TVM 1.10.6

The Gem-hued Lord Will Not Let Us Suffer.

நாம் துன்பத்தை அடைய விடான் மணிவண்ணன்

2895 நீயும்நானும் இந்நேர்நிற்கில் * மேல்மற்றோர்
நோயும்சார்கொடான் நெஞ்சமே!சொன்னேன் *
தாயும்தந்தையுமாய் இவ்வுலகினில் *
வாயுமீசன் மணிவண்ணனெந்தையே.

TVM.1.10.6

2895 nīyum nāṉum * in nerniṟkil * mel maṟṟor
noyum cārkŏṭāṉ * nĕñcame cŏṉṉeṉ **
tāyum tantaiyum āy * iv ulakiṉil
vāyum īcaṉ * maṇivaṇṇaṉ ĕntaiye (6)

Ragam

Bhairavi / பைரவி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

2895. My mind, if we keep going as we are, our sapphire-hued Lord, the Master of all, who is both our Father and Mother, will remove all our troubles and guide us to our true state.

Explanatory Notes

Addressing his mind, the Āzhvār says: “Our eternal Lord Who endears Himself to us like the Mother, whose love is proverbial, chastises like the Father, bent upon reforming us, revealed His resplendent form like unto a sapphire and enthralled me. If you and I persevere in this state, the Lord will see to it that we enjoy this perennial bliss for all time, keeping away all ills and evils”.

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.)

தாயும் தந்தையுமாய் — தாய் தந்தை போன்று பரிவுள்ளவனாய்; இவ் உலகினில் — இந்த உலகத்தில்; வாயும் ஈசன் — வந்து அவதரிக்கின்றவனும்; மணி வண்ணன் — நீலரத்தினம் போன்றவனும்; எந்தையே — என் ஸ்வாமியானவனும்; நெஞ்சமே! — மனமே!; நீயும் — வணங்கு என்று கூறுவதற்கு தகுதியாக உள்ள நீயும்; நானும் — வணங்கச் சொல்லுகிற நானும்; இந் நேர் நிற்கில் — இந்த நிலையில் நின்றால்; மேல் மற்றோர் — இனி மேலுள்ள காலங்களில்; நோயும் — வேறொரு துன்பமும்; சார்கொடான் — நம்மைச் சார்வதற்கு விடமாட்டான்; சொன்னேன் — இது உண்மை

thāyāyum — being affectionate like mother; thandhaiyāyum — looking after the well-being like father; ivvulaginil — in this world (which does not understand his glories); vāyum — descended; īsan — out of his eternal lordship; maṇivaṇṇan — manifesting his beautiful bluish gem like form to me, benevolently; endhai — being my master accepting my service (by doing all which had been said thus far); nenjamĕ — ŏh heart!; nīyum — you (who are humble to be ordained to worship) also; nānum — me (who is having you as my tool); i — in this manner explained thus far; nĕr — not reject his favour; niṛkil — if we stand by; mĕl — future; maṝu — anything else (other than what is natural); ŏr nŏyum — any disease; sārkodān — will not let them approach us; sonnĕn — told you (this most important meaning)

Detailed Explanation

In this sixth pāsuraṁ of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār continues his profound instruction to his own heart (nenjam). Observing his heart's conviction that an emperumān of such easy approachability (saulabhyaṁ) would surely never forsake them, the Āzhvār clarifies a crucial point of the doctrine of surrender. He instructs his heart, saying, "Indeed, He will never abandon

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