| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | aasai migu sindhayaraay | When people, with a deep desire in their hearts |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | neethu | to get rid of |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | udal | the body that is |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | sirai | a prison |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | Oona | made of flesh, and |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | nugarum | to enjoy |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | adi thEn | the sweetness of the Lotus feet (literally, “thEn” is nectar and “adi” is feet) |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | kelvan | of the consort of |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | onn | the beautiful |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | kamalai | pirAtti who sits on the beautiful lotus, |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | patrartru | without any hold to other desires or ways |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | veezhum | perform sarangathi |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | kani pol | like how a fruit |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | pazhuthaal | which if ripens |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | thaane vizhum | would fall automatically, |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | vizhukaade thaane | that very saraNAgathi |
| gyAna sAram 1 – Una udal | veedu arulum | will liberate and grant mOksham. |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | Naragum | sufferings (literal meaning is ‘hell’) |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | suvargamum | and happiness (literal meaning is heaven) |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | pirivum | (are respectively when) separated from and |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | piriyAmaiyumAi | united with |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | nANmalarAL kOnai | the consort (husband) of srI mahAlakshmI (nAN |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | malarAL | one who sits on Lotus flower and |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | kOn | is her ruler. |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | pol | like / similar to |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | thurisatRu | the unblemished(thurisu is blemish/mistake and |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | atru | is without it |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | sAdhagam | “sAdhagam” bird that just looks out for rain water and drinks it directly when the rain pours,(If there is no rain, it does not drink any other water and dies off. |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | gunam | the character/nature of |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | kodhiladiyar | unblemished devotees |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | paarthuiruthal | is to expect |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | arulE | compassion (karunai) of ONLY the |
| gyAna sAram 2 – naragum suvargamum | naadhan thanadhu | emperumAn. |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | vidil | If one gets separated from |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | ambuyathAL kOn-ai | the king of the one who sits on the Lotus (emperumAn, the king of pirAtti) |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | Anai iDar kadindha | (who) removed the suffering of the elephant (gajendhrAhvan) |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | Azhiyangai (Azhi-am-kai) | (and who) holds Azhi (discus) in his beautiful (am) hand (kai), |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | meen enavE | (they would), like the state of a fish |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | kudhithezhundha | that jumped and came out |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | neeril | of water |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | Akkai mudiyum padi pirathal | they would reach the state of destruction of the body (die); |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | nilai | such is the state of |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | Anbar | the bhakthas |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | nIkkamilA |
who never want to get separated |
| gyAna sAram 3 – Anai idar | annavan thAL | from Sriman NArAyanAn’s lotus feet |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | eNNAdhe | (One who)does not pay attention to / does not consider |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | matrondrai | benefits like wealth, etc., (and such earthly desires) |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | matRu | other(s) |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | ondru | one(s) |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | endruuLamtheLindhu | and gets clear thought |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | endruiruppaar | and lives with the determined mind that |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | AtcheyalE | to serve |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | mAdhavanukku | mAdhavan (implies pirAtti) |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | idhuutradhu | is the apt thing (utradhu) |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | perumEluladho | and that there is no better benefit than |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | petraperumpetrin | having gotten that great benefit (of serving Him) |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | arumperu | (such people would be considered as) the most precious and rare adiyAr |
