9. Kara-charana-saroje
kantiman-netra-mine
Srama-mushi
bhuja-vichi-vyakule agadha-marge
Hari-sarasi
vigahyapiya tejo-jalaugham
Bhava-maru-parichinnah
klesam adya tyajami
Sojourn of life is like a desert and
Lord Narayana is like
a cool pond in the desert
Lord Nayarana with lotus like
hands and feet and fish
like eyes is like a cool pond in the desert
1.
Kara –
hand
2.
Charana – feet
3.
Saroja – Lotus
4.
Kantiman – full of radiance, effulgence,
splendor
5.
Nethra – eyes
6.
Srama mushi – that which answers questions
7.
Bhuja – shoulders
8.
Vichi – wave
9.
Vyakula – filled with
10.
Agadha – deep
11.
Marge - wave,
pathway
12.
Hari -
Vishnu. Charming
13.
Sarasi – pond, pool
14.
Vigahya – having a deep bath
15.
Tejas – splendor
16.
Jalougham – pond of water
17.
Bhava – worldly life
18.
Maru – desert
19.
Parikinna – exhausted, tired
20.
Klesam – hardship, burdensomeness
21.
Adya – today
22.
Tyajami – I give up, abandon
In this verse Kulasekara Azhwar compares the difficult path
of the worldly life to a sojourn in a vast desert. One is exhausted and tired
and is ready to give it up due to the hardship and burdensomeness that one has
to face. At this point when we see Hari or Vishnu it is like seeing a vast pond
in the middle of the desert. When we enjoy Hari Bhakthi it is like having a deep
bath in the coolest pond. The poet compares Lord Narayana to the cool pond and
his broad shoulders to the waves and imagines the depth of Bhagavat vishayam. The
hands and legs of the charming Lord Vishnu are compared to the lotus in the
pond and his effulgent eyes full of splendor that answers all our questions (agnana
nashakam mayam Devam) is compared to the fish in the pond.
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