Dasavatharikai (Tamil)

Dasavatharikai

(kural uruvil   dasavatharam)

 

ByK.Srinivasan

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

1.Meenuru kondu marai  nankum meettedutha

Madhavan paal manam  vai mada nenje(Machavathharam)

 

On Madhava who recovered the four vedas  ,

Taking the form of fishm, Oh foolish one keep your mind

 

2,AAmayuru kondu amararkku amuthalitha kesavan than

Niram kandu vanangu  maname (Koormavatharam)

See  the colour  of Kesava    who took  form of tortoise

And gave nectar  to the devas and Oh mind  salute him

 

3.Nilamangai thanai kaakka avunan keenda kola

Varahanai ninaivil  vai , than nenje (varahavatharam)

 

Oh mind  , keep in your memory   that  Varaha   who  ,

Killed   an Asura   to protect  the lady earth

 

4.Chiruvan  kaattiya perum thoonil ari mukamai thondri

Avananai maaika yaare  velvaar maname (narasingaavatharam)

 

He who appeared as lion’s faced one in the pillar  ,

Shown by the boy to kill the asura , who will win oh mind

 

5.Kuraluruvai thondriya pinmooperu nilam   aLantha thiruvadiyai

Nenjil niruthu nalmaname (Vamavavatharam)

 

Oh good mind kep in mind he   who appeared  as a dwarfm

And later by his divine fet measured   the world in three steps

 

6.THanthai chol kaakka thai  thalai theritha maayan   mana

Thooymaye mudhalena kaattiya thirame  ninai (Parasuramavatharam)

 

The great one who cut off head  of mother  , to follow  his father’s words

And think about  his power which showed that   cleanliness is primary

 

7,Chol, yil  vil  yimoondrum ondrena  kaattiya

Kakuthan  thaal pani  nan nenje  (Ramavatharam)

 

He  the Kakustha   showed   that  Word , wife  and  bow  are one

And oh mind   salute  his feet

 

8.Yilayaazhvaan ilakkuvanin  sevai magizhnthu, avanai

Munne  piranthonaakki vananguya maayam yaarivar (bala ramavatharam)

 

Becoming happy in the service  of younger  brother Lakshmana ,he,

Who made him born before him and saluted him, who knows  his sports

 

9.Bhoothalathin  thuyar theerkka gokulathil thaan udhitha

Gopalan  thantha  geethaye pathai namakku (Krishnavatharam)

 

Gopala was born in Gokula   to wipe   away the   sorrow of this world

And the gita   that he gave  is our path

 

10,Mannulake  narakaaki maamathiyor nilai thaazha kalkiyai

Maaveeran  thondruvaane maakalyai mudikka(Kalki avatharam)

 

When the earth  becomes  hell   and position  of learned  goes down

The great  hero would appear to put  an end to great Kali age