Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.1 · verse 338 of the four thousand
Meaning
The rakshasas roamed about killing, tormenting and terrifying all; He laid waste their whole clan and stood as the lamp of His own line. The hill of that King is glorious southern Thirumaliruncholai, where the Silambaru river flows, and where divine maidens come with their anklets ringing and dance.
Word by word
- alampā veruṭṭāk koṉṟu tiriyum arakkaraik
- the rakshasas who roamed tormenting, terrifying and killing
- kulam pāḻ paṭuttuk
- laying waste their clan
- kulaviḷakkāy niṉṟa kōṉ
- the King who stood as the lamp of His line
- teyva- makaḷirkaḷ āṭum
- where divine maidens dance
- cilampāṟu
- the Silambaru, the river of the hill
- teṉ tirumāliruñ cōlaiyē
- southern Thirumaliruncholai
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.2 · verse 339 of the four thousand
Meaning
He had the arms of a mighty foe cut away, and the crowns of the sword-bearing rakshasa, and the wicked nose of his sister. The hill where He abides is glorious southern Thirumaliruncholai, where in every place, all around, the sound of 'Pallandu', long may He live, spreads and never ceases.
Word by word
- vallāḷaṉ tōḷum
- the arms of a mighty foe
- vāḷ arakkaṉ muṭiyum
- the crowns of the sword-bearing rakshasa, Ravana
- taṅkai pollāta mūkkum
- the wicked nose of his sister, Surpanakha
- poruntum malai
- the hill where He abides
- pallāṇṭu oli
- the sound of 'long may He live'
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.3 · verse 340 of the four thousand
Meaning
The golden hill of the glorious Lord, who sends down the southward road, the road of death, the deceitful ones who trouble the worthy and the great, is cool Maliruncholai. For His servants who go there at all times and worship, it turns aside that same forest road.
Word by word
- takkār mikkārkaḷaic
- the worthy and the great
- cañcalam ceyyum calavarait
- the deceitful who trouble them
- tekku ām neṟiyē
- down the southward road, to the god of death
- celvaṉ poṉmalai
- the golden hill of the glorious Lord
- ek kālamum ceṉṟu cēvittirukkum aṭiyarai
- His servants who go and worship at all times
- ak kāṉ neṟiyai māṟṟum
- turns aside that forest road
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.4 · verse 341 of the four thousand
Meaning
When the cowherds gathered and prepared a festival for the king of the immortals, He had it given instead at Govardhana. The hill of that Lord is southern Thirumaliruncholai, where rivers of honey flow down, dripping from the clusters of great kalpaka flowers in the land of the heavens.
Word by word
- āṉāyar kūṭi amaitta viḻavai
- the festival the cowherds gathered to prepare
- amarartam kōṉārkku oḻiyak
- taking it away from the king of the immortals, Indra
- kōvarttaṉattuc ceytāṉ
- He had it held at Govardhana
- māmalark kaṟpakat tottu
- clusters of great kalpaka flowers, the wish-granting tree
- tēṉ āṟu pāyum
- where rivers of honey flow
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.5 · verse 342 of the four thousand
Meaning
He accepted the service of one elephant at the pond, and took the life of Kamsa's one elephant. The hill where He goes to dwell is cool Maliruncholai, where, when a dark tusker leaves his mate and runs off, she has only to swear by the sacred name of the Lord coloured like the sea, and he turns back.
Word by word
- oru vāraṇam paṇi koṇṭavaṉ poykaiyil
- who accepted an elephant's service at the pond, Gajendra
- kañcaṉtaṉ oru vāraṇam uyir uṇṭavaṉ
- who took the life of Kamsa's elephant
- karu vāraṇam taṉ piṭi tuṟantu ōṭak
- when a dark tusker leaves his mate and runs
- kaṭalvaṇṇaṉ tiruvāṇai kūṟat
- swearing by the sea-coloured Lord's sacred name
- tiriyum
- he turns back
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.6 · verse 343 of the four thousand
Meaning
The wrestlers came to face Him, ready to do whatever they were bidden, and He smashed them to death: the hill of that skilful Lord with sandal-anointed shoulders is southern Thirumaliruncholai, where the immortals and the good sages wait in worship, saying, 'This is our treasure in time of need.'
