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Tiruppavai

Tiruppavai

Tiruppavai

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tiruppāvai

dhyānam

nīlātuṅga stanagiritaṭī suptamudbodhya kṛṣṇaṃ

pārārthyaṃ svaṃ śrutiśataśira-ssiddhamadhyāpayantī |

svocchiṣṭāyāṃ sraji-nigalitaṃ yā balātkṛtya bhuṅkte

godā tasyai nama idamidaṃ bhūya evāstu bhūyaḥ ||

annavayal puduvai-yāṇḍāl araṅgaṟku,

pannu tiruppāvai-ppalpadiyam,

inniśaiyāl pāḍi-kkòḍuttāl naṟ-pāmālai,

pūmālai śūḍi-kkòḍuttālai ccòllu

śūḍi-kkòḍutta śuḍarkòḍiye! tòl-pāvai,

pāḍi-yarulavalla palvalaiyāy!,

nāḍi nī veṅgaḍavaṟkènnai vidi yènṟa immāṭram,

nān kaḍavā vaṇṇame nal‍gu.

  1. pāśuram

mārgali-ttiṅgal madiniṟainda nannālāl,

nīrāḍa-ppoduvīr podumino nerilaiyīr,

śīr-mal‍gumāy‍ppāḍi-ccèlva-cciṛmīrgāl,

kūr vel kòḍun tòṟilan nandagopan kumaran,

erārnda kaṇṇi yaśodai yilaṃ śiṅgaṃ,

kārmeni-ccèṅgaṇ kadir-matiyaṃ pol mugattān,

nārāyaṇane namakke paṟai taruvān,

pāror pugaṟi-ppaḍindelorèmbāvāy || 1 ||

  1. pāśuram

vaiyattu vālvīrgāl! nāmuṃ naṃ pāvaikku,

śèyyuṃ kiriśaigal kelīro,

pāṟkaḍalul paiya-ttuyinṟa parama-naḍipāḍi,

nèyyuṇṇoṃ pāluṇṇoṃ nāṭkāle nīrāḍi,

maiyiṭṭèludoṃ malariṭṭu nāṃ muḍiyom,

śèyyādana śèyyoṃ tīkkuṟalai cènṟodom,

aiyamuṃ piccaiyumāndanaiyuṃ kaikāṭṭi,

uyyumāṟèṇṇi ugandelorèmbāvāy || 2 ||

  1. pāśuram

oṅgi yulagalanda uttaman per pāḍi,

nāṅgal naṃ pāvaikkuccāṭri nīrāḍināl,

tīṅginṟi nāḍèllāṃ tiṅgal mummāri pèy‍du,

oṅgu pèruṃ śènnèlūḍu kayalugala,

pūṅguvalaippodil ppòṟivaṇḍu kaṇpaḍuppa,

teṅgāde pukkirundu śīrta mulaipaṭri vāṅga,

kkuḍaṃ niṟaikkuṃ vallal pèruṃ paśukkal,

nīṅgāda śèlvaṃ niṟaindelorèmbāvāy || 3 ||

  1. pāśuram

ālimalai kkaṇṇā ònṛ nī kaikaravel,

āliyul pukku mugandu kòḍārteṟi,

ūli mudalvanuruvambol mèy kaṛttu,

pāliyandoluḍai ppaṟbanāban kaiyil,

ālipol minni valamburipol ninṟatirndu,

tālāde śārṅgamudaitta śaramalai pol,

vāla vulakinil pèy‍diḍāy,

nāṅgaluṃ mārkali nīrāḍa magilndelorèmbāvāy || 4 ||

  1. pāśuram

māyanai mannu vaḍamadurai maindanai,

tūya pèrunīr yamunai ttuṟaivanai,

āyar kulattinil tonṛṃ aṇi vilakkai,

tāyai kkuḍal vilakkaṃ śèy‍da dāmodaranai,

tūyomāy vandu nāṃ tūmalar tūvittòludu,

vāyināl pāḍi manattināl śindikka,

poya pilaiyuṃ pugudaruvā ninṟanavum,

tīyinil tūśāguṃ śèppelorèmbāvāy || 5 ||

  1. pāśuram

pulluṃ śilambina kāṇ pullaraiyan koyilil,

vèllai viliśaṅgin peraravaṃ keṭṭilaiyo ?

