The Lord Who uṇto me adhered
And did my Soul make good
Took, as a Midget (Vāmaṉa) of enthralling form,
Land (of three strides) as alms.
Updated: The Lord, who tethered to me and made my soul pure, took land as alms in the captivating form of a midget, Vāmaṉa, and took three strides.
Explanatory Notes
As dwarfish Vāmaṉa of bewitching personality, He enticed away Emperor Bali and made all his possessions, His own; likewise, mixing now with the Āzhvār, the Lord has taken possession of his soul and made him His sole servitor, in keeping with his essential nature.
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.)
கலந்து — என் உடலில் கலந்து; என் ஆவி — என் ஆத்மாவின்; நலம் கொள் — நன்மையைக் கருதி; நாதன் — தனக்காக்கிக் கொண்ட பெருமான்; புலன் கொள் — இந்திரியங்களைக் கொள்ளை கொள்ளும் அழகுடன்; மாணாய் நிலம் — வாமந பிரம்மசாரியாய் மூவடி நிலத்தை; கொண்டானே — யாசித்துப் பெற்றான்
kalandhu — mixing (like water); en āvi — my āthmā-s; nalam — wellness (of being distinguished subservient to bhagavān); kol̤ — had (as his benefit); nādhan — one who is sĕshi (master); pulan — for the senses; kol̤ — ākarshaka (enchanting); māṇāy — having the form of vāmana- a dwarf, celibate youth; nilam — earth; koṇdān — accepted it
Detailed WBW explanation
Āzhvār states, "After subduing me, Emperumān, desiring to bestow greater joy upon me, reveals His splendid form, captivates Mahābali, and seizes the earth from him."
Highlights from Nampiḷḷai's Vyākhyānam as documented by Vadakkuth Thiruvīdhip Piḷḷai:
kalandhu ennāvi nalam koḷ - Bonded with me like water blending seamlessly with water, making separation