kambamA

kambamA

thirunAngur thiruppathi 11: 5. thiru vaNpurudOththamam

kamba mA kaDal aDaittu ilangaikku man kadir muDiyavaipattum
ambinAl aruttu araSavan tambikkaLittavan urai kOyil |
Sembal Anirai SeNbaham mAdavi Soodaham vAzhaihaL Soozh
vambulAm kamuhuOngiya nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

Sree rAma built a bridge across the awful sea, entered lanka and beheaded the ten heads of rAvaNa with His terrible arrow, gave the big kingdom to viBeeShaNa. He resides in vaN puruDOttamam which has plenty of jackfruit trees, mango trees, plantain trees, SeNbaga tree, mAdavi creeper, areca nut tree making the city beautiful and aromatic.

pallavan tihazh poongaDambEri akkALiyan paNavarangil
ollaivandura pAindu ara naDan Seidu umbarkOn urai kOyil |
nalla vendazhal moonru nAl vEdam aivELviyODu Arangam
vallavandaNar malhiya nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

Sree kriShNa climbed on to the kaDamba tree full of young shoots and flowers on the banks of the lake where kALiya, the wicked serpent lived. He jumped on to the hoods of the serpent making it His dancing dais and danced beautifully. This dEva dEva lives in vaN puruDOttamam—where vaidika brAhmaNas perform the three agni sacrifices daily, chant four vEdas, teach six vEdAngas.

aNDarAnavar vAnavar kOnukku enru amaitta SOr aduvellAm
uNDu kOniraimEittu avaikAttavan uhandinidu urai kOyil |
koNDalAr muzhavin kuLir vAr pozhil kula mayil maDamADa
vaNDu tAn iSai pADiDu nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

Every year the Ayars used to offer huge amount of variety of foods to indra as a token of gratitude. But kriShNa asked them to offer to gOvardhana. When they did so, He Himself ate all of them in the form of the mountain. He protected the cattle and grazed them. He resides in tiru vaN puruDOttamam— where there are cool forests due to dark rain clouds making thunderous noise. The peacocks dance and the bees sing for them.

parungai yAnaiyin kombinai parittu adan pAhanai SADipukku
orunga mallarai konru pin kanjanai udaittavan urai kOyil |
karumbinooDu uyar SAlihaL viLai taru kazhaniyil malivAvi
marungellAm pozhil Ongiya nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

Sree kriShNa went to mathura and entered kamsa’s palace. Before He could enter the court the kuvaLayApeeDa—a wild mad elephant came charging at Him. kaNNan pulled out a tusk of this long-trunked elephant and killed both the mahout and the animal. Next He killed the mallAs. Finally He kicked kamsa from the throne, pulled by hair and killed him too. He resides in tiru vaN puruDOttamam where there are sugarcane fields where paddy crops grow in between them. The streets are lined with beautiful trees on either side.

SADu pOi vizha tAL nimirta eeSan tan paDaiyODum kiLaiyODum
ODa vANanai Ayiram tOLhaLum tuNittavan urai kOyil |
ADu vAnkoDi ahal viSumbaNavi pOi pahalavan oLi maraikkum
mADa mALihai Soozh tarum nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

kaNNan kicked SakaTAsura when He was a mere child. It was He who killed bANAsura and made Siva, his army and retinue to run away from the battlefield. Siva could not keep his promise of helping his friend bANAsura, for he is not a rakShaka. He resides in vaN puruDOttamam—where there are tall buildings on the top of which flags fly spreading their cloth in the vast sky shaking a canopy that hides the heat and light from the sun.

angaiyAlaDi moonru neerETTra ayan alar koDu tozhudEtta
gangai pOdara kAl nimirtaruLiya kaNNan vandu urai kOyil |
kongai kOngu avai kATTa vAi kumudangaL kATTa mA padumangaL
mangai mAr muham kATTiDu nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

emberumAn was worshipped by brahma by pouring water to His tiruvaDi and offering flowers at them where one of His feet reached the brahmalOka as He measured the land given by mahAbali by pouring water in to His hand. The water (that brahma washed His feet with) flowed as ganga. kaNNan resides in tiru vaN puruDOttamam—where there are beautiful women whose mouth are like kumuda flowers, the breasts are like kongu buds; the faces are like lotuses.

uLaiya oN tiral pon peyarOn tanadu uram piLandu udirattai
aLaiyum venjinattu ari pari keeriya appan vandu urai kOyil |
iLaiya mangaiyar iNai aDi SilambinODu ezhil koL pandaDippOr kai
vaLaiyil ninru oli mahihiya nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

emberumAn resides happily in the divya dESa called vaN puruDOttamam . It is He who took narasimha avatAra and split open the chest of hiraNya and dipped the hands in the blood. It is He who killed the asura called kESi who came as a horse. The divya dESa where He resides is very beautiful with beautiful girls dancing and playing with balls. The sound of their anklets when they dance and the sound of bangles when they hit the ball mix together giving a pleasant sound to the ears.

vALaiyAr taDangaN umai pangan van SAbamaTTradu neenga
mooLaiyAr Sirattai aiya mun aLitta emmuhil vaNNan urai kOyil |
pALai vAn kamuhu ooDu uyar tengin vaN pazham vizha veruvippOi
vALai pAi taDam Soozh taru nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

Our muhil vaNNan once helped Siva to get rid of the curse by pouring blood in to his kapAla. He resides in vaN puruDOttamam where coconut trees and areca nut trees grow side by side. The heavy coconuts fall in to the river where fish live. The fish fear these huge balls as predators and leave the place to live elsewhere.

indu vAr SaDai eeSanai payanda nAn muhanai tan ezhil Arum
undi mAmalar meemiSai paDaittavan uhandinidu urai kOyil |
kundi vAzhaiyin kozhungani nuharndu tan kuruLaiyai tazhuvi pOi
mandi mAmbaNaimEl vaihu nAngoor vaN puruDOttamamE ||

emberumAn first created brahma from His tirunABi kamala. brahma then created rudra who has matted lock and a crescent moon. Thus He reveals His paratva and sarvESwaratva. He resides in vaN puruDOttamam where female monkeys hug their babies, eat bananas, leave the place and sit on the branches of mango trees (to eat mangoes).

maNNuLAr puhazh vEdiyar nAngoor vaN puruDOttamattuL
aNNal SEvaDikkeezh aDaindu uindavan Aliman aruLmAri |
paNNuLAr tarappADiya pADal ippattum vallAr ulahil
eNNilAda pErinbamuTTru imaiyavarODum kooDuvarE ||

tirumangai AzhwAr, the chief of tiruvAlinADu, has sought the tiruvaDi of BagavAn residing in vaN puruDOttamam and considered himself very fortunate, has sung these ten pASuras on Him. Those who read with BAva these pASuras will rule over this earth enjoying all the pleasures and finally reach paramapada to become one of the nitya sooris.