Word by word
- ēviṟṟuc ceyvāṉ
- ready to do what they were bidden
- etirntu vanta mallaraic
- the wrestlers who came to face Him
- cāntu aṇi tōḷ caturaṉ
- the skilful Lord with sandal-anointed shoulders
- āvat-taṉam
- treasure for a time of need
- naṉ muṉivarum cēvittirukkum
- where the good sages wait in worship
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.7 · verse 344 of the four thousand
Meaning
While kings were thrown into confusion, He stood out in front on one chariot for His cousins and made water spring up from the ground. The hill of that Lord is southern Thirumaliruncholai, which the Pandya king Nedumaran, lord of the sharp killing spear, lord of southern Koodal, celebrates with joy.
Word by word
- maṉṉar maṟuka
- while kings were thrown into confusion
- maittuṉaṉmārkku oru tēriṉmēl
- on one chariot, for His cousins, the Pandavas
- mōḻai eḻuvittavaṉ
- who made water spring up
- kol navil kūrvēṟ kōṉ neṭumāṟaṉ
- Nedumaran, lord of the sharp killing spear
- teṉkūṭaṟ kōṉ teṉṉaṉ
- the Pandya, lord of southern Koodal, Madurai
- koṇṭāṭum
- celebrates
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.8 · verse 345 of the four thousand
Meaning
The golden hill of the glorious Lord, who breaks up the homes of kings who will not come to Him and sends them down narrow paths into the burning forest, is southern Thirumaliruncholai, where the striped six-legged bees chant His thousand names and sing in the early morning.
Word by word
- kuṟukāta maṉṉaraik
- kings who will not come to Him
- kūṭu kalakki
- breaking up their homes
- veṅ kāṉiṭaic
- into the burning forest
- ciṟukāl neṟiyē
- down narrow paths
- aṟukāl vari vaṇṭukaḷ
- striped six-legged bees
- āyira nāmam collic
- chanting His thousand names
- ciṟukālaip pāṭum
- sing in the early morning
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.9 · verse 346 of the four thousand
Meaning
Even the bhuta hosts make their evening offerings of red blood to Him and hold Him as their treasure in time of need. The hill of that Father of mine is southern Thirumaliruncholai, whose woodland edges are strewn with scarlet indragopa insects, red like the fruit-red lips of our Lord.
Word by word
- ceṅkuruti koṇṭu
- with red blood
- pūtaṅkaḷ
- the bhuta hosts, spirit beings
- antip pali koṭuttu
- making evening offerings
- āvat-taṉam cey appaṉ
- the Father they hold as treasure in need
- intira-kōpaṅkaḷ
- indragopa insects, scarlet velvet mites
- emperumāṉ kaṉi- vāy oppāṉ
- like our Lord's fruit-red lips
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.10 · verse 347 of the four thousand
Meaning
The hill of the Pure One, who sat enthroned in splendour with His countless great queens shining out in all eight directions, is southern Thirumaliruncholai, where the cow-elephants of the herd go rubbing against the tuskers and frolic together in the evening.
Word by word
- eṭṭut ticaiyum
- all eight directions
- eṇ- iṟanta perun tēvimār
- countless great queens
- vīṟṟirunta vimalaṉ
- the Pure One, enthroned in splendour
- paṭṭip piṭikaḷ
- the cow-elephants of the herd
- pakaṭu uriñcic ceṉṟu
- going and rubbing against the tuskers
- teṭṭit tiḷaikkum
- frolic together
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.2.11 · verse 348 of the four thousand
Meaning
The Lord, coloured like the dark sea, dwells by His own choice on the hill of Maliruncholai, adorned with marudam groves. Vittuchittan, Periyalwar, of Villiputtur, praises Him with a vow of devotion. Those who reflect on his words and recite them will see the twin feet of Kannan.
Word by word
- marutap poḻil aṇi
- adorned with marudam groves
- karuti uṟaikiṉṟa
- who dwells there by His own choice
- kārkkaṭal vaṇṇaṉ
- coloured like the dark sea
- viratam koṇṭu ēttum
- who praises Him with a vow of devotion
- villiputtūr viṭṭucittaṉ
- Vishnuchitta of Srivilliputhur
- kaṇṇaṉ kaḻaliṇai kāṇparē
- will see Kannan's twin feet
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.