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Song 507 - neelak kuzhalAr (chidhambaram)

neelakkuzha lArmuththaNi vAysarkkarai yArthaippiRai
     neeLacscasi yArpottaNi ...... nuthalmAthar

neelakkaya lArpaththira vEloppidu vArnaRkaNi
     nEmiththezhu thAsiththira ...... vadivArthOL

Alaikkazhai yArthuththiko LArakkuva dArkattaLai
     yAkaththami yEniththamu ...... muzhalvEnO

Asaippatha mElpuththimey njAnaththuda nEpaththira
     mAkakkoLa vEmuththiyai ...... yaruLvAyE

mAlaikkuzha lALaRputha vEthaccoru pALakkini
     mArpiRpira kAsakkiri ...... thanapAra

vAsakkuyi lALnaRciva kAmaccheya lALpaththini
     mANikkami nALnishkaLa ...... umaipAkar

cUlakkaiyi nArakkini mEnippara nArukkoru
     sOthipporuL kELvikkidu ...... murukOnE

sOthippira kAsaccheya lALmuththamizh mAnaippuNar
     sOthippuli yUrnaththiya ...... perumALE.

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

neelak kuzhalAr muththu aNi vAy sarkkaraiyAr: They have dark hair; their mouth has a neat row of pearl-like teeth and their speech is sweet like sugar;

thaippiRai neeLac casiyAr pottu aNi nuthal mAthar: the vermilion on the forehead of these whores is like the full moon;

neelak kayalAr paththira vEl oppiduvAr: Their eyes are comparable to the dark kayal fish, to the sword and the spear;

naR kaNi nEmiththu ezhuthA siththira vadivAr: their lovely figure is beyond the imagination of even the best painter;

thOL Alaik kazhaiyAr thuththi koL Arak kuvadAr: their soft shoulders are like the sugarcanes in the mills; their hill-like bosom show decolorised spots and display pearl necklaces;

kattaLaiyAkath thamiyEn niththamum uzhalvEnO: do I have to run errands for these whores daily and roam around aimlessly?

Asaippatham mEl puththi mey njAnaththudanE paththiramAkak koLavE muththiyai aruLvAyE: Kindly grant me the intellect to willingly worship Your hallowed feet so that I could be liberated after deriving the benefit of true knowledge!

mAlaik kuzhalAL aRputha vEthas sorupAL: She wears garlands on Her hair; She has the wonderful form of the VEdAs;

akkini mArpil pirakAsak kiri thanapAra vAsak kuyilAL: on Her fiery and effulgent figure, She has bright hill-like bosom; She is like the cuckoo;

nal sivakAmac cheyalAL paththini mANikka mi(n)nAL nishkaLa umai pAkar: She is virtuous, full of love for Her consort Lord SivA; She radiates ruby-like lightning rays; She is the immaculate Goddess UmAdEvi, concorporate with the body of Lord SivA;

cUlak kaiyinAr akkini mEnip paranArukku: He holds the trident in His hand; His complexion is like fire; to that Supreme Lord SivA,

oru sOthip poruL kELvikku idu murukOnE: You preached the meaning of the matchless and bright PraNava ManthrA right into His ear, Oh MurugA!

sOthip pirakAsac cheyalAL muththamizh mAnaip puNar: You wedded the damsel with the figure of a dazzling light, deer-like VaLLi, who is well-versed in the three branches of Tamil!

sOthip puliyUr naththiya perumALE.: You are seated with relish in this effulgent town, PuliyUr (Chidhambaram), Oh Great One!

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