Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.1 · verse 2879 of the four thousand
Meaning
These things, those things, the things between; these people, those people, the ones between: all things and all beings He holds within Himself; He becomes them, makes them and protects them. He is the unique First among them all, our Lord, Kannan, Krishna, my nectar, full of sweetness, the bridegroom of Sri. And He is here, all around me.
Word by word
- ivaiyum avaiyum uvaiyum
- these, those, and the things between
- ākiyum ākkiyum kākkum
- becomes, makes and protects
- taṉimutal emmāṉ
- our Lord, the unique First
- eṉ amutam cuvaiyaṉ
- my nectar, full of sweetness
- tiruviṉ maṇāḷaṉ
- the bridegroom of Sri
- eṉṉuṭaic cūḻal uḷāṉē
- He is all around me
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.2 · verse 2880 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is skilled in many, many ways and wiles. In ancient times He became a peerless boar and lifted the world from the deep: Kesava, my Lord. He broke off the elephant's tusk. He is hard even for the heavenly ones to conceive. He rests on the deep, long ocean. And now He is right beside me.
Word by word
- cūḻal palapala vallāṉ
- skilled in many, many ways
- kēḻal oṉṟu āki
- becoming a peerless boar
- kēcavaṉ
- Kesava
- vēḻa maruppai ocittāṉ
- He broke off the elephant's tusk
- viṇṇavarkku eṇṇal ariyāṉ
- hard for the heavenly ones to conceive
- eṉ arukavilāṉē
- He is beside me
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.3 · verse 2881 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the First Cause of the immortals, whose great glory never wanes. His good body is the colour of deep dark blue; His eyes are red lotuses. He gladly rides the bird with fighting wings; He is the sole beloved of the Lady of the lotus. He has given me the taste of having Him as my only refuge, and now He stays with me, never leaving.
Word by word
- arukal ilāya perum cīr
- great glory that never wanes
- karukiya nīla naṉ mēṉi
- good body of deep dark blue
- centāmaraik kaṇṇaṉ
- He of red lotus eyes
- poru ciṟaip puḷ
- the bird with fighting wings, Garuda
- pūmakaḷār taṉik kēḷvaṉ
- the sole beloved of Lakshmi
- orukatiyiṉ cuvai
- the taste of Him as the only refuge
- oḻivu ilaṉ eṉṉōṭu uṭaṉē
- He stays with me without leaving
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.4 · verse 2882 of the four thousand
Meaning
His loving consorts who sit beside Him are three: Thirumagal (Sri), Manmagal (Bhumi, the Earth) and the gentle cowherd girl, Nappinnai. The worlds He rules are three as well. He swallowed them all together and lay on a banyan leaf: our Lord, the great wondrous One of the ocean, Kannan. And now He sits on my hip, like a child.
Word by word
- uṭaṉ amar kātal makaḷir
- the loving consorts who sit beside Him
- tirumakaḷ maṇmakaḷ
- Sri and Bhumi, the Earth
- āyar maṭa makaḷ
- the gentle cowherd girl, Nappinnai
- okka viḻuṅki
- swallowing them all together
- āl ilaic cērntavaṉ
- He who lay on a banyan leaf
- eṉ okkalaiyāṉē
- He is on my hip
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.5 · verse 2883 of the four thousand
Meaning
The demoness set Him on her hip and offered Him her breast, saying 'Drink'; He took it and drank, so that her life was drained away. He is the Lord who brought forth together Shiva, Brahma and Indra and all the rest. That wondrous Lord is now within my heart.
Word by word
- okkalai vaittu
- placing Him on her hip
- mulaip pāl uṇ eṉṟu
- saying, 'drink this breast milk'
- uyir ceka uṇṭa
- drank so that her life was drained
- nakka pirāṉōṭu ayaṉum
- Shiva, along with Brahma
- okkavum tōṟṟiya īcaṉ
- the Lord who brought them all forth
- eṉ neñciṉ uḷāṉē
- He is within my heart
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.6 · verse 2884 of the four thousand
Meaning
The wondrous One is within my heart, and so it is for everyone else too. He Himself is the body and the life; He is the wind and the fire. He is far from some and near to others; He lies beyond the reach even of thought. He is pure; He bewilders and enchants. And now He is upon my two shoulders.
