Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.1 · verse 2012 of the four thousand
Meaning
He wound the long serpent round, planted the tall mountain, churned the deep sea without a thought for the toil, and took out the nectar with delight. His chest is adorned with jewels and garlands; He rides the bird, a mountain of gold. The eyes of those who have not seen Him are never eyes at all. This we have seen.
Word by word
- nīḷ nākam cuṟṟi
- winding the long serpent round
- neṭu varai naṭṭu
- planting the tall mountain
- amutam koṇṭu ukanta
- took out the nectar with delight
- puḷ ūrum poṉ malaiyai
- the golden mountain who rides the bird, Garuda
- kāṇātār kaṇ
- the eyes of those who have not seen Him
- kaṇ alla
- are not eyes
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.2 · verse 2013 of the four thousand
Meaning
He who would grow so tall became a dwarf, stood and begged, and with His feet measured out Mahabali's earth, a Lord far greater than the gift He received. He is the great gem no one has pierced, sweet to His devotees. The ears that have not heard of Him are never ears at all. This we know.
Word by word
- kuṟaḷ uru āy niṉṟu irantu
- stood as a dwarf and begged
- māvali maṇ
- Mahabali's earth
- takkaṇaikku mikkāṉai
- far greater than the gift He received
- tōḷāta mā maṇiyai
- the great gem no one has pierced
- toṇṭarkku iṉiyāṉai
- sweet to His devotees
- kēḷāc cevikaḷ
- ears that have not heard of Him
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.3 · verse 2014 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Pure One, the One of the pure Vedas, who dwells at southern Thiruvali; His is the mouth that drank out the life of the hostile demoness along with her milk. The speech of those who do not bow to Him, the Lord Mal, and speak of His greatness is never speech at all. This we have heard.
Word by word
- tūyāṉai
- the Pure One
- tūya maṟaiyāṉai
- the One of the pure Vedas
- teṉ āli mēyāṉai
- who dwells at southern Thiruvali
- mēvāḷ uyir uṇṭu
- drank out the life of the hostile woman, Putana
- pēcātār pēccu
- the speech of those who do not speak of Him
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.4 · verse 2015 of the four thousand
Meaning
With His sharp claws He tore open the chest of the hostile Hiranya; He is the mighty Lion who never turns back, King of the gods, whose chest bears the fragrant tulasi with its petals. The songs of those who do not sing of Him with longing are never songs at all. This we have heard.
Word by word
- kūṭā iraṇiyaṉaik
- the hostile Hiranya
- kūr ukirāl mārvu iṭanta
- tore open his chest with sharp claws
- ōṭā aṭal ariyai
- the mighty Lion who never turns back
- umparār kōmāṉai
- King of the gods
- naṟun tuḻāy
- fragrant tulasi
- ārvattāl pāṭātār
- those who do not sing with longing
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.5 · verse 2016 of the four thousand
Meaning
His body is dark like the black sea, a mountain of sapphire, a great rain cloud, a freshly picked kuvalai flower and the kaya blossom. He is the Lord of the hill of Thirumeyyam, whose hand bears the conch. Hands that do not join in worship of Him are never hands at all. This we have seen.
Word by word
- mai ār kaṭalum
- the black sea
- maṇi varaiyum
- a mountain of sapphire
- koy ār kuvaḷaiyum
- freshly picked blue kuvalai flower
- kāyāvum
- the dark kaya blossom
- meyya malaiyāṉai
- Lord of the hill of Thirumeyyam
- kai toḻā kai
- hands that do not worship
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.6 · verse 2017 of the four thousand
Meaning
Honey-filled tulasi, kanavalar and koovilam blossoms, the lotus on its thorny stem, the water lily: when they see these, some people never think, "These are for the golden feet of Him who came as a bird and as the Boar that plunged in and lifted the earth." We will not count the hearts of such people as hearts.
Word by word
- kaḷ ār tuḻāyum
- honey-filled tulasi
- muḷ ār muḷariyum
- the lotus on its thorny stem
- āmpalum
- the water lily
- ēṉam āyp pukku iṭantāṉ
- became the Boar, plunged in and lifted the earth
- poṉ aṭikku
- for His golden feet
- uḷḷamāk koḷḷōmē
- we will not count as hearts
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.7 · verse 2018 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is like the roaring sea, the karuvilai flower and the kaya blossom. The hearts of those who do not stand as His devotees and think of Him always, with love and longing, offering Him flowers from the mountain springs, are never hearts at all. This we have seen.
Word by word
- kaṉai ār kaṭalum
- the roaring sea
- karuviḷaiyum
- the dark karuvilai flower
- aṉpiṉāl ārvattāl
- with love and longing
- cuṉai ār malar iṭṭu
- offering flowers from the springs
- toṇṭarāy niṉṟu
- standing as His devotees
- niṉaiyātār neñcu
- the hearts of those who do not think of Him
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.8 · verse 2019 of the four thousand
Meaning
As a little one He ate with delight the fragrant butter in the hanging pots, set there by the cowherd women with fragrant dark tresses; He is the red-eyed, tall Lord. Those who have not thought of Him and come to know Him remain for ever without knowledge. This we have seen.
Word by word
- veṟi ār karuṅ kūntal
- fragrant dark tresses
- uṟi ār naṟu veṇṇey
- fragrant butter in the hanging pots
- ciṟiyāṉai
- the little one
- ceṅ kaṇ neṭiyāṉai
- the red-eyed, tall Lord
- cintittu aṟiyātār
- those who have not thought of Him and known Him
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.9 · verse 2020 of the four thousand
Meaning
He took as His dwelling Thirumaliruncholai, where bees hum among the honey, and once, for the girl with wide, flower-like eyes, He subdued the seven bulls. Those who have not become His servants are not human beings at all: this I have settled in my mind.
Word by word
- tēṉoṭu vaṇṭu ālum
- where bees hum among the honey
- tirumāliruñcōlai
- Thirumaliruncholai
- taṭa malark kaṇṇikkāy
- for the girl with wide, flower-like eyes, Nappinnai
- āṉ viṭai ēḻ
- the seven bulls
- āḷ āṉār allātār
- those who have not become His servants
- māṉiṭavar allar
- are not human
Periya Tirumozhi 11.7.10 · verse 2021 of the four thousand
Meaning
So that the sins that cling to you fall away, wear on your heads the feet of Tirumal, the Lord who holds the discus in His hand. Then sing and dance these ten verses, the resounding garland of Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, who holds the spear in his hand.
Word by word
- meyn niṉṟa pāvam akala
- so that the clinging sins fall away
- kain niṉṟa āḻiyāṉ
- the Lord with the discus in His hand
- kaḻal cūṭik
- wearing His feet on your heads
- vēl kaik kaliyaṉ
- Kaliyan with the spear in hand, Thirumangai Alwar
- oli mālai
- resounding garland
- pāṭi āṭumiṉē
- sing and dance
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.