Irāmānusa Nūṭṛandādit taniyaṅgaḷ

Vedap Pirān Bhaṭṭar aruḷic ceydavai

 munnai vinai agala mūṅgiṛ kuḍi amudan * 

 ponnaṅ kaḻaṛ kamalap pōdiraṇḍum * – ennuḍaiya 

 sennikkaṇiyāhac cērttinēn * ten pulattārkku 

 ennuk kaḍavuḍaiyēn yān? 

“I placed the golden lotus feet of Tiruvaraṅgattamudanār, who was born in Mūṅgiṛ Kuḍi, on my head as a jewel and to remove all my past sins. (Now) Is there any need for Yama and his servants to deal with me?”   

nayantaru pērinbam ellām paḻudinṛi naṇṇinar pāl * 

 sayantaru kīrtti irāmānusa muni tāḷiṇai mēl * 

 uyarnda guṇattut tiruvaraṅgattamudu ōṅgum anbāl 

 iyambum * kalittuṛai andādi ōda isai neñjamē! 

“Śrī Rāmānujar bestows the power to win over material entanglement on those who surrender to him when they realise that all the sense pleasures are temporary and lowly. O heart! Recite this song, in the format of Kalittuṛai Andādi, composed out of overflowing love on the lotus feet of sage Rāmānujar by Tiruvaraṅgattamudanār who has excellent qualities.” 

Note: Kalittuṛai Andādi is a format in which the last word of the previous song becomes the first word of the next song.    

ini en kuṛai namakku? emperumānār tirunāmattāl * 

 muni tanda nūṭṛeṭṭuc cāvittiri ennu nuṇporuḷai * 

 kani tanda señjol kalittuṛai andādi pāḍit tandān * 

 punidan tiruvaraṅgattamudāhiya puṇṇiyanē 

“What miseries could we have anymore? Tiruvaraṅgattamudanār who is very fortunate and pure has given us the great gift of ‘Irāmānusa Nūṭṛandādi,’ composed in the format of Kalittuṛai Andādi, explaining the greatness of Śrī Rāmānujar and containing his holy name 108 times? This composition also has the essence of the Gāyatrī mantra.”      

Abiyuktar aruḷic ceydadu

 sollin togai koṇḍu unadaḍip pōdukkut toṇḍu seyyum * 

 nallanbar ēttum un nāmam ellām endan nāvin uḷḷē * 

 allum pagalum amarumpaḍi nalgu aṛu samayam 

 vellum parama! * irāmānusa! idu en viṇṇappamē 

“O Rāmānuja, who defeated the six philosophies which interpret Vedas wrongly! This is my appeal to you. Your devotees recite a specific number of songs and thus serve your lotus feet by the faculty of speech. Please be merciful to me so that those divine names recited by them remain on my tongue day and night.   

Note: Six philosophies: Bauddha by Sākya, Naiyāyika by Ulūkya, Vaiśeṣika by Akśapāda, Jaina by Kṣapaṇa, Sāṅkhya by Kapila, and Yoga by Patañjali. Instead of Naiyāyika and Yoga philosophies, Cārvāka and Pāsupata philosophies are included by some.     

Irāmānusa Nūṭṛandādi

2791 * pū mannu mādhu porundiya mārban * pugaḻ malinda 

 pā mannu māṛan * aḍi paṇinduyndavan ** palkalaiyōr 

 tām manna vanda irāmānusan * caraṇāravindam 

 nām manni vāḻa * neñjē! solluvōm avan nāmaṅgaḷē  1

“O heart! To take shelter of the lotus feet of Rāmānuja—who was liberated by worshipping the lotus feet of Nammāḻvār who rendered divine songs full of the glories of the Lord on whose chest resides mother Lakṣmī leaving her (original) abode of the lotus flower; who appeared to enlighten the scholars—let us chant his holy names.”     

 2792 * kaḷḷār poḻil tennaraṅgan * kamalap padaṅgaḷ neñjil 

 koḷḷā * manisarai nīṅgi ** kuṛaiyal pirān aḍik kīḻ 

 viḷḷāda anban irāmānusan * mikka sīlam allāl 

 uḷḷādu en neñju * onṛaṛiyēn enakkuṭṛa pēriyalvē   2 

“My heart will not think of anything other than the excellent qualities of Rāmānuja who rejected those people who did not place the lotus feet of the Lord, reclining in the honey-rich groves of Śrīraṅgam, in their hearts and was ever devoted to the lotus feet of Tirumaṅgaiyāḻvār; I do not know any reason for this righteous nature (other than the mercy of Rāmānuja).”   

2793 pēriyal neñjē! * aḍi paṇindēn unnai * pēyp piṛavip 

 pūriyarōḍuḷḷa * suṭṛam pulattip ** poruvarum sīr 

 āriyan semmai irāmānusa munikkanbu seyyum * 

 sīriya pēṛuḍaiyār * aḍik kīḻ ennaic cērttadaṛkē   3 

“O righteous heart, I bow down to you! You have cut off my relationship with demoniac people and placed me under the lotus feet of pure devotees (like Kūrattāḻvān) who served with love Rāmānuja who has excellent qualities, is honorable, and cultured.”                                                              

2794 ennaip puviyil oru poruḷākki * maruḷ suranda 

 munnaip paḻavinai vēraṛuttu ** ūḻi mudalvanaiyē 

 pannap paṇitta irāmānusan * paran pādamum en 

 sennit tarikka vaittān * enakkēdum sidaivillaiyē   4 

“Rāmānuja, who exhorted all to worship the Supreme Lord, the cause of time and everything else, made a person out of me, destroyed the root of my age-old sins which were responsible for my ignorance, and gave me his lotus feet to decorate my head (as a jewel); (now) no more tribulations for me.”    

2795 enakkuṭṛa selvam irāmānusan enṛu * isaiyahillā 

 manakkuṭṛa māndar * paḻikkil pugaḻ ** avan manniya sīr 

 tanakkuṭṛa anbar avan tirunāmaṅgaḷ sāṭṛum enbā * 

 inakkuṭṛam kāṇahillār * patti ēynda iyalvidenṛē  5 

“If the envious people, who do not consider (serving) Rāmānuja as one’s fortune, slander (this writing), I take that as praise; (but) those, who love Rāmānuja for his auspicious qualities, will understand that this garland of songs, which glorify his names, has been composed with devotion and will ignore my mistakes.”    

2796 iyalum poruḷum isaiyat toḍuttu * īnkavihaḷ anbāl 

 mayal koṇḍu vāḻttum * irāmānusanai ** madi inmaiyāl 

 payilum kavihaḷil pattiyillāda en pāvi neñjāl * 

 muyalhinṛanan * avan tan peruṅgkīrtti moḻindiḍavē   6 

“Scholarly poets compose songs with love and infatuation using proper words and meanings to praise Rāmānuja; though I do not have any devotion and have a sinful mind, I attempt to compose songs, with my ignorant mind, to express his greatness.”    

2797 * moḻiyaik kaḍakkum perum pugaḻān * vañja mukkuṛumbām 

 kuḻiyaik kaḍakkum * nam kūrattāḻvān caraṇ kūḍiya pin ** 

 paḻiyaik kaḍattum irāmānusan * pugaḻ pāḍi allā

 vaḻiyaik kaḍattal * enakkiniyādum varuttamanṛē   7 

“Since I have taken shelter of the lotus feet of our spiritual master Kūrattāḻvān, whose incredible glories are beyond description by our words, and who has crossed the three dangerous pitfalls of ‘pride of knowledge, wealth, and birth in a high-class family,’ it is not difficult anymore for me to sing the glorious qualities of Rāmānuja, the remover of all sins, and cross over the evil paths.”       

 2798 varuttum puṛaviruḷ māṭṛa * em poigaip pirān maṛaiyin 

 kuruttin poruḷaiyum * sentamiḻ tannaiyum kūṭṭi ** onṛat 

 tirittanṛeritta tiruviḷakkait tan tiru uḷḷattē * 

 iruttum paraman * irāmānusan em iṛaiyavanē    8 

“To dispel the darkness of ignorance, our Poigai Āḻvār mixed the substance of the Vedas and the sweetness of Tamiḻ poetry to compose a thread of a divine song to light the lamp (of devotion). Our glorious master Rāmānuja has always kept that light in his heart.” ^[1]    

2799 iṛaivanaik kāṇum idayattiruḷ keḍa * jñānam ennum 

 niṛai viḷakkēṭṛiya * bhūtat tiruvaḍi tāḷhaḷ ** neñjat 

 tuṛaiya vaittāḷum irāmānusan * pugaḻ ōdum nallōr 

 maṛaiyinaik kāttu * inda maṇṇahattē manna vaippavarē  9 

“Bhūtattāḻvār lit the lamp of knowledge (by rendering Iraṇḍām Tiruvandādi) and destroyed the darkness of ignorance in the heart so that one can worship the Lord. Rāmānuja has eternally placed the lotus feet of Bhūtattāḻvār in his heart and worshiped them. Those pure devotees who constantly chant the auspicious qualities of Rāmānuja are those capable of preserving the Vedas on this earth and making them eternal by teaching them.”    

