Bhagawatha
theevandi
(The train of Bhagawatha)
By
Vazha kunnam vasudevan Nambudiri
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykv2DK0PdmI
gives a commentary about book in Malayalam
and recital of “BHagawatha Theevandi”
(There is a beautiful malayalam poem written by Bhagavathacharyan
,the Late Sri.
Vaazhakkunnam Namboodiri ( Sr )( Not the Late Magician
)comparing the Great Sri
Mahabhagavatham to a Train with 12 compartments. All the
12 Skandhams are
compared to different compartments describing the
charecters appearing in each
Skandham to passengers occupied in each of the 12
compartments. I completed its
translatiom on 7/2/2020 with my eyes
full of tears because I know that this is its first english translation and Guruvayurappan made me do it )
1.Bhagawatham yenna
theevandi samsara,
Sagarathil odikkunnu
The train called
BHagwatham, is being run,
In the ocean of
samsara
2.Viswamundengil
keraam ithil thane.
Viswa jeevikalakkum onnu poale
If you have faith
, you can climb in it,
Which is alike of
all beings of universe
3.Vathalayesande seettu vaangi vannal,
Athu avanum ithil keri koodum
So those come
after buying ticket,
OF Guruvayurappan, they can climb on this
4.Kalla seettayi vannu thalli kayariyaal,
Thalla pedum yennum
theridenam
Those who bring
false ticket and climb on it,
Understand that they
will pushed out,
5.Kerinaar
pinnile pettiyil soothanum
Yeriya saunakan thottavarum
Sootha and others
got in to compartments,
At back along
with saunaka and others.
6.Appettiyil thane mathethu seetilaai,
Chol pongum
narada vyasanmaarum
In the same compartment
in other seats,
Sat narada and
Vyasa who had command of words
7.Kaththa kaar
varnane kaanuvaan kauthukaal,
Mathoru
seetinmel Kunthi thanum
Interested in
seeing the baby of dark cloud colour,
Sat Kunthi in yet
another seat.
8.Vistharameriya mathonnil, bheeshmarum,
Asthra kidakkyil
palli kolvu
In another broad
seat Bhishma ,
Was lying in the
bed of arrows
9.Yennamatha
roopam kai kondeedunnoru ,
Kannanum
mathoru seetileri
Krishna who can
assume innumerable ,
Forms got into another seat
10.marayulla mathoru
seetinmel,
Pethu kidakkunnoru
utharayum
In another seat screened on all sides,
Was uthara who had
just had delivery
11,Pandavanmarum
vidhuranum yerinaar,
Dandamenye
thatham seetukali
Pandavas and
Vidhura got into their seats,
Without any
trouble whatsoever
12.Andhanam bhoopanum , Gandharee deviyum,
Bandhavan maarothu mathonnilum
The blind king as
well as lady Gandharee,
Along with relatives got in another seat
13.Dharmavum
bhoomiyum pinnatha .Seettilum,
Nir mathsaram yennu keri koodi
Dharma and
earth in another seat,
Got in to without any competition
14Akramam vipranodu aarnnu khedikkunna,
Chakravarthi
ange athathu yeri
He who treated
badly a Brahmin and was sad,
And who was an
emperor got in to the other end
15Delhiyil ninnulla
yaathrakkar yingane,
Yaiyhika lokam
vedinju keri
The passengers from delhi, thus,
Left this domestic
world and climbed
16.Neela kodi vyasan kaattiyappol . shukan,
Chalave vandiyum vittn vegam
When Vyasa showed
the blue flag, Shuka,
Started driving
the train very fast
17.Pinne pala
pala lokangal pinnittu,
Pinnathe aapeesil yethi vendi
Then after
crossing several worlds,
That train reached
the next station
18.Appol avide
ththan theyyarayi nilkkunnor
Abjan thottulla yathre kkare
19.Pinnathu pettyil yeraamennu shukan.,
Sannatha
mouliyayothi kethi
There the
abja and othere who were,
The passengers standing ready there,
Were told to get in to next compartment ,
By Sukha who told them
to be ready for the crown
20Puthranodum koodi brahma devan padma-
Nethraneyum athil
kandirunnan
Along with his son God brahma who had,
Lotus like eyes was also
seen there
21.Angu ninnu vandi, bhoo sparsam yenniye,
Thingunna
vegena yodi yodi
From there
without touching the earth, that
train,
Along very great speed
kept on running
22.Kalindi theerathil vechu vidhuranaai,
Melichoru udhavan thane
kethi
At the shores of
Yamuna, Udhava ,
Who had met with Vidhura
was made to climb
23.moonnamathe petti yeva mivarude,
Nanaaya koottinaal
shudhamayi
The third compartment
due to their ,
Good company
became very clean
24Udhavan poyappol maithreyan vannathayi.
