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Song 497 - kAvi uduththum (chidhambaram)
kAvi uduththun thAzh sadai vaiththung
kAdugaL pukkun ...... thadumARi
kAy kani thuyththung kAyam oRuththung
kAsini mutrun ...... thiriyAdhE
jeevan odukkam bUtha odukkam
thERa uddhikkum ...... paranyAna
dheepa viLakkang kANa enakkun
seethaLa padhman ...... tharuvAyE
pAva niRaththin thAruka varggam
pAzh pada ugran ...... tharu veerA
pANigaL kottum pEygaL pidhatrum
pAdalai mechchung ...... kadhirvElA
thUvigaL niRkum sAli vaLaikkum
sOlai siRakkum ...... puliyUrA
sUrar migak koNdAda nadikkun
thOgai nadaththum ...... perumALE.
......... Meaning .........
kAvi uduththun: Wearing saffron coloured robes,
thAzh sadai vaiththung: growing long unkempt wild tresses,
kAdugaL pukkun thadumARi: roaming aimlessly around jungles,
kAy kani thuyththum: living on fruits and vegetables,
kAyam oRuththung: torturing the body with fasting and other rituals,
kAsini mutrun thiriyAdhE: and wandering all over the world are futile.
jeevan odukkam: The shrinking of the self into the soul
bUtha odukkam thERa uddhikkum: and the control of the five elements and senses will give rise to
paranyAna dheepa viLakkam: supreme knowledge and a great illumination.
kANa enakkun seethaLa padhman tharuvAyE: To enable me to see that Light, You must grant me Your cool lotus feet.
pAva niRaththin thAruka varggam pAzh pada: TharukAsuran and his clan, who were nothing but embodiment of sin, were decimated
ugran tharu veerA: by Your anger, Oh valorous One!
pANigaL kottum pEygaL pidhatrum: Overjoyed by Your victory, the ghosts in the battlefield clap their hands and sing cacaphonously,
pAdalai mechchung kadhirvElA: and those songs are hailed by You, Oh Lord with the bright Spear!
thUvigaL niRkum sAli vaLaikkum sOlai: Swans abound in the paddy fields, and plenty of groves surround
siRakkum puliyUrA: the town, PuliyUr (Chidhambaram); and You are there!
sUrar migak koNdAda nadikkun thOgai: Your peacock dances to the joy of all warriors,
nadaththum perumALE.: and You move about mounted on that peacock, Oh Great One!
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