Ali Malai

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Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Paasuram (Stanza)
aazhi mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *
aazhiyuL pukku mugandhu kodu aarththERi *
oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththup *
paazhiyan^ thOLudaip paRpanaaban kaiyil *
aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRadhirndhu *
thaazhaadhE saarngam udhaiththa saramazhai pOl *
vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay * naangaLum
maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay.

Meaning Courtesy: https://ramanuja.org/sv/alvars/andal/tiruppavai/verse4.html
{Additional sites: http://www.asayana.com/religion/18-2/ and http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/tpv/ }

Context: Andal's thirty songs contain the cardinal principles of Vaishnava dharma during the month of Marghazhi.
Vaishnavas sing these songs to bring peace, prosperity and Divine Grace. Andal assumes the guise of a cowherd girl in
these 30 verses. Andal appears intent upon performing a particular religious vow to marry the Lord, thereby obtain His
everlasting company, and inviting all her girl-friends to join her. Towards the end we learn that she did not actually
perform a religious rite; but is simply praying to be granted the service of the Lord for eternity. She yearns for
everlasting happiness and service of the Lord.

(Courtesy:Dr. V.K.S.N. Raghavan): Oh Lord VaruNA who is the presiding deity of ocean-like burst of rains! (We pray
to you so that ) you please do not make your gift very small(i.e. be bounteous towards us). We request you (in the form
of clouds) to pour plenty of rains in the world;first you should get into the womb of the deep seas and take excessive
water ( so that even the sea becomes bereft of water),make thunder (uproar), and go higher up (in the sky); (the color
of ) your body should become as dark as that of the primordial cause of the world ( Oozhi Mudalvan= Jagath Kaarana
BhUthan); you should become resplendent with lightning, just as the dazzling discus (Aazhi=Chakram) held on the
hand of Lord PadmanAbha with broad shoulders; you should make a thunderous roar like the conch(Paanchajanyam)
held on the hand of the Lord; you should bring forth rains in abundance without any cessation,--the rains just like the
shower of arrows coming forth in succession from the bow (Saarangam) of the Lord.;your rains should be for the good
of the world so that the world flourishes ; and ,through your rains , we will have plenty of water and also happily take
the ceremonial bath during Maarghazhi month. ( Lord VishNu's important weapons--discus, conch and bow are cited
here , in a form of invocation as it were; and Lord PadmanAbha is indicated as the JagathkAraNan-- the primordial
cause ).

aazhi               circular; ocean-like in expansiveness
mazhai              rain
kaNNaa              O dear god! (Andal addresses the presiding deity of rain here)
onRu(m)             even a little bit
nee                 you
kai karavEl          don't withhold

aazhi    mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu            nI       kai karavEl *
Oceans (and) rain Lord (of) nothing (should) you (please) withold (from us)

aazhiyuL             into the deep oceans
pukku               entering
mugandhu kodu       fetch
aarththu            thunder
ERi                 climb

aazhiy uL pukku       mukan^thu kotu            aarthth          ERi *
Ocean into enter (and) fetch the water (and) (cause) thunder (to) go up (to the sky)
[sweep down into the ocean bringing up all the water]
oozhi              primordial
mudhalvan          First One
uruvam pOl         like the form
mEy                body
kaRuththu          become black

Uzhi     muthalvan            uruvam pOl         mey        kaRuththup *
Universe prime Lord (of) - (that) form like , (your) body (you should) darken
[the clouds dark like the form of the Lord Krishna]

paazhi            great
am                beautiful
thOL              shoulders
udai              with these
paRpanaaban       the One who has a lotus navel, Lord Vishnu
       (Sanskrit: padmanAbha)
kaiyil            in that person's hand

paazhiy an^      thOL     utaip     paRpanaapan        kaiyil *
broad beautiful shoulders with ,(Lord) Padmanabha (in your) hands
[in the hands of the Lord with powerful arms who rose from the Lotus]

aazhi pOl           like the discus
minni               shine

valamburi pOl       like the conch
ninRu               residing
adhirndhu           resound (the sound of blowing a conch)

aazhi      pOl             minni               valampuri pOl           ninR athirn^thu *
(the) discus like that (give us) lightning [shine] , (the) conch like that (give us) thunder [stand&roar]
[Shining bright like the Disc and the shattering cry of the conch]

