TVM 6.6.1

Due to Her Emaciation, the Heroine's Bangles Slipped Off.

உடல் மெலிவால் தலைவியின் கைவளை கழன்றது

3398 மாலுக்கு வையமளந்தமணாளற்கு *
நீலக்கருநிற மேகநியாயற்கு *
கோலச்செந்தாமரைக்கண்ணற்கு * என்கொங்கல
ரேலக்குழலி இழந்ததுசங்கே. (2)

TVM.6.6.1

3398 ## mālukku * vaiyam al̤anta maṇāl̤aṟku *
nīlak karu niṟa * meka niyāyaṟku **
kolac cĕntāmaraik * kaṇṇaṟku * ĕṉ kŏṅku alar
elak kuzhali * izhantatu caṅke (1)

Ragam

Kāpi / காபி

Thalam

Jambai / ஜம்பை

Bhavam

Mother

Divya Desam

Thiruvenkadam

Simple Translation

3398. Engrossed is my daughter, whose fragrant locks are adorned with flowers, in the cloud-hued Lord with lotus eyes red, the Spouse who once measured the entire Earth, full of love for His devotees, and she has lost her bangles.

Explanatory Notes

The Nāyakī withers down, as she gets absorbed in the Lord’s features, His attributes and deeds. The head acquires elegance because of the locks of hair. Again, that head is praiseworthy, which bows down in reverence and thus, locks which impart beauty to the head, correspond to the reverential attitude, which makes the head worth its while.

Word by Word (WBW) meaning

(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)

மாலுக்கு — திருமாலுக்கு; வையம் அளந்த — திருவிக்கிரமனாய் பூமியை அளந்த; மணாளற்கு — மணாளற்கு; நீலக் கரு நிற — கறுத்த நிறத்தையுடய; மேகம் — மேகம் போன்ற; நியாயற்கு — தன்மை உடையவருக்கு; கோலச் செந்தாமரை — அழகிய தாமரை போன்ற; கண்ணற்கு — கண்களை உடையவர்க்கு; என் கொங்கு அலர் — தேன் பெருகும் மலர்களணிந்த; ஏலக் குழலி — மணம் கமழும் கூந்தலையுடைய என் மகள்; இழந்தது சங்கே — இழந்தது கைவளையகளாகும்

al̤andha — measured and owned (to avoid anyone claiming ownership); maṇāl̤aṛku — being her enjoyer due to manifesting such activities; neela — glossy; karu — blackish; niṛam — having complexion; mĕganiyāyaṛku — one who has a form which is similar to cloud; kŏlam — attractive form; sem — reddish; thāmarai — lotus like; kaṇṇaṛku — one who is having eyes; en — my; kongu — having honey; alar — having flower; ĕlam — refreshingly fragrant like cardamom; kuzhali — having lock [of hair]; izhandhadhu — lost; sangu — bangle.; sangu vil vāl̤ thaṇdu chakkaram — one who is having the lofty divine five weapons as part of the incarnation to measure the world; kaiyaṛku — having divine hands

Detailed Explanation

In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, the profound state of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī is revealed through the words of her concerned mother. The venerable ācāryas explain that the mother observes her daughter, who is herself an object of unlimited enjoyment for Emperumān, losing her very bangles—a traditional sign of emaciation born from the pangs of divine separation.

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