| gyAna sAram 4 – matRondRai eNNAdhE | vAnaththavarkku | by the nithyasUris. |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | thIrthammuyandruaaduvadhum | (we were doing these before) Take big efforts tobathe in rivers like Ganga, cauvery, etc., to cleanseourselves from sins, |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | seithavangal | penances that are done with a lot of strain on one’s body |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | seyvanavum | do other good deeds (for getting good karma), |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | paarpadhanmun | (the above were) before the Lord’s grace was understood by us (before He saw us), |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | pArthanaimunkaathapiraan | (that is, before) lord Krishna protected Arjuna inkurukshEthra war by giving him and us, thebhagavadgItha. |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | sIrthuvaraimannan | (After) the ruler of the great Dwaraka, The SupremeLord Krishna |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | namakku | has given to the devotees like us |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | adiyomennumvaazhvu | the most prized title of “eternal servants to the Lord”, |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | eendhadharpin | after He has given such a life, |
| gyAna sAram 5 – thIrtha muyandRAduvadhum | ennakuraivendumini | why would there be any worries after that about ways to reach Him (upAyam), and about the kainkaryam (benefit/upEyam)? (we don’t have to worry about anything is the meaning) |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | adiyAr | devotees of |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | pundarIgai | pirAtti, the one born in a Lotus flower and |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | kElvan | Sriyapathi/PerumAL,the bridegroom of Pirati |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | AdhariyAr | will not accept or pay heed to |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | Andam | the entire universe including the 14 worlds |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | apUmisayOn | created by Brahma, who was born from the navel of Sriman Narayana, |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | oru poruLA | as worthy. |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | oru mIn | (just like the action of) a fish |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | mandi | with all its strength |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | puranda mAthirathAl | shaking and swaying left and right (will not) |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | malanga | transform, |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | Arthu | destroy, |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | kalangidumO | or shake |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | munnIr kadal | the ocean with three types of water |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | (a) AatRu nIr | from rivers |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | (b) UtRu nIr | Underground water a
nd |
| gyAna sAram 6 – pundarIgai kElvan | (c) vEtRu nIr | Rain water, |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | ALAnAr | those who have become servants to |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | thOLAr | the one with powerful shoulders that have |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | sudarththigiri | the resplendent discus |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | sangkudaiya sundharanukku | and the very beautiful conch |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | maRRonRil | are not interested |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | anbu seyyAr | or have any attachment towards anything apart from perumAL |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | viNNAttil | (will be happy only) in Srivaikuntam |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | mILAp | which is a place of no return |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | poruvariya | and is the one and only place |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | bOgam | where there is utmost happiness |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | nugarvArkku | for experiencing, (such that) |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | indhiran than nAdu | Heaven, Indiras land |
| gyAna sAram 7 – thOLAr sudarth | naraganRO | will be hell |
| gyAna sAram 8 – muRRap buvanam | muRRa buvanam ellAm uNda | the one how swallowed all worlds without any trace and keep them in HIS stomach |
| gyAna sAram 8 – muRRap buvanam | mugil vaNNan | is the one who has the colour of dark rain bearing clouds |
| gyAna sAram 8 – muRRap buvanam | kaRRaith thuzhAy sEr | and collection of beautiful bunch of thulasi |
| gyAna sAram 8 – muRRap buvanam | kazhal anRi maRRonRai ichchiyA anbar | The devotees of Emperumaan, who do not like anything apart from Lord’s Holy Feet and do not ask for any other benefits excluding those divine Feet |
| gyAna sAram 8 – muRRap buvanam | thanakku engnganE seydhidinum | However the Kainkaryams done to Perumal |
