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Song 548 - andhO manamE (thiruchirAppaLLi)
andhOmana mEnama dhAkkaiyai
nambAdheyi dhAgitha sUththiram
ambOruga nAdiya pUttidhu ...... inimElnAm
anjAdhamai yAgiri yAkkaiyai
panjAdiya vElava nArkkiya
langAguvam vA ini dhAkkaiyai ...... ozhiyAmal
vandhOm idhuvE gathi yAtchiyu
mindhAmayil vAhanar seettidhu
vandhALuvam nAmena veekkiya ...... sivaneeRum
vandhE veguvA namai yAtkoLu
vandhArmadha mEdhini mErkoLa
maindhA kumarA enu mArppuya ...... maRavAdhE
dhindhOdhimi dheedhadha mAththudi
thandhAthana nAdhana thAththana
sempUrigai bErigai yArththezha ...... maRaiyOdha
senkAd enavE varu mUrkkarai
sankAra sikAmaNi vErkodu
seNdAdi mahAmayil mErkoLu ...... murugOnE
indhOdidhazh nAga mahAk kadal
gangALami nArsadai sUttiya
enthAdhai sadhAsiva gOththiran ...... aruLbAlA
eNkUdaru LAl nauvi nOkkiyai
nanpU maNamEvi sirAppaLi
yenpArmana mEthini nOkkiya ...... perumALE.
......... Meaning .........
andhOmana mEnama dhAkkaiyai nambAdhe: Alas, Oh my mind, do not trust this body of ours thinking that it is permanent.
yi dhAgitha sUththiram: It is just a machine intended to produce pleasure and pain.
ambOruga nAdiya pUttidhu: It is a lock specially designed by BrahmA who is seated on a lotus.
inimElnAm anjAdhamai yA: Hereafter, there is no other option for us but to fear its mortality.
giri yAkkaiyai panjAdiya vElava nArkku: The Lord with the spear shattered the mount Krouncha to pieces;
iyalangAguvam vA: to Him, here and now, we should surrender with devotion.
ini dhAkkaiyai ozhiyAmal vandhOm: That is the pleasant course. Without letting the body waste away, we have come to Him.
idhuvE gathi yAtchiyum indhA: This is the blissful liberation. This is also the great advice of the wise ones. So, please take hold of this.
mayil vAhanar seettidhu: This is the ticket given to us by the Lord mounting the peacock.
vandhALuvam nAmena veekkiya sivaneeRum: Assuring that He would come and protect us, this is the token of His promise given to us in the form of holy ash.
vandhE veguvA namai yAtkoLuvandhAr: He is pleased to come to us and gladly take us over.
madhamEdh ini mErkoLa: Is there any other religion for us to embrace?
maindhA kumarA enu mArppuya maRavAdhE: Never forget to pray loudly "Oh Son of SivA, KumarA!" for your own protection.
dhindhOdhimi dheedhadha mAththudi: The big hand-drums were beaten to the meter of "dhindhOdhimi dheedhadha";
thandhAthana nAdhana thAththana: To the sound of "thandhAthana nAdhana thAththana",
sempUrigai bErigai yArththezha maRaiyOdha: the reddish percussion instruments PUrikai and drums (BErigai) made loud noise; the VEdAs were chanted everywhere;
senkAd enavE varu mUrkkarai: when the advancing demons were killed, with their blood gushing making the forest red, and when
sankAra sikAmaNi vErkodu: Your Spear, the greatest destroyer,
seNdAdi mahAmayil mErkoLu murugOnE: shattered their heads, Oh Muruga, who mounted the great peacock!
indhOdidhazh nAga mahAk kadal: The crescent moon, the shell of a turtle, kondRai (Indian laburnum) flower, the serpents, the ocean-like river Ganga
gangALami nArsadai sUttiya: and the garland of skeletons adorn His dazzling tresses;
enthAdhai sadhAsiva gOththiran aruLbAlA: He is our Father and the Head of the lineage of Sadasivan; he delivered You as His child!
eNkUdaru LAl nauvi nOkkiyai nanpU maNamEvi: With immeasurable grace, You united with VaLLi, with looks of a deer, in holy wedlock!
sirAppaLi yenpArmana mEthini nOkkiya perumALE.: You reside in the world of the hearts of those who merely utter the name of this holy place, ThirusirAppaLLi, Oh Great One!
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