Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.1 · verse 349 of the four thousand
Meaning
Rukmi ran in pursuit to win back his sister, the lady Rukmini, whom Krishna had carried away. The mighty One drove him off, seized him and punished him hard. This is that strong One's mountain: the spacious Thirumaliruncholai, where konrai trees stand on the slopes and, holding out tender shoots like rings and blossoms like gold coins, gladly give away their gold.
Word by word
- uruppiṇi naṅkaitaṉṉai
- the lady Rukmini
- uruppaṉai
- Rukmi, her brother
- uṟaippaṉ malai
- the mountain of the mighty One
- poruppiṭaik koṉṟai
- the konrai (golden laburnum) trees on the slopes
- muṟi āḻiyum kācum
- tender shoots like rings, blossoms like coins
- viruppoṭu poṉ vaḻaṅkum
- gladly giving away gold
- viyaṉ māliruñ cōlaiyatē
- it is the spacious Thirumaliruncholai
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.2 · verse 350 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kamsa, the serpent Kaliya, the elephant, the twin marudu trees and the bull all perished in their own treachery while the gem-hued Lord grew up. This is His mountain: holy Thirumaliruncholai, so high that a serpent spitting venom rises up, reaches the cool great moon and curls its red flaming tongue around it.
Word by word
- kañcaṉum kāḷiyaṉum
- Kamsa and the serpent Kaliya
- kaḷiṟum marutum erutum
- the elephant, the marudu trees and the bull
- vañcaṉaiyil maṭiya
- perishing in their own deceit
- maṇivaṇṇaṉ malai
- the mountain of the sapphire-hued Lord
- nañcu umiḻ nākam
- a serpent spitting venom
- naḷir mā matiyaic
- the cool great moon
- ceñcuṭar nā vaḷaikkum
- curls its red, flaming tongue around
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.3 · verse 351 of the four thousand
Meaning
He went against the mighty Naraka, surrounded him, hemmed him in and struck him down, and carried off the young maidens that demon had held. This is the mountain of the sea-hued Lord: Thirumaliruncholai, where punnai and cherundi, wild venkai and kongu trees stand together, and the groves are hung all round with garlands of golden flowers.
Word by word
- maṉṉu narakaṉtaṉṉaic
- Naraka, the powerful demon
- vaḷaittu eṟintu
- hemmed in and struck down
- kaṉṉi makaḷirtammaik
- the young maidens
- kaṭalvaṇṇaṉ malai
- the mountain of the sea-hued Lord
- puṉa vēṅkaiyum kōṅkum
- wild venkai and kongu trees
- poṉ ari mālaikaḷ
- garlands of golden blossoms
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.4 · verse 352 of the four thousand
Meaning
Bana was the son of Mahabali, and his daughter was kept under close guard. The peerless young bull who utterly broke that guard down holds this mountain dear. Here the women of the hill tribes sing Govinda, Lord of the cowherds, in the kurinji melody, and dance to their songs: it is Thirumaliruncholai.
Word by word
- māvali taṉṉuṭaiya makaṉ vāṇaṉ
- Bana, son of Mahabali
- kāvalaik kaṭṭaḻitta
- utterly broke down the guard
- taṉik kāḷai
- the peerless young bull, Krishna
- kōvalar kōvintaṉaik
- Govinda, Lord of the cowherds
- kuṟa mātarkaḷ
- women of the hill tribes
- paṇ kuṟiñcip
- the kurinji melody of the hills
- naṭam payil
- dance again and again
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.5 · verse 353 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sisupala heaped insult upon insult on Him. The beautiful, richly adorned Lord put an end to his raving. This is His mountain: the noblest of mountains, the lovely mountain, the cool great mountain, the mountain of victory, the mountain that holds the earth, the lofty mountain, holy Thirumaliruncholai.
Word by word
- pala pala nāḻam collip
- speaking insult after insult
- cicupālaṉtaṉṉai
- Sisupala
- alaivalaimai tavirtta
- ended his raving torment
- aḻakaṉ alaṅkāraṉ malai
- mountain of the beautiful, adorned Lord
- kula malai
- the noblest of mountains
- koṟṟa malai
- the mountain of victory
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.6 · verse 354 of the four thousand
Meaning
All the anguish of Panchali, wife of the Pandavas, He turned back then and there onto the wives of the hundred Kauravas. This is the mountain of that Father: the ancient Thirumaliruncholai, where swarms of bees, singers worthy of the bards, hum their melodies and drink the honey.
