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Song 457 - vandhu vandhuviththURi (chidhambaram)

vanthu vanthuvith thURi yenRanudal
     venthu venthuvit tOda nonthuyirum
          vanchi nangaLiR kAdu koNdavadi ...... vangaLAlE

mangi mangivit tEnai yunRanathu
     sinthai santhoshith thALu koNdaruLa
          vanthu sinthurath thERi yaNdarodu ...... thondarchUzha

enthan vanjanaik kAdu sinthivizha
     santha raNdisaith thEva rampaiyarka
          ninthu panthadith thAdal koNduvara ...... manthimEvum

eNka dampaNith thOLu mamponmudi
     suntha ranthirup pAtha pangayamum
          enRan munthuRath thONi yunRanathu ...... sinthaithArAy

antha ranthikaith thOda vinjaiyarkaL
     sinthai manthirath thOda kentharuva
          rampu yansalith thOda eNdisaiyai ...... yuNdamAyOn

anji yunpathach sEvai thanthidena
     vantha venjinark kAde rinthuvizha
          angi yinguNak kOlai yunthividu ...... sengaivElA

sinthu rampaNaik kOdu kongaikuRa
     mangai yinpuRath thOLa Nainthuruka
          sinthu ranthanais seerma NampuNArnal ...... kanthavELE

sinthi munpurak kAdu manganakai
     koNda senthazhaR kOla raNdarpukazh
          sempo nampalath thAdu mampalavar ...... thambirAnE.

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

vanthu vanthuvith thURi: Having taken manifold births in this world, after soaking in the semen again and again,

yenRanudal venthu venthuvit tOda nonthu: and my body having been burnt repeatedly, I am exhausted of this humdrum activity.

uyirum vanchi nangaLiR kAdu koNdavadi vangaLAlE: As if it has vowed to take several births, my life has entered innumerable forms and shapes;

mangi mangivittEnai: and in that process, I have suffered degeneration time and again.

unRanathu sinthai santhoshith thALu koNdaruLa: In order that You take hold of me heartily,

vanthu sinthurath thERi yaNdarodu thondarchUzha: You must come mounted on Your elephant*, surrounded by the Celestials and Your devotees.

enthan vanjanaik kAdu sinthivizha: Bless me so that my birth, which is nothing but a jungle of delusions, is burnt down.

santha raNdisaith thEva rampaiyar kaninthu panthadith thAdal koNduvara: The Celestial girls, who are accomplished singers, must approach me liltingly, dancing in devotional ecstasy and playing ball;

manthimEvum eNka dampaNith thOLum amponmudi: With beetles crowding around the kadappa garlands adorning Your shoulders, Your pretty golden lock of hair and

suntha ranthirup pAtha pangayamum: Your lovable beautiful lotus feet,

enRan munthuRath thONi yunRanathu sinthaithArAy: You must appear before me and bless me with a mind that thinks only of You!

antha ranthikaith thOda: The celestials ran away awestruck;

vinjaiyarkaL sinthai manthirath thOda: The Vidhyadharas (the learned in the Heaven) ran away worried;

kentharuvar ampuyan salith thOda: The Divine Musicians and BrahmA Himself fled demoralised;

eNdisaiyai yuNdamAyOn: Vishnu, the ultimate mystic credited with devouring the earth spread out in all eight directions,

anji yunpathach sEvai thanthidena: was so scared that He fell at Your feet seeking refuge;

vantha venjinark kAde rinthuvizha: when the opposing wild demons, spread out like a forest, were burnt down

angiyin guNak kOlai yunthividu sengaivElA: by the fiery Spear that was shot off by You from Your reddish hand, Oh VElA!

sinthu rampaNaik kOdu kongaikuRa mangai: VaLLi, the damsel of the KuRavAs, with prominent breasts looking like the ivory tusks of the elephant

yinpuRath thOLa Nainthuruka: was exhilarated when You hugged her shoulders passionately!

sinthu ranthanais seerma NampuNArnal kanthavELE: You had a grand wedding with DEvayAnai, the daughter brought up by an elephant (AirAvatham), Oh Lord KanthA!

sinthi munpurak kAdu manganakai: Once, the forest called Thiripuram was destroyed by His mere smile that ignited a huge fire (emanating from His fiery eye);

koNda senthazhaR kOlar: He is of reddish hue like fire;

aNdarpukazh sempo nampalath thAdum: and He dances the Cosmic dance on the golden stage (in Chidhambaram) praised by the Celestials.

ampalavar thambirAnE.: He is SivA, the great Deity of the Stage, and You are His Master, Oh Great One!

* It is believed that Lord Murugan mounts the elephant, called PiNimugam, on certain occasions to take over His devotees.