Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.1 · verse 3442 of the four thousand
Meaning
O great mouth that swallowed the worlds! O Lord of unending glory! O form of light ringed by steady radiance! O tall One, the dear life of me, Your servant! O my Lord of Thiruvenkatam, who stands there as the tilaka, the ornament on the world's brow! Tell me how I, Your servant from an ancient line of servants, may reach Your feet.
Word by word
- ulakam uṇṭa peruvāyā
- O great mouth that swallowed the worlds
- ulappu il kīrtti
- glory that never ends
- aṭiyēṉ ār uyirē
- O dear life of me, Your servant
- tilatam ulakukku āy
- as the tilaka, ornament of the world
- tiruvēṅkaṭattu em perumāṉē
- O our Lord of Thiruvenkatam, Tirumala
- kula tol aṭiyēṉ
- I, servant of an ancient line
- kūṭum āṟu kūṟāyē
- tell me how I may reach them
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.2 · verse 3443 of the four thousand
Meaning
O Master of the sacred discus, which blazes in anger until the whole race of cruel, strong asuras is cut to pieces, burnt to ash and laid flat on the ground! O King of the gods! O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, where lotuses bloom like red fire in the muddy pools! Graciously grant that I, Your servant, whose love never cools, may reach Your feet.
Word by word
- kūṟu āy nīṟu āy nilaṉ āki
- cut to pieces, turned to ash, laid on the ground
- koṭu val acurar kulam
- the race of cruel, strong asuras
- cīṟā eriyum tiru nēmi
- the sacred discus blazing in anger
- teyvak kōmāṉē
- O King of the gods
- cēṟu ār cuṉait tāmarai
- lotuses in the muddy pools
- āṟā aṉpil aṭiyēṉ
- I, Your servant of unquenchable love
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.3 · verse 3444 of the four thousand
Meaning
O wondrous Lord, whose lovely cloud-dark colour bewilders all who see it! O nectar that enters my thoughts and turns them sweet! O Master of the unblinking gods! O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, where clear, good waterfalls toss down gems, gold and pearls! O great One, say 'Ah, ah!' in pity for me, so that I, Your servant, may reach Your feet.
Word by word
- vaṇṇam maruḷ koḷ
- whose colour bewilders
- eṇṇam pukuntu tittikkum amutē
- O nectar that enters my thoughts and sweetens them
- imaiyōr atipatiyē
- O Master of the unblinking gods
- teḷ nal aruvi
- clear, good waterfalls
- maṇi poṉ muttu alaikkum
- tossing gems, gold and pearls
- āā eṉṉāyē
- say 'Ah, ah!' in pity
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.4 · verse 3445 of the four thousand
Meaning
O You with the bow, who rained fire-tipped arrows on the lives of the asuras who torment the world without a pang of pity! O Husband of Lakshmi, the great lady! O God, Lord of Thiruvenkatam, longed for by the gods and the hosts of sages! Bring it about that I, burdened with hard deeds, may come to rest at Your flower-like feet.
Word by word
- āā eṉṉātu
- without a pang of pity
- tī vāy vāḷi maḻai
- a rain of fire-tipped arrows
- cilaiyā
- O You with the bow, as Rama
- tiru mā makaḷ kēḷvā
- O Husband of the great lady Lakshmi
- muṉikkaṇaṅkaḷ
- hosts of sages
- pū ār kaḻalkaḷ
- flower-like feet
- poruntumāṟu puṇarāyē
- bring it about that I come to them
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.5 · verse 3446 of the four thousand
Meaning
O Master of the single bow, who long ago shot through the seven trees standing close together! O First Cause, who went between the two trees standing side by side! O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, where elephants gather like massed clouds! O You with the mighty Sarnga bow, when will I, Your servant, reach Your feet?
Word by word
- maram ēḻ aṉṟu eyta
- who once shot through the seven sal trees
- oru vil valavā
- O Master of the single bow
- maram iraṇṭiṉ naṭuvē pōṉa
- who went between the two maruda trees
- mutalvā
- O First Cause
- tiṇar ār mēkam eṉak kaḷiṟu
- elephants like massed clouds
- cārṅkattu
- of the Sarnga bow
- ennāḷē?
- on what day?
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.6 · verse 3447 of the four thousand
Meaning
'When shall we see the pair of lotus feet that measured the earth?' So saying, the gods stand there always, praising and bowing, group after group, worshipping with body, tongue and mind at Thiruvenkatam. O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, on what day will I, Your servant, truly reach Your feet and stay there?
