Introduction
1. ma:rgalith thingal…
Thiruppa:vai Introduction
By Sri:para:sara Bhattar Swami
ni:la: thunga sthanga giri thati: suptham udbo:dhya krushnam,
pa:ra:rtthyam svam sruthisatha sirassiddham adhya:payanthi: |
svo:chchishta:ya:m sraji nigalitham ya: bala:th kruthya bhunkthe:,
go:da:, thasyai nama idam idam bhu:ya e:va:sthu bhu:yaha ||
ya: go:da: = That Go:da: de:vi,
udbo:dhya = who woke up
krushnam = Lord krushna,
ni:la: thunga sthanga giri thati: suptham
suptham = who was sleeping blissfully
thunga-sthana-giri-thati: = on the lofty hillock like breasts
ni:la: = of Ni:la: de:vi,
adhya:payanthi: = and instructed Him
svam = about the Soul and God’s nature
pa:ra:rtthyam = which is altruism itself
sruthi-satha-siras-siddham
siddham = as established
sruthi-satha-siras = in all Upanishads, which are the essence of Vedas
bhunkthe: = and who enjoyed Him
bala:thkruthya = forcibly, through the intensity of her love
nigalitham = after binding Him
sraji = in a garland
svo:chchishta:ya:m = which was first worn by her.
thasyai = To such Go:da: de:vi,
idam, idam = this, this very
namaha = Prana:m, salutation
asthu = should happen
bhu:yaha, bhu:yaha, e:va = again and again.
ni:la: thunga sthanga giri thati: suptham udbo:dhya krushnam,
pa:ra:rtthyam svam sruthisatha sirassiddham adhya:payanthi: |
svo:chchishta:ya:m sraji nigalitham ya: bala:th kruthya bhunkthe:,
go:da:, thasyai nama idam idam bhu:ya e:va:sthu bhu:yaha ||
chollu = Repeat Oh! my mind!
koduththa:lai = the divine name of Go:da, who offered
pu: ma:lai = a garland of flowers
arangarku = to Lord Rangana:ttha
su:di = after she adorned herself first.
a:nda:l = This Go:da De:vi
puduvai = of Srivillipuththu:r,
anna-vayal = wherein swans walk across the fields,
koduththa:l = offered
pa:di = by singing
nar-pa:-ma:lai = a beautiful garland of songs,
thiruppa:vai = called Thiruppa:vai,
inn-isaiya:l = in divine melody,
pal padiyam = with many verses
pannu = embedded with esoteric meaning
