Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.1 · verse 3783 of the four thousand
Meaning
At Thirumogur, with its fields and its pools full of long-stemmed lotuses, He has come to stay, gladly and for good, every day, standing ready to crush the asuras. He has four shoulders, curling locks, lotus eyes and lips red as ripe fruit: He is a dark rain cloud. Apart from that dark cloud, we have no other refuge at all.
Word by word
- tāḷa tāmarait taṭam
- pools of lotuses on long stems
- tirumōkūr
- Thirumogur, the divya desam near Madurai
- naṉku amarntu niṉṟu
- settled there gladly, standing ready
- acurarait takarkkum
- who crushes the asuras
- curi kuḻal
- curling locks of hair
- kāḷamēkattai
- the dark rain cloud, the Lord's name at Thirumogur
- maṟṟoṉṟu ilam katiyē
- we have no other refuge
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.2 · verse 3784 of the four thousand
Meaning
We have no other refuge, at any time, for any of us. He wears a lovely garland and a crown wreath of cool, blossoming tulasi; He is the Lord of a thousand names. At Thirumogur, where the masters of the four good Vedas live, His goodly anklet-ringed feet give a shade like a cool pool. Apart from that shade of His feet, we have nothing.
Word by word
- emmaikkum
- at any time, in any birth
- taṇ tuḻāyiṉ
- of cool tulasi
- alaṅkal am kaṇṇi
- a garland and a lovely crown wreath
- āyiram pēr uṭai ammāṉ
- the Lord who has a thousand names
- nāṉmaṟai vāṇarkaḷ
- masters of the four Vedas
- aṭi niḻal taṭam
- the cool pool that is the shade of His feet
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.3 · verse 3785 of the four thousand
Meaning
Brahma, Shiva and the other gods stood crying out again and again, "Apart from You we have no shelter," and came seeking Him. He won the battle and protected these three worlds, and still He moves about, ever busy for them. It is good: let us now draw near to His Thirumogur, so that our own troubles come to an end.
Word by word
- pukaliṭam ilam
- we have no shelter
- eṉṟu eṉṟu alaṟṟi
- crying out again and again
- nāṉmukaṉ araṉoṭu
- four-faced Brahma with Shiva
- mūvulaku aḷittu
- protecting the three worlds
- uḻalvāṉ
- who moves about, ever at work for them
- naṇukutum
- let us draw near
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.4 · verse 3786 of the four thousand
Meaning
Gods and sages follow after the radiant Light, praising Him again and again: "Come to us, protect us, so that our troubles end!" He rests on His bed, the wide-spreading serpent, and He is at Thirumogur. So that our troubles end, let us praise His feet there. Come, you who are His servants!
Word by word
- pōntu aḷiyāy
- come and protect us
- cuṭar koḷ cōtiyait
- the radiant Light
- tēvarum muṉivarum toṭara
- with gods and sages following after Him
- paṭar koḷ pāmpu aṇaip
- the wide-spreading serpent bed, Adisesha
- aṭi paravutum
- let us praise His feet
- toṇṭīr! vammiṉē
- come, you devotees!
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.5 · verse 3787 of the four thousand
Meaning
Come, devotees! Our radiant one, the one unique First Cause, who measured the universe and the three worlds, has lovely Thirumogur, where sweet sugarcane and tall red paddy grow in all eight directions. Let us go round the temple He has taken as His own, and dance here for joy.
Word by word
- oru taṉi mutalvaṉ
- the one, unique First Cause
- aṇṭam mūvulaku aḷantavaṉ
- who measured the universe and three worlds, as Trivikrama
- eṇ ticaiyum
- in all eight directions
- perum cennel
- tall red paddy
- koṇṭa kōyilai
- the temple He has taken as His home
- āṭutum kūttē
- let us dance for joy
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.6 · verse 3788 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Dancer, the Cowherd, death to the strong asuras who torment the world, and the joy of us who praise Him, of the immortals and of the sages. He is the trusted One of Thirumogur, encircled by rich fields and cool, well-watered tracts. Apart from His lotus feet we have no other protection.
