Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.1 · verse 1728 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the dark rain-cloud who ended the distress of the great elephant in rut with its mighty trunk. He is the gem dark as collyrium, the emerald that is my ornament, my Lord, my benefactor, the Master of all, the Lord who dwells within my mind. I, His servant, have reached Him, and I am saved.
Word by word
- mata yāṉai iṭar tīrtta
- who ended the distress of the elephant in rut
- karu mukilai
- the dark rain-cloud
- maim māṉa maṇiyai
- the gem dark as collyrium
- aṇi koḷ marakatattai
- the emerald that adorns
- īcaṉai
- the Master, the Lord of all
- uyntupōṉēṉē
- I am saved
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.2 · verse 1729 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the great rain-cloud that gives freely. He is the gem who never leaves those who reach Him, and who wards off every shame that might come to them. He is Thirumal of beautiful form, my Lord, my nectar, the great Lord who lies on the ocean. I, His servant, have reached Him; I am saved, I have come through.
Word by word
- taru māṉa maḻai mukilai
- the great rain-cloud that gives freely
- piriyātu
- never leaving them
- varum māṉam tavirkkum
- who wards off any shame that may come
- tirumālai
- Thirumal, the Lord with Sri
- kaṭal kiṭanta
- who lies on the ocean
- uyntu piḻaittēṉē
- I am saved, I have come through
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.3 · verse 1730 of the four thousand
Meaning
Long ago He crushed the seven bulls; in His anger He had His army dam the sea with hills. He is the Supreme, the supreme Light, and He owns Kannapuram alone as His own, ringed by fields where blue lilies crowd the water-channels. I am the servant of this one Lord. Could I ever belong to anyone else?
Word by word
- viṭai ēḻ aṉṟu aṭarttu
- who once crushed the seven bulls
- vilaṅkal uṟap
- so that the hills filled it
- āḻi taṭṭa
- dammed the sea
- parañcōti
- the supreme Light
- maṭai ār nīlam
- blue lilies crowding the sluices
- oruvarkku uriyēṉō?
- could I belong to anyone else?
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.4 · verse 1731 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is the One who excels all, the lamp that spread out as the Vedas, who entered into me. He is a shining golden mountain full of glory, the One who is fit for me, the sweet fruit of sugar who sits on the great hill of Kadigai. Reaching Him, I am saved.
Word by word
- mikkāṉai
- the One who excels all
- maṟai āy virinta viḷakkai
- the lamp that spread out as the Vedas
- eṉṉuḷ pukkāṉai
- who entered into me
- poṉmalaiyai
- the golden mountain
- takkāṉai
- the fitting One, worthy of me
- kaṭikait taṭaṅ kuṉṟiṉmicai
- on the great hill of Kadigai (Sholingur)
- akkārak kaṉiyai
- the sweet fruit of sugar
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.5 · verse 1732 of the four thousand
Meaning
You came into my mind, and once You had come in, my Father, You never once thought of leaving. Is that not enough for me? O mighty young One, who lies with joy at Kudanthai, ringed by green groves heavy with clusters of blossom: I have been granted never to forget You.
Word by word
- vantāy eṉ maṉattē
- You came into my mind
- pōy aṟiyāy
- You never knew how to leave
- ituvē amaiyātō?
- is this alone not enough?
- kuṭantaik kiṭantu ukanta
- who lies with joy at Kudanthai
- maintā
- O mighty young One
- maṟavāmai peṟṟēṉē
- I have gained never forgetting
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.6 · verse 1733 of the four thousand
Meaning
I was sinking and trembling in a fierce hell that has no end, and He could say to me, "Do not fear," and take me as His servant. O my heart, see that you never stay even for a moment without thinking of Him, the mighty young One of Thiruvali of the fields, ringed by mansions that reach the clouds.
Word by word
- eñcā vem narakattu
- in a fierce hell that never ends
- añcēl eṉṟu
- saying "Do not fear"
- āṭkoḷḷa vallāṉai
- who could take me into His service
- iṟaippoḻutum
- even for a moment
- mañcu ār māḷikai
- mansions that touch the clouds
- vayal āli maintaṉaiyē
- the mighty young One of Thiruvali of the fields
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.7 · verse 1734 of the four thousand
Meaning
Those who bore me bore me and were done. But He stayed on, became my own kin, raised me, and stood as my very life. He freed the waning moon from its affliction; He is my Lord. Tell me, my poor heart, how could I ever forget Him?
Word by word
- peṟṟār peṟṟu oḻintār
- those who bore me bore me and were done
- uṟṟāṉ āy vaḷarttu
- became my kin and raised me
- eṉ uyir āki niṉṟāṉai
- who stood as my very life
- muṟṟā mā mati
- the great moon, not yet full, the waning moon
- kōḷ viṭuttāṉai
- who freed it from its affliction
- eṉ ēḻai neñcē
- O my poor heart
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.8 · verse 1735 of the four thousand
Meaning
The great ocean of births is what the learned cut themselves free from; yet I clung to it and was born. But after being born, I gained the Lord of Thiruvali, ringed by fields whose waters never fail. And what I have gained by gaining Him is this: never to be born again.
Word by word
- kaṟṟār paṟṟu aṟukkum
- which the learned cut themselves free from
- piṟavip peruṅ kaṭalē
- the great ocean of births
- vaṟṟā nīr vayal
- fields whose waters never fail
- vayal āli ammāṉaip
- the Lord of Thiruvali of the fields
- piṟavāmai peṟṟēṉē
- I have gained freedom from birth
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.9 · verse 1736 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kannapuram that fills the eyes, Kadigai, and Thalaichangam ringed by cool, fragrant lotuses: there He is, the new moon of the heavenly ones and the blazing sun spreading its light. When will that day come, here in this world, when I see Him to my eyes' fill and rejoice?
Word by word
- kaṇ ār kaṇṇapuram
- Kannapuram that fills the eyes
- taṇ ār tāmarai
- cool lotuses
- talaiccaṅkam
- Thalaichangam, a divya desam
- viṇṇōr nāḷmatiyai
- the new moon of the heavenly ones
- virikiṉṟa vem cuṭarai
- the blazing sun spreading its light
- kaṇ ārak kaṇṭukoṇṭu
- seeing Him to my eyes' fill
Periya Tirumozhi 8.9.10 · verse 1737 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kalikanri, Thirumangai Alwar, king of the people of Mangai, master of the spear that thirsts for battle, sang these sweet Tamil garlands of sweet music on the Lord of Kannapuram, whose colour is the dark water-laden cloud. O you who serve Him, take them up; sing them and dance, so that this sea-girt world may be saved.
Word by word
- ceru nīra vēl valavaṉ
- master of the spear that thirsts for battle
- kalikaṉṟi
- Kalikanri, Thirumangai Alwar
- maṅkaiyar kōṉ
- king of the people of Mangai
- karu nīr mukil vaṇṇaṉ
- the One coloured like a dark water-laden cloud
- iṉ icai mālaikaḷ
- garlands of sweet music
- toṇṭīr
- O you who serve Him
- pāṭi āṭumiṉē
- sing them and dance
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.