Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.1 · verse 597 of the four thousand
Meaning
(Andal, in the rainy season, speaks to the flowers and birds that remind her of Him.) O kodal flowers of the rainy season! The Lord, dark as the sea, dressed you up in battle array and sent you out to fight against me; where has He gone now? To whom can we cry out our complaint any more? Alas, all I have is a heart that keeps running after His garland of lovely tulasi.
Word by word
- kārkkōṭaṟ pūkkāḷ
- O kodal flowers of the rainy season
- kārkkaṭal vaṇṇaṉ
- He who is dark as the sea
- pōrk kōlam ceytu
- dressing you in battle array
- pūcal iṭuvatu
- crying out a complaint
- aṇi tuḻāyt tārkku
- after His garland of lovely tulasi
- ōṭum neñcan taṉṉai
- a heart that keeps running
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.2 · verse 598 of the four thousand
Meaning
O tall thonri flowers, blazing red! There is the Lord of the Vedas, a radiance shining high above all the upper worlds, and in His right hand shines the discus with its fierce flame. Do not burn me like that flame. Will you not rather count me among those already cast aside, and leave me be?
Word by word
- mēl-tōṉṟip pūkkāḷ
- O tall red thonri flowers
- mēl-ulakaṅkaḷiṉ mītu pōy
- beyond all the upper worlds
- vēta mutalvar
- the Lord of the Vedas
- valaṅkaiyil
- in His right hand
- āḻiyiṉ veñcuṭar
- the fierce flame of the discus
- māṟṟōlaip paṭṭavar
- those already cast aside
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.3 · verse 599 of the four thousand
Meaning
O lady kovai creeper, do not take my life with your ripe red fruits, so like His lips; I am afraid of Him of the lovely lips. Because I, a sinner, was born, even He who lies on the serpent has come to have two tongues like His serpent, saying one thing and doing another, and that to me, who have lost all shame!
Word by word
- kōvai maṇāṭṭi
- O lady kovai creeper
- koḻuṅkaṉi
- ripe red fruits, like His lips
- vāyaḻakartammai
- Him of the lovely lips
- pāmpu-aṇaiyārkkum
- even for Him who lies on the serpent
- nāvum iraṇṭu
- two tongues, a word not kept
- nāṇiliyēṉukkē
- to me, who have lost all shame
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.4 · verse 600 of the four thousand
Meaning
O lady mullai, do not torment me with your smiles, so like His smile; good lady, I seek refuge with you. The Prince cut off the nose of that wild rakshasi. If His word proves false, then is not my very birth in vain?
Word by word
- mullaip pirāṭṭi
- O lady mullai, the jasmine
- muṟuvalkaḷ
- smiles, the white blossoms
- uṉ aṭaikkalam
- I seek refuge with you
- kollai arakkiyai
- the wild rakshasi, Surpanakha
- kumaraṉār
- the Prince, Rama
- piṟantamai poy aṉṟē?
- is not my birth in vain?
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.5 · verse 601 of the four thousand
Meaning
O singing cuckoos, what kind of song is this? If the Lord of the land of good Venkatam gives me a life with Him, then come and sing. If He whose banner bears the waving Garuda comes in grace and joins me, then I will call you myself and listen to your songs.
Word by word
- pāṭum kuyilkāḷ
- O singing cuckoos
- vēṅkaṭa-nāṭar
- the Lord of the land of Venkatam
- oru vāḻvu
- a life, union with Him
- karuḷak koṭi
- the banner bearing Garuda
- kūṭuvarāyiṭil
- if He joins me
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.6 · verse 602 of the four thousand
Meaning
O flocks of great peacocks, you dance your beautiful grand dance, looking just like the holy form of Lord Krishna. I fall at your feet. But look at the state in which my Bridegroom, who reclines for age after age on the serpent with dancing hoods, has left me!
Word by word
- kaṇa mā mayilkāḷ
- O flocks of great peacocks
- kaṇṇapirāṉ tirukkōlam
- the holy form of Lord Krishna
- aṇi mā naṭam
- a beautiful grand dance
- paṇam āṭu aravaṇai
- the serpent bed with dancing hoods
- maṇavāḷar
- the Bridegroom
- vaitta paricu
- the state in which He has left me
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.7 · verse 603 of the four thousand
Meaning
O great peacocks that dance with your tails spread wide! I am a sinner, with nothing left in me to watch your dance. Govinda, the dancer of the pot dance, acted like a tyrant king and carried off all that I owned. Is that not enough, without your adding to it now?
Word by word
- tōkai virikkiṉṟa
- spreading your tails
- mutal ilēṉ
- I have nothing left in me
- kuṭam āṭu kūttaṉ
- the dancer of the pot dance, Krishna
- kō-miṟai ceytu
- acting like a tyrant king
- uṭai māṭu koṇṭāṉ
- carried off all I owned
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.8 · verse 604 of the four thousand
Meaning
O rain, O rain! I am like a wax mould coated with clay outside, melting away within. The Beautiful Lord stands in good Venkatam, rich with springs. Can you hold me pressed close to Him, so that He is caught fast in my heart's embrace, and pour down upon us both?
Word by word
- maḻaiyē maḻaiyē
- O rain, O rain
- maṇ puṟam pūci
- coated with clay outside
- meḻuku ūṟṟiṉāṟ pōl
- like wax melting within the mould
- aḻakappirāṉār
- the Beautiful Lord
- neñcattu akappaṭa
- caught fast within my heart
- tataittukkoṇṭu
- pressing me close to Him
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.9 · verse 605 of the four thousand
Meaning
O sea, O sea! He churned you and stirred you up, entered within you and drew out your nectar. In the same way this wondrous Lord has entered my body and is draining away all that is in me. Will you go to His serpent bed and tell Him all my sufferings?
Word by word
- kaṭalē kaṭalē
- O sea, O sea
- kaṭaintu kalakku-uṟuttu
- churning and stirring you up
- ūṟal aṟuttavaṟku
- to Him who drew out your nectar
- māyaṟku
- to the wondrous Lord
- naṭalaikaḷ
- sufferings
- nākaṇaikkē
- to His serpent bed
Nachiyar Tirumozhi 10.10 · verse 606 of the four thousand
Meaning
My good friend, the Lord on the serpent bed is rich and great, and we are small human beings; what can we do? If Vittuchittar of Villiputtur, Periyalwar, can bring his God here by whatever means he knows, then we shall see Him.
Word by word
- nalla eṉ tōḻi
- my good friend
- nākaṇaimicai namparar
- our Lord on the serpent bed
- celvar periyar
- rich and great
- ciṟu māṉiṭavar
- small human beings
- viṭṭucittar
- Vishnuchitta, Periyalwar, Andal's father
- varuvipparēl
- if he can bring Him here
Verse text: the word-separated e-text of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham by Project Madurai, checked verse by verse against its second edition. Meanings are simple renderings in the light of the acharyas' commentaries, written for this site, and are awaiting a scholar's review.