059 Thirunaṛaiyur

  1. O heart, go and reach the feet of the divine one who took away the trouble of Shiva when he wandered through all the three worlds and begged, carrying the skull of Nānmuhan. Our lord stays in Thirunaṛaiyur surrounded with fields where a handsome male swan, without leaving his mate, opens the petals of a lotus and drinks honey.

  2. O heart, go and reach the feet of the divine god who shot his fire-like arrows and made the ten crowns of the strong ill-famed Rākshasa Rāvaṇa fall. He stays in Thirunaṛaiyur where the Kaviri that nourishes the land and makes it flourish brings shells from the salt pans and leaves them on the street with the pearls that they gave birth to.

  3. O heart, the younger brother of the white conch-colored Balaraman, who ate the churned butter and swallowed all the three worlds stays in Thirunaṛaiyur where the juice of sweet jackfruit flows and banana trees ripen with abundant fruits in the flourishing groves.

  4. O heart, let us go and worship the ankleted feet of the lord, who carried with his arms as strong as hills Govardhana mountain as an umbrella, stopping the storm and saving the cows and the cowherds. He dances in the mandrams in rich Thirunaṛaiyur where the palaces are lined up next to one another and many flags that fly high reach the sky and hide the clouds.

  5. O heart, let us go and worship the golden feet of Kaṇṇan who hid the sun with his shining discus in the Bharatha war, and swallowed all the seven worlds and kept them in his stomach. He stays in Thirunaṛaiyur where the wonderful Ponni river with rolling waves brings abundant akil wood, sandalwood, precious gold and beautiful pearls and leaves them on its banks.

  6. O heart, let us go and worship the lotus feet of the almighty who joyfully keeps gentle Lakshmi with a waist as thin as lightning on his handsome chest. He stays in Thirunaṛaiyur where the marvelous Ponni river with its cool shining waves brings gold, pearls, lion claws and the tusks of huge elephants and leaves them on its banks.

  7. O heart, let us go and worship the soft feet that are as tender as shoots of the divine dark cloud-like Kaṇṇapirān, the king of the gods in the sky with a fresh thulasi garland in his hair. He stays in Thirunaṛaiyur where red lotuses bloom among the paddy growing everywhere with rich clusters of seeds and sugarcane plants flourish, giving sweetness to the world.

  8. O heart, let us go and worship the ankleted feet of the lord who stays eternally in Thirunaṛaiyur surrounded with abundant groves where there are trees with clusters of betel nuts, unripe fruits, young kamugu trees and bamboos that hold pearls. That land is filled with many palaces that are like hills, studded with precious stones.

  9. O heart, let us go and worship the feet of the lord who was worshiped by Shiva with the crescent moon in his matted hair and by Nānmuhan. He stays in rich Thirunaṛaiyur where the smoke from the large sacrificial fires of Vediyars reciting the Vedas rises and hides the clouds.

  10. Kaliyan, the chief of Thirumangai surrounded by flourishing fields where the moon shines bright composed ten musical pāsurams on the god of Thirunaṛaiyur surrounded by strong walls. If devotees learn and recite these ten pāsurams they will go to the sky and live with gods.