Tiruppalliyezhuchi 4
by Thondaradippodi Alwar · verse 920 of the four thousand
Tiruppalliyezhuchi 4 · verse 920 of the four thousand
Meaning
The cowherds set loose the young buffaloes to graze on the uplands, and the music of their bamboo flutes and the bells of the bulls has spread in every direction. In the fields the swarms of bees have flown up. O bull among the devas, whose banded bow withered the clan of Lanka! O our King of Ayodhya, of slaying strength, who guarded the great sage's sacrifice and saw it through to its closing bath! O Lord of Srirangam, graciously rise from Your sleep!
Word by word
- mēṭṭu iḷa mētikaḷ
- young buffaloes grazing on the uplands
- vēyṅkuḻal ōcaiyum
- the sound of bamboo flutes
- viṭai maṇik kuralum
- and the ringing of the bulls' bells
- irintaṉa curumpiṉam
- the swarms of bees have flown up
- ilaṅkaiyar kulattai vāṭṭiya
- who withered the clan of Lanka
- vāṉavar ēṟē
- O bull, the foremost, among the devas
- avapiratam
- the closing bath that completes a sacrifice
- ayōtti em aracē
- O our King of Ayodhya
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.