TVM 10.6.5

The Holy Feet of the Rider of Garuḍa are upon My Head.

கருடவாகனன் திருவடிகள் என் தலைமேல் உள்ளன

3842 வானேறவழிதந்த வாட்டாற்றான்பணிவகையே *
நானேறப்பெறுகின்றேன் நரகத்தைநகுநெஞ்சே! *
தேனேறுமலர்த்துளவம் திகழ்பாதன் * செழும்பறவை
தானேறித்திரிவானதாளிணை என்தலைமேலே.

3842 vāṉ eṟa vazhi tanta * vāṭṭāṟṟāṉ paṇivakaiye *
nāṉ eṟap pĕṟukiṉṟeṉ * narakattai naku nĕñce! **
teṉ eṟu malart tul̤avam * tikazh pātaṉ * cĕzhum paṟavai
tāṉ eṟit tirivāṉa * tāl̤iṇai ĕṉ talaimele (5)

Ragam

Nādhanāmakriya / நாதநாமக்ரியை

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Divya Desam

Thiru Vattāru

Simple Translation

3842. I'm on my spiritual ascent, guided by the Lord enshrined in Tiruvāṭṭaṟu. Laugh at the world that once bound your mind; now, the feet of the Lord, adorned with honey-studded tuḻaci flowers, rest upon your head as He gracefully travels on His mount, Garuḍa.

Explanatory Notes

(i) The Āzhvār is indeed very jubilant over the immediate prospect of his ascent to spiritual world through that exalted and exhilarating route, known as ‘Arcirādi mārga He sees in the Lord at Tiruvāṭṭāṟu, his keen escort, on his spiritual world-bound journey. As a matter of fact, the Āzhvār has still not got off the ground and yet, so sanguine is he of his ascent to spiritual

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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.)

வான் ஏற — நான் பரமபதம் போக; வழி தந்த — அர்ச்சிராதி மார்க்க வழியைக் காட்டி; வாட்டாற்றான் — திருவாட்டாற்றாறிலே; பணிவகையே — அவன் விருப்பபடியே; நான் ஏற — நான் மேலே செல்ல; பெறுகின்றேன் — பெறுகின்றேன்; தேன் ஏறு — தேன் மிகுந்த; மலர்த் துளவம் — துளசி மலர் விளங்கும்; திகழ் பாதன் — திருவடிகளை உடையவன்; செழும் பறவை — அழகிய கருடன்; தான் ஏறி — மீது தான் ஏறி; திரிவான — திரிபவனான எம்பெருமானின்; தாள் இணை — திருவடிகளை; என் தலைமேலே — என் தலைமேலே பெற்றேன்; நெஞ்சே! — நெஞ்சே!; நரகத்தை — நீ நரகத்தைப் பார்த்து; நகு — சிரிப்பாய்

vāttāṝān — one who is residing in thiruvāttāṛu; paṇi vagaiyĕ — as said in thiruvāimozhi 10.4.9 -paṇdĕ paraman paṇiththa paṇi vagaiyĕ-; nān — ī (who follow his thought fully); ĕṛa — to climb up; peṛuginṛĕn — getting it;; thĕn — honey; ĕṛu — being in abundance; malarth thul̤avam — thiruththuzhāy (thul̤asi) having flower; thigazh pādhan — one with divine feet where such thul̤asi shines freshly; sezhum paṛavai — periya thiruvadi (garudāzhvār) who has an attractive form; thān ĕṛith thirivān — one who climbs and rides for the sake of his devotees, his; aththāl̤ iṇai — both of those enjoyable divine feet; en thalai mĕlĕ — have decorated my head;; nenjĕ — ŏh heart!; naragaththai — this samsāra; nagu — see that you (disdainfully) laugh at.; thāl̤ iṇaigal̤ — his divine feet; thalai mĕla — are on my head;

Detailed Explanation

In this fifth pāsuram of the chapter, having been blessed with the ultimate vision and experience of Sriman Nārāyaṇa, Śrī Nammāzhvār declares with supreme bliss his imminent ascension to the eternal realm. He proclaims, “I am set to travel through the archirādhi gathi—the resplendent, illuminated path which He has graciously established for His devotees to reach paramapadham;

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