Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.1 · verse 1268 of the four thousand
Meaning
People of the world wear His names as their ornament, worship and praise Him: He is the Lord of great grace, my Master. With Lakshmi, the flower-born lady of the bodice-bound breasts, and the Earth goddess standing beside Him, He stands inside Semponseykoil in the midst of fine Nangur of splendid mansions, like a dark rain cloud standing still. I have seen Him, and I am saved for good.
Word by word
- pēr aṇintu
- wearing His names (as an ornament)
- pēr aruḷāḷaṉ
- the Lord of great grace
- malar makaḷōṭu
- with Lakshmi, the lady of the lotus
- maṇ makaḷum
- and the Earth goddess, Bhudevi
- cempoṉceykōyiliṉuḷḷē
- inside Semponseykoil, the temple of red gold, in Thirunangur
- kār aṇi mēkam niṉṟatu oppāṉai
- Him who is like a dark rain cloud standing still
- uyntoḻintēṉē
- I am saved, once and for all
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.2 · verse 1269 of the four thousand
Meaning
He knows neither birth nor old age; He is a flood of bliss that never changes; He became time itself, the past, the present and what is to come; He is the sweetness of the seven notes of music. Inside Semponseykoil, in the midst of fine Nangur of noble Vedic brahmins, stands the great meaning of the Vedas, the King of the gods. I have seen Him, and now I truly live.
Word by word
- piṟappoṭu mūppu oṉṟu illavaṉ
- He who has neither birth nor old age
- pētiyā iṉpa veḷḷattai
- the unchanging flood of bliss
- iṟappu etir kālam kaḻivum
- the past, the future and the passing present
- ēḻ icaiyiṉ cuvai
- the sweetness of the seven musical notes
- maṟaip perum poruḷai
- the great meaning of the Vedas
- vāḻntoḻintēṉē
- I truly live now
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.3 · verse 1270 of the four thousand
Meaning
He stands as the firm sky, fire and water, the moon and the sun, the living beings of the fertile earth, and every other thing that spreads out in the world. Inside Semponseykoil, in the midst of fine Nangur, home of Vedic brahmins of steadfast speech who are like Brahma of the lotus himself, He stands, the Lord with the colour of the sea. I, His servant, have seen Him and am saved for good.
Word by word
- tiṭa vicumpu eri nīr
- the firm sky, fire and water
- tiṅkaḷum cuṭarum
- the moon and the sun
- paṭar poruḷkaḷum āy niṉṟavaṉ
- He who stands as all things spread out
- paṅkayattu ayaṉ avaṉ aṉaiya
- like Brahma seated on the lotus
- tiṭa moḻi maṟaiyōr
- Vedic brahmins of steadfast speech
- kaṭal niṟa vaṇṇaṉ
- the Lord with the colour of the sea
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.4 · verse 1271 of the four thousand
Meaning
As a flawless dwarf He came to Mahabali's sacrifice and measured out the earth. He is the Lord who slept on the wave-tossed sea while the unwavering immortals bowed at His two feet. Inside Semponseykoil, in the midst of fine Nangur, home of men like four-faced Brahma, He stands wearing a tall jewelled crown. I have seen Him and am saved for good.
Word by word
- vacai aṟu kuṟaḷ āy
- as a flawless dwarf
- māvali vēḷvi
- Mahabali's sacrifice
- maṇ aḷaviṭṭavaṉ
- He who measured the earth
- acaivu aṟum amarar
- the unwavering immortals
- alai kaṭal tuyiṉṟa ammāṉai
- the Lord who slept on the wave-tossed sea
- ticaimukaṉ aṉaiyōr
- men like the four-faced Brahma
- uyar maṇi makuṭam
- a tall jewelled crown
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.5 · verse 1272 of the four thousand
Meaning
To those who come and take refuge in Him, crying, "You who destroyed the might of the evil-hearted rakshasas!", He melts with a mother's heart and gives His grace. He is Dasaratha's son, victory itself, and He is the father of Kama. Inside Semponseykoil, in the midst of fine Nangur ringed by groves of honeyed flowers, I, His servant, have seen Him and am saved for good.
