Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.1 · verse 3750 of the four thousand
Meaning
For those whose minds are steady and single, who hold Him firmly in their hearts, He cuts away their karma. But for me, cruel as I am, is there any way to shorten the distance to Thirunavai, ringed by cool groves of fragrant flowers?
Word by word
- aṟukkum viṉaiyāyiṉa
- He cuts away karma
- niṟuttum maṉattu
- minds that hold Him firmly
- oṉṟiya cintaiyiṉārkku
- for those of single, steady thought
- veṟit taṇ malarc cōlaikaḷ
- cool groves of fragrant flowers
- tirunāvāy
- Thirunavai, a divya desam in Kerala
- kuṟukkum vakai
- a way to shorten (the distance)
- koṭiyēṟkē
- for me, cruel as I am
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.2 · verse 3751 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the beloved of the Lady of the lotus, whose waist is slender as a creeper; He is the bridegroom of young Nappinnai, whose wide eyes are like sharp spears; He is the Tall One, who dwells at Thirunavai ringed by groves. Which are the days when I, His servant, will be allowed to draw near?
Word by word
- koṭi ēr iṭaik
- with a waist slender as a creeper
- kōkaṉakattavaḷ kēḷvaṉ
- the beloved of the Lady of the lotus
- vaṭi vēl taṭam kaṇ
- wide eyes like sharp spears
- maṭap piṉṉai maṇāḷaṉ
- the bridegroom of young Nappinnai
- neṭiyāṉ
- the Tall One
- aṇukappeṟum nāḷ
- the day I may draw near
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.3 · verse 3752 of the four thousand
Meaning
"Which are the days when I may draw near?" So I ask at every moment, with a mind that is not divided, and I shed streams of tears. I do not know the day when I may enter the gathering of His devotees at Thirunavai, where flawless Narayana, Lord of Sri, dwells.
Word by word
- evaikol
- which are they?
- kavaiyil maṉam iṉṟi
- with a mind not divided
- kaṇṇīrkaḷ kaluḻvaṉ
- I shed streams of tears
- navai il tirunāraṇaṉ
- flawless Narayana, Lord of Sri
- avaiyuḷ pukalāvatu
- entering the gathering (of devotees)
- aṟiyēṉē
- I do not know
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.4 · verse 3753 of the four thousand
Meaning
I do not know how many days are left to me; yet for whatever days I have, I too have entered upon a service from which there is no turning back. O bridegroom of young Nappinnai, whose wide eyes are like swords, You who dwell at Thirunavai, ringed by groves of tall, full flowers!
Word by word
- nāḷēl aṟiyēṉ
- I do not know the days
- eṉakku uḷḷaṉa
- whatever (days) I have
- mīḷā aṭimaippaṇi
- service from which there is no turning back
- pukuntēṉ
- I have entered upon
- vāḷ ēy taṭam kaṇ
- wide eyes like swords
- maṭap piṉṉai maṇāḷā
- O bridegroom of young Nappinnai
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.5 · verse 3754 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the bridegroom of the Lady of the flower and of the Lady of the Earth; He watches over every life in the world as its own eye; He is Lord of heaven to all the gods; and He dwells lovingly at Thirunavai. When will my eyes see it here and rejoice to their fill?
Word by word
- malar maṅkaikkum
- to the Lady of the flower, Lakshmi
- maṇ maṭantaikkum
- to the Lady of the Earth, Bhudevi
- kaṇṇāḷaṉ
- He who watches over, as the eye
- viṇṇāḷaṉ
- Lord of heaven
- virumpi uṟaiyum
- who dwells lovingly
- kaṇ ārak kaḷikkiṉṟatu
- eyes rejoicing to their fill
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.6 · verse 3755 of the four thousand
Meaning
When will my eyes see You here and rejoice? I have become nothing but a servant to You, without any falseness. O King of us cowherds, who have taken Thirunavai as Your own and dwell there, ringed by flowering groves full of bees!
Word by word
- toṇṭē uṉakkāy oḻintēṉ
- I have become nothing but Your servant
- turicu iṉṟi
- without falseness
- vaṇṭu ār malarc cōlaikaḷ
- flowering groves full of bees
- koṇṭē uṟaikiṉṟa
- who have taken it and dwell there
- em kōvalar kōvē
- O King of us cowherds
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.7 · verse 3756 of the four thousand
Meaning
You took the earth from the great Mahabali, who was its king; You destroyed the asuras in the war of gods and demons; O Thirumal, my Narayana, the perfect One, who dwell at Navai: say in Your grace, "Ah, ah, this one is My servant!"
Word by word
- kō ākiya mā valiyai
- Mahabali, who was king
- nilam koṇṭāy
- You took the earth
- tēvācuram ceṟṟavaṉē
- You who crushed the asuras in the war of gods and demons
- nāraṇa nampī
- Narayana, the perfect One
- āā
- ah, ah! (a cry of tender pity)
- aṭiyāṉ ivaṉ
- this one is My servant
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.8 · verse 3757 of the four thousand
Meaning
You who have held back Your grace, grant it now: make me, Your servant, into something worthwhile, and place me beneath Your golden feet. O my God of southern Thirunavai, who give me the clear wisdom to keep You in my heart without any confusion!
Word by word
- aruḷātu oḻivāy
- You who have held back Your grace
- poruḷākki
- making me into something worthwhile
- poṉ aṭik kīḻp puka vaippāy
- place me beneath Your golden feet
- maruḷē iṉṟi
- without any confusion
- teruḷē taru
- who gives clear wisdom
- eṉ tēvē
- O my God
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.9 · verse 3758 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is ever hard to see, even for the gods and sages. He is the first of the three, the sole ruler of the three worlds, the God who dwells lovingly at Thirunavai. Who, then, can hope to draw near to Him now? Alas!
Word by word
- kāṇṭaṟku ariyaṉ
- hard to see
- mūvar mutalvaṉ
- the first of the three
- oru mūvulaku āḷi
- sole ruler of the three worlds
- yāvar aṇukap peṟuvār
- who can draw near?
- antō
- alas
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.10 · verse 3759 of the four thousand
Meaning
Alas, at every moment I ask, "When is the day I may draw near?" and, my mind troubled, I call out, "Thirumal!" O our Lord, coloured like a great sapphire, who came and now dwell at Thirunavai, ringed by groves of clustered flowers!
Word by word
- cintai kalaṅkit
- my mind troubled
- tirumāl eṉṟu aḻaippaṉ
- I call out "Thirumal!"
- kontu ār malarc cōlaikaḷ
- groves of clustered flowers
- vantē uṟaikiṉṟa
- who came and dwell
- mā maṇi vaṇṇā
- O You coloured like a great sapphire
Tiruvaymozhi 9.8.11 · verse 3760 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sadagopan, Nammalwar, of southern Kurugur with its strong walls, sang of Him who is in fine Navai of the beautiful jewelled mansions. Those who can sing these ten of his thousand melodious Tamil verses will rule the earth and be fragrant, like jasmine.
Word by word
- vaṇṇam maṇi māṭa
- beautiful jewelled mansions
- tiṇṇam matiḷ
- strong walls
- teṉ kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
- Sadagopan of southern Kurugur
- paṇ ār tamiḻ
- melodious Tamil
- maṇ āṇṭu
- ruling the earth
- maṇam kamaḻvar mallikaiyē
- will be fragrant, like jasmine
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.