Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.1 · verse 3552 of the four thousand
Meaning
Our Lord sits enthroned, sweetly together with the Lady of the lovely flower, ruling these seven worlds so that they may know joy. He dwells with love and delight in Thiruvaranvilai, ringed by beautiful groves. Will the days come when I too, with love and delight, may go round it and worship Him with folded hands?
Word by word
- iṉpam payakka
- so that joy may come
- eḻil malar mātarum
- the Lady of the lovely flower, Lakshmi
- iṉitu uṭaṉ vīṟṟiruntu
- sitting sweetly together, enthroned
- aṉpuṟṟu amarntu
- with love and delight
- cūḻ tiruvāṟaṉviḷai
- Thiruvaranvilai (Aranmula), ringed by groves
- valañceytu kaitoḻum
- going round it and worshipping with folded hands
- nāḷkaḷum ākumkolō?
- will those days come?
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.2 · verse 3553 of the four thousand
Meaning
Will it come to pass, beyond all doubt? My Father, the holy Dwarf who grew tall so that the whole wide world became only His two steps, dwells with delight in Thiruvaranvilai, with its long walls and its tall mansions whose flags shine in the sky. Will I be able to go there, scatter water of rich fragrance, go round it and worship with folded hands?
Word by word
- aiyam oṉṟu iṉṟi?
- beyond all doubt
- īr aṭiyē
- only two steps
- nimirnta tirukkuṟaḷ appaṉ
- my Father, the holy Dwarf who grew tall
- mākam tikaḻ koṭi
- flags shining in the sky
- mā kanta nīrkoṇṭu tūvi
- scattering water of rich fragrance
- kaitoḻak kūṭumkolō?
- will I be able to worship?
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.3 · verse 3554 of the four thousand
Meaning
Will it be given to me every day? Besides seeing Govinda, Madhusudana, the mighty Lion, on His soaring bird and worshipping Him with folded hands, will it be my lot each day to worship Thiruvaranvilai of tall groves, where He dwells, and where live those who chant the four Vedas of great, sung fame, perform the five sacrifices and recite the six limbs of the Veda?
Word by word
- kōḷariyai
- the mighty Lion
- āṭum paṟavaimicaik
- on the soaring bird, Garuda
- nāṉmaṟai
- the four Vedas
- vēḷvi aintu
- the five sacrifices
- āṟu aṅkam paṉṉiṉar
- those who recite the six limbs of the Veda
- vāykkumkol niccalumē?
- will it be my lot each day?
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.4 · verse 3555 of the four thousand
Meaning
Will it be given to me, daily and at every moment, to think here in my mind of the flower-feet of Krishna, the Lord of gem-like colour? He was born in northern Mathura; He is Lord of the three worlds, with great fame that befits Him; and He is in Thiruvaranvilai, ringed by fields of thriving sugarcane and tall red paddy.
Word by word
- eppoḻutum maṉattu
- at every moment in my mind
- karumpum perum cennelum
- sugarcane and tall red paddy
- mūvulaku īcaṉ
- Lord of the three worlds
- vaṭamaturaip piṟanta
- born in northern Mathura
- maṇi niṟak kaṇṇa pirāṉ
- Krishna of gem-like colour
- malar aṭippōtukaḷē?
- His flower-feet
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.5 · verse 3556 of the four thousand
Meaning
The Father who rests on the serpent has shown many devotees before the grace of keeping His flower-feet always in their hearts and bowing to them. He dwells with delight in Thiruvaranvilai, with its long walls and its tall jewelled mansions. If we sing His fame that fills the world, not one karma will stay on us; all will be destroyed.
Word by word
- eṉ neñcattu eppoḻutum irutti
- keeping them always in my heart
- palar aṭiyār muṉpu aruḷiya
- who showed this grace to many devotees before
- pāmpu aṇai appaṉ
- the Father who rests on the serpent
- maṇi neṭu māṭaṅkaḷ
- tall jewelled mansions
- ulakam mali pukaḻ
- fame that fills the world
- oṉṟum nillā keṭumē
- not one will stay; all will be destroyed
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.6 · verse 3557 of the four thousand
Meaning
Not one will stay; every evil karma will be destroyed. Think of Him and worship, you devotees! He once won the battle there and embraced the lovely long arms of the lady Rukmini. He is the Lord who dwells within my heart, so that it praises Him always, at every moment. The place where He stands is that great city, beautiful Thiruvaranvilai.
Word by word
- uḷḷit toḻumiṉ toṇṭīr!
- think of Him and worship, you devotees!
