Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.1 · verse 2912 of the four thousand
Meaning
It is certain: He is everything, from liberation onward; He is beyond all reckoning; He is our Lord. Our Kannan swallowed earth and heaven and all things together. There is no refuge other than Kannan.
Word by word
- tiṇṇaṉ
- it is certain
- vīṭu mutal muḻutum āy
- being all things, from liberation onward
- eṇṇiṉ mītiyaṉ
- beyond all reckoning
- ellām uṭaṉ uṇṭa
- who swallowed all things together
- nam kaṇṇaṉ
- our Kannan, Krishna
- illai ōr kaṇṇē
- there is no other refuge
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.2 · verse 2913 of the four thousand
Meaning
Alas, must I even say it? Who else, in His grace, takes away the sins of all seven worlds and protects them, if not Gopala, the lion among lions, the cowherd who poured alms into Hara's hand to free him from his great sin?
Word by word
- ē pāvam
- alas!
- aruḷāl aḷippār ār
- who protects them by His grace?
- mā pāvam viṭa
- to be freed of his great sin
- araṟkup piccai pey
- who poured alms for Hara, Shiva
- kōpāla kōḷariēṟu
- Gopala, the mighty lion among lions
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.3 · verse 2914 of the four thousand
Meaning
He holds within His own body the one who rides the bull, the one born on the lotus, and the Lady of the Lotus, never apart from Him, as the heavens worship. He rose up so tall that He stood above the highest worlds, and took the earth. Is there any god greater than Mal?
Word by word
- ēṟaṉai
- Shiva, who rides the bull
- pūvaṉai
- Brahma, seated on the lotus
- pūmakaḷ taṉṉai
- Lakshmi, the Lady of the Lotus
- taṉṉuḷ vaittu
- keeping them within His own body
- mēl taṉṉai mītiṭa nimirntu
- rising tall above even the highest worlds
- maṇ koṇṭa
- who took the earth
- mikkum ōr tēvum uḷatē
- is there any god greater?
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.4 · verse 2915 of the four thousand
Meaning
To create the gods and all things, He first created four-faced Brahma on the lotus. Are flowers and worship fit to be offered to anyone but that God, our Lord?
Word by word
- tēvum ep poruḷum paṭaikka
- to create the gods and all things
- pūvil nāṉmukaṉaip paṭaitta
- who created four-faced Brahma on the lotus
- em perumāṉukku allāl
- to anyone but our Lord
- pūvum pūcaṉaiyum takumē
- are flowers and worship fitting?
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.5 · verse 2916 of the four thousand
Meaning
Within Himself, the one and only First Cause, glorious as befits Him, He holds the power to create the high gods and all things. He is my Lord, the lotus-eyed one of beautiful form. Who can know the full height of His surpassing radiance?
Word by word
- takum cīr
- glory that befits Him
- taṉi mutaliṉuḷḷē
- within Himself, the sole First Cause
- takum kōlat tāmaraik kaṇṇaṉ
- the lotus-eyed Lord of fitting beauty
- mikum cōti
- surpassing radiance
- mēl aṟivār evarē
- who can know it fully?
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.6 · verse 2917 of the four thousand
Meaning
All beings, all things, everything that is, rest gathered within Him without strain. He is the radiant form, a spreading flood of knowledge. He is our Lord who lies on His beautiful bed in the ocean.
Word by word
- evarum yāvaiyum
- all beings and all things
- kavarvu iṉṟi
- without strain or disorder
- taṉṉuḷ oṭuṅka niṉṟa
- who stands with all gathered within Him
- ñāṉa veḷḷac cuṭar mūrtti
- the radiant form, a flood of knowledge
- āḻi am paḷḷiyārē
- He who lies on the beautiful bed in the ocean
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.7 · verse 2918 of the four thousand
Meaning
His bed was a banyan leaf; His strong belly held all seven worlds; He is the generous Lord. Who can know, deep within, the hidden and wondrous purpose in His mind?
Word by word
- paḷḷi āl ilai
- whose bed is a banyan leaf
- ēḻ ulakum koḷḷum
- holding all seven worlds
- vaḷḷal
- the generous one
- val vayiṟṟup perumāṉ
- the Lord with the strong belly
- kaḷḷa māya maṉakkaruttē
- the hidden, wondrous purpose in His mind
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.8 · verse 2919 of the four thousand
Meaning
He brought forth the gods and all things by His thought alone. Who but that wondrous Lord has it in His nature to set the three worlds right, keep them firm, hold them within Himself and protect them?
Word by word
- karuttil
- by His thought alone
- varuttitta māyap pirāṉ
- the wondrous Lord who made them grow
- tiruttit tiṇ nilai
- setting them right and firm
- tammuḷ irutti
- keeping them within Himself
- kākkum iyalviṉarē
- whose nature is to protect
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.9 · verse 2920 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kanna Peruman, whose very nature is to protect, made the worlds of the gods: He brought forth four-faced Brahma, born fittingly within His own navel, and through him Indra and the immortals.
Word by word
- kākkum iyalviṉaṉ
- He whose nature is to protect
- kaṇṇa perumāṉ
- Kanna Peruman, Krishna our Lord
- taṉ untiyuḷḷē
- within His own navel
- ticaimukaṉ
- four-faced Brahma, facing every direction
- ākkiṉāṉ teyva ulakukaḷē
- He made the worlds of the gods
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.10 · verse 2921 of the four thousand
Meaning
"O Thief who hides Your greatness! O Lord who brought forth us and all seven worlds from within Yourself!" So say Shiva of the white bull, four-faced Brahma, Indra and the immortals, as they bow at the feet of Him who rides the bird, and praise Him.
Word by word
- kaḷvā
- O Thief, who hides His greatness
- niṉ uḷḷē tōṟṟiya iṟaiva
- O Lord who brought us forth from within You
- veḷ ēṟaṉ
- Shiva, who rides the white bull
- puḷ ūrti
- He who rides the bird Garuda
- kaḻal paṇintu ēttuvarē
- bow at His feet and praise Him
Tiruvaymozhi 2.2.11 · verse 2922 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the beautiful Dancer who took all seven worlds in His strides, so that all might praise Him. Sathakopan of Kurugur sang a thousand fitting verses; those who can sing these ten among them in His praise will have no flaw.
Word by word
- ēḻ ulakum koṇṭa
- who took all seven worlds
- kōlak kūttaṉai
- the beautiful Dancer
- kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
- Sathakopan of Kurugur, Nammalwar
- vāytta āyirattuḷ
- among the fitting thousand
- illai ōr ūṉamē
- there is no flaw at all
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.