2800 manniya pēriruḷ māṇḍa pin * kōvaluḷ māmalarāḷ 

 tannoḍu māyanaik * kaṇḍamai kāṭṭum ** tamiḻt talaivan 

 ponnaḍi pōṭṛum irāmānusaṛku anbu pūṇḍavar tāḷ * 

 senniyil sūḍum * tiru uḍaiyār enṛum sīriyarē    10 

“After the thick darkness (of ignorance) was dispelled (by the first three Āḻvārs), the master of Tamiḻ, Pēyāḻvār worshiped the cowherd Lord and mother Lakṣmī in Tirukōvalūr and rendered his experience in a divine song (Mūnṛām Tiruvandādi).^[2] Those who are fortunate enough to place, as an ornament on their head, the lotus feet of those who are devoted to Rāmānuja who glorifies the lotus feet of Pēyāḻvār, are eternally devotees of excellent merit.”      

2801 sīriya nānmaṛaic cemporuḷ * sentamiḻāl aḷitta 

 pāriyalum pugaḻp * pāṇ perumāḷ ** caraṇām padumat 

 tāriyal senni irāmānusan tannaic cārndavar tam * 

 kāriya vaṇmai * ennāl solloṇādu ikkaḍaliḍattē   11 

“The lotus feet of Tiruppāṇāḻvār, who rendered the essence of the four Vedas in sweet Tamiḻ songs, decorate Rāmānuja’s head. The excellent activities of the disciples of Rāmānuja, whose glories are spread worldwide, are unlimited like the ocean surrounding this earth.”  

2802 iḍaṅgkoṇḍa kīrtti maḻisaikkiṛaivan * iṇaiyaḍip pōdu 

 aḍaṅgum * idayattu irāmānusan ** ampoṛ pādam enṛum 

 kaḍaṅgkoṇḍiṛaiñjum tirumunivarkkanṛik kādal seyyāt * 

 tiḍaṅgkoṇḍa jñāniyarkkē * aḍiyēn anbu seyvaduvē   12 

“The lotus feet of Tirumaḻisaippirān, whose glories are spread throughout this world, reside in the heart of Rāmānuja. I will be a devotee of only those strong-willed sages who have taken shelter of the golden feet of Rāmānuja with love and full faith and nobody else.”    

2803 seyyum pasuntuḷavat toḻil mālaiyum * sentamiḻil 

 peyyum * maṛait tamiḻ mālaiyum ** pērāda sīr araṅgattu 

aiyan kaḻaṛkaṇiyum paran tāḷ anṛi * ādariyā 

 meyyan * irāmānusan caraṇē gadi vēṛenakkē    13 

“Toṇḍaraḍippoḍiyāḻvār made elegant garlands of fresh tulasī leaves and exquisite decoration, and also composed garlands of words, as an essence of the Vedas, in chaste Tamiḻ (Tirumālai and Tiruppaḷḷiyeḻucci) and offered them to the lotus feet of Śrīraṅgan. The lotus feet of truthful Rāmānuja, who did not desire anything other than the lotus feet of Toṇḍaraḍippoḍiyāḻvār, are my sole refuge.”   

2804 gadikkup padaṛi * veṅgkānamum kallum kaḍalum ellām 

 kodikkat * tavam seyyum koḷgai aṭṛēn ** kolli kāvalan sol 

 padikkum kalaik kavi pāḍum periyavar pādaṅgaḷē * 

 tudikkum paraman * irāmānusan ennaic cōrvilanē   14 

“My master Rāmānuja, who worships the lotus feet of those devotees who recite the songs from Perumāḷ Tirumoḻi, the essence of the Vedas, rendered by Kulaśekhara Āḻvār, will never leave me; so, I have stopped doing penance in the hot forests and mountains and oceans torturing my body organs for redemption.”

2805 sōrāda kādal peruñjuḻippāl * tollai mālai onṛum 

 pārādu avanaip * pallāṇḍenṛu kāppiḍum ** pānmaiyan tāḷ 

 pērāda uḷḷattu irāmānusan tan piṛaṅgiya sīr * 

 sārā manisaraic cērēn * enakku enna tāḻviniyē?   15 

“Rāmānuja always keeps in his heart the lotus feet of Periyāḻvār who, out of intense love and anxiety, forgetting the eternity of the Lord, blessed Him ‘Long Live the Lord!’ I will never associate with those who do not appreciate the auspicious qualities of Rāmānuja.”   

2806 * tāḻvonṛillā maṛai tāḻndu * talamuḻudum kaliyē 

 āḷhinṛa nāḷ vandu * aḷittavan kāṇmin ** araṅgar mauli 

 sūḻhinṛa mālaiyaic cūḍik koḍuttavaḷ tollaruḷāl * 

 vāḻhinṛa vaḷḷal * irāmānusan ennum māmuniyē   16 

“The most munificent saint Rāmānuja lives with the blessings of Śrī Āṇḍāḷ, who decorated herself with the garland to be offered to Lord Raṅganāta and made it worthy to be offered to the Lord. Rāmānuja appeared when Kali was ruling the world, and the blemishless Vedas were degraded (by atheistic men), and (revived the glories of the Vedas and) protected the world.”     

2807 muniyār tuyaraṅgaḷ mundilum * inbaṅgaḷ moyttiḍinum 

 kaniyār manam * kaṇṇa maṅgai ninṛānai ** kalai paravum 

 tani yānaiyait taṇ tamiḻ seyda nīlan tanakku * ulagil 

 iniyānai * eṅgaḷ irāmānusanai vandeydinarē    17 

“Our master Rāmānuja worshipped with love Tirumaṅgaiyāḻvār, who rendered divine songs in serene Tamiḻ on the elephant-like Lord, glorified by all the scriptures and is in a standing position in Tirukkaṇṇamaṅgai. Those great devotees who surrender to Rāmānuja will neither be disturbed by material misery nor be happy with material benefits.”    

2808 eydaṛkariya maṛaihaḷai * āyiram intamiḻāl 

 seydaṛku ulagil varum * saḍagōpanai ** sindai uḷḷē 

 peydaṛku isaiyum periyavar sīrai uyirgaḷ ellām * 

 uydaṛku udavum * irāmānusan em uṛutuṇaiyē   18 

“Madhurakaviyāḻvār kept in his heart and meditated on Nammāḻvār, who appeared in this world to render the unlimited Vedic knowledge in one thousand sweet Tamiḻ songs. Rāmānuja, who elucidated the great qualities of Madhurakaviyāḻvār for us to understand and benefit from, is my refuge.”     

2809 uṛuperum selvamum tandaiyum tāyum * uyar guruvum 

 veṛi taru * pūmagaḷ nādanum ** māṛan viḷaṅgiya sīr 

 neṛi tarum sentamiḻ āraṇamē enṛu innīṇilattōr * 

 aṛitara ninṛa * irāmānusan enakku āramudē    19 

“Rāmānuja, who revealed to all in this world that the biggest wealth, mother, father, guru, and the proper tool to attain the Lord, the consort of mother Lakṣmī is the Tamiḻ Veda, Tiruvāymoḻi rendered by Nammāḻvār, is my divine nectar.”   

2810 ārap poḻil ten kurugaip pirān * amudat tiruvāy 

 īrat tamiḻin * isai uṇarndōrhaṭku ** iniyavar tam 

 sīraip payinṛuyyum sīlaṅgkoḷ nādamuniyai * neñjāl 

 vārip parugum * irāmānusan endan mānidiyē    20 

“Madhurakaviyāḻvār is very dear to those who realized the teachings of the divine words of Tiruvāymoḻi that appeared from the lotus lips of his exalted master Nammāḻvār, born in sandalwood groves-rich Tirukkurugūr. Rāmānuja, whose heart is filled with love for Nādamuni—who derives his spiritual strength from learning the great qualities of Madhurakaviyāḻvār—is my unlimited wealth.”     

2811 nidiyaip poḻiyum mugil enṛu * nīsar tam vāsal paṭṛit * 

 tutikaṭṛu ulagil tuvaḷginṛilēn ini ** tūy neṛi sēr 

 edikaṭkiṛaivan yamunait tuṛaivan iṇai aḍiyām *

 gadi peṭṛuḍaiya * irāmānusan ennaik kāttananē   21 

“Rāmānuja—who took refuge at the lotus feet of Āḷavandār, the chief of ascetics of the righteous path—the master of the world protects me. So, I will not stand and suffer at the doorsteps of materialistic men and praise them saying, ‘Oh merciful cloud that showers wealth!’ (for my livelihood).”

2812 kārttikaiyānum kari mugattānum * kanalum mukkaṇ 

 mūrttiyum * mōḍiyum veppum mudugiṭṭu ** mūvulagum 

 pūttavanē! enṛu pōṭṛiḍa vāṇan piḻai poṛutta * 

 tīrttanai ēttum * irāmānusan endan sēma vaippē   22 

“When Kārttikēya, Gaṇapati, Agni, Śiva, Durgā, and Śiva-jvara turned their backs and ran away from the battlefield, Bāṇāsura prayed, ‘O Lord! who created the three worlds on the lotus from Your navel (be merciful to me),’ the merciful Lord forgave him. Rāmānuja, who worships that Lord daily, is my guardian.”

