Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.1 · verse 1548 of the four thousand
Meaning
Like a young cow, unmilked, that thinks of her calf, I, Your servant, call out for You alone and never forget You. O Nambi who stands at Naraiyur, ringed by honey-filled groves, my Father, my Lord, grant that I am never born again.
Word by word
- kaṟavā maṭa nāku
- a young cow left unmilked
- taṉ kaṉṟu uḷḷiṉālpōl
- as she thinks of her calf
- maṟavātu
- without forgetting
- uṉṉaiyē aḻaikkiṉṟēṉ
- I call You alone
- naṟavu ār poḻil
- groves full of honey
- piṟavāmai eṉaip paṇi
- grant me that I am not born again
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.2 · verse 1549 of the four thousand
Meaning
You of ancient fame, who long ago swallowed in one mouthful the ancient, never-drying sea and the seven great mountains! I, Your servant, with nothing else to hold, call out for You alone. Give me Your grace, my Father, my Lord: I have found You.
Word by word
- vaṟṟā mutunīroṭu
- with the ancient waters that never dry, the sea
- māl varai ēḻum
- the seven great mountains
- tuṟṟu āka
- as a single mouthful
- tol pukaḻōṉē
- O You of ancient fame
- aṟṟēṉ
- I who have nothing else
- aruḷ tantiṭu
- give me Your grace
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.3 · verse 1550 of the four thousand
Meaning
The grace You have placed in me I will not give away to others; I can never have enough of it, and I drink it and rejoice. You gladly dwell in the cloud-dark sea, on the hill, and in the town of Thirukkottiyur, and I, Your servant, love You in return.
Word by word
- tārēṉ piṟarkku
- I will not give it to others
- uṉ aruḷ eṉṉiṭai vaittāy
- You placed Your grace in me
- ārēṉ
- I am never sated
- parukik kaḷikkiṉṟēṉ
- I drink it and rejoice
- tirukkōṭṭi ūrē
- the town of Thirukkottiyur
- ukantāyai ukantu
- loving You, who love these places
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.4 · verse 1551 of the four thousand
Meaning
When I call, "Pure One who split the bird's beak," You, the Peerless One, stand within me and my heart grows cool. O Thief, O sugarcane lying at Kadalmallai, O Generous One, how could I ever forget You?
Word by word
- puḷ vāy piḷanta
- who split the beak of the bird-demon, Bakasura
- puṉitā
- O Pure One
- uḷḷam kuḷirum
- my heart grows cool
- kaḷvā
- O Thief, who stole my heart
- kaṭalmallaik kiṭanta karumpē
- O sugarcane lying at Kadalmallai (Mamallapuram)
- vaḷḷāl
- O Generous One
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.5 · verse 1552 of the four thousand
Meaning
You and Sita, with brows curved like a bow and long eyes, wandered the harsh, stony forest, O mighty elephant among men. O Good One, Nara and Narayana, our Nambi, tell me the way that I may bow to You and worship You.
Word by word
- vil ēr nutal
- brow curved like a bow
- neṭuṅ kaṇṇiyum
- and she of long eyes, Sita
- kal ār kaṭuṅ kāṉam
- the harsh, stony forest
- kaḷiṟē
- O mighty elephant
- nara nāraṇaṉē
- O Nara and Narayana
- vaṇaṅkit toḻum āṟē
- the way to bow and worship
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.6 · verse 1553 of the four thousand
Meaning
O mass of coral on the great, dew-covered hill! O Sage, O lamp of Thirumoozhikkalam! O sweet One, O fruit that is the sweet nectar we Your servants drink! I have seen You, and I am saved.
Word by word
- paṉi ēy paraṅ kuṉṟiṉ
- of the great, dew-covered hill
- pavaḷat tiraḷē
- O mass of coral
- muṉiyē
- O Sage
- tirumūḻikkaḷattu viḷakkē
- O lamp of Thirumoozhikkalam
- toṇṭarōm parukum iṉ amutu
- the sweet nectar we servants drink
- uyntoḻintēṉē
- I am saved
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.7 · verse 1554 of the four thousand
Meaning
I have no refuge but Your grace. O my treasure, O cluster of pearls at Thiruneermalai, O Lord, the refuge of the servants who praise and worship You! I have seen You, and I am saved.
Word by word
- katiyēl illai
- I have no refuge
- niṉ aruḷ allatu
- other than Your grace
- nitiyē
- O treasure
- tirunīrmalai nittilat tottē
- O cluster of pearls at Thiruneermalai
- patiyē
- O Lord
- toṇṭar-tamakkuk katiyē
- O refuge of Your servants
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.8 · verse 1555 of the four thousand
Meaning
When I call You, "Father! Hari!", others say of me, "He is mad." O pearl, O gem, O ruby, O seed that keeps sprouting, how could I ever let You go?
Word by word
- attā ariyē
- O Father, O Hari
- pittā eṉṟu
- calling me a madman
- pēcukiṉṟār piṟar
- others say
- maṇi māṇikkamē
- O gem, O ruby
- muḷaikkiṉṟa vittē
- O seed that sprouts, source of all
- eṅṅaṉam nāṉ viṭukēṉē
- how could I let You go?
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.9 · verse 1556 of the four thousand
Meaning
O Pure One, O cool lotus-eyed Lord, who like the bright, great moon cares for all living beings as a mother does! O Cowherd, whose mouth long ago swallowed the seven worlds and their surging waters! How could I ever forget You?
Word by word
- tūyāy
- O Pure One
- cuṭar mā matipōl
- like the bright, great moon
- uyirkku ellām tāy āy
- as a mother to all living beings
- taṇ tāmaraik kaṇṇā
- O Lord with cool lotus eyes
- āyā
- O Cowherd
- ulaku ēḻum muṉ uṇṭa vāyā
- whose mouth once swallowed the seven worlds
Periya Tirumozhi 7.1.10 · verse 1557 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kaliyan, forever a servant of the Nambi of Naraiyur, ringed by groves full of bees, made this Tamil garland of sound. O devotees, sing these songs; as you sing, stand and dance. Heaven is yours, and you will have no sorrow.
Word by word
- vaṇṭu ār poḻil
- groves full of bees
- eṉṟum toṇṭu āy
- forever His servant
- kaliyaṉ
- Kaliyan, Thirumangai Alwar
- toṇṭīr
- O devotees
- pāṭi niṉṟu āṭa
- standing and dancing as you sing
- uṇṭē vicumpu
- heaven is surely yours
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.