thaazhaadhE         without tarrying, instantly
saarngam            Lord Vishnu's bow
udhaiththa          shoot forth (lit. kicked)
saramazhai pOl      like the shower of arrows

thaazhaathE caarNGkam uthaiththa cara mazhai pOl *
without delay the bow shoot          torrential rain like
[Like the stream of arrows that issue from the powerful bow of yours]

vaazha              flourish, prosper
ulaginil            in this world
pEydhidaay          rain!
naangaLum           we too

vaazha           ulakinil             peythitaay * naaNGkaLum
(for us to) prosper in this world (cause it to) rain . We too
[Shower in plenty in this world so that we…]

maargazhi neeraada

                   bathing during margazhi
magizhndhu         will be happy, exult

maarkazhi     nIraata      makizhn^thu El Or empaavaay
Margazhi month bathing (will) enjoy Come (Let us do) (the penance of) paavai nOmbu
[will bathe and rejoice in your glory this margazhi month my girls]

Paasuram (Stanza)
aazhi mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *
aazhiyuL pukku mugandhu kodu aarththERi *
oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththup *
paazhiyan^ thOLudaip paRpanaaban kaiyil *
aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRadhirndhu *
thaazhaadhE saarngam udhaiththa saramazhai pOl *
vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay * naangaLum
maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay.

Sahityam: aazhi mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *
Meaning: Oceans (and) rain Lord (of) nothing (should) you (please) withold (from us)
[The lord of the rains, Krishna, shower in plenty]

aazhi      circular; ocean-like in expansiveness
mazhai      rain
kaNNaa        O dear god! (Andal addresses the presiding deity of rain here)
onRu(m)       even a little bit
nee       you
kai karavEl don't withhold

   1        2       3         4      5          6       7                              8
; ; ; P ; D - P ; pmg G ; G R R S | ; ; ; - S  ;N–G;| G;M;                          P dn dp P ||
      Aa - zhi ma zhai- - - kaN-Naa!- - - - on - Ru nee kai- - -                    ka ra- vEl-

; ; ; M P D - P ; pmg G ; G R R S | ; ; ; - S  ;N–G;|                      G ; M ; P dn dp P ||
      Aa - zhi ma zhai- - - kaN-Naa!- - - - on - Ru nee                    kai- - - ka ra- vEl-

; ; ; M P D - P ; gmpd ndpm             g – gR R S | ; ; ; - S     ; N – G ; | G ; M ; P dn dp P        ||
      Aa - zhi ma zhai- - -             - kaN-Naa!- - - -on        - Ru nee kai- - - ka ra- vEl-

Sahityam: aazhiyuL pukku mugandhu kodu aarththERi *
Meaning: Ocean into enter (and) fetch the water (and) (cause) thunder (to) go up (to the sky)
[sweep down into the ocean bringing up all the water]
aazhiyuL      into the deep oceans
pukku       entering
mugandhu kodu fetch
aarththu     thunder
ERi        climb

   1         2        3          4     5                      6              7                8
; ; ; S ; R – S ,n snD dSn dpP ; P | P ; pmpm                P dn dp P | ; md pmG         G R RS        ||
      Aa - zhi yuL- pu-- - - - kku—mu gan- - - - -           - - - dhu- - ko-daar-        ththE- Ri -

Sahityam: oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththup *
Meaning: Universe prime Lord (of) - (that) form like , (your) body (you should) darken
[the clouds dark like the form of the Lord Krishna]

oozhi      primordial

mudhalvan    First One
uruvam pOl like the form
mEy       body
kaRuththu become black

   1        2           3                4       5                6              7               8
; ; ; dn sn-dp P -D D N S ;            ; ; S; |;; ;;            ; ; ; ; |     ; ; ; ;          ; ; ; ; ||
      Oo - - zhi- mu dhal- - -         - - van