 2813 vaippāya vānporuḷ enṛu * nallanbar manattahattē * 

 eppōdum vaikkum irāmānusanai ** iru nilattil 

oppār ilāda uṛuvinaiyēn vañja neñjil vaittu * 

 muppōdum vāḻttuvan * ennām idu avan moy pugaḻkkē?  23 

“I, the most sinful person in this world, keep Rāmānuja—who is glorified by true devotees as ‘Rāmānuja is our protector during difficult times’—in my deceitful heart and glorify him always. Will my act vilify the glory of Rāmānuja?’    

2814 moytta en tīvinaiyāl * palluḍal toṛum mūttu * adanāl 

 eyttoḻindēn * muna nāḷgaḷ ellām ** inṛu kaṇḍuyarndēn

 poyttavam pōṭṛum pulaic camayaṅgaḷ nilattaviyak * 

 kaitta meyñ jñānattu * irāmānusan ennum kār tannaiyē  24 

“For unlimited time in the past, due to my sinful karma, I have changed many bodies, living aged and suffering; today, I have been fortunate to worship the merciful rain cloud-like Rāmānuja—the true saint, who eliminated the cheating religions promoting false rituals and practices from this world—and be saved (from the cycle of birth and death).”          

2815 kārēy karuṇai irāmānusa! * ikkaḍaliḍattil

 ārē aṛibavar * nin aruḷin tanmai ** allalukku 

 nērē uṛaiviḍam nān vandu nī ennai uytta pin * un 

 sīrē uyirkkuyirāy * aḍiyēṛku inṛu tittikkumē    25 

“O Rāmānuja, as merciful as the rain clouds! I was the abode of sins and miseries; when you accepted me, your auspicious qualities became very dear to me and were as sweet as ambrosia. Nobody can understand your benevolent nature in this world, surrounded by ocean.”    

2816 tikkuṭṛa kīrtti irāmānusanai * en sey vinaiyām 

 meyk kuṭṛam nīkki * viḷaṅgiya mēgattai ** mēvu nallōr 

 ekkuṭṛavāḷar edu piṛappu ēdiyalvāha ninṛōr * 

 akkuṭṛam appiṛappu * avviyalvē nammai āṭkoḷḷumē   26

“Rāmānuja, as benevolent as a rain cloud and whose glories have spread in all directions, gladly eliminated all my sinful reactions. Those devotees, who have committed any misdeed, of any birth, and ancestry, once they surrender to him, become our virtuous masters.”     

 2817 koḷḷak kuṛaivaṭṛilaṅgi * koḻundu viṭṭōṅgiya un 

 vaḷḷal tanattināl * valvinaiyēn manam nī puhundāy ** 

 veḷḷaic cuḍar viḍum un peru mēnmaikku iḻukkidenṛu * 

 taḷḷuṭṛiraṅgum * irāmānusa! en tani neñjamē   27 

“O Rāmānuja! Because of your benevolent nature, which never diminishes but is ever increasing, you have entered into and captivated my sinful heart. My hapless heart fears if this would be a blemish on your bright and pure glories.”   

2818 neñjil kaṛai koṇḍa kañjanaik kāynda nimalan * naṅgaḷ 

 pañjit tiruvaḍip * pinnai tan kādalan ** pādam naṇṇā 

 vañjarkkariya irāmānusan * pugaḻ anṛi en vāy 

 koñjip paravahillādu * enna vāḻvu inṛu kūḍiyadē!   28 

“Rāmānuja is inaccessible to those evil people who do not take shelter of the lotus feet of the pure Lord Kaṇṇan—who killed the evil-hearted Kamsa and who is the husband of Nappinnai whose lotus feet are as soft as cotton and is kind to the devotees. My tongue will sing only the glories of Rāmānuja and none else. I am fortunate to have attained such a blessed life.”
  

 2819 kūṭṭum vidi enṛu kūḍum kolō? * ten kurugaip pirān 

 pāṭṭennum * vedap pasuntamiḻ tannait ** tan patti ennum 

 vīṭṭin kaṇ vaitta irāmānusan * pugaḻ mey uṇarndōr

 īṭṭaṅgaḷ tannai * en nāṭṭaṅgaḷ kaṇḍu inbam eydiḍavē  29 

“Rāmānuja firmly established in his bhakti process the practice of singing Tiruvāymoḻi, the chaste Tamiḻ Veda. When will I be blessed (by Rāmānuja) to worship the bands of devotees who know his auspicious qualities?”    

2820 inbam taru peru vīḍu vandeydilen? * eṇṇiṛanta 

 tunbam taru * nirayam pala sūḻilen? ** tollulagil 

 manpalluyirgaṭku iṛaiyavan māyan ena moḻinda *

 anban anagan * irāmānusan ennai āṇḍananē    30 

“Rāmānuja—who is benevolent and pure has substantiated that ‘Viṣṇu is the Lord of all the living beings in this ancient world’—has kindly accepted me as his servant. (Now) How does it matter if I get the pleasurable mokṣa or if I am plunged in various hells meting out unlimited miseries?”    

2821 * āṇḍuhaḷ nāḷ tiṅgaḷāy * nigaḻ kālam ellām manamē! 

 īṇḍu * pal yōnihaḷ tōṛuḻalvōm ** inṛōreṇṇinṛiyē

 kāṇtagu tōḷ aṇṇal tennattiyūrar kaḻaliṇaik kīḻp * 

 pūṇḍa anbāḷan * irāmānusanaip porundinamē    31 

“O heart! For many days, months, years, and an unlimited time, I have been born in unlimited bodies. Now, without any hesitation, I have surrendered to the most munificent master Rāmānuja, who has great love for the mighty-shouldered Lord Varadarāja of Attigiri. (What a great fortune!)    

2822 porundiya tēsum poṛaiyum tiṛalum pugaḻum * nalla 

 tirundiya jñānamum * selvamum sērum ** seṛu kaliyāl 

 varundiya jñālattai vaṇmaiyināl * vandeḍuttaḷitta

aruntavan * eṅgaḷ irāmānusanai aḍaibavarkkē    32 

“Those who take shelter of Rāmānuja—who, out of his causeless mercy, saved this world suffering due to irreligious Kali; who followed the incredible path of surrender (to the Lord); and, my master—will automatically attain the opulence of bodily lustre, tolerance, spiritual strength, fame, immense knowledge, and devotion.”    

2823 aḍaiyār kamalattu alarmagaḷ kēḷvan * kai āḻi ennum 

 paḍaiyōḍu nāndagamum paḍar taṇḍum ** oṇ sārṅga villum 

 puḍaiyār purisaṅgamum indap bhūtalam kāppadaṛku * enṛu 

 iḍaiyē * irāmānusa muni āyina innilattē     33 

“The five weapons that decorate the hands of the Lord, the consort of mother Lakṣmī—the disc, the sword Nandaka, the protective Gadā, the elegant bow Śārṅga, and the lovely Pāñcajanya—are always present with Rāmānuja to protect this world.”   

2824 nilattaic ceṛuttuṇṇum nīsak kaliyai * ninaippariya 

 balattaic ceṛuttum * piṛaṅgiyadillai ** en peyvinai ten 

 pulattil poṛitta apputtagac cummai poṛukkiya pin * 

 nalattaip poṛuttadu * irāmānusan tan nayap pugaḻē  34 

“(Even) After destroying the unimaginable destructive power of Kali, the evil personality who tortures and eats up the world, Rāmānuja’s fame did not spread. His fame spread (only) after burning the records of my sinful acts maintained in the Yamaloka.”     

2825 nayavēn oru deivam nānilattē * sila māniḍattaip 

 puyalē enak * kavi pōṭṛi seyyēn ** ponnaraṅgam ennil 

 mayalē perugum irāmānusan * mannu māmalart tāḷ

 ayarēn * aruvinai ennai evvāṛu inṛaḍarppaduvē?   35 

“I will not worship any demigod; I will not glorify evil mortals by composing songs saying, ‘O benefactor who showers like a cloud.’ I will not forget the lotus feet of Rāmānuja, who becomes ecstatic the moment (the word) ‘Tiruvaraṅgam’ is uttered. (So) From today, how can sins trouble me?”    

2826 aḍal koṇḍa nēmiyan āruyir nāthan * anṛāraṇac col 

 kaḍal koṇḍa oṇporuḷ kaṇḍaḷippa ** pinnum kāsiniyōr 

 iḍarin kaṇ vīḻndiḍat tānum avvoṇporuḷ koṇḍu * avar pin 

 paḍarum guṇan * em irāmānusan tan paḍi iduvē   36

“Even after the Lord—who wields the powerful disc and is the master of all living beings—taught the essence of knowledge from the deep ocean of Vedas (to Arjuna) on the battlefield, the worldly men were suffering from material miseries; Rāmānuja went behind these worldly people to educate them with the perfect knowledge (given earlier by the Lord); that is his merciful nature.”     