Word by word
- pāñcāli maṟukkam ellām
- all of Draupadi's anguish
- nūṟṟuvartam peṇṭir mēl
- upon the wives of the hundred Kauravas
- appaṉ malai
- the mountain of the Father
- pāṇ taku vaṇṭiṉaṅkaḷ
- swarms of bees worthy of the bards
- matup parukat
- drinking honey
- tollai māliruñ cōlaiyatē
- it is the ancient Thirumaliruncholai
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.7 · verse 355 of the four thousand
Meaning
For the sake of Sita, whose earrings are heavy with gold, He spread His arrows far and wide and sent the hosts of rakshasas to the stake. This is the mountain of our Rama of the beautiful shoulders: lovely Thirumaliruncholai, where clear waterfalls come down tossing up gold, and people from all over the wide world gather in crowds and bands to bathe.
Word by word
- kaṉaṅkuḻaiyāḷ poruṭṭāk
- for her of the heavy earrings, Sita
- kaṇai pārittu
- spreading out His arrows
- arakkar taṅkaḷ iṉam
- the hosts of rakshasas
- em irāmaṉ malai
- the mountain of our Rama
- kaṉam koḻi teḷ aruvi
- clear falls tossing up gold
- iṉam kuḻu āṭum malai
- mountain where people bathe in crowds
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.8 · verse 356 of the four thousand
Meaning
With fire-scattering arrows He placed Lanka in the very mouth of His banded bow, put an end to its crooked, arrogant talk, and rejoiced. That King dwells on this mountain. The gods go there with their king, and the wandering lights of sun and moon circle it: it is holy Thirumaliruncholai.
Word by word
- eri citaṟum carattāl
- with arrows that scatter fire
- vari cilai
- the banded bow
- vāyk kōṭṭam tavirttu
- ending the crookedness of their words
- araiyaṉ amarum malai
- the mountain where the King dwells
- amararoṭu kōṉum
- the gods with their king
- tiricuṭar cūḻum
- circled by the wandering lights, sun and moon
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.9 · verse 357 of the four thousand
Meaning
He dug up the earth and lifted it on His tusk; He took the earth into His cupped palm and measured it; again He swallowed it and brought it out. This is the mountain of the Pure One who does all this as play: Thirumaliruncholai, through which the cool Silambaru runs, carrying the many riches it has gathered as if to lay them at our Lord's feet as offerings.
Word by word
- kōṭṭumaṇ koṇṭu iṭantu
- lifting the earth on His tusk, as Varaha
- kuṭaṅkaiyil maṇ koṇṭu aḷantu
- receiving the earth in His palm, and measuring it
- uṇṭu umiḻntu
- swallowed and brought forth again
- vimalaṉ malai
- the mountain of the Pure One
- aṭiyuṟai eṉṟu
- as offerings at His feet
- taṇ cilampāṟu
- the cool Silambaru stream
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.10 · verse 358 of the four thousand
Meaning
With a thousand arms spread out and a thousand crowns flashing like lightning, the Lord who lies on Ananta of a thousand fresh hoods rules this mountain. It has a thousand streams, many thousands of springs and a thousand flowering groves: it is Thirumaliruncholai.
Word by word
- āyiram tōḷ parappi
- spreading a thousand arms
- muṭi āyiram miṉ ilaka
- a thousand crowns flashing like lightning
- aṉanta cayaṉaṉ
- He who lies on Ananta, Adisesha
- cuṉaikaḷ pala āyiramum
- many thousands of springs
- pūm poḻilum
- flowering groves
Periyalwar Tirumozhi 4.3.11 · verse 359 of the four thousand
Meaning
Vishnuchitta, Periyalwar, has opened out in song the Lord who owns the mountain called Maliruncholai: the One whose form is the eight syllables, the nectar from the ocean of the four Vedas, the great wishing-tree on high, the lamp that shines above the precious meaning of the Vedanta.
Word by word
- nāliru mūrttitaṉṉai
- the Lord whose form is the eight-syllabled mantra
- nāl vētak-kaṭal amutai
- nectar of the ocean of the four Vedas
- mēl iruṅ kaṟpakattai
- the great wishing-tree on high
- vētānta viḻup poruḷiṉ
- the precious meaning of the Vedanta
- viṭṭucittaṉ virittaṉaṉē
- Vishnuchitta has unfolded
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.