Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.1 · verse 1838 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is our very own Lord, our benefactor, the Leader of the immortals; He never leaves the hearts of the devotees who praise Him, and He showers His grace on them. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, where cool waterfalls surge and foam, scattering gold, and red lotuses bloom in shining light.
Word by word
- eṅkaḷ em iṟai
- our very own Lord
- imaiyōrkku nāyakaṉ
- Leader of the immortals
- maṉattup piriyātu
- never leaving their hearts
- poṅku taṇ aruvi
- surging cool waterfalls
- poṉkaḷē citaṟa
- scattering gold
- tirukkōṭṭiyūrāṉē
- He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, the refrain
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.2 · verse 1839 of the four thousand
Meaning
He ends our affliction; He is our Lord. He can delight in the beauty of the Earth Lady, with her sweet smile and coral lips, and He is dear to the great Lady Sri. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, where the breeze, having embraced garlands of wild jasmine where bees play and garlands of jasmine, comes carrying a divine fragrance.
Word by word
- evva nōy tavirppāṉ
- He who ends our affliction
- iṉ nakait tuvar vāy nila makaḷ
- the Earth Lady with sweet smile and coral lips
- cevvi tōya vallāṉ
- who can delight in her beauty
- tiru mā makaṭku iṉiyāṉ
- dear to the great Lady Sri
- mauval mālai
- garlands of wild jasmine
- teyvam nāṟa varum
- comes with a divine fragrance
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.3 · verse 1840 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is white, He is dark, He has the colour of a gem; He is Lord of the heavenly ones; to us He is the radiant One; He is the Exalted, who swallowed the seven worlds and brought them out again. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, in the woodland of clear streams that come scooping up leaping water, swaying along with plumes like chowries and pieces of sandalwood.
Word by word
- veḷḷiyāṉ kariyāṉ
- He who is white, He who is dark
- maṇi niṟa vaṇṇaṉ
- He of gem colour
- oḷḷiyāṉ uyarntāṉ
- the radiant One, the Exalted
- ulaku ēḻum uṇṭu umiḻntāṉ
- who swallowed the seven worlds and brought them out
- cāmaraik kaṟṟai
- plumes like chowries
- teḷḷu nīrp puṟavil
- in the woodland of clear streams
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.4 · verse 1841 of the four thousand
Meaning
He gladly gave a part of His own body to Isa, Shiva, who rides the bull and holds the bright, shining axe; He is dear to the great Lady of noble birth. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, where sweet young bees, clinging to fragrant champak and jasmine flowers, drink their good, fragrant honey.
Word by word
- ēṟum ēṟi
- who rides the bull
- oṇ maḻup paṟṟum īcaṟku
- to Isa, Shiva, who holds the bright axe
- uṭampil ōr kūṟu tāṉ koṭuttāṉ
- He gave a part of His own body
- kula mā makaṭku iṉiyāṉ
- dear to the great Lady of noble birth
- nāṟu ceṇpakam mallikai
- fragrant champak and jasmine
- tēṟal vāymaṭukkum
- drink the honey
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.5 · verse 1842 of the four thousand
Meaning
He has the colour of the great sea where ships sail, the colour of a great gem; He is King of the gods, wearing a tall crown hung with garlands of honeyed flowers; He is the Tall One who strode across the earth. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, where the white flags on jewelled mansions that reach the clouds rise high into the sky and brush the moon above.
Word by word
- vaṅka mā kaṭal vaṇṇaṉ
- coloured like the great sea where ships sail
- matumalart toṅkal
- garlands of honeyed flowers
- neṭiyāṉ paṭi kaṭantāṉ
- the Tall One who strode across the earth
- maṅkul tōy maṇi māṭa
- jewelled mansions reaching the clouds
- veṇ koṭi
- white flags
- tiṅkaḷ tāṉ aṇavum
- brush the moon
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.6 · verse 1843 of the four thousand
Meaning
He sent His arrows flying so that the guardian king of Lanka was shaken, and put an end to his power; He is my Lord, who has taken me as His own. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, where the kings of the earth, the land of the jambu tree, come and bow, and the gods too come and worship, saying, "Mal dwells here."
