Chapter 8
Thirunāngur Thiruppārthanpalli - (கவள யானை)
திருநாங்கூர்ப் பார்த்தன்பள்ளி
In response to Varuna's request, Sriman Narayana is in the form of Parthasarathy at this place. Therefore, this Divya Desam is known as Parthan Palli. Those who wish to visit this village should travel along the Sirkazhi-Poompuhar road. The presiding deity here is Tamarayal Kelvan. The āzhvār, assuming the role of a Nayaki, sings in this place, expressing his longing for the Lord and narrating his actions, similar to how a good mother would lament and express her feelings.
வருணனது வேண்டுகோளுக்கு இணங்கி ஸ்ரீமந் நாராயணன் பார்த்தசாரதி திருக்கோலத்தில் சேவை சாதிக்கும் இடம் இது. அதனால் இந்தத் திவ்விய தேசத்திற்குப் பார்த்தன் பள்ளி என்ற பெயர் ஏற்பட்டது. இவ்வூருக்குச் செல்வோர் சீர்காழி பூம்புகார்ச் சாலையில் இறங்கிச் செல்லவேண்டும். பெருமாள் தாமரையாள் கேள்வன். + Read more
Verses: 1318 to 1327
Grammar: Eṇcīrk Kaḻinediladi Āsiriya Viruththam / எண்சீர்க் கழிநெடிலடி ஆசிரிய விருத்தம்
Pan: சீகாமரம்
Recital benefits: Will go to Vaikuṇṭam and be happy with the Gods
- Verse 1:
1318. My daughter says, “He is Kannan, the king whose body has the color of a dark cloud or a kuvalai flower, who broke the tusks of the elephant that eats balls of rice and he stays in Nāngai where tall palaces are studded with pearls. ” My innocent daughter's mouth, as precious as coral, sings the praises of his Pārthanpalli temple where he abides with Lakshmi, his beloved wife. - Verse 2:
1319. My daughter sings his praise and says, “Strong as a bull, he defeated the elephant Kuvalayābeedam sent by Kamsan, and he, the Māyan, killed the devil Putanā when she came to cheat him taking the form of a mother. He, the lord of the gods, stays in ancient Nāngai where Vediyars live, skilled in the sastras. ” My daughter with feet as soft as cotton sings the praise of his Pārthanpalli temple. - Verse 3:
1320. My daughter says, “The lord of Indra, the king of the gods. the dear one, the everlasting Māyan, who is sought always by the four Vedās, stays in Thirumāllai where bees swarm in the groves. embracing naughtily the breasts of the cowherd girls. ” She is not as before and she has changed and sings and praises his Pārthanpalli temple. - Verse 4:
1321. My daughter’s bangles are loose and she is weak. She says, “The Māyan who destroyed the forts of Lankā surrounded by the ocean stays in ancient Nāngai where rich Vediyars live, skilled in the sastras. ” She, ornamented with many bangles, sings and praises his Pārthanpalli temple. - Verse 5:
1322. My daughter says, “The faultless one became the king of the monkeys, went to Lankā surrounded by the deep ocean and destroyed the Rākshasas with his heroic bow. He stays in ancient Nāngai filled with abundant tall palaces that touch the shining moon. ” She only sings and praises his Pārthanpalli temple, but the people of the village gossip about my innocent girl. . - Verse 6:
1323. My daughter says, “The god of the gods with the beautiful color of the dark ocean who swallowed all the worlds and spat them out stays in Nāngai surrounded by fields where fish frolic. ” Her speech is as sweet as milk as she sings and praises the Pārthanpalli temple. - Verse 7:
1324. My daughter says, “The precious god of the gods cannot be found even by the Vedās that search for him, but he came and entered my heart. He stays in Nāngai where many bees with wings always swarm in the groves. ” Her soft feet are ornamented with pādahams as she sings and praises the Pārthanpalli temple. - Verse 8:
1325. My daughter says, “The matchless lord who is praised and loved by the whole world carries a shining discus and cannot be approached even by the bright moon, the sun or the gods in the sky. He stays in Nāngai that is like a thilakam of the southern land, where Vediyars skilled in the Vedās live. ” She sings and praises his Pārthanpalli temple and people gossip about my innocent daughter. - Verse 9:
1326. My daughter says, “Kannan, is the joy of the gods and the ancient one of all the seven worlds. All the gods sprinkle flowers on him, loving and worshiping him in their hearts. He, the lord of the gods, stays in Nāngai that is filled with tall mighty palaces. ” She speaks with soft words as sweet as music and sings and praises his Pārthanpalli temple. - Verse 10:
1327. Kaliyan, the poet with a sharp spear, composed ten Tamil pāsurams describing how a mother spoke of the love of her daughter for the god of the Parthānpalli temple where good Vediyars live, learned in the four Vedās and praised by the world. If devotees learn and recite these ten pāsurams well they will go to divine Vaikundam and live happily.