3340. I hear of Your great glory recounted by the devout, how You sought land with three strides and covered the Earth, the deep ocean, and the spiritual world in two strides. My mind, absorbed in You, melts down, heavy with sin as I am. When will I meditate on You, calm and steady?
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.)
irandha — humbly requested so that he [mahābali] cannot refuse; āṛum — way; angu — in that yagyavātam (the place of fire sacrifice) where he agreed and promised on water; ninṛĕ — standing; āzh — deep; kadalum — oceans; maṇṇum — the earth which has seven islands; viṇṇum — the sky going up to brahma lŏkam (the abode of brahmā); īradiyāl — with two feet; mudiya — to cover; mudiththuk koṇda — fulfilled his desire; mukkiyamum — predominance; avai — those; nodiyum — to say; āṛu — way; kĕtkum thŏṛum — every time ī hear; en — my; nenjam — heart; nin thanakkĕ — Being avāptha samastha kāma (one how is having no unfulfilled desires), you became a seeker for the sake of your devotee- your qualities such as simplicity; karaindhu — melt; ugum — flowing away;; val — too strong to be atoned; kodiya — which cannot be wished away other than by experiencing; vinaiyĕn — me who am having sin in the form of love (to not become broken), to steady myself and enjoy you; unnai — you; enṛu kol — when; kūduvadhu — will ī reach?; kūdi — being together with dhĕvas (celestial persons) and asuras (demoniac persons); nīrai — making arrangements such as mortar, rope and base to churn the fluid in the milky ocean
Detailed WBW explanation
Highlights from Nampil̤l̤ai's Vyākhyānam as Documented by Vadakkuth Thiruvīdhip Pil̤l̤ai
Adiyai mūṅṟai irandha Āṟum - Although these worldly entities do not beseech Your compassion, not only do You extend Your divine care towards them, You also safeguard the feeble from the oppression of the mighty.
Adiyai mūṅṟai irandha Āṟum - Rather than confronting