pillāy èlundirāy pey mulai nañjuṇḍu,

kallaccagaḍaṃ kalakkaliya kkālocci,

vèllattaravil tuyilamarnda vittinai,

ullattukkòṇḍu munivargaluṃ yogigalum,

mèllavèlundu ariyènṟa peraravam,

ullaṃ pugundu kulirndelorèmbāvāy || 6 ||

  1. pāśuram

kīśu kīśènṟèṅguṃ ānaiccāttan,

kalandu peśina peccaravaṃ keṭṭilaiyo pey ppèṇṇe,

kāśuṃ piṟappuṃ kalakalappa kaipertu,

vāśa naṛṅkulalāyicciyar,

mattināl ośai ppaḍutta ttayiraravaṃ keṭṭilaiyo,

nāyaga ppèṇpillāy nārāyaṇan mūrti,

keśavanai ppāḍavuṃ nī keṭṭe kiḍattiyo,

deśamuḍaiyāy tiṟavelorèmbāvāy || 7 ||

  1. pāśuram

kīlvānaṃ vèllènṛ èrumai śiṛvīḍu,

mey‍vān parandana kāṇ mikkulla pillaigalum,

povān poginṟārai ppogāmal kāttu,

unnaikkūvuvān vandu ninṟom, kodugalamuḍaiya

pāvāy èlundirāy pāḍippaṟai kòṇḍu,

māvāy pilandānai mallarai māṭṭiya,

devādidevanai śènṛ nāṃ śevittāl,

āvāvènṟārāy‍ndarulelorèmbāvāy || 8 ||

  1. pāśuram

tūmaṇimāḍattu ccuṭruṃ vilakkèriya,

tūpaṃ kamala ttuyilaṇai mel kaṇvalarum,

māmān magale maṇikkadavaṃ tāl tiṟavāy,

māmīr avalai èluppīro, un magal tān

ūmaiyo ? anṟi ccèviḍo, anandalo ?,

ema ppèrunduyil mandirappaṭṭālo ?,

māmāyan mādavan vaikundan ènṟènṛ,

nāmaṃ palavuṃ navinṟelorèmbāvāy || 9 ||

  1. pāśuram

noṭru ccuvarkkaṃ puguginṟa ammanāy,

māṭramuṃ tārāro vāśal tiṟavādār,

nāṭra ttulāy muḍi nārāyaṇan, nammāl

poṭra ppaṟai taruṃ puṇṇiyanāl,

paṇḍòrunāl kūṭrattin vāy vīlnda kumbakaraṇanum,

toṭrumunakke pèrunduyil tān tandāno ?,

āṭra vanandaluḍaiyāy aruṅgalame,

teṭramāy vandu tiṟavelorèmbāvāy || 10 ||

  1. pāśuram

kaṭrukkaṟavai kkaṇaṅgal palakaṟandu,

śèṭrār tiṟalaliya ccènṛ śèruccèyyum,

kuṭramònṟillāda kovalar taṃ pòṟkòḍiye,

puṭraraval‍gul punamayile podarāy,

śuṭrattu tolimārèllāruṃ vandu, nin

muṭraṃ pugundu mugil vaṇṇan per pāḍa,

śiṭrāde peśāde śèlva ppèṇḍāṭṭi,

nī èṭrukkuṟaṅguṃ pòrulelorèmbāvāy || 11 ||

  1. pāśuram

kanaittilaṃ kaṭrèrumai kanṛkkiṟaṅgi,

ninaittu mulai valiye ninṛ pāl śora,

nanaittillaṃ śeṟākkuṃ naṟcèlvan taṅgāy,

panittalai vīla nin vāśaṟ kaḍai paṭri,

śinattināl tènnilaṅgai kkomānai ccèṭra,

manattukkiniyānai ppāḍavuṃ nī vāy tiṟavāy,

inittānèlundirāy īdènna peruṟakkam,

anaittillattāru maṟindelorèmbāvāy || 12 ||

  1. pāśuram

pullin vāy kīṇḍānai ppòllā varakkanai

kkilli kkalaindānai kkīrtimai pāḍippoy,

pillaigalèllāruṃ pāvaikkalambukkār,

vèlli yèlundu viyālamuṟaṅgiṭru,

pulluṃ śilambina kāṇ! podarikkaṇṇināy,

kullakkulira kkuḍaindu nīrāḍāde,

pallikkiḍattiyo pāvāy! nī nannālāl,

kallaṃ tavirndu kalandelorèmbāvāy || 13 ||

  1. pāśuram

uṅgal pulaikkaḍai ttoṭṭattu vāviyul,

śèṅgalu nīr vāy nègilndu ambal vāy kūmbina kāṇ,

śèṅgal pòḍi kkūṟai vèṇbal tavattavar,

taṅgal tirukkoyil śaṅgiḍuvān poginṟār,

èṅgalai munnaṃ èluppuvān vāy peśum,

naṅgāy èlundirāy nāṇādāy nāvuḍaiyāy,

śaṅgòḍu śakkaramenduṃ taḍakkaiyan,

paṅgayakkaṇṇānai ppāḍelorèmbāvāy || 14 ||

  1. pāśuram

èlle! ilaṅkiliye innamuṟaṅgudiyo,

śillènṟalaiyenmin naṅgaimīr podaruginṟen,

