third ten seventh thirumozhi

Summary

periAzhwAr composes the following pAsurams with a
mother's attitude. Having brought up his daughter
with love and affection, he intends to marry her
off to someone spending all his wealth. Alas,
his daughter has other plans. She is infatuated
with love for Krishna and doesn't mind leaving
her mother. The intense love for God is to be
regarded as true bakti.

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(1)
iyyappuzhuThiyudambaLainThu ivaLpEchchumalanThalaiyAy
seyya noolin sitRAdai seppanudukkavum vallaLallaL
kaiyiniR siRuthooThaiyOdu ivaL muRRil pirinThumilaL
paiyaravaNaip paLLiyAnodu kaivaiththivaL varumE.

Purport

Her playful body smeared with dirt; speech disoriented;
Her tiny red dress not draped in order;Holding mud pot
and a winnowing fan in her hand; She walks hand in
hand with the One who reclines on snake.

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(2)
vAyiR pallu mezhunThila mayirum mudi koodiRRila
sAivilATha kuRunThalaich sila piLLai gaLodiNangi
theeyi Nakki NangAdi vanThuivaLthannanna semmaisolli
mAyan mAmaNi vaNNan mEl ivaL mAluRu gindrALE

Purport

So young she is that not all her teeth have fully grown;
No dense hair that can be fastened; still she does mischief;
Lo! she goes with bad girls who walk with raised heads;
Oh! she talks innocent, bewitched by the blue gem hued Lord!

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(3)
pongu veN maNaRkonduchiRRilum muRRath thizhaikkaLuRil
sangu chakkaran Thandu vAL villu malla thizhaikkaluRAL
kongaiyinnang kuvinThezhunThila gOvinThanOdivaLlai
sangaiyAgi yennuLLam nAdoRun Thattu LuppAgindrathE.

Purport

Not allowed to go out, remaining in the patio;
she plays building house with white sand;
only conch, discuss, dagger and bow that she draws!
Her bosom still young, can't stand linking her with Govinda!

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(4)
yEzhai pEThaiyOr bAlagan vanThu en peN magaLai yeLgi
thOzhimAr palar kondu pOich cheiTha soozhchchiyai yArkuraikkEn
AzhiyAnennu mAzha mOzhaiyil pAichchi yagappaduththi
moozhaiyup paRiyATha Thennum mooThuraiyumilaLE.

Purport

The Boy thinks that my girl is pitiful and naive;
elopes with her even as her friends watch; conch wielding Lord
traps her in a deep river that He is; Alas! she knows not
the adage "spoon does not know the taste of food that it scoops!"

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(5)
nAdu moorum aRiyavE pOy nalla thuzhAya langal
choodi* nAraNan pOmidamellAnj chOThiththuzhi tharugindrAL
kEduvEndugindrAr palaruLar kEsavanOdivaLai
pAdu kAvaliduminen Rendru pAr thadumARinaThE

Purport

Good tulsi mala around her neck, she goes in search of nArAyaNa;
to the knowledge of everyone in town; Listen to what the people,
who wish her evil, say "take her to Kesava and make her stay
safe with Him; Hearing these words, my mind gets perturbed.

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(6)
pattangattip potrOdu peiThu ivaL pAdagamun chilambum
ittamAga vaLarththeduth thEnukku ennOdirukkalurAL
pottap pOip puRappattu nindru ivaL poovaip poovaNNA vennum
vattavAr kuzhal mangaimeer ivaL mAluRugindrALE

Purport

long curly haired lovely women, listen! I brought up my girl;
granting all her wants like pendents,gold earrings,bangles,anklets;
Alas! she stays not with me; going out suddenly, she calls out:-
"Oh black flower hued Krishna!" and then goes into raptures!

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(7)
pEsavunThariyATha peNmaiyin pEThaiyEn pEthaiyivaL
koosamindri nindrArgaL thammeThir kOl kazhinThAn moozhaiyAi
kEsavA vendrung kEdilee yendrum kinjuka vAi mozhiyAL
vAsavAr kuzhal mangaimeer ivaL mAluRugindrALE

Purport

Long, scented and lovely coiffed ladies! Look! My naive girl
can't even retort to abuses;talks like parrot; she leaves me
like a spoon detached from its handle; standing in public,
shouts "Kesava!, Oh deathless one!" and then swoons.

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(8)
kARai pooNung kaNNAdi kANum than kaiyil vaLai kulukkum
kooRai yudukkum mayarkkum than kovvaich chevvAi thiruththum
thERith thERi nindrA yiram pErth ThEvan thiRam piThaRRum
mARil mAmaNI vaNNan mEl ivaL mAluRugindrALE.

Purport

Wearing necklace,looking in the mirror,bangles making sounds
Attired in silk saree, she awaits Krishna; looks tired;
Chewing betel her mouth like red fruit; chanting Lord's names;
Thinking of Him, a peerless gem, she goes into ecstasy!

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(9)
kaiththalath thuLLa mAdazhiyak kaNNAlangaL seiThu ivaLai
vaiththu vaiththuk koNdenna vANibam nammai vadup paduththum
seiththalai yezhu nARRrup pOl avan seivana seiThu koLLa
maiththada mugil vaNNan pakkal vaLara vidumingaLE.

Purport

No benefit keeping her expending all riches on her wedding;
So doing, we would only get slurs; Like the owner of a field
resows the seedlings, let Him do whatever He wants to her;
Allow Her to live with Him, who's like a dark huge cloud.

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(10)
perup peruththa kaNNAlangaL seiThu pENi nam illaththuLLE
iruththuvA neNNi nAmirukka ivaLum ondreNNu gindRAL
maruththuvap paTham neenginAL ennum vArththai paduvaThan mun
orup paduththidum inivaLai ulagaLanThAn idaikkE

Purport

Doing grand auspicious rites & keeping her lovingly doesn't work;
She thinks otherwise!Perilous if a physician blends a wrong drug;
Likewise, before harm is done to her and others start blaming;
Let her unite with the Lord who measured the worlds.

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(11)
gnAlamuRRu muNd Alilaith thuyil nArAyaNanukku ivAL
mAlaThAgi magizhnThana LenRu thAyurai seiTha thanai
kOlamAr pozhil soozh puThuvaiyar kOn vittu chiththan sonna
mAlai paththum vallavargatku illai varuthuyarE

Purport

my girl fell in Love with the one who tucks the whole world
in His stomach and reclines on a fig-leaf! periAzhwAr of
gardens-surround-Srivilliputtur relived the moments as a mother;
those who master these ten pAsurams will face no grief.

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