Word by word
- maṟṟum evarkkum atuvē
- and so it is for everyone
- kāyamum cīvaṉum tāṉē
- He Himself is body and life
- kālum eriyum avaṉē
- He is the wind and the fire
- cēyaṉ aṇiyaṉ
- far and near
- cintaikkum kōcaram allaṉ
- beyond the reach even of thought
- tūyaṉ tuyakkaṉ mayakkaṉ
- pure, bewildering, enchanting
- eṉṉuṭait tōḷiṇaiyāṉē
- He is on my two shoulders
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.7 · verse 2885 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Lord who wears cool, beautiful tulasi on His two shoulders, on His good chest, on His radiant crown and on His two feet. He has no equal and no companion like Him; He is a form of blazing, radiant light. Having come to me in His own good time, He never leaves even for a moment. He is now upon my tongue.
Word by word
- cuṭar muṭi
- radiant crown
- taṇ am tuḻāy uṭai ammāṉ
- the Lord who wears cool, beautiful tulasi
- kēḷ iṇai oṉṟum ilātāṉ
- He who has no equal or companion
- kiḷarum cuṭar oḷi mūrtti
- a form of blazing radiant light
- nāḷ aṇaintu
- coming in His own time
- eṉṉuṭai nāviṉ uḷāṉē
- He is upon my tongue
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.8 · verse 2886 of the four thousand
Meaning
He Himself is the life and the body of all the arts of knowledge that blossom from the tongue. He Himself destroys and He protects. He has four broad shoulders, lovely as flowers; He bears the conch and the discus, His fighting weapons. The lotus-eyed Kannan, His good body the colour of the blue lily, is now within my eyes.
Word by word
- nāviṉuḷ niṉṟu malarum
- that blossom from the tongue
- ñāṉak kalaikaḷukku
- for the arts of knowledge
- āviyum ākkaiyum tāṉē
- He is their life and body
- aḻippōṭu aḷippavaṉ
- He who destroys and protects
- pū iyal nāl taṭam tōḷaṉ
- He of four broad, flower-lovely shoulders
- kāvi naṉ mēṉik
- good body the colour of the blue lily
- eṉ kaṇṇiṉ uḷāṉē
- He is within my eyes
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.9 · verse 2887 of the four thousand
Meaning
The lotus-eyed One is within my eyes; I see Him with His own eyes. My five senses, which now see so purely, are His form. He brought forth noble Brahma in the lotus, together with the forehead-eyed one, Shiva, and made the world along with the pure gods. And now He is upon my forehead.
Word by word
- kamalak kaṇṇaṉ
- the lotus-eyed One
- kāṇpaṉ avaṉ kaṇkaḷālē
- I see Him with His own eyes
- aimpulaṉum avaṉ mūrtti
- the five senses are His form
- kamalattu ayaṉ nampi
- noble Brahma of the lotus
- kaṇṇutalāṉoṭum
- with the forehead-eyed one, Shiva
- eṉ neṟṟi uḷāṉē
- He is upon my forehead
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.10 · verse 2888 of the four thousand
Meaning
His rows of flower-like feet stand on my forehead and rule me. Those who wear those feet on their heads and worship the beautiful Kannan with His crown of clustered tulasi are Shiva who wears the single crescent moon, the four-faced Brahma, Indra and all the other immortals. And this Lord has come and is now upon the crown of my head.
Word by word
- neṟṟiyuḷ niṉṟu eṉṉai āḷum
- standing on my forehead, ruling me
- nirai malarp pātaṅkaḷ
- rows of flower-like feet
- kaṟṟait tuḻāy muṭik
- crown of clustered tulasi
- oṟṟaip piṟai aṇintāṉum
- Shiva, who wears the single crescent
- maṟṟai amararum
- and the other immortals
- eṉatu ucciyuḷāṉē
- He is on the crown of my head
Tiruvaymozhi 1.9.11 · verse 2889 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kannan, Krishna, the God of gods, stands on the crown of my head. Satakopan (Nammalwar) of generous Kurukur told it to Him in a way that would please Him, in the thousand verses he spoke. Those who offer these ten among them to our Lord every day as their prayer will have His long feet touch their heads.
Word by word
- ucciyuḷḷē niṟkum
- who stands on the crown of my head
- tēva tēvaṟkuk
- to the God of gods
- iccaiyuḷ cella uṇartti
- telling it so as to please Him
- niccalum viṇṇappam ceyya
- offering them every day as a prayer
- nīḷ kaḻal ceṉṉi porumē
- His long feet will touch their heads
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.