Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.1 · verse 1308 of the four thousand
Meaning
O Dark One, whose sacred body is like the sea that fills the eye! O my Elder Lord, who dwells in Thiruvellakkulam, ringed by strong walls, in Nangur, home of those who win victory over their foes on the battlefield: remove the troubles of me, Your servant.
Word by word
- kaṇ ār kaṭalpōl
- like the sea that fills the eye
- tirumēṉi kariyāy
- O You whose sacred body is dark
- naṇṇār muṉai veṉṟi koḷvār
- those who win victory over foes in battle
- tiruveḷḷakkuḷattuḷ
- in Thiruvellakkulam (Annan Koil), in Thirunangur
- aṇṇā
- O Elder One, the Lord as elder brother
- aṭiyēṉ iṭaraik kaḷaiyāyē
- remove the troubles of me, Your servant
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.2 · verse 1309 of the four thousand
Meaning
O You who adorn Yourself with clusters of tulasi flowers! O my Father, dwelling in Thiruvellakkulam with its waters full of red lotuses, in Nangur of Vedic brahmins whose great fame never fades: remove the troubles of me, Your servant.
Word by word
- kontu ār tuḷava malar
- clusters of tulasi flowers
- aṇivāṉē
- O You who adorn Yourself
- nantāta perum pukaḻ
- great fame that never fades
- centāmarai nīr
- waters full of red lotuses
- entāy
- O my Father
- iṭaraik kaḷaiyāyē
- remove my troubles
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.3 · verse 1310 of the four thousand
Meaning
O You who held off the cold rain with a hill and rejoiced! O You who stand in Thiruvellakkulam, where all who go there bow down, in Nangur of Vedic brahmins of good and great fame! O Tall One, take away the troubles of me, Your servant.
Word by word
- kuṉṟāl kuḷir māri taṭuttu
- holding off the cold rain with a hill
- ukantāṉē
- O You who rejoiced
- ceṉṟār vaṇaṅkum
- where all who go there bow down
- niṉṟāy
- O You who stand
- neṭiyāy
- O Tall One
- iṭar nīkkē
- take away my troubles
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.4 · verse 1311 of the four thousand
Meaning
O mighty Elephant, who broke the tusk of the great elephant from the forest! O You who abide in Thiruvellakkulam, ringed by honey-filled groves, in Nangur where good people of every kind live: show Your grace to me, Your servant.
Word by word
- kāṉ ār kari
- the great elephant from the forest
- kompu atu ocitta
- who broke its tusk
- kaḷiṟē
- O mighty Elephant (the Lord Himself)
- nāṉāvakai nallavar
- good people of every kind
- tēṉ ār poḻil
- honey-filled groves
- aruḷpuriyāyē
- show Your grace
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.5 · verse 1312 of the four thousand
Meaning
O Lamp who dwells on sacred Venkatam, where the hunters roam! O You of Thiruvellakkulam, ringed by lush groves, in Nangur where Vedic brahmins dwell whose fame fills the land! I come to You singing; scatter all that is my karma.
Word by word
- vēṭu ār tiruvēṅkaṭam
- sacred Venkatam, where the hunters roam
- mēya viḷakkē
- O Lamp who dwells there
- nāṭu ār pukaḻ
- fame that fills the land
- cēṭu ār poḻil
- lush groves
- pāṭāvaruvēṉ
- I come singing
- viṉai āyiṉa pāṟṟē
- scatter all that is my karma
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.6 · verse 1313 of the four thousand
Meaning
O You who built a causeway of stones across the sea and rejoiced! O Wealthy One, who dwells in Thiruvellakkulam, in Nangur where many good Vedic brahmins live: grant Your grace, so that all my troubles are destroyed.
Word by word
- kallāl kaṭalai aṇai kaṭṭi
- building a causeway of stones across the sea
- nallār palar vētiyar
- many good Vedic brahmins
- celvā
- O Wealthy One, Lord of Sri
- uṟaivāṉē
- O You who dwell
- ellā iṭarum keṭumāṟu
- so that all troubles are destroyed
- aruḷāyē
- grant Your grace
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.7 · verse 1314 of the four thousand
Meaning
O our King of the cowherds, who grazed the herds with a staff in hand! In Thiruvellakkulam, ringed by fields full of carp, in Nangur where brahmins of the four Vedas live, as I call out "O Mal, loving Lord!", graciously end my hard karma.
Word by word
- kōlāl nirai mēytta
- who grazed the herds with a staff
- kōvalar kōvē
- O King of the cowherds
- nāl ākiya vētiyar
- brahmins of the four Vedas
- cēl ār vayal
- fields full of carp
- mālē
- O Mal, the loving Lord
- val viṉai tīrttaruḷāyē
- graciously end my hard karma
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.8 · verse 1315 of the four thousand
Meaning
Becoming a boar, You dug up this earth. O Narayana! O Nectar of whom one never has enough, in Thiruvellakkulam, ringed by glorious groves, in Nangur of good Vedic brahmins: show Your grace to me, Your servant.
Word by word
- vārākam atu āki
- becoming the boar, Varaha
- im maṇṇai iṭantāy
- You dug up this earth
- nārāyaṇaṉē
- O Narayana
- cīr ār poḻil
- glorious groves
- ārāamutē
- O Nectar of whom one never has enough
- aṭiyēṟku aruḷāyē
- show grace to me, Your servant
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.9 · verse 1316 of the four thousand
Meaning
O You whose chest is embraced by the great Lakshmi of the flower! O God, who dwells in Thiruvellakkulam in Nangur, where Vedic brahmins live whose fame is on every tongue: say with pity, "Ah, ah, this one is My servant!", and show me Your grace.
Word by word
- pū ār tiru mā makaḷ
- the great Lakshmi of the flower
- pulkiya mārpā
- O You whose chest she embraces
- nā ār pukaḻ
- fame that is on every tongue
- tēvā
- O God
- ā ā
- "Ah, ah!", a cry of pity
- aṭiyāṉ ivaṉ
- "this one is My servant"
Periya Tirumozhi 4.7.10 · verse 1317 of the four thousand
Meaning
This garland of verses Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, whose shoulders are strong as stone, sang on the Wealthy One who dwells in Thiruvellakkulam in Nangur, where Vedic brahmins full of good love live. Those who master it, so that all call them masters, are themselves the immortals.
Word by word
- nal aṉpu uṭai vētiyar
- Vedic brahmins full of good love
- celvaṉ
- the Wealthy One
- kalliṉ mali tōḷ kaliyaṉ
- Kaliyan, whose shoulders are strong as stone
- coṉṉa mālai
- the garland of verses he sang
- vallar eṉa vallavar
- those who master it, so all call them masters
- vāṉavar tāmē
- are themselves the immortals
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.