Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.1 · verse 3387 of the four thousand
Meaning
(The girl's friend speaks to her mothers.) Mothers, this girl worships Tholaivillimangalam, where mansions of flawless great gems rise high. You can have no hold on her any longer; let her be. Saying 'the white, bright conch and the discus!', saying 'the great lotus eyes!', her bright eyes like kuvalai flowers brimming with tears, she stands still, again and again, and sobs.
Word by word
- tuvaḷ il mā maṇi māṭam
- mansions of flawless great gems
- tolaivillimaṅkalam
- Tholaivillimangalam, on the Tamraparni
- umakku ācai illai
- you can have no hope of her
- tavaḷa oṇ caṅku
- the white, bright conch
- tāmarait taṭam kaṇ
- great lotus eyes
- kuvaḷai oṇ malark kaṇkaḷ
- bright eyes like kuvalai flowers
- kumuṟumē
- she sobs
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.2 · verse 3388 of the four thousand
Meaning
You took this girl of soft, nectar-sweet speech into Tholaivillimangalam, loud with the roar of its festivals, and then, without a thought for her, you drew her away. Now she stands as if numbed. Saying 'Lord of the God of gods!' with trembling lips, her eyes brimming with tears, she breaks and bends and melts away.
Word by word
- kumuṟum ōcai viḻavu
- festivals with roaring sound
- amuta meṉ moḻiyāḷai
- the girl of soft, nectar-sweet speech
- ācai iṉṟi akaṟṟiṉīr
- without care, you drew her away
- timir koṇṭāl ottu
- as if numbed
- tēva tēvapirāṉ
- Lord of the God of gods
- nekku ocintu karaiyumē
- she breaks, bends and melts
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.3 · verse 3389 of the four thousand
Meaning
You took this girl of sweet speech, worthy of praise, into Tholaivillimangalam, with its lush groves on the banks and its cool fields, and then, without a thought for her, you drew her away. Now she babbles of how He came to rest on the wave-tossed ocean, how He strode across and measured the world in every direction, how He grazed the herds, and she stands with her long eyes brimming with tears.
Word by word
- karai koḷ paim poḻil
- lush groves on the banks
- taṇ paṇait
- with cool fields
- tirai koḷ pauvattuc cērntatum
- resting on the wave-tossed ocean
- ticai ñālam tāvi aḷantatum
- striding across and measuring the world
- pitaṟṟi
- babbling
- neṭum kaṇ nīr malka
- her long eyes brimming with tears
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.4 · verse 3390 of the four thousand
Meaning
Ever since she saw Tholaivillimangalam, where the masters of the four Vedas live steadfast, she has lost all restraint and overflows, mothers, see! All the learning she learns now is 'the One with the hue of the dark sea, Lord Krishna'. With no faltering at all, rejoicing again and again, glad within, she melts.
Word by word
- nālmaṟaivāṇar
- masters of the four Vedas
- aṟkam oṉṟum aṟa
- losing all restraint
- kaṟkum kalvi ellām
- all the learning she learns
- karuṅ kaṭal vaṇṇaṉ
- the One with the hue of the dark sea
- oṟkam oṉṟum ilaḷ
- she has no faltering at all
- uḷ makiḻntu kuḻaiyumē
- glad within, she melts
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.5 · verse 3391 of the four thousand
Meaning
You took this innocent girl, her bright face now softening, into Tholaivillimangalam, and showed her the Lord with red lotus eyes, radiant as jewels, seated there. From that day on, with tears like falling rain, she is dazed. Her mind enters only there, mothers; she worships, gazing fixedly toward that direction.
Word by word
- vāḷ mukattu ēḻaiyait
- the innocent girl with the bright face
- iḻai koḷ cōtic
- radiant as jewels
- centāmaraik kaṇ pirāṉ
- the Lord with red lotus eyes, Aravindalochana
- iruntamai kāṭṭiṉīr
- you showed her that He sits there
- maḻai peytāl okkum
- like falling rain
- maiyāntu
- dazed
- at ticai uṟṟu nōkkiyē
- gazing fixedly toward that direction
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.6 · verse 3392 of the four thousand
Meaning
Wherever you look, sugarcane and red paddy grow tall and red lotuses flourish: such is bountiful Tholaivillimangalam on the north bank of the cool Porunal. When she looks, she has no glance for any direction but that one, day after day; and the only words in her mouth are the names of the gem-hued Lord, mothers!
