Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.1 · verse 44 of the four thousand
Meaning
(Yashoda sings her child a lullaby, telling of the gifts the gods have sent.) A little cradle of many colours, made of the purest gold, with rubies set into it and diamonds set in between: Brahma sent it with loving care for You. Hush, little dwarf, little brahmachari, talelo! You who measured the earth, talelo!
Word by word
- māṇikkam kaṭṭi vayiram iṭai kaṭṭi
- rubies set in, and diamonds set in between
- āṇip poṉṉāl
- of the purest gold
- vaṇṇac ciṟuttoṭṭil
- a little cradle of many colours
- piramaṉ viṭutantāṉ
- Brahma sent
- māṇik kuṟaḷaṉē
- O little dwarf, the young brahmachari (Vamana)
- tālēlō
- the lullaby refrain: hush, sleep
- vaiyam aḷantāṉē
- O You who measured the earth
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.2 · verse 45 of the four thousand
Meaning
A waist-string hung with heavy gems, and a lovely ornament strung with bright pomegranate-flower beads set in between: Shiva, the Lord who rides the bull and carries the skull, has sent them. O my Master, don't cry, don't cry, talelo! You who measured the world, talelo!
Word by word
- uṭaiyār kaṉamaṇiyōṭu
- a waist-string with heavy gems
- oṇ mātuḷampū
- bright pomegranate flowers (beads shaped like them)
- viṭai ēṟu kāpāli īcaṉ
- Shiva, who rides the bull and carries the skull
- uṭaiyāy
- O my Master, You who own all
- aḻēl aḻēl
- don't cry, don't cry
- ulakam aḷantāṉē
- O You who measured the world
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.3 · verse 46 of the four thousand
Meaning
For my Lord with the beautiful holy chest, for Him whose lotus feet are so lovely in shape, Indra himself has brought beautiful little ankle bells, and there he stands, waiting. Talelo! O lotus-eyed one, talelo!
Word by word
- eṉtampirāṉār
- my Lord
- eḻiṟ tirumārvaṟkuc
- for Him with the beautiful holy chest
- cantam aḻakiya tāmarait tāḷaṟku
- for Him whose lotus feet are lovely in shape
- eḻil uṭaik kiṇkiṇi
- beautiful little ankle bells
- uvaṉāy niṉṟāṉ
- stands there, waiting
- tāmaraik kaṇṇaṉē
- O lotus-eyed one
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.4 · verse 47 of the four thousand
Meaning
A right-whorled conch, little bells for Your red feet, slender bangles for Your lovely hands, a string and a chain for Your waist: the immortals of the wide heaven have sent them all. O dark rain cloud with red eyes, talelo! O lion cub of Devaki, talelo!
Word by word
- caṅkiṉ valampuriyum
- a right-whorled conch, the most precious kind
- cēvaṭik kiṇkiṇiyum
- little bells for the red feet
- aṅkaic carivaḷaiyum
- slender bangles for the lovely hands
- araittoṭarum
- a chain for the waist
- amararkaḷ pōttantār
- the immortals have sent
- ceṅkaṇ karumukilē
- O dark rain cloud with red eyes
- tēvaki ciṅkamē
- O lion cub of Devaki
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.5 · verse 48 of the four thousand
Meaning
Saying, "These will suit His beautiful holy chest," Kubera, Vaisravana, the giver who never fails, has brought a lovely amulet of the five weapons and a necklace, and stands there with folded hands. Talelo! O You with the colour of a pure sapphire, talelo!
Word by word
- eḻil ār tirumārvukku ēṟkum
- will suit the beautiful holy chest
- aimpaṭaiyum
- an amulet bearing the Lord's five weapons
- āramum
- and a necklace
- vaḻu il koṭaiyāṉ
- the giver who never fails
- vayicciravaṇaṉ
- Vaisravana, Kubera, lord of wealth
- toḻutu
- with folded hands
- tūmaṇi vaṇṇaṉē
- O You with the colour of a pure sapphire
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.6 · verse 49 of the four thousand
Meaning
A necklace of shining pearls from the surging sea, coral of the finest kind, and well-shaped slender bangles: Varuna has sent them, saying, "These are fit for the Great One." O You with the crown of blazing light, talelo! O You with the beautiful shoulders, talelo!
