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 conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)
Through the preceding three pāsurams, beginning with ‘arttham aṟṟadirē’, the profound meaning of the venerable Tirumantram has been luminously expounded.
In the first pāsuram, the inviolable relationship of Lordship and subservience (śeṣa-śeṣitvam) was made manifest, for Emperumān placed His divine feet upon the Āzhvār's head (tiruvaḍi en talai mēlavē). In