Irandam Tiruvandadi 11 · verse 2192 of the four thousand
Meaning
The immortals stand at Your doorway and worship Your feet day after day, and even their joy is only in part. O tall Thirumal, whose form is like the ocean waters that lie all around the earth, who among them is able to speak fully of Your feet?
Word by word
- kaṭai niṉṟu
- standing at the doorway
- kaḻal toḻutu
- worshipping the feet
- iṭainiṉṟa iṉpattar
- those whose joy is only partial
- puṭainiṉṟa nīr ōta mēṉi
- a form like the ocean waters lying all around
- yār ōta vallār avar
- which of them is able to speak of
The word-separated edition prints verse 12 twice in place of this one. This pasuram is the same as Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 55 (both editions agree, and the andadi chain confirms it), so the text is taken from there.
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Meaning
There is no 'this one' or 'that one' here: who is there that does not bow and praise the feet of the Lord who lies on the serpent bed? Think of it: the bright sun, Brahma seated on the shining lotus, and Shiva with the eye in his forehead, are they not the ones fit to worship Him, every day, without a break?
Word by word
- avar ivar eṉṟu illai
- there is no 'this one' or 'that one'
- aravu aṇaiyāṉ
- the Lord on the serpent bed
- ceḻum katirōṉ
- the bright sun
- oṇ malarōṉ
- Brahma on the shining lotus
- kaṇṇutalōṉ
- Shiva, with the eye in his forehead
- toḻum takaiyār
- those fit to worship
Irandam Tiruvandadi 13 · verse 2194 of the four thousand
Meaning
The great elephant entered the lake and was seized; in terror it plucked a fresh lotus that spread there, and bowed at the feet of the Lord who holds the discus, to end its distress. Was it not so that, long ago, it reached the abode of the Lord of the celestials?
Word by word
- māl yāṉai
- the great elephant, Gajendra
- kayam pukku añci
- entering the lake and terrified
- paiṅ kamalam
- a fresh lotus
- iṭar aṭukka
- to destroy its distress
- āḻiyāṉ pātam
- the feet of the Lord who holds the discus
- pāḻi
- abode, the place of glory
Irandam Tiruvandadi 14 · verse 2195 of the four thousand
Meaning
Do not even speak of those who live here only to fatten their bellies, piling up blame and sin. O foolish ones! Recite the names of the Lord whose four arms pushed apart all eight directions, and go about the world becoming holy, purifying all you meet.
Word by word
- paṇṭip perum patiyai ākki
- making the belly a great dwelling, living to feed it
- paḻi pāvam
- blame and sin
- eṇ ticaiyum pērtta
- who pushed apart all eight directions
- karam nāṉku uṭaiyāṉ
- the Lord with four arms
- pētaikāḷ
- O foolish ones
- tīrttakarar āmiṉ
- become holy ones who purify others
Irandam Tiruvandadi 15 · verse 2196 of the four thousand
Meaning
He went about the fierce battlefield driving a chariot; He was parted from Sita, going after the deer; and so much more He did. After all that, how fitting it is that He, who rests on the cool bed of the serpent, should close His eyes in sleep!
Word by word
- vem camattut tēr kaṭavi
- driving the chariot in fierce battle
- pirintatu cītaiyai
- His parting from Sita
- māṉ piṉ pōy
- going after the deer
- kaṇ paḷḷikoḷḷa
- to close His eyes in sleep
- aḻakiyatē
- how fitting it is
- nākattiṉ taṇ paḷḷi
- the cool bed of the serpent
Irandam Tiruvandadi 16 · verse 2197 of the four thousand
Meaning
Even if He does not seem to take note that one has become His servant, it is right to keep the Lord wholly in one's heart. Apart from the rain-cloud that turns high forest ground into lakes, who else is there that can pour down rain? He is like that cloud: He gives without being asked.
Word by word
- aṭimai paṭṭatu
- that one has become His servant
- maṉattu aṭaiya vaippatu
- to keep wholly in the heart
- mālai
- the Lord, Thirumal
- vaṉat tiṭarai
- the high ground of the forest
- ēri ām vaṇṇam
- so that it becomes a lake
- māri
- rain
Irandam Tiruvandadi 17 · verse 2198 of the four thousand
Meaning
Who else could be His equal? Indra, king of the celestials, and Brahma of the great lotus gather around Him and worship; that is their work. Shiva, who wears a single crescent moon in his red matted hair, went after Thirumal, begged Him to end his want, and had it ended.
Word by word
- iyal āvār
- could be His equal
- vāṉavar kōṉ
- Indra, king of the celestials
- mā malarōṉ
- Brahma of the great lotus
- oṟṟaip piṟai
- a single crescent moon
- ceñcaṭaiyāṉ
- Shiva, of the red matted hair
- kuṟai irantu
- begging for his want to be met
Irandam Tiruvandadi 18 · verse 2199 of the four thousand
Meaning
What He took was the world, coming in the form of a dwarf; as the mighty lion, He set His claws into the chest of the strong demon Hiranya; what He swallowed was the seven worlds He had measured. Such are the deeds of lotus-eyed Thirumal, who one day strode beyond the sky.
Word by word
- kuṟaḷ uruvāy
- in the form of a dwarf, Vamana
- kōḷariyāy
- as the mighty lion, Narasimha
- oṇ tiṟalōṉ mārvattu
- in the chest of the strong one, Hiranya
- ukir
- claws
- tāmaraikkaṇ māl
- lotus-eyed Thirumal
- vāṉ kaṭantāṉ
- He who strode beyond the sky
Irandam Tiruvandadi 19 · verse 2200 of the four thousand
Meaning
That was not right, You know: You crushed the mighty cart. Do not think it was right. And the calf, which You flung at the fruit of the evil wood-apple tree: that wrong too, O Thirumal! You have made Your blame shine through the whole world. (The Alwar chides the child Krishna lovingly, knowing these were demons.)
Word by word
- vaḻakku aṉṟu kaṇṭāy
- that was not right, You know
- vali cakaṭam ceṟṟāy
- You crushed the mighty cart
- kuḻak kaṉṟu
- the young calf
- tī viḷaviṉ kāykku
- at the fruit of the evil wood-apple tree
- tirumālē
- O Thirumal
- pār viḷaṅkac ceytāy paḻi
- You made Your blame shine through the world
Irandam Tiruvandadi 20 · verse 2201 of the four thousand
Meaning
Those who cast off blame and sin, and live always following Your way, will truly live: those who, without fault, come to know the names of Narayana well, and have every reason to praise them well.
Word by word
- paḻi pāvam kaiyakaṟṟi
- casting off blame and sin
- pal kālum
- at all times
- vaḻivāḻvār
- those who live following Your way
- vaḻu iṉṟi
- without fault
- nāraṇaṉ taṉ nāmaṅkaḷ
- the names of Narayana
- kāraṇaṅkaḷ
- the means, every reason
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.