vallai un kaṭṭuraigal paṇḍe yun vāyaṟidum,

vallīrgal nīṅgale nānedānāyiḍuga,

òllai nī podāy unakkènna veṛḍaiyai,

èllāruṃ pondāro? pondār pondèṇṇikkòl,

vallānai kònṟānai māṭrārai māṭralikka

vallānai, māyānai pāḍelorèmbāvāy || 15 ||

  1. pāśuram

nāyaganāy ninṟa nandagopanuḍaiya

koyil kāppāne, kòḍittonṛṃ toraṇa

vāyil kāppāne, maṇikkadavaṃ tāl tiṟavāy,

āyar śiṛmiyaromukku, aṟaipaṟai

māyan maṇivaṇṇan nènnale vāy nerndān,

tūyomāy vandoṃ tuyilèlappāḍuvān,

vāyāl munnamunnaṃ māṭrāde ammā, nī

neya nilaikkadavaṃ nīkkelorèmbāvāy || 16 ||

  1. pāśuram

ambarame taṇṇīre śoṟe aṟaṃ śèyyum,

èmbèrumān nandagopālā èlundirāy,

kòmbanārkkèllāṃ kòlunde kula vilakke,

èmbèrumāṭṭi yaśodāy aṟivuṟāy,

ambaramūḍaṛttu oṅgi ulagalanda,

umbar komāne! uṟaṅgādèlundirāy,

śèṃ pòṟkalalaḍi ccèlvā baladevā,

umbiyuṃ nīyumuṟaṅgelorèmbāvāy || 17 ||

  1. pāśuram

undu mada galiṭranoḍāda tolvaliyan,

nandagopālan marumagale! nappinnāy!,

gandaṃ kamaluṃ kulalī kaḍaitiṟavāy,

vandu èṅguṃ koli yalaittana kāṇ, mādavi

pandal mel pal‍kāl kuyilinaṅgal kūvina kāṇ,

pandār virali un maittunan per pāḍa,

śèndāmarai kkaiyāl śīrār valaiyòlippa,

vandu tiṟavāy magilndelorèmbāvāy || 18 ||

  1. pāśuram

kuttu vilakkèriya kkoṭṭukkāl kaṭṭil mel,

mèttènṟa pañcaśayanattin meleṟi,

kòttalar pūṅgulal nappinnai kòṅgaimel,

vaittu kkiḍanda malar mār pā vāy tiṟavāy,

maittaḍaṃ kaṇṇināy nīyun maṇālanai,

èttanai poduṃ tuyilèlavòṭṭāy kāṇ,

èttanaiyeluṃ pirivāṭra gillaiyāl,

tattuvamanṛ tagavelorèmbāvāy || 19 ||

  1. pāśuram

muppattu mūvaramararku mun śènṛ,

kappaṃ tavirkuṃ kaliye tuyilèlāy,

śèppamuḍaiyāy tiṟaluḍaiyāy, śèṭrārku

vèppaṃ kòḍukkuṃ vimalā tuyilèlāy,

śèppanna mènmulai śèvvāyi śiṛmaruṅgul,

nappinnai naṅgāy tiruve tuyilèlāy,

ukkamuṃ taṭṭòliyuṃ tandun maṇālanai,

ippode yèmmai nīrāṭṭelorèmbāvāy || 20 ||

  1. pāśuram

eṭra kalaṅgal èdirpòṅgi mīdalippa,

māṭrāde pāl śòriyuṃ vallal pèruṃ paśukkal,

āṭrappaḍaittān magane aṟivuṟāy,

ūṭramuḍaiyāy pèriyāy, ulaginil

toṭramāy ninṟa śuḍare tuyilèlāy,

māṭrārunakku valitòlaindu un vāśaṟkaṇ,

āṭrādu vandu unnaḍi paṇiyumāpole,

poṭriyāṃ vandoṃ pugalndelorèmbāvāy || 21 ||

  1. pāśuram

aṅgaṇ mā ñālattaraśar,

abhimāna baṅgamāy vandu nin pallikkaṭṭiṟkīle,

śaṅgamiruppār pol vandu talaippèy‍dom,

kiṅkiṇi vāy‍ccèy‍da tāmarai ppūppole,

śèṅgaṇ śiṛcciṟide yèmmel viliyāvo,

tiṅgalumādittiyanu mèlundāṟpol,

aṅgaṇiraṇḍuṅkòṇḍu èṅgal mel nokkudiyel,

èṅgal mel śāpamilindelorèmbāvāy || 22 ||

  1. pāśuram

mārimalai mulaiñjil manni kkiḍanduṟaṅgum,

śīriya śiṅgamaṟivuṭru ttīvilittu,

veri mayirppòṅga vèppāḍuṃ perndūdaṟi,

mūri nimirndu mulaṅgi ppuṟappaṭṭu,

podarumā pole nī pūvaippūvaṇṇā,

unkoyil ninṛ iṅgane pondaruli,

koppuḍaiya śīriya śiṅgāśanattirundu,

yāṃ vanda kāriyamārāy‍ndarulelorèmbāvāy || 23 ||

  1. pāśuram

anṛ ivvulagamalandāy aḍipoṭri,

śènṟaṅgut tènnilaṅgai śèṭrāy tiṟal poṭri,

pònṟa ccagaḍamudaittāy pugal poṭri,

