Tiruppavai 21 · verse 494 of the four thousand
ēṟṟa kalaṅkaḷ etir poṅki mītu aḷippamāṟṟātē pāl coriyum vaḷḷaṟ perum pacukkaḷāṟṟap paṭaittāṉ makaṉē aṟivuṟāyūṟṟam uṭaiyāy periyāy ulakiṉiltōṟṟamāy niṉṟa cuṭarē tuyil eḻāymāṟṟār uṉakku vali tolaintu uṉ vācaṟkaṇāṟṟātu vantu uṉ aṭipaṇiyumā pōlēpōṟṟi yām vantōm pukaḻntu-ēlōr empāvāy
Meaning
Son of the one who owns great, generous cows beyond counting, which pour out milk without stopping until the vessels held beneath them overflow, awake! O steadfast One, great One, Light that appeared in this world, wake up! Just as Your enemies, their strength spent, come helpless to Your door and bow at Your feet, so we have come, praising You.
Word by word
- ēṟṟa kalaṅkaḷ
- the vessels held beneath them
- etir poṅki mītu aḷippa
- overflowing as they fill
- āṟṟap paṭaittāṉ makaṉē
- O son of Nandagopa who owns so many cows
- ūṟṟam uṭaiyāy
- O steadfast One
- tōṟṟamāy niṉṟa cuṭarē
- O Light who appeared in this world
- vali tolaintu
- their strength spent
- aṭipaṇiyumā pōlē
- just as they bow at Your feet
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.