TVM 7.6.1

O Padmanābha! When Will I Attain You?

பற்பநாபா! உன்னை என்றைக்குச் சேர்வேன்?

3508 பாமருமூவுலகும்படைத்த பற்பநாபாவோ! *
பாமருமூவுலகும் அளந்தபற்பபாதாவோ! *
தாமரைக்கண்ணாவோ! தனியேன்தனியாளாவோ! *
தாமரைக்கையாவோ! உன்னையென்றுகொல்சேர்வதுவே? (2)

3508 ## pā maru mūvulakum paṭaitta * paṟpanāpā o *
pā maru mūvulakum al̤anta * paṟpa pātā o **
tāmaraik kaṇṇā o! * taṉiyeṉ taṉi āl̤ā o *
tāmaraik kaiyā o! * uṉṉai ĕṉṟukŏl cervatuve? (1)

Ragam

Tōdi / தோடி

Thalam

Jambai / ஜம்பை

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3508. Oh, Paṟpanāpā, who created the vast and varied three worlds. Oh, Lord with lotus feet that span the sprawling three worlds. Oh, Lotus-eyed, you are the unique master of this lonely soul. Oh, Lord, with lotus hands, when will I attain Your lovely feet?

Explanatory Notes

(i) Paṟpanāpā (Padmanābhā): The Supreme Lord, the Primate, from whose navel sprouted the lotus stalk; from the lotus flower at the upward end of that stalk, emerged Brahmā who gave birth to all the rest. The navel of the Lord thus proclaims Him as the First and Foremost.: The implication of the address in the opening line is: “Oh my Sire, can You who created all things,

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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.)

பா மரு மூவுலகும் — பரந்த மூன்று உலகங்களையும்; படைத்த — படைத்த; பற்பநாபா! ஓ! — பத்மநாபனே!; பா மரு மூவுலகும் — பரந்த மூன்று உலகங்களையும்; அளந்த — அளந்த; பற்பபாதா! ஓ! — திருவடிகளை உடையவனே!; கண்ணா! ஓ! — கண்ணனே!; தனியேன் — துணையற்றவனே; தனி ஆளா! ஓ! — என்னை ஆள்பவனே!; தாமரை — தாமரை போன்ற; கையா! ஓ! — கைகளை உடையவனே!; உன்னை என்றுகொல் — உன்னை நான் என்று வந்து; சேர்வதுவே? — அடைவேனோ?

mūvulagam — the universe which has three types of worlds such as kruthaka, akruthaka, kruthākruthaka; padaiththa — created; paṛpam — having lotus flower; nābā — oh one who has divine navel!; pā maru mūvulagam — such universe; al̤andha — measured to claim exclusive ownership; paṛpam — infinitely enjoyable like lotus flower; pādhā — oh one who has divine feet!; thāmarai — attractive like lotus; kaṇṇā — oh one who has divine eyes!; thāmarai — distinguished like a lotus; kaiyā — oh one who has hands!; thaniyĕn — due to abundance of hurdles ī am helpless, my; thani — being unique in eliminating hurdles; āl̤ā — oh master who can rule me!; unnai — you who are apt, enjoyable and protector, in this manner; enṛu kol — when; sĕrvadhu — reach?; nilam nīr eri kāl viṇ — five elements which are earth, water, fire, air and ether; uyir — creatures with material bodies

Detailed Explanation

In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, our glorious Nammāzhvār, completely overwhelmed by his separation from the Lord, calls out with profound anguish. Having contemplated the infinite enjoyability of Emperumān that stems from His supreme favours such as creation and protection, Āzhvār questions, "When, O when will I reach You, with whom I share a most distinguished

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TVM 7.6.2