Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.1 · verse 1298 of the four thousand
Meaning
With Your steps You measured the whole world. When the elephant, caught in the broad flowering pond, praised You there with eloquent tongue, You ended its trembling. O Krishna, dwelling at Kavalampadi in Nangur, where Vedic brahmins live amid great wealth that grows and endures: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- tā aḷantu ulakam muṟṟum
- measuring the whole world with Your steps
- taṭa malarp poykai
- the broad flowering pond
- nā vaḷam naviṉṟu
- speaking with eloquent tongue
- nākattiṉ naṭukkam tīrttāy
- You ended the elephant's trembling
- kāvaḷampāṭi mēya
- dwelling at Kavalampadi, a divya desam in Thirunangur
- kaḷaikaṇ nīyē
- You alone are my refuge
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.2 · verse 1299 of the four thousand
Meaning
Becoming a boar, You dug up the earth. To break Mahabali's strength, You went at the gods' request and begged for a little land at his sacrifice. O Krishna, dwelling in Nangur of those who swiftly destroyed their foes, You of cool Kavalampadi: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- maṇ iṭantu ēṉam āki
- becoming a boar and digging up the earth
- māvali vali tolaippāṉ
- to break Mahabali's strength
- viṇṇavar vēṇṭa
- at the gods' request
- vēḷviyil kuṟai irantāy
- You begged a little at the sacrifice
- tuṇ eṉa māṟṟār tammait tolaittavar
- those who swiftly destroyed their foes
- kāvaḷam taṇ pāṭiyāy
- You of cool Kavalampadi
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.3 · verse 1300 of the four thousand
Meaning
You drove a single arrow straight through the chest of Vali as he rose in fury, and gave the kingdom with its joyful, shining crown to his right-minded younger brother. O Lord of Nangur, where fruit falls in streams from the swelling jackfruit and mango trees, You of cool Kavalampadi: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- uruttu eḻu vāli
- Vali, rising in fury
- oru kaṇai uruva ōṭṭi
- driving a single arrow right through
- karuttu uṭait tampikku
- to his right-minded younger brother, Sugriva
- katir muṭi aracu aḷittāy
- You gave the kingdom with its shining crown
- palavum māvum
- jackfruit and mango trees
- karuttaṉē
- O Lord, the Doer of all
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.4 · verse 1301 of the four thousand
Meaning
You cut off the ten heads of the rakshasa and felled them so that he died on the battlefield, and then graciously gave the kingdom to his younger brother. O You with the ringing anklets, of cool Kavalampadi in Nangur, where carp leap in the springs and bees drink honey: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- muṉaimukattu arakkaṉ māḷa
- so that the rakshasa died on the battlefield
- muṭikaḷ pattu aṟuttu
- cutting off his ten heads
- aṉaiyavaṟku iḷaiyavaṟkē
- to that one's younger brother, Vibhishana
- cuṉaikaḷil kayalkaḷ pāya
- as carp leap in the springs
- curumpu tēṉ nukarum
- where bees drink honey
- kaṉai kaḻal
- ringing anklets
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.5 · verse 1302 of the four thousand
Meaning
You leapt onto the heads of the hooded serpent and danced many dances there; You keep the gentle Lady, Lakshmi, seated on Your chest. O God, dwelling in Nangur of fitting fame, whose mansions stand like great mountains, You of cool Kavalampadi: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- paṭa aravu ucci taṉmēl
- onto the heads of the hooded serpent, Kaliya
- pal naṭaṅkaḷceytu
- dancing many dances
- maṭavaral maṅkai
- the gentle Lady, Lakshmi
- mārvakattu iruttiṉāṉē
- You who seated her on Your chest
- taṭa varai taṅku māṭa
- mansions like great mountains
- kaṭavuḷē
- O God
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.6 · verse 1303 of the four thousand
Meaning
You struck the wrestlers until they died, fought Kamsa and killed him, and brought the Bharata war to its end as many kings perished and fell. O You who dwell in Nangur, fragrant with honey in the shade of gardens that are good fortresses, You of cool Kavalampadi with its walls of stone: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- mallarai aṭṭu māḷa
- striking the wrestlers until they died
- kañcaṉai malaintu koṉṟu
- fighting and killing Kamsa
- pal aracu avintu vīḻa
- as many kings perished and fell
- pāratap pōr muṭittāy
- You brought the Bharata war to its end
- nal araṇ kāviṉ nīḻal
- the shade of gardens that are good fortresses
- kal araṇ
- walls of stone
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.7 · verse 1304 of the four thousand
Meaning
Seeking the kingdom for the eldest brother, You once went as an envoy. You broke the tusk of the rutting elephant so that the mahout seated on it fell. O Protector of Nangur, where tall groves stand in bloom and waters spread and flow, You of cool Kavalampadi: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- mūttavaṟku aracu vēṇṭi
- seeking the kingdom for the eldest, Yudhishthira
- tūtu eḻuntaruḷi
- graciously going as an envoy
- māttu amar pākaṉ vīḻa
- so that the mahout seated on the great beast fell
- mata kari maruppu ocittāy
- You broke the tusk of the rutting elephant
- puṉal parantu oḻukum
- where waters spread and flow
- kāttaṉē
- O Protector
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.8 · verse 1305 of the four thousand
Meaning
For the young maiden who bade You, You defeated Indra, king of the gods, swiftly broke into his rich garden and carried off the kalpaka tree. O Krishna, dwelling at Kavalampadi in Nangur, ringed by groves rich in flowers, the town that Purandara made: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- ēvu iḷaṅ kaṉṉikku āki
- for the young maiden who bade You, Satyabhama
- imaiyavar kōṉaic ceṟṟu
- defeating Indra, king of the gods
- kā vaḷam kaṭitu iṟuttu
- swiftly breaking into his rich garden
- kaṟpakam koṇṭu pōntāy
- You carried off the kalpaka, the wish-granting tree
- pū vaḷam poḻilkaḷ
- groves rich in flowers
- purantaraṉ ceyta
- made by Purandara, Indra
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.9 · verse 1306 of the four thousand
Meaning
You became the sacred metres; You became the faiths, and the five elements those faiths speak of; You became the end and the beginning, and the rare Vedas too. O You of fragrant, cool Kavalampadi in Nangur, where young peacocks dance in every grove stirred by the gentle breeze: You alone are my refuge.
Word by word
- cantam āy
- becoming the sacred metres
- camayam āki
- becoming the faiths
- aim pūtam āki
- becoming the five elements
- antam āy āti āki
- becoming the end and the beginning
- mantam ār poḻilkaḷtōṟum
- in every grove stirred by the gentle breeze
- maṭa mayil ālum
- where young peacocks dance
Periya Tirumozhi 4.6.10 · verse 1307 of the four thousand
Meaning
Of Krishna, who dwells at Kavalampadi in Nangur, where Vedic brahmins live amid great wealth that grows and endures, Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, sang these ten rich verses. Those who master them will become kings on this earth, and with young princes bowing before them, will shine in the shade of the royal umbrella.
Word by word
- mā vaḷam peruki maṉṉum
- great wealth that grows and endures
- kaṇṇaṉaik kaliyaṉ coṉṉa
- that Kaliyan sang of Krishna
- pā vaḷam pattum
- these ten rich verses
- pārmicai aracar āki
- becoming kings on this earth
- kō iḷa maṉṉar tāḻa
- with young princes bowing
- kuṭai niḻal polivar
- will shine in the shade of the 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.