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Song 338 - kamalaru sOgAmbara (KAnchipuram)

kamalaru sOkampara mudinadu vEypUngaNai
          kalakamar vAythOynthama ...... LiyinmeethE

kaLaiyaRa meethUrnthezha mathanavi dAypOmpadi
     kanaviya vArEnthina ...... iLaneerthOyn

themathuyir neelAnjana matharvizhi yAlvAngiya
     ivaLudan mAlkUrnthidu ...... manupOkam

inivida vEthAnthapa ramasuka veedAmporuL
     ithaviya pAthAmpuya ...... maruLvAyE

amakara AsAmpara athukara EkAmpara
     athulana neelAmpara ...... maRiyAtha

anakara nALAngithar thamaiyumai yALsErntharuL
     aRamuRu seekAnjiyi ...... luRaivOnE

vimalaki rAthAnganai thanakiri thOykAngeya
     vedipadu thEvEnthira ...... nakarvAzha

virikadal theemUNdida nisisarar vErmANdida
     vinaiyaRa vElvAngiya ...... perumALE.

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

kamala(m) aru sOku Ampara(m) mudi nadu Ey pUngaNai: (The first of the five flowery arrows of Manmathan - God of Love being) the lotus, the unique (middle arrow being the) asOka flower, (the fifth one being) the blue lily and the two in-between ones being the mango flower and jasmine, all of them constitute the flowery arrows* of provocation;

kalaka amar vAy thOynthu amaLiyin meethE kaLai aRa meethu Urnthu ezha mathana vidAy pOmpadi: indulging in the resultant uprising, I become exhausted and recline on the bed; to quench my passionate thirst, I am attacked

kana iya vAr Enthina iLa neer thOynthu emathu uyir neela anjana mathar vizhiyAl vAngiya ivaLudan mAl kUrnthidum anupOkam ini vida: by the plumpy and bloused bosom, loooking like tender coconuts, which I hug; my life is being snatched by the dark, painted and lush eyes of this girl; to get rid of the ever-increasing deluge of passion for, and pleasure-seeking from, this girl,

vEthAntha parama suka veedu Am poruL itha(m) iya pAtha ampuyam aruLvAyE: kindly grant me Your blissful and lotus feet that are the end of the VEdAs, offering the supreme delight and are the final destination of liberation, Oh Lord!

amakara AsAmpara athukara Eka Amparam athula: He is constituted by the letters a, ma, kara, (joining as OmkAra) representing the PraNava ManthrA; He wears the sky as His loin-cloth; He could be referred to even in the neutral gender, praising Him as "It"; He sits alone under a unique mango tree; He is matchless;

a(n)na neela amparam aRiyAtha anakara nALa angithar thamai: when Lord Brahma took the form of a swan and flew all over the blue sky seeking His head, He was unable to sight it; He is the remover of all sins; He has a scar on His chest made by the sharp nipple of the hallowed bosom of Goddess PArvathi; seeking that Lord SivA

umaiyAL sErnthu aruL aRam uRu see(r) kAnjiyil uRaivOnE: through a penance performed in Kanchipuram, UmAdEvi ultimately united with Him; it is that holy place where She carried out the thirtytwo religious duties**, and You chose it as Your abode, Oh Lord!

vimala kirAtha anganai thana kiri thOy kAngeya: You are unblemished! Oh Son of the River Gangai, You hugged the mountain-like bosom of VaLLi, the damsel of the hunters!

vedi padu thEvEnthira nakar vAzh viri kadal thee mUNdida nisisarar vEr mANdida vinai aRa vEl vAngiya perumALE.: In order that the DEvAs could flourish in the fragrant celestial world, You set fire to the wide sea, annihilating the demons, and removed the effects of all evil deeds, by wielding Your Spear, Oh Great One!

* Manmathan's five flowery arrows are as follows:

first arrow - lotus; middle arrow - asOkam;
last arrow - blue lily;
the middle ones, 2nd and 4th, - mango and jasmine.