Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.1 · verse 1358 of the four thousand
Meaning
Heedless of His own greatness, the King went as an envoy for other kings. Koodalur, where the air is fragrant with the hair of fine young women, with fingers like kanthal blossoms and soft garments, seems to be the very town of that King.
Word by word
- tām tam perumai aṟiyār
- heedless of His own greatness
- tūtu vēntarkku āya vēntar
- the King who went as envoy for kings
- ūrpōl
- seems to be the town of
- kāntaḷ viral
- fingers like kanthal blossoms
- kūntal kamaḻum
- fragrant with their hair
- kūṭalūrē
- it is Thirukkoodalur
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.2 · verse 1359 of the four thousand
Meaning
He won the cool, lovely embrace of Nappinnai, whose father owned the strong, humped, charging bulls. Koodalur, where bees that have drunk fragrant, cool, sweet honey sing the kurinji melody, seems to be the very town of that Lord.
Word by word
- ceṟum tiṇ timil ēṟu
- strong, humped, charging bulls
- piṉṉai
- Nappinnai
- taṇ kōlam peṟṟār
- He who won her cool, lovely embrace
- naṟum taṇ tīm tēṉ
- fragrant, cool, sweet honey
- kuṟiñci pāṭum
- sing the kurinji melody
- kūṭalūrē
- it is Thirukkoodalur
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.3 · verse 1360 of the four thousand
Meaning
As a little child He ate the curds, and He entered the heart of me, His servant: He is the One without a second. Koodalur, where the sly heron in the fields plunders the carp, seems to be the very town of that One.
Word by word
- piḷḷai uruvāy
- in the form of a child
- tayir uṇṭu
- eating the curds
- aṭiyēṉ uḷḷam pukunta
- who entered the heart of me, His servant
- oruvar
- the One without a second
- kaḷḷa nārai
- the sly heron
- koḷḷai koḷḷum
- plunders
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.4 · verse 1361 of the four thousand
Meaning
As a dwarf He received the earth with water poured into His hand: He is our Father and Lord. Koodalur, where bees that feed on the flowers in the garlands of farmers ploughing in the mud hum their song, seems to be the very town of our Lord.
Word by word
- kuṟaḷ āy
- as a dwarf
- nilam nīr ēṟṟāṉ
- He who received the earth with poured water
- entai perumāṉ
- our Father and Lord
- cēṟṟu ēr uḻavar
- farmers ploughing in the mud
- kōtaip pōtu
- the flowers of their garlands
- tēṉ muralum
- the bees hum
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.5 · verse 1362 of the four thousand
Meaning
Praised by His devotees, He abides high in the universe, so high that the radiant lights come close to Him: He is the Master. Koodalur, where kendai fish flash in the silt-laden waves and the rain clouds thunder, seems to be the very town of that Master.
Word by word
- toṇṭar parava
- as His devotees praise Him
- cuṭar ceṉṟu aṇava
- the radiant lights come close
- aṇṭattu amarum aṭikaḷ
- the Master who abides in the universe
- vaṇṭal alaiyuḷ
- in the silt-laden waves
- keṇṭai miḷira
- as kendai fish flash
- koṇṭal atirum
- the rain clouds thunder
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.6 · verse 1363 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Companion who wiped away the sorrow of the lord who wrecked Daksha's sacrifice. Koodalur, where ripe mangoes fall everywhere on the fine sand heaped up by the river, seems to be the very town of that Companion.
Word by word
- takkaṉ vēḷvi takartta talaivaṉ
- the lord who wrecked Daksha's sacrifice, Shiva
- tukkam tuṭaitta
- who wiped away the sorrow
- tuṇaivar
- the Companion
- ekkal iṭu nuṇ maṇal
- fine sand heaped up (by the river)
- kokkiṉ paḻam
- ripe mangoes
- kūṭalūrē
- it is Thirukkoodalur
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.7 · verse 1364 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Master who swallows the dark, cool sea, the mountains and the world. Koodalur, where the young shoot of the great, cool mullai creeper runs out and embraces the kurundam tree, seems to be the very town where that Master sits.
Word by word
- karun taṇ kaṭalum
- the dark, cool sea
- malaiyum ulakum
- the mountains and the world
- aruntum aṭikaḷ
- the Master who swallows them
- mullaippiḷḷai
- the young shoot of the mullai (jasmine) creeper
- kuruntam taḻuvum
- embraces the kurundam tree
- kūṭalūrē
- it is Thirukkoodalur
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.8 · verse 1365 of the four thousand
Meaning
Our Father lives on Thiruneermalai, the sacred hill where the stag comes together with its doe. Koodalur, with its moats where clusters of tender coconuts hang low from palms with drooping fronds, seems to be the very town our Father loves.
Word by word
- kalai vāḻ piṇaiyōṭu aṇaiyum
- where the stag comes together with its doe
- tirunīr malai
- Thiruneermalai, a divya desam
- maruvum ūrpōl
- seems to be the town He loves
- ilai tāḻ teṅkiṉ
- of coconut palms with drooping fronds
- iḷanīrk kulai
- clusters of tender coconuts
- kiṭaṅkiṉ
- with moats
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.9 · verse 1366 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the One who entered my heart, the heart of me, His servant whose love keeps growing, so that it melted. Koodalur, where the kendai fish, seeing the screwpine flowers bloom nearby, take fright and think them herons, seems to be the very town of that One.
Word by word
- peruku kātal aṭiyēṉ
- me, His servant whose love keeps growing
- uḷḷam urukap pukunta
- who entered my heart so that it melted
- oruvar
- the One without a second
- kaitai malara
- as the screwpine flowers bloom
- kuruku eṉṟu añcum
- take fright, thinking them herons
- kūṭalūrē
- it is Thirukkoodalur
Periya Tirumozhi 5.2.10 · verse 1367 of the four thousand
Meaning
On Koodalur, where Krishna, with the colour of the blue lily and the great waters, dwells gladly and shines, Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, sang these verses in finely strung Tamil. Sing them, and your sins will go away.
Word by word
- kāvip perunīr vaṇṇaṉ
- with the colour of the blue lily and the great waters
- kaṇṇaṉ
- Krishna
- mēvit tikaḻum
- who dwells gladly and shines
- kōvait tamiḻāl
- in finely strung Tamil
- kaliyaṉ coṉṉa
- that Kaliyan sang
- pāvam pōmē
- sins will go away
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.