TVM 10.5.1

Contemplate the Sacred Name of Nārāyaṇa.

நாராயணன் திருநாமம் எண்ணுக

3827 கண்ணன்கழலிணை *
நண்ணும்மனமுடையீர் *
எண்ணும்திருநாமம் *
திண்ணம்நாரணமே. (2)

3827 ## kaṇṇaṉ kazhal iṇai *
naṇṇum maṉam uṭaiyīr **
ĕṇṇum tirunāmam *
tiṇṇam nāraṇame (1)

Ragam

Vasanta / வசந்த

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Upadesam

Simple Translation

3827. Nāraṇam (Nāraṇa) is the sacred name you must meditate upon. Besides this, I affirm, there is none other to consider. Take note, all those who yearn for the lovely feet of Kaṇṇaṉ, our Lord, who is easily accessible to the devout.

Explanatory Notes

In 1-2-10, the Āzhvār taught his fellow-beings how to pray, by giving out the substance of the eight-syllabled ‘Tirumantra’. The Subject of this ‘Mantra’ is none other than the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa (used, in short form, as Nāraṇam), the abode of countless souls, of vast excellence and an inexhaustible fountain of bliss. That Nārāyaṇa is the sole Refuge unto those who

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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.)

கண்ணன் — கண்ணனின்; கழல் இணை — திருவடியிணைகளை; நண்ணும் மனம் — அடைய வேண்டும் என்கிற; உடையீர்! — நெஞ்சை உடையவர்களே!; எண்ணும் — நீங்கள் சிந்தித்து அனுசந்திக்க வேண்டிய; திருநாமம் — திருநாமம்; நாரணமே — நாராயணன் நாமமே; திண்ணம் — திடமாக நம்பிக்கை கொள்ளுங்கள்

naṇṇum — to reach; manam — heart; udaiyīr — you who all have; eṇṇum — to meditate upon; thirunāmam — divine name; thiṇṇam — certainly; nāraṇamĕ — the word nārāyaṇa which is part of the primary manthra (as seen in the vishṇu gāyathri); nāraṇan — the one who is known by the name -nārāyaṇa- as said in hari vamṣam “ĕsha nārāyaṇa:” (ṣrīman nārāyaṇa); emmān — being the controller of leelā vibhūthi (material realm) due to being the lord of people like me

Detailed Explanation

In this inaugural pāsuram of the fifth chapter of the tenth decade, our revered Āzhvār compassionately turns his attention towards those who seek the ultimate refuge. Having previously elaborated upon the path, he now bestows upon them the definitive means for its attainment. As the great preceptor Śrī Nanjīyar elucidates in his introduction, the core instruction of

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TVM 10.5.2