Bhagawatha theevandi (The train of Bhagawatha)

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

OH Guruvayurappa , do not hesitate ,

To Protect Vazhakunnam  who sang this song