Tiruviruttam2 - Srivaishnavan

pArmuzhudum veeTTrirundaduinitunivaLar kAdal tuzhAyaituzhAvutaN vADaitaDinduvaLai kAppavar AroozhihaLenaieervanapeoplewas ruling over the whole of earthnowi desire the tuzhasi mAla even though itcauses duhKa in methe cool breeze brushes past (the tuzhAi)punishis there anyone who can save my banglesfrom slipping down my hands (that havebecome thin due to separation)the nights which extend like yugasmesplit meThe nAyaki is sad because of her separation from the nAyaka. She curses the nights and thebreeze in this pASura.The indriyas are engaged in various activities during the day time. They keep quiet in the nightexcept the mind. The mind, however keeps thinking of the nAyaka alone as there is nothing elseto do. Therefore the thoughts of the lover reminds her of the samslESha with him and enhancesthe sorrow.When the emperors are powerful the kings and lords lie low. When he is gone, these small kingsand lord raises their heads and become powerful. Similarly when the sun is bright in the day thestars and the moon are not seen but as soon as he sets they reign over the earth. tazhal vAi—sun’s hot rays and his gloriesAzhwAr does not say ‘sooriyan maraiya’ but says ‘sooriya aviya’ to suggest the sun does notseem to rise at all, perhaps he is dead.sengOl means a just rule. But AzhwAr calls the rule of the night too as ‘sengOl’. It is vipareetalakShaNa. The just rule of the night is to kill all the separated lovers. pAr muzhudumveeTTrirundu—The ‘panivaLar sengOl irul’ spreads his power over all the areas of the earth i.e.,he has the whole earth under his control. There is no enemy to oppose him. he was all alongwaiting for the sun to set so that he can spread his rule everywhere.On one side the night tortures me and on the other the ‘tiruttuzhAi kATTru’ (the breeze thatbrushes past the tiruttuzhAi bringing the scent to her) also torments her. Is there no one who canpunish these fellows and save her?taN vADai—She calls the breeze ‘taN’ because it was once pleasing to her when she was withHim. She remembers how the breeze was a good friend once.taDindu—To cut. Is it possible to cut the breeze? nAyaki, however, says so out of her angertowards the breeze.ini—The nAyaka who should my rakShaka has left me. Now the night when very nature is totrouble the lovers has come to add to my woes.vaLai kAppavar Ar—i have lost my weight and become thin due to separation. The bangles donot stay in my hands. They slip away again and again. The reason for this is me becoming thin,the reason for which is his separation. If the bangles are to stay in my hands i should become fatwhich is possible if only he comes. Who will help me in this regard? enai oozhihaL eervana—The nights seem to split my body causing terrible pain. they never seem to end auguring the