Periya Tiruvandadi 61 · verse 2645 of the four thousand
Meaning
That day when the Lord, by His right as Lord, measured the earth, the people of heaven gathered by the rule of the Vedas and, in due order, sprinkled flowers shining with pollen upon His red feet. Do not the stars, lying and shining high up in the vast sky, look just like those flowers?
Word by word
- iṟai muṟaiyāṉ
- the Lord, by His right as Lord
- cēvaṭimēl
- upon His red feet
- maṟai muṟaiyāl
- by the rule of the Vedas
- vāṉ nāṭar
- the people of heaven
- tātu ilaku pūt
- flowers shining with pollen
- ovvātē
- do they not resemble?
- mīṉ?
- the stars
Periya Tiruvandadi 62 · verse 2646 of the four thousand
Meaning
The sky is a great umbrella that never fails, its ribs the stars, covered over with shining silver light. For that umbrella, He who measured the earth rose up tall like a jewelled handle. Hereafter, He is the great medicine for all our ills.
Word by word
- mīṉ eṉṉum kampil
- with the stars as its ribs
- veḷḷi vēy
- covered with shining silver
- kēṭu ilā vāṉ kuṭaikkut
- for the great unfailing umbrella
- maṇik kāmpu pōl
- like a jewelled handle
- nimirntu maṇ aḷantāṉ
- He who rose tall and measured the earth
- peru maruntu
- the great medicine
Periya Tiruvandadi 63 · verse 2647 of the four thousand
Meaning
Truly, He is like a rain-laden cloud which, losing the wind that drove it from behind, drifted on and came to rest upon the strong waves of the sea. He is the Supreme One with the lovely red discus, who that day had the nose and the big ears of the cruel demoness cut away.
Word by word
- piṉ turakkum kāṟṟu
- the wind that drives it from behind
- cūl koṇṭal
- a rain-laden cloud
- vaṉ tiraikkaṇ
- upon the strong waves
- vāymaittē
- that is the truth of it
- tiruc ceyya nēmiyāṉ
- He of the lovely red discus
- tī arakki
- the cruel demoness, Surpanakha
- paraṉ
- the Supreme One
Periya Tiruvandadi 64 · verse 2648 of the four thousand
Meaning
If only people would see that He is the Supreme One! Would not the hands of the immortals then join together and worship, with firm resolve, at all three times of the day, Him who that day shot through the seven trees with one arrow, and Him who tore apart the beak of the bird-demon?
Word by word
- paraṉ ām avaṉ ātal
- that He is the Supreme One
- pāvippar ākil
- if they would consider
- uraṉāl
- with firm resolve
- maram ēḻ
- the seven sala trees
- puḷḷiṉ vāy kīṇṭāṉaiyē
- Him who tore the bird's beak, Bakasura
- kaitāṉ toḻāvē kalantu?
- would not their hands join and worship?
Periya Tiruvandadi 65 · verse 2649 of the four thousand
Meaning
O heart, He will strike down the harsh sorrow that clings to you and torments you, beating it until it reels and dies. So, at all times, crown with a garland of words the ancient Mal who is like a mountain: Kesava, Narayana, Madhava.
Word by word
- kalantu naliyum
- that clings and torments
- malaṅka aṭittu
- beating it until it reels
- maṭippāṉ
- He will destroy it
- vilaṅkal pōl
- like a mountain
- kēcavaṉai nāraṇaṉai mātavaṉai
- Kesava, Narayana, Madhava
- col mālai
- a garland of words
- cūṭṭu
- crown Him with
Periya Tiruvandadi 66 · verse 2650 of the four thousand
Meaning
O heart, come to know Him: the wondrous Lord with the blazing discus, who brought ruin right there upon the sweet life of the ancient demon; the Lord of the Vedas who wears the cool, fragrant, close-gathered tulasi. That is what I tell you.
Word by word
- cūṭṭāya nēmiyāṉ
- He of the blazing discus
- tol arakkaṉ
- the ancient demon, Ravana
- māṭṭē tuyar iḻaitta
- who brought ruin right there
- veṟi koṇṭa taṇ tuḻāy
- cool, fragrant tulasi
- vētiyaṉai
- the Lord of the Vedas
- aṟi kaṇṭāy
- come to know Him
Periya Tiruvandadi 67 · verse 2651 of the four thousand
Meaning
If, thinking 'that is good', you want the world of the immortals up there, is that not something of no worth? Or, leaving that aside, if you say 'I will stay on earth and rule it', that too can come to pass. O simple heart, learn only to praise Kannan's feet.
Word by word
- atuvō naṉṟu
- 'that is good'
- amar ulakō
- the world of the immortals
- poruḷ illai
- of no worth
- maṇ niṉṟu āḷvēṉ
- I will stay on earth and rule
- maṭa neñcē
- O simple heart
- kaṇṇaṉ tāḷ vāḻttuvatē kal
- learn only to praise Kannan's feet
Periya Tiruvandadi 68 · verse 2652 of the four thousand
Meaning
Have the holy hill, the roaring sea and the heavenly land of Vaikuntham all come to seem as nothing to Him? Ah, what a thing! The tall One, dark of hue, has entered within the heart of me, His servant, and will not leave.
Word by word
- kallum
- the hill, His hill-shrine
- kaṉai kaṭalum
- the roaring sea
- vaikunta vāṉ nāṭum
- the heavenly land of Vaikuntham
- pul eṉṟu oḻintaṉakol?
- have they become as nothing?
- neṭiyāṉ niṟam kariyāṉ
- the tall One, dark of hue
- uḷpukuntu nīṅkāṉ
- has entered and will not leave
Periya Tiruvandadi 69 · verse 2653 of the four thousand
Meaning
Those mighty sins, their eyes red with anger, will surely have their faces crushed, will they not? For my mind holds within it the swelling sea of Tirumal's glories. Who could fight me now and truly crush me?
Word by word
- akam civanta kaṇṇiṉar
- with eyes red with anger
- valviṉaiyar
- the mighty sins
- mukam citaivarām
- will have their faces crushed
- cīrk kaṭalai
- the sea of glories
- uḷ potinta cintaṉaiyēṉ
- I, whose mind holds it within
- ārkku aṭal ām
- who can fight me?
Periya Tiruvandadi 70 · verse 2654 of the four thousand
Meaning
Him of the massive golden crown, Him of a thousand names, Him with the radiant discus that holds all light, I have placed within me as the mother and father who drive away distress. Whatever may happen now, what does it matter?
Word by word
- aṭar poṉ muṭiyāṉai
- Him of the massive golden crown
- āyiram pērāṉai
- Him of a thousand names
- cuṭar koḷ cuṭar āḻiyāṉai
- Him with the radiant discus
- iṭar kaṭiyum
- who drive away distress
- mātā pitāvāka
- as mother and father
- yātu ākil yātē iṉi?
- whatever happens, what does it matter now?
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.