 2827 paḍi koṇḍa kīrtti irāmāyaṇam ennum batti veḷḷam * 

 kuḍi koṇḍa kōyil irāmānusan guṇam kūṛum ** anbar 

 kaḍikoṇḍa māmalart tāḷ kalanduḷḷam kaniyum nallōr * 

 aḍi kaṇḍu koṇḍugandu * ennaiyum āḷavarkku ākkinarē  37 

“Rāmānuja is the eternal abode of ‘Śrī Rāmāyaṇa’, the ocean of devotion, renowned all over the world. The great devotees (Kūrattāḷvān and Parāśara Bhaṭṭar)—who take pleasure in worshipping the fragrant lotus feet of pure devotees who glorify the auspicious qualities of Rāmānuja—found that my lowly self is a servant of Rāmānuja and happily engaged me in his service.”      

2828 ākki aḍimai nilaip pittanai ennai inṛu * avamē 

 pōkkip puṛattiṭṭadu * enporuḷā munbu ** puṇṇiyar tam 

 vākkil piriyā irāmānusa! * nin aruḷin vaṇṇam 

 nōkkil terivaridāl * uraiyāy inda nuṇporuḷē    38 

“(Swāmy!) Now you have kindly made me your servant; (but please tell me) why did you allow me to waste my time in material activities all these years? Oh Rāmānuja, who the blessed devotees always glorify! Kindly reveal this subtle information which cannot be understood by me.”      

2829 poruḷum pudalvarum bhūmiyum * pūṅgkuḻalārum enṛē 

 maruḷ koṇḍiḷaikkum * namakku neñjē! ** maṭṛuḷār taramō 

 iruḷ koṇḍa ventuyar māṭṛit tannīṛil perum pugaḻē * 

 teruḷum teruḷ tandu * irāmānusan seyyum sēmaṅgaḷē  39 

“O heart! We are bewildered and run after temporary material benefits like wealth, children, land, and so on; Rāmānuja gave us transcendental knowledge, eliminated the miseries arising out of ignorance, and thus made us always meditate on his auspicious qualities. Is there anyone else who is more merciful?”     

2830 sēma nal vīḍum poruḷum darumamum * sīriya naṛ 

 kāmamum * enṛivai nāngenbar ** nānginum kaṇṇanukkē

 āmadu kāmam aṛam poruḷ vīḍidaṛkenṛuraittān * 

 vāmanan sīlan * irāmānusan inda maṇ misaiyē   40 

“(Vedic) Scholars say that the ultimate goal mokṣa, artha, dharma, and transcendental kāma are the four principles of advancement in spiritual life. Rāmānuja, whose qualities are equivalent to the Lord who appeared as Vāmana, elucidated to the world that kāma should be cultivated solely to attain Kṛṣṇa, and the other three must subserve this purpose.”

2831 maṇmisai yōnihaḷ tōṛum piṛandu * eṅgaḷ mādhavanē 

 kaṇṇuṛa niṛkilum * kāṇahillā ** ulagōrhaḷ ellām 

 aṇṇal irāmānusan vandu tōnṛiya appoḻudē * 

 naṇṇaru jñānam talaik koṇḍu * nāraṇaṛkāyinarē   41 

“Though our Lord Mādhava appeared on this earth in different forms for everybody to see, nobody understood Him as the Lord; (but) when Rāmānuja, the master for all appeared, people were enriched with knowledge, difficult to obtain, and became the servants of Lord Nārāyaṇa.”   

2832 āyiḻaiyār koṅgai taṅgum * akkādal aḷaṭṛaḻundi 

māyum en āviyai * vandeḍuttān inṛu ** māmalarāḷ 

 nāyakan ellā uyirhaṭkum nāthan * araṅgan ennum

 tūyavan * tīdil irāmānusan tollaruḷ surandē    42 

“Rāmānuja—who preached that Lord, the consort of mother Lakṣmī, is the Lord of all living beings and who is pure and blemish less—out of his causeless mercy, liberated my soul from being crushed in the mire of lust by taking shelter of the breasts of women bedecked with elegant jewels.”   

2833 surakkum tiruvum uṇarvum * solappuhil vāyamudham 

 parakkum * iruvinai paṭṛaṛavōḍum ** paḍiyil uḷḷīr!

 uraikkinṛanan umakku yān aṛam sīṛum uṛukaliyait * 

 turakkum perumai * irāmānusan enṛu solluminē    43 

“O people of this world! I give you a beneficial suggestion: chant the holy name of Rāmānuja to drive away Kali’s effect, which is destroying dharma; (spiritual) knowledge and devotion will grow; when you start chanting his holy name, nectar will ooze out in your mouth, and all sinful reactions will be destroyed.”   

2834 sollār tamiḻ oru mūnṛum * surudihaḷ nāngum ellai 

 illā aṛa neṛi * yāvum terindavan ** eṇṇarum sīr 

 nallār paravum irāmānusan * tirunāmam nambik 

 kallār agaliḍattōr * edu pēṛenṛu kāmipparē    44 

“People of this vast world do not have any faith on my word to chant the holy name of Rāmānuja who is well versed in the three divisions of sweet Tamiḻ – poetry, music, and drama, unlimited number of dharmic scriptures, and many arts; who possesses many auspicious qualities, and is glorified by devotees. Instead, they are searching for some righteous way, alas!”  

2835 pēṛonṛu maṭṛillai nin caraṇ anṛi * appēṛu aḷittaṛku 

 āṛonṛum illai * maṭṛaccaraṇ anṛi ** enṛu ipporuḷait 

 tēṛum avarkkum enakkum unait tanda semmai sollāl * 

 kūṛum paramanṛu * irāmānusa! meymmai kūṛiḍilē   45 

“O Rāmānuja! There is no benefit greater than your divine feet, which alone can lead us to that benefit. You have not shown any distinction between those who have realized these two truths and me, who has no clarity in this, and you have taken me under your shelter. I have no words to utter this truth.”  

2836 kūṛum samayaṅgaḷ āṛum kulaiya * kuvalayattē 

 māṛan paṇitta * maṛai uṇarndōnai ** madiyiliyēn 

 tēṛumpaḍi en manam puhundānait * tisai anaittum 

 ēṛum guṇanai * irāmānusanai iṛaiñjinamē    46 

“We worship Rāmānuja whose auspicious qualities are widely known; who destroyed the six orthodox religions preaching non-Vedic philosophies; who was well-versed with Nammāḻvār’s Tamiḻ Veda and taught it to others; and entered into my heart to clear my ignorance and deliver me.”  

2837 iṛaiñjappaḍum paran īsan araṅgan enṛu * ivvulagattu 

 aṛam seppum * aṇṇal irāmānusan ** en aruvinaiyin 

 tiṛam seṭṛu iravum pagalum viḍādu endan sindai uḷḷē * 

 niṛaindu oppaṛa irundān * enakku ārum nigarillaiyē   47 

“Rāmānuja, who made the people of this world understand the truth that ‘The Supreme Lord to be worshipped by all is Śrīraṅganāthan,’ removed my past sinful reactions, and that peerless master fully occupied my heart to remain there at all times. There is nobody to match my fortune.”   

2838 niharinṛi ninṛa en nīsadaikku * ninaruḷin kaṇanṛip 

 pugal onṛum illai * aruṭkum aqdē pugal ** punmaiyilōr 

 pagarum perumai irāmānusa! * ini nām paḻudē 

 agalum poruḷ en? * payan iruvōmukkumāna pinnē    48 

“O Rāmānuja of glories worth to be praised by great sages! The only shelter for my matchless lowliness is your grace, and the prime object of your mercy is my lowliness. Thus, when it is decided that we are mutually beneficial, why this unwanted separation still?”     

2839 ānadu semmai aṛa neṛi * poymmai aṛusamayam 

 pōnadu ponṛi * iṛandadu veṅgkali ** pūṅgkamalat

 tēnadi pāy vayal tennaraṅgan kaḻal senni vaittut * 

 tān adil mannum * irāmānusan ittalattudittē   49 

“Because of the appearance on this earth of Rāmānuja—who holds eternally on his head the lotus feet of Lord Raṅganātha of Śrīraṅgam surrounded by fields where the nectar from the lotus flowers flows as a river—the path of righteousness has been well established; the six false religions have been uprooted and the evil effect of Kali has been nullified.”   

2840 udippana uttamar sindaiyuḷ * onnalar neñjam añjik 

 kodittiḍa * māṛi naḍappana ** koḷḷai van kuṭṛam ellām 

 paditta en punkavip pāvinam pūṇḍana pāvutol sīr * 

 edittalai nāthan * irāmānusan tan iṇai aḍiyē    50 

“The lotus feet of Rāmānuja—who is the chief amongst pure devotees and whose auspicious qualities are known all over the world—shine in the hearts of devotees; trample the hearts of the evil people striking terror, and mercifully accept my inferior songs, full of flaws.”   

2841 aḍiyait toḍarndeḻum aivarhaṭkāy * anṛu bhāratap pōr 

 muḍiyap * parineḍuntēr viḍum kōnai ** muḻuduṇarnda

 aḍiyarkkamudham irāmānusan * ennai āḷa vandu ip 

 paḍiyil piṛandadu * maṭṛillai kāraṇam pārttiḍilē   51 

“The Supreme Lord drove the big chariot in the Mahābhārata war, for the sake of annihilating the enemies of the valiant Pāṇḍavas, His surrendered devotees. (Similarly) Rāmānuja, who is like ambrosia to the devotees who have fully understood the Supreme Lord, appeared in this material world just for my enlightenment; if one analyses thoroughly, there will not be any other reason.”   

