Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.1 · verse 1698 of the four thousand
Meaning
O servants of the Lord, I have found the way to be saved! He is the Lord with Lakshmi on His chest who once grew just a little angry, so that His strong shoulders rose and His bow bent, and the unshakable rakshasas shook. He saw the great glance of the Lady of the flower, with bee-filled tresses and keen eyes, and having seen it He rejoiced. Let us worship at Thirukkannapuram.
Word by word
- toṇṭīr
- O servants of the Lord
- uyyum vakai kaṇṭēṉ
- I have found the way to be saved
- tuḷaṅkā arakkar tuḷaṅka
- so that the unshakable rakshasas shook
- ciṟitē muṉinta
- who grew just a little angry
- malar-maṅkai
- the Lady of the flower, Lakshmi
- mā nōkkam
- her great glance
- nām toḻutumē
- let us worship
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.2 · verse 1699 of the four thousand
Meaning
Long ago He rode the bird Garuda so that the hostile rakshasas perished in fierce battle and great-shouldered Mali's head rolled. The rakshasas who fled took with them all who lived in southern Lanka, went down into the beautiful caverns below the earth and hid. He took up His dark bow: His town is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- poruntā arakkar
- the hostile rakshasas
- puḷ ūrntu
- riding the bird, Garuda
- perun tōḷ māli
- great-shouldered Mali, a rakshasa chief
- pērnta arakkar
- the rakshasas who fled
- eḻil ār pilattup pukku oḷippa
- entering the beautiful caverns below to hide
- karun tāḷ cilai
- the dark bow
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.3 · verse 1700 of the four thousand
Meaning
For the sake of Sita, slender as a creeper, the mighty One of surpassing strength brought ruin in fierce battle upon the king of Lanka, with its walls and moat. And so that the rakshasi of that strong clan withered away, He guarded the sage's sacrifice with the bow He had mastered. His town is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- valli iṭaiyāḷ
- she whose waist is slender as a creeper, Sita
- matiḷ nīr ilaṅkaiyār-kōvai
- the king of Lanka with its walls and moat
- allal ceytu
- bringing ruin upon
- arakkar kulappāvai vāṭa
- so that the rakshasi of that clan withered
- muṉi-taṉ vēḷviyaik
- the sage's sacrifice, Vishvamitra's
- kalvic cilaiyāl kāttāṉ
- guarded it with the bow He had mastered
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.4 · verse 1701 of the four thousand
Meaning
He bent His fierce striped bow so that the vast sea should give Him a path; the beasts of the wild served Him. Resolved to enter the cruel one's Lanka, He had ancient trees thrown in, so that the spray rose up to touch the sky, and He bridged the sea with stones. His town is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- mallai munnīr atarpaṭa
- so that the vast sea gave a path
- vari vem cilai
- the fierce striped bow
- kollai vilaṅku paṇiceyya
- as the beasts of the wild, the monkeys, served
- koṭiyōṉ ilaṅkai
- the cruel one's Lanka
- tuvalai nimirntu vāṉ aṇava
- spray rising to touch the sky
- kallāl kaṭalai aṭaittāṉ
- He bridged the sea with stones
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.5 · verse 1702 of the four thousand
Meaning
He became the Tortoise, the Lion and the Swan; He became the brahmins' sacred fire offering and the ages. Long ago He cut off the heads and arms of the king of Lanka, girdled by safe walls and the long salt sea. He is the Father of Kama. The town He cherishes is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- āmai āki ari āki aṉṉam āki
- becoming the Tortoise, the Lion and the Swan
- antaṇar-tam ōmam
- the brahmins' sacred fire offering
- cēma matiḷ
- safe, guarding walls
- ciramum karamum tuṇittu
- cutting off heads and arms
- kāmaṉ payantāṉ
- He who fathered Kama
- karutum ūr
- the town He cherishes
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.6 · verse 1703 of the four thousand
