Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 71 · verse 2452 of the four thousand
Meaning
He is far and He is near; He is small and He is very great; He is the Cowherd who stood as King of Dwaraka, the Wondrous One. Those in this world who have not learned the words He spoke on that day become strangers to the good, without true knowledge.
Word by word
- cēyaṉ aṇiyaṉ
- far and near
- ciṟiyaṉ mikap periyaṉ
- small and very great
- tuvaraik kōṉāy
- as King of Dwaraka
- ōtiya vākku
- the words He spoke, the Gita
- ētilar
- strangers, aliens
- meyñ ñāṉam il
- without true knowledge
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 72 · verse 2453 of the four thousand
Meaning
The householder's dharma, or else the renunciant's, as the saying goes; whatever is called dharma and whatever is not; all that is good dharma, the four Vedas and great penance: all of this is Narayana. Who would say it is not?
Word by word
- illaṟam
- the householder's dharma
- tuṟavaṟam
- the renunciant's dharma
- nallaṟam
- good dharma
- nāl vēta
- the four Vedas
- māt tavamum
- great penance
- ītu aṉṟu eṉpār ār
- who would say it is not so?
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 73 · verse 2454 of the four thousand
Meaning
Who can know the greatness of Him with the great discus, who swallowed all the worlds and brought them forth again? The one with the dark throat and the one with eight eyes cannot see even the source of the ancient stations that He gave them.
Word by word
- ārē aṟivār
- who can know?
- uṇṭu umiḻnta
- swallowed and brought forth
- pēr āḻiyāṉ
- He of the great discus
- kār ceṟinta kaṇṭattāṉ
- the one with the dark throat, Shiva
- eṇ kaṇṇāṉ
- the eight-eyed one, Brahma
- paṇṭait tāṉattiṉ
- of the ancient station
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 74 · verse 2455 of the four thousand
Meaning
A bright serpent, unable to face its sworn foe, took thought and fled for refuge to His bed in the surging sea. He honoured it and set it upon that foe's own strong body. My tongue will praise nothing but that Wondrous One of the great dark form.
Word by word
- patip pakaiñaṟku
- before its sworn foe, Garuda
- āṟṟātu
- unable to withstand
- pāy tirai nīrp pāḻi
- the bed in the surging sea
- vāḷ aravam
- the bright serpent
- val ākattu ēṟṟiya
- set upon the strong body
- mā mēṉi māyavaṉai
- the Wondrous One of the great dark form
- ēttātu eṉ nā
- my tongue will not praise
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 75 · verse 2456 of the four thousand
Meaning
I will not use my tongue to sing of mere men. My song is for the red feet of the Lord of the wealth of Vaikuntham, who is not won over even when the one with the fire and the red matted hair goes to Him always with flowers and praises Him as well as he can.
Word by word
- nāk koṇṭu
- with my tongue
- māṉiṭam pāṭēṉ
- I will not sing of men
- tīk koṇṭa ceñcaṭaiyāṉ
- the one with fire and red matted hair, Shiva
- vallavāṟu ētta
- praising as best he can
- vaikuntac celvaṉār
- the Lord of the wealth of Vaikuntham
- cēvaṭimēl pāṭṭu
- a song on His red feet
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 76 · verse 2457 of the four thousand
Meaning
Songs and sacred codes, the tales that are told and the many subjects of learning, the sacrificial fire that is kindled, the vast sky, Manu's law that was heard, and the four Vedas of revelation: all of these hold their strength within the wondrous power of the Mayan.
Word by word
- pāṭṭum muṟaiyum
- songs and sacred codes
- paṭu kataiyum
- the tales that are told
- īṭṭiya tīyum
- the gathered sacrificial fire
- maṉuvum
- the law of Manu
- curuti maṟai nāṉkum
- the four Vedas of sruti, revelation
- māyaiyil paṭṭa
- held within His wondrous power
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 77 · verse 2458 of the four thousand
Meaning
Even if He does not reckon my worth, the ocean-hued Lord who filled the wide sea with stones has set His unswerving mind on removing the cruel karma I hold. Seeing that, every kind of karma will perish.
Word by word
- taṟpu
- my worth, my state
- taṭaṅ kaṭalaik kal koṇṭu tūrtta
- who filled the wide sea with stones, the bridge
- kaṭal vaṇṇaṉ
- the ocean-hued Lord
- vevviṉaiyum nīṅka
- so that the cruel karma departs
- vilaṅkā maṉam vaittāṉ
- He set His unswerving mind
- ev viṉaiyum māyumāl
- every karma will perish
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 78 · verse 2459 of the four thousand
Meaning
What could be lacking, then, for those who see Him and bow? Even the ascetic who burned Kama's body, when he taught Uma, having searched it out, dwelt on hearing the name alone of Him whose long crown bears a garland humming with bees.
Word by word
- kaṇṭu vaṇaṅkiṉārkku
- for those who see and bow
- kāmaṉ uṭal koṇṭa
- who took Kama's body, burning it
- tavattāṟku
- the ascetic, Shiva
- umai uṇartta
- to teach Uma, Parvati
- vaṇṭu alampum
- humming with bees
- taṉ peyarē kēṭṭiruntu
- hearing His name alone
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 79 · verse 2460 of the four thousand
Meaning
Those who, having searched, are able to keep the First Lord seated with love in a mind made fit for Him: will they still cling to their bodies? They will swiftly see Vaikuntham, which is their own.
Word by word
- āyntukoṇṭu
- having searched, examined
- ātip perumāṉai
- the First Lord
- aṉpiṉāl
- with love
- vāynta maṉattu irutta
- to seat Him in a fit mind
- vaikuntam kāṇpār
- they will see Vaikuntham
- viraintu
- swiftly
Naanmugan Tiruvandadi 80 · verse 2461 of the four thousand
Meaning
Hasten and reach Krishna, who long ago, when the flood spread over all, hid the world within Him, guarded it and kept it safe. Hearing the world everywhere singing and dancing His praise, the gates of deep hell have come to nothing.
Word by word
- viraintu aṭaimiṉ
- hasten and reach
- veḷḷam parakka
- as the flood spread
- karantu ulakam kāttu
- hiding the world within, guarding it
- pāṭiṉa āṭiṉa
- the singing and dancing
- paṭu narakam
- deep hell
- vīṭiṉa vācaṟ katavu
- its gate-doors have perished
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.