TVM 7.9.4

Will I Ever Forget My Father?

என் அப்பனை மறப்பேனோ!

3544 அப்பனையென்றுமறப்பன்? என்னாகியே *
தப்புதலின்றித் தனைக்கவிதான்சொல்லி *
ஒப்பிலாத்தீவினையேனை உய்யக்கொண்டு *
செப்பமேசெய்து திரிகின்றசீர்கண்டே.

TVM.7.9.4

3544 appaṉai ĕṉṟu maṟappaṉ * ĕṉ ākiye *
tapputal iṉṟit * taṉaik kavi tāṉ cŏlli **
ŏppilāt tīviṉaiyeṉai * uyyakkŏṇṭu *
cĕppame cĕytu * tirikiṉṟa cīrkaṇṭe? (4)

Ragam

Ārabi / ஆரபி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3544. How can I ever forget my great Benefactor, witnessing His immense love for me, a great sinner, constantly redeeming and nurturing me, and allowing His great glory to be sung through me, ensuring no flaw enters in?

Explanatory Notes

(i) It is not a matter for any wonder if the Lord sang poems of His great glory Himself. But the real wonder is, He chose Caṭakōpaṉ, ill-equipped for hymning, to sing the songs and ensured, at the same time, their perfe-ectin [perfection?], eliminating the risk of contamination through his association. “It is because of His omniscience and omnipotence that He could achieve

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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.)

என் ஆகியே — என்னைக் கொண்டே; தப்புதல் இன்றி — தவறுதல் இல்லாதபடி; தனைக் கவி தான் — தன்னைத் தானே; சொல்லி — கவி பாடி; ஒப்பிலா — ஒப்பற்று இருப்பதாய்; தீவினையேனை — கொடிய பாபியான என்னை; உய்யக்கொண்டு — அங்கீகரித்து உய்யக்கொண்ட; செப்பமே செய்து — என் ரக்ஷணத்தையே நினைத்த; திரிகின்ற சீர் கண்டே — அவன் சீல குணத்தைக் கண்டும்; அப்பனை என்று — அப்பெருமானை என்றைக்காவது; மறப்பன்? — மறக்க முடியுமோ?

thanai — him; thān — himself; kavi solli — singing praises; oppu ilā — matchless; thī — cruel; vinaiyĕnai — me, the sinner; uyya — to be uplifted; koṇdu — accepted; seppamĕ — honestly; seydhu thiriginṛa — acting and interacting; sīr — quality (simplicity); kaṇdu — on seeing; appanai — one who is benefactor in this manner; enṛu — even if he becomes harmful; maṛappan — will ī forget?; sīr — his qualities which were revealed; kaṇdu — seeing

Detailed Explanation

In this fourth pāśuram of the chapter, Āzhvār marvels at the supreme and unforgettable favour bestowed upon him by Sriman Nārāyaṇa. He reflects that it would be of no great wonder if the Lord were to sing His own infinite glories Himself; the truly astonishing act of grace is that He has chosen the utterly unqualified Āzhvār to be the instrument for this sacred task.

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