Word by word
- ōtak kaṭaliṉ
- of the surging sea
- oḷimuttiṉ āramum
- a necklace of shining pearls
- cātip pavaḷamum
- coral of the finest kind
- mā takka
- fit for the Great One
- varuṇaṉ
- Varuna, lord of the waters
- cōtic cuṭar muṭiyāy
- O You with the crown of blazing light
- cuntarat tōḷaṉē
- O You with beautiful shoulders
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.7 · verse 50 of the four thousand
Meaning
A garland woven of fragrant tulasi from the woods, and a circlet of flowers from the Kalpaka tree in the rich groves of heaven: Thirumangai, Lakshmi, who sits on the honey-filled lotus, has sent them. O my King, don't cry, don't cry, talelo! O You who lie at Thirukkudanthai, talelo!
Word by word
- kāṉ ār naṟuntuḻāy
- fragrant tulasi from the woods
- kaiceyta kaṇṇiyum
- a garland woven by hand
- kaṟpakattiṉ vācikaiyum
- a circlet of flowers from the Kalpaka, the wish-granting tree
- tēṉ ār malarmēl tirumaṅkai
- Lakshmi, who sits on the honey-filled lotus
- kōṉē
- O King
- kuṭantaik kiṭantāṉē
- O You who lie at Thirukkudanthai
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.8 · verse 51 of the four thousand
Meaning
A sash with a little golden dagger, golden bangles, a jewelled ornament for the crown of the head, and a row of golden flowers on bright stems: Bhumi, the Goddess of the Earth, has sent them, saying, "These are for Achyuta." O You who drank at the poisoned breast, talelo! Narayana, don't cry, talelo!
Word by word
- kaccoṭu poṟcurikai
- a sash with a little golden dagger
- kaṉakavaḷai
- golden bangles
- ucci maṇiccuṭṭi
- a jewelled ornament for the crown of the head
- niraip poṟpū
- a row of golden flowers
- avaṉiyāḷ
- Bhumi, the Goddess of the Earth
- naccumulai uṇṭāy
- O You who drank at the poisoned breast
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.9 · verse 52 of the four thousand
Meaning
Fragrant powder to rub on Your body, and turmeric, kohl for Your wide red eyes, and vermilion: the goddess who rides the fierce stag has brought them and stands there. O my Lord, don't cry, don't cry, talelo! O You who rest on Your serpent bed at Srirangam, talelo!
Word by word
- mey timirum nāṉap poṭiyoṭu
- fragrant powder to rub on the body
- ceyya taṭaṅkaṇṇukku añcaṉamum
- kohl for the wide red eyes
- cinturamum
- and vermilion
- veyya kalaippāki
- the goddess who rides the fierce stag (Durga)
- aiyā
- O my Lord
- araṅkattu aṇaiyāṉē
- O You who rest on Your bed at Srirangam
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 1.3.10 · verse 53 of the four thousand
Meaning
He drank at the breast of the demoness who came in deceit, He with the colour of kohl, and the cowherd woman sang Him lullabies. Pattan of Puduvai, where Vedic scholars of flawless speech gather, has told it in these words. Those who can recite them without leaving any out will have no trouble at all.
Word by word
- vañcaṉaiyāl vanta pēycci
- the demoness who came in deceit, Putana
- añcaṉa vaṇṇaṉai
- Him with the colour of kohl
- tālāṭṭiya
- sang lullabies to
- ceñcol maṟaiyavar
- Vedic scholars of flawless speech
- putuvaip paṭṭaṉ
- Pattan of Puduvai (Srivilliputhur), Periyalwar
- eñcāmai
- without leaving any out
- illai iṭartāṉē
- there will be no trouble
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.