0068.Abhirami Andhadhi Slogan 66 Poem by rajagopal. h..

(Note: while doing this translation I felt the same way Abhirami Bhattar feels here; deserted by trusted friend and dependent on Mother only, the situation helped to get the juice of the situation Bhattar is in during this slogan; tears have been rolling down profusely throughout this stanza work.)

To Excel in Studies

Tamil transliteration

Vallabham onedrariyaen siriyaen nin malaradich chem
Pallavam alladhu pattrondrilaen pasummp porr poruppu
Villavar thammudan veetriruppaai vinaiyaen thoduththa
Sollavamaayinum ninn thirunaamangall thoaththiramae

Translation

Sharing the form of the archer, thy consort
With golden mountain pure in His possession
Exhibiting as bow, Hey Abhirami!
This simpleton san excellence
Devoid of knowledge vide studies,
Aligned to none but your floral feet red;
Poetical garland of this sinner,
is rubbish yet a festoon of Thy praise only!

Simple Meaning

Hey Abhirami! You have occupied one part of the archer who exhibits the golden mountain as his bow; I am without education and knowledge and a simpleton; I am aligned with none except your red floral feet; the poetical garland of this sinner may be flawed but its all your praise only.


Commentary:

When we look at the meaning outewardly it may look like that Abhirami Bhattar is pleading for acceptance of his poetical composition with the argument that these compositions are all Her praise only implying the meaning that She has to accept and protect him.

I see from a different angle; a person of Abhirami Bhattar’s stature need not prove his credentials to Mother Abhirami who is his very soul, mind and breathing;
So what does this stanza convey? If we recollect Bhattar has confirmed that day in question as the “ Full Moon Day “ when it is actually “ New Moon Day “.
Now lets correlate that episode with this slogan;
Bhattar’s poem may be faulty with respect to words and composition but it is full of facts about Mother Abhirami only; the expression could be faulty in language but its all facts only; he is reassuring that it is truth only from the mouth of the useless lunatic without any merits added to his name. So all the utterances of the same simpleton spelt in connotation with the Abhirami in mind should be true.
That is, when he declared that it is full moon day it should be full moon day only and nothing else; so he is reinforcing his faith and assertains that his words will come true.