TVM 9.4.1

O Tirumāl! My Eyes Consider Seeing You.

திருமாலே! என் கண் உன்னைக் காணக் கருதும்

3706 மையார்கருங்கண்ணி கமலமலர்மேல்
செய்யாள் * திருமார்வினில்சேர் திருமாலே! *
வெய்யார்சுடராழி சுரிசங்கமேந்தும்
கையா! * உன்னைக்காணக் கருதும்என்கண்ணே. (2)

3706 ## mai ār karuṅkaṇṇi * kamala malarmel *
cĕyyāl̤ tirumārviṉil cer * tirumāle **
vĕyyār cuṭar āzhi * curi caṅkam entum
kaiyā * uṉṉaik kāṇak * karutum ĕṉ kaṇṇe (1)

Ragam

Dhanyāsi / தன்யாசி

Thalam

Jambai / ஜம்பை

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

3706. My eyes long to behold You, oh Lord holding the lovely Conch and the dazzling hot discus. Upon Your winsome chest, You bear the lotus-born (Lakṣmī), with Her complexion red, whose dark eyes are neatly dressed with collyrium.

Explanatory Notes

(i) The Āzhvār longs to behold the grand assembly of the Divine Mother of exquisite charm and the powerful conch and discus on the Lord’s person, the former on His broad chest and the latter in His lovely hands.

(ii) The Divine Consort with coḻlyrium-dressed eyes:

It is imperative that Mahā Lakṣmī, the eternal Spouse of the Supreme Lord, the great intercessor between

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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.)

மை ஆர் — மை அணிந்த அழகிய; கருங் கண்ணி — கருத்த கண்களை உடைய; கமல மலர்மேல் — தாமரை மலர் மேல் இருக்கும்; செய்யாள் — சிவந்த திருமகள்; திருமார்வினில் — உன் திருமார்வினில்; சேர் — வீற்றிருக்கும்; திருமாலே! — திருமாலே!; வெய்யார் சுடர் — வெம்மையும் ஒளியுமுடைய; ஆழி — சக்கரத்தையும்; சுரி சங்கம் — வரிகளையுடைய சங்கையும்; ஏந்தும் கையா! — கையில் ஏந்திய பெருமானே!; உன்னைக் காண — உன்னைக் காண; என் கண்ணே — என் கண்கள்; கருதும் — விரும்புகின்றன

kaṇṇi — one who is having divine eyes; kamala malar mĕl — residing on a lotus flower; seyyāl̤ — lakshmi who is having reddish complexion (due to being in the colour of lotus); thirumārvinil — (being immersed) in the beauty of his divine chest; sĕr — to be united; thiru — towards her; mālĕ — being the one who shows great affection; vey ār — very cruel; sudar — having fire; āzhi — thiruvāzhi (divine chakra); suri — having circular marks (where the appearance itself will destroy the enemies and bring enjoyment for the devotees); sangam — ṣrī pānchajanyam (divine conch); ĕndhum — carrying; kaiyā — ŏh one who is having divine hands!; unnai — you (who are ṣriya:pathi and the possessor of ṣanka, chakra and gadhā); en — my; kaṇ — (desirous) eyes; kāṇa — to see constantly (like nithyasūris do); karudhum — are desiring.; kaṇṇĕ — ŏh my vision (being the one who helps me see)!; unnai — you (who are the means) only

Detailed Explanation

In this inaugural pāsuram of the fourth chapter, our revered Śrī Nammāzhvār mercifully gives voice to the overwhelming desire which has seized his very eyes (cakṣu). As elucidated by the great pūrvācāryas such as Śrī Nanjīyar, the Āzhvār highlights the profound yearning of his senses, which declare, "We must behold Emperumān, who is eternally Śriyaḥpati, the divine

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TVM 9.4.2