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
