Chapter 4
Thiruneermalai - (அன்று ஆயர்)
திருநீர்மலை
This region refers to the lord of Thiruneermalai. Due to the mountain being surrounded by water as a natural fortification, the mountain here is known as Neermalai. The name of the mountain also extended to the village. The Lord residing here is known by the name Neervannan. If you go to Nachiyar Koil, you can worship the Lord in a standing posture; + Read more
இப்பகுதி திருநீர்மலை எம்பெருமானைக் குறிக்கிறது. மலையைச் சுற்றி நீர் அரணாக அமைந்துள்ளபடியால், இவ்வூரிலுள்ள மலை நீர்மலையாயிற்று. மலையின் பெயரே ஊருக்கும் ஏற்பட்டது. இங்கிருக்கும் பகவானுக்கு நீர்வண்ணன் என்று திருநாமம். நாச்சியார் கோவில் என்ற ஊருக்குச் சென்றால், நின்ற திருக்கோலத்தில் பகவானைச் + Read more
Verses: 1078 to 1087
Grammar: Eṇcīrk Kaḻinediladi Āsiriya Viruththam / எண்சீர்க் கழிநெடிலடி ஆசிரிய விருத்தம்
Recital benefits: Will rule this world surrounded by the wide oceans under a royal umbrella and become gods in the sky
- Verse 1:
1078. Our lord who stays with Lakshmi and the cowherd’s daughter Nappinnai, loving them, stands in Thirunaraiyur surrounded with flourishing water and thick groves, sits in Thiruvāli, reclines in Thirukkudantai and dances in Thirukkovalur flourishing with ponds. He does not show any compassion to the Rākshasas and stays in Thiruneermalai hills. - Verse 2:
1079. The lord grew angry at Indra and burned Kāndavanam when Indra stayed there. He fought in the Bhārathā war and saved the world from affliction, and when he became angry with Hiranyan, he took the form of a man-lion and split open the Asuran’s chest. The lord who went to Mahabali’s sacrifice as a dwarf, grew tall and measured the earth and the sky with his feet stays in the famous hills of Thiruneermalai. - Verse 3:
1080. Our god, the ruler of the world carries a curving conch and a mighty discus that destroys his enemies fought in the Bhārathā war with the Kauravās, throwing his shining discus and hiding the sun, the god of the day, and causing the Pāndavās to win the war, taking away the suffering of Draupadi ornamented with beautiful jewels. He stays in the beautiful Thiruneermalai hills. - Verse 4:
1081. Our lord took the form of a man-lion and killed Hiranyan making all his wives enter the fire, and joined the Pāndavās, protecting them in the Bhārathā war, destroying the hundred Kauravās, and fulfilling the challenge of Draupadi. He stays in the large Thiruneermalai hills. - Verse 5:
1082. The dark cloud-colored lord built a bridge on the roaring ocean to go to Lankā with beautiful forts over which moon floats and fought with the army of the Rākshasas, terrifying them, destroying Lankā, and cutting off the ten heads with shining crowns of Rāvana with the sword that was given to him by Nānmuhan. He stays in the wonderful Thiruneermalai hills. - Verse 6:
1083. Nedumal, the ocean-colored god, who swallowed the world, the high snow-filled mountains, the oceans, the sun and the moon and still felt hungry and quarreled with ParasuRāman, the matchless sage, the king of a huge land surrounded with oceans stays in the large Thiruneermalai hills and rests on Adisesha on the ocean. - Verse 7:
1084. When the Rākshasa Hiranyan, conquerer of all with his sword, did not listen to his son Prahladan and refused to recite the thousand names of the god, the lord who was the equal of the Asuran Hiranyan in battle took the form of a heroic man-lion, fought with Hiranyan and split open his chest. He stays in the large Thiruneermalai hills. - Verse 8:
1085. The Jains carry peacock feathers and like people who eat corpses they wander shamelessly and fearlessly. The devotees of the lord who hate the Jains come to our god's temple every day, sprinkle beautiful flowers with love on his feet and pray with their hearts melting, saying, “Protect us from Yama and give us your grace. ” He stays in the beautiful Thiruneermalai hills and gives his grace to his devotees. - Verse 9:
1086. If you worship the god of Thiruneermalai whose fame surpasses words, even before Yama’s messengers know what your karmā is, that hill will destroy your karmā and protect you. He stays in those flourishing hills where lovely bees swarm around fragrant flowers in flourishing groves and where evil people caught in the pleasures of the five senses and mind cannot reach him. - Verse 10:
1087. Kaliyan, the famous chief of Thirumangai who fights with strong elephants in battle, composed ten Tamil pāsurams on the god of Thiruneermalai. If devotees worship him and pray to him to remove their karmā, it will be removed and they will rule the shining world surrounded with large oceans under a royal umbrella and reach the spiritual world.