TVM 4.3.2

For the One Supreme Lord, My Songs are Garments and Ornaments

ஏக மூர்த்திக்கு ஆடையும் அணிகலனும் என் பாடல்களே

3146 பூசுஞ்சாந்துஎன்னெஞ்சமே புனையுங்கண்ணிஎனதுடைய *
வாசகம்செய்மாலையே வான்பட்டாடையும்அஃதே *
தேசமானவணிகலனும் என்கைகூப்புச்செய்கையே *
ஈசன்ஞாலமுண்டுமிழ்ந்த எந்தையேகமூர்த்திக்கே.

TVM.4.3.2

3146 pūcum cāntu ĕṉ nĕñcame *
puṉaiyum kaṇṇi ĕṉatuṭaiya *
vācakam cĕy mālaiye *
vāṉ paṭṭu āṭaiyum aḵte **
tecam āṉa aṇikalaṉum *
ĕṉ kaikūppuc cĕykaiye *
īcaṉ ñālam uṇṭu umizhnta *
ĕntai eka mūrttikke (2)

Ragam

Ārabi / ஆரபி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3146. My devotion knows no bounds, as I offer my mind as the fragrant sandalwood paste, symbolizing purity and reverence, to adorn the Supreme Lord. He, who encompasses all existence, once ingested and then released the entire universe, demonstrating His unfathomable power. My hymns, crafted with devotion, serve as garlands adorning His divine form, while my heartfelt salutations, expressed with hands clasped in reverence, bestow upon Him the brilliance of precious jewels, symbolizing my utmost respect and adoration.

Explanatory Notes

The Āzhvār keeps meditating on the Lord’s resplendent Form and His extraordinary love for him. All the three faculties of the Āzhvār-word, deed and thought-are extremely delectable to Him and loom large in His eyes. If the Āzhvār’s mind is unto Him as aromatic as the sandal paste, his hymns are like unto the colourful garlands made of choice flowers of special fragrance.

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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.)

ஈசன் — எம்பெருமானும்; ஞாலம் உண்டு — உலகங்களை உண்டு; உமிழ்ந்த எந்தை — உமிழ்ந்த என் தந்தையுமான; ஏக மூர்த்திக்கே — ஒப்பற்ற பெருமானுக்கு; பூசும் சாந்து — பூசும் சந்தனம்; என் நெஞ்சமே — என் நெஞ்சமே ஆகும்; புனையும் கண்ணி — அணியும் மாலை; எனதுடைய — என்னுடைய; வாசகம் செய் — வாக்கினால் தொடுத்த; மாலையே — சொல்மாலையே ஆகும்; வான் பட்டு ஆடையும் — சிறந்த பட்டு ஆடையும்; அஃதே — அந்த சொல்மாலையே; தேசம் ஆன — ஒளிமயமான; அணிகலனும் — ஆபரணங்களும்; என் கைகூப்பு — என் கைகளால் கைகூப்பி; செய்கையே — தொழும் வணக்கங்களே ஆகும்

gyālam uṇdu umizhndha — being the protector of all since he consumes everything and spits them out again (during the danger of pral̤ayam (deluge)); endhai — being my lord (enslaving me by manifesting this activity); ĕkam — matchless; mūrththikku — for the one who has form; pūsum — suitable (as given by kūni [vendor of sandal paste]); sāndhu — sāththuppadi (sandalwood paste); en nenjam — my heart;; punaiyum — adorning (as joyfully offered by ṣrīmālākārar [vendor of garlands]); kaṇṇi — divine garland; enadhudaiya — my; vāsagam — the words which are the result of my speech; sey — strung; mālai — garland;; vān — best; pattādaiyum — garment; ahdhĕ — those words only;; thĕsamāna — adding thĕjas (radiance); aṇi — worn; kalanum — ābharaṇams (ornaments); en — my; kai kūppuch cheygaiyĕ — the anjali (salutation with joined palms); ĕka mūrththi — ḥaving the causal form (as said in chāndhŏgya upanishath -ĕkamĕva- (ŏnly him) with the chith (sentient entities) and achith (insentient entities) in their subtle form)

Detailed Explanation

In this pāśuram, the Āzhvār, continuing his blissful contemplation, expresses his profound joy upon realizing that his very faculties—mind, speech, and body (karaṇatrayam)—and their resultant actions have become supremely enjoyable offerings for the Lord. He understands that for Emperumān, who is eternally complete (paripūrṇa), the Āzhvār's remembrance, words, and

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