Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.1 · verse 2956 of the four thousand
Meaning
O Lord of Vaikuntham! O sapphire-hued One! O my mischievous, lovely little Dwarf! You have settled firmly within me; You are my nectar every single day, the great Bull of the heavens. You take away the grievous evils that afflict Your devotees, and You bring evils upon the asuras. I have caught hold of You, and I hold You fast.
Word by word
- vaikuntā
- O Lord of Vaikuntham
- maṇivaṇṇaṉē
- O sapphire-hued One
- pollāt
- mischievous, irresistibly lovely
- tirukkuṟaḷā
- O sacred little Dwarf, Vamana
- eṉṉuḷ maṉṉi
- settled firmly within me
- vāṉ ēṟē
- O Bull of the heavens
- uṉṉai nāṉ piṭittēṉ
- I have caught hold of You
- koḷ cikkeṉavē
- and hold You fast
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.2 · verse 2957 of the four thousand
Meaning
Just as He swallowed all the worlds together and held them firmly within Himself, leaving not the smallest place outside, so He has entered into me. And having entered, He has become a radiant lamp, a great flood of knowledge, steady and unwavering; He has become my nectar. Now He does not know how to look anywhere else, my Kannan with fresh lotus eyes.
Word by word
- ciṟitu ōr iṭamum puṟappaṭā
- not the smallest place left outside
- okkavē viḻuṅki
- swallowing all together
- ñāṉa veḷḷac cuṭar viḷakkuāy
- a radiant lamp, a flood of knowledge
- tuḷakku
- wavering, unsteadiness
- pakkam nōkku aṟiyāṉ
- He knows not how to look elsewhere
- paintāmaraik kaṇṇaṉē
- Kannan with fresh lotus eyes
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.3 · verse 2958 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the lotus-eyed One, the Leader whom the immortals praise, my Lord who wears a garland of fragrant tulasi flowers, the golden mountain. He let us draw near to Him, praise Him well, meditate on Him, bow to Him and dance with joy, and He let flowering songs rest on my tongue. Such is the way of Your giving, O generous One!
Word by word
- viṇṇōr paravum talaimakaṉai
- the Leader whom the immortals praise
- pū maruvu kaṇṇi
- a garland of flowers
- poṉmalaiyai
- the golden mountain
- uḷḷi vaṇaṅki
- meditating and bowing
- nāvu alar
- flowering on my tongue
- tanta pāṉmaiyē
- such is the way of Your giving
- vaḷḷalē
- O generous One
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.4 · verse 2959 of the four thousand
Meaning
O generous One, Madhusudana, my emerald mountain, my Father, who gave me a heart that melts at the thought of You! I have plunged and bathed in Your fame, which is like a flood; I have sung, rejoiced and delighted again and again; I have driven out every sickness of my heart and been saved. How could I ever let You go now?
Word by word
- marakata malaiyē
- O emerald mountain
- eḷkal tanta
- who gave me a heart that melts
- eṅṅaṉam viṭukēṉ
- how could I let You go?
- veḷḷamē purai niṉ pukaḻ
- Your fame, like a flood
- kuṭaintu āṭi
- plunging and bathing
- uḷḷa nōykaḷ ellām turantu
- driving out every sickness of the heart
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.5 · verse 2960 of the four thousand
Meaning
I have been saved; my endless, cruel evil deeds are destroyed, and I have gained endless service to You. Would I let it go? O my Father, who reclined on the swaying serpent with five fresh hoods in the Milk Ocean and, in Your yogic sleep, thought of the world's good: now that I think of You, and think of You again, would I let You go?
Word by word
- ulappu ilāta vem tīviṉaikaḷai
- endless, cruel evil deeds
- antam il aṭimai
- service to You without end
- viṭuvēṉō
- would I let it go?
- aintu paintalai āṭu aravu
- the swaying serpent with five fresh hoods
- yōka nittirai
- yogic sleep, meditative rest
- cintai ceytu ceytē
- thinking of You again and again
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.6 · verse 2961 of the four thousand
Meaning
Thinking of You again and again, singing Your great and glorious words to music and dancing, I have cut away my former evil deeds, root and all. O my ancient, mighty Lion, who tore open the broad chest of Hiranya, who scorned You in his mind: what is there now that I cannot do?