| gyAna sAram 8 – muRRap buvanam | uchchiyAl ERkum ugandhu | will be very gladly accepted, that too with HIS head! |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | Asil | The faultless one (the fault that a person makes when he expects something in return of something he does to a person). |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | aruLAl | out of compassion |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | anaiththulagumkAththu | protects all of the worlds |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | aLikkum | to yield to requests or to grant wishes, |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | vAsa malarAL maNavALan | is the consort of pirAtti, who was born in a Lotus flower and it is this Emperuman |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | thEsu poli viNNAttil | who is resplendent in srIvaikuntam |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | nenjchaththu iruppu | and stays in the heart of the people |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | sAla virumbum | who very much like |
| gyAna sAram 9 – Asil aruLAl | vERonRai eNNAdhAR | to keep nothing apart from sriman nArAyaNaN and ask for nothing other than HIM |
| gyAna sAram 10 – nALum ulagai | nALum ulagai naliginRa vALarakkan | there is a person who tortures everyone in the world daily, has a sword called “chandrahAsam” |
| gyAna sAram 10 – nALum ulagai | thuNiththavan thOLum thalayum | and this arakkan (rAvaNan’s) 10 heads and 20 shoulders were severed |
| gyAna sAram 10 – nALum ulagai | pU madandhai kELvan than | by rAman, who is the husband of the periya pirAtti. |
| gyAna sAram 10 – nALum ulagai | thALil porundhAdhAr uLLaththu | Even though people do not hold the feet of rAmA in their heart |
| gyAna sAram 10 – nALum ulagai | irundhAlum muL mEl iruppu | rAmA stays in their hearts though HE is residing on top of a prickly thorn |
| gyAna sAram 11 – than ponnadi | than ponnadi anRi maaRRonRil | nothing except the beautiful feet of sriman nArAyANan, without being concerned about other benefits, |
| gyAna sAram 11 – than ponnadi | thAzhvu seyyA anbar | The people with great bhakti, who seek for |
| gyAna sAram 11 – than ponnadi | ugandhittadhu aNu eninum | when offering anything to sriman nArAyANan, be it even as small as an atom |
| gyAna sAram 11 – than ponnadi | viraiyAr thuzhAy alangkal mAri | thirumAl sriman nArAyANan, who has the fragrant |
| gyAna sAram 11 – than ponnadi | mAk koNdal nigar mAl | thuLasi garland and is like the color
of dark rain bearing clouds |
| gyAna sAram 11 – than ponnadi | pon piRazhum mEruvAy koLLum | accepts it like sparkling with gems, similar to |
| gyAna sAram 11 – than ponnadi | mEru | mountain that is a huge mountain with umpteen number of precious gems |
| gyAna sAram 12 – mARAy iNaindha | malar madandhai kOn | sriman nArAyaNA, who is the King of the one living in the lotus flower (sri mahAlakshmi) |
| gyAna sAram 12 – mARAy iNaindha | mArAy iNaindha maRudham | is the sole enemy of the twin asuras, who were joined together to become a marudha tree due to a curse. |
| gyAna sAram 12 – mARAy iNaindha | iRath thavazhndha | These asuras in the marudha tree, fell by being broken completely, when sriman nArAyaNA crawled between them. |
| gyAna sAram 12 – mARAy iNaindha | vErAga uLLAdhAr oN nidhiyai Indhidhinum | The people who do not regard it in their heads that if, they offer a great deal of wealth instead of seeking HIS |
| gyAna sAram 12 – mARAy iNaindha | sERAr aravindham sEvadiyai | feet, which are like the red lotus which blossoms in the mud, |
| gyAna sAram 12 – mARAy iNaindha | thAN uvandhu koLLAn | sriman nArAyaNa will not accept it with HIS hearts content |
| gyAna sAram 13 – paNdE uyir anaiththum | paNdE uyir anaiththum | Do the conscientious objects who forever |
| gyAna sAram 13 – paNdE uyir anaiththum | pangkayath thAL nAyagaRkE | have been a happy servant to the lakshmi nAthan, |
| gyAna sAram 13 – paNdE uyir anaiththum | thoNdAm enath theLindha | with their clean hearts and having realized the truth, |
| gyAna sAram 13 – paNdE uyir anaiththum | uRavu uNdO? | ever have a relationship/contact? |
| gyAna sAram 13 – paNdE uyir anaiththum | tham udambaip pArththu | with the worldly people who are proud of the |
| gyAna sAram 13 – paNdE uyir anaiththum | abimAnikkum abimAnikkum | caste that they are born in (due to the association of their body) |
| gyAna sAram 13 – paNdE uyir anaiththum | pala kaRRum | and appear to be learned |
| gyAna sAram 14 – bUthangkaL aindhum | bUthangkaL aindhum porundhum udalinAR piRandha | The bodies of all the people born here are made up of the five entities – land, water, fire, air and ether |
| gyAna sAram 14 – bUthangkaL aindhum | sAdhangkaL nAnkinOdum sangkathamAm | and are split in to four types of varNams and brAhmaNar, King, Businessmen, agriculturist (referring to the fourth sect) and everyone is expected to follow these in unison. |
| gyAna sAram 14 – bUthangkaL aindhum | bEthangkoNdu enna payan peRuvIr | However, these differences are not useful and are worthless because |
| gyAna sAram 14 – bUthangkaL aindhum | evvuyirkkum indhirai kOn thannadiyE kANum saraN | all the jIvAthmAs have to take refuge at the feet of the hero of thirumAmagaL, sriman nArAyaNAn. |
| gyAna sAram 15 – kudiyum kulamum | kudiyum kulamum ellAm | The birth place, gender, gOthram and all other identifications at birth are rendered useless after reaching the |
| gyAna sAram 15 – kudiyum kulamum | kOkanagai kELvan adiyArkky avan adiyE Agum | feet of the husband of pirAtti and becoming HIS devotees and get the svarUpam of being treated as one, with no differences. |
| gyAna sAram 15 – kudiyum kulamum | padiyin mEl nIr kozhuvum ARugaLin | The state of these devotees is the same as the rivers flowing on this earth, filled with water |
| gyAna sAram 15 – kudiyum kulamum | pErum niRamum ellAm | and going by different names, colors like red, white, black, etc., seemingly with many differences |
| gyAna sAram 15 – kudiyum kulamum | Ar kali serndhida mAyndhaRRu | but when it mixes with the ocean, all these differences are destroyed and they become one |
