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Song 317 - ari aiyan putpi (kAnjeepuram)

ariyayan putpik kakkuzhu mikkoN
     damararvan thikkath thatturu vacchen
          RavuNaran gaththaik kuththimu Riththan ...... gorukOdi

alakainin Roththith thiththiya Ruththum
     palaviyang kottac chakkadi katRan
          thariyudan patRik kucchari mecchum ...... padipAdip

parimukang kakkac chekkaNvi zhiththum
     pavurikoN dettuth thikkaiyu daiththum
          padukaLam pukkuth thokkuna dikkum ...... padimOthip

padaiporunj caththip pathmani naiththum
     saravaNan kacchip poRpane nappin
          paraviyum siththath thukkuva raththoN ...... dadaivEnO

periyathaN secchaik kacchaNi veRpum
     siRiyavan jikkoth theyththanu suppum
          prithiyozhin thokkak kaikkiLai thuththang ...... kuralAthi

pirivilkaN dikkap pattavu ruttum
     kamukamum siRpac chithramu rukkum
          pirathiyaN daththaip petRaruL sitRun ...... thiyumneelak

kariyakoN daRkop piththaka thuppum
     thilathamum ceppoR pattamu muththin
          kanavadang kattap pattaka zhuththum ...... thiruvAna

karuNaiyum suththap pacchaiva nappum
     karuthuman parkkuc chiththiya Likkum
          kavuriyam paikkup puthrae varkkum ...... perumALE.

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

ari ayan putpikkak kuzhumik koNdu amarar vanthikka: VishNu and BrahmA opened their flower-like mouth and stated their grievance; all those celestials who had assembled there prostrated at Your feet;

thattu uruvac chenRu avuNar angaththaik kuththi muRiththu: piercing the bodies of the demons, Your spear stabbed and chopped them down;

angu oru kOdi alakai ninRu oththith thiththi aRuththum: at that time, millions of devils stood there clapping with their hands to the meter of "thAm thiththi";

pala iyam kottac chakkadi katRu: they also tuned up many musical instruments giggling jeeringly among themselves;

anthariyudan patRik kucchari mecchumpadi pAdi: they joined in chorus with DurgA DEvi singing the Raga Gurjari in the most astonishing way;

pari mukam kakkac chekkaN vizhiththum: they opened their reddish eyes wide and sparks of fire were emitted like the vadavA muka agni (the inferno that spreads from the north pole on the doom's day);

pavuri koNdu ettuth thikkai udaiththum: they danced the spiral dance (called pavuri) causing tremor in the eight directions;

padu kaLam pukkuth thokku nadikkumpadi mOthi: they landed en masse on the battlefield, all of them dancing together, and began to beat up the demons;

padai porum saththip pathma ninaiththum: they meditated upon Your hallowed lotus-hands which held the powerful spear capable of conquering any weapon;

saravaNan kacchi poRpan enap pin paraviyum: they worshipped You praising Your name in many ways as SaravaNan and the handsome Lord of KAnchipuram!

siththaththukku varath thoNdu adaivEnO: In order that I too could acquire that kind of devotion, will I be fortunate to serve You, Oh Lord?

periya thaN secchaik kacchu aNi veRpum: On Her large mountain-like bosom She wears tight blouse and applies cold paste of vermilion;

siRiya vanjik koththu eyththa nusuppum: Her slender waist is like the vanji (rattan reed) creeper;

prithi ozhinthu okkak kaikkiLai thuththam kural Athi pirivil kaNdu ikkappatta uruttum kamukamum: Her divine and vibrant voice never differentiates between many musical patterns, subdivided into shadjam, rishabam etc., (kaikkiLai, thuththam in Tamil Music*) nor does it show any preference to one kind of music; Her mastery in permutating the musical notes;

siRpac chithram urukkum pirathi aNdaththaip petRu aruL sitRu unthiyum: Her display of moving fine arts that is described in texts on the art of sculpture; Her petite and thin belly that has graciously delivered every planet in this universe;

neelak kariya koNdaRku oppiththa kathuppum: She has dark hair looking like dense black cloud;

thilakamum sem pon pattamum muththin kana vadam kattappatta kazhuththum: vermilion mark on Her forehead; reddish golden hair-band and pearl necklace adorning Her lovely neck;

thiruvAna karuNaiyum suththap pacchai vanappum: Divine compassion; and pure green complexion;

karuthum anparkkuc chiththi aLikkum kavuri ampaikku puthra evarkkum perumALE.: for all the devotees who meditate on Her, She offers liberation; and She is Mother Gowri (PArvathi), and You are Her son! You are the Lord of all, Oh Great One!

* The seven notes in Tamil Music are:

kural (shadjam), thuththam (rishapam), kaikkiLai (kAnthAram), uzhai (maththimam), iLi (panjamam), viLari (thaivatham) and thAram (nishAtham).