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PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 2.4- YasOdhA PiraaTTi bathes Kutti KaNNan

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Madhavakkannan V • August 25, 2002 


SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
Let us continue to enjoy PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi. Now AzhwAr enjoys YasOdhA 
PiraaTTi calling Kutti KaNNan to take bath.

[I found this decad translated by our Satakopan mAmA and it is better I do 
not attempt to translate. Thanks to our Satakopan mama for granting 
permission to make use of his writing.]

YasOdhA piratti wanted to bathe her child , KrishnA .
She collected water for the thirumanjanam . She added
cinnamon , cardamom and other fragrant powders in
the water . She looked around for KrishNa and invited him
to come to the bathing room ,where she had lovingly prepared
fragrant water at the right temperature  . He heard her call ,
but tried to get away from her reach . YasodhA appealed
to her son to come to her , described at length about
the enormous efforts she took for him
to have a most enjoyable bath ,  praised him and tried
to lure him to take his bath with sweet and coaxing words .

PeriyAzhwAr took on the role of YasOdhA , the mother ,
to enjoy this scene .These verses are always
recited during the Thirumanjanam ( holy bath ) of
the ArchA murthys at the temples or the vigrahams
or SaaLagramams at home .

Oh my Lord who is not easily  accessible ! NaarAyaNA !
Please come here for taking Your bath . I have prepared
the oil for Your oil bath ,  the soap nut powder and have
been waiting for You to come here for a long , long time .
I will not let you dirty the bed tonight with the day's dust
besmearing Your body from all of Your playful activities
and the unwelcome smell arising from the immersion
of Your hands all the way upto Your shoulder , when You
stole and ate butter during the day . This I shall not put up
with . Please come and take Your bath and cleanse Yourself
before You retire to bed  .

kanRukaLOdachcheviyil katteRumbupidiththittaal
thenRikkedumaakil veNNeythirattivizhungumaakaaNban
ninRamaraamaramsaayththaay! neepiRandhathiruvONam
inRu, neen^eeraadavENdum embiraan! OdaathEvaaraay.        2.


Oh Lord who knocked down the seven trees with the power of
Your arrow during RamAvathAram ! Today is the day of
SravaNam ( ThiruvONam ) , when Your birth star is in
ascendance . Please do  not try to escape from me .
I am exasperated with Your pranks . Earlier in the day ,
you ran after the frightened calves and placed the biting
ants into their ears , which made them more panicky and they
ran away . How am I going to milk the cows , when the calves
have run away ? If I do not  milk the cows , how are You going
to get the butter  to steal and eat ? Please do not run away .
Come and take Your bath .

pEychchimulaiyuNNakkaNdu pinnaiyumn^illaadhu_ennencham
aaychchiyarellaamkoodi azhaikkavumn^aanmulaithandhEn
kaaychchinan^eerodun^elli kadaaraththilpooriththuvaiththEn
vaayththapukazhmaNivaNNaa! manchanamaadan^eevaaraay.      3.

O my precious one of auspicious glories ! O my dear one
with the hue of a blue jewel ! When I saw You partake
the poisonous milk from the fearsome  PuthanA's breast
and suck her life forces , I responded to the collective call
of the fleeing neighbors and approached You and breast-fed
You . I did not run away like them out of fear at the sight of
the mighty corpse of PuthanA , whom You had dispatched
to heavens . Today , I have prepared warm and comforting
water containing broiled leaves of Nelli tree for sweetness .
I have stored this lovely water for Your bath in large vessels ,
so that You can enjoy a long and leisurely bath . Please do not
escape me. Come and have Your bath .

kanchanpuNarppinilvandha kadiyasakadam_udhaiththu
vanchakappEymakaLthuncha vaaymulaivaiththapiraanE!
manchaLumsengazhun^eerin vaasikaiyumn^aaRusaandhum
anchanamumkoNduvaiththEn azhakanE! neeraadavaaraay.       4.

Oh great helper , who destroyed the asuran in the form
of  the wheel sent by Your evil uncle Kamsan with a swift
kick of Your tender feet ! O Lord, who sucked the life out of
the deceitful PUthanai ! I have added turmeric powder ,
and enriched Your bath water with petals of red lotus flowers .
I have set aside fragrant sandal paste and black collyerium
for decorating Your eyes after Your bath . O Beautiful One !
Please do not run away from me .Come  and take Your
bath with further hassle !

appamkalandha siRRuNdi akkaarampaalilkalandhu
soppadan^aan_suttuvaiththEn thinnaluRidhiyEln^ambee!
seppiLamenmulaiyaar_kaL siRupuRampEsichchirippar
soppadan^eeraadavENdum sOththampiraan! ingEvaaraay.       5.