| gyAna sAram 16 – dhEvar manisar | dhEvar manisar thiriyakku thAvaramAm | dhEvAs including the likes of indhiran, people like brAhmaNar or Kings, cows, birds, trees, herbs or shrubs |
| gyAna sAram 16 – dhEvar manisar | yAvaiyum allan ilagum uyir | or any other things in this world cannot have a name that is forever and cannot be identified with any such name. |
| gyAna sAram 16 – dhEvar manisar | pUvin misai AraNangin kELvan | Instead, every thing and everyone is the servant of the husband of srI mahA lakshmi, sitting on the lotus flower |
| gyAna sAram 16 – dhEvar manisar | amalan | without any blemishes and |
| gyAna sAram 16 – dhEvar manisar | aRivE vadivAm nAraNan thAtkE adimai nAn | the realized souls have this knowledge about being subservient to sriman nArAyaNA |
| gyAna sAram 17 – onRiduga viNNavar | onRiduga viNNavar kOn selvam ozhinthiduga | There is a lot of wealth in this world, like that of the devas (Indiran, etc), which keep coming and going at any point in time and is not the same always |
| gyAna sAram 17 – onRiduga viNNavar | enRum iRavAdhirunthiduga inRE iRakka | and life is similar, as it is not forever and one may die suddenly. |
| gyAna sAram 17 – onRiduga viNNavar | kaLippum kavarvum ivaRRAl piRakk
umO thaRReLindha pin | But, after realizing the true nature of a soul and knowing |
| gyAna sAram 18 – InamilA anbar | InamilA anbar enRAlum eydhilA | The impeccable devotees at the lotus feet of sriman nArAyaNan, with a lot of bhakthi, should be such that |
| gyAna sAram 18 – InamilA anbar | mAnidarai ellAvaNNaththAlum | they do not interact in any way or continue the association, including speaking with mundane, worldly people, |
| gyAna sAram 18 – InamilA anbar | thAn aRiya | with perumAL knowing about the fact that they no longer associate. |
| gyAna sAram 18 – InamilA anbar | vittArkku eLiyan vidAdhArkku aRivariyan mattAr thuzhAy alangkal mAl | To such people who have renounced worldly associations, the one with the holy thiruthuzhAi leaves that is oozing with honey, is easily accessible, but difficult to access for those who have not renounced. |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | nalla pudhalvar | One who has a great son |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | manaiyAL navaiyil kiLai | wife, faultless relatives, |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | illam | a perfect home, |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | nilam | land that is rich and fertile, |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | mAdu | cows that yield copious amounts of milk |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | ivai anaiththum allal enath thORRi | but has no ego or attachment with all these things and understands that they are a source of pain and sufferings, from the innermost parts of his heart |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | eri thIyiR sudu mEl avarkku eLidhAm | and discards all of these in the blazing fire, |
| gyAna sAram 19 – nalla pudhalvar | ERRarum vaigunthaththu iruppu | is the one suited for attaining the timeless paramapadham, to be with other devotees of sriman nArAyaNA, very easily, as this is a task that is impossible to achieve by ones own efforts. |
| gyAna sAram 20 – viruppuRinum thoNdarkku | viruppuRinum thoNdarkku vENdum idham allAl | Even though a devotee desires non meaningful things, in the lieu of their well-being, |
| gyAna sAram 20 – viruppuRinum thoNdarkku | thiruppolindha mArban | the one who has the shining periya pirAtti on HIS chest |
| gyAna sAram 20 – viruppuRinum thoNdarkku | aruL seyyAn | will not grant these unnecessary things similar to |
| gyAna sAram 20 – viruppuRinum thoNdarkku | neruppai vidAdhE kuzhavi vizha varundhinAlum | a child that wants to touch the fire due to its brightness, not knowing the bad effects of touching fire and cries that it is unable to touch the fire, because |
| gyAna sAram 20 – viruppuRinum thoNdarkku | thadAdhE ozhiyumO thAy? | a mother (similar to emperumAn) would only push the child away from the fire, wouldn’t she? |
| gyAna sAram 21 – Arap perunthuyarE | Arap perunthuyarE seythidinum anbargaL pAl | It may seem like a devotee is being given lots of great suffering by |
| gyAna sAram 21 – Arap perunthuyarE | vErichcharOrugai kOn | sriman nArAyaNan, the husband of periya pirAtti |
| gyAna sAram 21 – Arap perunthuyarE | meynnalamAm thEril poRuththaRku aridhu eninum | but on further reasoning, it would be clear that these sufferings are due to emperumAn’s immense love, just like a |
| gyAna sAram 21 – Arap perunthuyarE | maindhan udaR puNNai isai thAdhai aRRu | a father approves a painful surgery for his son, as a means of treatment for his injury |
| gyAna sAram 22 – udaimai nAn | udaimai nAn enRum udaiyAn uyirai | sriman nArAyaNA, is the owner of the soul |
| gyAna sAram 22 – udaimai nAn | vadamadhurai vandhuthiththAn enRum | and incarnated in the northern Madurai. |
| gyAna sAram 22 – udaimai nAn | thidamAga aRindhavan | One who knows for sure |
| gyAna sAram 22 – udaimai nAn | than thALil adaindhavarkkum uNdO? | about sriman nArAyaNa being the owner and fall at HIS lotus feet as their sole refuge would not have any concerns at all about the risks and rewards of karmA |
| gyAna sAram 22 – udaimai nAn | piRandhu padu nIL thuyaram pin | as their karmA will be destroyed in this birth, like a cotton ball in fire |
| gyAna sAram 23 – Uzhi vinaik kuRumbar | Uzhi vinaik kuRumbar Ottaruvar enRanjchi | Past karmA will haunt and scare you |
| gyAna sAram 23 – Uzhi vinaik kuRumbar | Ezhai manamE! inith thaLarEl – | but, the heart without knowledge, do not fret |
