Irandam Tiruvandadi 81 · verse 2262 of the four thousand
Meaning
By day I saw Narayana; I saw Him in my dreams too, again and again; and once more I truly saw Him, fully: the radiant form, shining across the sky, of the One whose discus gleams with the flesh of His foes and whose red feet shine with light.
Word by word
- pakal kaṇṭēṉ
- I saw by day
- kaṉavil
- in my dreams
- meyyē mikak kaṇṭēṉ
- I truly saw Him, fully
- ūṉ tikaḻum nēmi
- the discus gleaming with the flesh of foes
- oḷi tikaḻum cēvaṭiyāṉ
- He whose red feet shine with light
- cōti vaṭivu
- the radiant form
Irandam Tiruvandadi 82 · verse 2263 of the four thousand
Meaning
Lakshmi of the great lotus, with long, bright, sword-like eyes, finely lined, sees the fresh beauty of His form and never leaves Him. And Bhudevi, the lady of the earth, who for so many days has held to His feet: why does she still long for Him? Because there is no lack at all in His beauty.
Word by word
- vaṭik kōla vāḷ neṭuṅ kaṇ
- long, bright, sword-like eyes, finely lined
- mā malarāḷ
- Lakshmi of the great lotus
- cevvip paṭik kōlam
- the fresh beauty of His form
- akalāḷ
- she never leaves
- ñālattāḷ
- the lady of the earth, Bhudevi
- kōlattāl illai kuṟai
- there is no lack in His beauty
Irandam Tiruvandadi 83 · verse 2264 of the four thousand
Meaning
In complaint I spoke harsh words. Having spoken them, I waited, wondering whether Thirumal, who told the Vedas saying 'this is how it is', might give me even a little. All day long, this is the wish that has gone out from me to the Wondrous One.
Word by word
- kuṟaiyāka
- as a complaint
- vem coṟkaḷ
- harsh words
- maṟai āṅku eṉa uraitta
- who told the Vedas, 'this is how it is'
- iṟaiyēṉum īyumkol
- might He give even a little?
- eṉaip pakalum
- all day long
- māyaṉkaṇ ceṉṟa varam
- the wish that went to the Wondrous One
Irandam Tiruvandadi 84 · verse 2265 of the four thousand
Meaning
Hiranya, counting on his boons and proud of his strength, refused to bow to Him, brute that he was. The Lord of Sri tore him apart as the Lion joined with man. His two feet are the nectar of this beautiful, wide, great world.
Word by word
- varam karuti
- counting on his boons
- uram karuti
- proud of his strength
- mūrkkattavaṉai
- the brute, Hiranya
- naram kalanta ciṅkamāy
- as the Lion joined with man, Narasimha
- tiruvaṉ
- the Lord of Sri
- am kaṇ mā ñālattu amutu
- the nectar of the beautiful, wide world
Irandam Tiruvandadi 85 · verse 2266 of the four thousand
Meaning
Calling Him nectar, calling Him honey, calling Him the Lord of the discus, calling Him the One who gladly won the nectar that day, I praised Him with a garland of words sweet as nectar and worshipped, reciting and praising the good Lord of whom so much has been said.
Word by word
- amutu eṉṟum tēṉ eṉṟum
- calling Him nectar, calling Him honey
- āḻiyāṉ
- the Lord of the discus
- amutu aṉṟu koṇṭu ukantāṉ
- who gladly won the nectar that day
- amutu aṉṉa col mālai
- a garland of words sweet as nectar
- nal mālai
- the good Lord, Thirumal
- naviṉṟu
- reciting
Irandam Tiruvandadi 86 · verse 2267 of the four thousand
Meaning
The poets who recited His praise, taking fresh flowers there and worshipping long: what gain did all that bring them? He is the Lord of the colour of the rain-cloud and the sapphire, whom even such practised ones find hard to see through all their true penance. By what penance could I see Him today?
Word by word
- nāvalarkaḷ
- the poets
- nāḷ malar
- fresh flowers
- payiṉṟataṉāl peṟṟa payaṉ eṉkol
- what gain came of all their practice?
- meyt tavattāl
- through true penance
- mēka maṇi vaṇṇaṉai
- the Lord coloured like the rain-cloud and sapphire
- et tavattāl
- by what penance?
Irandam Tiruvandadi 87 · verse 2268 of the four thousand
Meaning
It is not only today that I have come to know Him. Even long ago, lying in my mother's womb, I joined my hands in worship of the sacred feet that went and measured the wide earth. I saw the greatness of my Father of Thirukkottiyur.
Word by word
- iṉṟā aṟikiṉṟēṉ allēṉ
- it is not today that I first know
- iru nilattai
- the wide earth
- aḷanta tiruvaṭiyai
- the sacred feet that measured
- karukkōṭṭiyuḷ kiṭantu
- lying within the womb
- kaitoḻutēṉ
- I worshipped with joined hands
- tirukkōṭṭi entai tiṟam
- the greatness of my Father of Thirukkottiyur
Irandam Tiruvandadi 88 · verse 2269 of the four thousand
Meaning
It has swung open, I know it now: for those who walk the unerring path of my Father of southern Srirangam, and for no one else, even before they set out, He clears away the dense hell that never lets go, and the door at the gate of the guarded city of the celestials opens.
Word by word
- tiṟampiṟṟu
- it has swung open
- teṉ araṅkattu entai
- my Father of southern Srirangam
- tiṟampā vaḻi
- the unerring path
- ceṭi narakai nīkki
- clearing away the dense hell
- vāṉōr kaṭi nakara
- the guarded city of the celestials
- vācal katavu
- the door at the gate
Irandam Tiruvandadi 89 · verse 2270 of the four thousand
Meaning
Did You not first strike down Kamsa, who raged in fury, and crush and break the battle elephant? And long ago, did You not once come humbly as a young brahmin, hold out Your hand to receive the water from Mahabali, and take the earth?
Word by word
- katam ciṟanta kañcaṉai
- Kamsa, who raged in fury
- pōr yāṉai ocittu
- breaking the battle elephant
- pataviyāy
- humbly
- pāṇiyāl nīr ēṟṟu
- receiving the water in Your hand
- māvaliyai
- from Mahabali
- māṇiyāy
- as a young brahmin, Vamana
Irandam Tiruvandadi 90 · verse 2271 of the four thousand
Meaning
Will I not rule this earthly world? Will I not become a celestial even among the celestials, and dwell within the heavenly world itself? Surely so, now that I have drawn near and worshipped with joined hands Thirumal, the red-eyed, tall One, our Lord.
Word by word
- maṇṇulakam āḷēṉē
- will I not rule this earth?
- vāṉavarkkum vāṉavaṉāy
- a celestial even among the celestials
- viṇṇulakam
- the heavenly world
- naṇṇit
- drawing near
- ceṅkaṇ neṭiyāṉai
- the red-eyed, tall One
- kaitoḻuta piṉ
- after worshipping with joined hands
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.