Chapter 4
Wanting to become something on the hills of Thiruvengadam - (ஊன் ஏறு)
திருவேங்கடத்தில் பிறத்தலும் இருத்தலும் போதியது எனல்
The One who reclines in Thiruvarangam stands on the Thiruvenkatam hill. Shouldn't a person born as a human seek the connection with Thiruvenkatam? The cool, flowing streams of Venkata Hill are where the Lord delights in residing! Won't I be born as a stork living by the lake on that hill? Won't I be a fish living in the holy pond of Thiruvenkatam? Can't + Read more
திருவரங்கத்தில் பள்ளி கொண்டிருப்பவனே திருவேங்கடமலையில் நிற்கிறான். மனிதனாகப் பிறந்தவன் திருவேங்கடமலையின் சம்பந்தத்தைப் பெறவேண்டாமா? திருவேங்கடவன் விரும்பிவாழும் மலையன்றோ குளிரருவி வேங்கடம்! அம்மலையில் ஏரிக்கரையில் வாழும் நாரையாய்ப் பிறக்கமாட்டேனா! திருவேங்கடச் சுனையில் வாழும் மீனாக + Read more
Verses: 677 to 687
Grammar: **Taravu Kocchakakkalippā / தரவு கொச்சகக்கலிப்பா
Recital benefits: Will become devotees of the Lord
- Verse 1:
677. I do not want this body that is a bundle of flesh and material pleasure . I want only to be the slave of the one who conquered seven strong bulls, the One who holds the conch in His left hand, I want to be born as a crane that lives in the pond Koneri, in Thiruvenkatam. - Verse 2:
678. I do not want endless wealth or status, I don’t want to be surrounded by heavenly women or have the joy of ruling the sky and a kingdom on the earth. Oh! let me be born as a fish in a spring in Thiruvenkatam, filled with groves flourishing with flowers that drip honey. - Verse 3:
679. Shivā with matted hair, Nānmuhan and Indra throng before the divine entrance of Thirumalai that is similar to Vaikuntam which is not easily approachable. I will hold the golden plate of the lord of Thiruvenkatam who holds the fiery discus(chakra) in His hands and I will be blessed to enter. - Verse 4:
680. To see the divine feet of the lord(Māyon), who rests on the cool, milky ocean where fertile coral reeds grow, let me be born as a shenbagam flower in Thiruvenkatam hills, where bees swarm and sing His praise. - Verse 5:
681. I don't long for royalty, riches and the pleasure of riding on a frightening elephant with pride. I wish to have the blessing of being born as a pole or a thorny bush in the beautiful Venkatam hills. - Verse 6:
682. I do not want to enjoy the dance and songs of the heavenly women Urvashi and Menaka, with waists as thin as lightning. I want to have the good fortune of being a golden peak in the Thiruvenkatam hills where bees swarm , buzz and sing His praise. - Verse 7:
683. I do not want the luxury of sitting under a white royal umbrella bright as the moon that rules the sky. I want to be a forest river that flows from the Thiruvenkatam hills surrounded by groves blooming with flowers that drip honey. - Verse 8:
684. The god of Thiruvenkatam, helped Brahma, Indra and Shiva who carries the crescent moon on His matted hair, when they performed sacrifices. He is the meaning of the Vedas. I want to be a path on the Thiruvenkatam hills surrounded by cool fragrant groves, where He resides. - Verse 9:
685. O Thirumal! You destroy the sins that have grown dense like bushes. O supreme One! The Lord of Thiruvenkatam hills! I wish to become a step at the threshold of your temple where devotees, the gods in the sky and the heavenly damsels throng and climb up to have your darshan and I will see your coral mouth. - Verse 10:
686. Even if I were to become the king of the world of the gods, rule it beneath a sole umbrella and enjoy the nearness of Urvashi, whose waist is decorated with beautiful golden ornaments, I would not want it. O! let me become anything on the golden Thiruvenkatam hills of my lord, ,who has a coral- like mouth. - Verse 11:
687. Wishing to see the golden shining feet of the lord , Kulasekharan with a sharp spear that kills his enemies worshipped the god of Thiruvenkatam hills, that has cool lovely slopes and composed pāsurams praising Him. If Tamil scholars learn these pāsurams of Kulasekharan well, they will become austere devotees.