Word by word
- neṭu mā moḻi
- great and glorious words about You
- muḻu vēr arintaṉaṉ
- I have cut away, root and all
- cintaiyiṉāl ikaḻnta
- who scorned You in his mind
- iraṇiyaṉ
- Hiranya, the demon king
- muṉṉaik kōḷariyē
- O ancient, mighty Lion, Narasimha
- muṭiyātatu eṉ eṉakkē
- what is there I cannot do?
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.7 · verse 2962 of the four thousand
Meaning
What is there now that I cannot do? He who swallowed all seven worlds came gladly and entered within me, His servant, and He will never leave me now. All the thick tangle of ills is driven away, and my kin, of seven generations before and after, are freed for ever from reaching the cruel hell that knows no dawn.
Word by word
- ukantu vantu
- coming gladly
- aṭiyēṉ uṭpukuntāṉ
- He entered within me, His servant
- akalvāṉum allaṉ
- nor will He ever leave
- ceṭi ār nōykaḷ
- the thick tangle of ills
- emar kīḻ
- my kin, before and after
- viṭiyā vem narakattu
- the cruel hell that knows no dawn
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.8 · verse 2963 of the four thousand
Meaning
Born again and again in birth after birth, I have reached Your feet; my heart is clear now, and I have plunged into the great flood of endless bliss. O my Father, who sit in glory on the swooping bird that scatters the many hosts of the asuras into dust: do not take Yourself away from within me.
Word by word
- māṟi māṟip pala piṟappum
- again and again, through many births
- uḷḷam tēṟi
- my heart clear and steady
- īṟu il iṉpattu iru veḷḷam
- the great flood of endless bliss
- pal kuḻāṅkaḷ nīṟu eḻa
- their many hosts turned to dust
- pāy paṟavai
- the swooping bird, Garuda
- eṉṉuḷ nīkkēl
- do not leave from within me
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.9 · verse 2964 of the four thousand
Meaning
O my Father, who stand on cool Thiruvenkatam! You who destroyed Lanka! O Bowman, who fitted a single arrow to pierce the seven marā trees with their green trunks! You who wear clusters of cool, beautiful tulasi, my nectar! O my mighty Youth, Bull of the heavens, who have melted Yourself into me: where can You go now?
Word by word
- taṇ tiruvēṅkaṭattuḷ niṉṟāy
- You who stand on cool Thiruvenkatam
- oru vāḷi kōtta villā
- O Bowman who fitted a single arrow
- kontu ār taṇ am tuḻāyiṉāy
- You who wear clusters of cool tulasi
- eṉṉuḷḷē kuḻaitta
- who melted Yourself into me
- maintā
- O mighty Youth
- iṉi eṅkup pōkiṉṟatē
- where can You go now?
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.10 · verse 2965 of the four thousand
Meaning
In the times that pass, the times that have passed and the times to come, You are my mother, my father and my life. I have reached You; would I let You go? O Lord of the three worlds, whose ancient fame spreads everywhere! O Supreme One, who dwell on cool Venkatam, wearing a garland of cool, fragrant tulasi!
Word by word
- pōkiṉṟa kālaṅkaḷ pōya kālaṅkaḷ pōku kālaṅkaḷ
- times passing, times past, times to come
- tāy tantai uyir
- mother, father and life
- pākiṉṟa tol pukaḻ
- ancient fame that spreads everywhere
- mūvulakukkum nātaṉē
- O Lord of the three worlds
- taṇ vēṅkaṭam
- cool Venkatam, Tirumala
- virai nāṟu kaṇṇiyaṉē
- You who wear a fragrant garland
Tiruvaymozhi 2.6.11 · verse 2966 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sathakopan Maran of southern Kurugur came to praise Kannan of great lotus-pool eyes, whose crown bears a garland of cool, beautiful tulasi, and sang a flawless antadi of a thousand verses. Those who can sing these ten among them too, to melody and in tune, are Kesava's own people.
Word by word
- kaṇṇit taṇ am tuḻāy muṭi
- crown with a garland of cool tulasi
- kamalat taṭam peruṅ
- great eyes like lotus pools
- teṉ kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ māṟaṉ
- Sathakopan Maran of southern Kurugur, Nammalwar
- eṇṇil cōrvu il antāti
- an antadi flawless in its count
- paṇṇil pāṭa vallār
- those who can sing it in tune
- kēcavaṉ tamarē
- Kesava's own people
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.