TVM 7.8.1

O Wondrous Lord! What an Appearance of Yours!

மாயா! என்னே நின் தோற்றம்

3530 மாயா! வாமனனே! மதுசூதா! நீயருளாய் *
தீயாய்நீராய்நிலனாய் விசும்பாய்க்காலாய் *
தாயாய்த்தந்தையாய் மக்களாய் மற்றுமாய் முற்றுமாய் *
நீயாய்நீநின்றவாறு இவையென்னநியாயங்களே! (2)

TVM.7.8.1

3530 ## māyā vāmaṉaṉe! * matucūtā nī arul̤āy *
tī āy nīr āy nilaṉ āy * vicumpu āyk kāl āy **
tāy āyt tantai āy * makkal̤ āy maṟṟum āy muṟṟum āy *
nī āy nī niṉṟavāṟu * ivai ĕṉṉa niyāyaṅkal̤e (1)

Ragam

Pantuvaraḷi / பந்துவராளி

Thalam

Jambai / ஜம்பை

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3530. My dear devotee, I am indeed the slayer of demons like Madhu and Kaiṭabha. I am the embodiment of the five elements, the creator of all beings, their sustainer, and their ultimate destination. My presence pervades everything that can be named and even that which transcends words. My form is beyond comprehension, yet I dwell within all things, everywhere.

Explanatory Notes

Many indeed are the wonders performed by the Lord. As Vāmana, the Midget, He went to Mahābali, as soon as He emerged, compelled his attention, got the donation of land of three strides, expanded Himself and spanned the entire universe; He crushed to death, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha under His thigh; He is at once fire and water, father and mother and their progeny as

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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.)

மாயா! வாமனனே! — மாயவனே! வாமனனே!; மதுசூதா! — மதுசூதனனே!; நீ — உன் தன்மையை நீயே; அருளாய் — அருளிச் செய்ய வேண்டும்; தீ ஆய் நீர் ஆய் — தீ ஆய் நீர் ஆய்; நிலன் ஆய் — நிலன் ஆய்; விசும்பு ஆய் கால் ஆய் — ஆகாசமாய் காற்றாய்; தாய் ஆய் தந்தை ஆய் — தாயாய் தந்தையாய்; மக்கள் ஆய் — மக்களாய்; மற்றுமாய் — மற்றுமுள்ள பொருள்களாய்; முற்றுமாய் — சொல்லிச் சொல்லாத எல்லாமுமாய்; நீயாய் — நீ உன் உருவமாய்; நீ நின்றவாறு — நீ நிற்கும் இந்த தன்மைகள்; இவை என்ன — இவை என்ன தன்மைகள்? என்பதை; நியாயங்களே! — நீயே அருளிச்செய்ய வேண்டும்

madhusūdhā — ŏh one who destroys (like you destroyed madhu to eliminate the doubts of those who doubted your variegated abilities)!; nī — yourself; arul̤āy — should kindly explain the way you have your variegated wealth;; thī nīr nilan visumbu kāl — five great elements which are the cause for the spherical universe; thāy thandhai makkal̤ maṝum — mother, father, children et al (who are all residents in the universe and are unique in their own ways); muṝum — all entities which are connected to mother, father, children et al; āy — having them as prakāram (form) to have them at your full disposal; nīyāy — being the one with distinguished form; nī — you; ninṛa — remaining; ivai āṛu — this manner; enna — what; niyāyangal̤ — are under [what] principles?; am — distinguished; kal̤ — having honey

Detailed Explanation

In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, Āzhvār becomes deeply immersed in meditating upon the divine glories of Emperumān, who possesses all variegated causes and effects as His immeasurable wealth. Overwhelmed by this vision of cosmic majesty, the Āzhvār, in a state of profound astonishment, petitions the Lord directly, exclaiming, "How is this so!" This sets the

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TVM 7.8.2