Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.1 · verse 3827 of the four thousand
Meaning
All of you whose minds long to reach the two feet of Kannan: the holy name for you to think on and recite, without any doubt, is Narayana. The elders take this decad as the Alwar teaching the eight-syllable mantra.
Word by word
- kaṇṇaṉ kaḻal iṇai
- the two feet of Kannan, Krishna
- naṇṇum maṉam uṭaiyīr
- you whose minds long to reach them
- eṇṇum tirunāmam
- the holy name to think on
- tiṇṇam
- for certain
- nāraṇamē
- is Narayana
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.2 · verse 3828 of the four thousand
Meaning
Narayana is our Lord. He is the Lord of Bhudevi, the goddess Earth. He is the very First Cause of all, who once destroyed the elephant sent against Him: that Krishna is He Himself.
Word by word
- nāraṇaṉ emmāṉ
- Narayana is our Lord
- pār aṇaṅku āḷaṉ
- Lord of the Earth goddess, Bhudevi
- vāraṇam tolaitta
- who destroyed the elephant (Kuvalayapida)
- kāraṇaṉ tāṉē
- He is Himself the First Cause
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.3 · verse 3829 of the four thousand
Meaning
He Himself made all the worlds; He Himself lifted the earth up from the waters; He Himself swallowed the worlds and brought them out again; and He Himself rules over them. There is no one else beside Him.
Word by word
- tāṉē ulaku ellām
- He Himself, all the worlds
- paṭaittu iṭantu
- created, and lifted up (as Varaha)
- uṇṭu umiḻntu
- swallowed and brought out again
- tāṉē āḷvāṉē
- He Himself rules them
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.4 · verse 3830 of the four thousand
Meaning
He who rules us lies on a serpent bed, the mighty-mouthed Adisesha, in the waters of the ocean. Place flowers at His feet, and seek Him out every single day.
Word by word
- āḻi nīrk
- in the waters of the ocean
- kōḷvāy aravu aṇaiyāṉ
- who lies on the strong-mouthed serpent
- tāḷvāy malar iṭṭu
- placing flowers at His feet
- nāḷvāy nāṭīrē
- seek Him every day
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.5 · verse 3831 of the four thousand
Meaning
Seek Him every day. Take fresh flowers that have not faded, and sing His names; then you can gain liberation, the final home, without fail.
Word by word
- nāṭīr nāḷtōṟum
- seek Him every day
- vāṭā malarkoṇṭu
- with unfaded flowers
- pāṭīr avaṉ nāmam
- sing His names
- vīṭē peṟalāmē
- you can gain liberation, moksha
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.6 · verse 3832 of the four thousand
Meaning
He has come to dwell at Thiruvenkatam; His hue is the dark blue of the kaya flower; His is the mouth that drank at the breast of the demoness Putana. He is Madhava, Lakshmi's Lord.
Word by word
- mēyāṉ vēṅkaṭam
- He who dwells at Thiruvenkatam (Tirumala)
- kāyāmalar vaṇṇaṉ
- with the hue of the dark kaya flower
- pēyār mulai uṇṭa
- who drank at the demoness's breast: Putana
- mātavaṉē
- He is Madhava, Lakshmi's Lord
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.7 · verse 3833 of the four thousand
Meaning
If you are able to say "Madhava, Madhava" over and over again, no evil of any kind will ever reach you, and no harm at all will come near you.
Word by word
- mātavaṉ eṉṟu eṉṟu
- saying "Madhava" again and again
- ōta vallīrēl
- if you can recite
- tītu oṉṟum aṭaiyā
- no evil at all will reach you
- ētam cārāvē
- no harm will come near
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.8 · verse 3834 of the four thousand
Meaning
Harms will not come near. Those who recite the names of Him whose hue is the rain cloud heavy with water: who are they? They are the immortals themselves, whoever they may be.
Word by word
- cārā ētaṅkaḷ
- harms will not come near
- nīr ār mukil vaṇṇaṉ
- with the hue of a water-laden cloud
- pēr ār ōtuvār
- those who recite His names
- ārār amararē
- whoever they are, they are immortals
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.9 · verse 3835 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is hard to reach even for the immortals, yet easy for His own people. For those who worship Him with minds firmly settled, karmas will find no place to settle.
Word by word
- amararkku ariyāṉai
- hard to reach for the immortals
- tamarkaṭku eḷiyāṉai
- easy for His own people
- amarat toḻuvārkaṭku
- for those who worship with settled minds
- amarā viṉaikaḷē
- karmas will not settle on them
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.10 · verse 3836 of the four thousand
Meaning
The battle-lines of karma and of dense darkness will take fright and flee. Offer good flowers from the mountain springs and keep thinking of Him, the Tall One who grew to measure the worlds.
Word by word
- viṉai val iruḷ
- karma, dense darkness
- muṉaikaḷ veruvip pōm
- the battle-lines will flee in fear
- cuṉai nal malar iṭṭu
- offering good flowers from the springs
- niṉaimiṉ neṭiyāṉē
- think of the Tall One
Tiruvaymozhi 10.5.11 · verse 3837 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sadagopan, Nammalwar, whose very nature is to wear the grace of the Tall One, spoke a thousand sayings; these ten among them bring the Lord's grace as a gift to His devotees.
Word by word
- neṭiyāṉ aruḷ cūṭum
- who wears the grace of the Tall One
- paṭiyāṉ caṭakōpaṉ
- Sadagopan, whose nature it is
- noṭi āyirattu
- of the thousand sayings
- aṭiyārkku aruḷpēṟē
- for devotees, the gift of His grace
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.