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Song 67 - thodariyaman (thiruchchendhUr)

thodariya manpOt Rungap
     padaiyaiva LainthOt tunthut
          taraiyiLa kunthOt kongaik ...... kidumAyath

thukilvizha vumchErth thangath
     thuLaivira kumcUzhth thaNdith
          thuyarviLai yumcUt tinpath ...... thodupAyaR

kidaikodu senReet tumpoR
     paNiyarai menREt Rangat
          Ranaiyena inROt tenRaR ...... kidumAthark

kinimaiyi lonRAyc chenRut
     padumana munRAt kanput
          Riyalisai koNdEth thenRut ...... taruvAyE

nedithutha vangUrk kunjaR
     purudarum nainthEk kampet
          RayarvuRa ninRArth thangat ...... kaNaiyEvum

nikarilma thanthErk kunRat
     Reriyilvi zhunthErp ponRac
          chiRithuni nainthAt tangat ...... RiduvArmun

thidamuRu anpAR chinthaik
     kaRivida mumchErth thumpark
          kidarkaLai yumpOrc chengaith ...... thiRalvElA

thinavari vaNdArth thinput
     Risaikodu vanthEth thinjith
          thiruvaLar senthUrk kanthap ...... perumALE.

......... Meaning .........

thodar iyaman pOl thungap padaiyai vaLainthu Ottum thuttarai: These wicked whores twist and wield the weapons of Manmathan (God of Love) like the never-failing God of Death, Yaman, who tags along constantly;

iLakum thOL kongaikku idu(m) mAyaththukil vizhavum sErththu angaththu uLai virakum cUzhththu aNdi: stripping off the enticing garment that covers their robust shoulders and bosom, they fuse their bodies closely, commanding all treacherous tricks and leaving their suitors in ecstatic agony;

thuyar viLaiyum cUttu inpaththodu pAyaRku idai ko(N)du senRu eettum pon paNiyarai: the bejewelled whores then lead their suitors to the pleasurable bed that causes hot misery;

menRu EtRam katRanai ena inRu OttenRu aRkidu(m) mAtharkku: asking "when did you learn to be wise?", they kick away their suitors without any compunction - with these loveless whores,

inimaiyil onRAyc chenRu utpadum manam un thAtku anpu utRu iyal isai koNdu Eththu enRu uL tharuvAyE: my heart unites dearly, getting involved deeply; diverting my mind and love towards Your hallowed feet, kindly grant me the maturity to worship You by composing poems in literary Tamil and singing Tamil songs in praise of You!

nedithu thavam kUrkkum saRpurudarum nainthu Ekkam petRu ayarvu uRa ninRu Arth(thu) thangaL kaNai Evum nikar il mathan: Manmathan is matchless in wielding flowery arrows even on great and wise sages who have performed extensive penance, rendering them weak and lovelorn;

thErk kunRu atRu eriyil vizhunthu Erp ponRac chiRithu ninainthu Attam katRiduvAr mun: that Manmathan lost his mountain-like chariot and fell into a ball of fire, with his handsomeness destroyed when He, in His casual mood, decided to play with him; to that great Lord SivA,

thidam uRu anpAl sinthaikku aRividamum sErththu: You, with a firm and loving conviction, preached the fundamental principle of knowledge so that Lord SivA's mind could become clear;

umparkku idar kaLaiyum pOrc chem kaith thiRal vElA: then, You battled for the sake of the celestials removing their misery with the powerful spear held in Your reddish and hallowed hand, Oh Lord!

thina(m) vari vaNdu Arththu inputRu isai ko(N)du vanthu Eththi injith thiruvaLar senthUrk kanthap perumALE.: Every day the striped beetles swarm about humming musically in Your worship in this prosperous town ThiruchchendhUr, surrounded by fortress walls, and You are seated here Oh Lord KanthA, the Great One!

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