Chapter 8
Thirunaraiyur 5 - (மான் கொண்ட)
திருநறையூர் 5
The āzhvār, having attained the divine darshan of Lord Thirumal at Thirunaraiyur, sings with a heart full of joy.
திருநறையூர்த் திருமாலின் திவ்விய தரிசனம் கிடைக்கப் பெற்ற ஆழ்வார் மனமகிழ்ந்து பாடுகிறார்.
Verses: 1518 to 1527
Grammar: **Taravu Kocchakakkalippā / தரவு கொச்சகக்கலிப்பா
Pan: பழந்தக்கராகம்
Recital benefits: Will go to Vaikuṇṭam and become a God
- Verse 1:
1518. Our Thirumāl took the form of a bachelor wearing a deerskin on his chest, went to king Mahābali, asked for three feet of land and measured the world and the sky with his two feet. I searched for him in Thiruvenkatam hills where honey drips on the slopes and I saw him in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 2:
1519. Our father, Thirumāl, the lord of Thennāli (Thiruvāli) churned the milky ocean, and in ancient times, at the end of the eon, he took the form of a fish and swallowed the ocean. I saw him in Thirunaraiyur surrounded with fields filled with good water. - Verse 3:
1520. The lord came on Garudā, the faultless bird and killed the crocodile that had caught Gajendra the elephant on the bank of the pond and saved him. He is the god of gods and he has lovely lotus eyes and I saw him, the god of Thirunāvāy in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 4:
1521. The god of Thiruneermalai surrounded with groves took the form of a man-lion that never retreats, went to Hiranyan and split open his chest. I searched everyday for that lord with a thulasi garland that never withers and I saw him in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 5:
1522. He shot cruel arrows with his bow and split open the chest of the terrible Rākshasa Rāvana, the king of guarded Lankā surrounded with strong stone forts. He gave his grace to good Vibhishanā even though he was the brother of his enemy Rāvana. I looked for that good lord and saw him in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 6:
1523. He created Nānmuhan on a lotus on his navel and Nānmuhan created all the worlds, the world of the gods and the creatures of the world. He is the Māyon, the lion-like son of Yashodā with eyes as sharp as arrows. I looked for our dear friend and saw him in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 7:
1524. He is the god of Thirumeyyam who burned the forest Kāndam filled with abundant groves, brought the Karpaga tree dripping with honey from Indra’s world for his wife Satyabama and planted it in Dwarakapuri. I searched for him and saw him in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 8:
1525. He drove the chariot for Arjunā in the Bhārathā war, fought with the armies of his heroic enemies, conquered them and sent them to heaven, saving the people of the earth from their affliction. I searched for him and saw him in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 9:
1526. The lord, our king, carries a golden discus in his right hand that spreads light everywhere and in his left hand he holds a conch that brings him victory in battle. He stays in Thirukkudandai filled with groves dripping with honey. I searched for my king and saw him in Thirunaraiyur. - Verse 10:
1527. Kaliyan with arms as strong as mountains and adorned with fragrant garland dripping with honey composed ten pāsurams on the lord of beautiful Thirunaraiyur, the son of Vasudeva of everlasting northern Madhura. If devotees learn and recite these pāsurams they will become gods among the gods in the golden world of the spiritual world.