Tiruppallandu 4 · verse 4 of the four thousand
ēṭu nilattil iṭuvataṉ muṉṉam vantueṅkaḷ kuḻām pukuntukūṭu maṉam uṭaiyīrkaḷ varampu oḻivantu ollaik kūṭumiṉōnāṭum nakaramum naṉku aṟiya namōnārāyaṇāya eṉṟupāṭu maṉam uṭaip pattaruḷḷīr vantupallāṇṭu kūṟumiṉē
Meaning
Before this body falls to the ground, come into our band. You who have a heart to join us, leave your limits behind and come quickly, join us! You devotees whose hearts would sing "Namo Narayanaya" so that country and town know it well, come and sing pallandu to Him.
Word by word
- ēṭu nilattil iṭuvataṉ muṉṉam
- before the body is laid on the ground
- eṅkaḷ kuḻām pukuntu
- entering our band
- varampu oḻi
- giving up your limits
- ollaik kūṭumiṉō
- join us quickly
- nāṭum nakaramum naṉku aṟiya
- so that country and town know it well
- namō nārāyaṇāya
- "Namo Narayanaya", bowing to Narayana
- pattaruḷḷīr
- you who are devotees
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.