TVM 7.4.9

The Father's Act of Creating the World is Amazing.

அப்பன் உலகைப் படைத்த செயல் ஆச்சரியமானது

3494 அன்றுமண்நீரெரிகால் விண்மலைமுதல் *
அன்றுசுடர்இரண்டும்பிறவும் * பின்னும்
அன்றுமழையுயிர்தேவும்மற்றும் * அப்பன்
அன்றுமுதல் உலகம்செய்ததுமே.

TVM.7.4.9

3494 aṉṟu maṇ nīr ĕri kāl * viṇ malai mutal *
aṉṟu cuṭar * iraṇṭu piṟavum ** piṉṉum
aṉṟu mazhai * uyir tevum maṟṟum * appaṉ
aṉṟu mutal * ulakam cĕytatume (9)

Ragam

Mohana / மோஹன

Thalam

Aḍa / அட

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3494. When the Lord first created the worlds, the five elements, the mountains, and other things were brought forth. At the same moment, the Sun, Moon, and Stars appeared. The clouds that shower rain and sustain life, along with all things still and mobile, and the minor deities, came into existence. Oh, what a marvel!

Explanatory Notes

This song could refer either to the initial creation of the worlds with their diverse contents as one of His great achievements or be treated as a follow-up of the preceding song, dealing with the subjugation of Bāṇāsura by Lord Kṛṣṇa. The Lord’s creation became worth its while, only when He subdued Bāṇāsura and quelled his hauteur galore, cropprotection does indeed form an integral part of crop-cultivation.

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.)

அப்பன் — எம்பெருமான்; அன்று — படைப்பு காலத்தில்; மண் நீர் எரி — பூமியும் நீரும் நெருப்பும்; கால் விண் — காற்றும் ஆகாயமும்; மலை முதல் — மலைகள் முதலானவற்றையும்; செய்ததுமே! — படைத்ததுமே; அன்று சுடர் இரண்டும் — சந்திரன் சூர்யர்களையும்; பிறவும் — மற்றுமுள்ள நக்ஷத்திரங்களையும்; பின்னும் — அக்காலத்திலேயே படைத்தான்; அன்று மழை — மழையையும்; உயிர் — உயிரினங்களையும்; தேவும் — தேவர்களையும் மற்றுமுள்ள; மற்றும் — அனைத்துப் பொருள்களையும் படைத்தான்

ulagam — universe; seydhadhum — created; anṛu — during that initial creation; maṇ nīr eri kāl viṇ — the five elements starting with earth etc which are the causes; malai mudhal — the mountains etc which are worldly objects; seydhadhum — created; anṛu — during that time; sudar — moon and sun; iraṇdu — both; piṛavum — other radiant objects; seydhadhum — created; anṛu — during that time; pinnum — further; mazhai — rain; uyir — creatures which depend on the rain; dhĕvum — the dhĕvas who grant the rain; maṝum — other creatures; seydhadhum — created; anṛu — during that time; mĕy — graśing; nirai — cows

Detailed Explanation

In this ninth pāsuram of the chapter, our revered Āzhvār celebrates the glorious act of cosmic creation, or sṛṣṭi, as a unique and victorious feat belonging exclusively to Bhagavān. As Nampiḷḷai reveals in his authoritative commentary, the Āzhvār beholds this fundamental act of bringing forth the universe as a triumph in itself. The pāsuram refers to the Supreme

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