Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.1 · verse 3486 of the four thousand
Meaning
(The Alwar sees the Lord's great deeds as if they were happening before him.) The discus rose up; the conch and the bow rose up; from every direction rose the cry 'Long may He live!'; the mace and the sword rose up; the shell of the universe was pierced; His crown and His foot rose high. Such was the way my Father grew and took the worlds!
Word by word
- āḻi eḻa
- the discus rising
- ticai vāḻi eḻa
- cries of 'Long may He live!' rising on every side
- taṇṭum vāḷum
- the mace and the sword
- aṇṭam
- the shell of the universe
- mōḻai eḻa
- being pierced open
- muṭi pātam eḻa
- crown and foot rising high
- ulakam koṇṭavāṟē
- such was how He took the worlds
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.2 · verse 3487 of the four thousand
Meaning
There was the roar of rivers running back up against the mountain; the roar of the serpent wound round it, grinding the mountain as it turned; the roar of the sea whirling this way and that and crying out. Such was the day my Father churned the ocean and drew out the nectar as its essence!
Word by word
- āṟu malaikku etirntu ōṭum oli
- roar of rivers running back up the mountain
- aravu
- the serpent (Vasuki)
- culāy malai tēykkum oli
- roar of it grinding the mountain as it winds
- māṟu cuḻaṉṟu aḻaikkiṉṟa oli
- roar of the sea whirling and crying out
- cāṟupaṭa amutam koṇṭa
- drew out the nectar as its essence
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.3 · verse 3488 of the four thousand
Meaning
Not one of the seven worlds sagged; they all stayed in their places. Not one of the seven mountains sagged; they stayed in their places. Not one of the seven seas spilled; they stayed in their places. Such was the day my Father, as the Boar, planted His feet firm, dug up the earth and held it on His tusk!
Word by word
- nāṉṟila ēḻ maṇṇum
- the seven worlds did not sag
- tāṉattavē
- stayed in their places
- ēḻ malai
- the seven mountains
- ēḻ kaṭal
- the seven seas
- ūṉṟi iṭantu
- planting His feet firm and digging up
- eyiṟṟil koṇṭa nāḷē
- the day He held it on His tusk
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.4 · verse 3489 of the four thousand
Meaning
The days rose up; earth and water rose up; the sky and the planets rose up; fire and wind rose up; the mountains rose, roots and all; the shining sun itself rose up, and all went into Him, when at the time of the deluge my Father swallowed the worlds. Such was His meal!
Word by word
- nāḷum eḻa
- the days rising up
- viṇṇum kōḷum
- the sky and the planets
- eri kālum
- fire and wind
- malai tāḷum eḻa
- the mountains rising, roots and all
- ūḷi eḻa
- when the deluge rose
- ulakam uṇṭa ūṇē
- the meal in which He swallowed the worlds
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.5 · verse 3490 of the four thousand
Meaning
There was the sound of mighty, well-fed warriors being crushed; the sound of the kings' armies of brave men trembling; the sound of the great gods coming out in the sky to watch. Such was the time my Father gave the signal with His hands in the great Bharata war, that sight worth seeing!
Word by word
- ūṇuṭai mallar
- mighty, well-fed warriors
- tatarnta oli
- the sound of their being crushed
- āṇ uṭaic cēṉai
- armies of brave men
- ēṇ uṭait tēvar
- the great gods
- kāṇuṭaip pāratam
- the Bharata war, a sight worth seeing
- kai aṟai pōḻtē
- when He gave the signal with His hands
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.6 · verse 3491 of the four thousand
Meaning
As day faded into the dim red of dusk, the sky and all the directions around seemed to rise up and turn into streams of blood. It was like a lion splitting a mountain from beneath. Such was the way my Father, as Narasimha, brought deep anguish on the asura and killed him!
Word by word
- pōḻtu melinta
- as the day faded
- puṉ cekkaril
- in the dim red of dusk
- utirap puṉalā
- becoming streams of blood
- kīḻtu piḷanta ciṅkam
- a lion that split the mountain from beneath
- āḻ tuyar ceytu
- bringing deep anguish
- acuraraik kollumāṟē
- such was how He killed the asura
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.7 · verse 3492 of the four thousand
Meaning
Arrows, set in rows against the foe, roared as they flew in flights; hundreds of corpses rolled like mountains; the sea drank in rivers of blood as its streams. Such was the way my Father, as Rama, reduced Lanka to ashes!
Word by word
- māṟu niraittu
- set in rows against the foe
- iraikkum caraṅkaḷ
- roaring arrows
- piṇam malaipōl puraḷa
- corpses rolling like mountains
- kaṭal āṟu maṭuttu
- the sea drinking in rivers
- nīṟu paṭa
- reduced to ashes
- ilaṅkai ceṟṟa
- destroyed Lanka
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.8 · verse 3493 of the four thousand
Meaning
He who bears the rooster on his banner gave way and fled; then Agni, the blazing fire-god, gave way; then the three-eyed god himself gave way, see! Such was the day my Father took away the strong arms of Bana, who had stood against Him!
Word by word
- nērcarintāṉ
- gave way and fled
- koṭik kōḻi koṇṭāṉ
- he with the rooster banner, Skanda
- eriyum aṉalōṉ
- Agni, the blazing fire-god
- mukkaṇ mūrtti
- the three-eyed god, Shiva
- vāṇaṉ tiṇtōḷ koṇṭa
- took away the strong arms of Bana
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.9 · verse 3494 of the four thousand
Meaning
Then, at the beginning, came earth, water, fire, wind, sky and the mountains; then the two great lights and all the rest; then the rain, living beings, the gods and everything else. Such was the way my Father, at the very first, made the world!
Word by word
- maṇ nīr eri kāl viṇ
- earth, water, fire, wind, sky
- cuṭar iraṇṭu
- the two lights, sun and moon
- maḻai uyir tēvum
- rain, living beings and gods
- aṉṟu mutal
- at the very first
- ulakam ceytatumē
- such was how He made the world
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.10 · verse 3495 of the four thousand
Meaning
The grazing herds crowded in beneath it; the wild beasts tumbled about; the springs, their mouths full, poured out their water with a roar; and the whole cowherd village with its herds of cattle huddled there. Such was the time my Father guarded them from the cruel rain and lifted up the hill!
Word by word
- mēy nirai kīḻ puka
- the grazing herds crowding in beneath
- mā puraḷa
- the wild beasts tumbling about
- cuṉai
- mountain springs
- piḷiṟic coriya
- pouring out with a roar
- ā niraipāṭi
- the cowherd village with its herds
- tī maḻai kāttu
- guarding them from the cruel rain
- kuṉṟam eṭuttāṉē
- He lifted the hill (Govardhana)
Tiruvaymozhi 7.4.11 · verse 3496 of the four thousand
Meaning
Satakopan stands as one with the devotees of the Lord who lifted the hill. Of the thousand verses he spoke, woven with goodness, these ten will bring victory to those who learn them with love.
Word by word
- kuṉṟam eṭutta pirāṉ
- the Lord who lifted the hill
- aṭiyāroṭum oṉṟi niṉṟa
- standing as one with His devotees
- naṉṟi puṉainta
- woven with goodness
- veṉṟi tarum
- will bring victory
- mēvik kaṟpārkkē
- to those who learn them with love
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.