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Song 431 - thOdhagap perum (thiruvaNNAmalai)

thOtha kappe rumpa yOtha raththi yangu
     thOkai yArkku nenja ...... mazhiyAthE

cUlai veppa darntha vAtha piththa menRu
     sUzhpi Nikka Nanga ...... LaNukAthE

pAtha kaccha manthan mEthi yiRpu kunthu
     pAsam vitte Rinthu ...... pidiyAthE

pAva laRki rangi nAva larkki saintha
     pAdal mikka senchol ...... tharavENum

vEtha mikka vinthu nAtha meykka dampa
     veera pathra kantha ...... murukOnE

mEru vaippi Lanthu cUra naikka dinthu
     vElai yitRo Laintha ...... kathirvElA

kOthai poRku Rinji mAthu kaccha Nintha
     kOma Lakku rumpai ...... puNarvOnE

kOla mutRi langu sONa veRpu yarntha
     kOpu raththa marntha ...... perumALE.

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

thOthakap perum payOtharaththu iyangum thOkaiyarkku nenjam azhiyAthE: In order that my mind does not decay languishing after whores who torment me with their big bosom,

cUlai veppu adarntha vAtham piththam enRu sUzh piNi kaNangaL aNukAthE: protecting me from the infliction of a host of diseases like ulcer, fever, acute rheumatism, biliousness and so on,

pAthakac chaman than mEthiyil pukunthu pAsam vittu eRinthu pidiyAthE: and saving my life from being snatched by the rope (of attachment) flung by the evil God of Death (Yaman) who mounts the buffalo,

pAvalaRku irangi nAvalarkku isaintha pAdal mikka senchol thara vENum: Oh Lord, who showed compassion to the poet Nakkeerar*, kindly grant me good songs with the choicest words lauded by poets!

vEtham mikka vinthu nAtham meyk kadampa veerapathra kantha murukOnE: You are the Phallus (Lingam) and Life-Force (Shakthi), the primordial principle, praised by the scriptures, Oh Lord who wears the garland of kadappa flowers! Oh valorous and Handsome One, KanthA, MurugA!

mEruvaip piLanthu cUranaik kadinthu vElaiyil thoLaintha kathir vElA: You hold the dazzling spear which pierced the mount Krouncha which is equal to Mount MEru, destroyed the demon SUran and later dipped into the ocean, Oh Lord!

kOthai pon kuRinji mAthu kacchu aNintha kOmaLak kurumpai puNarvOnE: You embraced the pretty baby-coconut-like bosom, wearing the blouse, belonging to VaLLi, the damsel of the lovely land (Kurinji) of KuRavAs!

kOlam utRu ilangku sONa veRpu uyarntha kOpuraththu amarntha perumALE.: In the beautiful and grand mountain of ChoNAchalam (thiruvaNNAmalai), You reside in the tall temple tower, Oh Great One!

* When Nakkeerar was imprisoned and attacked by an evil fiend, Lord Murugan saved him in appreciation of his composition, ThirumurugAtRuppadai, the foremost of the Sangam works.