TVM 8.6.8

என் நெஞ்சும் திருக்கடித்தானமும் அவன் பதி

3625 தானநகர்கள் தலைச்சிறந்தெங்கெங்கும் *
வானிந்நிலம்கடல் முற்றும்எம்மாயற்கே *
ஆனவிடத்தும் என்நெஞ்சும் திருக்கடித்
தானநகரும் * தனதாயப்பதியே.

3625 tāṉa nakarkal̤ * talaicciṟantu ĕṅkĕṅkum *
vāṉ in nilam kaṭal * muṟṟum ĕm māyaṟke **
āṉaviṭattum ĕṉ nĕñcum * tirukkaṭit
tāṉa nakarum * taṉa tāyap patiye (8)

Ragam

Mohana / மோஹன

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Upadesam

Divya Desam

Thirukkadithānam

Simple Translation

The Earth, the SriVaikuntam beyond, the Milk Ocean, and other abodes are indeed magnificent and uplifting, suited for my Lord's presence. However, it is Tirukkaṭittāṉam, the sacred city, and my own heart that the Lord has chosen as His cherished abodes.

Explanatory Notes

There are innumerable delectable centres here, there (spiritual world) and elsewhere, which could regale the Lord. Still, Tirukkaṭittāṉam and the Āzhvār’s heart are the only two regions, which the Lord feels compelled to enjoy and esteem, as devolving on Him as a matter of right.

Word by Word (WBW) meaning

(The words may be rearranged to facilitate poetry to prose conversion (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continiously to form the sentence and understand the simple meaning of those verse.)

வான் இன் நிலம் — பரமபதம் இவ்வுலகம்; கடல் முற்றும் — பாற்கடல் ஆகிய எல்லாவிடத்திலும்; தான — வாஸஸ்தானமான; நகர்கள் எங்கெங்கும் — நகரங்கள் அனைத்தும்; தலைச் சிறந்து — மிக்க சிறந்தவைகளாக; எம் மாயற்கே — எம்பெருமானுக்கே; ஆனவிடத்தும் — ஆகி இருக்கச் செய்தேயும்; என் நெஞ்சும் — எனது நெஞ்சமும்; திருக்கடித்தான — திருக்கடித்தானம் என்னும்; நகரும் — நகரமும்; தன தாயப் பதியே — தனக்கே உரிய இடமாகக் கொள்கிறான்

nilam — earth; kadal — kshīrārṇava (milk ocean); engengum — in all places; thānam — residing place; nagargal̤ — towns; muṝum — all; thalai — great; siṛandhu — having glories; em māyaṛkĕ — for my amaśing lord; āna idaththum — though they are there; en — my; nenjum — heart; thirukkadiththānam nagarum — this town thirukkadiththānam (where he first came before arriving in my heart); thana — for him; thāyam — hereditary; padhiyĕ — remain as distinguished abodes; thĕsam — radiant; amarar — ultimate destination for nithyasūris

Detailed WBW explanation

Highlights from Nampil̤l̤ai's Vyākhyānam as Documented by Vadakkuth Thiruvīdhip Pil̤l̤ai

Thāna Nagar... - In the celestial spheres, upon the Earth, within the depths of the oceans, and in all visible realms, He possesses numerous illustrious towns as His divine residences. Such is this wondrous Lord who harbors a profound affection towards me.
Āṇa Idaththum - Yet, He cherished my heart and deemed this town, Thirukkadiththānam, as His native and ancestral dwelling.

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