; ; ; dn sn-dp P -D D N S ;             S ; ; S | S ,n G R      R,s S ; |        ; S S rg        rs S d S n ||
      Oo - - zhi- mu dhal- - -         van - - u ru- - -        vam- pOl          mey ka--       Ru- - ththup-

dpM; - dn sn-dp P -D D N S ;            S R ; S | S ,n G R         R,s S ; |      ; S S rg          rs S d n s n ||
     Oo - - zhi- mu dhal- - -           van - - u ru- - -          vam- pOl        mey ka--        Ru- - ththup-

dpM; - dn dnsn-dp P -D D N S ;              S R ; S | S ,n pmG       GR S ; |         ; S S ,n        Srg r s S ||
     Oo - - - zhi- mu dhal- - -             van - - u ru- - -        vam- pOl           mey ka--      Ru- - ththup-

dnM; - dnsr sn-dpM-; -D D N S ;               S ; ; - S | S ,n pmG G R S ; |              ; S S ,n      Srg r s S ||
      Oo - - - zhi- - mu dhal- - -            van - - u ru- - -    vam- pOl                mey ka--    Ru- - ththup-

Sahityam: paazhiyan^ thOLudaip paRpanaaban kaiyil *
Meaning: broad beautiful shoulders with ,(Lord) Padmanabha (in your) hands
[in the hands of the Lord with powerful arms who rose from the Lotus]

paazhi    great
am       beautiful
thOL      shoulders
udai     with these
paRpanaaban the One who has a lotus navel, Lord Vishnu
       (Sanskrit: padmanAbha)

   1       2                 3              4             5        6             7               8
; ; ;N S R–S;             sn D ; ;      d S n - d p P | ; ; P M P d n – d p P | pmdp m G , G R R S ||
     Paa - zhi yan        thO - - -     Lu - - dai - - - - padma naa- - ban--   kai - - - - - - - yil -

; ; ;N S R–S;             sn D ; ;      d S n - d p P | ; ; P M P d n – d p P | mp dn dp mg G R R S ||
     Paa - zhi yan        thO - - -     Lu - - dai - - - - padma naa- - ban-- kai - - - - - - - yil -

Sahityam: aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRadhirndhu *
Meaning: (the) discus like that (give us) lightning [shine] , (the) conch    like that (give us) thunder [stand&roar]
[Shining bright like the Disc and the shattering cry of the conch]

kaiyil    in that person's hand
aazhi pOl like the discus
minni      shine
valamburi pOl like the conch
ninRu       residing
adhirndhu     resound (the sound of blowing a conch)

   1         2               3               4              5                6              7              8
; ; ;- M    PD -P;        P ; ; ;         ; ; P;     |   ; ; ; ;            ; ; ; ;   |    ; ; ; ;       ; ; ; ;
         ||
       Aa - zhi pOl min - -               - - ni

; ; ;- M     PD -P; P ; ; ;              ; ; P;     |       ; ; pmpm        P dn - dpP    |   ; gd pmG        G,r RS
          ||
        Aa - zhi pOl min - -             - - ni                va-lam-      buri- pOl-        nin-Ra- -      dhir-
ndhu-

; ; ;- M P D - P ; dpmg ; M                ; ; P;       |    ; ; pmpm        P dn - dpP |      pmD pmG          G,r R
S        ||
       Aa - zhi pOl min - -               - - ni                va-lam-      buri- pOl-       nin-- Ra- -       dhir-
ndhu-

Sahityam: thaazhaadhE saarngam udhaiththa saramazhai pOl *
Meaning: without delay the bow shoot            torrential rain like
[Like the stream of arrows that issue from the powerful bow of yours]
thaazhaadhE without tarrying, instantly
saarngam       Lord Vishnu's bow
udhaiththa shoot forth (lit. kicked)
saramazhai pOl like the shower of arrows

   1           2          3          4          5         6            7                                  8
; ; ;- gd pmG G R S ,r G , r rS rg rg rs | S ; - Sn – g ; G ; G | G ; P,m                             Pdn dp P ||
      Thaa- zhaa-dhE- saar- - - ngam - - - - - u- dhai - ththa- sa ra - ma-                          zhai- pOl *

Sahityam: vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay * naangaLum
Meaning: (for us to) prosper in this world (cause it to) rain     . We too
[Shower in plenty in this world so that we]

vaazha     flourish, prosper
ulaginil  in this world
pEydhidaay rain!

