Summary
As part of their play, children usuallycome running and embrace us from behind.
Yasoda narrates the blissful experience
wherein Krishna embraces her from behind.
PeriAzhwAr replays this wonderful
experience in his mind's eye and makes us too
enjoy the same through these pAsurams!
(1)
vattunaduvE vaLargindra mAnikka
mottu nunaiyil muLaikkindra muththEpOl
chottuch chottennath thuLikkath thuLikka yen
kuttan vandhennaip puRam pulguvAn
govindhanennaip puRam pulguvAn
Purport
The piss that is dripping slowly from littleKrishna's penis resembled drops of pearl
appearing on the edge of a jewel bud! With
the divine droplets thus dripping,
He would come and embrace me from behind,
Govindan would embrace me from behind !
(2)
kiNkiNikkattik kiRikatti kaiyinil
kangaNamittuk kazhuththil thodar katti
thangaNaththAlE sadhirA nadandhu vandhu
yen kaNNanennaip puRam pulguvAn
yembirAn nennaip puRam pulguvAn
Purport
With the ankle bells making sweet sounds,with the lovely coral pendants tied to His
hands, with the bracelets adorning His
majestic shoulders, with a grand chain around
His neck and with similar other exquisite
outfits, Krishna would come and embrace
me from behind. My lord would
embrace me from behind!
(3)
kaththak kadhithuk kidandha perunj chelvam
oththup porundhik kondu uNNaadhu maNNaaLvAn
koththuth thalaivan kudi kedath thOndriya
aththan vandhennaip puRam pulguvAn
AyargalE Ren puRam pulguvAn
Purport
Despite being wealthy, Duryodana was too greedynot to share his wealth, including the territories,
even with His blood relatives, instead waged war
with them. Krishna, who took avatar to destroy
such evil men, would come and embrace me from
behind,head of cowherd clan would
embrace me from behind!
(4)
nAndhaga mEndhiya nambi charaNendru
thAzhndha dhananj chayaRkAgi dharaNiyil
vEndhargaLutka visayan maNith thindEr
oorndhavanennaip puRam pulguvAn
umbarkOnnennaip puRam pulguvAn
Purport
The moment Arjuna prayed to Krishna "Lord!who holds the sword named Nandagam, I have
surrendered to Your lotus feet. You have to
protect me", He acted for the sake of
Dhananjaya* causing fear in the minds of evil
kings. Krishna, who drove Arjuna's
chariot would come and embrace me from behind,
the king among gods would embrace me from behind!
(5)
veNgalap paththiram katti viLaiyAdi
kaNpala seidha karundhazhaik kAvin keezh
paNpala pAdip pallAndisaippa paNdu
maNpala koNdAn puRam pulguvAn
vAmananennaip puRam pulguvAn
Purport
Attired in bronze and playing, Krishna, standingunder a peacock feathered roof, once sought
land from king Mahabali. With great seers
singing His glory as He started possessing
all the worlds, Krishna would come
and embrace me from behind, Vamana
would embrace me from behind!
(6)
chaththira mEndhith thaniyoru maaNiyaay
uththara vEdhiyil nindra voruvanai
kaththiriyar kaaNak kaaNi muRRung koNda
paththirA kAran puRam pulguvAn
pAraLandhAnen puRam pulguvAn
Purport
Holding an umbrella in His hand, as anunparalleled dwarf Brahmachary, He sought
three feet of land from king Mahabali and
cleverly obtained all the worlds even as
Kshatriya kings were watching. Possessing
an auspicious body, Krishna would come
and embrace me from behind, one who measured
all the worlds as Trivikrama, would
embrace me from behind!
(7)
poththa vuralaik kavizhththu adhan mElERi
thithiththa pAlum thadAvinil veNNaiyum
meththath thiruvayiRara vizhungiya
aththan vandhennaip puRam pulguvAn
AzhiyAnennaip puRam pulguvAn
Purport
Standing over a defunct inverted mortar, Krishnawould gorge to His fill all the sweet milk and
butter stored in pots high above the ground.
He would come and embrace me from behind,
One who holds great discus in His hand,
would embrace me from behind!
(8)
mooththavaik kANa mudhumaNaR kundrERi
kooththu vandhAdik kuzhalaalisai pAdi
vAyththa maRaiyOr vaNanga imaiyavar
yEththa vandhennaip puRam pulguvAn
embirAnennaip puRam pulguvAn
Purport
Watched by the elders of the cowherd clan,worshiped by the Maharishis and praised by
the Devas, He would play flute and dance
standing on an old sand mound. He would
then come and embrace me from behind,
my lord would embrace me from behind!
(9)
kaRpagak kAvu karudhiya kAdhalikku
ippozhudheeva nendru indhiran kAvinil
niRpana seidhu nilAththigazh muRRaththuL
uyththavanennaip puRam pulguvAn
umbarkOn nennaip puRam pulguvAn
Purport
Krishna, who once immediately obliged His loverSatyabAmA's desire to have Karpaga* tree, from
lord Indira's garden, by bringing it and
planting in her moonlit courtyard, would
come and embrace me from behind, lord of
celestials would embrace me from behind!
(*Karpaga tree is a wish fulfilling
heavenly tree, which can grant
whatever one desires).
(10)
AychchiyandrAzhip pirAn puRam pulgiya
vEyth thadan thOLi sol vittu chiththan magizhndhu
eeththa thamizhivai eeraindhum vallavar
vAyththa nanmakkaLaip peRRu magizhvarE
Purport
In the above ten tamizh pAsurams, PeriAzhwArrecounts the enthralling acts of Krishna
embracing beautiful Yasoda from behind.
Those who recite them with fervor
will beget good children.