Idha modham kandathu yellavalum
When Udhava went away, sage Maithreya came ,
This was seen by all
people with joy
25.Monnilum naalilum maithreyan thannude,
Mithrangal yeri
niranju poi
The third and fourth compartments were filled,
Due to getting in of friends of Maithreya
26.Anjaathe yikshu mathee nadhee teerathil,
Sanccharichu
vandi yethiyappol,
27.Manjalumai
pathukke oru vipran,
Anjamathe
petti thannil eri
Without fear
after travelling , when,
The train reached
banks of Yikshumathi,
Slowly a
Brahmin with a palanquin ,
Got in to the
fifth compartment
28.Pinnathe pettiyil aadhyam ajamilan,
Pinnathe aapeesil vechu keri
First in the
next first Ajamila, got,
Into there in next station
29.Sapthama
pettiyil prahaladhan yethavum,
Maapthan nrusimhanum
vannu keri
In the seventh
compartment Prahladhas and,
His very great friend Narasimha came and got in
30.Kesdavan yethinaan
ashtama pettiyil,
Klesamanye oru
Dandhiyeyum
Kesava put in the eighth compartment,
An elephant
without any troubles
31.Yatha kaarkku
aahlaadham nalguvaan kesavan,
Chithramathil thane
pennayi ninnu
For giving passengers joy, kesava
stood,
There itself as a
lady
32.Akkali kettudan
mukkannanum athil,
Thakkm nokki keri pathi kodi
Hearing that play
Lord Shiva himself,
At the convenient
time got there and attached
himself
33.Pennaya kannane
vamananaayi,
Mukkannan athil vechu thane kandaan
Lord Shiva saw there
itself, Krishna
Who was a lady as
Vamana
34.Pinnathe pettiyil
soorya vamsatheyum,
Soma vamsatheyum
thikki kethi
In the next compartment solar dynasty,
And lunar
dynasty were squeezed
and make to enter
35.Pathamathe
petti nandande vamsathil,
Aatha daaramaadum Balaneki
The tenth compartment
was given to the boy,
Who entered and
played in Nanda’s clan
36.Nirbhadham sarvavum srushtichu rakshippathu,
Balan yekanaanennu
kelppu
Without effort
creating and taking care of evering,
We head that boy
alone , we hear
37.Yevanum than chitham aa balanil vechaal,
Kevalthu poondu
modhichidum
If any one keeps his
mind on that boy,
Becoming special , he would become joyous
38.Lakshmiyo yi balan thannude bharyayaam,
Paksheendran yi bala vahanam
Goddess Lalshmi it seems
is the wife of this boy,
And the king of birds was his steed
39.Gopikal, gopanmaar, gokkal , pullu yenniva,
Gopi thottar ivan
moolam dukham
The Cow herd boys
and girls , cows , and grass,
Due to him completely lost all their sorrow
40. Venuvai vannalum nannayi, yennayi,
Kanunnavorokke
onne vendu
All the people
who see him have only ,
One Wish, If he
comes with a flute it would be
greay
41,Gopa sthree vargathil pettalum, aalunna,
Thapathe
neekkidaam yennayi
If you happen to be one of the cow herd lady,
You can remove
the sorrow that rules over you.,
they say
42.Vannayayi thayiril, pongi kalikkukil,
Kannan than kannu
pathiyum yennai
If You become butter and play in the curd,
Surely the
eye of lord Krishna would fall on you, they say
43Neraayi yen mauliyil, gopa sthree vasthramayi,
Theeraanum dathaa vezhuthilla
The Brahma has not
written for the cloth of the,
Cow herd lady to
fall straight on my head.
44.Rasa sal
kreedayil pangu koneeduvaan,
Vaasava sthrrekalum mohikkayyayi
For partaking in
the good play of rasa,
Even deva maidens
were anxious
45.Thechiyo, mullayo
yenthangilum aayi,
Sachidanandathim
meyyil yeraan
Whether is is
thechi or jasmine flower ,
It is sufficient to climb to the top of divine joy
46.AAru kothekkela , neruracheedukil,
Nerunnoraayidum mellaverum
Who will not wish, if we
tell the truth ,
All people would be praying for it.
47.Yingine ulloru
kuttiye devaki,
Thingiya
punyathaan nedi munnam
Devai got a
boy like all this ,
Due to ebbing blessings
she had earlier
48.Pathamathe
petti balanaal yinnum,
Puthanai thane vilangidunnu
Due to that boy ,
the tenth compartment ,
Appears new even now
49.Radha than kamavum, chedhipa krodhavum,
Madhava
prapthiyil onnu thane,
The passion of
Radha and the anger of king of chedhi,
In the mind of lord
Krishna is just same
50.Yevamai
vidwesham vittu vilangunna,
Deivathe kanumo
vere nannyi
Can you see a
God like this any where ,
Who has completely
left his hatred
51.Than pura
yathrayum , dwaraka vasavum,
Thampuraan nannai
nadathi pinne
Travel to his own city
and life in Dwaraka,
That lord went through
in same style
52.Kittiya kittiya
kanyajamaareyum,
Ketti grahasthande
dharmam aadi
Marrying all the maids he
got ,
He played the
game of dharma of householder
53.Paaduvaan okkunna
punya charithathe,
Padu pedathe
parathi pinne
After spreading without any effort, the divine story,
Which can be sung by us
54.Melicha vipraraayi pandavanmaareyum,
Laalichu kalam
kazhichu kootti
After
cherishing the Brahmins wjo have aseembled,
As well as pandavas he spent his time
55.Ekadasa petti
thannil vechu kannan,
ekantha
bhakthi yupadesichu
In the eleventh
compartment , Krishna taught ,
Very many solitary
devotions
56Pinnathe pettiyil aasrayamayittum,
Thanne thaan kanichu
maruthesan
In the next compartment
as a dependent ,
Lord
Guruvayurappan showed himself
57.Yingane yee vandi
vaikundathil yethi,
Bhagiyai yinnum
viladsidunnu
Thus this train reached
Vaikunda ,
And even today
shines as Bhagwatha
58.Yippattu padiya
vazha kunnathe,
kaappan madikkolle , Maruthesa
kaappan madikkolle , Maruthesa
OH Guruvayurappa , do not hesitate ,
To Protect Vazhakunnam
who sang this song
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