Word by word
- kūttaṉ kōvalaṉ
- the Dancer, the Cowherd: Krishna
- kutaṟṟu val acurarkaḷ kūṟṟam
- death to the strong, tormenting asuras
- iṉpaṉ
- He who is joy
- taṇ paṇai
- cool, well-watered tracts
- āttaṉ
- the trusted one, the true friend
- ilam araṇē
- we have no protection
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.7 · verse 3789 of the four thousand
Meaning
We have no other protection. Out of the vast, great void of primal matter, Himself the one First Cause, He made the encircling waters; and from that, beginning with the ancient sage Brahma, He made the world together with all the gods. If we go round His Thirumogur, our sorrow will vanish quickly.
Word by word
- vāṉ perum pāḻ
- the vast, great void: primal matter before creation
- taṉi mutalāc
- as the one First Cause
- cuṟṟum nīr paṭaittu
- creating the encircling waters
- tol muṉi
- the ancient sage, Brahma
- ulakuceyvāṉ
- He who makes the world
- tuyar keṭum kaṭitē
- sorrow will vanish quickly
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.8 · verse 3790 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sorrow will vanish quickly. Come quickly, you devotees, reach Him and worship: at bright Thirumogur, adorned with lofty groves and gleaming pools, is the emerald-gem pool that Dasaratha fathered, Rama of a thousand names, into whom the strong rakshasas plunged and sank.
Word by word
- kaṭitu aṭaintu vantu
- come quickly and reach Him
- uyar koḷ cōlai
- lofty groves
- peyarkaḷ āyiram uṭaiya
- who has a thousand names
- val arakkar pukku aḻunta
- the strong rakshasas plunging in and sinking
- tayarataṉ peṟṟa
- born to Dasaratha: Rama
- marakata maṇit taṭattiṉaiyē
- the pool of emerald gem
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.9 · verse 3791 of the four thousand
Meaning
His eyes are lotus flowers rooted in a clear, gem-bright pool; His lips are red as coral; His four broad shoulders are full of beauty. This Lord, the mighty warrior who forever cuts the asuras down, lives at Thirumogur among its groves. Close at hand, we have reached our good fortress.
Word by word
- maṇit taṭattu aṭi malark kaṇkaḷ
- eyes like lotuses rooted in a gem-clear pool
- pavaḷac cevvāy
- lips red as coral
- nāl taṭam tōḷ
- four broad shoulders
- val araṭṭaṉ
- the mighty warrior
- naṇittu
- close at hand
- nal araṇ
- good fortress, sure protection
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.10 · verse 3792 of the four thousand
Meaning
"This is the good fortress we have reached," say the good immortals. When, afraid of the strong asuras who do them harm, they go to Him for shelter, He rises, taking whatever form He wills, and protects them. He is at Thirumogur: our people, speak only His name, think on it, and praise it.
Word by word
- nal amarar
- the good immortals, the gods
- añcic ceṉṟu aṭaintāl
- when in fear they go to Him
- kāma rūpam koṇṭu
- taking whatever form He wills
- nāmamē naviṉṟu
- speaking only His name
- namarkāḷ
- O our people
Tiruvaymozhi 10.1.11 · verse 3793 of the four thousand
Meaning
"Praise Him, our people!" says Sadagopan of Kurugur, Nammalwar, of the Dancer who danced with the pots. Of the thousand fitting little services he offered in song, these ten were given to bountiful Thirumogur. For those who can praise Him with these ten, troubles will come to an end.
Word by word
- kuṭam āṭu kūttaṉaik
- the Dancer who danced the pot dance, Krishna
- kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
- Sadagopan of Thirukkurugur, Nammalwar
- kuṟṟēvalkaḷ
- little services, intimate acts of service
- vaṇ tirumōkūrkku
- to bountiful Thirumogur
- iṭar keṭumē
- troubles will end
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.