Chapter 9
Proverb Songs - (புள் உரு)
பழமொழியால் பணிந்து உரைத்த பாட்டு
These verses are composed as if the mother of Parakala Nayaki, who deeply loves the Lord, addresses Krishna using proverbs. She is aware of her daughter's immense love for the Lord and is distressed by the Lord's apparent indifference and failure to unite with her daughter. The mother questions the Lord in each verse, using proverbs to convey her concerns + Read more
நற்றாய் கண்ணனை வேண்டல் பழமொழியால் பணிந்துரைத்த பாட்டு. தன் மகள்(பரகால நாயகி) பகவான்மீது கொண்டுள்ள அளவற்ற காதலையும், அதற்கேற்பப் பகவான் வந்து தன் மகளோடு கலக்காமல் வாளா இருப்பதையும் தாய் அறிந்தாள். எம்பெருமானே! இம்மகளை இவ்வாறு (துன்புறுமாறு) விடலாமா? இவ்வாறு இருப்பது உன் பெருமைக்குத் தகுமா? என்பதை ஒவ்வொரு பழமொழியைக் கொண்ட ஒவ்வொரு பாசுரத்தினால் பகவானிடம் அந்தத் தாய் கூறுதல்போல் அமைந்துள்ளது இப்பகுதி.
Verses: 1932 to 1941
Grammar: Eṉsīr Āsiriya Viruththam / என்சீர் ஆசிரிய விருத்தம்
Recital benefits: Will increase devotion and wealth
- Verse 1:
1932. Her mother says, “You, the heroic lord, burnt Lankā and you drank the milk of the devil Putanā when she came in the middle of the night and killed her. Our young girls decorated with flowers dripping with honey love you, but you ignore their love and don’t care about them— you’re just like the mothers who take away a cup of milk from their children’s hands whenever they want and don’t worry about it. What can I say about you?” - Verse 2:
1933. Her mother says, “You, the ocean-colored lord of Thirumālai, danced the kuthu dance in the middle of the village, you subdued the seven bulls to marry Nappinnai, and you protected the terrified cowherds and the cows from the storm with Govardhanā mountain. When you made my daughter’s bangles grow loose and fall, you did it as if you were taking honey from the murungai tree that is in the front of your temple. Is this because you have so much strength from your heroic deeds?” - Verse 3:
1934. Her mother says, “ O lovely god, you have the color of a dark cloud, and the mighty discus and conch you carry in your hands make you even more heroic. My dear daughter who is precious as a garland of pearls is adorned with beautiful ornaments. She is as sweet as the nectar from the large ocean. You think that she is like a sweet ball of jaggery in your hands. Is this because you are heroic and conquered Kamsan?” - Verse 4:
1935. Her mother says, “You gave part of your body to Shivā who has round arms and wears a deer skin. Your strong hands killed Narakāsuran. You have stolen the beautiful color of my daughter whose hair is decorated with alli garlands. You stand in front of her always and don’t go away. What can I say? O Nambi, you seem to think she is like a stick in the hands of your servants. What can I say?” - Verse 5:
1936. Her mother says, “Alas, you don’t think of the beauty of my daughter who speaks sweetly and whose hair is decorated with garlands that drip honey. You say she is not even as good as a berry fruit lying on a path. I don’t understand. Is it because you are heroic and rode on a chariot and destroyed the pride of the kings in Bhārathā war, sending them on the path to the sky?” - Verse 6:
1937. Her mother says, “What is this you are doing now? You made the white conch bangles of my daughter grow loose whose mouth is as red as the petals of a murukkam flower, and you stand in front of her and don’t leave. Is that because with your bow you destroyed the pride of the king of Lankā surrounded with beautiful forts and made the gods serve you? O father! Why should anyone need to throw an axe just to make an erukkam leaf fall?” - Verse 7:
1938. Her mother says, “O lord, you are our father with the color of the large ocean. You stole the shining color of my daughter whose glance is as soft as a doe’s, and you keep standing in front of her always, not going away. Why should anyone need to use even a small stick to make an egg break for the chick to emerge? Do you do these things because you are heroic and used your axe to cut off the thousand strong arms of Bānāsuran who ruled the world surrounded by oceans, making many kings riding strong chariots with lovely wheels come and obey him?” - Verse 8:
1939. Her mother says, “You, colored like the dark ocean, have not thought of the pride of my daughter whose eyes are beautiful and whose garlanded hair swarms with bees. Why did you do this? It is because you are proud that you split open the chest of Hiranyan, your enemy, and because you became angry at Vāli and killed him when you felt compassion for Sugreeva? Do you think my daughter is only like the moisture that comes inside your mouth in your cheek?” - Verse 9:
1940. Her mother says, “Are you proud because you are water, fire, sky, the large world and wind? Or do you think that my daughter with a beautiful garland in her hair has no one but you? I have done bad karmā. My daughter is as precious as the nectar that came from the milky ocean. Do you think she is like the garden of a Vediyan who gives his attention only to making his sacrificial fire and gives no care to anything else?” - Verse 10:
1941. Kaliyan the chief of Thirumangai with a spear in his hand overcame his desires for the world and worshiped the feet of the god truly and the lord gave his grace to him. If devotees learn and recite these ten pāsurams that praise the lord who is adorned with fresh thulasi garlands with opening buds, their devotion and wealth will increase.