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Song 416 - kuzhaviyumAi mOgam (thiruvaNNAmalai)

kuzhaviyu mAymOka mOkitha kumaranu mAyveedu kAthali
     kulavanu mAynAdu kAdodu ...... thadumARi

kunikodu kUneedu mAkidu kizhavanu mAyAvi pOyvida
     viRakuda nEthULi yAvathu ...... maRiyAthAy

pazhayasa dAthAra mEnikazh kazhiyudal kANAni rAthara
     parivili vAnAlai nAdoRu ...... madaimARi

palapala vAmyOka sAthaka vudalkodu mAyAtha pOthaka
     pathiyazhi yAveedu pOyini ...... yadaivEnO

ezhukadal theemULa mEruvu midipada vEthAvum vEthamu
     miraviyum vAypARi yOdida ...... muthusEdan

iruLaRu pAthALa lOkamu mimaiyamu neeRAka vALkiri
     yirupiLa vAyveezha mAthira ...... malaisAya

azhakiya mApAka sAthana namararu mUrpUtha mARusey
     avuNrtha mAsEnai thULezha ...... viLaiyAdi

amarinai mEvAtha cUrarai amarseyum vElAyu thAvuyar
     aruNaiyil vAzhvAka mEviya ...... perumALE.

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

kuzhaviyumAy mOkam mOkitha kumaranumAy: I was born as a little baby, grew into a young man, affected by delusion and passion,

veedu kAthali kulavanumAy nAdu kAdodu thadumARi: and became a well-settled family man of good lineage, possessing a house and a wife. I roamed about in the countryside and forests until I became dizzy.

kuni kodu kUn needu mAkidu kizhavanumAy: Eventually, my body was bent out of shape, developing a hunch-back, and I became an old man.

Avi pOyvida viRakudanE thULiyAvathum aRiyA thAy: Knowing that after the life departs, my body would burn along with logs and get reduced to ashes, I wish to get away from this trend of thought

pazhaya sad AthAra mEl nikazh kazhi udal kANA: and attain the state at which my body is discarded once I have surpassed the (KuNdalini ChakrA's) old centres numbering six*;

nirAthara parivili vAn nAlai nAdoRum madai mARi: (the state at which) I am able to return four inches of unused air** into the unfettered and blissful ether daily;

pala palavAm yOka sAthaka udal kodu: I wish to develop my body by putting it through a variety of Yogic exercises;

mAyAtha pOthaka pathi azhiyA veedu pOy ini adaivEnO: (after completion of the above) will I be able to ultimately reach the immortal heavenly abode where there is no death and there is only an effulgence of Knowledge?

ezhu kadal theemULa mEruvum idipada: The seven seas caught fire; Mount Meru was shattered to pieces;

vEthAvum vEthamum iraviyum vAy pARi Odida: BrahmA, the four VEdAs and the sun ran helter skelter in wrong directions;

muthu sEdan iruL aRu pAthALa lOkamum imaiyamum neeRAka: the bright nether world (PAthala LokA) ruled by the old serpent king AdhisEshan and the Himalayas were smashed to smithereens;

vAL kiri iru piLavAy veezha mAthira malai sAya: Mount SakravALa was split into two and fell down; the mountains in all the eight directions collapsed;

azhakiya mA pAkasAthanan amararum Ur pUtha mARu sey: handsome IndrA, the Great, and other DEvAs were resettled in their own golden celestial land;

avuNar tham mA sEnai thUL ezha viLaiyAdi: the vast armies of the demons were driven to the dust as if it were a sport;

amarinai mEvAtha cUrarai amar seyum vElAyuthA: You fought with the demons headed by SUran because of their disinclination for peace, Oh Lord with the Spear,

uyar aruNaiyil vAzhvAka mEviya perumALE.: You are seated with relish in Your famous abode in ThiruvaNNAmalai, Oh Great One!

** Yogi normally inhales 12 inches of air ('pUragam'), retains 8 inches ('kumbagam') in the body and returns through exhalation 4 inches of air ('rechagam') into ether.