Aazhi Mazhai Kanna | Thiruppavai Pasuram 4 | Margazhi Beats

Pasuram 4 : Aazhi Mazhai KannaRagam : VaraliSinger : Madhu IyerVenue : Brahma Vidya MandirThe fourth pasuram beseeches Varuna, the God of Rain, to be as generous & resplendent as Lord Vishnu & shower the earth with rain.The song was composed in chaste Tamil over 1200 years ago by the only female Vaishnavite saint Kodhai Alwar, or Aandal as she is popularly known. The pasuram is a part of the Thiruppavai, a set of thirty songs sung in Margazhi (mid-December to mid-January).Meaning of the pasuramO majestic Rain God (Varuna) who comes from the sea,Please grant us our wishesDive deep into the ocean, & take your fill of waterAnd with mighty thunder, leap up to the skyLike the Primordial God in His divine form, turn darkAnd in the hands of Lord Padmanabha, He of the broad shouldersBlaze as the lightning of the Sacred Discus (Sudarshana)And roar as the thunder of the Divine Conch (Panchajanya) Do not delay! Like a storm of arrowsFrom Saranga, the bow of Lord VishnuNourish the earth & all life & shower us with abundant rainThus we tooShall enjoy our ritual bath in the month of Margazhi.(Lyrics from www.vedics.org, www.ramanuja.org, & Wikipedia; Translation by Anuradha S) #margazhibeats #thiruppavai #kodhai #madhuiyer #andal #margazhi #carnaticmusic #pasuram #tamilbhaktisaints #bhaktimovement #tamilsaints #tamilsongs #vishnu #krishna #pasurams #kodhai #slt #degreekaapi