Periya Tirumozhi 5.1

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.1 · verse 1348 of the four thousand

Meaning

He owns all the worlds, and He owns me and rules me as His own; He is the Dancer who took the form of a little brahmin boy. The place where He abides and sits is Pullambhoothangudi, where bees hum over fragrant flowers, lovely peacocks dance, and bees with spotted wings sing their song.

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aṉaittu ulakum uṭaiyāṉ

He who owns all the worlds

eṉṉai āḷ uṭaiyāṉ

He who owns me and rules me

kuṟiya māṇi uru

the form of a little brahmin boy, Vamana

kūttaṉ

the Dancer

eḻil ār maññai naṭam āṭa

as lovely peacocks dance

poṟi koḷ ciṟai vaṇṭu

bees with spotted wings

puḷḷampūtaṅkuṭi tāṉē

it is Thiruppullambhoothangudi

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.2 · verse 1349 of the four thousand

Meaning

As a deceitful dwarf He tricked Mahabali and took the world into His hands; He is the Pure One who ended the distress of the elephant with the hollow trunk. His place is Pullambhoothangudi, where carp leap in the low-lying plots, and birds go into the fertile fields to seek food for their young.

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kaḷḷak kuṟaḷ āy

as a deceitful dwarf

māvaliyai vañcittu

tricking Mahabali

ulakam kaippaṭuttu

taking the world into His hands

poḷḷaik karatta pōtakattiṉ

of the elephant with the hollow trunk

puṉitaṉ

the Pure One

piḷḷaikku irai tēṭum

seek food for their young

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.3 · verse 1350 of the four thousand

Meaning

He loosed His arrows so that the king of southern Lanka, lord of the hostile rakshasas, died; He split the horse demon's mouth, crushed the wrestlers and felled the marutham trees. The place of that loving Lord is Pullambhoothangudi, beautiful with flowering fields, where coconuts fall from the groves, the carp leap, and the herons fly off in fright.

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mēvā arakkar

the hostile rakshasas

teṉ ilaṅkai vēntaṉ vīya

so that the king of southern Lanka died

mā vāy piḷantu

splitting the horse demon's mouth

mal aṭarttu

crushing the wrestlers

marutam cāytta

who felled the marutham trees

kuruku iriyum

the herons fly off in fright

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.4 · verse 1351 of the four thousand

Meaning

He made the rain useless with a mountain; He cut off all twenty strong, rounded arms of the chief of the rakshasas with their victorious swords. The place of Rama of the mighty bow is Pullambhoothangudi, beautiful with walls of stone like hills, lovely halls, mansions and splendid towers.

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veṟpāl māri paḻutu ākki

making the rain useless with a mountain

viṟal vāḷ arakkar talaivaṉ

the chief of the rakshasas with victorious swords

ain nāṉkum

five times four, all twenty

val vil irāmaṉ

Rama of the mighty bow

puricaicey kuṉṟam

walls like hills

poṟpu ār māṭam

splendid towers

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.5 · verse 1352 of the four thousand

Meaning

The cowherd woman with large, kohl-lined eyes and dark hair hid away her curds; He ate them up, with ghee-rich milk besides, the wondrous One with the discus in His lovely hand. His place is Pullambhoothangudi of the Vedic scholars whose tongues never lie, where red-legged storks go and settle in the fields, looking for aaral fish to eat.

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mai ār taṭaṅ kaṇ

large, kohl-lined eyes

maṟaiya vaitta tayir

the curds she had hidden away

ney ār pālōṭu

with ghee-rich milk

nēmi aṅ kai māyaṉ

the wondrous One with the discus in His lovely hand

ceṅ kāl nārai

red-legged storks

poyyā nāviṉ maṟaiyāḷar

Vedic scholars whose tongues never lie

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.6 · verse 1353 of the four thousand

Meaning

For the gentle girl whose waist is fine as lightning and whose broad shoulders are like bamboo, He subdued, long ago, seven young bulls of unending fury. The place of that loving Lord is Pullambhoothangudi, where striped bees sing on lotus flowers in the old, abiding waters, and the punnai trees shed pollen like gold.

