Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.1 · verse 1942 of the four thousand
Meaning
(A girl longing for the Lord begs the birds and creatures to give a good omen of His coming.) Give a good sign, O crow-pheasant! Give a good sign, O crow-pheasant, so that Madhava will come: the Husband of great Sri, wearing a fragrant garland, of ancient fame.
Word by word
- tiruttāy
- give a good sign, make it auspicious
- cempōttē
- O crow-pheasant, a bird of omen
- tiru mā makaḷ-taṉ kaṇavaṉ
- the Husband of great Sri
- marut tār
- a fragrant garland
- mātavaṉai
- Madhava, Lord of Lakshmi
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.2 · verse 1943 of the four thousand
Meaning
Caw, little crow! Caw, little crow, so that the Best of all will come: He who has the colour of a great dark cloud, whose ancient fame is on every tongue.
Word by word
- karaiyāy
- caw, call out
- kākkaip piḷḷāy
- O little crow
- karu mā mukil pōl niṟattaṉ
- He who has the colour of a great dark cloud
- urai ār tol pukaḻ
- ancient fame on every tongue
- uttamaṉai
- the Best of all
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.3 · verse 1944 of the four thousand
Meaning
Call, lovely koel! Call, lovely koel, so that the sapphire-coloured Lord will come: He who gladly held back the cold rain, and who tore open the horse's mouth.
Word by word
- kūvāy
- call
- pūṅ kuyilē
- O lovely koel
- kuḷir māri taṭuttu
- holding back the cold rain
- mā vāy kīṇṭa
- who tore open the horse's mouth, Kesi's
- maṇi vaṇṇaṉai
- the sapphire-coloured Lord
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.4 · verse 1945 of the four thousand
Meaning
Chirp, little lizard! Chirp, little lizard, so that Madhava will come: He who danced with the pots and measured the world, whose flowered locks are full of honey.
Word by word
- koṭṭāy
- chirp, click your tongue
- pallik kuṭṭi
- little lizard, whose chirp is an omen
- kuṭam āṭi
- who danced with the pots
- ulaku aḷanta
- who measured the world
- maṭṭu ār pūṅ kuḻal
- flowered locks full of honey
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.5 · verse 1946 of the four thousand
Meaning
Speak, green parrot! Speak, green parrot, so that the Lord of northern Thiruvenkatam will come: He who raised the blazing discus in His right hand, whose shoulders are strong as a wrestler's.
Word by word
- paiṅ kiḷiyē
- O green parrot
- cuṭar āḻi
- the blazing discus
- valaṉ uyartta
- raised in His right hand
- mal ār tōḷ
- shoulders strong as a wrestler's
- vaṭa vēṅkaṭavaṉai
- the Lord of northern Thiruvenkatam
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.6 · verse 1947 of the four thousand
Meaning
The cock is crowing! My friend, what shall I do? It was the hour for the Lord the colour of the sea to come, and now the cock is crowing!
Word by word
- kōḻi kū eṉṉumāl
- the cock is crowing, night is over
- tōḻi
- my friend
- āḻi vaṇṇar
- the Lord the colour of the sea
- varum poḻutu
- the hour of His coming
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.7 · verse 1948 of the four thousand
Meaning
What do I owe to Kama? I belong to no one but the Lord the colour of the great dark cloud. Yet Kama comes in, sets his five flower arrows to the bow, and shoots. What do I owe to Kama?
Word by word
- kāmaṟku
- to Kama, god of love
- eṉ kaṭavēṉ?
- what do I owe?
- karu mā mukil vaṇṇaṟku allāl
- to none but the One the colour of the dark cloud
- aiṅkaṇai
- the five arrows
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.8 · verse 1949 of the four thousand
Meaning
Will He come here, so that my long eyes, sharp as a pair of spears, may rejoice? The dark Lord who lies at Thirukkudanthai among fragrant groves: will He come here?
Word by word
- iṅkē pōtumkolō
- will He come here?
- iṉa vēl neṭuṅ kaṇ
- long eyes like a pair of spears
- kaḷippa
- to rejoice
- koṅku ār cōlai
- fragrant groves
- kuṭantaik kiṭanta māl
- the dark Lord who lies at Thirukkudanthai
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.9 · verse 1950 of the four thousand
Meaning
Mother, I do not know who He is: the Master who holds the discus and the golden Sarnga bow. I cannot say who He is.
Word by word
- iṉṉār eṉṟu aṟiyēṉ
- I do not know who He is
- aṉṉē
- O mother
- āḻiyoṭum
- with the discus
- poṉ ār cārṅkam
- the golden Sarnga bow
- aṭikaḷai
- the Master
Periya Tirumozhi 10.10.10 · verse 1951 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sing, you servants of the Lord! Sing these garlands of song by Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, king of Mangai among groves full of bees, with his bright garland and spear. Sing them, you servants of the Lord!
Word by word
- toṇṭīr
- O servants of the Lord
- curumpu ār poḻil
- groves full of bees
- maṅkaiyar-kōṉ
- king of Mangai
- oṇ tār vēl
- bright garland and spear
- oli mālaikaḷ
- garlands of song
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.