THIRUVIRUTTAM 31

இசைமின்கள் என்று இசைத்தால் இசையிலம் என் தலைமேல்

அசைமின்கள் என்றால் அசையும்கொலோ அம்பொன் மாமணிகள்

திசைமின்மிளிரும் திருவேங்கடத்து வன்தாள் சிமயம்

மிசை மின் மிளிரிய போவான்வழிகொண்ட மேகங்களே

Isaimingal Endru Isaiththaal Isaiilam En Talaimel

Asaimingal Endraal Asaiyumkoloh Ampon Maamanhigal

Dhisaiminmilhirum Thiruvengadaththu vanthaalh chimayam

Misai Min Milhiriya Povaanvazhikonda Megangale

(NAMMALVAR: THIRUVIRUTTAM 31)

O clouds, bright with lightning,

Starting towards the high strong-based peak

Of Venkatam lit with gems and gold,

Will you carry my message to Him?

“No” they say.

Will these clouds agree

If I pray to them

And ask them to place their feet

On my bowed head?

(Translation: A. Srinivasa Raghavan)

In this poem, the woman in love requests the clouds to be her messenger to her lover. They refuse and then the woman requests them at least to place their feet on her head, before leaving for the mountain of Thiruvenkatam. Thus Nammalvar speaks of his passion for God. The woman in love in the poem is Nammalvar himself.