2055 இந்திரற்கும் பிரமற்கும் முதல்வன் தன்னை * இரு நிலம் கால் தீ நீர் விண் பூதம் ஐந்து ஆய் * செந்திறத்த தமிழ் ஓசை வடசொல் ஆகித் * திசை நான்கும் ஆய்த் திங்கள் ஞாயிறு ஆகி ** அந்தரத்தில் தேவர்க்கும் அறியல் ஆகா அந்தணனை * அந்தணர்மாட்டு அந்தி வைத்த மந்திரத்தை * மந்திரத்தால் மறவாது என்றும் * வாழுதியேல் வாழலாம் மட நெஞ்சமே 4
2055. Our lord who is more ancient than Indra and Nānmuhan.
is the five elements–the large earth, wind, fire water and sky,
the beautiful sound of Tamil,
the words of the northern language,
the four directions, the sun and moon.
Even the gods in the sky do not know him and his divine nature.
He is the secret of the mantras of the Vedās
that the Vediyars recite in the evening.
O ignorant heart, do not forget those mantras.
If you recite them always and live, you will be saved.
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 simplified meaning of those verse.)
indhirarkkum piramarkkum mudhalvan thannai – In the phrase mū uruvum kaṇḍa pōdhu onRām sōdhi [Thirunedunthāṇḍakam – 2], the true meaning becomes clear by squeezing the words. Āzhvār explicitly shows here what he meant earlier by saying that He is the only one who is the Lord.
He is the creator of Indra, who is acknowledged as a jīvātmā by everyone,