Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.1 · verse 1458 of the four thousand
Meaning
I have borne the mean words of others; in my heart I have put an end to both wealth and pleasure; I have given the five senses what was due and driven them from their gates; I have cut away desire and anger, putting them out of my mind. Weary of it all, I have come to You, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- poṟuttēṉ puṉcol
- I have borne mean words
- poruḷ iṉpam eṉa iraṇṭum
- both wealth and pleasure
- aimpulaṉkaḷ
- the five senses
- ārvac ceṟṟam
- desire and anger
- veṟuttēṉ
- I have grown weary of it all
- niṉ aṭaintēṉ
- I have come to You
- tiruviṇṇakar mēyavaṉē
- O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.2 · verse 1459 of the four thousand
Meaning
With a witless mind I forgot You long ago, and so I have died over and over; and because of that, born again and again into the pit of suffering, I have worn myself out. O Lord, with Lakshmi on Your chest, now I have found my good at Your feet, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- maṟantēṉ uṉṉai
- I forgot You
- mati il maṉattāl
- with a witless mind
- iṟantēṉ ettaṉaiyum
- I have died so many times
- iṭumpaik kuḻiyil
- in the pit of suffering
- eyttu oḻintēṉ
- I have worn myself out
- tiru mārpā
- O You with Lakshmi on Your chest
- ciṟantēṉ niṉ aṭikkē
- I have found my good at Your feet
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.3 · verse 1460 of the four thousand
Meaning
Realizing again and again that this body of flesh, which toils in the womb of women with the glance of a doe, is of no use to me, I have come to You: O You who are the sky and the great earth, O Honey who came again and again and settled in my mind, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- māṉ ēy nōkkiyar
- women with the glance of a doe
- vayiṟṟuk kuḻiyil
- in the hollow of the womb
- ūṉ ēy ākkai
- this body of flesh
- utavāmai uṇarntu uṇarntu
- realizing again and again it is of no use
- vāṉē mā nilamē
- O You who are the sky and the great earth
- eṉ maṉattu irunta tēṉē
- O Honey who settled in my mind
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.4 · verse 1461 of the four thousand
Meaning
I have parted from them: I have come to know that the children I begot and my wife will be of no help afterwards. Drawing the bright sword of grace that You gave me, I struck down the five senses so that my trouble would end, and I have come and clung close to Your feet, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- piṟintēṉ
- I have parted from them
- peṟṟa makkaḷ peṇṭir
- the children I begot and my wife
- piṉ utavātu
- will not help afterwards
- aruḷ eṉṉum oḷ vāḷ
- the bright sword called grace
- iṭar tīra
- so that my trouble ends
- ceṟintēṉ niṉ aṭikkē
- I have clung close to Your feet
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.5 · verse 1462 of the four thousand
Meaning
Those who once ruled the whole earth as kings, while women whose tresses hum with honey-bees like singing bards sang 'Long may you live!', have come to be spoken of as 'the dead'. Alas! I do not want this household life; I have come to You, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- pāṇ tēṉ vaṇṭu aṟaiyum
- where honey-bees hum like bards
- kuḻalārkaḷ
- women with lovely tresses
- pallāṇṭu icaippa
- singing 'long may you live'
- aracu āki muṉ āṇṭavarē
- those who once ruled as kings
- māṇṭār eṉṟu vantār
- have come to be called the dead
- antō
- alas
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.6 · verse 1463 of the four thousand
Meaning
I cannot do whatever my untaught five senses please. O Mighty One, who in the wrestling match crushed the wrestlers till they died! O Bowman, who destroyed Lanka with its rich, lovely walls and its waters! I have come to You, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- kallā aimpulaṉkaḷ
- the untaught five senses
- kaṇṭavāṟu
- as they please
- mal amaruḷ
- in the wrestling battle
- mallar māḷa
- so that the wrestlers died
- matiḷ nīr ilaṅkai
- Lanka with walls and waters
- villā
- O Bowman
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.7 · verse 1464 of the four thousand
Meaning
I have one special plea, my Father; do not be angry, but take it to heart. Intending to throw me, Your servant, into a hot hell that never cools, the five came to tear me apart and crush me. I did not trust those who had settled in me as their home, and I have come to You, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- vēṟā yāṉ irantēṉ
- I make a special plea
- vekuḷātu maṉakkoḷ
- do not be angry; take it to heart
- āṟā vem narakattu
- into a hot hell that never cools
- aivar
- the five, the senses
- kuṭiviṭṭavarait
- those who settled in me
- tēṟātu
- not trusting
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.8 · verse 1465 of the four thousand
Meaning
My strong karmas, with fire in their mouths, stood beside me like the dearest of friends, and then hurried to cast me into a hostile, burning hell. O First of the ageless immortals, O God who freed the moon from its affliction, I have come to You, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- tī vāy val viṉaiyār
- strong karmas with mouths of fire
- ciṟantavarpōl
- like the dearest of friends
- mēvā vem narakattu
- into a hostile, burning hell
- mūvā vāṉavar-tam mutalvā
- O First of the ageless immortals
- mati kōḷ viṭutta
- who freed the moon from its affliction
- tēvā
- O God
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.9 · verse 1466 of the four thousand
Meaning
O You who delight in the loving sulks of the Lady of the full-blown lotus! O Lord of the noble gods! O Messenger who walked among kings with their flawless sceptres and parasols! O You of pure words! O Lord of the Vedas, who stays in my mind like a flame! I have come to You, O You who dwell in Thiruvinnagar!
Word by word
- pōtu ār tāmaraiyāḷ
- the Lady of the full-blown lotus, Lakshmi
- pulavi
- a lover's sulk
- kōtu il ceṅkōl
- a flawless sceptre
- maṉṉar iṭai naṭanta tūtā
- O Messenger who walked among kings
- tū moḻiyāy
- O You of pure words
- cuṭarpōl
- like a flame
- vētā
- O Lord of the Vedas
Periya Tirumozhi 6.2.10 · verse 1467 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar, king of Mangai, ringed by sky-high walls and fields, whose spear is stained with the flesh of his foes, sang this resounding Tamil garland on the One who dwells in Thiruvinnagar with its woodlands full of honeyed flowers. Those who master it will become kings and reach the great flag-decked city of the gods.
Word by word
- tēṉ ār pūm puṟavil
- in woodlands with honeyed flowers
- vāṉ ārum matiḷ
- sky-high walls
- maṅkaiyar-kōṉ
- king of Thirumangai
- maruvār ūṉ ār vēl
- a spear stained with foes' flesh
- tamiḻ-mālai
- Tamil garland
- koṭi mā nakar
- the great flag-decked city
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.