Chapter 10
Thirukkannamangai - (பெரும் புற)
திருக்கண்ணமங்கை
The presiding deity of Thirukannamangai is known by the divine names Bhaktavatsala Perumal and Patharaviperumal. The Thayar is Abhishekamalli. The āzhvār, having surrendered his heart to the Lord of Thirukannamangai, sings these verses in deep devotion.
திருக்கண்ணமங்கைத் திருமாலுக்குப் பக்தவத்சலப் பிரான், பத்தராவிப் பெருமாள் என்னும் திருநாமங்கள் உள்ளன. தாயார் அபிஷேகவல்லி திருக்கண்ணமங்கைப் பெருமானிடம் ஆழ்வார் தம் மனத்தைப் பறிகொடுத்து ஈண்டுப் பாடியுள்ளார்.
Verses: 1638 to 1647
Grammar: Eṇcīrk Kaḻinediladi Āsiriya Viruththam / எண்சீர்க் கழிநெடிலடி ஆசிரிய விருத்தம்
Recital benefits: Will go to Vaikuṇṭam and become a God
- Verse 1:
1638. I searched for him and in Thirukannamangai I found the lord who is the large ocean, a heroic bull, female and male, the results of tapas who gives endless grace to the sages, a precious chain of pearls, the soul of his devotees, the desire in my mind, a lovely bud, a fragrant blossom and as sweet as a fruit and sugarcane. - Verse 2:
1639. Thirumāl who is truth and falsehood and the result of true tapas gives Mokshā to all. He, the dark ocean-colored one with a conch in his hand is the Māyan who lay on a banian leaf. He is yesterday, the afternoon of today and tomorrow and the months and years. I found him, sweet as jaggery, as sugarcane, and as its juice in Thirukannamangai. - Verse 3:
1640. Our Esan, who resides in Thiruvenkatam with a wonderful nature gives us his grace and happily keeps on his body Shivā with the beautiful fragrant-haired Girija, the daughter of Himavan. He shines on the peak of the northern mountain in Thiruvenkatam where the cool moon floats in the sky. I searched for him who is night and day and found him in Thirukannamangai. We all love and worship him. - Verse 4:
1641. He, the young Māyan who drank poisonous milk from the breasts of the devil Putanā and is worshipped by sages with minds devoid of confusion at Thirupprithi, stays in Thirukkovalur surrounded by walls and backwaters. He, my father, the shining light whom the Vediyars keep in their minds, is my refuge when I grow weak and my jewel and treasure when I am poor. I searched for him and found him in Thirukannamangai. - Verse 5:
1642. I searched for him who is wind and water and found him in Thirukannamangai, the omnipresent lord of the Himalayas, strong as a bull, our strength and the cure for our future, and the giver of Mokshā for his devotees. The lord with a discus in his hand who is Yama for his enemies stays in Thirunindravur, shining like a large beautiful jewel mountain and a string of precious pearls. - Verse 6:
1643. The lord who carries a discus in his hand, is a bright precious coral, a pot where jewels are stored, the beloved of beautiful Lakshmi all the seven worlds and the end of the eon. He taught the Vedās to the sages and fought and destroyed the Asuran that came as a horse. I found him in Thirukannamangai surrounded with fields where kazhuneer flowers bloom. - Verse 7:
1644. The divine god of the gods, the best among the three gods, is a shining light, fire, water the sky and the earth. He killed the Asuran who came as a horse and when he took the form of Mohini, Shivā fell in love with him. I found him, the father of Nānmuhan, who is in the thoughts in the minds of all in Thirukannamangai surrounded with groves swarming with bees that sing as they drink honey. - Verse 8:
1645. He is like an angry elephant threw the Asuran that came as a calf at the vilam fruit that was an Asuran and killed them both, drank the milk from the breasts of the devil Putanā, killed the Rākshasa Rāvana, the king of Lankā who carried a strong sword, and cheated Kamsan and killed him. He is our nectar, our Nambi who protects his loving devotees, and I found him in Thirukannamangai. - Verse 9:
1646. Thirumāl is music and its sweetness, the butter in milk, the sky, shining light, the brightness of a lamp and sacrifice. He, the dark one, is the earth, the mountains and the waves on the ocean, the beautiful moon that rises in the evening, and the eyes of the Vediyars. I found him in Thirukannamangai and my eyes enjoyed him. - Verse 10:
1647. Kaliyan composed ten beautiful Tamil pāsurams describing how he found the god of Thirukannamangai. If devotees recite these pāsurams they will reach the spiritual world in the sky where the moon floats, become gods and find joy. O Kannan with a white conch in your hand, if I may say what I really think, if you wished, even you might learn these pāsurams of Kaliyan and understand them.