Periya Tirumadal 61 · verse 2773 of the four thousand
Meaning
the Lord who long ago swallowed this world; our wondrous One in the narrow passage at abiding Kovalur; the child who sucked at the breast while the demoness shrieked; the rising flame of Azhundur, where swans hunt for their food in the mire;
Word by word
- ulaku uṇṭa mūrttiyai
- the Lord who swallowed the world
- kōvalūr
- Thirukkovalur
- iṭaikaḻi
- the narrow entrance passage
- pēy alaṟap
- as the demoness, Putana, shrieked
- aḷḷalvāy
- in the mire
- aḻuntūr eḻum cuṭarai
- the rising flame of Thiruvazhundur
Periya Tirumadal 62 · verse 2774 of the four thousand
Meaning
my treasure at Chitrakutam in southern Thillai; our wise One at Venkatam, where lightning flashes and the clouds creep low; the King; the bridegroom of Maliruncholai; He who bears the killing discus; and at Kottiyur,
Word by word
- tillaic cittirakūṭattu
- at Chitrakutam in Thillai, Chidambaram
- eṉ celvaṉai
- my treasure
- vēṅkaṭattu
- at Thiruvenkatam
- vittakaṉai
- the wise, wondrous One
- māliruñcōlai maṇāḷaṉai
- bridegroom of Thirumaliruncholai
- āḻip paṭaiyāṉai
- He who bears the discus
- kōṭṭiyūr
- Thirukkottiyur
Periya Tirumadal 63 · verse 2775 of the four thousand
Meaning
Hari of such a form; at Thirumeyyam, the flood of sweet nectar; at Indalur, the Holy One; at Velukkai in walled Kachi, the Man-lion; at abiding Padagam, our young Lord; and at Vehka,
Word by word
- aṉṉa uruviṉ ariyai
- Hari, of such a form
- tirumeyyattu
- at Thirumeyyam
- iṉ amuta veḷḷattai
- the flood of sweet nectar
- intaḷūr antaṇaṉai
- the Holy One of Thiruvindalur
- vēḷukkai āḷ ariyai
- the Man-lion of Thiruvelukkai
- pāṭakattu em maintaṉai
- our young Lord at Thiruppadagam
Periya Tirumadal 64 · verse 2776 of the four thousand
Meaning
the One who lies in the sleep of deep contemplation; at Ooragam, that very One; at Attabuyakaram, our Lord, the bull among heroes; the Lord who has stolen my heart; the First of the gods; the lamp at Moozhikkalam;
Word by word
- uṉṉiya yōkattu uṟakkattai
- the One in the sleep of contemplative yoga
- ūrakattuḷ
- at Thiruooragam
- aṭṭa puyakarattu
- at Attabuyakaram, shrine of the eight-armed Lord
- maṉam kavarnta īcaṉai
- the Lord who stole my heart
- vāṉavar tam muṉṉavaṉai
- the First of the gods
- mūḻikkaḷattu viḷakkiṉai
- the lamp at Thirumoozhikkalam
Periya Tirumadal 65 · verse 2777 of the four thousand
Meaning
that One at Adhanur, the Master who rules and measures out; He who is yesterday, today and tomorrow; He who on Neermalai became all four Vedas; at Pullani, the southern Tamil and the northern tongue; and at Nangur,
Word by word
- ātaṉūr
- Thiruvadhanur
- āṇṭu aḷakkum aiyaṉai
- the Master who rules and measures out
- neṉṉalai iṉṟiṉai nāḷaiyai
- yesterday, today and tomorrow
- maṟai nāṉkum āṉāṉai
- who became the four Vedas
- pullāṇit
- at Thiruppullani
- teṉṉaṉ tamiḻai vaṭamoḻiyai
- the southern Tamil and the northern tongue, Sanskrit
Periya Tirumadal 66 · verse 2778 of the four thousand
Meaning
the bridegroom of abiding Manimadakkoyil, the temple of jewelled mansions; the new-risen moon of Thalaichangam with its good waters; Kannan, whom I worship; the One of Kannapuram; and at southern Naraiyur, the bridegroom of abiding Manimadakkoyil;
Word by word
- maṇimāṭakkōyil maṇāḷaṉai
- the bridegroom of Manimadakkoyil
- talaiccaṅka nāḷ matiyai
- the new-risen moon of Thalaichangam
- nāṉ vaṇaṅkum
- whom I worship
- kaṇṇapurattāṉai
- the One at Thirukkannapuram
- teṉ naṟaiyūr
- southern Thirunaraiyur
Periya Tirumadal 67 · verse 2779 of the four thousand
Meaning
this young bull with shoulders strong as rock: I shall see Him there, worship Him with joined hands, and make known to Him all my state. If even then our Lord will not give me His grace and His chest, then I shall make Him known, in the streets of the women with lightning waists and where the Vedic brahmins live,
Word by word
- kal navil tōḷ kāḷaiyaik
- the young bull with shoulders strong as rock
- kaitoḻutu
- worshipping with joined hands
- eṉ nilaimai ellām
- all my state
- taṉ aruḷum ākamum
- His grace and His chest
- tārāṉēl
- if He will not give
- miṉ iṭaiyār cēriyilum
- in the streets of lightning-waisted women
- vētiyarkaḷ vāḻviṭattum
- where the Vedic brahmins live
Periya Tirumadal 68 · verse 2780 of the four thousand
Meaning
before His own devotees, in the gatherings of kings with killing spears who rule the whole earth, and all across the land: I shall make known all that He is. How once, as a thief in the street of the cowherd women with waists like lightning,
Word by word
- taṉ aṭiyār muṉpum
- before His own devotees
- taraṇi muḻutu āḷum
- who rule the whole earth
- vēl vēntar kūṭṭattum
- in the gatherings of spear-bearing kings
- taṉ nilaimai ellām aṟivippaṉ
- I shall proclaim all His ways
- āycciyar tam cērik
- the cowherd women's street
- kaḷaviṉkaṇ
- in His thieving
Periya Tirumadal 69 · verse 2781 of the four thousand
Meaning
He opened the tightly shut wattle door, slipped in, and swallowed curd and butter till His belly was full; and how the young women with eyes like plump kayal fish caught Him and bound Him to the mortar with a great rope: that plight of His;
Word by word
- tuṉṉu paṭal tiṟantu
- opening the close-woven wattle door
- tayir veṇṇey
- curd and butter
- taṉ vayiṟu āra
- till His belly was full
- koḻuṅ kayal kaṇ
- eyes like plump kayal fish
- uralōṭu kaṭṭuṇṭa
- bound to the mortar
- peṟṟimaiyum
- that plight of His
Periya Tirumadal 70 · verse 2782 of the four thousand
Meaning
and how, at the festival of the cowherds, He took on a huge form like some great spirit, and the great mounds of rice that had been brought in, cart after crowded cart, for the feast,
Word by word
- pūtamāy
- as a huge spirit, in a giant form
- āyar viḻaviṉkaṇ
- at the cowherds' festival
- cakaṭattāl
- by carts
- peruñ cōṟṟai
- the great heap of rice
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.