TVM 8.6.3

The Lord of Tirukkaṭittāṉam is He Who Becomes Sweeter with Every Thought.

நினைக்குந்தோறும் தித்திப்பவன் திருக்கடித்தானத்தான்

3620 ஒருவரிருவர் ஓர்மூவரெனநின்று *
உருவுகரந்து உள்ளுந்தோறும்தித்திப்பான் *
திருவமர்மார்வன் திருக்கடித்தானத்தை *
மருவியுரைகின்ற மாயப்பிரானே.

TVM.8.6.3

3620 ŏruvar iruvar or * mūvar ĕṉa niṉṟu *
uruvu karantu ** ul̤l̤umtoṟum tittippāṉ **
tiru amar mārvaṉ * tirukkaṭittāṉattai *
maruvi uṟaikiṉṟa * māyap pirāṉe (3)

Ragam

Mohana / மோஹன

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Upadesam

Divya Desam

Thirukkadithānam

Simple Translation

3620. The great Warrior, who rained arrows on the Asuras, appeared first as one, then as two, and later as three, at times becoming hardly visible. This wondrous Benefactor, who bears Tiru (Lakṣmī) on His chest, lovingly resides in Tirukkaṭittāṉam and is indeed very sweet to contemplate.

Explanatory Notes

(i) This song does not stand by itself, being but a follow-up of the preceding song. The warrior, referred to, is Śrī Rāma. When Rāvaṇa unleashed his special Reserve forces (Mūlabala [Mūlabalam]), after the valiant Rākṣasas had vanished, one by one, into the jaws of death, the manner in which this extra-ordinary situation, which struck unspeakable terror in the minds of

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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.)

ஒருவர் — முதலில் ஒருவனாயும்; இருவர் — பின்பு இருவராயும்; ஓர் மூவர் — பின்னையும் மூவராய்; என நின்று — தோன்றி நின்று; உருவு — உருவம் கண்ணுக்குத் தெரியாதபடி; கரந்து — நின்று யுத்தம் செய்தான்; திரு அமர் மார்வன் — திருமகளை மார்பிலுடையவன்; திருக்கடித்தானத்தை — திருக்கடித்தானத்தில்; மருவி உறைகின்ற — பொருந்தி உறைகின்ற; மாயப் பிரானே — சீலனான எம்பெருமான்; உள்ளும்தோறும் — நினைக்க நினைக்க; தித்திப்பான் — இனியவனாக இருப்பான்

mūvar ena — (further) to be said as three; ninṛu — standing; ŏr — distinguished; uruvu — form; karandhu — being beyond sense perception (to not take aim at); thiru — lakshmi; amar mārvan — having in his divine chest; thirukkadiththānaththai — thirukkadiththānam; maruvi — fitting well; uṛaiginṛa — one who resides eternally; māyap pirān — being amaśing benefactor; ul̤l̤um thŏṛum — everytime he is thought about; thiththippān — he feels sweet; thĕsam — those who have (unsurpassed) thĕjas (glow); amarar — destination for the nithyasūris (eternal residents of paramapadham)

Detailed Explanation

In this third pāśuram of the chapter, the Āzhvār continues his profound meditation, glorifying the supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa. He reveals how Emperumān, having descended to the sacred divya dēśam of Thirukkadiththānam accompanied by His divine consort, Pirātti, and residing there in perfect harmony, remains an object of immense attachment for His devotee. The Āzhvār

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