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Song 320 - puraipadunj chetRa (kAnjeepuram)

puraipadum cetRak kutRama naththan
     thavamilan suththac sathya asathyan
          pukalilan sutRac ceththaiyuL niRkum ...... thurisALan

poRaiyilan koththuth thathvavi kaRpam
     sakalamum patRip patRaRa niRkum
          poruLudan patRuc catRumil vetRan ...... kodiyEnin

karaiyaRum cithrac coRpukazh kaRkum
     kalaiyilan kattaip puththiyan mattan
          kathiyilan ceccaip poRpuya veRpum ...... kathirvElum

kathiraiyum cakrap potRaiyu matRum
     pathikaLum poRpuk kacciyu mutRum
          kanavilum siththath thiRkaru thikkoN ...... dadaivEnO

kuraitharum sutRuc saththasa muthram
     kathaRiven thutkak katpura thuttan
          kulamadan gakket tottozhi yaccen ...... RorunEmik

kuvadothun gaccork kaththari dukkam
     kedanadun gaththik kiRkiri varkkam
          kulisathun gakkaik kotRava naththam ...... kudiyERath

tharaivisum paiccit tiththa irukkan
     cathurmukan sitcaip pattozhi yaccan
          thathamumvan thikkap petRavar thaththam ...... pakaiyOdath

thakaiyathaN daippoR cithravi cithram
     tharusathan gaikkoth thoththumu zhakkum
          saraNakan jaththiR poRkazhal kattum ...... perumALE.

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

puraipadum cetRak kutRa manaththan: My mind is stained with several blemishes like uncontrollable anger;

thavamilan suththac sathya asathyan: I have never done any penance; I utter unadulterated lies at all times;

pukalilan sutRac ceththaiyuL niRkum thurisALan: I have no other refuge; I am like the dirt in the garbage swirling around in the wind;

poRaiyilan: I have no patience;

koththuth thathvavi kaRpam sakalamum patRi: even though I comprehend all the nuances of the diverse truths,

patRaRa niRkum poruLudan patRuc catRumil vetRan: I draw a blank and become useless when it comes to attaching myself to that totally detached substance (namely God);

kodiyEn: I am a wicked person;

nin karaiyaRum cithrac coRpukazh kaRkum kalaiyilan: I do not have an iota of aesthetic sense to learn about Your boundless glory;

kattaip puththiyan mattan: My intellect is far too shallow; I am debased; and

kathiyilan: I am not destined to attain salvation.

ceccaip poRpuya veRpum kathirvElum: Your mountain-like shoulders adorned with garlands of vetchi flowers, Your dazzling spear,

kathiraiyum cakrap potRaiyu matRum pathikaLum: Your seats in KadhirgAmam, Vattamalai*, other abodes and

poRpuk kacciyu: beautiful KAnchipuram

mutRum kanavilum siththath thiRkaru thikkoNdadaivEnO: must fill up my mind, in their entirety, even in my dreams, so that by comtemplating them, I shall be able to attain You.

kuraitharum sutRuc saththasa muthram kathaRiven thutka: The seven roaring oceans surrounding the earth cried out, boiled and dried up;

katpura thuttan kulamadangakkettottozhiya: the wicked demon SUran, who ruled the great city (of Veeramahendrapuri), was annihilated with his entire clan;

cenRorunEmik kuvadothunga: the unique mount ChakravALam was displaced from its original position;

corkkaththar idukkam keda: the miseries of the celestials were removed;

nadungath thikkiRkiri varkkam: the group of renowned mountains in all the eight directions trembled;

kulisa thungakkaik kotRava naththam kudiyERa: IndrA, holding the weapon vajrAyutham in His holy hand, was able to resettle in His home at AmarApuri;

tharaivisumpaic cittiththa irukkan cathurmukan sitcaip pattozhiya: BrahmA, the four-faced God who is an expert in Rig VedA and who has created the earth and the sky, fled after being punished (by knocks on His heads);

canthathamum vanthikkap petRavar thaththam pakaiyOda: the enemies of Your devotees who always worship You ran away; and

thakaiyathaN daippoR cithravicithram tharusathan gaik koththuoththu muzhakkum: the pretty anklet, thaNdai, and the bunches of golden sathangai (a unique anklet with intricate designs) make lilting sounds in a synchronised meter, adorning

saraNakan jaththiR poRkazhal kattum perumALE.: Your lotus feet, where You are tying the victory anklets, Oh Great One!

* Vattamalai is located in Coimbatore District.