Meaning
O my simple heart, do not grieve; stay calm before our karma can come upon us. One day He grew red with anger, so that red fire devoured southern Lanka of the incorrigible rakshasas; He showed grace to great-shouldered Bana; He became the Bridegroom of Nappinnai; and long ago He broke the dark-legged elephant. His town is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- maṭa neñcē
- O my simple heart
- viṉaikaḷ vārā muṉ
- before our karma can come
- tiruntā arakkar
- the incorrigible rakshasas
- cen tī uṇṇa
- so that red fire devoured it
- perun tōḷ vāṇaṟku aruḷ purintu
- showing grace to great-shouldered Bana
- piṉṉai maṇāḷaṉ
- Bridegroom of Nappinnai
- karun tāḷ kaḷiṟu
- the dark-legged elephant
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.7 · verse 1704 of the four thousand
Meaning
In a lovely flowering pool thick with leaves, the mighty elephant, seized by a crocodile, trembled and shook, and He gave it grace. He granted the kingdom to the younger brother of the ten-headed king of Lanka, girdled by waves, and long ago He shot the deer with His great bow. His town is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- ilai ār malarp pūm poykaivāy
- in a flowering pool thick with leaves
- mutalai-taṉṉāl aṭarppuṇṭu
- seized by a crocodile
- kolai ār vēḻam
- the mighty elephant, Gajendra
- tacakkirīvaṟku iḷaiyōṟku
- to the younger brother of the ten-headed one, Vibhishana
- aracai aruḷi
- granting the kingdom
- māc cilaiyāl eytāṉ
- who shot with His great bow
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.8 · verse 1705 of the four thousand
Meaning
O my bewildered mind, do not suffer in bitter sorrow; stay calm. He destroyed the mighty, deep-rooted maruthu trees, the furious demon, the raging horse, the donkey, the great bulls, the rutting elephant and the lives of the wrestlers, and He kicked the cart with His foot. His town is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- māl āy maṉamē
- O my bewildered mind
- arun tuyaril
- in bitter sorrow
- kāl ār marutum
- the deep-rooted maruthu trees
- kata mā kaḻutaiyum
- the raging horse and the donkey
- mallar uyirum
- the lives of the wrestlers
- kālāl cakaṭam pāyntāṉ
- He who kicked the cart with His foot
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.9 · verse 1706 of the four thousand
Meaning
He made the rain useless with a hill; for the sake of Nappinnai, slender as a creeper, He subdued the seven strong-legged bulls long ago. He is the Lord of the celestials, the great wondrous One, who went as envoy for the Pandavas, crushed the fury of the cart with its turning wheels, and threw a calf at the wood-apple tree. His town is Thirukkannapuram. Let us worship there.
Word by word
- kuṉṟāl māri paḻutu ākki
- making the rain useless with a hill
- koṭi ēr iṭaiyāḷ
- she with a waist slender as a creeper
- vaṉ tāḷ viṭai ēḻ
- the seven strong-legged bulls
- ceṉṟāṉ tūtu pañcavarkku āy
- went as envoy for the Pandavas
- tiri kāl cakaṭam
- the cart with turning wheels
- kaṉṟāl viḷaṅkāy eṟintāṉ
- threw a calf at the wood-apple
Periya Tirumozhi 8.6.10 · verse 1707 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kalikanri, king of Mangai, called Arulmari, the rain of grace, by the blessing of the great Lady Lakshmi, lord of the rich Ali country of plentiful waters, whose hands give like the rain cloud, sang of our Lord of Thirukkannapuram, whose tall mansions touch the great dark clouds. Those who can sing this song will be kings of the wide earth and live with the celestials bowing to them.
Word by word
- karu mā mukil tōy
- touching the great dark clouds
- neṭu māṭak
- tall mansions
- tiru mā makaḷāl aruḷmāri
- Arulmari, the rain of grace, by the great Lady Lakshmi
- puyal kaik
- hands generous as the rain cloud
- maṅkai vēntaṉ
- king of Mangai
- imaiyōr iṟaiñca
- with the celestials bowing
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.