Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.1 · verse 2967 of the four thousand
Meaning
My kin, those before me and those after, for seven times seven births, have become Kesava's own! Having gained this great good fortune, see how our life has come right! And all this through Narayana: the Lord, my dark sapphire, my Kannan of lovely red eyes, Master of the immortals, my Benefactor, my Lord.
Word by word
- kēcavaṉ tamar
- Kesava's own
- ēḻ eḻu piṟappum
- for seven times seven births
- mā catir itu peṟṟu
- having gained this great good fortune
- vāḻvu vāykkiṉṟavā
- how our life has come right!
- eṉ karumāṇikkam
- my dark sapphire
- nārāyaṇaṉālē
- through Narayana
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.2 · verse 2968 of the four thousand
Meaning
Narayana is the Lord of all seven worlds; He is the very substance of the Vedas. My Father is the First Cause of all causes, all acts and all deeds. He stands worshipped and praised by the glorious immortals and many others; He is the Lord who broke off the elephant's tusk: He is my Madhava.
Word by word
- muḻu ēḻ ulakukkum nātaṉ
- Lord of all seven worlds
- vēta mayaṉ
- He whose very substance is the Veda
- kāraṇam kiricai karumam
- cause, act and deed
- ivai mutalvaṉ
- the First Cause of these
- vāraṇattai maruppu ocitta
- who broke off the elephant's tusk
- mātavaṉē
- Madhava, Lord of Lakshmi
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.3 · verse 2969 of the four thousand
Meaning
Taking only my saying "Madhava" as reason enough, He resolved, "From now on I will not let any harm that has befallen him come near him," and He entered within me and stayed. He is the nectar that destroys all evil and harm, the mountain with red lotus eyes, my lump of sugarcane sweetness without dregs or flaw: my Lord, my Govinda.
Word by word
- mātavaṉ eṉṟatē koṇṭu
- taking only my saying 'Madhava'
- cērkoṭēṉ
- I will not let them come near
- eṉṉuḷ pukuntu iruntu
- entering within me and staying
- tītu avam keṭukkum amutam
- nectar that destroys evil and harm
- kōtu avam il
- without dregs or flaw
- kaṉṉal kaṭṭi
- a lump of sugarcane sweetness
- kōvintaṉē
- Govinda, Lord of the cows
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.4 · verse 2970 of the four thousand
Meaning
Crying "Govinda! Dancer with the pots! Cowherd!" again and again, bending and swaying, I sing and dance of His divinity and of His very self. He set me right, took me as His own, drove my sins away completely, and made my kin for seven times seven births fit to reach Him. How able He is, my Lord Vishnu!
Word by word
- kuṭak kūttaṉ
- the Dancer with the pots
- kōvalaṉ
- the Cowherd
- tēvum taṉṉaiyum pāṭi
- singing of His divinity and of His self
- tirutti eṉṉaik koṇṭu
- setting me right and taking me as His
- pāṟak kaittu
- driving away completely
- mēvum taṉmaiyam ākkiṉāṉ
- made us fit to reach Him
- viṭṭuvē
- Vishnu, the all-pervading
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.5 · verse 2971 of the four thousand
Meaning
Shining bright are His lotus feet, hands and eyes, red with radiance. His sacred body shines bright like a mountain of dark radiance. His glorious conch shines like the moon, His discus shines like the sun, and His crown shines bright: such is my Lord Madhusudana.
Word by word
- viṭṭu ilaṅku
- shining forth brightly
- ceñcōtit tāmarai
- lotuses red with radiance
- karuñcuṭar malaiyē
- a mountain of dark radiance
- matiyam cīr caṅku
- the glorious conch, like the moon
- cakkaram pariti
- the discus, like the sun
- matucūtaṉaṉ taṉakkē
- for Madhusudana
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.6 · verse 2972 of the four thousand
Meaning
Saying "I have none but Madhusudana," with no other aim in anything at all, I stand singing songs full of His praise and dancing, and will, age after age. It is my good fortune that has brought round to me my Lord Trivikrama, who came seeking me in birth after birth and showered His graces on me alone.
Word by word
- matucūtaṉai aṉṟi maṟṟu ilēṉ
- I have none but Madhusudana
- ettālum karumam iṉṟi
- with no other aim in anything
- tuti cūḻnta pāṭalkaḷ
- songs full of praise
- etir cūḻal pukku
- coming seeking me out
- viti cūḻntatāl
- my good fortune has brought it round
- tirivikkiramaṉaiyē
- Trivikrama, who measured the worlds in three strides
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.7 · verse 2973 of the four thousand
Meaning
"Trivikrama! My Lord with red lotus eyes! My Lord with lips like ripe red fruit! He who once shone in a form the colour of white crystal!" Thinking of You so, again and again, praising and bowing, You gave me a mind that clings to Your lotus feet and worships them, age upon age. See how able You are, my Vamana!
