TVM 3.3.5

It is Impossible to Fully Describe the Lord of Vēṅkaṭam.

வேங்கடத்தானை முழுமையாக வர்ணிக்க முடியாது

3039 சோதியாகி எல்லாவுலகும்தொழும் *
ஆதிமூர்த்தியென்றால் அளவாகுமோ? *
வேதியர் முழுவேதத்தமுதத்தை *
தீதில்சீர்த் திருவேங்கடத்தானையே.

TVM.3.3.5

3039 coti āki * ĕllā ulakum tŏzhum *
ātimūrtti ĕṉṟāl * al̤avu ākumo? **
vetiyar * muzhu vetattu amutattai *
tītu il cīrt * tiruveṅkaṭattāṉaiye? (5)

Ragam

Shaurāṣhṭra / சௌராஷ்ட்

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Upadesam

Divya Desam

Thiruvenkadam

Simple Translation

3039. How can I possibly capture the glory of the immaculate Lord at Tiruvēṅkaṭam, who is radiant and venerated by all the worlds? He is the nectarean essence of all Vedic texts, praised by scholars of great fame.

Explanatory Notes

(i) The Lord, venerated by all the worlds

The Āzhvār says that he cannot circumscribe the glory of the Lord by telling that He is venerated by all the worlds. As a matter of fact, he has not said so earlier. But it is implied by the fact that even he, the lowliest of the lowly, worships Him. When it is said that the bottom-most boy in the class has got through the

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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.)

வேதியர் — வைதிகர்களால் ஓதப்படுகிற; முழு வேதத்து — ஸகல வேதங்களுக்கும்; அமுதத்தை — அமுதம் போன்றவனை; தீதில் சீர் — தாழ்வே ஒன்றுமில்லத நற்குணங்களுடைய; திருவேங்கடத்தானையே — திருவேங்கடத்தானை; சோதி ஆகி — சோதிமயமானவனை; எல்லா உலகும் — உலகத்தவர்களெல்லாரும்; தொழும் — வணங்கும் பெருமானை; ஆதி மூர்த்தி — ஆதி மூர்த்தி இவன் என்று; என்றால் — நான் சொன்னால்; அளவு ஆகுமோ? — அது ஒரு பெருமை யாகுமோ?

vĕdhiyar — vaidhika-s [those who go by the vĕdhas andn ṣāsthras]; muzhu vĕdhaththu — in all of vĕdhams; amudhaththai — (ās revealed in thaiththiriya upanishath as -ānandhŏ brahma- (supreme brahmam is bliss), -rasŏ vai sa:- (he is the source of all tastes)) having greatly enjoyable aspects; thīdhu — defect (of bestowing the sweetness based on the qualification of the enjoyer); il — not having; sīr — having auspicious qualities (of giving joy to lowly forest, monkeys, hunters etc); thiruvĕnkataththānai — thiruvĕnkatamudaiyān; sŏdhiyāgi — being the one with a radiant form; ellā ulagum — everyone (without any discrimination in greatness etc); thozhum — being approached; ādhi — being the cause of everything; mūrththi — sarvĕṣvaran (supreme lord); enṛāl — if we said so; al̤avāgumŏ — is there any greatness?

Detailed Explanation

In this fifth pāśuram, continuing the previous sentiment, Śrī Nammāzhvār contemplates the boundless glories of Emperumān. Having established that hailing Bhagavān as the Lord of the nityasūris pales in comparison to His grace of accepting a lowly soul like himself, Āzhvār now deepens this inquiry. He questions whether celebrating Tiruvēṅkaṭamuṭaiyāṉ as sarveśvara,

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