Chapter 9
Thirunaraiyur 6 - (பெடை அடர்த்த)
திருநறையூர் 6
The āzhvār advises our hearts to seek and attain the divine feet of Thirunambi of Thirunaraiyur.
திருநறையூர்த் திருநம்பியின் திருவடிகளையே அடையும்படி நமது நெஞ்சத்திற்கு அறிவுரை கூறுகிறார் ஆழ்வார்.
Verses: 1528 to 1537
Grammar: **Taravu Kocchakakkalippā / தரவு கொச்சகக்கலிப்பா
Pan: பழந்தக்கராகம்
Recital benefits: Will go to Vaikuṇṭam and be with the Gods
- Verse 1:
1528. O heart, go and reach the feet of the divine one who took away the trouble of Shivā when he wandered through all the three worlds and begged, carrying the skull of Nānmuhan. Our lord stays in Thirunaraiyur surrounded with fields where a handsome male swan, without leaving his mate, opens the petals of a lotus and drinks honey. - Verse 2:
1529. O heart, go and reach the feet of the divine god who shot his fire-like arrows and made the ten crowns of the strong ill-famed Rākshasa Rāvana fall. He stays in Thirunaraiyur where the Kaveri that nourishes the land and makes it flourish brings shells from the salt pans and leaves them on the street with the pearls that they gave birth to. - Verse 3:
1530. O heart, the younger brother of the white conch-colored BalaRāman, who ate the churned butter and swallowed all the three worlds stays in Thirunaraiyur where the juice of sweet jackfruit flows and banana trees ripen with abundant fruits in the flourishing groves. - Verse 4:
1531. O heart, let us go and worship the ankleted feet of the lord, who carried with his arms as strong as hills Govardhanā mountain as an umbrella, stopping the storm and saving the cows and the cowherds. He dances in the mandrams in rich Thirunaraiyur where the palaces are lined up next to one another and many flags that fly high reach the sky and hide the clouds. - Verse 5:
1532. O heart, let us go and worship the golden feet of Kannan who hid the sun with his shining discus in the Bhārathā war, and swallowed all the seven worlds and kept them in his stomach. He stays in Thirunaraiyur where the wonderful Ponni river with rolling waves brings abundant akil wood, sandalwood, precious gold and beautiful pearls and leaves them on its banks. - Verse 6:
1533. O heart, let us go and worship the lotus feet of the almighty who joyfully keeps gentle Lakshmi with a waist as thin as lightning on his handsome chest. He stays in Thirunaraiyur where the marvelous Ponni river with its cool shining waves brings gold, pearls, lion claws and the tusks of huge elephants and leaves them on its banks. - Verse 7:
1534. O heart, let us go and worship the soft feet that are as tender as shoots of the divine dark cloud-like Kannapirān, the king of the gods in the sky with a fresh thulasi garland in his hair. He stays in Thirunaraiyur where red lotuses bloom among the paddy growing everywhere with rich clusters of seeds and sugarcane plants flourish, giving sweetness to the world. - Verse 8:
1535. O heart, let us go and worship the ankleted feet of the lord who stays eternally in Thirunaraiyur surrounded with abundant groves where there are trees with clusters of betel nuts, unripe fruits, young kamugu trees and bamboos that hold pearls. That land is filled with many palaces that are like hills, studded with precious stones. - Verse 9:
1536. O heart, let us go and worship the feet of the lord who was worshiped by Shivā with the crescent moon in his matted hair and by Nānmuhan. He stays in rich Thirunaraiyur where the smoke from the large sacrificial fires of Vediyars reciting the Vedās rises and hides the clouds. - Verse 10:
1537. Kaliyan, the chief of Thirumangai surrounded by flourishing fields where the moon shines bright composed ten musical pāsurams on the god of Thirunaraiyur surrounded by strong walls. If devotees learn and recite these ten pāsurams they will go to the sky and live with gods.