2842 pārttān aṛusamayaṅgaḷ padaippa * ippār muḻudum 

 pōrttān pugaḻ koṇḍu * punmaiyinēn iḍait tān puhundu ** 

 tīrttān iruvinai tīrttu araṅgan seyya * tāḷiṇaiyōḍu

 ārttān * ivai em irāmānusan seyyum aṛpudamē   52 

“Rāmānuja drove away the six systems of Hindu philosophy by spreading his vision; he covered the earth with his glorious deeds; he came to the side of this sinful me on his own and removed all my sinful reactions and made me surrender to the lovely lotus feet of Lord Raṅganāta; these are the wonderful deeds of my master Rāmānuja.”       

2843 aṛpudan semmai irāmānusan * ennai āḷa vanda 

 kaṛpagam * kaṭṛavar kāmuṛu sīlan ** karudariya

 paṛpalluyirhaḷum pallulagu yāvum paranadennum * 

 naṛporuḷ tannai * innānilattē vandu nāṭṭinanē   53 

“Rāmānuja—the desire tree, who appeared to redeem me, who has auspicious qualities desired by the learned scholars, whose deeds are wonderful, and who is always righteous—appeared on this material world to establish the truth that the incredibly unlimited living beings and the unlimited worlds (inhabited by the living beings) belong to the Supreme Lord.”    

2844 nāṭṭiya nīsac camayaṅgaḷ māṇḍana * nāraṇanaik 

 kāṭṭiya vēdam kaḷippuṭṛadu ** ten kurugai vaḷḷal 

 vāṭṭamilā vaṇ tamiḻ maṛai vāḻndadu * maṇṇulagil

 īṭṭiya sīlattu * irāmānusan tan iyalvu kaṇḍē    54 

“When by the sound philosophy of Rāmānuja, who acquired many auspicious qualities in this material world, the cheating religions died down, the Vedas which establish Lord Nārāyaṇa as the Supreme became happy, and Tiruvāymoḻi, the blemishless Tamiḻ Veda rendered by the benevolent Nammāḻvār, who appeared in the lovely city of Tirukkurugūr, was revived.”     

2845 kaṇḍavar sindai kavarum * kaḍipoḻil tennaraṅgan * 

 toṇḍar kulāvum irāmānusanait ** tohaiyiṛanda 

 paṇtaru vēdaṅgaḷ pārmēl nilaviḍap pārttaruḷum * 

 koṇḍalai mēvit toḻum * kuḍiyām eṅgaḷ kōkkulamē  55 

“The disciples of Rāmānuja, who are the servants of Śrī Raṅganāta, the chief of Śrīraṅgam, surrounded by fragrant orchards very appealing to the eye, celebrate Rāmānuja, who established the tradition of reciting unlimited Tamiḻ Vedic songs and who is very munificent. Those Vaiṣṇavas who strictly follow the teachings of Rāmānuja are our eternal spiritual masters.”   

2846 kōkkula mannarai mūveḻukāl * oru kūr maḻuvāl 

 pōkkiya dēvanaip * pōṭṛum punidan ** bhuvanam eṅgum 

 ākkiya kīrtti irāmānusanai aḍainda pin * en 

 vākkuraiyādu * en manam ninaiyādu ini maṭṛonṛaiyē   56 

“Having surrendered to sacred Rāmānuja—who worships the Lord (Paraśurāma) who decapitated the heads of twenty-one generations of kṣatriya kings with a sharp axe; who has worldwide fame—my tongue will not speak, and my mind will not think about any other matter anymore.”

2847 maṭṛoru pēṛu madiyādu * araṅgan malaraḍikku āḷ 

 uṭṛavarē * tanakkuṭṛavarāyk koḷḷum uttamanai ** 

 naṭṛavar pōṭṛum irāmānusanai * innānilattē 

 peṭṛanan * peṭṛa pin maṭṛaṛiyēn oru pēdaimaiyē   57 

“After surrendering to Rāmānuja, who is pure, who didn’t consider any personal benefit but surrender to the lotus feet of Śrī Raṅganāta as the only qualification to accept anyone as his dear ones, and who is glorified by great scholars, I don’t desire any sense gratification.”     

2848 pēdaiyar vedap poruḷ idenṛu unnip * piramam nanṛenṛu 

 ōdi * maṭṛellā uyirum aqdenṛē ** uyirgaḷ mey viṭṭu 

 ādip paranōḍu onṛām enṛu sollum avvallal ellām * 

 vādil venṛān * em irāmānusan meymmadik kaḍalē   58 

“The ignorant brahmavādis tried to establish that whatever they said was the meaning of the Vedas; they said that brahman is supreme and all the living beings are part of brahman; when the living beings quit the body, they merge with the brahman, the cause of all causes according to them. With his philosophical discussion, our Rāmānuja rubbished all these absurdities.”    

2849 kaḍal aḷavāya tisai eṭṭinuḷḷum * kali iruḷē 

 miḍai taru kālattu irāmānusan ** mikka nānmaṛaiyin

 suḍar oḷiyāl avviruḷait turandilanēl * uyirai 

 uḍaiyavan * nāraṇan enṛu aṛivār illai uṭṛuṇarndē   59 

“When the eight directions were covered till the end of the oceans by the darkness of Kali, Rāmānuja appeared and drove away that darkness by the bright illumination of the four Vedas. If he had not done that, no one would have known that Śrīman Nārāyaṇan is the Lord and master of all the living beings.”  

2850 uṇarnda meyñjñāniyar yōgantoṛum * tiruvāymoḻiyin 

 maṇam tarum * innisai mannum iḍantoṛum ** māmalarāḷ 

 puṇarnda ponmārban porundum padi toṛum pukku niṛkum * 

 guṇam tihaḻ koṇḍal * irāmānusan em kulak koḻundē   60 

“Rāmānuja, who shines with auspicious qualities, who is as generous as the rain cloud, and who is the chief of the Vaiṣṇava clan, enters and remains in the assembly of self-realised scholars, wherever the fragrant and sweet songs of Tiruvāymoḻi are recited, and in all the places where the Lord, whose chest is eternally adorned by mother Lakṣmī, is present.”     

2851 koḻundu viṭṭōḍip paḍarum veṅgkōḷvinaiyāl * nirayattu 

 aḻundiyiṭṭēnai * vandāṭ koṇḍa pinnum ** arumunivar 

 toḻum tavattōn em irāmānusan * tol pugaḻ suḍar mik 

keḻundadu * attāl nalladisayam kaṇḍadu irunilamē  61 

“The ever-increasing auspicious qualities of Rāmānuja, whom yogis worship, and who is very austere, shone more brightly even after absolving me, pressed deep in the material hell due to my past sins. This is a great wonder of this world.  

2852  irundēn iruvinaip pāsam kaḻaṭṛi * inṛu yān iṛaiyum

 varundēn * ini em irāmānusan ** mannu māmalart tāḷ 

 porundā nilaiyuḍaip punmaiyinōrkku onṛum nanmai seyyāp * 

 perundevaraip paravum * periyōr tam kaḻal piḍittē  62 

“Today I have taken shelter of the lotus feet of Kūrattāḻvār who glorifies the Lord who doesn’t favour the evil people who do not surrender to the lotus feet of Rāmānuja; I do not have anything to worry about.”  

2853 piḍiyait toḍarum kaḷiṛenna * yān un piṛaṅgiya sīr 

 aḍiyait toḍarumpaḍi nalga vēṇḍum ** aṛusamayac

 ceḍiyait toḍarum maruḷ seṛindōr sidaindōḍa vandu * ip 

 paḍiyait toḍarum * irāmānusa! mikka paṇḍidanē!   63 

“O divine scholar Rāmānuja! You appeared on this earth and chased away those ignorant fools who follow the six false religions. Kindly bless me so that, like a male elephant follows a cow, I follow you, full of all opulences.”   

2854 paṇtaru māṛan pasuntamiḻ * ānandam pāy madamāy 

 viṇḍiḍa * eṅgaḷ irāmānusa muni vēḻam ** meymmai 

 koṇḍa nal vedak koḻundaṇḍam ēndik kuvalayattē * 

 maṇḍi vandēnṛadu * vādiyarhāḷ! uṅgaḷ vāḻvaṭṛadē  64 

“O vainly argumentative religionists, watch out! The rutted elephant Rāmānuja, with the ecstasy of reading the musical songs of Tiruvāimoḻi of Nammāḻvār flowing as ichor, and wielding a stout pole of the truthful Vedas, is coming; your time on this earth is running out.”    

2855 vāḻvaṭṛadu tollai vādiyarkku * enṛum maṛaiyavar tam 

 tāḻvaṭṛadu * tavam tāraṇi peṭṛadu ** tattuva nūl 

 kūḻaṭṛadu kuṭṛam ellām paditta guṇattinarkku * an 

 nāḻaṭṛadu * nam irāmānusan tanda jñānattilē   65 

“Because of the erudite knowledge taught by Rāmānuja, the reign of the vain religionists was shattered, the troubles of the Vedic scholars were eliminated, the earth was purified, the contradictions in the Vedic teachings were cleared out, and the faulty characters of the people were rectified.”    