| gyAna sAram 23 – Uzhi vinaik kuRumbar | Azhi vaNNan thannadik kIzh vIzhndhu saraN enRu iranthorukAl | because you can fall at the feet of the one with the color of the ocean and tell HIM that HE alone is your savior. |
| gyAna sAram 23 – Uzhi vinaik kuRumbar | sonnadhaR pin uNdO? Thuyar | After saying that HE is your savior, can you really worry about karmA or any associated suffering? No! |
| gyAna sAram 24 – vaNdu padi thuLaba | vaNdu padi thuLaba mArbinidai | The karmas we do against, perumAL who has a thiruthuzhAi garland adorned in his chest, which is full of honey bees that are crowding the thiruthuzhAi buds, |
| gyAna sAram 24 – vaNdu padi thuLaba | cheydha pizhai uNdu pala enRu uLam thaLarEl | are innumerable and we may be frightened of the same, but fear not |
| gyAna sAram 24 – vaNdu padi thuLaba | thoNdar seyum pallAyiram pizhaigaL pArththirundhum | as srIman nArAyaNa does not pay heed to the karmas that HIS true devotees perform unknowingly |
| gyAna sAram 24 – vaNdu padi thuLaba | kANum kaN illAdhavan kAN iRai | and ignores them as if He saw nothing, similar to a person who cannot see |
| gyAna sAram 25 – aRRam uraikkil | aRRam uraikkil adaindhavar pAl ambuyaikOn | If one were to tell certainly, to the ones who have taken refuge at the feet of perumAL who is the husband of the one who sits on the lotus flower, |
| gyAna sAram 25 – aRRam uraikkil | kuRRam uNarndhu igazhum koLgaiyanO? | notices the mistakes of His devotees and would dislike them, would this be true? |
| gyAna sAram 25 – aRRam uraikkil | eRRE than kanRin udambin vazhuvanRO? kAdhalippadhu | No! Just like the mother cow happily cleans out and licks the impurities from the body of its calf |
| gyAna sAram 25 – aRRam uraikkil | anRadhanai InRugandha A | soon after delivering the calf |
| gyAna sAram 25 – aRRam uraikkil | aRRam uraikkil | This phrase would mean if one were to tell with certainty, i.e., if one were to ascertain something as final and concrete, here it is. |
| gyAna sAram 25 – aRRam uraikkil | adaindhavar pAl | svAmi aruLALa perumAL emberumAnAr refers to devotees of srIman nArAyaNan towards whom the latter behaves in a particular manner that is being detailed in the ensuing phrases. |
| gyAna sAram 25 – aRRam uraikkil | ambuyaikOn | perumAL srIman nArAyaNan is being referred by many adjectives like husband of thiru, elder brother of lakshmaNan etc. |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | aruLAl | With the divine blessings of |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | guru | a guru who has |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | thappil | no imperfections in knowledge and practical implementation of the knowledge |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | thERi iruppArgaL | those who sternly believe in the fact that the |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | oppil | matchless |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | adigaL | lotus feet of |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | thAmaraiyAL nAyagan than | husband of pirAtti, aka perumALs is the only |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | vaippenRu | deposit at |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | uLLaththu | the heart at the heart of us who |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | namakku | does not have any knowledge at all; Such persons will be |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | ERi | on the right track on the path towards paramapadham |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | paNigatku | subsequently do kainkaryam at paramapadham |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | Eyndhu iruppAr | and will be more than befitting to the role that will be performed there at paramapadham which is described as |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | thEsu poli | resplendent |
| gyAna sAram 26 – thappil guru aruLAl | vaigunthaththu | eternal abode known as srivaikuntam or paramapadham. |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | aRiyAdhArum | Those who dont know |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | neRi | means |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | aRindhavar pAR senRu | Those who go to a guru who knows the means already yet |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | seRidhal seyyA | does not make his guru happy by not obeying him and doing service unto him and |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | thI manaththar thAmum | those who possess a ill heart and |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | iRai uraiyaith thERAdhavarum | those who does not have belief in sharanAgathi shAsthram as told by krishnA in HIS bhagavad gIthai; Such people will |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | ERAr | will not reach |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | ulagaththu | paramapadham where is the King is none other than the |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | thirumadandhai kOn | One who is the King of srimahAlakshmi; Such people |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | azhundhuvAr | will get immersed in |
| gyAna sAram 27 – neRi aRiyAdhArum | idar | the samsaric ocean that is the source of all troubles. |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | s
