TVM 9.6.1

If One Thinks of the Lord of Tirukkāṭkarai, Desire Increases.

திருக்காட்கரையானை நினைத்தால் வேட்கை பெருகும்

3728 உருகுமால்நெஞ்சம் உயிரின்பரமன்றி *
பெருகுமால்வேட்கையும் என்செய்கேன்தொண்டனேன்? *
தெருவெல்லாம்காவிகமழ் திருக்காட்கரை *
மருவியமாயன்தன் மாயம்நினைதொறே. (2)

3728 ## urukumāl nĕñcam * uyiriṉ paramaṉṟi *
pĕrukumāl veṭkaiyum * ĕṉ cĕykeṉ tŏṇṭaṉeṉ **
tĕruvu ĕllām kāvi kamazh * tirukkāṭkarai *
maruviya māyaṉ taṉ * māyam niṉaitŏṟe? (1)

Ragam

Kalyāṇi / கல்யாணி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Divya Desam

Thirukkātkarai

Simple Translation

3728. What can this doting vassal do, whose love knows no bounds for the mystic Lord residing lovingly in Tirukkāṭkarai, where the streets are perfumed with scarlet lilies? As I contemplate His wondrous traits, my heart melts in devotion.

Explanatory Notes

The Āzhvār wants to know how to stem the on-rush of his Godlove and the resultant melting down of his heart, so as to remain steady and stable and enjoy the Lord at Tirukkāṭkarai. But this is next to impossible because he is overwhelmed by the Deity’s extra-ordinary love and condescension. The heart is the principal functionary for enjoyment and if it gives way, no enjoyment

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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.)

தெருவு எல்லாம் — வீதி தோறும்; காவி கமழ் — செங்கழுநீர் பூக்களின் மணம் கமழ; திருக்காட்கரை — திருக்காட்கரையில்; மருவிய மாயன் — இருக்கும் மாயப் பெருமானின்; தன் மாயம் — சிறந்த குணங்களையும் செயல்களையும்; நினைதொறே — நினைக்கும் போதெல்லாம்; உருகுமால் நெஞ்சம் — நெஞ்சு உருகுகிறது; உயிரின் — ஆத்மா; பரமன்றி — தாங்க முடியாத அளவு; வேட்கையும் — ஆசை; பெருகுமால் — பெருகி கரைபுரண்டு ஓடுகிறது; தொண்டனேன் — சபலனான அடியேன்; என் செய்கேன்? — என்ன செய்வேன்?

thirukkātkarai — in thirukkātkarai; maruviya — residing firmly; māyan than — amaśing lord-s; māyam — very amaśing qualities such as saundharya (beauty), ṣeela (simplicity) etc; ninaidhoṛum — every time ī think about; nenjam — my heart (which is the first tool for enjoyment); urugum — became fluid after breaking down;; uyirin param anṛi — to be unbearable for the āthmā (self); vĕtkai — affection; perugum — is growing greatly;; thoṇdanĕn — ī who am very desirous; en seygĕn — what shall ī do? (ṣhall ī change the breaking of the heart, shall ī control my affection, shall ī avoid the qualities etc which are enjoyable or shall ī avoid the desire towards him?); sunai kol̤ — having ponds; pūm sŏlai — having flower gardens

Detailed Explanation

In this inaugural pāsuram of the decad, as noted by the venerable ācāryas such as Nañjīyar, Āzhwār reveals the profound spiritual crisis born of divine love. He declares, "My heart breaks greatly every time I think about the amazing interaction of Emperumān in Thirukkāṭkarai." This sets the stage for a deeply moving exposition of the soul's experience when confronted

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TVM 9.6.2