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Here's the first one:
MArgazhith Thingal mathi niRaintha nannALal
mArghazhith thingaL mathi niRaintha nannALal
neerAdap pOdhuveer pOdhuminO nErizhaiyeer
seermalgum AypAdi selvach siRumeergAL
koorvEl kodunth thozhilan nandhakOpan kumaran
ErArndha kaNNi yasOdhai iLam singam
kArmEnich chengan kathirmathiyam pOl mugaththAn
nArayaNaNE namakkEp paRai tharuvAn
pArOr pugazhap padinthElO rempAvAy
Literal Meaning by Dr.V.K.S.N.Raghavan:
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" It is the good full Moon day of the month of Marghazhi.Oh the well ornamented maidens ! Those desirous of taking the bath
(in the YamunA ) may please come on. Oh the prosperous young girls of AaypAdi ( Gokulam) that is rich and grand ( in beauty
and wealth) ! Lord NaarAyana will surely yield to us alone the drum (paRai). He is the son of King NandagOpa , of cruel deeds (towards the enemies), and holding a sharp spear in his hand always. He (KrishNa) is the young lion-cub of Queen YasOdhA
with very charming eyes.He( Lord NaarAyaNa) has a dark cloud-like divine complexion ,(lotus like) reddish eyes and (lustrous)
face (shining) like the bright Sun and Moon. ( This Lord NaarAyaNan alone is the Saviour). (Let us ) resort (to Him) performing the Paavai-Nonbhu and get the benefit of praise from the people of the world. { (Oh dear freind , may You recite and learn this)-know the purport of this hymn}. (Mention may be made of the slOkam of Bhagavath GitA :" mAsAnAm mArga-sirshOham--X.35); " Lord NaarAyanan alone will grant Moksha SaamrAjyam to the individual soul" is indicated in the seventh line of this First paasuram ".
SvApadEsArtham (Inner Meanings) of the First Paasuram
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There are many inner meanings to every word used by ANDAL in this and every paasuram of ThiruppAvai.For reasons of
brevity , we will give only the condensed meanings for the words of the paasuram as revealed by Sri U.Ve.PerukkAraNai
Swamy :
Seer malhum: The place where those blessed ones ,who comprehend fully the anantha kalyANa
GuNams of the Lord reside
AaypADi In this dark SamsAric world
nErizhayeer Oh People with the noble traits of Samam and dhamam ( auspicious Aathma GuNams of Tranquility and Control over the senses)!
NiRaintha- On this day , which is like the Moon with ThingaL Mathi all its sixteen digits (kalai) just as the ShAdgunya SampoorNa BhagavAn Himself
NannALAl Since it is such an auspicious day
Maarghazhi Those who wish to follow the most noble Neerada upAyam (means) of Prapatthi (self-surrender)! pOthuveer Please join us! pOdhuminO !
Koor vEl The one with the sharp-pointed sankalpam similar to the tip of a well honed spear or javelin
kodum Thozhilan One who destroys our sins
NandhagOpan and is the eteranl Youth , who is Kumaran the BrahmAnandha Svaroopan , who initiated BrahmA into the Vedams and their meanings
yErArntha KaNNI the One , who adorns the beautiful flower garland known as Vaijayanthi
Yasodhai the One , who has attained unquestionable fame (Yasas) by granting us BrahmAnandham
iLam Singham One , who is like the powerful Lion chasing away our sins and enemies
KaarmEni One who has the hue of a dark blue rainy SenkaNN cloud and has lotus like besutiful eyes
Kadhir madhiyam One who has the lustrous face like pOl MuhatthAn the radiant Sun and the cool Moon
NaarAYaNanE That SarvEsvarn , who has incarnated as Krishnan now amidst us
pArOr Puhazha who is compassionate towards us and padinthu who is lauded by the world for His sensitivity about not failing in His duties to protect us always
NamakkE for us , BhaagavathAs , who have performed Bhara NyAsam (Aathma Samarpanam, Prapatthi ) at His sacred feet
Parai TharuvAn HE WILL GRANT US READILY MOKSHA SUKHAM
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