Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.1 · verse 1438 of the four thousand
Meaning
The Lord is the faultless earth, the fire, the wind, the water and the sky; He is the stainless mind, and sleep and death as well. When His mother scolded Him, He was hurt, yet He ate the curds and danced with the pots; He is the broad-chested, gracious Lord. The city where He lives is Nandipura Vinnagaram. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- tītu aṟu nilattoṭu
- with the faultless earth
- eri kāliṉoṭu nīr
- fire, wind and water
- mācu aṟu maṉattiṉoṭu
- with the stainless mind
- uṟakkamoṭu iṟakkai
- sleep and death
- tāy ceṟa uḷaintu
- hurt when His mother scolded Him
- kuṭam āṭu
- who danced with pots
- nantipuraviṇṇakaram
- Nandipura Vinnagaram, Nathan Koil near Kumbakonam
- naṇṇu maṉamē
- go there, O mind
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.2 · verse 1439 of the four thousand
Meaning
There is a way to be saved, if you do what I say. Long ago, so that the seven worlds should not perish, the Master was able to take them all into Himself, within the measure of His own body. The city where He dwells is Nandipura Vinnagaram, with its groves where dark striped bees drink honey, rummage in the flowers with their kin, and hum the nyvalam melody over them. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- uyyum vakai uṇṭu
- there is a way to be saved
- coṉa ceyyil
- if you do what I say
- meyyiṉ aḷavē
- within the measure of His body
- amutuceyya vala aiyaṉ
- the Master who could swallow them
- maiya vari vaṇṭu
- dark, striped bees
- naivaḷam naviṟṟu
- hum the nyvalam melody
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.3 · verse 1440 of the four thousand
Meaning
Long ago, so that the worlds of the gods, the seven seas and the seven mountains should not perish, He ate them all until His golden belly was full, and then brought them out again: He is the broad-chested, gracious One. The beloved Lord lives in Nandipura Vinnagaram, with its groves full of fragrant blossoms and bees bright with golden pollen, encircled by fields. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- umpar ulaku
- the worlds of the gods
- poṉ vayiṟu ār aḷavum
- until His golden belly was full
- avai umiḻnta
- brought them out again
- vampu malarkiṉṟa poḻil
- groves where fragrant flowers bloom
- paim poṉ varu tumpi
- bees bright as fresh gold
- nampaṉ
- the Lord we can trust
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.4 · verse 1441 of the four thousand
Meaning
The asuras came, their fangs gleaming like the crescent moon, raging and saying, 'We will fight Him!' The Lord stood firm, so that their bones cracked and they burned with terror inside. Nandipura Vinnagaram has tall, great trees in fragrant groves where clouds creep, where winged peacocks and cuckoos call, flowers drop and bees hum. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- piṟaiyiṉ oḷi eyiṟu
- fangs bright as the crescent moon
- etir porutum
- we will fight Him
- neṟu-neṟu eṉa
- cracking, with a crunching sound
- vayiṟu aḻala
- burning inside with fear
- ciṟai koḷ mayil
- winged peacocks
- aḷi murala
- as bees hum
- maḻai tavaḻum
- where clouds creep
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.5 · verse 1442 of the four thousand
Meaning
The asuras came spitting blazing fire, enraged, saying, 'We will make war!' In the time of a finger-snap He shot His arrows so that their shoulders, their feet and their crowns were all reduced to dust. He holds in His beautiful hands the sword, the striped bow, the curved discus, the mace and the conch, and He lives every day in Nandipura Vinnagaram. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- mūḷa eri cinti
- spitting blazing fire
- amar ceytum
- we will make war
- muṭiyōṭu poṭi āka
- with their crowns, turned to dust
- noṭi ām aḷavu
- in the time of a finger-snap
- vāḷum vari villum
- the sword and the striped bow
- vaḷai āḻi katai caṅkam
- the curved discus, the mace, the conch
- nāḷum uṟaikiṉṟa
- who dwells there every day
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.6 · verse 1443 of the four thousand
Meaning
Long ago He roamed the scorching, burning forest with His brother, and with His consort as His loving companion. The city where He now dwells gladly is Nandipura Vinnagaram, where the Nambi lives amid beautiful woodlands, where cuckoos leap on the branches and call, and peacocks dance. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- tampiyoṭu
- with His younger brother, Lakshmana
- taṉ tuṇaivi kātal tuṇai āka
- His consort as His loving companion
- vempi eri kāṉakam
- the scorching, burning forest
- kompu kuti koṇṭu
- leaping on the branches
- mayil ālum
- peacocks dance
- eḻil ār puṟavu
- beautiful woodlands
- nampi
- the Nambi, perfect in every quality
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.7 · verse 1444 of the four thousand
Meaning
To end the sorrow that weighed on His father's mind, He came in the darkness of night, the mighty child of Nanda. Saying, 'He is our Father,' the gods worship Him with fragrant flowers in the city where He stands. Peacocks there dance in the groves, taking the soft beat of the drums for thunder from rising clouds; it is the city where Nandi did service: Nandipura Vinnagaram. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- tantai maṉam untu tuyar
- the sorrow pressing on His father's mind
- iruḷ vanta
- who came in the darkness of night
- nantaṉ matalai
- the child of Nandagopa
- kanta malar koṇṭu
- with fragrant flowers
- manta muḻavu ōcai
- the soft sound of drums
- nanti paṇiceyta nakar
- the city where Nandi did service
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.8 · verse 1445 of the four thousand
Meaning
The sages, reaching in their thought the conclusion, 'There is no Lord but this One,' sing Him songs rich in sacred melody and dance as they sing. The gods, saying, 'There is no city on earth as beautiful as this,' strew flowers and come close to live there. That city is Nandipura Vinnagaram. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- iṉi illai iṟai
- there is no other Lord
- paṇṇil mali kītamoṭu
- with songs rich in melody
- āṭaloṭu
- with dance
- itupōla nakar illai
- there is no city like this
- vāṉavarkaḷ
- the gods
- malarkaḷ tūy
- strewing flowers
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.9 · verse 1446 of the four thousand
Meaning
Even when the ship-filled ocean rose in a mighty flood to the very top of the great dome of the sky, the devotees who wear His command upon their heads did not perish. If you know this, then go to Nandipura Vinnagaram, where our Lord dwells, where the gems swept along by the surging waters shine everywhere and drive away the darkness of night. Go there, O my mind!
Word by word
- vaṅkam mali pauvam
- the ocean full of ships
- mā mukaṭiṉ ucci
- the top of the great dome of the sky
- aṅkam aḻiyār
- they do not perish
- āṇai talai cūṭum aṭiyār
- devotees who wear His command on their heads
- aṟitiyēl
- if you know this
- kaṅkul iruḷ cīṟum oḷi
- light that drives away the dark of night
Periya Tirumozhi 5.10.10 · verse 1447 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, skilled with the spear on which the stain of battle grows, made this resounding garland on the Lord who dwells in Nandipura Vinnagaram, with its fragrant groves where clouds creep, and who holds in His beautiful hands the bright discus and the curled conch. Devotees who can learn these five and five in order: all their cruel karma will leave them.
Word by word
- naṟai cey poḻil
- fragrant groves
- pukar āḻi
- the bright discus
- curi caṅkam
- the curled conch
- kaṟai vaḷarum vēl
- the spear on which stains grow
- aintum aintum
- five and five, the ten verses
- muṟaiyiṉ
- in proper order
- koṭuviṉaikaḷ muḻutu akalumē
- all cruel karma will leave
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.