Chapter 5
Āzhvār is feeling sorry for people of this world who are missing out on the joy of experiencing the qualities of the Lord through his Avatārs - (கற்பார் இராம)
எம்பெருமானது விபவ அவதார குணங்களை அனுபவித்து ஆளாகாத உலகத்தாரை நோக்கி இரங்குதல்
As Āzhvār enjoys elaborating on the triumphant deeds and some of His sagas, “Instead of being immersed in experiencing Bhagavān’s auspicious traits, people of this world are whiling away their time engrossed in other unwanted things! Is this possible/acceptable?” says an appalled Āzhvār who expresses his melancholy in these hymns.
பகவானின் வெற்றிச் செயல்களையும், மற்றும் சில சரித்திரங்களையும் பேசி அனுபவித்த ஆழ்வார், “பகவானின் கல்யாண குணங்களை அனுபவியாமல் மக்கள் வேறு செயல்களில் மனத்தைச் செலுத்தி வீண்பொழுது போக்குகிறார்களே! இப்படியும் இருக்கலாமா?” என்று வியந்து மனம் நொந்துப் பேசுகிறார் இப்பகுதியில்.
Verses: 3497 to 3507
Grammar: Kaliviruththam / கலிவிருத்தம்
Pan: நட்டராகம்
Timing: 12.00- 1.12 PM
Recital benefits: will become devotees with faultless minds
- Verse 1:
Will those in quest of Knowledge seek to know anyone but Irāmapirāṉ, who instilled great love for Him even in the smallest ant and tiny grass in Ayōtti, the blessed city where God's love was rampant? This happened effortlessly, in all things still and mobile, across all places in this world created by Nāṉmukaṉ. - Verse 2:
Will those who belong to the land where the Lord's glory reigns supreme be the servant of anyone but Him, Nāraṇar? Even after knowing how He came to this wicked land and suffered untold miseries for the sake of humans, tormented by the Rākṣasas, how He sought and routed them, restoring peace and piety in the land before returning to SriVaikuntam? - Verse 3:
Will those who yearn to hear of great deeds listen to anything but the glory of Kēcavaṉ? They will hear from those who know how He even restored Śiśupāla, his long-time enemy who hurled vile abuses at Him, back to His feet. Even those who wanted to hear Him maligned found the insults unsavoury and blistering. - Verse 4:
Will those who reflect on the Lord's abundant grace serve anyone but Him? He restored the worlds to their original positions, creating water first and then Brahmā, even when everything was lost in His stomach, indistinguishable and void. - Verse 5:
Will those who seek the means to achieve their goals rely on anything but the feet of the wondrous Lord, having heard and pondered (from sages) how He, as the Great Boar, pulled the Earth out from the depths of the vast water, keeping it well intact on His unique tooth? - Verse 6:
The Devās, tormented by Māvali, the great donor filled with devilish pride, entreated the Lord to rid them of their extreme pain. The Lord, as Vāmaṉaṉ, performed wonders and quelled Māvali's pride by seeking a peculiar kind of alms with outstretched arms. Hearing and pondering these stories from the great sages, how can one submit to anyone but Kēcavaṉ, my Lord? - Verse 7:
When Ican, with pronounced matted locks, led the young Mārkaṇṭēyaṉ, adorned with a lovely garland, to the Lord, the Lord blessed the boy with long life and welcomed him into His fold. Hearing these stories told by great sages, will those who ponder the Lord’s abundant grace adore anyone but Kaṇṇaṉ, with their clear vision? - Verse 8:
Will those with full knowledge learn anything but the great glory of the Lord, who, as the mighty Ari, tore apart the demon Iraṇiyaṉ, who gained immense strength through penance and tormented the Devas? - Verse 9:
Will those well-versed in the wondrous Lord’s magnificent exploits ever serve anyone but Him, so loving and generous? Knowing how He became world-famous as the peerless charioteer, for the sake of the illustrious five, catering to them by annihilating their hundred unfriendly cousins, shattering their armies, and the heartening word that He ascended to SriVaikuntam thereafter? - Verse 10:
Will those who appreciate the wholesome message of the Lord's 'Celestial Song' (Bhagavad Gita) and ponder with clarity of mind on the Lord's long list of favors—ridding them of the blinding cloak of birth, pestilence, old age, and death, cutting out the great disaster of getting lost in self-enjoyment, and granting secure asylum at His very feet—serve anyone but the wondrous Lord? - Verse 11:
Those who learn these ten songs, part of the clear thousand composed by Caṭakōpaṉ of Kurukūr, adoring the Lord, who personifies clarity and bestows clear and steadfast final bliss on His devotees, will attain clarity of mind even in this land of distress.