Summary
periAzhwAr insists that parents should name their childrenafter the Lord such as nArAyaNa, kEsavA, ThAmOTharA,
gOvindA, which would then pave way for attaining mOkshA.
He says that calling children by human names
would not yield any benefit.
(1)
kaasum kaRaiyudaik kooRaikkum angOr kaRRaikkum
aasaiyinaal angavaththap pEridum aadharkaaL!
kEsavan pErittu neengaL thEnith thiruminO
naayakan naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
Desirous of money, nice dress and some food grains;You keep unsafe names to your children; Oh, without brains!
Instead, keep them sacred names of kEsavA and rejoice!
parents don't enter hell calling names of nArAyaNA by choice!
(2)
angoru kooRai araikku uduppadhan aasaiyaal
mangiya maanida saadhiyin pEridum aadhar kaaL!
sengaN nedumaal! sireedharaa! enRu azhaiththakkaal
nangaikaaL! naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
O Ladies! wanting to tie a saree around your waist;blindly you keep inferior human names without taste!
Keep names of red eyed Lord, Sridhara to your kids;
parents calling nArAyaNA's names open not hell's lids!
(3)
uchchiyil eNNaiyum suttiyum vaLaiyum ugandhu
echcham polindheerkaaL! enseyvaan piRar pEritteer?
pichchai puk kaakilum empiraan thiru naamamE
nachchumin naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
Seeking oil, pendant, bangles for your children from others;you name your kids after them in return ! O poor mothers;
Keep names of nArAyaNA even if it means begging for a living;
parents won't enter hell by calling His names believing.
(4)
maanida saadhiyil thOnRiRRu Ormaanida saadhiyai
maanida saadhiyin pErittaal maRumaik killai
vaanudai maadhavaa! gOvindhaa! enRu azhaith thakkaal
naanudai naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL
Purport
The one born of human race doesn't get release;if its just called by a human name as you please;
parents naming children after the celestial Lord & call
'mAdhavA', 'gOvindhA', don't enter hell & fall.
(5)
malamudaiy ooththaiyil thOnRiRRu Or mala vooththaiyai
malamudaiy ooththaiyin pErittaal maRumaik killai
kulamudaik gOvindhaa! gOvindhaa! enRu azhaith thakkaal
nalamudai naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
Giving a dirty name to the one bornof a dirty body, one deserves only scorn;
Parents calling cowherd clan Govinda's name;
good nArAyaNa won't send them to hell & shame.
(6)
naadum nakarum aRiya maanidap pErittu
koodi azhungik kuzhiyil veezhndhu vazhukkaThE
saadiRap paayndha thalaivaa! dhaamOdharaa! enRu
naadumin naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
Letting all in the town know, you join them;in naming children after mortals and perish, you dumb;
'Lord who kicked chakatAsurA'! 'dhAmOdharA'! thus calling
after Him, parents don't fall into hell squalling!
(7)
maNNil piRandhu maNNaakum maanidap pErittu angu
eNNam onRu eNNiyirukkum yEzhai manisar kaaL!
kaNNuk kiniya karumugil vaNNan naamamE
naNNumin naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
Made of earth, man takes birth and die on earth;still, fools name their kids after mortals, at birth;
Name after Him, the dark-hued who's a feast for the eyes
Parent choosing nArAyaNA's names, doesn't enter hell and fries.
(8)
nambi nambi yenRu naattu maanidap pErittaal
nambum pimbum ellaam naalu naaLil azhungippOm
sem perun thaamaraik kaNNan pErittu azhaiththak kaal
nambi kaaL! naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
Don't give children country human names and call;they loose their sheen in just 4 days & look small;
Parents naming children after the big-lotus-eyed
& call nArAyaNA's names won't enter hell & get fried.
(9)
ooththaik kuzhiyil amudham paayvadhu pOl ungaL
mooththirap piLLaiyai enmugil vaNNan pErittu
kOththuk kuzhaiththuk kuNaalam aadith thiriminO
naaththagu naaraNan tham annai narakam pukaaL.
Purport
Like pouring nectar into the dirty mouth's pit;name your kids after my cloud-hued Lord, that's fit;
Rejoice with Him in ecstasy and dance in delight;
parents don't enter hell, calling His names day & night.
(10)
seeraNi maal thiru naamamE yidaththERRiya
veeraNi tholpugazh vittuchiththan viriththa
OraNi yoN thamizh onbathOdonRum vallavar
pEraNi vaigunThaththu enRum pENi yirupparE.
Purport
"Name & call children after sacred Lord"thus spoke the mighty & famed periAzhwAr for the record;
those who learn these 10 pAsurams with a mind that's pure
will secure a place in the celestial vaikuntam for sure.