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Song 353 - anjana vElvizhi ittu (thiruvAnaikkA)

anjana vElvizhi yittazhaikkavu
     mingitha mAkana kaiththurukkavu
          mampuyal nErkuzha laikkulaikkavum ...... nakarEkai

angaiyin mUlamve Lippaduththavu
     manthara mAmulai satRasaikkavu
          mamparam veeNila vizhththudukkavu ...... miLainjOrkaL

nenjini lAsaine ruppezhuppavum
     vampurai kURiva LaiththiNakkavu
          manRidai yAdima rutkodukkavu ...... mevarEnum

ninthaise yAthupo rutpaRikkavu
     minguva lArkaLkai yiRpiNippaRa
          ninpatha sEvaiya nugrakippathu ...... morunALE

kunjara mAmuka vikkinaprapu
     angusa pAsaka raprasiththanor
          kompanma kOtharan mukkaNvikrama ...... kaNarAjan

kumpidu vArvinai patRaRuppavan
     engaLvi nAyaka nakkarpetRaruL
          kunRaiya rUpaka kaRpakappiLai ...... yiLaiyOnE

thunjali lAthasa daksharappira
     panthasa dAnana thushtanigraka
          thumpikaL sUzhavai yitRamizhthraya ...... paripAlA

thungaka jAraNi yaththiluththama
     samputha dAkama duththathakshiNa
          sunthara mARanma thitpuRaththuRai ...... perumALE.

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

anjana vEl vizhi ittu azhaikkavum: They invite with their spear-like eyes, smeared with black paint;

ingithamAka nakaiththu urukkavum: they giggle provocatively and melt the heart;

ampuyal nEr kuzhalaik kulaikkavum: they let go their cloud-like and dishevelled hair;

nakarEkai angaiyin mUlam veLippaduththavum: they express their passionate thoughts by making nail-marks using their hand;

manthara mAmulai satRu asaikkavum: they deliberately shake their bosom that looks like Mount Manthara;

amparam veeNil avizhththu udukkavum: for no reason, they loosen their sari (loin-cloth) and tighten it again;

iLainjOrkaL nenjinil Asai neruppu ezhuppavum: they raise a bonfire of passion in the minds of young men;

vampu urai kURi vaLaiththu iNakkavum: they speak vain words and entice the youngsters;

manRu idai Adi maruL kodukkavum: they dance on the stage and send delusory signals of passion;

evarEnum ninthai se(y)yAthu poruL paRikkavum: without discrimination, they grab money from anyone;

ingu va(l)lArkaL kaiyil piNippu aRa: to set me free from the hands of the ensnaring and accomplished whores of this place,

nin patha sEvai anugrakippathum oru nALE: You will have to kindly grant me the bliss of serving Your hallowed feet; will there be a day when You shall thus bless me?

kunjara mAmuka vikkina prapu angusa pAsa kara prasiththan or kompan makOtharan mukkaN vikrama kaNarAjan: He has the beautiful face of an elephant; He is the Great God with the name VinAyagan, the Remover of all obstacles; He is the Famous One carrying in His hands weapons such as angusam (for control of anger) and pAsam (for control of desire); He has a lone tusk, a pot-belly and three eyes (Sun, Moon and Fire); He is strong and mighty; He is GaNapathi;

kumpiduvAr vinai patRu aRuppavan engaL vinAyagan nakkar petRu aruL kunRaiya rUpaka kaRpaka pi(L)Lai iLaiyOnE: He removes the past deeds and attachments of those who prostrate at His feet; He is our Lord VinAyagA; He is the mountain-like son born to Lord SivA who wears the cardinal directions as His loin-cloth; You are the younger brother of that KaRpaga (wish-yielding) VinAyagar, Oh Lord!

thunjal ilAtha sada aksharap pirapantha sadAnana thushta nigraka: You belong to the texts that speak of the greatness of the immortal six letters (SARAVANABHAVA); You have six hallowed faces; You annihilate the evil ones, Oh Lord!

thumpikaL sUzh avaiyil thamizh thraya paripAlA: In the beautiful hall supported by (eight carved sculptures of) elephants (in the ChokkanAthar -SivA- Temple in Madhurai), You contributed to the flourishing of Tamil Language of three aspects (namely, literature, music and drama), Oh Lord*!

thunga kajAraNiyaththil uththama: You are the great Virtuous Lord having an abode in the famous place, ThiruvAnaikkA!

sampu thAdakam aduththa thakshiNa sunthara mARan mathil puRaththu uRai perumALE.: Adjacent to the Pond of Sambu, there is the southerly wall (known as Sundara -Ukkira- PANdiyan's wall) outside which You are seated, Oh Great One!

* Murugan incarnated as Ukkira PANdiyan in Madhurai where He helped the propogation of Tamil language.