Tiruppavai 3 · verse 476 of the four thousand
Meaning
If we sing the name of the Best of beings, who grew tall and measured the worlds, and bathe for our vow, then the whole land will be free of harm, with rain three times a month. Among the tall, rich paddy the carp will leap, and the spotted bees will sleep inside the blue lily buds. The great, generous cows, when the herders sit beside them without hesitating and draw on their full udders, will fill pot after pot. Wealth that never leaves will fill the land.
Word by word
- ōṅki ulaku aḷanta
- who grew tall and measured the worlds, as Trivikrama
- uttamaṉ
- the Best of beings
- tiṅkaḷ mummāri
- three rains every month
- kayal ukaḷap
- the carp leaping
- poṟivaṇṭu kaṇpaṭuppat
- the spotted bees falling asleep
- vaḷḷaṟ perum pacukkaḷ
- great cows, generous as patrons
- nīṅkāta celvam
- wealth that never leaves
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.