puLLum the birds too
silambina are calling
kaaN look!
puL araiyan the king of the birds (Garuda, Lord Vishnu's vehicle)
kOyilil in (Garuda's) palace
veLLai white
viLi calling
sangin conch's
pEr aravam great noise
kEttilaiyO didn't you hear?
piLLaay O girl!
ezhundhiraay get up!
pEy demon
(Putana, the female rAkshasi sent by Kamsa to kill
the baby Krishna by having him drink from her poisoned
breasts)
mulai breast
nancu poison
undu ate
kaLLa evil
cakatam SakaTAsura (lit. wheel), an asura who came in the
form of a cart to kill Krishna
kalakku azhiya destroy
kaal feet
Occi kicked
veLLaththu in the waters (the milk ocean)
aravil on the snake
thuyil asleep
amarndha resting, seated
viththinai the cause, seed (of the universe)
uLLaththu in the heart
kondu keeping
munivargaLum sages, those who think about the Lord all the time
(Sanskrit: muni)
yOgigaLum ascetics, those adept in meditation (Sanskrit: yOgi)
meLLa gently
ezhundhu getting up
ari Hari, a name of Lord Vishnu
enRa saying
pEr aravam great noise
uLLam our hearts
pugundhu entering
kuLirndhu cool
maayanai One of wondrous deeds; magician
mannu associated with
vada madhurai northern Mathura
maindhanai prince (lit. son)
thooya pure
peru great, deep
neer water(s)
yamunai the river Yamuna
thuraivanai one who has his abode on the banks
aayar kulaththinil
in the cowherd community
thOnRum appeared
aNi auspicious, sacred
viLakkai light
thaayai mother
kudal womb
viLakkam seydha polish, brighten
dhaamOdharanai Damodara, the one who's belly was tied with a string
(an epithet of Krishna)
thooyOm pure
aay becoming
vandhu coming
naam we
thoo pure
malar flowers
thoovi offering (lit. sprinkling)
thozhudhu worshipping
vaayinaal with the mouth (verbally)
paadi singing
manaththinaal with the mind (mentally)
sindhikka thinking
pOya past
pizhaiyum sins
pugutharuvaan yet to come
ninRanavum are
theeyinil in fire
thoosu cotton
aagum will become
ceppu (therefore let us) say (his names)
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.
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
aazhiyuL into the deep oceans
pukku entering
mugandhu kodu fetch
aarththu thunder
ERi climb
oozhi primordial
mudhalvan First One
uruvam pOl like the form
mEy body
kaRuththu become black
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
aazhi pOl like the discus
minni shine
valamburi pOl like the conch
ninRu residing
adhirndhu resound (the sound of blowing a conch)
thaazhaadhE without tarrying, instantly
saarngam Lord Vishnu's bow
udhaiththa shoot forth (lit. kicked)
saramazhai pOl like the shower of arrows
vaazha flourish, prosper
ulaginil in this world
pEydhidaay rain!
naangaLum we too
maargazhi neeraada
bathing during margazhi
magizhndhu will be happy, exult
Ongi grown tall
ulagu world(s)
aLandha measured
uththaman best, highest One (Vishnu as Trivikrama, Vamana)
pEr name
paadi singing
naangaL we
nam paavaikku for our paavai vow
caaRRi observing, in the name of (lit. wearing)
neeraadinaal bathe
theengu evil
inRi without
naadu ellaam whole country
thingaL (every) month
mum maari three types of rainfall
peydhu will fall (rain)
Ongu tall, overgrown
perum big
cen^n^el high-quality paddy crops
oodu amidst
kayal a type of small fish
ugaLa will playfully swim around
poom beautiful
kuvaLai a Tamil poetic landscape (neydhal); a type of flower
pOdhil in that flower
poRi shining, beautiful
vaNdu bees
kaN paduppa sleeping
thEngaadE without moving (without any fear)
pukku go inside
irundhu staying
seerththa bountiful
mulai udders
paRRi grasp
vaanga extracting
kudam pots
niRaikkum fill up
vaLLal generous
perum pasukkaL
big cows
neengadha unremitting, undecaying
selvam wealth
niRaindhu (the land will be) full of
vaiyaththu of the world
vaazhveergaaL O people
naamum we
nam paavaikku for our vow, our rite
ceyyum will do
kirisaigaL deeds (austerities)
kELeerO listen
paal kadaluL on the milk ocean
paiya gently
thuyinRa sleeps
paraman supreme person
adi feet
paadi will sing
ney clarified butter (ghee)
uNNOm we will not eat
paal milk
uNNOm we will not eat
naatkaalE in the early hours of every morning
neeraadi we will (wake up and) take our baths
mai collyrium (black eye makeup)
ittu ezhudhOm we will not adorn (our eyes) with
malar flowers
ittu naam mudiyOm we will not wear in our hair
ceyyaadhana what one shouldn't do
ceyyOm we will not do
thee kuRaLai(yai) bad untruths, gossip
cenRu OdhOm we will not go around spreading
aiyamum alms to those who don't ask (but need or deserve)
piccaiyum and alms (bhiksha) to those who ask
aandhanaiyum liberally
kai kaatti we will give
uyyum of sustaining ourselves
aaRu way
eNNi contemplating
ugandhu happily
The full moon day of Margazhi is here
What an auspicious day it is!
O dear ornamented girls
who thrive in Brindavana,
overflowing with prosperity
Come along, let us go bathe,
Come along if you so desire.
Narayana --
The son of Nandagopa,
whose sharp spear is readily so cruel --
The young lion of Yashoda,
whose eyes are so full of love --
With dark body
red eyes
face like the sun and moon
Narayana alone
will give us
The drum!
So join us, so that the people
Of the world will celebrate.
Word for Word meaning
maargazhi thingaL the month of maargazhi (december-january)
madhi niRaindha full moon
nal naaL auspicious day
neeraada to bathe
pOdhuveer those of you who desire to go
pOdhumino let us go
nEr izhaiyeer you who are adorned with jewels
seer wealth, glory
malgum full of
aaypaadi Brindavana
celva prosperous
ciRumeergaaL O young girls
koor vEl sharp spear
kodun thozhilan cruel deed (to those who harm Krishna)
nandagOpan Nandagopala, Krishna's father and
chief of the cowherds
kumaran son
Eraarndha kaNNi eyes full of beauty
yasOdhai Yashoda, Krishna's mother
iLam singam lion cub
kaar mEni with a body that is dark
cen kaN red eyes
kadhir sun
madhiyam moon
pOl like
mugaththaan with a face
naaraayaNanE Narayana himself, Narayana alone
namakkE to us, indeed
paRai the drum
tharuvaan will give
paarOr (so that) the people of the world
pugazha will celebrate, praise
padindhu follow, get involved (in our 'nOnbu' or vow)
