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Song 506 - nAlusadhu raththa pancha (chidhambaram)

nAluchathu raththa panjaRai mUlakama laththi langiyai
     nAdiyina daththi manthira ...... panthiyAlE

nAraNa puraththi linthuvi nUduRa iNakki nansudar
     nARisai nadaththi maNdala ...... santhiyARiR

kOlamu muthippa kaNduLa nAlinai maRiththi thampeRu
     kOvena muzhakku sangoli ...... vinthunAtham

kUdiya mukappi linthira vAnava muthaththai yuNdoru
     kOdinada nappa thanjcapai ...... yenRusErvEn

Alamala rutRa sampavi vErili kulakko zhunthili
     AraNar thalaikka langkoLi ...... semponvAsi

ANava mayakka mungkali kAmiya makatRi yenRanai
     ALumai paraththi sunthari ...... thanthasEyE

vElathai yeduththu minthirar mAlvithi pizhaikka vanjakar
     veederi koLuththi yeNkada ...... luNdavElA

vEthasathu raththar thenpuli yUruRai yoruththi panginar
     veeRunada narkki saintharuL ...... thambirAnE.

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

nAlu chathuraththa panja aRai mUla kamalaththil angiyai: Directing the fire in the lotus at the MUlAdhAra Centre towards the four-square seat of BrahmA, the fifth house, called SwAdhishtAnam*

nAdiyil nadaththi manthira panthiyAlE: through the susumna** nerve by way of regulated breathing (PrANAyAmam) and meditation,

nAraNa puraththil inthuvin UduRa iNakki nan sudar nARa: creating a great effulgence in the lunar zone centred at MaNipUragam, the centre which is VishNu's abode,

isai nadaththi maNdala santhi ARil: conducting the fire in a coordinated way along the three zones (Agni, the Sun and the Moon) and the six centres (anAgatham and others),

kOlamum uthippa kaNdu: witnessing several divine images in all those places,

uLa nAlinai maRiththu: conserving (in a process known as "kumbakam")** the four inches of PrANic air (oxygen), which is vital for preserving the body, by not letting it seep out gradually,

itham peRu kO ena muzhukku sangu oli: hearing the melodious and high-pitch tone of the conch shell,

vinthu nAtham kUdiya mukappil inthira vAna amuthaththai uNdu: halting at the junction of the Siva-Sakthi union where divine music is heard and imbibing the celestial nectar that is IndrA's bliss,

oru kOdi nadanap patha am sapai enRu sErvEn: when shall I reach the great golden stage of Lord NadarAja, with His raised left foot, dancing a myriad dances?

Alam malarutRa sampavi vErili kulak kozhunthili: She is PArvathi seated on the lotus blossoming from water; She has no beginning, lineage or end;

AraNar thalaik kalam koLi sem pon vAsi: She holds (as a vessel) in Her hand the skull of BrahmA, the four-faced Lord, an expert in VEdAs; Her demeanour is one of reddish gold;

ANava mayakkamum ka(l)li kAmiyam akatRi enaRanai AL umai: She is Goddess UmA who has uprooted my arrogance and delusion, removed all my desires and taken complete control of me;

paraththi sunthari thantha sEyE: She is the Supreme Power (ParAsakthi); She is PArvathi the beautiful; and You are Her child!

vEl athai eduththum inthirar mAl vithi pizhaikka: To rescue all IndrAs, VishNu and BrahmA, You took hold of Your spear

vanjakar veedu eri koLuththi eN kadal uNda vElA: and wielded it to burn down the houses of the treacherous demons and to dry up the water in the important seas, Oh Lord!

vEtha sathuraththar then puliyUr uRai oruththi panginar veeRu nadanarkku: To BrahmA, who is an authority on the four VEdAs, and to Lord SivA, who is the Cosmic Dancer in Chidhambaram, having concorporated in His body the unique Goddess, PArvathi,

isainthu aruL thambirAnE.: You willingly preached, Oh Great One!