Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.1 · verse 3079 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is a form of radiant light that never leaves us, the lotus-eyed One, the Supreme who rests on our milk ocean, so sweet to be near. Whoever has the blessed fortune of staying close to Him, know this: they are the masters who rule over us in every birth we pass through.
Word by word
- payilum cuṭar oḷi mūrttiyai
- the form of radiant light that stays close
- paṅkayak kaṇṇaṉai
- the lotus-eyed One
- payila iṉiya
- sweet to be near
- pāṟkaṭal cērnta paramaṉai
- the Supreme resting on the milk ocean
- payilum tiru uṭaiyār
- those blessed to stay close to Him
- emmai āḷum paramarē
- the masters who rule us
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.2 · verse 3080 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the ruling Supreme, Kannan, the Lord who holds the discus, my Lord with four shoulders, pure and sapphire-coloured. Those who bend their feet, join their great hands and bow to Him, know this: they are the lords who own us every day, in every birth.
Word by word
- āḻip pirāṉ
- the Lord with the discus
- tōḷum ōr nāṉku uṭait
- with four shoulders
- tū maṇi vaṇṇaṉ
- the pure, sapphire-coloured One
- tāḷum taṭak kaiyum kūppip
- bending the feet and joining the great hands
- emmai āḷuṭai nātarē
- the lords who own us
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.3 · verse 3081 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Master, praised by earth and heaven, wearing fragrant tulasi blossoms, my Father and Lord with the long golden discus. There are those who can bow at His feet; those who bow to them, know this: they are the ones who own us in every birth the scriptures speak of.
Word by word
- nātaṉai
- the Master
- naṟum tuḻāyp pōtaṉai
- wearing fragrant tulasi blossoms
- poṉ neṭum cakkarattu
- with the long golden discus
- pātam paṇiya vallāraip paṇiyum avar
- those who bow to those who bow at His feet
- ōtum piṟappiṭaitōṟu
- in every birth the scriptures speak of
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.4 · verse 3082 of the four thousand
Meaning
He wears silk at His waist, a kandigai necklace and a waist-cord, a golden sacred thread across His side, a golden crown and many other ornaments: such is the way of the divine Narayana. The servants of His servants, know this: they are our great masters in every one of the births that crowd upon us.
Word by word
- uṭai ārnta āṭaiyaṉ
- wearing silk at His waist
- kaṇṭikaiyaṉ
- wearing the kandigai necklace
- puṭai ār poṉ nūliṉaṉ
- with a golden sacred thread at His side
- naṭaiyā uṭait tirunāraṇaṉ
- divine Narayana, whose way this is
- toṇṭar toṇṭar
- the servants of His servants
- em perumakkaḷē
- our great masters
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.5 · verse 3083 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Lord of the great ones in heaven, the Father who, long ago, fed the immortals the precious nectar so that it was no longer out of their reach. There are those who can babble of His greatness; those who babble of them, know this: they are the lords who will protect us in this life and the next.
Word by word
- perumakkaḷ uḷḷavar tam perumāṉai
- the Lord of the great ones in heaven
- arumai oḻiya
- so that it was no longer rare
- ār amutu ūṭṭiya appaṉai
- the Father who fed them the nectar
- perumai pitaṟṟa vallāraip
- those who can babble His greatness
- varumaiyum immaiyum
- the next life and this one
- pirākkaḷē
- lords, masters
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.6 · verse 3084 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the protecting Supreme, Kannan, the Lord with the discus, my Lord, pure and sapphire-coloured, wearing a fragrant garland that drips with honey, a light full of radiance. Those who hold Him in their hearts, know this: they will rule us without ever tiring, and guard us birth after birth.
Word by word
- aḷikkum paramaṉai
- the protecting Supreme
- tuḷikkum naṟum kaṇṇit
- with a fragrant garland dripping honey
- oḷik koṇṭa cōtiyai
- the light full of radiance
- uḷḷattuk koḷḷum avar
- those who hold Him in their hearts
- calippu iṉṟi
- without tiring
- caṉma caṉmāntaram kāpparē
- will guard us birth after birth
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.7 · verse 3085 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Father who guards His devotees birth after birth, then takes them away with Him, gives them their true nature, and keeps them beneath His two feet. There are those who can babble of His ancient deeds; those who babble of them, know this: they are our trusted ones, who bring us good and lift us up every day.
Word by word
- caṉma caṉmāntaram kāttu
- guarding birth after birth
- aṭiyārkaḷaik koṇṭupōy
- taking His devotees away with Him
- taṉmai peṟuttit
- giving them their true nature
- taṉ tāḷiṇaikkīḻk koḷḷum
- keeping them beneath His two feet
- toṉmai pitaṟṟa vallāraip
- those who can babble His ancient deeds
- namparē
- trusted ones
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.8 · verse 3086 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the trusted One, the creator of the world, with Sri upon His chest, hard to know for anyone even in the worlds above. Even if those bound for the deepest hell praise Him, know this: in all our many births, they are the family we worship.
Word by word
- nampaṉai
- the trusted One
- tiru mārpaṉai
- with Sri, Lakshmi, on His chest
- umpar ulakiṉil
- in the worlds above
- uṇarvu ariyāṉ
- hard to know
- kumpi narakarkaḷ
- those fit for the worst hell
- em toḻukulam
- the family we worship
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.9 · verse 3087 of the four thousand
Meaning
They may have fallen below all four of the castes that hold up lineage; they may be outcastes of outcastes with no good in them at all. Yet if, within themselves, they have taken to heart, "I am a servant of the great Lord, the sapphire-coloured One with the discus in His right hand", then the servants of their servants are my masters.
Word by word
- kulam tāṅku cātikaḷ nālilum
- all four castes that hold up lineage
- kīḻ iḻintu
- fallen below
- caṇṭāḷa caṇṭāḷarkaḷ
- outcastes of outcastes
- valam tāṅku cakkarattu aṇṇal
- the great Lord with the discus in His right hand
- āḷ eṉṟu uḷ kalantār
- those who took to heart "I am His servant"
- em aṭikaḷē
- are my masters
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.10 · verse 3088 of the four thousand
Meaning
My Father, my Lord, swallowed the whole world and lay resting on a banyan leaf as an infant beyond compare. We are the servants of the servants of the servants of the servants of the servants of the servants of the servants of His servants.
Word by word
- aṭi ārnta vaiyam uṇṭu
- swallowing the whole world
- āl ilai
- the banyan leaf
- kuḻavippaṭi
- in the form of an infant
- entai pirāṉ taṉakku
- to my Father, my Lord
- aṭiyār aṭiyār tam aṭiyār
- servants of servants of servants
- aṭiyōṅkaḷē
- we, His humble servants
Tiruvaymozhi 3.7.11 · verse 3089 of the four thousand
Meaning
Long ago, so that the hundred of mighty line perished, the Tall One gave His grace to the five. Satakopan, Nammalwar, of southern Kurugur, offered Him a thousand verses as small services; if you can learn to the end these ten among them, which speak of His servants, the end of being born again will be yours.
Word by word
- aṭi ōṅku nūṟṟuvar
- the hundred of mighty line
- aivarkku aruḷceyta
- who gave grace to the five
- neṭiyōṉait
- the Tall One
- kuṟṟēvalkaḷ
- small, intimate services
- avaṉ toṇṭarmēl
- about His servants
- caṉmam ceyyāmai muṭiyumē
- freedom from birth will be achieved
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.