2856 jñānam kaninda nalam koṇḍu * nāḷ toṛum naibavarkku 

 vānam koḍuppadu mādhavan ** valvinaiyēn manattil 

 īnam kaḍinda irāmānusan * tannai eydinarkku at

 tānam koḍuppadu * tan tagavennum caraṇ koḍuttē  66 

“Lord Mādhava grants Vaikuṇṭha entry only to those whose knowledge has matured into devotional service and which culminates in bhāva-bhakti. (But) Rāmānuja, who has removed the deep-rooted sins from my heart, grants Vaikuṇṭha entry to his surrendered disciples out of his causeless mercy.”    

2857 saraṇam aḍainda dharumanukkā * paṇḍu nūṭṛuvarai 

 maraṇam aḍaivitta māyavan ** tannai vaṇaṅga vaitta 

 karaṇam ivai umakkanṛenṛu irāmānusan * uyirhaṭku

 araṇ aṅgamaittilanēl * araṇār maṭṛu ivvāruyirkkē?   67 

“Rāmānuja taught the people that the mystical Lord (Kṛṣṇa)—who arranged for the death of the one hundred Kauravas for the sake of Yudhiṣṭhira who has surrendered to Him—has created our sense organs to worship Him and not for our sense gratification; if Rāmānuja hadn’t established this protective knowledge, who else would have protected these suffering souls?”  

2858 ār enakkinṛu nigar sollil? * māyan anṛu aivar deyvat 

 tērinil seppiya * gītaiyin semmaip ** poruḷ teriyap 

 pārinil sonna irāmānusanaip paṇiyum nallōr * 

 sīrinil senṛu paṇindadu * en āviyum sindaiyumē   68 

“Rāmānuja, for the easy understanding of all, explained (in his Gītā Bhāṣya) the proper meaning of Bhagavad-gītā, spoken by Kṛṣṇa sitting on the divine chariot of the Pāṇḍavas. My soul and mind have taken shelter of those pure disciples of Rāmānuja; now, is anyone equal to the most fortunate me?”      

2859 sindaiyinōḍu karaṇaṅgaḷ yāvum sidaindu * munnāḷ 

 andamuṭṛāḻndadu kaṇḍu ** ivai endanakku anṛaruḷāl

 tanda araṅganum tan caraṇ tandilan * tānadu tandu * 

 endai irāmānusan vandeḍuttanan inṛennaiyē    69 

“Before creating, taking pity on the souls lying dormant in darkness of pralaya, deprived of their sense organs, the Lord gave me (one of those dormant souls) the sense organs, but He didn’t give shelter under His lotus feet. (To make it alright) Rāmānuja came to me on his own and offered the lotus feet, liberating me from material misery.   

 2860 ennaiyum pārttu en iyalvaiyum pārttu * eṇṇil palguṇatta 

 unnaiyum pārkkil * aruḷ seyvadē nalam ** anṛi enpāl 

 pinnaiyum pārkkil nalam uḷadē? * un peruṅg karuṇai 

 tannai en pārppar? * irāmānusa! unnaic cārndavarē   70 

“O Rāmānuja! Looking at my (sinful) life and my nature (inability to rise to the mode of goodness) and your unlimited auspicious qualities, please be merciful to me always. Instead, if you try to find some trace of goodness in me (and do not shower your mercy on me), devotees who have surrendered to you will doubt your causeless mercy.”    

2861 sārntaden sindai un tāḷiṇaik kīḻ * anbu tān mihavum 

 kūrndadu * attāmarait tāḷhaḷukku ** undan guṇaṅgaḷukkē

tīrndadu en seygai mun seyvinai * nī seyvinai adanāl 

 pērndadu * vaṇmai irāmānusa! em peruntagaiyē!   71 

“O Rāmānuja, my generous and kind master! My heart is at your lotus feet; my devotion for those lotus feet is ever increasing; my only activity is serving you; because of your mercy, all my sinful reactions have been destroyed.”      

2862 kaittanan tīya samayak kalagaraik * kāsinikkē 

 uyttanan * tūya maṛai neṛi tannai ** enṛunni uḷḷam

 neyttavan pōḍirundēttum niṛai pugaḻōruḍanē * 

 vaittanan ennai * irāmānusan mikka vaṇmai seydē   72 

“Rāmānuja has destroyed the six false religions with his strong rebuttal and established a pure Vedic path in the world. Acknowledging Rāmānuja’s contribution and feeling indebted to him, many famous devotees have glorified him with love. My master placed me in the company of those glorious devotees out of his causeless mercy.”  

2863 vaṇmaiyinālum tan mātagavālum * madi puraiyum 

 taṇmaiyinālum * ittāraṇiyōrhaṭku ** tān saraṇāy

 uṇmai nal jñānam uraitta irāmānusanai unnum * 

 tiṇmai allāl enakkillai * maṭṛōr nilai tērndiḍilē    73 

“Rāmānuja preached the truthful Vedic path and acted as the protector of the people because of his strong qualities, causeless mercy, and possessing a heart as cool as the moon. Other than meditating on him, I do not have the desire to analyse him.”  

2864 tērār maṛaiyin tiṛam enṛu * māyavan tīyavaraik 

 kūrāḻi koṇḍu kuṛaippadu ** koṇḍal anaiya vaṇmai

 ērār guṇattu em irāmānusan * avveḻil maṛaiyil 

 sērādavaraic cidaippadu * appōdu oru sintai seydē 74 

“The Lord punishes those who do not follow the Vedic path with His sharp disc weapon; (but) our Rāmānuja, who is merciful like the rain cloud and possesses many auspicious qualities, convinces them through reason and brings them into the radiant Vedic path.”  

2865 seyttalaic caṅgam seḻumuttamīnum * tiruvaraṅgar 

 kaittalattāḻiyum * saṅgamum ēndi ** naṅgkaṇ mugappē 

 moyttalaittu unnai viḍēn enṛirukkilum nin pugaḻē * 

 moyttalaikkum vandu * irāmānusa! ennai muṭṛum ninṛē 75 

“Even though the Lord—present in Śrīraṅgam, where in the fields the conches produce elegant pearls—wielding the disc comes in front of me, enchants me, and says, ‘I will never leave you,’ o my master Rāmānuja, your divine qualities surround me and attract my heart to you.”   

2866 * ninṛavaṇ kīrttiyum nīḷ punalum * niṛai veṅkaṭap poṛ 

 kunṛamum * vaikuṇṭha nāḍum kulaviya pāṛkaḍalum ** 

 undanakku ettanai inbam tarum un iṇai malart tāḷ * 

 endanakkum adu * irāmānusa! ivai īndaruḷē    76 

“O Rāmānuja! The immense happiness that you enjoy looking at Tiruveṅkaṭa Hills, eternally very glorious and rich in water, and thinking of Śrīvaikuṇṭha, that much happiness is felt by me by looking at your divine lotus feet; kindly grant me (the shelter of) those lotus feet.”   

2867 īndanan īyāda innaruḷ * eṇṇil maṛaik kuṛumbaip 

 pāyndanan * ammaṛaip palporuḷāl ** ippaḍi anaittum 

 ēyndanan kīrttiyināl en vinaihaḷai * vēr paṛiyak

 kāyndanan * vaṇmai irāmānusaṛku en karuttiniyē?   77 

“What does Rāmānuja, who has been merciful to me beyond what he has shown (to others); who defeated the unlimited non-Vedic religions with the teachings of Veda; whose fame spread worldwide; who eradicated my sinful reactions; and who is very able, plan to do more?”    

 2868 karuttil puhundu uḷḷil kaḷḷam kaḻaṭṛi * karudariya 

 varuttattināl * miha vañjittu ** nī inda maṇṇagattē

 tiruttit tirumagaḷ kēḷvanukkākkiya pin * en neñjil 

 poruttap paḍādu * em irāmānusa! maṭṛōr poyp poruḷē  78 

“My Rāmānuja! You underwent a lot of hardships to enter my heart tactfully, remove the wickedness there, teach me, and transform me as a servant of the Lord of mother Lakṣmī. (Now) No false philosophy can enter my heart.”  

2869 poyyaic curakkum poruḷait tuṛandu * indap bhūtalattē 

 meyyaip purakkum * irāmānusan niṛka ** vēṛu nammai 

 uyyak koḷḷa valla deyvam iṅgu yādenṛu ularndavamē * 

 aiyappaḍā niṛpar * vaiyattuḷḷōr nallaṛiviḻandē   79 

“When Rāmānuja, who devastated the false religions to establish the (Vedic) truth on this world, is present (ignoring him), the worldly people search out for a demigod who can protect them, wither away due to disturbed mind, do not acquire proper knowledge, and spend their life in distress.”    

2870 nallār paravum irāmānusan * tiru nāmam namba 

 vallār tiṛattai * maṛavādavarhaḷ evar ** avarkkē 

 ellā iḍattilum enṛum eppōdilum etteḻumbum * 

sollāl manattāl * karumattināl seyvan sōrvinṛiyē   80 

“To those devotees, who place their faith and glorify the name of Rāmānuja, and who constantly remember him, I will offer my service in thought, word, and deed at any place, in any situation, and to any extent.”   

