TVM 1.8.11

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இவற்றைப் படியுங்கள்

2878 நீர்புரைவண்ணன் *
சீர்ச்சடகோபன் *
நேர்தலாயிரத்து *
ஓர்தலிவையே. (2)

TVM.1.8.11

2878 ## nīrpurai vaṇṇaṉ * cīr caṭakopaṉ **
nertal āyirattu * ortal ivaiye (11)

Ragam

Dēshi / தேசி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

2878. These ten songs, out of a thousand sung by Caṭakōpaṉ, reveal his profound view that the Lord, associated with water, is like water itself, pliable and transparent.

Explanatory Notes

The terminal stanza in each of the preceding decads set forth the good results flowing from the study or recital of the stanzas in that decad. This end-song is, however, silent in this regard; instead, it says that, in this decad, the Āzhvār has expressed his considered view, the one that is crystal-clear to him from the entire hymnal, namely, the Lord is transparent, progressive and pliable like water whose complexion He bears.

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.)

நீர்புரை — நீரையொத்த நிறத்தையுடைவனான; வண்ணன் சீர் — பெருமானின் சிறந்த குணங்களைக் குறித்து; சடகோபன் — நம்மாழ்வார்; நேர்தல் — நேர்ந்து அருளிச்செய்த; ஆயிரத்து — ஆயிரத்துள்; இவையே — இந்தப் பத்துப் பாசுரங்களும்; ஓர்தல் — ஆராய்ந்து அறிந்து ஓதத் தக்கவை

nīr purai — l̤ike water in honesty/sincerity (as it will flow where it is directed); vaṇṇan — one who is having such nature; sīr — ārjava guṇam (quality of honesty/sincerity); satakŏpan — nammāzhvār; nĕrdhal — analysed and mercifully revealed; āyiraththu — among the 1000 pāsurams; ivai — these (10 pāsurams); ŏrdhal — to be learned/understood

Detailed Explanation

In this sacred chapter, our revered pūrvācāryas such as Nañjīyar, Periyavāchchān Piḷḷai, and Nampiḷḷai explain that Nammāzhvār has mercifully distilled the very essence of his entire Tiruvāymozhi. As Vādhi Kēsari Azhagiya Maṇavāḷa Jīyar clarifies, the singular purpose of this chapter is to magnificently establish the supreme ārjavam of Bhagavān—His unwavering sincerity

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