PERIYAZHVAR TANIYAN

PERIYAZHVAR

PERIYAZHVAR TANIYAN - 1

BY NATHA MUNI

गुरुमुकमनधीत्य प्राह वेदानशेषान्

नरपतिपरिक्लुप्तं शुल्कमादातुकामः I

श्वषुरममरवन्द्यम्  रङ्गनाथस्य साक्षात्

द्विजकुलतिलकं तम् विश्नुचित्तम् नमामि II

gurumukhamanadheetya prAha vEdAnashEShAn

narapatiparikluptam shulkamAdAtu kAma:

shvaShuramamara vandyam ranganAthasya sAkshAt

dvijakula tilakam tam viShNuchittam namAmi

Despite not having a formal Guru, Sri PeriyAzhvAr successfully established the paratatwa (the supreme principle) of SRIMAN NARAYANA, in a debate of learned scholars invited by the pAnDya king.  With God’s grace he cited pramANas (proofs) from vedas and vEdAntas.  Salutations to VishNuchittan (periyAzhvAr), who is the father-in-law of Lord RanganAtha, (the Lord of nityasooris and dEvas, the one who married AzhvAr's daughter, AnDAl) and who is known as the beacon light of the brAhmaNa kula.

PERIYAZHVAR TANIYAN - 2

BY SRI PANDYA BHATTAR .

மின்னார் தடமதிள் சூழ் வில்லிபுத்தூரென்று ஒருகால்

சொன்னார் கழற்கமலம் சூடினோம் முன்னாள்  

கிழியறுத்தான் என்றுரைத்தோம்  கீழ்மையினிற் சேரும் 

வழியறுத்தோம் நெஞ்சமே! வந்து 

minnAr taDa madil shoozh VilliputthUr yenRorukkAl

sonnAr kazhaRkamalam chUdinOm --munnAL

kizhi aRutthAn yenRuraittOm, keezhmaiyinil sErum

vazhi aRutthOm nenjamE ! vandu

Dear Mind! We have worn on our head the lotus feet of bhAgavatas, who uttered the name "SrivilliputtUr",  the divya desam surrounded by luminous buildings. We joyously remember today that PeriyAzhvAr removed the doubts in the mind of people by establishing the supremacy of Sriman NArAyaNa and caused the bag of gold to fall down in his favour. We are indebted to Him for this great favor which has caused the destruction of our sins.

பாண்டியன் கொண்டாடப் பட்டர் பிரான் வந்தானென்று

ஈண்டிய சங்கமெடுத்தூத வேண்டிய  

வேதங்களோதி விரைந்து  கிழியறுத்தான் 

பாதங்கள் யாமுடைய பற்று .  

pANDiyan koNDADa paTTarpirAn vandAnenRu

eeNDiya shangam eDuttooda vENDiya

vEdangaL Odi viraindu kizhiyaruttAn

pAdangaL yAmuDaiya paRRu.

The pAnDya king felicitated PeriyAzhvAr with the title "bhattar pirAn" in a ceremony and was taken in a procession, seated on an elephant, with the sounds of drum beats and blowing of conch.  We seek refuge in periyAzhvAr who established the paratvam of Shreeman NArAyaNa in the assembly of great scholars citing pramANas from vEdas and who won the prize.