TVM 10.5.8

If One Recites Kaṇṇaṉ's Name, Sorrows Will Not Approach.

கண்ணன் பேர் ஓதினால் துன்பங்கள் சேரா

3834 சாராஏதங்கள் *
நீரார்முகில்வண்ணன் *
பேராரோதுவார் *
ஆராரமரரே.

3834 cārā etaṅkal̤ *
nīr ār mukil vaṇṇaṉ **
per ār otuvār *
ārār amarare (8)

Ragam

Vasanta / வசந்த

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Upadesam

Simple Translation

3834. Those that chant the holy names of the cloud-hued Lord, regardless of their descent and deeds, shall be well beyond the reach of evil and on par with the revered Nithyasuris.

Explanatory Notes

That there is no restriction whatsoever, conditioning one’s eligibility to chant the Lord’s names, is clearly brought out, in this song. Whosoever chants the holy names of the Lord, of enchanting complexion, shall not only be beyond the reach of evil of any kind but shall also be on a par with the exalted Celestials. The mere sight of the cloud-hued Lord is so exhilarating

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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.)

ஏதங்கள் — துக்கம் துயரம் எதுவும்; சாரா — வராது; நீர் ஆர் முகில் — நீருண்ட மேகம் போன்ற; வண்ணன் — நிறத்தை உடையவனின்; பேர் ஆர் — திருநாமத்தை; ஓதுவார் ஆரார் — ஓதுபவர் யாராக இருந்தாலும்; அமரரே — நித்யஸூரிகளுக்குச் சமமானவர் ஆவார்; அவர் — அவர்களுக்குப் பிறப்பு காலம் எதுவும் கிடையாது

mugil vaṇṇan — one who is having the complexion of a dark cloud, his; pĕr — divine name; ārār — without being satiated; ār — anyone (without seeing as per varṇāsrama rules, those who are only having the qualification of devotion); ŏdhuvār — who recites; amararĕ — are [comparable to] nithyasūris.; amararkku — for brahmā et al who are prayŏjanāntharaparas (those who seek other benefits); ariyānai — one who is difficult to attain

Detailed Explanation

In this eighth pāśuram, as highlighted in the sublime introduction by Nampiḷḷai, the Āzhvār reveals a most profound and merciful truth. He declares that to attain the supreme spiritual state, there is absolutely no other qualification required save one: the recitation of the Lord’s divine name. Indeed, anyone who consistently engages in this sacred practice, regardless

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