Strangely, Paasuram #26 has been a favourite of mine for the longest time. This is the only one that I remember fully without having to read the lyrics. This paasuram refers to Krishna’s Panchajanya Shankha … the conch that Vishnu carries with him always. Krishna blowing the Panchajanya is like blowing away all our Karma and leading us to Moksha. Jai Shri Krishna !!
As always do read Thirupaavai Paasuram #25 before reading Paasuram #26.
Click on this link to read the Paasurams and their meanings in Tamil – Thirupaavai Paadalkalum Villakamum.
Maale Manivanna – Paasuram #26
рооро╛ро▓рпЗ роорогро┐ро╡рогрпНрогро╛! рооро╛ро░рпНроХро┤ро┐ роирпАро░ро╛роЯрпБро╡ро╛ройрпН
роорпЗро▓рпИропро╛ро░рпН роЪрпЖропрпНро╡ройроХро│рпН ро╡рпЗрогрпНроЯрпБро╡рой роХрпЗроЯрпНроЯро┐ропрпЗро▓рпН
роЮро╛ро▓родрпНродрпИ ропрпЖро▓рпНро▓ро╛роорпН роироЯрпБроЩрпНроХ роорпБро░ро▓рпНро╡рой
рокро╛ро▓ройрпНрой ро╡рогрпНрогродрпНродрпБройрпН рокро╛роЮрпНроЪ роЪройрпНройро┐ропроорпЗ
рокрпЛро▓рпНро╡рой роЪроЩрпНроХроЩрпНроХро│рпН рокрпЛропрпНрокрпНрокро╛роЯрпБ роЙроЯрпИропройро╡рпЗ
роЪро╛ро▓рокрпН рокрпЖро░рпБроорпНрокро▒рпИропрпЗ рокро▓рпНро▓ро╛рогрпНроЯрпБ роЗроЪрпИрокрпНрокро╛ро░рпЗ
роХрпЛро▓ ро╡ро┐ро│роХрпНроХрпЗ роХрпКроЯро┐ропрпЗ ро╡ро┐родро╛ройроорпЗ
роЖро▓ро┐ройрпН роЗро▓рпИропро╛ропрпН! роЕро░рпБро│рпЗро▓рпЛро░рпН роОроорпНрокро╛ро╡ро╛ропрпН.
Tamil Translation
рокроХрпНродро░рпНроХро│ро┐роЯроорпН рооро┐роХрпБроирпНрод роЕройрпНрокрпБ роХрпКрогрпНроЯро╡ройрпЗ! роирпАро▓роХрпНроХро▓рпН роиро┐ро▒родрпНродро╡ройрпЗ! рокрпЖро░ро┐роп роХроЯро▓ро┐ро▓рпН роЖро▓ро┐ро▓рпИропро┐ро▓рпН рооро┐родрокрпНрокро╡ройрпЗ! рокрпЖро░ро┐ропро╡ро░рпНроХро│ро╛ро▓рпН ро╡ро┤ро┐ро╡ро┤ро┐ропро╛роХ роорпЗро▒рпН роХрпКро│рпНро│рокрпНрокроЯрпБроорпН рооро╛ро░рпНроХро┤ро┐ роирпЛройрпН рокро┐ро▒рпНроХрпБ, роЙро▓ роХродрпНродрпИропрпЗ роЕродро┐ро░ ро╡рпИроХрпНроХрпБроорпН роТро▓ро┐ропрпИропрпБроорпН, рокро╛ро▓рпН роЪро╛родроорпН рокрпЛройрпНро▒ роиро┐ро▒родрпНродрпИропрпБроорпН, роЙройрпН роЪроЩрпНроХро╛роХро┐роп рокро╛роЮрпНроЪроЬройрпНропродрпНродрпИрокрпН рокрпЛройрпНро▒родрпБрооро╛рой ро╡ро▓роорпНрокрпБро░ро┐ роЪроЩрпНроХрпБроХро│рпИропрпБроорпН, рокрпЖро░ро┐роп роорпБро░роЪрпБроХро│рпИропрпБроорпН, рокро▓рпНро▓ро╛рогрпНроЯрпБ рокро╛роЯрпБроорпН рокрпЖро░ро┐ропрпЛро░рпИропрпБроорпН, роороЩрпНроХро│ родрпАрокроЩрпНроХро│рпИропрпБроорпН, роХрпКроЯро┐роХро│рпИропрпБроорпН родроирпНродрпБ, роЗроирпНрод роирпЛройрпНрокрпИ роиро┐ро▒рпИро╡рпЗро▒рпНро▒рпБро╡родро▒рпНроХрпБро░ро┐роп роЗроЯродрпНродрпИропрпБроорпН роЕро│ро┐родрпНродрпБ роЕро░рпБро│рпН роЪрпЖропрпНроп ро╡рпЗрогрпНроЯрпБроорпН.
English Translation
Paasuram #26 is the story of Bhagwan Krishna’s conch Panchajanya. The literal translation of this Paasuram is “O Krishna, you have unlimited affection for your devotees. Blue in colour and floating calmly over a sea that’s turbulent with big waves, that’s you. All the elders and saints have been praying to you, O mighty one. With conch shells like your milky white “Valampuri Sangu” dextral conch (very rare) Panchajanya, several lamps, saints singing your praises, we now are closer to completing the Margazhi Nonbu. Grace us with your blessings and give us the space to celebrate the completion of this Nonbu (fasting ritual)”.
Story of Panchajanya, Krishna’s Conch
Vishnu has four identifiers – the Sudarshana Chakra, Panchajanya Shankha (Conch), Kaumodaki (mace) and the Lotus flower. Vishnu as Bhagwan Krishna, started his education very late at the age of 16 at Guru Sandeepani’s ashram in Avantika (modern day Ujjain). As Gurudakshina, Sage Sandeepani asked Krishna to kill the daitya (loose translation, demon) Panchajana who killed his son and hid in the ocean. Krishna finds the daitya, kills him and holds him as a conch in his hand. Not just that, he also finds Sage Sandeepani’s son in the nether world and brings him back to life, reuniting father and son.
Krishna blowing the Panchajanya denoted the start and end of the Kurukshetra war. In other Puranas, it’s also mentioned that the Panchajanya’s sound is the primordial sound of the universe.
MLV singing Thirupaavai Paasuram #26
Here’s the link to the Mp3 of Paasuram #26 on Wynk – https://wynk.in/u/Dvu1e9xhA
Note
The 30 paasurams known as Thirupaavai are written by Andal and are a part of the Naalayira Divyaprabhandams (4000 verses singing the praises of Bhagwan Vishnu). For Iyengars, it’s a lifelong mission to memorise the Naalayira Divyaprabhandams and understand their meaning. These songs are written by the 12 Azhwars (saints is the closest translation possible) of whom Andal is the only female.
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