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Song 223 - nAvERu pA maNaththa (SwAmimalai)

nAvERu pAmaNaththa pAdhAra mEninaindhu
     nAl ARu nAlu patru ...... vagaiyAna

nAlArum Agamaththin nUlAya nyAna muththi
     nALdhOru nAn uraiththa ...... neRiyAga

neevER enAdh irukka nAn vER enAdhirukka
     nErAga vazhvadhaRkun ...... aruLkUra

needAr shadAdharaththin meedhE parAparaththai
     nee kAN enA anaichchol ...... aruLvAyE

sEvERum eesar sutra mA nyAna bOdha budhdhi
     seerAgavE uraiththa ...... gurunathA

thErArgaL nAdu sutta sUrArgaL mALa vettu
     dheerA guhA kuRaththi ...... maNavALA

kAvEri nEr vadakkilE vAvi pU maNaththa
     kavAr suvAmi veRpin ...... murugOnE

kAr pOlu mEni petra mAkALi vAlai saththi
     kAmAri vAmi petra ...... perumALE.

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

nAvERu pAmaNaththa pAdhAra mEninaindhu: I am thinking only about Your lotus feet carrying the fragrance of the flowery poems emanating from my tongue.

nAl ARu nAlu patru vagaiyAna nAlArum Agamaththin: There are twenty_eight* types of Saiva scriptures (AgamAs) which mingle with four phases** which interpret the method to attain

nUlAya nyAna muththi: Liberation and Eternal Bliss as directed by those scriptures;

nALdhOru nAn uraiththa neRiyAga: and that is the method I would like to practise everyday.

neevER enAdh irukka nAn vER enAdhirukka: Just so that there is no difference between You and me, a state in which the JeevAthma and ParamAthma have merged

nErAga vazhvadhaRkun aruLkUra: and to lead a straightforward life by Your grace,

needAr shadAdharaththin meedhE: I want to transcend the great Kundalini ChakrAs*** (Six transcendental zones) and go one step higher to SahasrAram;

parAparaththai nee kAN enA: there, You said, I could see SivA who is superior to all things supreme.

anaichchol aruLvAyE: I want to hear from You that great - expression denoting Unity between SivA and Sakthi.

sEvERum eesar sutra: When SivA, who mounts on the Bull, Nandi, went around You praying,

mA nyAna bOdha budhdhi: the greatest Knowledge contained in the Vedas

seerAgavE uraiththa gurunathA: was preached by You expertly, Oh Great Master!

thErArgaL nAdu sutta sUrArgaL mALa vettu: You slashed to death the asuras who burnt the land of DEvAs.

dheerA guhA kuRaththi maNavALA: Oh valorous One, GuhA, You married VaLLi, the damsel of KuRavAs.

kAvEri nEr vadakkilE vAvi pU maNaththa: On the northern bank of River KAveri, there are tanks with fragrant flowers

kavAr suvAmi veRpin murugOnE: and plenty of groves at SwAmimalai, which is Your abode, Muruga.

kAr pOlu mEni petra mAkALi vAlai saththi: MahA KALi, with dark cloud's complexion, Ever young Sakthi,

kAmAri vAmi petra perumALE.: and who dwells on the left side of SivA (who burnt down Manmathan) - that PArvathi delivered You as Her Son, Oh Great One!