2871 sōrvinṛi undan tuṇai aḍik kīḻ * toṇḍu paṭṭavar pāl 

 sārvinṛi ninṛa enakku ** araṅgan seyya tāḷiṇaihaḷ

 pērvinṛi inṛu peṛuttum irāmānusa! * ini un 

 sīr onṛiya karuṇaikku * illai māṛu terivuṛilē    81 

“O Rāmānuja, I remained unconnected to those devotees who served untiringly under your lotus feet; (but) now, you have placed me eternally under the lotus feet of Lord Ranganātha Himself! There is no match to your causeless mercy.”   

2872 terivuṭṛa jñālam seṛiyap peṛādu * ventī vinaiyāl 

 uruvaṭṛa jñānattu uḻalhinṛa ennai ** oru poḻudil

 poruvaṭṛa kēḷviyanākki ninṛān enna puṇṇiyanō? * 

 terivuṭṛa kīrtti * irāmānusan ennum sīr mugilē    82 

“Rāmānuja, who is very famous and generous like a rain cloud, transformed me, who was roaming around without proper knowledge, but with unwanted knowledge due to my sinful reactions, in an instant, into a highly learned man; what a great personality he is!”      

2873 sīr koṇḍu pēraṛam seydu * nalvīḍu seṛidum ennum 

 pār koṇḍa mēnmaiyar kūṭṭan allēn ** un pada yugamām 

 ēr koṇḍa vīṭṭai eḷidinil eyduvan * unnuḍaiya 

 kār koṇḍa vaṇmai * irāmānusa! idu kaṇḍu koḷḷē   83 

“O Rāmānuja! I do not belong to the group of noble men possessed with good qualities and who are sure of attaining the topmost puruṣārtha by performing devotional service and surrender; (but) I will easily attain your lotus feet, the most exalted mokṣa, because of your generosity like a rain cloud; you can see this for yourself (do I need to say?).”     

2874 kaṇḍu koṇḍēn em irāmānusan tannai * kāṇḍalumē 

 toṇḍu koṇḍēn avan toṇḍar poṭṛāḷil ** en tollai vennōy 

 viṇḍu koṇḍēn avan sīr veḷḷavāriyai * vāymaḍuttu inṛu 

 uṇḍu koṇḍēn * innam uṭṛanavōdil ulappillaiyē    84 

“Today, I have realised the glories of Rāmānuja; because of this, I have surrendered to the golden feet of his disciples and got rid of my past sinful reactions; I drank from the ocean of his auspicious qualities; like these, I have obtained many benefits; if I were to list them, there would be no end to it.”       

2875 ōdiya vedattin uṭporuḷāy * adan ucci mikka 

 sōdiyai * nāthan ena aṛiyādu uḻalhinṛa toṇḍar ** 

 pēdaimai tīrtta irāmānusanait toḻum periyōr * 

 pādam allāl endan āruyirkku * yādonṛum paṭṛillaiyē   85 

“Rāmānuja drove away the ignorance of the worldly people who surrendered to a multitude of demigods without the knowledge that the ultimate realisation from the Vedas and the conclusion of the Upaniṣads is Lord Nārāyaṇa. I take shelter of only the lotus feet of those noble men who worship the lotus feet of Rāmānuja and nobody else.”    

2876 paṭṛā manisaraip paṭṛi * appaṭṛu viḍādavarē 

 uṭṛār ena uḻanṛu * ōḍi naiyēn ini ** oḷḷiya nūl 

 kaṭṛār paravum irāmānusanaik * karudum uḷḷam 

 peṭṛār yavar * avar emmai ninṛāḷum periyavarē    86 

“I will not remain attached to the worldly people, accepting them as my relatives, run behind them, carry out their orders, and tire out myself. Only those great men who worship Rāmānuja, celebrated by those well-versed in sacred texts, are worthy of giving shelter.”     

2877 periyavar pēsilum pēdaiyar pēsilum * tan guṇaṅgaṭku 

 uriya sol enṛum * uḍaiyavan enṛenṛu ** uṇarvin mikkōr 

 teriyum vaṇkīrtti irāmānusan * maṛai tērndulagil 

 puriyu nal jñānam * porundādavaraip porum kaliyē   87 

“The noble men glorify Rāmānuja that whether erudite scholars appreciate him or men of poor knowledge appreciate him, they say that Rāmānuja always speaks according to his auspicious qualities. Those who do not accept the sacred teachings of Rāmānuja, based on his thorough study of all Vedic texts, will be afflicted by Kali.”    

2878 kali mikka sennel kaḻanik kuṛaiyal * kalaip perumān 

 oli mikka pāḍalai uṇḍu * tan uḷḷam taḍittu ** adanāl 

 vali mikka sīyam irāmānusan * maṛai vādiyarām 

 pulimikkadenṛu * ipbhuvanattil vandamai pōṭṛuvanē   88 

“I celebrate the appearance of the lion-like Rāmānuja—whose teachings became very powerful because of his enjoying the musical songs of Tirumaṅgaiyāḻvār, who appeared in Tirukkuṛaiyalūr rich in fertile rice fields—to challenge the ever-increasing tigers who preached false religions, contradicting the Vedic teachings.   

2879 pōṭṛarum sīlattu irāmānusa! * nin pugaḻ terindu 

 sāṭṛuvanēl * adu tāḻvu adu tīril * un sīr tanakkōr 

 ēṭṛamenṛē koṇḍirukkilum * en manam ētti anṛi 

 āṭṛahillādu * idaṛken ninaivāy enṛiṭṭañjuvanē   89 

“O Rāmānuja, whose auspicious qualities are beyond glorification! If I (a lowly person) understand your glories and speak, it will be an insult for you; if I avoid it, it is good for your glories; though I have realised this, my heart can not be satisfied without glorifying you; I am apprehensive of what you would think about this.”                                                         

2880 ninaiyār piṛaviyai nīkkum pirānai * innīḷ nilattē 

 enaiyāḷa vanda irāmānusanai ** iruṅgkavihaḷ 

 punaiyār punaiyum periyavar tāḷhaḷil * pūntoḍaiyal

 vanaiyār * piṛappil varunduvar māndar maruḷ surandē   90 

“Rāmānuja, who relieves one from the cycle of birth and death, appeared on this vast earth just to give shelter to me.  Those worldly people who do not compose songs glorifying Rāmānuja or offer garlands at the lotus feet of those who compose songs glorifying him or meditate on him will be disillusioned and continue to undergo the cycle of birth and death.”    

2881 maruḷ surandu āgama vādiyar kūṛum * avap poruḷām 

 iruḷ surandu eytta * ulagiruḷ nīṅga ** tan īṇḍiya sīr 

 aruḷ surandu ellā uyirhaṭkum nāthan * araṅgan ennum 

 poruḷ surandān * em irāmānusan mikka puṇṇiyanē   91 

“The people were put under the darkness of ignorance because of the false teachings, based on the Saivite texts, by those who preached that Śiva is the supreme. With his causeless mercy, Rāmānuja cleared this darkness of ignorance and established the truth that Lord Raṅganātha is the master of all living entities; he is a truly sanctified soul.”  

2882 puṇṇiya nōnbu purindumilēn * aḍi pōṭṛi seyyum 

 nuṇṇarum kēḷvi nuvanṛumilēn ** semmai nūṛpulavarkku

 eṇṇarum kīrtti irāmānusa! * inṛu nī pugundu en

 kaṇṇuḷḷum neñjuḷḷum * ninṛa ikkāraṇam kaṭṭuraiyē   92 

“O Rāmānuja, your glory can not be measured by even the scholarly poets! I have not undertaken any sacred austerity; I have not surrendered to your lotus feet and learnt anything by listening to you, and yet you have entered my eyes and seated in my heart; kindly let me know the purpose.”    

2883 kaṭṭap poruḷai maṛaip poruḷ enṛu * kayavar sollum 

 peṭṭaik keḍukkum pirān allanē? ** en peru vinaiyaik 

 kiṭṭik kiḻaṅgoḍu tan aruḷ ennum oḷvāḷ uruvi * 

 veṭṭik kaḷainda * irāmānusan ennum meyttavanē   93 

“The great saint Rāmānuja came close to me, took out his sword of mercy, and cut off my great sins with the root. He is the Lord who rubbished the false teachings which were based on a wrong interpretation of the Vedas.”    

 2884 tavam tarum selvam tagavum tarum * saliyāp piṛavip 

 pavam tarum * tīvinai pāṭṛit tarum ** parandhāmam ennum 

 tivam tarum tīdil irāmānusan tannaic cārndavarhaṭku * 

 uvandarundēn * avan sīr anṛi yān onṛum uḷmagiḻndē  94 

“To those who take shelter of him, blemishless Rāmānuja gives the fruits of his penance, wealth, and compassion, ends the misery of repeated births, and then grants entry into Vaikuṇṭha, the ultimate abode. Other than praising his glory, I will not relish and enjoy anything else.”  