Word by word
- centāmaraik kaṇ emmāṉ
- my Lord with red lotus eyes
- ceṅkaṉi vāy
- lips like ripe red fruit
- veḷḷaip paḷiṅku niṟattaṉaṉ
- He whose colour was white crystal
- pāta paṅkayamē
- Your lotus feet
- maruvit toḻum maṉamē tantāy
- You gave me a mind that clings and worships
- vallaikāṇ
- see how able You are
- vāmaṉaṉē
- O Vamana
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.8 · verse 2974 of the four thousand
Meaning
"Vamana! My emerald-hued One! Lotus-eyed One! You who fathered Kama!" Singing of Your feet so, again and again, and bowing to them, I became pure in mind; and so that the toil of birth might leave me, You destroyed my evil mind. What can I ever do for You, my Sridhara?
Word by word
- marakata vaṇṇaṉ
- the emerald-hued One
- kāmaṉaip payantāy
- You who fathered Kama
- tū maṉattaṉaṉāy
- becoming pure in mind
- piṟavit tuḻati nīṅka
- so that the toil of birth might leave
- tī maṉam keṭuttāy
- You destroyed my evil mind
- cirītaraṉē
- O Sridhara, who bears Sri on His chest
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.9 · verse 2975 of the four thousand
Meaning
"Sridhara! Lotus-eyed One, with red lotus eyes!" So I cry out again and again, night and day, as if in delirium, distraught, my eyes brimming with tears, heaving hot sighs. So that the evil deeds that clung to me might die and joy might grow, day after day You settled Yourself and placed Yourself within me, my Hrishikesa.
Word by word
- ceyya tāmaraik kaṇṇaṉ
- the One with red lotus eyes
- alamantu
- distraught
- vevvuyirttu uyirttu
- heaving hot sighs again and again
- marīiya tīviṉai māḷa
- so that the clinging evil deeds die
- uṉṉai eṉṉuḷ vaittaṉai
- You placed Yourself within me
- iruṭīkēcaṉē
- O Hrishikesa, Lord of the senses
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.10 · verse 2976 of the four thousand
Meaning
"Hrishikesa, my Benefactor! The Lord who ended the arrogance of the rakshasa clan of Lanka! My Lord, Lord of the immortals!" O my heart, if you have understood, bow to Him; know this firmly. And even if you become confused, see that you never let go of Nambi, the perfect One, Padmanabha.
Word by word
- ilaṅkai arakkar kulam
- the rakshasa clan of Lanka
- muruṭu tīrtta pirāṉ
- the Lord who ended their arrogance
- teruṭiyākil neñcē
- O heart, if you have understood
- tiṇṇam aṟi
- know it firmly
- maruṭiyēlum viṭēl
- even if confused, do not let go
- nampi paṟpanāpaṉaiyē
- Nambi, the perfect One, Padmanabha, lotus-naveled
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.11 · verse 2977 of the four thousand
Meaning
Padmanabha, of great might, rises so high that nothing is higher; and He is wholly mine. He made me His own and gave Himself to me. He is my wish-granting tree, my nectar, like a dark rain-cloud; He is the Lord of the good hill of Venkatam, the Lord of those in heaven, my Father, Damodara.
Word by word
- uyarvu aṟa uyarum
- rising so high that nothing is higher
- perum tiṟalōṉ
- He of great might
- eṟparaṉ
- He who is wholly for me
- eṉakkē taṉṉait tanta
- who gave Himself to me
- kaṟpakam
- the wish-granting tree
- vēṅkaṭa nal
- the good hill of Venkatam
- tāmōtaraṉē
- Damodara, bound at the waist with a rope
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.12 · verse 2978 of the four thousand
Meaning
"Damodara, the sole First Cause, who swallowed the world: can anyone know His true measure?" So say those who worship Him. Even for Shiva and four-faced Brahma, who are part of Damodara's own form, is it possible to know the measure of my Lord, my Lord with the hue of the ocean?
Word by word
- taṉi mutalvaṉai
- the sole First Cause
- ñālam uṇṭavaṉai
- who swallowed the world
- āmō taram aṟiya
- is it possible to know His measure?
- tāmōtaraṉ uru ākiya
- who are part of Damodara's form
- civaṟkum ticaimukaṟkum
- for Shiva and four-faced Brahma
- āḻi vaṇṇaṉaiyē
- the Lord with the hue of the ocean
Tiruvaymozhi 2.7.13 · verse 2979 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sathakopan of southern Kurugur made a Tamil garland of a thousand verses on Kannan, the great Mal, Chief of the immortals, radiant as a great gem of lovely colour. These twelve among them, a song of His twelve names set to melody, will bring those who sing them to the feet of the Lord.
Word by word
- vaṇṇa mā maṇic cōtiyai
- radiant as a great gem of lovely colour
- amarar talaimakaṉai
- Chief of the immortals
- neṭumālai
- the great Mal, the Lord of boundless love
- tamiḻ mālai
- a garland of Tamil verses
- paṉṉiru nāmap pāṭṭu
- the song of the twelve names
- aṇṇal tāḷ aṇaivikkumē
- will bring one to the Lord's feet
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.