haranAgathi | sharanAgathi (total surrender) that is being done at the lotus feet of sriman nArAyaNan. One of the salient points of it are that |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | maRROr sAdhanathai | if a person indulge himself in other activities after losing confidence in his sharanAgathi |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | paRRil | and if he considers it as an action that would yield good karma |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | aRanAgAdhu | then, the surrender (sharanAgathi) that this person did earlier, would not rescue him rather would make him and his sharanAgathi act, a failure |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | anjanai than sEyai | This is similar to how, hanuman, who is the son of anjanA devi |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | muRan azhiya | was destroyed his mighty valor |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | kattiyadhu | and was being tied by a weapon called brahmAsthram by the demon indhirajit (son of rAvana). |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | vErOr kayiRu kondu | indhirajith did not rely on brahmAsthram and tried to tie him more by petty ropes after losing confidence in the power of brahmAsthram |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | Arpadhan mun | that made the brahmAsthram to untie itself at the very moment |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | vitta padai pOl | Similarly, like the brahmAstharam that relieved hanuman |
| gyAna sAram 28 – sharanAgathi maRROr | vidum | sharanAgathi would not come to a person’s rescue, rather fail him completely |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | Mandhiramum | Thirumanthiram, |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | Indha guruvum | the guru who gave the thirumathiram to a person and |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | am mandhirathAl | the object / cynosure of thirumanthiram |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | sindhanai seiginRa | that is being medidated upon |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | nadhalilAdhu | incessantly |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | thirumAlum | who is none other than sriman nArAyaNan |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | enRum | People who think about these three, will forever |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | aruL purivar | be the target of the grace; |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | yAvar | Such persons |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | avar | and only such persons |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | idarai venRu | will win over the samsAric battles and |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | kadidhu | quickly and |
| gyAna sAram 29 – mandhiramum Indha | adaivar vIdu | reach the eternal abode of sriman nArAyaNan namely paramapadham |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | mAdum | Cows that yield milk, |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | manayum | House that breeds happiness, |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | kiLayum | relatives |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | maRai munivar thEdum | that which the sages seek which is nothing but |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | uyar vIdum | the one and the only paramapadham and finally |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | sen neRiyum | the divine path (archirAdhi) that leads to such a wonderful paramapadham, These aforementioned things are nothing but |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | thandhavanE | one’s guru (AchAryan) who revealed the meanings of the |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | pIdudaya | great |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | ettezhuthum | ashtAkshara mahA manthram namely “thirumanthram” |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | enRu irAdhAr | People who do not regard that the aforementioned things are nothing but their guru |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | uRavai | our relationship with them in any form should be |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | vitidugai | renounced without any trace. |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | vidhi | This is an order from the shAsthrAs |
| gyAna sAram 30 – mAdum manayum | kandEr | Please look at this order and understand its significance. |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | thIdhil | The faultless |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | sharaNAgathi | path of total surrender unto sriman nArAyaNan; |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | thandha <
/td> | The one who showed it who is none other than |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | than iraivan | one’s AchAryan, who showed the path of sharanAgathi. He is one’s god. Such an AchAryan’s |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | thALE | lotus feet |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | araNAgum | is the refuge for a person. |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | ennum adhu | The sharanAgathi shAsthra that says so and |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | oru nAngu vEdham | the incomparable vEdhAs that include rig, yajur, sAma and atharvana |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | utpodhindha | the stuff that is impregnated with these vEdhAs |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | mei poruLum | The true and inner meaning of |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | kOdhil | impeccable |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | manu mudhal nUl | shAsthras such as “manu shAsthram” etc., |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | kUruvadhum | the thoughts that is being told in such shAsthram such as “manu shAsthram” |
