peTra tAy - viruttam

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 07 Sep 2007, 10:44

peTra tAi tanai mahan marandAlum piLLaiyaip-perum tAi marandAlum
uTra dEhattai uyir marandAlum uyirai mEviya uDal marandAlum
kaTra nenjagam kalai marandAlum kaNgaL ninru imapippadu marandAlum
naTravaTravar uLLirundOngum namah-shivAyattai nAn maravEnE

Could someone kindly proof-read and provide the meaning of this viruttam? Thanks in advance.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 07 Sep 2007, 11:32

text seem to be okay for me - this is my most favourite virutham.... Imortolized by DKP & MSS

prashant wrote:peTra tAi tanai mahan marandAlum

- If a son forgets her mother

piLLaiyaip-perum tAi marandAlum

- If a mother forgets her son

uTra dEhattai uyir marandAlum

- If athma forgets the body

uyirai mEviya uDal marandAlum

- If body forget the athma

kaTra nenjagam kalai marandAlum

- If the learnt art is also forgetton

kaNgaL ninru imapippadu marandAlum

- If the eyes stop blinking

naTravaTravar uLLirundOngum namah-shivAyattai nAn maravEnE

- I will never ever forget namashivaya mantra which inside noble soul

Could someone kindly proof-read and provide the meaning of this viruttam? Thanks in advance.

Corrections welcome.. -hari

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 07 Sep 2007, 13:07

How beautiful... thank you, s_hari.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 07 Sep 2007, 18:02

mahan - magan
uyir is probably life - prANa SaktI (not sure if uyir equates to AtmA)

The first couple of lines are an extension on the sentiment 'you can have a bad son, but never a bad mother' - here, the devout poet says, even if there is a bad mother (as a prime example of impossible scenarios, like the others he goes on to outline), he will retain the pancAkSara! Even 'obliviate' will not get it out of his memory/mind/body/soul/the very fiber of his being!

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 07 Sep 2007, 20:55

These are vaLLalAr's lines - the saint brings out all the impossibilities and then says that this might also happen but I shall not forget the name 'namaccivAya'.
This is to be seen in the light of vaLLalAr's another poem - unakkun enakkum isainda poruttam enna poruttamO' - the unseverable bond that exists between jIvAtmA and paramAtmA.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 07 Sep 2007, 20:59

There is another caraNa for peTra tAi:

2nd caraNa

innum parppala nALirundAlum ikkaNam tanilE irandAlum
tunnum vAn gatikkE pughundAlum sOrndu mA nagarat-tuzhanrAlum
ennamElum ingenakku vandAlum embirAn enakku yAdu sheidAlum
nannar nenjakam nADi ninrOngum nama shivAyattai nAn maravEnE

enakkum unakkum. rAgA: cenjuruTi / ragamAlikA. rUpaka tALA.

P: enakkum unakkum ishainda poruttam enna poruttamO
A: indap-poruttam ulagil pirarukku eidum poruttamO
C1: vaLLAl unnai pADap-pADa vai marNakkudE vanaja vinaigaL enai viTTODit-talaivanAkkudE
elladunadu pugazhaik-kETka shevi nayakkudE endAi dayavAi eNNum tOrum uLam viyakkudE
2: arashE unai aNaikka enakkuL Ashai pongudE aNaippOmennum uNmaiyAl en Avi tangudE
virai shEr pAdam piDikka en kai viraindu nILudE mEvip-piDittuk-koLLumtOrum ulagaiyALudE
3: cinna vayadil ennaiyANDa tirattai ninaikkudE cintai ninaikka kaNNIr perukki uDambai ninaikkudE
appA ninnai anri engum aNaippArum illaiyE andO ninnaiyanri engum aruLvAr illaiyE
4: ennaiyANDa vaNNam eNNin uLLam urugudE ennai vizhungi engum inba veLLam perugudE
unnai unna manamum uyirum uDambum mInukkudE unnODennai vEreNNin mighavum paNikkudE
5: un aruLai ninaikkum tOrum uDambu poDikkudE uNDu pEshi tIrndArppOla kAdal mighavum taDikkudE anbE amaiyumenra periyAr vArttai pOyiTrE anbOr aNuvum illA enakku aruLalAyiTrE

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 08 Sep 2007, 16:25

lakshmanji,
Thanks for the kRti 'enakkum unakkum'

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 09 Sep 2007, 20:17

lakshmanji,
'enakkum unakkum isainda poruttam' is part of 'meyyarul viyappu' consisting of 100 stanzas.

I am giving hereunder the version given by you with a few corrections. Those who want to view the complete verse may please visit - http://www.vallalar.org/WebComponents/T ... oryId=6112

enakkum unakkum isainda poruttam enna poruttamO(2)
indap poruttam ulagil piRaruk keidum poruttamO(3)

vaLLAl unnaip pADap pADa vAy maNakkudE(165)
vanca vinaigaL enai viTTODit talai vaNangudE(166)
eLLAdunadu pugazhaik kETkac cevi nayakkudE(167)
endAy dayavai eNNundORum uLam viyakkudE(168)

arasE unnai aNaikka ennuL Asai pongudE(35)
aNaippOm ennum uNmaiyAl en Avi tangudE(36)
viraisEr pAdam piDikka en kai viraindu nILudE(37)
mEvip piDittuk koLLundORum uvagai ALudE(38)

cinna vayadil ennai ANDa tiRattai ninaikkudE(27)
cindai ninaikkak kaNNIr perukki uDambai nanaikkudE(28)
appA ninnai anRi engum aNaippAr illaiyE(30)
andO ninnai anRi engum aruLvAr illaiyE(31)

ennai ANDa vaNNam eNNil uLLam urugudE(45)
ennai vizhungi engum inba veLLam perugudE(46)
unna unna manamum uyirum uDambum inikkudE(47)
unnODennai vERenReNNil migavum panikkudE(48)

un pEraruLai ninaikkundORum uDambu poDikkudE(50)
uNDu pasi tIrndARpOl kAdal migavum taDikkudE(51)
anbE amaiyum enRa periyar vArttai pOyiRRE(52)
anbOr aNuvum illA enakkingaruLal AyiRRE(53)

The figures in brackets indicate the lines of the verse.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Sep 2007, 20:45

Maharajapuram Santhanam sang this in aTANA in his concerts.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 09 Sep 2007, 21:11

Thanks.