2885 uṇṇinṛu uyirhaḷukku uṭṛanavē seydu * avarkku uyavē 

 paṇṇum paranum * parivilanāmpaḍi ** palluyirkkum 

 viṇṇin talai ninṛu vīḍaḷippān em irāmānusan * 

 maṇṇin talattudittu * maṛai nālum vaḷarttananē  95 

“The Lord, the Supersoul in every living being, does good to them and gives them liberation. Making Him look loveless, Rāmānuja left Vaikuṇṭha to appear on this earth to provide the highest abode to all the living beings, preached the four Vedas, the lifeline for all.”     

2886 vaḷarum piṇi koṇḍa valvinaiyāl * mikka nalvinaiyil 

 kiḷarum tuṇivu kiḍaittaṛiyādu ** muḍaittalaiyūn

 taḷarum aḷavum tarittum viḻundum tani tirivēṛku * 

 uḷar em iṛaivar * irāmānusan tannai uṭṛavarē    96 

“Since I did not get liberated because of my past sins, which cause unlimited misery, I have been struggling in the material life in this foul-smelling body and roaming around without any support; the exalted devotees of Rāmānuja are my ultimate refuge.”    

2887 tannai uṭṛāṭ ceyyum tanmaiyinōr * mannu tāmarait tāḷ 

 tannai uṭṛāṭ ceyya * ennai uṭṛān inṛu ** tan tagavāl 

 tannai uṭṛār anṛit tanmai uṭṛār illai enṛaṛindu * 

 tannai uṭṛārai * irāmānusan guṇam sāṭṛiḍumē   97 

“Realising that his disciples totally surrender to him and that they do not desire to have their own followers to glorify their qualities, by his causeless mercy, Rāmānuja made me take shelter of the lotus feet of those disciples.”   

2888 * iḍumē iniya suvarkkattil * innum naragil iṭṭuc 

 cuḍumē? * avaṭṛait toḍar taru tollai ** suḻal piṛappil 

 naḍumē? ini nam irāmānusan * nammai nam vasattē 

viḍumē? saraṇam enṛāl * manamē! naiyal mēvudaṛkē   98

“O heart! You do not need to worry that once I say, ‘I surrender unto you’, what will Rāmānuja do – will he send me to heaven (desired by some)? Or push me into the burning hell? After that, will he make me suffer in the eternal cycle of birth and death? Or will he leave me alone to do whatever I desire?      

2889 taṛkac camaṇarum sākkiyap pēyhaḷum * tāḻ saḍaiyōn 

 soṛkaṭṛa sōmbarum * sūniya vādarum ** nānmaṛaiyum

 niṛkak kuṛumbu sey nīsarum māṇḍanar nīḷnilattē * 

 poṛ kaṛpagam * em irāmānusa muni pōnda pinnē   99 

“After the appearance of our Rāmānuja, who is generous like a desire tree, on this vast earth, the argumentative Jains, ghost-like Buddhists, Saivites educated in the teachings of Rudra and are in the mode of ignorance, Voidists, and inimical Vedāntīs who give crooked interpretation to the exalted Vedas, have all been annihilated (by him).”     

2890 pōndaden neñjennum pon vaṇḍu * unadaḍip pōdil oṇsī- 

 rām teḷi tēn uṇḍu * amarndiḍa vēṇḍi ** nin pāl aduvē 

 īndiḍa vēṇḍum irāmānusa! * idu anṛi onṛum 

 māndagillādu * ini maṭṛonṛu kāṭṭi mayakkiḍalē    100 

“O Rāmānuja! My golden bee-like heart took shelter at your lotus feet with the desire to stay there eternally and drink the honey of your divine qualities; kindly give what it wants as it doesn’t desire anything else; please do not offer anything else and deceive it.”   

2891 mayakkum iruvinai valliyil pūṇḍu * madhi mayaṅgit 

 tuyakkum piṛaviyil * tōnṛiya ennait ** tuyar ahaṭṛi

 uyak koṇḍu nalhum irāmānusa! * enṛadunnai unni

 nayakkum avarkku idu iḻukkenbar * nallavar enṛum naindē 101 

“O Rāmānuja! You showered mercy on me by removing my misery, lifting me from the bewildering material life, and relieving me from the chain of good and bad karmas. The pure devotees will say that it is not proper for those who meditate on and love Rāmānuja to glorify him for his kind acts to his disciples (as it will look that his followers come to him for that reason).”     

 2892 naiyum manam un guṇaṅgaḷai unni * en nā irundu em 

 aiyan * irāmānusan enṛaḻaikkum ** aruvinaiyēn 

 kaiyum toḻum kaṇ karudiḍum kāṇak kaḍal puḍai sūḻ * 

 vaiyam idanil * un vaṇmai en pāl en vaḷarndaduvē?   102 

“O Rāmānuja! My heart melts thinking of your divine qualities; my tongue always calls, ‘O my master Rāmānuja!’ The hands of this sinful me fold in obeisances to you; my eyes desire to behold you; why on this earth, surrounded by the ocean, was your generosity showered on me?”    

2893 vaḷarnda veṅgkōpa maḍaṅgalonṛāy * anṛu vāḷ avuṇan 

 kiḷarnda * pon āgam kiḻittavan ** kīrttip payir eḻundu 

 viḷaindiḍum sindai irāmānusan * endan meyvinai nōy 

 kaḷaindu nan jñānam aḷittanan * kaiyil kani ennalē   103 

“Rāmānuja, whose heart is the fertile field for the crop of the glories of the Lord—who once appeared as a terribly angry Nṛsiṁhadeva and tore off the golden chest of Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was very proud and wielding a sword—pulled out all the weeds of my sinful reactions and blessed me with spiritual knowledge very easily like placing a fruit on the open palm.”    

2894 kaiyil kani ennak kaṇṇanaik kāṭṭit tarilum * undan 

 meyyil piṛaṅgiya * sīr anṛi vēṇḍilan yān ** nirayat 

 toyyil kiḍakkilum sōdi viṇ sērilum ivvaruḷ nī * 

 seyyil tarippan * irāmānusa! en seḻuṅgkoṇḍalē!   104 

“O Rāmānuja, as generous as a rain cloud!  Even if you reveal Lord Kaṇṇan to me, as easily as placing a fruit on the open palm, I will not desire to glorify anything other than the effulgence of your body and your auspicious qualities; even if I get pushed into the hellish material life or attain the magnificent Vaikuṇṭha, only if you shower your grace on me, I will stay alive.”     

2895 * seḻuntiraip pāṛkaḍal * kaṇtuyil māyan * tiruvaḍik kīḻ 

 viḻundiruppār neñjil * mēvu nan jñāni ** nal vdiyarhaḷ 

 toḻum tiruppādan irāmānusanait toḻum periyōr *

 eḻundiraittāḍum iḍam * aḍiyēnukku iruppiḍamē   105 

“The places where those great devotees who could not control their bodies, jump and dance, and shout, worshipping Rāmānuja—the divine scholar who lives in the hearts of pure devotees who have fallen at the lotus feet of the mystic Lord who reclines on the wavy Ocean of Milk and whose lotus feet are worshipped by exalted scholars—are my residences.”       

2896 * iruppiḍam vaikuṇṭham veṅkaṭam * māliruñjōlai ennum 

 poruppiḍam * māyanukkenbar nallōr ** avai tammoḍum vandu 

 iruppiḍam māyan irāmānusan manattu * inṛavan vandu 

 iruppiḍam * endan idayattuḷḷē tanakkinbuṛavē   106 

“The pure devotees say that Vaikuṇṭha, Tiruveṅkaṭam, and Tirumāliruñjōlai are the abodes of the mystic Lord. That Lord has come with those abodes and occupied the heart of Rāmānuja. Now, that Rāmānuja is happily residing in my heart.”  

2897 * inbuṭṛa sīlattu irāmānusa! * enṛum evviḍattum 

 enbuṭṛa nōy * uḍal tōṛum piṛandiṛandu ** eṇṇariya

 tunbuṭṛu vīyinum solluvadonṛuṇḍu * un toṇḍarhaṭkē

anbuṭṛirukkumpaḍi * ennai ākki aṅgāṭpaḍuttē    107 

“O pleasant-natured Rāmānuja! I have a request for you. Even when my bodies (in many births) are riddled with diseases melting the bones, I repeatedly die and take birth suffering terrible miseries, kindly bless me to be a devotee of your disciples at all times and in all places and to serve and surrender to them.”      

2898 * aṅgkayal pāy vayal tennaraṅgan * aṇiyāha mannum 

 paṅgaya māmalarp * pāvaiyaip pōṭṛudum ** patti ellām 

 taṅgiyadennattaḻaittu neñjē! nam talai misaiyē * 

 poṅgiya kīrtti * irāmānusan aḍip pū mannavē    108 

“O heart! To make the lotus feet of Rāmānuja—who is the personification of pure devotion and who is famous everywhere—be placed on our head always, we need to glorify and worship the most beautiful mother Lakṣmī, born on a magnificent lotus flower and lives eternally on the effulgent chest of the Lord who resides in Śrīraṅgam, full of fertile fields where lovely carp fish are in abudance.”       

Tiruvaraṅgattamudhanār tiruvaḍihaḷē śaraṇam