Pure, dark as the blooming kāyam flower, the eternal Lord and Master, magnanimous and the leader of the Nitya Sūris, shows sweet affection to His devoted servants.
பள்ளிகொண்டுள்ளார் munivan — one who vowed to create, mūrththi mūvar āgi — being brahmā, vishṇu and rudhra, vĕdham — meanings of vĕdham, viriththu — to make everyone know, uraiththa — one who mercifully explained in ṣrī gīthā, punidhan — having purity, pūvai — like kāyām pū (dark coloured flower
It is upon this sacred chest that She resides, forever gracing the Lord, whose divine form possesses the captivating beauty of a dark kuvaḷai flower and whose essential nature (svabhāva) shines with the glorious simplicity and accessibility of a flawless blue gem.
This very same *Emperumān
pani — cool, malarāl̤ — having lotus flower as her birth place, pāvai — periya pirāttiyār who is having femininity with shyness, innocence, fear, humility, vandhu — arriving from that flower, irukkum — eternally residing, mārvan — having the divine chest, neelam — like a dark kuval̤ai flower
You who wear a dark karuvilai flower in your long hair
are a fighting bull, Kovalan the son of Nandagopan.
Clap your hands!
You danced on a pot. Clap your hands! 1893 கேவலமன்று உன்வயிறு * வயிற்றுக்கு
நானவலவப்பம்தருவன் * கருவிளைப்
பூவலர்நீள்முடி நந்தன்தன்போரேறே! *
கோவலனே!
I long to see in my dreams
the sweet lord with the color of a dark Kāyām flower.
He took the form of a boar
and brought the earth goddess from beneath the earth.
The context of this invocation lies in the incident of Yāśodā Pirātti's own words: when the divine child Kṛṣṇa had finished his bath and his dark, flower-bedecked locks required combing, yaśodhā —Yāśodā—saw that beetles had swarmed upon his tresses to drink the honey from the flowers adorning them
மதிள்களையுடைய திருவரங்கம் matil̤ araṅkam — Sri Rangam which has tall walls, nĕṭumāl ūr — its the city of the Lord, niṟamuṭaiya — who has vibrant beauty, kaṇamayilpol — like the peacocks that, niṉṟu āṭu — stand and dance, kurai kaṭal pol — who is like the roaring sea, kuval̤aikal̤ pol — and like a dark lotus flower
Simple Translation
"Upon a maiden with dark, flower-adorned tresses, You cast a sidelong glance of promise. Yet, Your heart remained firmly and exclusively established with another. To a third, a simple and trusting soul, You lovingly pledged, ‘I am your devoted servant’.
karuviḷai pōl vaṇṇan — His radiance is further compared to that of a dark blue flower that blossoms upon wild creepers.
, pol vaṇṇaṉ — the One with the color of, karuvil̤ai — a dark neithal flower, tiruk kaṇkal̤āl — those sacred Eyes Grant that the Lotus-hued Lord May Look upon Me கமலவண்ணன் என்னை நோக்குமாறு அருள் Avathārikai (Introduction)
It is declared in the Bhagavad Gītā (10.9): "*mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇāḥ
Am I being punished
because I saw the lord as dark as a kāyām flower
when he came on Garudā
and fell in love with him?” 1958 பூவைவண்ணனார் புள்ளின்மேல்வர *
மேவிநின்றுநான் கண்டதண்டமோ?
This is the eternal abode of our Sarveśvaran, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, whose divine complexion is as enchanting and beautiful as the dark-hued kāyā flower.
The lord dark as a kāyām flower
drank the poisonous milk of Putanā
when she came as a mother and killed her,
stole yogurt and butter and swallowed them in the cowherd village,
and went as a pure handsome dwarf to king Mahabali’s sacrifice,
asked him, “Give me three feet of land now, ”
received the
Simple Translation
Oh, my Lord, whose divine hue rivals that of the glorious dark-purple kāyā flower! Oh, You who bear the magnificent form of a bluish, rain-laden cloud!
In his svāpadhēśam, the revered commentator Thiruvāimozhip piḷḷai offers a profound inner meaning: "Oh, You who possess the divine colour of the dark-purple kāyā flower, and who bear a divine form that is like a great cloud which has imbibed water up to its very neck—a form completely saturated with
these, tham manavāga — considering to be his, pugundhu — arrived and entered, pongu — very tumultuous, karum — dark, kadal — ocean, pūvai — leaved bilberry tree, kāyā — another tree named kāyā, its flower, pŏdhu avizh — blossoming at the right time, neelam — another dark coloured flower
and carries a conch in his hand
has the color of the dark ocean,
of a shining sapphire-like hill, of a dark cloud,
of a kuvalai flower blooming on a branch and of a kāyām flower.
creation and annihilation at his full disposal, pūviyal — fresh like a flower, nāl thadam thŏl̤an — one who is having four wide shoulders, poru — to destroy the enemies of devotees, padai — weapons, āzhi — sudharsana chakram- disc, sangu — pānchajanyam- conch, ĕndhum — holding them, kāvi — a dark-coloured flower
Thirumangai Āzhvār, pāvaip pāda — singing these hymns, cŏṉṉa — composed by, kovait tamizhāl — in refined Tamil, kūdalūrmel — on Thirukkoodaloor, mevit tikazhum — where resides, kaṇṇaṉ — Kannan (Krishna), vaṇṇaṉ — who has a complexion that of, pĕrunīr — water filled ocean, kāvi — and the dark-colored neithal flower
, kāṭṭi niṉṟu — stands and shows, tiruvuruvum — the beautiful form, tiruvaṭitaṉ — Periya Perumal which is like, uru uṭaiya — a beautiful, nīlam malar — dark cloud-like blooming flower, malark kaṇṇum — and the blossomed eyes, tirumaṅkai — of the great mother (Sri Lakshmi), ocalikkum — that moves, kāṟṟu
Take me to Thirukkurungudi
where he with the dark color of a kuvalai flower stays
and leave me there. ” 1788 தவளவிளம்பிறைதுள்ளுமுந்நீர்த்
தண்மலர்த்தென்றலோடன்றிலொன்றித்
துவள * என்னெஞ்சகம் சோரஈரும்
சூழ்பனிநாள்துயிலாதிருப்பேன் *
இவளும்ஓர்பெண்கொடியென்றிரங்கார்
என்னலமைந்துமுன்கொண்டுபோன *
குவளைமலர்நிறவண்ணர்மன்னு
In the next moment, she proclaims, "My Lord is Himself a majestic elephant of boundless strength, who has assumed a divine form whose beauty is comparable to the desirable karuneydhal flower and the dark, rain-laden cloud."
My daughter says, “He is Kannan, the king
whose body has the color of a dark cloud or a kuvalai flower,
who broke the tusks of the elephant that eats balls of rice
and he stays in Nāngai where tall palaces are studded with pearls. ”
My innocent daughter's mouth, as precious as coral,
sings the praises
, அலர் — தாமரைப் பூ, எடுத்த — ஓங்கியிருக்கும் alar eduththa undhiyān — one who has a divine navel which has a highly rising lotus flower, ezhilāya malar eduththa — like a beautiful kāyāmpū (a dark blue coloured) flower, māmĕni — having a dark divine form, māyan — emperumān who has amaśing activities,