my son, you bewitch beautiful girls, with faces as lovely as the moon. You split open Hiranyan's chest into two pieces with your claws. O beloved lord of Kumbakonam(Kudandai), Come and I will decorate your hair with hiptage flowers. - Verse 8:
189. You befriended the Asura Thirumālihan and cut off his head with your discus (chakra) O lord, you are omniscient and you rest on the Kaveri river in beautiful Srirangam. Don’t cheat me. Come and I will decorate your hair with Arabian jasmine flowers. - Verse 9:
190. Although in heaven you stay in the assembly of gods, you live in the hearts of your devotees on the earth. You, the beloved of Lakshmi, swallowed all the seven worlds and rest on the banyan leaf. Come and I will decorate your hair with jaminum sambac flowers blooming with big buds, and I will see you and be happy. - Verse 10:
191. Pattarpiran, the chief of Villiputhur composed pāsurams with music telling how the cowherdess Yashodā happily called her son, the king of the earth, to come so that she could decorate his hair with eight kinds of flowers that she brought that day.