TVM 10.4.9

The One Who Commanded Me to Do Service is Māṟaṉ (the Lord of Nammāḻvār).

தொண்டு செய்யப் பணித்தவன் மாறன்

3824 கண்டேன்கமலமலர்ப்பாதம் காண்டலுமே *
விண்டேயொழிந்த வினையாயினவெல்லாம் *
தொண்டேசெய்து என்றும்தொழுதுவழியொழுக *
பண்டேபரமன்பணித்த பணிவகையே.

3824 kaṇṭeṉ kamala malarp pātam * kāṇṭalume *
viṇṭe ŏzhinta * viṉaiyāyiṉa ĕllām **
tŏṇṭe cĕytu ĕṉṟum * tŏzhutu vazhiyŏzhuka *
paṇṭe paramaṉ paṇitta * paṇivakaiye (9)

Ragam

Kalyāṇi / கல்யாணி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3824. Upon beholding the Lord's lotus feet, all my sins were instantly eradicated, root and branch. Deep love for Him has been awakened within me. I adore Him continuously, steadfast in following His teachings, as always.

Explanatory Notes

The Āzhvār gratefully acknowledges the Lord’s spontaneous grace, which enabled him to behold His lotus feet which are not accessible even to the exalted Celestials in the upper regions, despite rigorous penance for ages. The moment he saw the Lord’s lovely feet, all his accumulated sins of ages got blotted out, in toto, true to His promise, “Ahaṃ tvā sarva pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi”

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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.)

தொண்டே செய்து — பக்தியோடு தொண்டு புரிந்து; என்றும் — எப்பொழுதும்; தொழுது — வாழ்த்தி வணங்கிய; வழியொழுக — அந்த வழியாலே; பண்டே பரமன் — முன்பு எம்பெருமான் கண்ணனாக; பணித்த — கீதோபதேசம் அருளிச்செய்த; பணிவகையே — உபதேசத்தின் படியே; கமல மலர் — தாமரை மலர் போன்ற; பாதம் கண்டேன் — திருவடிகளைக் கண்டேன்; காண்டலுமே — கண்டதுமே கைங்கர்ய ஞானம் பிறந்தது; வினையாயின எல்லாம் — அதனால் வினைகள் அனைத்தும்; விண்டே ஒழிந்த — நீங்கிப் போயின

thozhudhu — having activities matching the servitude; vazhi ozhuga — to engage in that path as per his desire; paṇdĕ — in previous times; paraman — sarvĕṣvara who is greater than all; paṇiththa paṇi vagaiyĕ — by the manthra rahasya prakāram (ways of confidential manthras) mercifully explained; kamala malar — ultimately enjoyable like lotus flower; pādham — divine feet; kaṇdĕn — saw [internally], matching my servitude;; kāṇdalumĕ — as ī acquired this knowledge; vinaiyāyina ellām — all sorrows such as ahankāram, mamakāram etc which are hurdles for enjoyment; viṇdĕ ozhindha — went away, along with the traces.; vagaiyāl — by ways explained in ṣāsthram; manam — heart

Detailed Explanation

In this ninth pāsuram, the Āzhvār celebrates the magnificent benefit he has received by the unparalleled grace of Emperumān. He marvels that the divine vision of Sriman Nārāyaṇa, a state which is typically attained only after performing severe tapas (penance) and cultivating profound jñāna (knowledge) over the course of a thousand births, has been mercifully bestowed

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