Word by word
- karumpoṭu cennel ōṅku
- where sugarcane and red paddy grow tall
- taṇ porunal vaṭakarai
- the north bank of the cool Porunal, the Tamraparni
- maṟu nōkku ilaḷ
- she has no other glance
- vaikal nāḷtoṟum
- every single day
- vāykkoḷ vācakamum
- the words in her mouth
- maṇivaṇṇaṉ nāmamē
- only the names of the gem-hued Lord
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.7 · verse 3393 of the four thousand
Meaning
Mothers, this little one, lovely as a peacock, a young fawn, pushes past our hands and listens to no word but 'Tholaivillimangalam'. Is it the fruit of penance done long before? Or is it the wonder-work of the cloud-hued Lord? His emblems and His sacred names come so perfectly from her lips!
Word by word
- aṇi mā mayil ciṟumāṉ
- lovely as a peacock, a young fawn
- kaivalintu
- forcing past our hands
- muṉṉam nōṟṟa vitikolō?
- is it the fruit of penance done before?
- mukil vaṇṇaṉ māyam kolō?
- or the wonder of the cloud-hued Lord?
- ciṉṉamum tirunāmamum
- His emblems and sacred names
- vāyaṉakaḷ tiruntavē
- are perfect on her lips
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.8 · verse 3394 of the four thousand
Meaning
On the north bank of the Porunal lies bountiful Tholaivillimangalam, where the perfect Vedas, the sacrifices, and Lakshmi with her riches abide in plenty. From the day this girl with dark, wide eyes joined her hands in worship there, until this day, again and again she cries 'Aravindalochana!', 'O lotus-eyed One!', and wastes away grieving.
Word by word
- tiruntu vētamum vēḷviyum
- the perfect Vedas and sacrifices
- tiru mā makaḷirum
- Lakshmi, the great lady, and her riches
- karun taṭam kaṇṇi
- the girl with dark, wide eyes
- kaitoḻuta an nāḷ
- the day she worshipped with joined hands
- aravintalōcaṉa
- O lotus-eyed One, the Lord's name here
- naintu iraṅkumē
- she wastes away, grieving
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.9 · verse 3395 of the four thousand
Meaning
Grieving every day, crying out as if startled, her tears welling up, she calls 'O gem-hued One!' so that even the trees grieve with her. Ever since she learned the sacred name of that town, 'Tholaivillimangalam, where He who split the horse's mouth dwells', she joins her hands and worships it.
Word by word
- vāyverīi
- crying out as if startled
- kaṇṇa nīrkaḷ alamara
- her tears welling up
- maraṅkaḷum iraṅkum vakai
- so that even the trees grieve
- maṇivaṇṇavō
- O gem-hued One!
- turaṅkam vāy piḷantāṉ
- He who split the horse's mouth, Kesi
- tirunāmam kaṟṟataṉ piṉṉaiyē
- ever since she learned the sacred name
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.10 · verse 3396 of the four thousand
Meaning
Is she Nappinnai, or the great lady Earth, or Lakshmi herself, born here? What wonder is this! She stands calling out 'Nedumal!' Her mind is set only on hearing the sacred name of that town, Tholaivillimangalam, where He came of His own will and stands, and sits, and dwells, the town she worships with bowed head.
Word by word
- piṉṉaikol
- is she Nappinnai?
- nila mā makaḷkol
- or the great lady Earth, Bhudevi?
- tirumakaḷkol
- or Lakshmi?
- neṭumāl
- the great Lord, boundless in love
- muṉṉi vantu
- coming of His own will
- niṉṟu iruntu uṟaiyum
- stands, sits and dwells
- ceṉṉiyāl vaṇaṅkum
- worships with bowed head
Tiruvaymozhi 6.5.11 · verse 3397 of the four thousand
Meaning
In thought, in word and in deed, Satakopan of bountiful Kurugur took Devapiran alone as his father and mother and reached Him. Among his thousand of old are these ten verses of pure Tamil on Tholaivillimangalam. Those who can recite them will serve Thirumal, the Lord of Sri.
Word by word
- cintaiyālum collālum ceykaiyiṉālum
- in thought, word and deed
- tēva pirāṉaiyē
- Devapiran alone, the Lord of this shrine
- tantai tāy eṉṟu aṭainta
- who reached Him as father and mother
- muntai āyirattuḷ
- among the thousand of old
- centamiḻp pattum
- these ten in pure Tamil
- aṭimaiceyvār tirumālukkē
- will serve Thirumal
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.