Chapter 5
Lord of Vitruvakkottam - (தரு துயரம்)
வித்துவக்கோட்டு அம்மானையே வேண்டி நிற்றல்
Vitruvakkodu is a Divya Desam located in Kerala. It is also known as Vithuvakkodu and Thirumittikodu. "Oh Vitruvakkodu Amman! I have come to you seeking refuge. You must protect me. Even if you do not remove my suffering, like a child crying out for its mother's grace, or like a citizen looking to the king's scepter for life, I will yearn and hope for + Read more
விற்றுவக்கோடு என்பது ஒரு திவ்விய தேசம். இது கேரள நாட்டில் உள்ளது. இதை வித்துவக்கோடு என்றும், திருமிற்றிக் கோடு என்றும் கூறுவர். விற்றுவக்கோட்டு அம்மானே! உன்னைத் தஞ்சமாக வந்தடைந்தேன். நீயே என்னைக் காக்க வேண்டும். நீ என் துன்பத்தை நீக்கா விட்டாலும், தாயின் அருளையே நினைந்து அழும் குழந்தை + Read more
Verses: 688 to 697
Grammar: **Taravu Kocchakakkalippā / தரவு கொச்சகக்கலிப்பா
Recital benefits: Will not go to hell
- Verse 1:
688. O! beloved lord of Vithuvakkodu surrounded with fragrant blooming groves. If you don't redeem my sorrows, I have no other refuge but You. I am like a crying child that seeks the love of the mother who gave birth to it, even if she goes away in anger. - Verse 2:
689.O lord of Vithuvakkodu surrounded by forts that touch the sky! Even if the husband does condemnable acts, a woman of noble birth doesn't know anyone else other than him. I am like the wife . Even if You don't possess me, I will surrender only at your feet decorated with jingling anklets. - Verse 3:
690.O! god of Vithuvakkodu surrounded by fertile fields where fish swim ! Even if you don't look at me, I have no refuge except you. I am like the people, who depend on their king's authority and scepter even if he gives them trouble. - Verse 4:
691. O my god of Vithuvakkodu! I am like the patient who trusts the doctor and doesn't leave him even if he cuts with a knife and scars him. Even if you cause me pain that I must bear, I am enthralled by you. I am your slave and look only for your grace. and think you are my only friend. - Verse 5:
692. O my father, lord of Vithuvakkodu who conquered the strong cruel-eyed elephant, where can I go and be saved except beneath your feet? I am like a huge bird that wanders in search of the shore, in all four directions, among the rolling waves of the ocean and, unable to find it, comes back to the mast of a ship. - Verse 6:
693. You are my father, the lord of Vithuvakkodu! red lotuses don't bloom if the red-hot fire comes close and emits heat but they open their petals only to the warm rays of the glowing sun. I am like those lotuses. Even if you do not take away my sins and sorrows, my heart only melts for your endless grace and for nothing else. - Verse 7:
694. O my father, lord of Vithuvakkodu, even when it has not rained for a long time, the green crops look at the huge dark clouds floating in the sky hoping it will rain. I am like them. I am your slave. Even if you don't efface my troubles away, my heart will look only for you. - Verse 8:
695. O my father, lord of Vithuvakkodu, the rivers that swell, flood and flow everywhere cannot stay where they are but must join the ocean. I wish to join you as those rivers join the ocean. O virtuous one who have the color of a dark shining cloud. See, I have no way to find refuge except to come to you for your grace. - Verse 9:
696. O lord of Vithuvakkodu, with a glowing discus (chakra) bright as lightning in your hand! Wealth seeks the one who doesn't desire riches but seeks only You. I am like the riches a true seeker ignores. Even if You ignore me, I will come to You. You are my refuge. - Verse 10:
697 Kulasekharan, with a victorious spear composed ten good Tamil pāsurams, expressing his deep love for Thirumāl , the lord of Vithuvakkodu, saying " Even if you do not give me your grace I have no other refuge than your feet. ” Those who learn and recite these ten excellent Tamil pāsurams of Kulasekharan will never go to hell.