Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.1 · verse 1638 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the great outer ocean, the mighty bull; He is woman and man; He is the penance that gives grace to countless sages; a string of clustered pearls, the very life of His devotees, a spray of pearls; the bud and the full bloom; the longing in my servant's mind; sugarcane filled with nectar's sweet taste; the ripe fruit. I went seeking Him, and I found Him in Thirukkannamangai.
Word by word
- perum puṟak kaṭalai
- the great outer ocean
- aṭal ēṟṟiṉai
- the mighty bull
- peṇṇai āṇai
- woman and man
- pattar āviyai
- the very life of devotees
- arumpiṉai alarai
- the bud and the full bloom
- amutam poti iṉ cuvaik karumpiṉai
- sugarcane filled with nectar's sweet taste
- kaṇṇamaṅkaiyuḷ kaṇṭukoṇṭēṉē
- I found Him in Thirukkannamangai
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.2 · verse 1639 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the penance of true good, the Truth that grants heaven, and to some, untruth; the dark sea holding a conch in His hand, the sea-hued One, Mal, the wondrous One who rested on a banyan leaf; He is yesterday, the day, and today, and the month and the year that come as tomorrow; He is jaggery, the clear sweet juice within the sugarcane. I found Him in Thirukkannamangai.
Word by word
- tivattait tarum meyyai
- the Truth who grants heaven
- poyyiṉai
- the untruth, hidden from those who turn away
- āl ilaip paḷḷi koḷ māyaṉai
- the wondrous One who lay on a banyan leaf
- neṉṉalai pakalai iṟṟai nāḷiṉai
- yesterday, the day, and today
- kaṉṉalai
- jaggery, sugar
- karumpiṉiṭait tēṟalai
- the clear juice within the sugarcane
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.3 · verse 1640 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Lord who gives grace to us. He gladly keeps on His own side the one who shares his body with the Mountain Maiden of fragrant long hair. He is our true nature; the cloud on which the cool great moon creeps; the radiant flame; the summit of the great northern mountain, whom we long for and worship; the night and the day. I went seeking Him, and I found Him in Thirukkannamangai.
Word by word
- eṅkaḷukku aruḷceykiṉṟa īcaṉai
- the Lord who gives grace to us
- malai-maṅkai-taṉ paṅkaṉaip
- the one who shares his body with the Mountain Maiden, Shiva
- paṅkil vaittu ukantāṉ-taṉṉai
- who gladly keeps him on His own side
- paṉi mā matiyam tavaḻ maṅkulai
- the cloud on which the cool great moon creeps
- vaṭa mā malai ucciyai
- the summit of the great northern mountain, Thiruvenkatam
- kaṅkulai pakalai
- the night and the day
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.4 · verse 1641 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Child who drank the poison from the demoness's breast; the God whom the clear-minded worship; the wondrous One; the young Lord of the narrow passage in walled Kovalur; the Lord who dwelt long ago in the hearts of the Vedic sages; the bright, shining flame; my Father, the treasure kept for me against my weary days; gold and gem. I went seeking Him, and I found Him in Thirukkannamangai.
Word by word
- pēy mulait talai nañcu uṇṭa piḷḷaiyai
- the Child who drank the poison of the demoness's breast
- teḷḷiyār
- the clear-minded wise
- matiḷ kōval iṭaikaḻi maintaṉai
- the young Lord of the narrow passage at walled Thirukkovalur
- antaṇar cintaiyuḷ īcaṉai
- the Lord within the minds of the Vedic sages
- eyppiṉil vaippiṉai
- treasure saved for days of weariness
- kāciṉai maṇiyai
- gold and gem
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.5 · verse 1642 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the bull; our Lord in the Himalayas; He is this life, and the medicine for the life to come; He is strength; the Master who sends souls beyond the universe; He holds the discus in His hand, Death to His foes; a hill of great bright gems; the spray of pearls standing at Thiruninravur; wind and water. I went seeking Him, and I found Him in Thirukkannamangai.
Word by word
- imayattuḷ em īcaṉai
- our Lord in the Himalayas
- immaiyai maṟumaikku maruntiṉai
- this life, and the medicine for the next
- aṇṭattu appuṟattu uyttiṭum
- who sends souls beyond the universe
- kūṟṟiṉai
- Death itself, to His enemies
- kuru mā maṇik kuṉṟiṉai
- a hill of great bright gems
- niṉṟavūr niṉṟa nittilat tottiṉai
- the spray of pearls standing at Thiruninravur
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.6 · verse 1643 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Mighty One, the noble One who raged so that the horse demon fell; a casket filled with radiant, fine jewels; the Bridegroom of Lakshmi; God; the One like the glow of shining coral; the seven worlds and the ages; the One who holds the discus in His hand; the sacred learning of the Vedic brahmins. I found Him in Thirukkannamangai of the fields where red water-lilies bloom.