- amar veṉṟu
- winning the battle
- uruppiṇi naṅkai
- the lady Rukmini
- aṇi neṭum tōḷ puṇarntāṉ
- embraced her lovely long arms
- uḷḷē irukkiṉṟa pirāṉ
- the Lord who dwells within
- nīḷ nakaram atuvē
- that is the great city
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.7 · verse 3558 of the four thousand
Meaning
That is the great city: Thiruvaranvilai, ringed by flowering gardens. The Lord who dwells in that great city is Nedumal, Krishna, King of the heavenly ones. He entered Bana's city, fought fierce battles until the three-eyed god was routed, and cut off Bana's thousand arms. We have no refuge other than His feet.
Word by word
- malarc cōlaikaḷ
- flowering gardens
- neṭumāl
- Nedumal, the great Lord
- viṇṇavar kōṉ
- King of the heavenly ones
- vāṇapuram pukku
- entering Bana's city
- mukkaṇ pirāṉait tolaiya
- until the three-eyed god was routed
- āyiram tōḷ tuṇittāṉ
- cut off the thousand arms
- caraṇ aṉṟi maṟṟu oṉṟu ilamē
- we have no refuge but His feet
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.8 · verse 3559 of the four thousand
Meaning
'We have nothing else; Your feet alone are our refuge!' So the elephant cried, standing in the wide, deep pool and praising His long feet, and the Lord ended the anguish of its heart. He goes there and dwells happily in Thiruvaranvilai, ringed by rich groves. If we go round it with one mind, could anything cling to us? Evil karma will find no place in our hearts.
Word by word
- niṉ caraṇē
- Your feet alone are our refuge
- akal irum poykaiyiṉvāy
- in the wide, deep pool
- nīḷ kaḻal ēttiya āṉaiyiṉ
- of the elephant that praised His long feet
- neñcu iṭar tīrtta pirāṉ
- the Lord who ended its heart's anguish
- oṉṟi valañceyya
- going round it with one mind
- uḷḷattiṉ cārvu allavē
- will find no place in the heart
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.9 · verse 3560 of the four thousand
Meaning
Even when evil karma no longer clings to the heart and I am about to rise to the clear sky of His abode, my mind says: 'Will I be able to reach Thiruvaranvilai of the groves, where all people come and bow, practising worship with tongue, with heart and with fitting deeds, and go round it and worship with folded hands?'
Word by word
- teḷi vicumpu ēṟaluṟṟāl
- when about to rise to the clear sky, His abode
- nāviṉuḷḷum uḷḷattuḷḷum
- with tongue and with heart
- amainta toḻiliṉuḷḷum
- and with fitting deeds
- yāvarum vantu vaṇaṅkum
- where all people come and bow
- mēvi valañceytu
- reaching it and going round
- eṉṉum eṉ cintaṉaiyē
- so says my mind
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.10 · verse 3561 of the four thousand
Meaning
The Lord of the gods knows that my mind belongs to nothing else, for nothing the mind contrives is hidden from Him. This is so ever since I gave myself wholly to the Holy One who dwells in Thiruvaranvilai, that town which delights the mind, where crowds of the learned, the gods of the earth, bow down in thought, word and deed.
Word by word
- maṟṟoṉṟiṉ tiṟattatu allāt
- belonging to nothing else
- tēva pirāṉ aṟiyum
- the Lord of the gods knows
- māyaṅkaḷ oṉṟum illai
- no trick is hidden from Him
- cintaiyiṉāl colliṉāl ceykaiyāl
- in thought, word and deed
- nilattēvar
- gods of the earth: the learned devotees
- tīrttaṉukku aṟṟa piṉṉē
- after I gave myself wholly to the Holy One
Tiruvaymozhi 7.10.11 · verse 3562 of the four thousand
Meaning
Thinking, 'Once one belongs wholly to the Holy One, there is no other refuge,' Satakopan of rich Kurugur gave his mind entirely to that Holy One and spoke a thousand verses that are themselves sacred waters. Those who can sing these ten among them the gods will worship every day, saying, 'These are holy ones who make us pure!', and they will speak of them lovingly to their own consorts.
Word by word
- maṟṟu ōr caraṇ illai
- there is no other refuge
- tīrtta maṉattaṉaṉ āki
- his mind given entirely
- ceḻuṅ kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
- Satakopan of rich Kurugur, Nammalwar
- tīrttaṅkaḷ āyirattuḷ
- among the thousand verses, sacred waters
- tēvar vaikal
- the gods, every day
- tīrttaṅkaḷē eṉṟu pūcittu
- worshipping them as holy ones who purify
- uraippar tam tēviyarkkē
- will speak of them to their consorts
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.