Meaning of the song Therodum Vidiyil

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laya2
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Meaning of the song Therodum Vidiyil

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Hello,

Can somebody give me the word to word meaning of the song "Therodum Vidiyil Idenna" by Oothukadi Venkatakavi. Here are the lyrics for the song.

Thank you.

pallavi :

tErODum vldiyil Idenna kOlam dEvaki kalyANa
vaibhoGam vasudEvanukkum ivaLukkum maNakkOlam

anupallavi :

pArODu viN adirumpaDi nAdam paNNArnda muzhavam kaDal alai pOlE mOdum
tErODu pin shellum andaNar Odum tiruvAna vEdam shellum nUru kAdam

charanaml :

uDan pirandALukku oru kalyANam enru uLLUra kamsanukku Ashaiyum tONum

diDam koNDu tErOTTiyait-taLLiyE tAnum shErttup-piDittAn anda kudiraiyin shENam

charanam2 :

aDuttErip-piDitta maru kaNam tannil asharlri kETTadu immaNap-peNNil
eDutta eTTAm piravi kollumE unnai enradum kamsan kudittAnE maNNil

rshankar
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Re: Meaning of the song Therodum Vidiyil

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Here you go. It is a unique and lovely composition (possibly from a gEya nATakam) describing the divine proclamation that foretells kamsa's death at kRshNa's hands, and the beginning of untold hardships for dEvaki and vasudEva. I'd love to hear it - is there a link to an audio version?

pallavi
tErODum vldiyil Idenna kOlam dEvaki kalyANa vaibhogam vasudEvanukkum ivaLukkum maNakkOlam 


What (enna) is this (idu) celebration (kOlam) in the road/path (vIdiyil) where chariots (tEr) run (ODum)? It is the magnificent celebration (vaibhOgam) of dEvaki’s wedding (kalyANa); with vasudEva (vasudEvanukkum) and her/devaki (ivaLukkum) in their bridal finery (maNakkOlam).

anupallavi: 
pArODu viN adirumpaDi nAdam paNNArnda muzhavam kaDal alai pOlE mOdum 
tErODu pin sellum andaNar Odum tiruvAna vEdam sellum nUru kAdam
 

Along with (ODu) this earth (pAr), the skies (viN) also resound (adirumpaDi) with the music (nAdam), the sounds from the drum (muzhavam) replete with music (paNNArnda) clash (mOdum) like (pOlE) the waves (alai) of the sea (kaDal). The divine (tiruvAna) vEdas (vEdam) chanted (Odum) by the brahmins (andaNar) that are walking (sellum) behind (pin) the chariot (tERODu) can be heard/go (sellum) for a thousand miles (nUru kAdam = 100 kAdam; 1 kAdam = ~10 miles).

caraNam 1: 
uDan piRandALukku oru kalyANam enRu uLLUra kamsanukku Asaiyum tONum 
diDam koNDu tErOTTiyait-taLLiyE tAnum sErttup-piDittAn anda kudiraiyin sENam
 

A desire (Asaiyum) (to celebrate), because (enRu) of the marriage (oru kalyANam) of his sister (uDan piRandALukku - the woman who was born [piRandALukku] along with him [uDan]) occurs (tOnum) to kamsa (kamsanukku) deep in his heart (uLLUra). So, with great strength and vigor (diDam koNDu), he pushed (taLLiyE) the charioteer (tErOTTiyai) away, and gathered (sErttu piDittAn) the reins (sENam) of that (anda) horse (kudiraiyin).

caraNam 2: 
aDuttErip-piDitta maRu kaNam tannil aSarlri kETTadu immaNap-peNNil 
eDutta eTTAm piRavi kollumE unnai enRadum kamsan kudittAnE maNNil


The very next (maRu) moment (kaNam tannil) after he climbed up (Eri) and subdued (ADuttu) (the horses), kamsa (kamsan) jumped (kudittAnE) back on the ground (maNNil) when a disembodied voice (aSarIri - a voice with no body) was heard (kETTadu) to proclaim (enRadum) - “the eight (eTTAm) (child) that takes (eDutta) birth (piRavi) from this bride (maNa peNNil) will kill (kollumE) you (unnai)!”

laya2
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Re: Meaning of the song Therodum Vidiyil

Post by laya2 »

Thank you very much Shankar.

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