TVM 3.8.9

O Kaṇṇa! When Will I Attain You?

கண்ணா! உன்னை என்று அடைவேனோ!

3098 கொள்வன்நான்மாவலி! மூவடிதாவென்ற
கள்வனே! * கஞ்சனைவஞ்சித்து வாணனை
உள்வன்மைதீர * ஓராயிரந்தோள்துணித்த
புள்வல்லாய்! * உன்னையெஞ்ஞான்று பொருந்துவனே?

TVM.3.8.9

3098 kŏl̤vaṉ nāṉ māvali * mūvaṭi tā ĕṉṟa
kal̤vaṉe * kañcaṉai vañcittu * vāṇaṉai
ul̤ vaṉmai tīra ** or āyiram tol̤ tuṇitta *
pul̤ vallāy * uṉṉai ĕññāṉṟu pŏruntuvaṉe? (9)

Ragam

Ānandabhairavi / ஆனந்தபைரவி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3098. Oh Lord, riding on the bird Garuḍa! You slyly demanded three strides of land from Māvali. You thwarted Kañcaṉ's treacherous plans, dispelled Vāṇaṉ's mindset, and cut off his thousand arms. When will I be bound to You?

Explanatory Notes

(i) Indra, Chief of the Devas was dispossessed of his Kingdom by Māvali (Mahā Bali), the Asura Chief. The former prayed to Lord Viṣṇu for the restoration of the lost Kingdom. But then, Mahā Bali was a generous donor, although he belonged to the Asura clan. So, the Lord had to adopt the peculiar method of seeking alms from Bali for getting back the lost domain. Not being

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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.)

மாவலி — மஹாபலியே!; நான் மூவடி — நான் மூன்றடி நிலத்தை; கொள்வன் தா — ஏற்றுக் கொள்வேன் கொடுப்பாயாக; என்ற கள்வனே! — என்று உரைத்த வஞ்சகனே!; கஞ்சனை வஞ்சித்த — கம்ஸனை மாய்த்தவனே!; வாணனை — பாணாசுரனின்; உள் வன்மை தீர — அஹங்காரம் தொலையும்படி; ஓர் ஆயிரம் — ஓராயிரம்; தோள் துணித்த — தோள்களையும் துணித்தவனே!; புள் — கருடனை; வல்லாய்! — கருத்தறிந்து நடத்த வல்லவனே!; உன்னை எஞ்ஞான்று — உன்னை எப்பொழுது; பொருந்துவனே? — அடையப்பெறுவேன்?

māvali — -ŏh mahābali!; nān — ī; mūvadi kol̤van — will accept three feet [of land]; thā — give-; enṛa — saying so (attracted him by his childish speech); kal̤vanĕ — being mischievous; kanjanai vanjiththu — cheating kamsa so that his mischievous thoughts will die with him; vāṇanai — bāṇa; ul̤ vanmai thīra — to destroy his inner strength; ŏr thŏl̤ āyiram — unparalleled thousand shoulders/hands; thuṇiththa — cut off; pul̤ vallāy — ŏh rider of garuda!; unnai — you (who is able to eliminate the enemies of your devotees); engyānṛu porundhuvan — when will ī reach?

Detailed Explanation

In this ninth pāśuram of the chapter, the Āzhvār, consumed by an overwhelming love and longing for the Lord, gives voice to the central cry of the soul separated from its source. Building upon the previous sentiments, he now questions Bhagavān directly, asking, “When, oh when, shall I be united with You, who so masterfully knows how to protect Your devotees and expertly

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