Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.1 · verse 1288 of the four thousand
Meaning
He graciously ended the distress of the elephant whose trunk is like a hollow palm trunk; He lifted the bamboo-covered hill and guarded the herds from the fierce rain: He is our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, where the flowery waters of the Ponni flow in everywhere, sweeping gold along with them, and honeyed groves spread their fragrance all around.
Word by word
- tūmpu uṭaip paṉaik kai vēḻam
- the elephant whose trunk is like a hollow palm trunk
- tuyar keṭuttaruḷi
- graciously ending its distress
- kāmpu uṭaik kuṉṟam ēnti
- lifting the bamboo-covered hill
- kaṭu maḻai kātta entai
- our Father who guarded (them) from the fierce rain
- pūm puṉal poṉṉi
- the flowery waters of the Ponni, the Kaveri
- tirumaṇikkūṭattāṉē
- the Lord of Thirumanikoodam, a divya desam in Thirunangur
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.2 · verse 1289 of the four thousand
Meaning
He sucked the full breast of the cruel demoness with her fearsome, gleaming fangs; and to end the grief that Lanka had brought by its seizing, He loosed His fierce arrows: He is our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, fragrant with the holy water that comes flowing after washing the kumkum from the breasts of women whose lips are red as the kovvai fruit.
Word by word
- kavvai vāḷ eyiṟṟu vaṉ pēy
- the cruel demoness with fearsome, gleaming fangs
- katir mulai cuvaittu
- sucking her full breast
- vavviya iṭumpai tīra
- to end the grief of the seizing
- kaṭuṅ kaṇai turanta
- who loosed fierce arrows
- kovvai vāy makaḷir
- women with lips red as the kovvai fruit
- teyva nīr
- holy water
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.3 · verse 1290 of the four thousand
Meaning
He destroyed the horse demon until its work was stilled; He walked between the marutham trees until they broke; He ruined the work of the strong-legged bulls and embraced the lovely shoulders of Nappinnai: He is our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, where men skilled in the Vedas, whose tongues' work is chanting, lovingly tend the sacred fires with generous hands that bring forth dharma.
Word by word
- māt toḻil maṭaṅkac ceṟṟu
- destroying the horse demon until its work was stilled
- marutu iṟa naṭantu
- walking (between) the marutham trees so they broke
- cēt toḻil citaittu
- ruining the work of the bulls
- piṉṉai cevvit tōḷ puṇarnta
- who embraced the lovely shoulders of Nappinnai
- nāt toḻil maṟai vallārkaḷ
- men skilled in the Vedas, chanting their tongues' work
- tīt toḻil payilum
- who constantly tend the sacred fires
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.4 · verse 1291 of the four thousand
Meaning
He pulled out the great tusk of the big-trunked elephant of unbearable rage and strong legs; He broke the flowering kurundu tree, split open the beak of the bird demon and subdued the bulls: He is our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, where a she-monkey who has eaten her fill of mangoes comes along, scattering the bees, and feasts on sweet bananas.
Word by word
- tāṅku arum ciṉattu
- of unbearable rage
- mā maruppu vāṅki
- pulling out the great tusk
- pūṅ kuruntu ocittu
- breaking the flowering kurundu tree
- puḷ vāy piḷantu
- splitting the beak of the bird demon
- erutu aṭartta
- who subdued the bulls
- manti
- a she-monkey
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.5 · verse 1292 of the four thousand
Meaning
The dark woman of Lanka came rushing at Him, opening her cave-like mouth; her ears and nose were cut off with the sword: He is our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, where Lakshmi dwells, the great lady, the innocent young maiden who is never parted from Him.
Word by word
- karu makaḷ ilaṅkaiyāṭṭi
- the dark woman of Lanka, Surpanakha
- pilaṅ koḷ vāy
- a cave-like mouth
- ceviyum mūkkum
- her ears and nose
- vāḷiṉāl taṭinta
- cut off with the sword
- pētai maṅkai
- the innocent young maiden
- pirivu ilāta tirumakaḷ
- Lakshmi, never parted from Him
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.6 · verse 1293 of the four thousand
Meaning
He became the fish, the dwarf, the bird, the boar, the lion and the horse; He became the universe, the shining lights and every other power: He is our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, home of men of firm valour, who saw the mighty southern king run and the kings of the north put to flight.
Word by word
- keṇṭaiyum kuṟaḷum
- the fish and the dwarf
- kēḻalum ariyum māvum
- the boar, the lion and the horse
- aṇṭamum cuṭarum
- the universe and the shining lights
- oṇ tiṟal teṉṉaṉ ōṭa
- as the mighty southern king fled
- vaṭa aracu ōṭṭam kaṇṭa
- who saw the kings of the north put to flight
- tiṇ tiṟalāḷar
- men of firm valour
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.7 · verse 1294 of the four thousand
Meaning
He became the hills, the sky and the earth, the cool waters, the hot sun that stands in the sky with the moon, and every other state of being: He is our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, where the south wind comes wandering everywhere, carrying the fragrance of the commons, the fields, the gardens and the mansions.
Word by word
- kuṉṟamum vāṉum maṇṇum
- the hills, the sky and the earth
- kuḷir puṉal
- the cool waters
- vem cuṭarum
- the hot sun
- nilaikaḷum āya entai
- our Father who became all states of being
- maṉṟamum vayalum kāvum
- the commons, the fields and the gardens
- teṉṟal vantu ulavum
- where the south wind comes wandering
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.8 · verse 1295 of the four thousand
Meaning
Doubt and certainty, falsehood and truth, the swelling clouds that sustain this earth, and all other things: He became them all, our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, where vaalai fish leap after drinking the honey the lotuses have shed, and red carp frolic in the waters.
Word by word
- caṅkaiyum tuṇivum
- doubt and certainty
- poyyum meyyum
- falsehood and truth
- it taraṇi ōmpum
- that sustain this earth
- poṅkiya mukilum
- the swelling clouds
- paṅkayam ukutta tēṟal
- the honey shed by the lotuses
- ceṅ kayal ukaḷum
- where red carp frolic
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.9 · verse 1296 of the four thousand
Meaning
Sin and virtue, liberation, pleasure and pain, anger and grace, and every other quality: He became them all, our Father. He is the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, where the gods come with the sages and bow down, saying, "Of the three, this One is our Lord."
Word by word
- pāvamum aṟamum vīṭum
- sin, virtue and liberation
- iṉpamum tuṉpam tāṉum
- pleasure and pain
- kōvamum aruḷum
- anger and grace
- kuṇaṅkaḷum āya entai
- our Father who became all qualities
- mūvaril eṅkaḷ mūrtti ivaṉ
- "Of the three, this One is our Lord"
- tēvar vantu iṟaiñcum
- where the gods come and bow
Periya Tirumozhi 4.5.10 · verse 1297 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, leader of the people of Mangai, wearer of a rich garland, sang these words from his own lips on the Lord of Thirumanikoodam in Nangur, whose mansions touch the moon. Those who master them will rule this world ringed by surging waters, then rule the golden world of heaven, and after that pass through the orb of the hot-rayed sun and shine.
Word by word
- tiṅkaḷ tōy māṭa
- mansions that touch the moon
- maṅkaiyar talaivaṉ
- leader of the people of Thirumangai
- vaṇ tārk kaliyaṉ
- Kaliyan of the rich garland
- vāy olikaḷ
- the words from his lips
- poṉ ulaku āṇṭu
- ruling the golden world of heaven
- vem katirp pariti vaṭṭattu ūṭu pōy
- passing through the orb of the hot-rayed sun
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.