kanṛ kuṇilā vèṟindāy kalal poṭri,

kunṛ kuḍaiyāy èḍuttāy guṇaṃ poṭri,

vènṛ pagai kèḍukkuṃ nin‍kaiyil vel poṭri,

ènṟènṛn śevagame yetti ppaṟai kòlvān,

inṛ yāṃ vandoṃ irandelorèmbāvāy || 24 ||

  1. pāśuram

òrutti maganāy ppiṟandu, oriravil

òrutti maganāy òlittu valara,

tarikkilānāgittān tīṅgu ninainda,

karuttai ppilaippittu kkañjan vayiṭril,

nèruppènna ninṟa nèḍumāle, unnai

aruttittu vandoṃ paṟai tarudiyāgil,

tiruttakka śèlvamuṃ śevagamuṃ yāmpāḍi,

varuttamuṃ tīrndu magilndelorèmbāvāy || 25 ||

  1. pāśuram

māle ! maṇivaṇṇā ! mārgali nīrāḍuvān,

melaiyār śèy‍vanagal veṇḍuvana keṭṭiyel,

ñālattaiyèllāṃ naḍuṅga muralvana,

pālanna vaṇṇattu un pāñcajanniyame,

polvana śaṅgaṅgal poy‍ppāḍuḍaiyanave,

śālappèruṃ paṟaiye pallāṇḍiśaippāre,

kola vilakke kòḍiye vitāname,

ālinilaiyāy arulelorèmbāvāy || 26 ||

  1. pāśuram

kūḍārai vèlluṃ śīr govindā,

un tannai pāḍi paṟai kòṇḍu yāṃ pèṛ śammānam,

nāḍu pugaluṃ pariśināl nanṟāga,

śūḍagame tol valaiye toḍe śèvippūve,

pāḍagame ènṟanaiya pal‍galanuṃ yāmaṇivom,

āḍai yuḍuppoṃ adan pinne pārśoṛ,

mūḍa nèy pèy‍du mulaṅgai valivāra,

kūḍiyirundu kulirndelorèmbāvāy || 27 ||

  1. pāśuram

kaṟavaigal pin śènṛ kānaṃ śernduṇbom,

aṟivònṛ millāda vāy‍kkulattu,

untannai piṟavi pèrundanai ppuṇṇiyuṃ yāmuḍaiyom,

kuṟai ònṛmillāda govindā,

un tannoḍu uṟavel namakku iṅgòlikka òliyādu,

aṟiyāda pillaigaloṃ anbināl,

un tannai śiṛperalaittanavuṃ śīṟi yarulāde,

iṟaivā! nī tārāy paṟai yelorèmbāvāy || 28 ||

29.pāśuraṃ

śiṭraṃ śiṛ kāle vandunnai śevittu,

un poṭrāmarai aḍiye poṭruṃ pòrul kelāy,

pèṭraṃ mey‍ttuṇṇuṃ kulattil piṟandu,

nī kuṭreval èṅgalai kòllāmal pogādu,

iṭrai paṟai kòlvānanṛ kāṇ govindā,

èṭraikkuṃ el el piṟavikkum,

un tannoḍu uṭrome yāvoṃ unakke nāṃ āṭcèy‍vom,

maṭrai naṃ kāmaṅgal māṭrelorèmbāvāy || 29 ||

  1. pāśuram

vaṅgakkaḍal kaḍainda mādavanai keśavanai,

tiṅgal tirumugattu ccèyilaiyār śènṟiṟaiñji,

aṅgappaṟai kòṇḍavāṭrai,

aṇipuduvai paiṅgamalat taṇ‍tèriyal paṭṭar pirān kodai śònna,

śaṅga ttamil mālai muppaduṃ tappāme,

iṅgu ippariśuṟaippār īriraṇḍu mālvaraittol,

śèṅgan tirumugattu ccèlva ttirumālāl,

èṅguṃ tiruvarul pèṭru inbuṛvarèmbāvāy || 30 ||

śrī āṇḍāl tiruvaḍigale śaraṇam |59

About This Stotram

Tiruppavai

Sanskrit Title: तिरुप्पावै
IAST Transliteration:

Overview

Tiruppavai holds immense spiritual and cultural significance, particularly within the Sri Vaishnava tradition. It is considered a pinnacle of devotional poetry, expressing the highest form of selfless love (parabhakti) and surrender (sharanagati) to the Divine. Andal, as a female Alvar, embodies the ideal devotee, expressing her longing for union with Lord Vishnu through the metaphor of the Gopis' devotion to Krishna. The verses are not merely poetic; they are considered a spiritual guide, teaching the principles of devotion, service, and detachment. Reciting Tiruppavai, especially during the month of Margazhi, is believed to invoke the blessings of Lord Krishna and Andal, leading to spiritual fulfillment and worldly well-being. The stotram is a testament to the power of devotion and the accessibility of the Divine through sincere love and surrender.

