2589. You are my mother who gave birth to me
the father who taught me.
Whatever others taught me, it is of no use.
O dear Māyan who drank Putanā’s milk and killed her
when she came as a mother, show us a good way.
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate poetry to prose conversion (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continiously to form the sentence and understand the simple meaning of those verse.)
māya — ŏh one who has amaśing activities!; ammā — ŏh my l̤ord!; pĕsil — if we have to speak (about the beneficial activities that you carry out); peṝa thāy nīyĕ — you are the only one who carries out sweet activities for me, like a mother; piṛappiththa thandhai nī — you are the only one who carries out beneficial activities like the father who created; maṝaiyār āvārum nī — you are the other āchāryas (teachers) who do good by the āthmā (soul); mā māyaval̤ai māya — ensuring that the huge demon pūthanā perishes; mulai vāy vaiththa — taking (her) bosom in your mouth; nī — you, the lord of all; kāttum neṛi — the path that you showed (to remove my enemy); eṝĕyŏ — how wonderful it is!