Corpus pasuram 938 of 4000 · Naavinaal Navitru Inbam Eydinen Mevinen

நாவினால் நவிற்று * இன்பம் எய்தினேன் *
 மேவினேன் * அவன் பொன்னடி மெய்ம்மையே **
 தேவு மற்று அறியேன் * குருகூர் நம்பி *
 பாவின் இன்னிசை * பாடித் திரிவனே (2)
nāviṉāl naviṟṟu * iṉpam ĕytiṉeṉ *
 meviṉeṉ * avaṉ pŏṉṉaṭi mĕymmaiye **
 tevu maṟṟu aṟiyeṉ * kurukūr nampi *
 pāviṉ iṉṉicai * pāṭit tirivaṉe (2)

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ನಾವಿನಾಲ್ ನವಿತ್ರು * ಇಂಬಮ್ ಎಯ್ದಿನೇನ್ *
 ಮೇವಿನೇನ್ * ಅವನ್ ಪೊನ್ನಡಿ ಮೆಯ್ಮ್ಮೈಯೇ **
 ತೇವು ಮತ್ರು ಅರಿಯೇನ್ * ಕುರುಗೂರ್ ನಂಬಿ *
 ಪಾವಿನ್ ಇನ್ನಿಸೈ * ಪಾಡಿತ್ ತಿರಿವನೇ (2)
నావినాల్ నవిత్రు * ఇంబమ్ ఎయ్దినేన్ *
 మేవినేన్ * అవన్ పొన్నడి మెయ్మ్మైయే **
 తేవు మత్రు అరియేన్ * కురుగూర్ నంబి *
 పావిన్ ఇన్నిసై * పాడిత్ తిరివనే (2)
नाविनाल् नवित्रु * इंबम् ऎय्दिनेन् *
 मेविनेन् * अवन् पॊन्नडि मॆय्म्मैये **
 तेवु मत्रु अरियेन् * कुरुगूर् नंबि *
 पाविन् इन्निसै * पाडित् तिरिवने (2)

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Meaning

Simply by letting my tongue repeat his praise, I have found real joy, and I have truly taken refuge at his golden feet. I know no other god than the Nambi of Kurukur, and I wander about singing the sweet music of his verses.

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