Word by word
- tuppaṉai
- the Mighty One
- turaṅkam paṭac cīṟiya
- who raged so that the horse demon died
- cuṭar vāṉ kalaṉ peytatu ōr ceppiṉai
- a casket holding radiant jewels
- tirumaṅkai maṇāḷaṉai
- the Bridegroom of Lakshmi
- pavaḷattu oḷi oppaṉai
- One like the glow of coral
- antaṇar kaṟpiṉai
- the sacred learning of the brahmins
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.7 · verse 1644 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the Holy One, Father of four-faced Brahma; God of gods; the Ancient One, first among the three; the bright, shining flame; the sky and the earth; the Lord whose body the forehead-eyed Shiva shares; Hari, the Father who tore apart the horse; the Maker who stood as blazing fire within the waters. I found Him in Thirukkannamangai of the groves where bees drunk with honey hum.
Word by word
- ticai nāṉmukaṉ tantaiyai
- Father of four-faced Brahma
- mūvaril muṉṉiya viruttaṉai
- the Ancient One, first among the three
- kaṇṇutal kūṭiya aruttaṉai
- the Lord whom the forehead-eyed Shiva joins
- pari kīṟiya appaṉai
- the Father who tore apart the horse
- appil ār aḻal āy niṉṟa karuttaṉai
- the Maker who stood as fire within the waters
- kaḷi vaṇṭu
- bees drunk with honey
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.8 · verse 1645 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the fierce, mighty elephant; the Lord who flung the calf so that the wood-apples fell; the noble One who sucked out the poison so that the demoness died; poison to the noble-born rakshasa with the sword, appearing for his destruction, and nectar to His own; the Master; the perfect One who stands on the heads of those who long for Him; the Deceiver who outwitted Kamsa to his death. I found Him in Thirukkannamangai.
Word by word
- vem ciṉak kaḷiṟṟai
- the fierce, mighty elephant
- viḷaṅkāy viḻak kaṉṟu vīciya
- who flung the calf so that the wood-apples fell
- pēy makaḷ tuñca
- so that the demoness died
- tōṉṟal vāḷ arakkaṉ
- the noble-born rakshasa with the sword, Ravana
- nañciṉai amutattiṉai
- poison to His foes, nectar to His own
- naccuvār uccimēl niṟkum nampiyai
- the perfect One on the heads of those who long for Him
- vañcitta vañcaṉai
- the Deceiver who outwitted
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.9 · verse 1646 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the melody, and the very essence that abides in melody; the ghee within the milk; the sky that stood in His great dark form; the bright, shining flame; the sacrifice; the light of the lamp; the earth, the mountain and the wave-tossed waters; the great evening moon; the eye of the Vedic sages. I stood and gazed until my eyes were filled, and found Him in Thirukkannamangai.
Word by word
- paṇṇiṉai
- the melody
- paṇṇil niṉṟatu ōr pāṉmaiyai
- the essence abiding in melody
- pāluḷ neyyiṉai
- the ghee within the milk
- viḷakkiṉ oḷi-taṉṉai
- the light of the lamp
- maṟaiyōr-taṅkaḷ kaṇṇiṉai
- the eye of the Vedic sages
- kaṇkaḷ āraḷavum niṉṟu
- standing until my eyes were filled
Periya Tirumozhi 7.10.10 · verse 1647 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kalikanri, Thirumangai Alwar, said in love, 'I found Him in Kannamangai.' Those who can recite these nine and one verses of bright, beautiful Tamil will rejoice as celestials in the sky where the moon creeps. To tell the truth, O Kanna who holds the single white conch: if You too have a mind to it, You may learn the meaning of this poem.
Word by word
- kātalāl
- in love
- vaṇṇa oṇ tamiḻ
- bright, beautiful Tamil
- oṉpatōṭu oṉṟu
- nine and one, the ten verses
- matiyam tavaḻ viṇṇil
- in the sky where the moon creeps
- meymmai collil
- to tell the truth
- niṉ-taṉakkum kuṟippu ākil
- if You too have a mind to it
- kaṟkalām kaviyiṉ poruḷ-tāṉē
- You may learn the meaning of this poem
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.