TVM 4.3.5

My Love is the Ornament for Kaṇṇaṉ

என் காதலே கண்ணனுக்கு அணிகலன்கள்

3149 கண்ணிஎனதுயிர் காதல்கனகச்சோதிமுடிமுதலா *
எண்ணில்பல்கலன்களும் ஏலுமாடையும்அஃதே *
நண்ணிமூவுலகும் நவிற்றும்கீர்த்தியும்அஃதே *
கண்ணனெம்பிரானெம்மான் காலசக்கரத்தானுக்கே.

TVM.4.3.5

3149 kaṇṇi ĕṉatu uyir *
kātal kaṉakac coti muṭi mutalā *
ĕṇ il pal kalaṉkal̤um *
elum āṭaiyum aḵte **
naṇṇi mūvulakum *
naviṟṟum kīrttiyum aḵte *
kaṇṇaṉ ĕm pirāṉ ĕmmāṉ *
kāla cakkarattāṉukke (5)

Ragam

Ārabi / ஆரபி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3149. My soul finds exquisite delight in the divine presence of Lord Kaṇṇaṉ, the gracious bestower of blessings, who wields the mighty discus governing the cycles of time. Just as a fragrant garland adorns His divine form, my love for Him is like a precious jewel, cherished and valued. He perceives my affection as His radiant golden crown, embellished with countless jewels that symbolize the praises showered upon Him by the entire universe.

Explanatory Notes

(i) The Āzhvār speaks of the Lord’s adoration, strong and steadfast, of his soul and inordinate love for him. Having made the Āzhvār subsist in the real sense, the Godbound, rejuvenated life of the Āzhvār is as dear to Him as His famous garland ‘Vaijayanti’. And what more? The Lord sees the Āzhvār’s God-love as manifesting itself in His dazzling crown and the numerous

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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.)

கால — காலத்தை நடத்தும்; சக்கரத்தானுக்கே — சக்கரத்தையுடைய; எம்பிரான் எம்மான் — எம்பிரான் எம்மான்; கண்ணன் — கண்ணனுக்கு; எனது உயிர் — என் உயிரானது; கண்ணி — அவன் அணியும் மாலையாகும்; காதல் — என் அன்பானது; கனகச் சோதி — ஒளி பொருந்திய பொன்மயமான; முடி முதலா — கிரீடம் முதலிய; எண் இல் பல் — கணக்கற்ற பல; கலன்களும் — ஆபரணங்களும் ஆகும்; ஏலும் ஆடையும் — பொருந்திய பீதாம்பரமும்; அஃதே — அந்த அன்பே ஆகும்; நண்ணி மூவுலகும் — மூவுலகங்களும் பொருந்தி; நவிற்றும் — வாழ்த்தி வணங்கும்; கீர்த்தியும் அஃதே — புகழும் அந்த அன்பே

chakkaraththān — having the thiruvāzhi (divine chakra [disc]); emmān — (by showing such beauty) being the lord who enslaved me; empirān — my great benefactor (one who lets me enjoy such beauty eternally); kaṇṇanukku — krishṇa (who incarnated with simplicity synchronous with the time); enadhu — my dear; uyir — āthmā; kaṇṇi — became the garland (which is placed on his head);; kādhal — prĕma [love] (which is the natural expression of this āthmā); kanagam — golden; sŏdhi — radiance (which reveals his supremacy over all); mudi mudhalā — crown etc; eṇ il pal — innumerable; kalangal̤um — became ornaments;; ĕlum — matching (revealing his supremacy over all); ādaiyum — his divine pīthāmbaram (garment); ahdhĕ — the same;; mū ulagum — three types of āthmās [nithya (eternally free), muktha (liberated), badhdha (bound) souls]; naṇṇi — approach; naviṝum — continuously recite; kīrththiyum — eulogies; ahdhĕ — the same; kālan — having the nature of becoming kāla (the destroyer) (to destroy the enemies)

Detailed Explanation

Subsequently, in this fifth pāsuram, Śrī Nammāzhvār declares a profound truth regarding the nature of divine love. For the supremely enjoyable Lord Kṛṣṇa—who is the master, benefactor, and ever approachable—the Āzhvār’s own devotional sentiments, such as his snēham (friendship) and prēma (love), serve as the very ornaments and sacred appendages of Emperumān Himself.

Āzhvār

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