| gyAna sAram 31 – vEdham oru nAngin | aduvE | is nothing but to seek refuge under the lotus feet of one’s AchAryan. |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | guruvai | If a person were to think of his AchAryan, who taught and explained the manthram, |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | mAnidavan ennum | as just another human being |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | malar magaL kOn | If a person were to think of perumAL sriman nArAyaNan’s |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | thAnugandha kOlam | idol form in which HE gladly manifests, |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | ulOgam ennum | as an idol made of a metal like “panchalOkam” etc |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | InamadhA | and treat / dismiss them (AchAryan and perumAL’s idol form) as cheap and unworthy |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | eNNuginRa | Such persons who think that way |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | nIsar | they are the lowest of the lowest people |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | iruvarum | These two sets of people (one who disrespect AchAryan and the one who disrespects perumAL) |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | ekkAlum | will forever |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | naNiduvar | will reach |
| gyAna sAram 32 – mAnidavan ennum | kIzhAm naragu | hell and forever be there |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | paRRu guruvai | If a person disregards his AchAryan, who is the person to surrender to |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | paran anRu enRu | as a person who is not perumAL |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | igazhndhu | and disregards his AchAryan and |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | maRROr paranai | would go ahead towards another god (who is none other than perumAL HIMSELF here) |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | vazhippadudhal | and treat perumAL as his lone refuge. This act is similar to the act of a person who dismisses the |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | than kaiporuL | money in hand |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | vittu | as small amount and |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | ArEnum thAm | goes to see if anyone |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | Pudaitha | has buried / kept some “treasure” under |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | kAsiniyil | the earth |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | apporuL | and goes behing crazily behind that treasure (without knowing if and where it exists in the first place) |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | thEdi thirivAn aRRu | Such is the act of these two persons that are similar |
| gyAna sAram 34 – paRRu guruvai | eRRe | what a foolish / ignorant act!!! |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | Pangayathai | A lotus flower, if it |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | pirindha | gets separated from |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | ninRa punal | its dwelling water, which is its’ very sustenance, then |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | veiyOn | the sun with |
| gyAna sAram
35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | pongu sudar | its scorching bright rays |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | thAn | the very same sun that once helped the lotus to bloom, would now |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | anal umizhndhu | spit balls of fire |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | ularthiyaRu | and destroy the life of lotus. Similarly the ONE who is |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | enRum | always |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | Iram sei | the one who shows infinite compassion forever |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | anaithuyiRkum | towards all lives |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | nAraNanum | and who is also known as sriman nArAyaNan |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | than Ariyan pAl | if HE sees that a person has no attachement / affection towards his AchAryan, |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | anbozhiyil | and lose all bhakti towards the AchAryan |
| gyAna sAram 35 – enRum anaithuyiRkum | anRum | then HE (sriman nArAyaNan) will get angry and destroy the person. |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | avar | AchAryan out of |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | aruLAlE | compassion |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | Vaithu | places |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | than thAL | His divine lotus feet on |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | Mathagathu | top of his disciple (sishyan) head that |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | Oda | dispels |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | maruLAm iruL | darkness due to ignorance; Hence, this disciple does not have to go to |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | thiruppadhigaL ellAm | any of the 108 divya desams (divine abodes of sriman nArAyaNan in this earth) |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | poR kunRu mudhal | including the likes of the beautiful thirumalA hill which is in |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | vEnkatam | in ThiruvEnkatam that |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | kozhikkum | pours in |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | villAr | bright, resplendent and |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | maNi | highly valuable jewel and is a |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | sellAr | place where clouds congregate |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | sUzh | and are surrounded by |
