TVM 2.9.3

O Lord Kaṇṇa! Grace Me to Praise Your Holy Feet.

கண்ணபிரானே! நின்கழல் ஏத்த அருள்

2993 செய்யேல்தீவினையென்று அருள்செய்யும் * என்
கையார்சக்கரக் கண்ணபிரானே! *
ஐயார்கண்டமடைக்கிலும் நின்கழல்
எய்யாதேத்த * அருள்செய்எனக்கே.

TVM.2.9.3

2993 cĕyyel tīviṉai ĕṉṟu * arul̤ cĕyyum * ĕṉ
kai ār cakkarak * kaṇṇa pirāṉe **
ai ār kaṇṭam aṭaikkilum * niṉ kazhal
ĕyyātu etta * arul̤cĕy ĕṉakke (3)

Ragam

Ānandabhairavi / ஆனந்தபைரவி

Thalam

Aḍa / அட

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

2993. Kaṇṇā, my benefactor, who wields the bright discus. It is by Your grace that I refrain from evil deeds. Bless me so that I may adore Your beautiful feet without pause, even when phlegm chokes my throat.

Explanatory Notes

Āzhvār to the Lord:

“I pray not for relief from sufferings but for a mind rivetted to your feet at all times, even in those dark moments when the throat gets choked by phlegm”.

C.f. the 12th Jitante śloka (recited at the conclusion of the worship of the household Deity)

Which means:

“Whatever calamities might befall me, let not my mind be apart from you; this would be enough to salve me”. (2-9-4)

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.)

தீவினை — கொடிய பாவங்களை; செய்யேல் என்று — செய்யாதே என்று; அருள் செய்யும் — எனக்கு அருள் செய்யும் பொருட்டு; கை ஆர்ச் சக்கர — கையிலே சக்கரத்தையுடைய; கண்ண பிரானே! — கண்ண பிரானே!; ஐ ஆர் கண்டம் — கோழை வந்து கழுத்தை; அடைக்கிலும் — அடைக்கும் பொழுதும்; நின் கழல் எய்யாது — உன் திருவடிகளை மறவாமல்; ஏத்த அருள் — துதிக்கும்படி; செய் எனக்கே — எனக்கு அருள் புரிய வேண்டும்

thīvinai — sins (those which are forbidden in ṣāsthram etc); seyyĕl — ensure that ī don-t do; enṛu — saying so; en — towards me; arul̤ — mercy in the form of an order; seyyum — to do; kai — with the divine hand; ār — well fitting; chakkaram — having sudharṣana chakra (divine disc); kaṇṇan — with his simplicity in the form of krishṇa; pirānĕ — oh one who favoured!; ai — mucus; ār — filled; kaṇdam — throat; adaikkilum — even if it becomes speechless; nin — your (you who are the eliminator of hurdles, who are simple and apt); kazhal — divine feet; eyyādhu — being tireless; ĕththa — to praise; enakkĕ — for me exclusively; arul̤ sey — mercifully you should bless

Detailed Explanation

In this third pāśuram of the chapter, the Āzhvār continues his prayer for eternal service, having previously sought kaiṅkaryam through his body and mind in the preceding verses. Here, he ardently prays for the supreme benediction of service rendered through his speech (vācika kaiṅkaryam). As Nampiḷḷai elucidates, the Āzhvār seeks the ultimate fruit of praising Sriman

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