This world says,
“Hills covered with clouds are the breasts of the earth goddess,
the wide oceans are her clothes
the bright sun is her thilagam,
wide rivers are the ornaments on her ample chest,
large dark clouds are her hair,
and the ocean is her boundary.
, இப்பாரோர் — இவ்வுலகிலுள்ளோர், சொலப்பட்ட — கூறும், அன்றே — உறுதிப் பொருள்கள், மூன்று — மூன்றேயாம் sem kazhaluzhi pĕr āṛu — the huge river (kāviri) which is reddish and muddled, pĕr āram mārvil — being one decorated with distinguished chains on her chest, peru mā mazhai kūndhal — having huge, dark clouds
She says,
“The cold wind hurts me
as the dark clouds pour down drops of rain.
Am I being punished
because I long to see the chest and the garlands
of the dark god colored like a cloud or the ocean? What can I do?” 1953 காரும்வார்பனிக் கடலும், அன்னவன் *
தாரும்மார்வமும் கண்டதண்டமோ?
Kaliyan, the generous king of Thirumangai in flourishing Thiruvāli,
composed ten pāsurams on the lord of Thirukannapuram
surrounded with tall palaces over which dark clouds float.
, kār nigar ilagu uruvā — ŏh one who has a divine form matching the dark clouds!, pugar ilagu — shining brightly (being the cause for universe), thāmaraiyin pū — lotus flower, nin agaththadhu anṛĕ — is it not forming from your divine form? Everything is Contained within the Lord.
The dark clouds take water from the ocean
and float in the sky.
Where did they go and what tapas they perform
to have the lovely dark color of the lord
resting on Adisesha on the milky ocean rolling with waves?
If, however, the reading is kalloḍu kār pozhiya, where kār denotes dark clouds, the meaning shifts to a downpour of hailstones.
When Indra the king of gods got angry with you for eating the offerings the cowherds kept for him, he made the dark clouds pour stones as rain and the winds blow wildly, You lifted Govardhanā mountain as an umbrella and protected the cows. Shake your head and crawl for me once.
— and defeated him, karuti varai — like the olden times, melai amararpati — when the noble Indra, mikku vĕkuṇṭu vara — came with great anger, kāl̤a naṉ mekam avai — and created great dark clouds, kallŏṭu kāl pŏḻiya — showered rain with hails, kuṭaiyāk — you lifted govardhana Hill and made it an umbrella
kār mugilgāḷ … porudhavanār – “Oh, dark clouds… the one who fought victoriously…”
“You have manifested precisely at your intended time,” Āṇḍāḷ observes, “adorned in your dark and majestic color, all to bestow upon the world the life-giving gift of rain.”
kār mukilkāl̤ — o dark clouds, ĕḻukiṉṟa — that appear, kār kālattu — during the rainy season, veṅkaṭattup — in Tirumala, por kālattu — during the war, ĕḻuntarul̤i — the Lord came, pŏrutavaṉār — and fought for Pandavas, per cŏlli — meditating on His name, am paḻa ilai — like withered leaves of, ĕrukkiṉ
Seeing the dark clouds, is like seeing your beautiful body. You have beautiful eyes. You were born to create the seven worlds. You are the beloved of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and you rest on the Kaveri river in Srirangam.
, மருவி மணம் கமழ்கின்ற — நீங்காத மணம் கமழ்கின்ற, மல்லிகை — மல்லிகை, பூச்சூட்ட — பூவை நான் சூட்ட, வாராய் — வருவாய் kaṇṭāl — when I see, karu uṭai mekaṅkal̤ — the dark clouds, kaṇṭāl ŏkkum — its like seeing, uṉṉai — You, uṭaiyāy! — You have, kaṇkal̤ uru — beautiful divine eyes, piṟantāy!
She would yearn to leap up to the dense, dark clouds, saying, "It's Kaṇṇaṉ, my Lord." After hefty and nice cows, she would run, hoping to meet her divine Cow-herd Lord.
So intense was his devotion that once, while checking his fields on a rainy day, the mere sight of the dark clouds overwhelmed him and he fell unconscious.
(i) When the silvery lightning cleaves the bosom of the dark clouds, one cannot but recollect the exquisite form of Lord Kṛṣṇa of Sapphire hue, bedecked with dazzling ornaments. The Nāyakī, therefore, asks the clouds not to present themselves to her, as it would prove fatal to her.
They explain that as Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī languishes in separation, she beholds a gathering of dark clouds, whose complexion is identical to that of her beloved Lord. This sight, which would bring joy to others, becomes an unbearable torment for her, reminding her of the very One she has lost.
I worship the feet of you, the highest one, on this earth
and know no other refuge,
O you with the bright color of the dark clouds.
O Kanna! I cry out for you.
Whom do I have without you as my support?
not have relatives too, maṝoruvar illai — ī do not have anyone else, pāril — on this earth, nin pādha mūlam — your divine feet (the refuge for anyone who does not have any other refuge), paṝilĕn — (as refuge) ī have not embraced, parama mūrththi — the lord for all, kārol̤i vaṇṇanĕ — of a hue like dark clouds
Therefore, is it not more fitting that these pythons, upon seeing the great dark clouds, mistake them for a herd of elephants and, viewing them as their destined prey, move towards them with the majestic gait of a moving mountain?"
bhāgavathas, aruvinai — great sins, adaiyā — will not reach If One Reads These Pāsurams, Karmic Bonds Will Not Accrue இப்பாசுரங்களைப் படித்தால் வினைகள் சேரா In the sacred divyadēśam of Thiruppiridhi, where Sarvēśvaran, the Supreme Lord Sriman Nārāyaṇa, is eternally residing, vast congregations of dark clouds
"Gyālam padaiththa em mugil vaṇṇanē" (O the one who created the worlds, whose hue is like dark clouds), as stated by Nammāḷvār.
ERi:
We, along with the entire world, should witness your arrival with thunder and lightning, as if drawing a bow; covering the entire sky with your dark clouds, as portrayed in 'viṇṇila mēlāppu virindārpōl' (Nāchiyār Tirumośi 8-1) and 'madha yānai pōl ezhundha māmugil-kāḷ' (_Nāchiyār
kariya mugil iḍai min poḷa – Like lightning amidst dark clouds. A sublime analogy is offered to describe the breathtaking spectacle of the garlands upon His divine form.
stays happily in the temple of Vaikundavinnagaram in Nāngur
surrounded with flourishing fields
where lovely kayal, vālai and red fish frolic amid the good paddy fields
and the streets are filled with tall jewel-studded palaces
that touch the moon surrounded with dark clouds.
O my father, lord of Vithuvakkodu,
even when it has not rained for a long time,
the green crops look at the huge dark clouds
floating in the sky hoping it will rain.
I am like them. I am your slave.
I have praised the names of Thirumāl,
our father who swallowed the seven oceans,
the mountains, the sky and all the beautiful worlds and spat them out,
the god of ThenThirupper (Koiladi) surrounded with thick groves
that touch the dark clouds and the moon and I am saved. 1429 வங்கமார்கடல்களேழும்
His dwelling is Thiruvēṅkaṭam, which is surrounded by tall, lush groves and where in the vast sky, dark clouds gather and pour down mist and rain. O mind, go and reach that sacred hill!
From the first pāsuram, the Āzhvār grieved for the crane, the ibis, the restless sea, the wandering wind, the dark clouds, the waning moon, the encroaching darkness, the salt-pan, and even the flickering oil-lamp, becoming exceedingly weakened by this empathetic sorrow.