Word by word
- maṇ aḷanta iṇait tāmaraikaḷ
- the pair of lotus feet that measured the earth
- imaiyōrkaḷ
- the unblinking gods
- iṉam iṉamāy
- group after group
- meyn nā maṉattāl
- with body, tongue and mind
- vaḻipāṭu ceyyum
- worship
- aṭiyēṉ mēvuvatē
- I, Your servant, reach and stay
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.7 · verse 3448 of the four thousand
Meaning
O nectar in whom I, Your servant, come to rest and delight! O Master of the gods! O You whose banner is the bird that strikes down foes! O Lord with lovely fruit-red lips! O medicine that cures the deeds grown thick as a bush! O my Lord of Thiruvenkatam! I have done no penance, yet I cannot bear even a moment's time without seeing Your feet.
Word by word
- mēvi amarkiṉṟa amutē
- O nectar in whom I rest
- koṭiyā aṭu puḷ uṭaiyāṉē
- whose banner is the striking bird, Garuda
- kōlak kaṉivāyp perumāṉē
- O Lord with lovely fruit-red lips
- ceṭi ār viṉaikaḷ tīr maruntē
- O medicine for deeds thick as a bush
- noṭi ār poḻutum
- even for a finger-snap of time
- nōlātu āṟṟēṉē
- with no penance done, I cannot bear it
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.8 · verse 3449 of the four thousand
Meaning
'We cannot bear it, we have done no penance to see Your feet!' So say blue-throated Shiva of subtle wisdom, perfect four-faced Brahma, and Indra, as they long for You at Thiruvenkatam, surrounded by many women with carp-like eyes. O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, come to me as You came before, bewitching me with Your love.
Word by word
- nuṇ uṇarviṉ
- of subtle wisdom
- nīl ār kaṇṭattu ammāṉum
- the blue-throated lord, Shiva
- niṟai nāṉmukaṉum
- perfect four-faced Brahma
- cēl ēy kaṇṇār
- women with carp-like eyes
- mālāy mayakki
- bewitching me with love
- vantāy pōlē vārāyē
- come as You came before
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.9 · verse 3450 of the four thousand
Meaning
You seem to come, and do not come; You seem not to come, and then You come! O nectar with red lotus eyes, red fruit lips and four shoulders, my very life! O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, where wish-granting gems turn the night into day! Alas, I, Your servant, cannot leave Your feet even for a moment.
Word by word
- vantāy pōlē vārātāy
- You who seem to come but do not
- vārātāy pōl varuvāṉē
- You who seem not to come, yet come
- nāl tōḷ amutē
- O nectar with four shoulders
- cintāmaṇikaḷ
- wish-granting gems
- allaip pakal cey
- that turn night into day
- akalakillēṉ iṟaiyumē
- I cannot leave even for a moment
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.10 · verse 3451 of the four thousand
Meaning
'I cannot leave Him even for a moment,' says the Lady of the lotus, who dwells on Your chest. O You of matchless fame, Owner of the three worlds, You who rule me! O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, longed for by the matchless immortals and the hosts of sages! I, Your servant, who have no other refuge, have come and settled beneath Your feet. The elders cherish this as the Alwar's saranagati, his surrender, made through Sri.
Word by word
- akalakillēṉ iṟaiyum
- I cannot leave even for a moment
- alarmēl maṅkai uṟai mārpā
- O You on whose chest the Lady of the lotus dwells
- nikar il pukaḻāy
- O You of matchless fame
- ulakam mūṉṟu uṭaiyāy
- O Owner of the three worlds
- pukal oṉṟu illā aṭiyēṉ
- I, Your servant with no other refuge
- aṭikkīḻ amarntu pukuntēṉē
- have entered and settled beneath Your feet
Tiruvaymozhi 6.10.11 · verse 3452 of the four thousand
Meaning
Again and again the peerless Lord grants His grace, saying, 'My servants, come in, settle beneath My feet, and live!' Satakopan of Kurugur, rich in fields, spoke a thousand verses about Him to bring all this to its fulfilment. Those who hold fast to these ten on Thiruvenkatam will sit enthroned and shine in the great heaven.
Word by word
- aṭiyīr vāḻmiṉ
- My servants, live!
- aruḷkoṭukkum
- who grants His grace
- paṭik kēḻ illāp perumāṉaip
- the Lord who has no equal
- paḻaṉak kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
- Satakopan of Kurugur of the fields
- piṭittār piṭittār
- all who hold fast to them
- vīṟṟiruntu
- sitting enthroned
- periya vāṉuḷ nilāvuvarē
- will shine in the great heaven
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.