Details

Attribute Information
Deity Krishna
Author Andal
Type Pasuram
Category Stotram
Number of Verses 30
Origin Tiruppavai is a seminal work of Tamil devotional literature, composed by Andal, one of the twelve Alvars. It is not part of a larger Vedic or Puranic scripture in the same way as many Sanskrit stotras. Instead, it is an independent composition that forms a significant part of the Sri Vaishnava tradition. It is believed to have been composed in the 8th century CE. The stotram is a collection of thirty Tamil verses (pasurams) that describe Andal's devotion to Lord Vishnu, specifically in his form as Krishna. The verses narrate her dream of waking up the Gopis and leading them to worship Lord Krishna during the month of Margazhi (Margasira). The introductory verse (mangalam) in Sanskrit, often recited before the Tamil verses, is a prayer to Andal herself, acknowledging her divine authorship and her role in presenting this devotional offering. The provided Devanagari script is a transliteration of the original Tamil verses, making them accessible to those who read in Devanagari.

Benefits of Recitation

  1. Attainment of divine grace
  2. Fulfillment of desires
  3. Spiritual growth and devotion
  4. Peace and prosperity
  5. Protection from negative influences

Best Time to Recite

The month of Margazhi (Margasira) is considered the most auspicious time to recite Tiruppavai. It is traditionally recited daily during this month, especially in the early morning hours (Brahma Muhurta). It can also be recited at any time for spiritual benefit and devotion.

Historical Context

Tiruppavai was composed by Andal, one of the most revered Alvars, in the 8th century CE in the Tamil region of India. She is the only female Alvar among the twelve. The stotram is deeply rooted in the Bhakti movement that swept across South India. It is believed that Andal, a divine incarnation, composed these verses out of her intense love for Lord Vishnu, particularly in his form as Krishna. The verses describe her dream of leading the Gopis to worship Krishna during the month of Margazhi, a practice that continues to be observed with great fervor by devotees. The stotram's influence extends beyond religious circles, impacting Tamil literature, music, and art. The Sanskrit introductory verse is a later addition, likely composed to honor Andal and her work, making it accessible to a wider audience familiar with Sanskrit.

Alternate Names

  • Tiruppavai Pasurams
  • Andal's Tiruppavai

Related Stotrams

  • Nachiyar Tirumozhi
  • Periyalvar Tirumozhi

Last Updated: 2025-12-01

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