Oh Lord of full perfection ! O my Swami !
My salutations to You . Please come here . Young girls with
tender breasts will complain behind my back about Your
minor offenses and laugh over them . While they are busy
that way , I have been busy dissolving cubes of jaggery in milk
and flour to cook sweet tasting appam and
other delicious luncheon items for You .
If You want this lovely lunch , You must take a bath first.
Please come and have Your delightful bath .

eNNeykkudaththaiyurutti iLampiLLaikiLLiyezhuppi
kaNNaippurattivizhiththuk kazhakaNduseyyumpiraanE!
uNNakkanikaLtharuvan olikadalOdhan^eer_pOlE
vaNNam_azhakiyan^ambee! manchanamaadan^eevaaraay.         6.

Oh Lord with the beautiful blue complexion of the
waters of the ocean with  noisy waves ! O Swami
who kicks the oil containing vessels around with Your
tender legs and who wakes up sleeping children with
Your pinching ! I will give You sweet , hand-picked fruits .
Please come here and take Your bath without further delay !

kaRandhan^aRpaalumthayirum kadaindhu_uRimElvaiththaveNNey
piRandhadhuvEmudhalaakap peRRaRiyEn_embiraanE!
siRandhan^aRRaay_alar_thooRRum enbadhanaalpiRarmunnE
maRandhum_uraiyaadamaattEn manchanamaadan^eevaaraay.      7.

Oh My Lord ! From the day You were born , I have not
seen the likes of either milk or curds or the butter
stored in the pots hanging from the ceiling . You have
taken care of all of that ! If I started to criticize You in
front of others , they will be astonished at me as the
mother complaining about the child that I bore ! Hence ,
I am hesitant to criticize You because of fear about
offending my neighbors . I will never belittle You in
front of others . Please come here and take Your bath !

kanRinaivaalOlaikattik kanikaLudhira_eRindhu
pin_thodarndhOdi_Or_paambaip pidiththukkoNdaattinaaypOlum
nin_thiRaththEnallann^ambee! neepiRandhathirun^aln^aaL
nanRun^een^eeraadavENdum naaraNaa! OdaathEvaaraay.        8.

Oh Lord of total perfection ! I can not fully comprehend
Your limitless , auspicious attributes ( anantha kalyANa
guNams ) or Your power  . One day , You tied the ribbons
on the tail of the asuran , who took the form of a calf
to kill You . What did You do ? You took that calf by the tail ,
swirled him around and threw him at a wood  apple tree .
The fruits fell as a result of that impact
and provided a feast for Your play mates . Thereafter , You
went to the banks of YamunA river and got on the top of
the hoods of the poisonous KaaLingan and danced there
to Your heart's content and subdued the serpent's arrogance .
Today happens to be the day of Your birth . Therefore You
must take an enjoyable bath . O NaaraNA !
Please come hither! Do n't run away .

pooNiththozhuvinilpukkup puzhudhiyaLaindhaponmEni
kaaNapperidhum_ukappan aakilumkaNdaar_pazhippar
naaNeththanaiyumilaadhaay! nappinnaikaaNilsirikkum
maaNikkamE! enmaNiyE! manchanamaadan^eevaaraay.           9.

Oh Lord without any modesty ! My mANikkam ! My blue
sapphire !  I enjoy seeing your beautiful limbs covered
with dirt from Your entering the cow sheds and playing
in the mud there . But , those who see Your body smeared
with all that dirt  blame me and call me an uncaring mother .
O shameless Lord who puts me in such a dire spot !
Nappinnai will laugh at You , if she sees You in this state.
Let me help You . Please come here and cleanse Yourself
with the lovely bath that I have prepared for You .

kaarmalimEni niRaththuk kaNNapiraanaiyukandhu
vaarmalikongaiyasOdhai manchanamaattiyavaaRRai
paarmalitholpudhuvaikkOn pattar_piraan_sonnapaadal
seermalisendhamizhvallaar theevinaiyaadhumilarE. (2)      10.

Those who recite these ten paasurams composed by
PeriyAzhwAr--, the elder of the most ancient land known
as Sri VillipputthUr -- on the way in which the full-breasted
YasOdhA pirAtti bathed her son , KaNNapirAn of complexion
far more beautiful than the clouds of the rainy season ,
will become completely free of any sins .

Sri PeriyAzhwAtr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
aDiyEn DAsan


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