Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.1 · verse 1658 of the four thousand
Meaning
(The mother speaks to the Lord.) O Clear-minded One, God of the gods, worthy of Lakshmi! O radiant One, whose colour is that of a precious treasure, oh! This girl of mine worshipped Thirukkannapuram of the leaping waters. Is she a thief, then? Is it right for You to take the bangles from her hands?
Word by word
- teḷḷiyīr
- O Clear-minded One
- tēvarkkum tēvar
- God of the gods
- tirut takkīr
- worthy of Lakshmi
- viḻu niti vaṇṇar
- whose colour is that of a precious treasure
- tuḷḷu nīrk kaṇṇapuram
- Kannapuram of the leaping waters
- kaḷviyō?
- is she a thief?
- kai vaḷai koḷvatu
- taking her bangles, as she wastes with longing
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.2 · verse 1659 of the four thousand
Meaning
She stood on the long moonlit terrace and gazed into the distance; 'Can you see Kannapuram?' she said, and pointed it out. Now that the bard, His messenger, is so sure of it, will she feel any shyness any more? Well done, well done, O Lord of Naraiyur!
Word by word
- nīḷ nilāmuṟṟattu
- on the long moonlit terrace
- kāṇumō kaṇṇapuram
- can Kannapuram be seen?
- kāṭṭiṉāḷ
- she pointed it out
- pāṇaṉār
- the bard, the lover's messenger
- nāṇumō?
- will she feel shy?
- naṉṟu naṉṟu
- well done, well done (in reproach)
- naṟaiyūrarkkē
- to the Lord of Thirunaraiyur
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.3 · verse 1660 of the four thousand
Meaning
Her lips cried out in a daze, 'Venkatam where the waterfalls pour! Neermalai!' She sits asking after Meyyam. She spoke of 'Kannapuram of ever-growing glory'. She melted, and wasted away within. What can this be?
Word by word
- aruvi cōr vēṅkaṭam
- Thiruvenkatam where the waterfalls pour
- nīrmalai
- Thiruneermalai
- vāy- veruviṉāḷ
- cried out as in a daze
- meyyam viṉavi
- asking after Thirumeyyam
- urukiṉāḷ uḷmelintāḷ
- she melted and wasted within
- itu eṉkolō?
- what can this be?
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.4 · verse 1661 of the four thousand
Meaning
She has no time for eating, nor any sleep. My innocent girl has not yet even grown fully into womanhood. Yet all her thoughts are on the Lord, hued like the dark sea, whom she worships at Kannapuram, the town of Kannan. What can this be in her?
Word by word
- uṇṇum nāḷ illai
- no time for eating
- uṟakkamum-tāṉ illai
- no sleep either
- peṇmaiyum cāla niṟaintilaḷ
- not yet fully grown into womanhood
- pētai
- the innocent young girl
- kaṇṇaṉ ūr
- Kannan's town
- kārk kaṭal vaṇṇarmēl
- on the Lord hued like the dark sea
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.5 · verse 1662 of the four thousand
Meaning
This lovely girl worships Kannapuram, the town of Kannan. What of womanly reserve? She speaks out the truth of her own heart. And when she tells of how He ate the butter and was tied up for it, even the golden pallor of her longing leaves her.
Word by word
- kārikai
- the lovely girl
- peṇmai eṉ?
- what of womanly reserve?
- taṉṉuṭai uṇmai uraikkiṉṟāḷ
- she speaks out her own heart's truth
- veṇṇey uṇṭu āppuṇṭa vaṇṇam
- how He ate butter and was tied up
- poṉ niṟam
- golden pallor of lovesickness
- oḻiyumē
- leaves her
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.6 · verse 1663 of the four thousand
Meaning
She says, 'He has come from the northern mountain, and today it is with us that He makes His home in Kannapuram.' My innocent girl is a modest young maiden. What does she owe Him, that He should take away the sleep from her eyes today?
Word by word
- vaṭa varai niṉṟum
- from the northern mountain, Thiruvenkatam
- iṭavakai koḷvatu
- takes as His dwelling
- maṭavaral mātar
- a modest young maiden
- kaṭavatu eṉ
- what does she owe?
- kaṇ tuyil
- the sleep of her eyes
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.7 · verse 1664 of the four thousand
Meaning
Even when the waves murmur, even when the cool moon burns her, will He take pity? How many days has she lain here grieving! Her longing is all for Arangam, Srirangam, the ancient town of Him who gladly tore apart the mouth of the horse demon.
Word by word
- taraṅka nīr pēciṉum
- even when the waves murmur
- taṇ mati kāyiṉum
- even when the cool moon burns
- iraṅkumō?
- will He take pity?
- eḷkiṉāḷ
- she pined, grieving
- turaṅkam vāy kīṇṭu
- tearing apart the horse's mouth
- araṅkamē
- Arangam, Srirangam
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.8 · verse 1665 of the four thousand
Meaning
Thinking that all Your servants are saved by worshipping Your feet, she went to see and worship Kannapuram. My innocent girl, her hair a garland where bees roam: is it right for You to take away her gem-like colour, and act so unlike a king?
Word by word
- toṇṭu ellām
- all Your servants
- niṉ aṭiyē toḻutu uyyumā
- are saved by worshipping Your feet
- vaṇṭu ulām kōtai
- she whose garland draws roaming bees
- maṇi niṟam
- her gem-like colour
- kōyiṉmai
- an act unworthy of a king, injustice
- takkatē?
- is it right?
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.9 · verse 1666 of the four thousand
Meaning
Her small, sharp teeth have not yet fully come in; her short hair is not yet long enough to tie up; she does not yet have the bloom of a grown girl. What shall I do? Can anyone think of her as a child, this child who worships Kannapuram of the honey-dripping groves with joined hands?
Word by word
- muḷ eyiṟu ēyntila
- her sharp little teeth not yet fully come
- kūḻai muṭikoṭā
- her short hair cannot yet be tied up
- eṉ ceykēṉ
- what shall I do?
- kaḷ aviḻ cōlaik
- groves dripping with honey
- kai toḻum
- worships with joined hands
- piḷḷai eṉṟu eṇṇap peṟuvarē?
- can anyone think of her as a child?
Periya Tirumozhi 8.2.10 · verse 1667 of the four thousand
Meaning
Parakalan, Thirumangai Alwar, king of the Mangai country that fills the earth with fame, sang these songs rich in beauty on our Lord of Kannapuram, where the rain clouds gather. Those who can sing these ten will stand long in this world girdled by water.
Word by word
- kār mali kaṇṇapurattu
- Kannapuram where rain clouds gather
- em aṭikaḷaip
- our Lord
- maṅkaiyar-kōṉ
- king of the Mangai country
- parakālaṉ
- Parakalan, Thirumangai Alwar
- cīr mali pāṭal
- songs rich in beauty
- nīṭu niṟpārkaḷē
- they will stand long
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.