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miṉṉiṉ aṉṉa nuṇ maruṅkul

a waist fine as lightning

vēy ēy taṭan tōḷ

broad shoulders like bamboo

melliyaṟkā

for the gentle girl, Nappinnai

maḻa viṭaikaḷ ēḻ

seven young bulls

aravinta malarmēl

on lotus flowers

puṉṉai poṉ ēy tātu utirkkum

the punnai trees shed pollen like gold

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.7 · verse 1354 of the four thousand

Meaning

He lifted a hill as an umbrella, made the rain useless and guarded the herds; He made the one with matted locks run, and cut off the broad arms of mighty Bana. The place of that Master is Pullambhoothangudi, beautiful with fields all around, where bees nest and drink the nectar and lovely blue lilies spill their honey.

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kuṭaiyā vilaṅkal koṇṭu ēnti

lifting a hill as an umbrella

māri paḻutā nirai kāttu

making the rain useless and guarding the herds

caṭaiyāṉ ōṭa

making the matted-haired one, Shiva, run

aṭal vāṇaṉ

mighty Bana

taṭan tōḷ tuṇitta talaivaṉ

the Master who cut off his broad arms

kōla nīlam maṭṭu ukukkuma

lovely blue lilies spill their honey

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.8 · verse 1355 of the four thousand

Meaning

He drove Vijaya's chariot so that the fierce kings with their long, blood-stained spears perished; He filled the skull in Shiva's hand that would never fill. The place of our Father is Pullambhoothangudi, where brahmins live who kindle the three sacred fires with the Vedas, and who excel in lasting fame, generosity and patience.

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kaṟai ār neṭu vēl

long, blood-stained spears

maṟa maṉṉar vīya

so that the fierce kings perished

vicayaṉ tēr kaṭavi

driving Vijaya's (Arjuna's) chariot

iṟaiyāṉ kaiyil niṟaiyāta muṇṭam

the skull in Shiva's hand that would never fill

maṟaiyāl muttī avai vaḷarkkum

who kindle the three sacred fires with the Vedas

poṟaiyāl mikka antaṇar

brahmins excelling in patience

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.9 · verse 1356 of the four thousand

Meaning

On the day when darkness closed in and covered earth and heaven so that nothing could be seen, He became a swan and graciously gave the rare Vedas. The place of that Spotless One is Pullambhoothangudi, where the Ponni brings and tosses ashore the nine gems of flashing light, pearls from the bamboo, yak-tail whisks and gold.

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iruḷ āy mūṭiya nāḷ

the day when darkness covered all

aṉṉam āki

becoming a swan, Hamsa

aru maṟaikaḷ

the rare Vedas

aruḷic ceyta amalaṉiṭam

the place of the Spotless One who graciously gave them

miṉṉu cōti navamaṇiyum

the nine gems of flashing light

vēyiṉ muttum cāmaraiyum

pearls from the bamboo and yak-tail whisks

poṉṉi koṇarntu alaikkum

the Ponni (Kaveri) brings and tosses ashore

The word-separated edition leaves out line 4; it is given from the Project Madurai edition by K. Kalyanasundaram, unseparated as printed there.

Periya Tirumozhi 5.1.10 · verse 1357 of the four thousand

Meaning

He turned the herds back, and danced until Kaliya's heads trembled; He is the Beloved of the Lady of the golden lotus. On Him at Pullambhoothangudi, Kalikanri, Thirumangai Alwar, king of Mangai, praised by the learned, whose hand gives like a dark rain cloud, spoke these twice five verses. For those who sing them, sorrows will not stay but slip away.

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kaṟṟā maṟittu

turning the herds back

kāḷiyaṉ taṉ ceṉṉi naṭuṅka

so that Kaliya's heads trembled

poṉ tāmaraiyāḷ taṉ kēḷvaṉ

Beloved of the Lady of the golden lotus

kaṟṟār paravum

praised by the learned

kār ār puyalkaik kalikaṉṟi

Kalikanri, whose hand gives like a dark rain cloud

cōra nillā tuyar tāmē

sorrows will not stay but slip away