060 Thirunaṛaiyur

  1. Our Nambi who rests on Adisesha on the ocean in Kuḍandai took the form of a boar and split open the earth to bring the earth goddess from the underworld. He destroyed the forts of Lanka and conquered the Rākshasas and he measured the world and the sky with his two feet at Mahabali’s sacrifice. Praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  2. The lord jumped into the lotus pond, fought with the snake Kālingan and danced on his head, took the form of a boar and split open the earth and measured the world and the sky with his two feet. Praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  3. He fought the mighty-eyed elephant Kuvalayābeeḍam and broke its tusks. He churned the milky ocean, took the nectar and gave it to the gods and embraced Lakshmi who came out of the milky ocean. Shameless, he stole and ate the yogurt and butter kept by Yashoda the cowherdess with hair that swarmed with bees. Praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  4. The lord who wishes to stay in Kachi surrounded by stone walls, and in the temple in Pāḍaham where all the people of the world come and worship him, who split open the strong chest of Ravaṇa the king of Lanka with his arrow and gave the kingdom to Vibhishana, Rāvaṇa’s brother. Praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  5. The god of Thirukkovalur carried Govardhana mountain as an umbrella and protected the cows and the cowherds from the storm, he conquered the seven bulls and fought and destroyed the Rākshasas in Lanka in the south, burning Lanka so that Yama swallowed everything there. Praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  6. Our father, always victorious, collected an army of bears, monkeys, and langurs in the forest, went to Lanka, fought with the strong Rākshasas, destroyed their might and achieved victory. The divine name of Thirumāl is as sweet as honey, milk and nectar. I praise his name, and you, O friends, should also praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  7. Our father is the hills, the ocean, the directions and the large earth and he guards them and makes them indestructible. He carried Govardhana mountain and protected the cows and cowherds from the storm. O devotees, understand that his divine name is an excellent thing. Praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  8. When the cows and the cowherds were shivering in a storm that poured a rain of stones, terrified, the cowherds worshiped the god and said, “We cannot bear this—you are our refuge!” and he carried the large Govardhana mountain as an umbrella and protected them all from the storm. Praise his name and say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya.”

  9. He, the beloved of the earth goddess surrounded by oceans that roll with waves and of lovely Lakshmi seated on the lotus is the lord of Nānmuhan, Shiva, Indra and the gods in the sky. Praise his divine name, say, “Namo Narāyaṇāya!” and your karma will be destroyed.

  10. Kaliyan the poet, the beloved of his queen with large eyes like kāvi flowers, composed a garland of ten musical pāsurams on Neḍumal of Thirunaṛaiyur on the bank of beautiful Muthāṛu surrounded by large ponds. If devotees keep his name in their hearts and praise it with their tongues, all their bad karma will be removed.