TVM 4.5.8

I Sang of Tirumāl: Even the Devas are Not My Equal

திருமாலைப் பாடினேன்: எனக்கு வானவரும் நிகரில்லை

3174 நமக்கும்பூவின்மிசைநங்கைக்கும் இன்பனை * ஞாலத்தார்
தமக்கும் வானத்தவர்க்கும்பெருமானை * தண்தாமரை
சுமக்கும்பாதப்பெருமானைச் சொன்மாலைகள் * சொல்லுமாறு
அமைக்கவல்லேற்கு இனியாவர்நிகரகல்வானத்தே?

TVM.4.5.8

3174 namakkum pūviṉmicai naṅkaikkum * iṉpaṉai * ñālattār
tamakkum * vāṉattavarkkum pĕrumāṉai * taṇ tāmarai
cumakkum * pātap pĕrumāṉaic * cŏlmālaikal̤ * cŏllumāṟu
amaikka valleṟku * iṉi yāvar nikar akal vāṉatte? (8)

Ragam

Tōdi / தோடி

Thalam

Jambai / ஜம்பை

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3174. Is there anyone, even in the vast spiritual world, equal to me, gifted with the ability to compose hymns? I adore the Lord, who is dear to both us and the lotus-born Lakṣmī. He is the Sovereign Master of those in SriVaikuntam and all other realms. The cool lotus bears His lovely feet.

Explanatory Notes

(i) Seeing the Lord’s overwhelming love for him, the Āzhvār feels tempted to declare that there is none equal to him, the Lord’s poet, even in spiritual world. The Lord’s love for His devotees is even greater than that borne by Him for Lakṣmi, His consort, as could be seen from the fact that we the devotees, are mentioned first, in the text of this song, Lakṣmī comes next.

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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.)

நமக்கும் — நமக்கும்; பூவின்மிசை நங்கைக்கும் — திருமகளுக்கும்; இன்பனை — இன்பமளிப்பவனும்; ஞாலத்தார் தமக்கும் — உலகத்திலுள்ளவர்களுக்கும்; வானத்தவர்க்கும் — தேவர்களுக்கும்; பெருமானை — எம்பெருமானை; தண் — குளிர்ந்த; தாமரை — தாமரை மலர்; சுமக்கும் பாத — சுமக்கும் பாதங்களையுடைய; பெருமானை — பெருமானை; சொல் மாலைகள் — சொல் மாலைகள்; சொல்லுமாறு — சொல்லும்படியாக; அமைக்க வல்லேற்கு — அமைக்கப்பெற்ற எனக்கு; அகல் வானத்தே — பரமபதத்திலும்; இனி யாவர் நிகர்? — நிகரானவர் யார்?

pūvin misai nangaikkum — for pirātti (ṣrī mahālakshmi) who is greater than nithyasūris (eternally free souls) due to her enjoyable aspect of being born in a lotus flower and her completeness in all auspicious qualities.; inbanai — one who gives bliss (due to his ultimately enjoyable nature); gyālaththār thamakkum — the residents of material realm (who are not greatly knowledgeable); vānaththavarkkum — residents of paramapadham (who are greatly knowledgeable), without any difference; perumānai — one who is having natural lordship for all; thaṇ — having freshness; thāmarai — lotus flower; sumakkum — carrying; pādham — one who is having divine feet; perumānai — the supreme lord; sol mālaigal̤ — garlands of words; sollumāṛu — to praise; amaikka vallĕṛku — to remain firm; agal — vast; vānaththu — in thripādh vibhūthi (paramapadham, spiritual realm); yāvar — who (can enjoy without becoming emotional); ini — now; nigar — match?; vānaththum — in svarga (heaven) which is indicated by the word -ākāṣa- (sky)

Detailed Explanation

In this eighth pāśuram of the chapter, the Āzhvār, meditating upon the overwhelming attachment that Emperumāṉ displays towards him, makes a profound declaration. Contemplating the Lord’s supreme nature as the master of both the spiritual and material realms (ubhaya-vibhūti) and His tender disposition (saulabhya), the Āzhvār asserts with conviction, "There is no one

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