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Song 423 - sukkilach churoNidha (thiruvaNNAmalai)

sukki lacchuroNi thaththi lutRanaLi
     naththi lappuvena raththa mutRisuka
          sukki lakkuLikai yoththu kerppakukai ...... vanthukOlath

thoppai yittavayi RiRpe ruththumika
     vatta mittudala veppa mutRumathi
          sotRa paththinmaRi yaksha raththinudai ...... vinjaiyAlE

kakka naRpuviyi lutRa ratRimulai
     yaikko dukkavamur thaippu siththuvaLar
          kaikka saththiyodu zhaiththu thaththunadai ...... anthamEvik

katRu vetRaRivu petRu thokkaimayi
     loththa makkaLmaya liRku LiththuneRi
          katti yippadipi Rappi lutRudala ...... manguvEnO

theRka rakkarpavi shaikku laiththuvida
     NaRku naththarasa Liththu muththikodu
          siththi raththiruvu raththa sakkirithan ...... marukOnE

sekka raththinmalai muppu raththileri
     yitta saththisiva nutRu naththamiku
          siththa naiththaiyumvi zhiththa saththiyumai ...... thanthabAlA

tharkka mittasura raikke liththumalai
     yukke zhukkadalko Luththi attathisai
          thatta muttaiyadai yakko dippukaiyin ...... maNdumvElA

thaththai vithrumani Raththi muththaNiku
     Raththi kaRpakava naththi siththamavai
          thakku naththAru Naikki rikkuLmakizh ...... thambirAnE.

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

sukkilac churoNithaththil utRa naLinaththil appu ena raththa(m) mutRi: A sperm from the man and an ovum from the woman united to form the foetus; blood filled in it like water drops on the lotus;

suka sukkilak kuLikai oththu kerppa kukai vanthu kOlath thoppai itta vayiRil peruththu: with the blissful power in the cell, it took the shape of a magical pill and entered the womb; the belly swelled beautifully growing up;

mika vattam ittu udal veppam utRu mathi sotRa paththin maRi aksharaththinudai vinjaiyAlE: the foetus roamed a lot inside the womb generating heat all over its body; on completion of the stipulated tenth month, by the miracle of the script (written by BrahmA), the foetus turned upside down and

kakka nal puviyil utRu aratRi mulaiyaik kodukka amurthaip pusiththu: pushed itself out dropping on this good earth; the baby cried, and when the mother breast-fed, it imbibed the nectar of mother's milk;

vaLarkaikku asaththiyodu uzhaiththu thaththu nadai antham mEvi: being unable to grow up for lack of energy, the child tried hard to tread step by step falteringly making a pretty sight;

katRu vetRu aRivu petRu thokkai mayil oththa makkaL mayalil kuLiththu: after reading many texts, worthless knowledge was accumulated; then, (the lad) became immersed in the passion for women who looked like peacocks with nice plumes;

neRi katti ippadip piRappil utRu udala(m) manguvEnO: am I also bound by fate like this to be born in this world to witness my decaying body and ultimately die?

theRku arakkar pavishaik kulaiththu vi(vee)daNaRku naththu arasu aLiththu muththi kodu: He destroyed the arrogance of the demons in the south and offered the most desirable kingdom (of LankA) and liberation to Vibeeshanan;

siththirath thiru uraththa sakkiri than marukOnE: the most beautiful Goddess Lakshmi is concorporate on His chest; He holds the disc in His hand; and You are the nephew of that Lord VishNu!

sek karaththin malai muppuraththil eri itta saththi sivan utRu naththa miku siththu anaiththaiyum vizhiththa saththi umai thantha bAlA: She is the Goddess holding in Her reddish hand Mount MEru as the bow and set fire to Thiripuram; staying close to Lord SivA, She had the vision of the most desirable Eight Great Siddhis* and all other miracles (She Herself being the seat of all Sidhdhis); and You are the child of that DEvi PArvathi!

tharkkam itta asuraraik keliththu malai ukka ezhuk kadal koLuththi: You conquered all those confronting and argumentative demons, shattered their mountains, set fire to the seven seas

atta thisai thatta muttai adaiyak kodip pukaiyin maNdum vElA: and smashed the eight directions to smithereens while aggressively closing in with Your spear and a staff of flame and smoke, Oh Lord!

thaththai vithruma niRaththi muththu aNi kuRaththi kaRpaka vanaththi siththam avai thakku naththa aruNaik kirikkuL makizh thambirAnE.: She is like a parrot with the complexion of coral, wearing a pearl necklace; She is VaLLi, the damsel of the KuRavAs; the other one belongs to the celestial land with the forest of kaRpaga trees; She is DEvayAnai; both the consorts, with relish, bond their hearts in loving You, and You happily reside in ThiruvaNNAmalai, Oh Great One!