Pasuram 5.6.11

Tamil text and transliteration:

கூந்தல் மலர் மங்கைக்கும் மண் மடந்தைக்கும் குல ஆயர் கொழுந்துக்கும் கேள்வன் தன்னை
வாய்ந்த வழுதி வள நாடன் மன்னு- குருகூர்ச் சடகோபன் குற்றேவல் செய்து
ஆய்ந்த தமிழ் மாலை ஆயிரத்துள்- இவையும் ஓர் பத்தும் வல்லார் உலகில்-
ஏந்து பெரும் செல்வத்தராய்த் திருமால்- அடியார்களைப் பூசிக்க நோற்றார்களே. (2)

kūntal malar maṅkaikkum maṇ maṭantaikkum kula āyar koḻuntukkum kēḷvaṉ taṉṉai
vāynta vaḻuti vaḷa nāṭaṉ maṉṉu- kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ kuṟṟēval ceytu
āynta tamiḻ mālai āyirattuḷ- ivaiyum ōr pattum vallār ulakil-
ēntu perum celvattarāyt tirumāl- aṭiyārkaḷaip pūcikka nōṟṟārkaḷē. (2)

English translation of verse 5.6.11:

Those that are well-versed in these songs ten,
Out of the thousand composed by Kurukūr Caṭakōpaṉ,
In intimate service of the Consort of (Lakṣmī) the lotus-born
With locks lovely, Dame Earth and (Nappiṉṉai) cream of shepherd clan,
Will, in this world, be blest with the huge wealth of devotion
Unto Tirumāl’s votaries, for their due propitiation.

Notes

(i) Worship of the Lord’s devotees is even more meritorious than worship of the Lord and it is rendered possible only through the Lord’s special grace. The influx of the Lord’s grace in this regard, is assured to the chanters of this decad.

(ii) Lakṣmī, the unfailing intercessor between Man and God, unleashes her irresistible physical charms on the Lord, when, in His unbridled independence, He turns a deaf ear to her entreaty to admit unto His fold, the contrite supplicant at His door-step. By virtue of her privileged position, as His beloved spouse, she casts a bewitching spell on Him; enthralled by her ravishing beauty. He then carries out Her dictates in full. The lovely locks of the Divine Mother of extraordinary fragrance play a very important part indeed, in this context. Hence, the reference to the Divine Mother’s lovely locks, in this song.