Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.1 · verse 3398 of the four thousand
Meaning
(The mother speaks of her daughter, lost in love for the Lord.) To Mal, the Bridegroom who measured the earth; to Him who is like a dark blue rain-cloud; to Him with beautiful red lotus eyes: to Him my daughter, whose fragrant hair is decked with honeyed blossoms, has lost her conch bangles.
Word by word
- mālukku
- to Mal, the great Lord, boundless in love
- vaiyam aḷanta maṇāḷaṟku
- to the Bridegroom who measured the earth
- nīlak karu niṟa mēka
- a dark blue rain-cloud
- kōlac centāmaraik kaṇṇaṟku
- to Him with beautiful red lotus eyes
- ēlak kuḻali
- the girl with fragrant hair
- iḻantatu caṅkē
- what she lost was her conch bangles
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.2 · verse 3399 of the four thousand
Meaning
To Him whose hands hold the conch, the bow, the sword, the mace and the discus; to Him with red lips like ripe fruit and red lotus eyes; to Him whose crown wears cool, lovely tulasi blossoming with honey: to Him my girl has lost the dark glow of her skin.
Word by word
- caṅku vil vāḷ taṇṭu cakkarak kaiyaṟku
- to Him whose hands hold conch, bow, sword, mace, discus
- ceṅkaṉivāyc
- with red lips like ripe fruit
- ceyya tāmaraik kaṇṇaṟku
- to Him with red lotus eyes
- taṇ am tuḻāy muṭiyāṉukku
- to Him crowned with cool, lovely tulasi
- eṉ maṅkai
- my girl
- māmai niṟamē
- the dark glow of her skin
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.3 · verse 3400 of the four thousand
Meaning
To Him whose colour is dark; to that little Thief whose mouth showed its skill by swallowing the wide world; to Him with the whirling discus in His hand: to Him my girl, with her thick, shining tresses, has lost her pride.
Word by word
- niṟam kariyāṉukku
- to Him whose colour is dark
- nīṭu ulaku uṇṭa
- who swallowed the wide world
- ciṟuk kaḷvaṉ
- the little Thief
- kaṟaṅkiya cakkarak kaiyavaṉukku
- to Him with the whirling discus in hand
- piṟaṅku irum kūntal
- she of shining thick tresses
- pīṭē
- her pride, her dignity
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.4 · verse 3401 of the four thousand
Meaning
To Him who created glorious four-faced Brahma; to the Bridegroom who measured the wealthy earth; to Nambi who went as messenger for the kings who owned the land: to Him my lovely girl has lost her own nature.
Word by word
- pīṭu uṭai nāṉmukaṉaip paṭaittāṉukku
- to Him who created glorious four-faced Brahma
- māṭu uṭai vaiyam
- the wealthy earth
- nāṭu uṭai maṉṉarkkut
- for the kings who owned the land, the Pandavas
- tūtu cel nampikku
- to Nambi who went as messenger
- paṇpē
- her nature, her ways
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.5 · verse 3402 of the four thousand
Meaning
To the Supreme One who gave forth the Vedas, full of goodness; to Varaha who dug up the earth; to our divine Lord who lies on the clear waters: to Him my girl, whose garland draws every eye, has lost her womanly restraint.
Word by word
- paṇpu uṭai vētam
- the Vedas full of goodness
- payanta paraṉukku
- to the Supreme One who gave them forth
- vaiyam iṭanta varākaṟku
- to Varaha who dug up the earth
- teṇ puṉal paḷḷi
- who lies on the clear waters
- kaṇpuṉai kōtai
- the girl whose garland draws the eye
- kaṟpē
- her restraint, her modesty
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.6 · verse 3403 of the four thousand
Meaning
To Him whose many fine shoulders are like a grove of wish-granting trees; to Him whose cool flowered crown is like a hill of golden flame; to Him whose hands are like many fresh lotus blooms: to Him my girl, slender as a creeper, with brows curved like a bow, has lost her very self.
Word by word
- kaṟpakak kā aṉa
- like a grove of wish-granting trees
- poṉ cuṭark kuṉṟu aṉṉa
- like a hill of golden flame
- nāḷ malark kaiyaṟku
- to Him whose hands are like fresh flowers
- vil puruvakkoṭi
- the creeper-like girl with bow-shaped brows
- tōṟṟatu meyyē
- what she lost was her very self
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.7 · verse 3404 of the four thousand
Meaning
To Him who wears so well the many ornaments that sit on His form; to Him who rests on the bed of the hooded serpent; to Lord Krishna, whose hands and feet are red: to Him my girl has lost her own lustre.
Word by word
- mey amar pal kalaṉ
- the many ornaments that sit on His form
- pai araviṉ aṇaip
- the bed of the hooded serpent
- kaiyoṭu kāl ceyya
- whose hands and feet are red
- kaṇṇa pirāṉukku
- to Lord Krishna
- eṉ taiyal
- my girl
- cāyē
- her lustre, her glow
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.8 · verse 3405 of the four thousand
Meaning
To the Lone One who broke the kurundu tree till it bent; to the Bridegroom who kicked the deceitful cart; to the Lord who drank the milk so that the demoness became a corpse: to Him my girl with fragrant hair has lost her dignity.
Word by word
- kuruntam ocitta
- who broke the kurundu tree
- tamiyaṟku
- to the Lone One, who acted alone
- māyac cakaṭam utaitta
- who kicked the deceitful cart
- pēyaip piṇampaṭa
- so that the demoness, Putana, became a corpse
- vācak kuḻali
- the girl with fragrant hair
- māṇpē
- her dignity
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.9 · verse 3406 of the four thousand
Meaning
To our wondrous Dwarf of perfect form; to Him whose form is red flame, like a hill of far-shining radiance; to our Kakutstha prince, Rama, whose great form is a feast to the eyes: to Him my girl, adorned with jewels, has lost her beauty.
Word by word
- māyak kuṟaḷaṟku
- to the wondrous Dwarf, Vamana
- cēṇ cuṭark kuṉṟu aṉṉa
- like a hill of far-shining radiance
- ceñcuṭar mūrttikku
- to Him whose form is red flame
- kāṇ perum tōṟṟattu
- of great form, a delight to see
- kākutta nampikku
- to the prince of Kakutstha's line, Rama
- poṟpē
- her beauty
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.10 · verse 3407 of the four thousand
Meaning
To Him who wears cool flowering tulasi on His tall, beautiful crown; to the wondrous Lord whose shoulders fought the wrestlers; to the wondrous One who stands as the many forms of all that stands: to Him my chaste girl has lost her self-control.
Word by word
- poṟpu amai nīḷ muṭip
- the tall, beautiful crown
- mal poru tōḷ uṭai
- with shoulders that fought the wrestlers
- niṟpaṉa pal uruvāy
- as the many forms of all that stands
- kaṟpu uṭaiyāṭṭi
- my chaste girl
- kaṭṭē
- her self-control
Tiruvaymozhi 6.6.11 · verse 3408 of the four thousand
Meaning
Satakopan of beautiful, well-ordered southern Kurugur spoke of the Lord who dwells on good Venkatam, with its dense and lovely groves. Those who can sing these ten from the finely woven thousand will enjoy the bliss of the gods of beautiful heaven.
Word by word
- kaṭṭu eḻil cōlai
- dense, beautiful groves
- nal vēṅkaṭavāṇaṉaik
- Him who dwells on good Venkatam
- teṉ kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
- Satakopan of southern Kurugur, Nammalwar
- kaṭṭu eḻil āyirattu
- of the finely woven thousand
- vāṉavar pōkam uṇpārē
- will enjoy the bliss of the gods
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.