Periyazhvar Thirumozhi - kathirAyiram
[SarvESvaranaik kaaNa vENumenRu thEduvaar silarum, kaNdaar silarumaaha kooRudhal]
Talk amongst those who search for Him and those that saw Him
328:##kadhiraayiramiravi* kalandheriththaaloththa n^eeLmudiyan*
edhiril perumai_iraamanai* irukkumidam n^aadudhirEl*
adhirum kazhaRporuthOL* iraNiyanaaham piLandhu_* ariyaay-
udhiram aLaindha kaiyOdu irundhaanai* uLLavaa kaNdaaruLar. (2) 1.
Are you in search of the abode of Rama of peerless fame and a tall crown that shines like the light of a thousand suns? There are many who saw him with blood-dripping claws when he came as a man-lion and tore the mighty Asura Hiranya’s chest.
329:
naandhakam shanku thaNdu* naaNoli shaarNGkam thiruch chakkaram*
Endhu perumai iraamanai* irukkumidam n^aadudhirEl*
kaandhaL muhizh viral seedhaikkaahi* kadunchilai senRiRukka*
vEndhar_thalaivan janakaraasan_than* vELviyil kaNdaaruLar. 2.
Are you in search of the abode of Rama of matchless fame, wielding the conch, discus, mace, dagger, and bow? There are many who saw him break the great bow for the sake of petal soft-fingers Sita, in the great sacrifice of Emperor Janaka.
330:
kolaiyaanai kombu paRiththuk* koodalar sEnai porudhazhiya*
silaiyaal maraamaram eydha dhEvanai* chikkena n^aadudhirEl*
thalaiyaal kurakkinam thaangichchenRu* thadavarai koNdadaippa*
alaiyaar_kadaRkarai veeRRirundhaanai* anguththai kaNdaaruLar. 3.
Are you instantly search of the Lord Who plucked the tusk of the deadly elephant, wiped out the Rakshasa army and pierced an arrow through seven trees in a row? When monkeys in hordes carrying huge rocks on their on their heads went and built a bridge across the ocean, there are many who saw him sitting on the shore lashed by the sea.
331:
thOyam parandha n^aduvu soozhalil* thollai vadivu koNda*
maaya kuzhaviyadhanai n^aaduRil* vammin suvaduraikkEn*
aayar madamahaL pinnaikkaaki* adalvidai Ezhinaiyum*
veeyapporudhu viyarththu n^inRaanai* meymmaiyE kaNdaaruLar. 4.
If you are in search of the Lord in the middle of limitless ocean talking the undifferentiated primeval form of a wonder-child, come, I offer a clue. For the sake of the cowherd-maiden Nappinnai, he killed seven fierce bulls in a fight and stood perspiring. There are many to really saw him thus.
332:
neerERu senchadai n^eela kaNdanum* naanmuhanum muRaiyaal*
seerERu vaasakam seyya n^inRa* thirumaalai n^aaduthirEl*
vaarERu koNGgai uruppiNiyai* valiyap pidiththuk koNdu-
thErERRi* sEnai n^aduvu pOrseyya* chikkenak kaNdaaruLar. 5.
Are you a search of the Lord Tirumal whom the fore-faced Brahma and the blue-throated Siva worship with proper chants? There are many who definitely saw him, when he grabbed the corseted Rukmini and road away with her in his chariot, fighting back his detractors fiercely.
333:
pollaa vadivudaip pEychchi thuNYcha* puNar mulai vaaymadukka-
vallaanai* maamaNi vaNNanai* maruvumidam n^aadudhirEl*
pallaayiram perundhEvimaarodu* powvam ERithuvarai*
ellaarum soozha singaasanaththE* irundhaanaik kaNdaaruLar. 6.
Are you a search of the place of residence of gem-hued Lord who ably placed his lips on the breasts of the fierce ogress and killed her? There are many to saw him ascending his lion throne in coronation surrounded by his sixteen thousand spouses in the ocean-lashed Devarka city.
334:
veLLai viLi shaNGku veNYchudar thiruch chakkaram* Endhu kaiyan*
uLLa idam vinavil* umakku iRai vammin suvaduraikkEn*
veLLaip puravik kurakku velkodi* thErmisai munbu n^inRu*
kaLLappadaith thuNaiyaahi* baaradham kai seyyak kaNdaaruLar. 7.
Are you a search of the abode of the Lord who bears the white conch and the fierce radiant discus? Come, I shall offer a small clue. There are many who saw him on a chariot driven by white horses bearing the Hanuman banner, stealthily guiding the army in the Bharat war.
335:
naazhihai kooRittuk kaaththu n^inRa* arasar_kaL thammuhappE*
naazhikai pOhap padai porudhavan* dhEvahi than siRuvan*
aazhi koNdu anRu iravi maRaippa* jayaththiradhan thalaiyai*
paazhil uruLap padai porudhavan* pakkamE kaNdaaruLar. 8.
Devaki’s son Krishna fought all day long against the king who took turns guarding their only ally Jayadratha. If you are in search of him, there are many who saw him by Arjuna’s said there he hid the son with his discus, when Arjuna rained arrows that rolled Jayadratha’s head into a pit.
336:
maNNum malaiyum maRi kadalhaLum* maRRum yaavum ellaam*
thiNNam vizhuNGgi umizhndha dhEvanai* chikkena n^aadudhirEl*
eNNaRkariyathOr Enamaahi* irun^ilambuk kidandhu*
vaNNak karuNGkuzhal maadharOdu* maNandhaanaik kaNdaaruLar. 9.
Are you surely looking for the Lord who swallows the Earth, the mountains, the oceans, and all else in one gulp and brings them out again? There are many who saw the lord who comes as a bear, beyond one’s imagination, then lifted the Earth and married the beautiful dark-haired Dame Earth.
337:##
kariya muhil purai mEni maayanai* kaNda suvaduraiththu*
puravi muham seydhu sen^n^elONGgi* viLai kazhanip pudhuvai*
thiruviR polimaRai vaaNan* pattar_piraan sonna maalai paththum*
paravu manamudaip paththaruLLaar* paraman adi sErvarhaLE. (2)
This decad of songs by bright Vedic seer Pattarbiran of Srivilliputtur where paddy grows tall and bends low like a horse, tells the clues for seeing the dark cloud-hued Lord. Devotees who recite it by heard will attain the feet of the Lord.