Word by word
- ilaṅkaikku iṟai kalaṅka
- so that the king of Lanka was shaken
- caram cela uyttu
- sending His arrows flying
- ēvalam tavirttāṉ
- ended his power
- eṉṉai āḷuṭai em pirāṉ
- my Lord who has taken me as His own
- nā valam puvi maṉṉar
- kings of the earth, the land of the jambu tree
- māl uṟaikiṉṟatu iṅku
- Mal dwells here
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.7 · verse 1844 of the four thousand
Meaning
He took up the calf and hurled it at the wood-apple; when the great rain threatened the herds of cows with ruin, He stood and protected them and was glad. He is dear to the great Earth Lady. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, where the young south breeze comes wandering, mingling the scent of the hill mullai with the fragrance of cool jasmine.
Word by word
- kaṉṟu koṇṭu viḷaṅkaṉi eṟintu
- hurling the calf at the wood-apple
- ā niraikku aḻivu eṉṟu
- when the herds of cows faced ruin
- mā maḻai niṉṟu kāttu
- stood and protected them from the great rain
- nila mā makaṭku iṉiyāṉ
- dear to the great Earth Lady
- kuṉṟiṉ mullaiyiṉ vācamum
- the scent of the hill mullai
- iḷam teṉṟal
- the young south breeze
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.8 · verse 1845 of the four thousand
Meaning
He broke the flowering kurundu tree, raged against the elephant, slew the great horse, and gladly taking me, His servant, as His own, He has come here and entered into me: the great Lord of the immortals. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, ringed by cool waters where hanging jackfruits, clustered bananas and mangoes pile up together.
Word by word
- pūṅ kuruntu ocittu
- breaking the flowering kurundu tree
- āṉai kāyntu
- raging against the elephant
- ari māc cekuttu
- slaying the great horse
- aṭiyēṉai āḷ ukantu
- gladly taking me, His servant, as His own
- īṅku eṉṉuḷ pukuntāṉ
- He has come here and entered into me
- tūṅku taṇ palaviṉ kaṉi
- hanging jackfruits
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.9 · verse 1846 of the four thousand
Meaning
Those who sing garlands of sweet Tamil, those who dance the pot-dance, the wearers of the sacred thread who shine more than four-faced Brahma seated on his great lotus, the masters of the four Vedas, skilled in the five kinds of sacrifice and the six limbs of the Veda: all of them worship Him, the Lord of the gods of gods. He is the Lord of Thirukkottiyur.
Word by word
- kōvai iṉ tamiḻ pāṭuvār
- those who sing garlands of sweet Tamil
- kuṭam āṭuvār
- those who dance the pot-dance
- nāṉmukaṉil viḷaṅku
- shining more than four-faced Brahma
- nāṉmaṟai vāṇar
- masters of the four Vedas
- aivakai vēḷvi
- the five kinds of sacrifice
- tēva tēvapirāṉ
- Lord of the gods of gods
Periya Tirumozhi 9.10.10 · verse 1847 of the four thousand
Meaning
Kalikanri, Thirumangai Alwar, chief of the people of Mangai, master of the great prancing horse, thought in sweet Tamil on the Lord of Thirukkottiyur, with its lovely groves and fields where carp leap, the One coloured like a great dark-blue cloud, Nedumal. For those who master these four and six, the heavenly world will be their home.
Word by word
- ālum mā valavaṉ
- master of the great prancing horse
- maṅkaiyar talaivaṉ
- chief of the people of Mangai
- cēlkaḷ pāy kaḻaṉit
- fields where carp leap
- nīla mā mukil vaṇṇaṉai
- the One coloured like a great dark-blue cloud
- neṭumālai
- Nedumal, the great Lord
- nālum āṟum
- four and six: all ten
- vāṉ ulakē
- the heavenly world
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.