| gyAna sAram 36 – villAr maNikozhikkum | pozhil | beautiful gardens |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | mAlukku | perumAL sriman nArAyaNan |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | ennALum | always |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | idam | resides |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | nenju | in the heart of |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | changaRpam seybavar | who regard |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | poruLum | their wealth |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | uyirum | their life (i.e., one’s soul) |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | udambum | their body |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | pugalum | their place of dwelling |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | theruLum | their knowledge |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | guNamum | their good qualities and |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | seyalum | their deeds as |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | thanAriyan poruttA | none other than his AchAryan’s, who |
| gyAna sAram 37 – poruLum uyirum | aruL purindha | accepted this disciple out of extreme compassion |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | sAla urum | The most appropriate thing to do for |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | yArkum | people in all walks of life is to |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumA
magaL | uNNuvadhE | think about it incessantly about |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | avan thALiNayai | the lotus feet of their AchAryan (leader) |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | thonrudhalAl | incarnated as human |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | inilathE | in this earth |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | thanaruLAL | out of His infinite compassion |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | mAnidarkA | to rectify the human beings who are to be corrected |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | thAnE | such a great |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | kozhunan | AchAryan is verily sriman nArAyaNan HIMSELF, the husband of the one |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | kamalam | one who sits on top of a lotus flower |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | thenAr | that oozes honey |
| gyAna sAram 38 – thenAr kamala thirumAmagaL | thirumAmagaL | and is known as periya pirAttiyAr |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | anbar | devotees who are |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | anbar adiku | at the lotus feet of devotees of the |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | suvaithArkku | ONE who drank |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | alagai mulai | the demoness pUthanA’s breastmilk |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | thiladhamena | The characteristics of these devotees is that they consider the devotees of krishnA as holy as the thilakam that is smeared on one’s forehead |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | thirivAr thammai | and these great AchArya devotees wander everywhere. To such persons, if at all |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | ulagar | the worldly people |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | pazhi thURRil | were to say that these people go after a human instead of going after perumAL |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | thudhiyAgum | it will only be deemed as a praise because it exhibits their AchArya bhakti even more |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | avar | However, those very same worldly people |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | thURRAdhu | if they do not degrade / condescend |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | ivarai | AchArya’s devotees and |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | pORRil | if they were euphemize them |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | adhu | those praises |
| gyAna sAram 39 – alagai mulai suvaithArkku | punmayEyAm | are not praises but only an insult |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | avidu sollum | those funny speeches of |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | adikku anbar | devotees, who are at the feet of |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | anbar | Perumal, who is the lover of |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | alli malar pAvaikku | periya pirAtti, |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | surudhiyAm | is equivalent to vEdhas themselves. |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | avar saridhai | Their activities |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | manu nUrku nalla padiyAm | will serve as standing examples of manu dharma shAsthrams. |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | pArvai | Their vision serve as |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | thI | fire to |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | vinai thogaikku | to destroy the sinful karmAs that |
| gyAna sAram 40 – alli malar pAvaikku | sediyAr | mugs a person |