Word by word
- tī maṉattu arakkar
- the evil-hearted rakshasas
- ceṉṟu aṭaintavar tamakku
- for those who come and take refuge
- tāy maṉattu iraṅki
- melting with a mother's heart
- tayarataṉ matalaiyai
- Dasaratha's son, Rama
- cayamē
- victory itself
- kāmaṉaip payantāṉ
- He who fathered Kama, the god of love
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.6 · verse 1273 of the four thousand
Meaning
He joyfully built a causeway of mountains so that a path was laid across the vast, great sea, and He loosed a single arrow that made Lanka, with its guarded walls built upon rock, tremble. Inside Semponseykoil, in the midst of fine Nangur of wealthy brahmins of the four Vedas, I, His servant, have seen Him with Lakshmi of the great petalled flower, and my sorrows are over.
Word by word
- mallai mā munnīr
- the vast, great sea
- malaiyāl aṇaiceytu
- building a causeway of mountains
- kaṭi matiḷ ilaṅkai
- Lanka of guarded walls
- ōr vāḷi toṭṭāṉai
- Him who loosed a single arrow
- alli mā malarāḷ
- Lakshmi of the great petalled flower
- allal tīrntēṉē
- my sorrows are over
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.7 · verse 1274 of the four thousand
Meaning
In anger He broke the bow, crushed the fierce, raging elephant and the wrestlers. He is the young bull, the Lord who was wrathful toward Kamsa, whose sacred colour is that of a dark rain cloud. Inside Semponseykoil, in the midst of fine Nangur of brahmins of the four Vedas and fine speech, He stands like a hill of collyrium. I have seen Him, and my sorrows are over.
Word by word
- vem ciṉak kaḷiṟum
- the elephant of fierce rage
- villoṭu mallum
- the bow and the wrestlers
- kañcaṉaik kāynta
- who raged against Kamsa
- kāḷai ammāṉai
- the young bull, the Lord
- karu mukil tiru niṟattavaṉai
- Him whose sacred colour is a dark rain cloud
- añcaṉak kuṉṟam
- a hill of collyrium, dark and lustrous
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.8 · verse 1275 of the four thousand
Meaning
Long ago He loosed His discus so that all the thousand arms of hostile Bana were cut off. He is the good lamp of the Vedas, dwelling on Venkatam hill whose peak gleams with lightning. In Semponseykoil of Nangur, whose people are like the tilak of the southern lands, He stands gladly, making the whole gathering shine. I have worshipped Him, and now I truly live.
Word by word
- aṉṟiya vāṇaṉ
- the hostile Bana
- āḻi toṭṭāṉai
- Him who loosed the discus
- miṉ tikaḻ kuṭumi
- a peak gleaming with lightning
- vēṅkaṭa malaimēl
- on the Venkatam hill, Tirumala
- vēta nal viḷakkai
- the good lamp of the Vedas
- teṉ ticait tilatam
- the tilak, the jewel, of the southern lands
- maṉṟu atu poliya
- making the gathering shine
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.9 · verse 1276 of the four thousand
Meaning
"O You with the colour of the dark kalam berry! O Krishna! My dark rain cloud!" So His devotees think of Him until their hearts ripen and melt, and He is honey welling up within their hearts. Inside Semponseykoil, in the midst of fine Nangur of clear-minded brahmins of the four Vedas, He stands abiding as rich, great bliss. I have worshipped Him, and now I truly live.
Word by word
- kaḷaṅkaṉi vaṇṇā
- O You with the colour of the dark kalam berry
- kār mukilē
- O dark rain cloud
- uḷam kaṉintirukkum aṭiyavar
- devotees whose hearts have ripened and melted
- uḷḷattuḷ ūṟiya tēṉai
- the honey welling up in their hearts
- teḷinta nāṉmaṟaiyōr
- clear-minded brahmins of the four Vedas
- vaḷam koḷ pēr iṉpam
- rich, great bliss
Periya Tirumozhi 4.3.10 · verse 1277 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kalikanri of Mangai, Thirumangai Alwar of the sword, tells how he saw the King of the gods inside Semponseykoil in the midst of fine Nangur of honey-filled groves. Those who learn and master these flawless songs, nine and one, leaving none out, will rule the earth beneath a proud white umbrella, and then joyfully become immortals.
Word by word
- tēṉ amar cōlai
- groves full of honey
- vāṉavar kōṉaik kaṇṭamai
- how he saw the King of the gods
- maṅkaiyār vāḷ kalikaṉṟi
- Kalikanri of Mangai, of the sword, Thirumangai Alwar
- ūṉam il pāṭal
- flawless songs
- oṉpatōṭu oṉṟum
- nine and one, all ten
- māṉa veṇ kuṭaikkīḻ
- beneath a proud white royal umbrella
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.