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)

TVM 7.5.3

கேசவன் புகழையே கேட்கவேண்டும்

3499 கேட்பார்கள்கேசவன்கீர்த்தியல்லால் மற்றும்கேட்பரோ? *
கேட்பார்செவிசுடு கீழ்மைவசவுகளேவையும் *
சேட்பாற்பழம்பகைவன் சிசுபாலன் * திருவடி
தாட்பாலடைந்த தன்மையறிவாரையறிந்துமே.

3499 keṭpārkal̤ kecavaṉ kīrtti allāl * maṟṟum keṭparo *
keṭpār cĕvi cuṭu * kīzhmai vacaivukal̤e vaiyum **
ceṇpāl pazham pakaivaṉ * cicupālaṉ * tiruvaṭi
tāl̤ pāl aṭainta * taṉmai aṟivārai aṟintume? (3)

Ragam

Sahāna / ஸஹானா

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

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.

Explanatory Notes

What is there to hear but the glory of the magnanimous Lord Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) who salved even the malicious Śiśupāla, His sworn enemy, whose sole occupation it was to vituperate Him in the meanest terms, from those who have already got to know about it? Even while abusing, Śiśupāla chose Lord Kṛṣṇa as his target, keeping Him in view and mentioning His name all the time, though + Read more

Word by Word (WBW) meaning

(The words may be rearranged to facilitate poetry to prose conversion (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continiously to form the sentence and understand the simple meaning of those verse.)

கேட்பார் — பகைவனின் நிந்தையையே கேட்க விரும்பும்; செவி சுடு — செவிகளையும் சுடக்கூடிய; கீழ்மை வசவுகளே — தாழ்ந்த வகை வசவுகளால்; வையும் — தூஷிக்கும்; சேண்பால் பழம் — நெடுங்காலத்துப் பழைய; பகைவன் — பகைவனான; சிசு பாலன் — சிசுபாலனும் கூட; திருவடி தாள்பால் — கண்ணனின் திருவடிகளை; அடைந்த தன்மை — அடைந்த தன்மை; அறிவாரை — அறிந்த ஞானிகளை; அறிந்துமே — அறிந்து வைத்தும்; கேட்பார்கள் — உய்வதற்கு வழியைக் கேட்கவேண்டும்; கேசவன் — என்று இருப்பவர்கள் கேசவனின்; கீர்த்தி அல்லால் — கீர்த்தி அல்லாது; மற்றும் கேட்பரோ — வேறொன்று கேட்பாரோ?

kīzhmai — causing lowliness; vasavugal̤ĕ — saying harsh words; vaiyum — scolding; sĕtpāl — from distant past; pazham pagaivan — being an age-old enemy; sisupālan — ṣiṣupāla; thiruvadi — the unconditional lord, krishṇa, his; thāl̤ pāl — at divine feet; adaindha — attained sāyujyam (eternal togetherness); thanmai — distinguished nature; aṛivārai — those very wise persons; aṛindhum — even after knowing; kĕtpārgal̤ — those who are supposed to be hearing (about the path for salvation); kĕsavan — krishṇa, the killer of kĕṣi (the demoniac horse), his; kīrththi — greatness (of liberating the one who kept committing offenses birth after birth); allāl — other than; maṝum — any other entity who liberated those who did not avoid his help; kĕtparŏ — will they hear?; panmai — having variations such as dhĕva (celestial beings) etc; padar — expansive in the form of puṇya (virtues) and pāpa (vices)

Detailed WBW explanation

Highlights from Nampiḷḷai's Vyākhyānam as documented by Vadakkuth Thiruvīdhip Piḷḷai

Kētpārgaḷ - Previously, Āzhvār said "kaṛparō" (will they learn?). That is, to ensure that he is firmly placed in the heart, in the beginning, during the course, and at the end; now, hearing means when someone who has him firmly placed in his heart [Ācārya] instructs, faithfully

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TVM 7.5.2 TVM 7.5.4