Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.1 · verse 1028 of the four thousand
Meaning
Saying 'mother', 'father', 'wife', 'kin', 'children', I suffered only sickness and sorrow, and I am spent. Now, out of one longing, to see You, O Lord of fragrant Thiruvenkatam, ringed by flowering groves thick with bamboo, I, no better than a dog, have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me as Your servant.
Word by word
- tāyē tantai eṉṟum
- saying 'mother', 'father'
- tāramē kiḷai makkaḷ
- wife, kin, children
- nōyē paṭṭoḻintēṉ
- I suffered only sickness and was spent
- nuṉṉaik kāṇpatu ōr ācaiyiṉāl
- out of one longing, to see You
- virai ār tiruvēṅkaṭavā
- O Lord of fragrant Thiruvenkatam
- nāyēṉ
- I, lowly as a dog
- āḷ eṉṉaik koṇṭaruḷē
- graciously take me as Your servant
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.2 · verse 1029 of the four thousand
Meaning
Caught in the spell of women with eyes like a doe's, here on this great earth I myself committed the sins that lead into hells of every kind. O my Elephant, Lord of the great hill of Thiruvenkatam, ringed by flowering groves full of honey, I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- māṉ ēy kaṇ maṭavār
- women with eyes like a doe's
- mayakkil paṭṭu
- caught in their spell
- nāṉāvita narakam
- hells of every kind
- tēṉ ēy pūm poḻil
- flowering groves full of honey
- eṉ āṉāy
- O my Elephant, my majestic Lord
- aṭiyēṉai āṭ koṇṭaruḷē
- graciously take me, Your servant, into Your service
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.3 · verse 1030 of the four thousand
Meaning
With no aim in life, I killed many living things. Never once did I speak a kind word to those who came begging. O Lord of Venkatam, the cool great hill where clouds resting on the peaks rumble with thunder, this very moment I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- koṉṟēṉ pal uyirai
- I killed many living things
- kuṟikkōḷ oṉṟu ilāmaiyiṉāl
- having no aim at all
- irantārkku
- to those who begged
- kuṉṟu ēy mēkam atir
- where clouds on the peaks thunder
- aṉṟē vantu aṭaintēṉ
- at once I have come and reached You
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.4 · verse 1031 of the four thousand
Meaning
Born into clan after clan, dying again and again, I have grown weary and spent. I have no goodness at all, and I have not done even one good deed. O Lord of Thiruvenkatam, with its paths where long clouds hang low enough to touch the ground, worn with distress I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- kulam-tāṉ ettaṉaiyum piṟantē
- born in clan after clan
- iṟantu eyttoḻintēṉ
- dying, I grew weary and spent
- nalam-tāṉ oṉṟum ilēṉ
- I have no goodness at all
- nallatu ōr aṟam
- a single good deed
- nilam tōy nīḷ mukil
- long clouds touching the ground
- alantēṉ
- worn with distress
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.5 · verse 1032 of the four thousand
Meaning
Doing sin upon sin of every kind, I have grown weak and wasted. O Strong One, I cannot even keep on praising Your feet without a break. O my Father, Lord of the great hill of Thiruvenkatam, ringed by sturdy peaks, I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- iḷaittoḻintēṉ
- I have grown weak and wasted
- tuppā
- O Strong One
- niṉ aṭiyē toṭarntu ēttavum
- to keep on praising Your feet
- tiṇ varai
- sturdy peaks
- eṉ appā
- O my Father
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.6 · verse 1033 of the four thousand
Meaning
Inside this body, made of earth, water, fire, wind and the sky where clouds drift, a body full of wounds, I have cried out, faltered and grown spent. O Lord of fragrant Thiruvenkatam, whose tall peaks reach the heavens, O Master, I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- mañcu ulāvum ākācamum
- the sky where clouds drift
- puṇ ār ākkai
- a body full of wounds
- pulampit taḷarntu
- crying out and faltering
- viṇ ār nīḷ cikara
- tall peaks reaching the sky
- aṇṇā
- O Master, elder
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.7 · verse 1034 of the four thousand
Meaning
As a child, knowing nothing, I did many wrongs. Once I had grown up, I toiled only for others and became wretched. O Lord of Venkatam, the massive great hill ringed by flowering groves where elephants gather, O Hari, I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- teriyēṉ pālakaṉāy
- a child who knew nothing
- periyēṉ āyiṉapiṉ
- after I had grown up
- piṟarkkē uḻaittu
- toiling only for others
- ēḻai āṉēṉ
- I became wretched
- kari cēr pūm poḻil
- flowering groves where elephants gather
- ariyē
- O Hari
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.8 · verse 1035 of the four thousand
Meaning
Out of one longing, to see You, I did penance through many births, and I took up this birth, and I have suffered. O my Lord of Venkatam, ringed by cool groves where honey from the combs on the branches pours down and flows, I can bear it no longer: I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- nōṟṟēṉ pal piṟavi
- I did penance through many births
- iṭar uṟṟaṉaṉ
- I have suffered
- kōl tēṉ
- honey from combs on the branches
- kuḷir cōlai
- cool groves
- āṟṟēṉ
- I can bear it no longer
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.9 · verse 1036 of the four thousand
Meaning
I have no other support at all; doing nothing but sin, I have become a sinner, and I know nothing else. O Wondrous One, our Madhava, Lord of Venkatam with its lotus pools where honey from the rocks pours down, with nothing else left to me I have come and reached You. Be gracious: take me, Your servant, into Your service.
Word by word
- paṟṟēl oṉṟum ilēṉ
- I have no other support at all
- māyaṉē
- O Wondrous One
- eṅkaḷ mātavaṉē
- our Madhava, Lord of Lakshmi
- kal tēṉ
- honey from the rocks
- kamalac cuṉai
- lotus pools
- aṟṟēṉ
- with nothing else left to me
Periya Tirumozhi 1.9.10 · verse 1037 of the four thousand
Meaning
Our dark-hued Lord is the eye and the very life of the seven worlds; He is the Lord of the Vedas at Venkatam with its groves, whom the gods praise. Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, king of Thirumangai ringed by sturdy mansions, sang these ten melodious songs on Him. For those who practise them there will be no sins.
Word by word
- kaṇ āy ēḻ ulakukku uyir āya
- the eye and the life of the seven worlds
- kār vaṇṇaṉai
- the One of the hue of rain clouds
- vēṅkaṭa vētiyaṉai
- the Lord of the Vedas at Venkatam
- tiru maṅkaiyar-kōṉ kaliyaṉ
- Kaliyan, king of Thirumangai
- paṇ ār pāṭal pattum
- these ten melodious songs
- illai pāvaṅkaḷē
- there will be no sins
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.