; ; ; dn sn-dp P -D D N S ;            ; R- rsS | ; ; ;;                    ; ; ; ; |    ; ; ; ;          ; ; ; ; ||
      Vaa -- zha- u la - - -          - gi nil - -

; ; ; dn sn-dp P -D D N S ;            ; R- rsS | ; ; S,r                GR RS |          ; sn N ;    S r g rs S ||
      Vaa -- zha- u la - - -          - gi nil - - - - pey-              dhi- daay        - naan--    ga- - Lum-

,n dpM- dn sn-dp P -D D N S ;             ; R- rsS | ; ; S,r                 GR RS | ; N ; ;               S r g rs S ||
       Vaa -- zha- u la - - -            - gi nil - - - - pey-              dhi- daay - naan--             ga- - Lum-

,n dpM- dnsr sn-dpM ;-D D N S ;              ; R- rsS         | ; ; S,n         pmG G R |       ; sn ; ;      S r g rs S
||
       Vaa -- zha- - u la - - -              - gi nil - -       - - pey-        dhi- daay       - naan--      ga- -
Lum-

dnM; - dnsr sn-dpM ;-D D N S ;               ; R- rsS         | ; ; S n-p       , m – G R- R | S- sn ; ;              Srg
rs S ||
        Vaa -- zha- - u la - - -             - gi nil - -       - - pey -         -      dhi- daay - naan--          ga- -
Lum-

Sahityam: maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay.

Meaning: Margazhi month bathing (will) enjoy. Come (Let us do) (the penance of) paavai nOmbu
[will bathe and rejoice in your glory this margazhi month my girls]

naangaLum we too
maargazhi neeraada
       bathing during margazhi
magizhndhu will be happy, exult

   1        2              3              4         5            6              7             8
; ; ;N S R–S;           sn D ; ;     dSn-dpP | ; ; PM         P d n – d p P | ; d p m G , G R R S ||
     Maar - ga zhi      nee - - -    raa- - da- - - - magizhn dhE-- lOr-- em - - - - - baa- vaay-

; ; ;N S R–S;           sn D ; ;     dSn-dpP | ; ; PM         P d n – d p P | pmD p m G G R R S ||
    Maar - ga zhi       nee - - -    raa- - da- - - - magizhn dhE-- lOr-- em - - - - - baa- vaay-

; ; ;N S R–S;           sn D ; ;     dnsr sn - dp | P ; P M   P d n – d p P | mp dn dp mg G R R S ||
    Maar - ga zhi       nee - - -    raa- - da- - - - magizhn dhE-- lOr-- em - - - - - baa- vaay-

; ; ;N S R–S;           srsn D ;     dnsr sn - dp | P ; P M   P d n – d p P | mp dn dp mg G R R S ||
    Maar - ga zhi       nee - - -    raa- - da- - - - magizhn dhE-- lOr-- em - - - - - baa- vaay-

Sahityam: aazhi mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *
Meaning: Oceans (and) rain Lord (of) nothing (should) you (please) withold (from us)
[The lord of the rains, Krishna, shower in plenty]

   1          2        3        4       5                   6           7            8
; ; ; M P D - P ; P ; ; ; ; pm dpmg | M ; ; ;             ;P ; ; |   ; ; ; ;     ; ; ; ;       ||
      Aa - zhi ma zhai- - - kaN-Naa!-  - -- -              -- --      - - - -     - - - -

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Additional Meanings: http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/tpv/vstp04.html
aazhi    mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu            nI       kai karavEl *
Oceans (and) rain Lord (of) nothing (should) you (please) withold (from us)

aazhiy uL pukku      mukan^thu kotu             aarthth         ERi *
Ocean into enter (and) fetch the water (and) (cause) thunder (to) go up (to the sky)

Uzhi    muthalvan           uruvam pOl          mey         kaRuththup *
Universe prime Lord (of) - (that) form like , (your) body (you should) darken

paazhiy an^    thOL     utaip     paRpanaapan       kaiyil *
broad beautiful shoulders with ,(Lord) Padmanabha (in your) hands

aazhi      pOl             minni               valampuri pOl             ninR athirn^thu *
(the) discus like that (give us) lightning [shine] , (the) conch   like that (give us) thunder [stand&roar]

thaazhaathE caarNGkam uthaiththa cara mazhai pOl *
without delay the bow shoot    torrential rain like

vaazha           ulakinil             peythitaay * naaNGkaLum
(for us to) prosper in this world (cause it to) rain . We too

maarkazhi     nIraata      makizhn^thu

Margazhi month bathing (will) enjoy

El                   Or empaavaay
Come (Let us do) (the penance of) paavai nOmbu