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Song 569 - pAdhALa mAdhi lOga (virAlimalai)

pAthALa mAthi lOka nikilamu
     mAthAra mAna mEru venavaLar
          pAdeera pAra mAna mulaiyinai ...... vilaikURip

pAlOdu pAku thEne niniyaso
     lAlEya nEka mOka midupavar
          pAthAthi kEsa mAka vakaivakai ...... kavipAdum

vEthALa njAna keenan vitharaNa
     nAthAni lAtha pAvi yanijavan
          veeNALpa dAtha pOtha thavamili ...... pasupAsa

vyApAra mUdan yAnu munathiru
     seerpAtha thULi yAki narakidai
          veezhAma lEsu vAmi thiruvaruL ...... purivAyE

thUthALa rOdu kAlan veruvida
     vEthAmu rAri yOda adupadai
          sOrAva lAri sEnai podipada ...... maRaivELvi

sOmAsi mArsi vAya namavena
     mAmAya veera kOra mudanikal
          cUrmALa vElai yEvum vayaliyi ...... liLaiyOnE

kUthALa neepa nAka malarmisai
     sAthAri thEsi nAma kriyaimuthal
          kOlAla nAtha keetha mathukara ...... madarsOlai

kUrAral thEru nArai maruviya
     kAnARu pAyu mEri vayalpayil
          kOnAdu cUzhvi rAli malaiyuRai ...... perumALE.

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

pAthALam Athi lOka nikilamum AthAramAna mEru ena vaLar pAdeera pAramAna mulaiyinai vilai kURi: They negotiate a price for their bosom, smeared with the paste of sandalwood, which looks like Mount MEru that is the pivotal mountain for all worlds including the nether-world;

pAlOdu pAku thEn ena iniya so(l)lAlE anEka mOkam idupavar: their speech is sweet like the milk, sugar and honey with which words these whores provoke extreme passion;

pAtha(m) Athi kEsamAka vakai vakai kavi pAdum vEthALan njAna keenan vitharaNa nA thAn ilAtha pAvi anijavan: describing poetically their organs right from the foot to their head, I am possessed by the devil; I lack true knowledge; I am a sinner whose tongue has no sense of discrimination; I am totally untruthful;

veeN nAL padAtha pOtha thavam ili pasupAsavyApAra mUdan yAnum unathu iru seer pAtha thULiyAki naraku idai veezhAmalE suvAmi thiruvaruL purivAyE: I do not possess either the intelligence or penance to use my living days without wasting them; I am a fool who whiles away time by merely talking about life and other earthly matters without the consciousness of the Divine; despite all these shortcomings, will I too be blessed with the privilege of becoming a speck on Your two hallowed feet, Oh Lord, thereby being graciously saved from falling into hell?

thUthALar Odu kAlan veruvidavEthA murAri Oda adu padaisOrA valAri sEnai podi pada: Terrified Yaman (God of Death) fled along with his messengers; Brahma and Lord VishNu also ran away in fear; the otherwise powerful and deadly army of IndrA became weary, and was shattered to pieces;

maRai vELvi sOmAsimAr sivAya nama ena mA mAya veera kOramudan ikal cUr mALa vElai Evum vayaliyil iLaiyOnE: the venerable sages, who perform penances and the SOma Yagna (sacrifice to the Moon) defined in the scriptures, stood there chanting the five-lettered ManthrA (NamasivAya) as the demon SUran, who fought the war in many mystic ways demonstrating his valour and ferocity, was killed by the Spear wielded by You, Oh Young Lord seated in VayalUr!

kUthALa neepa nAka malar misai sAthAri thEsi nAmakriyai muthal kOlAla nAtha keetha mathukaram adar sOlai: The groves in this place are full of many flowers like kUthALam, kadappa and gamboge (surapunnai) around which the beetles hum musically in various majestic melodies like sAdhAri (PanthuvarALi), thEsi (Desh) and nAmakriyai (NAthanAmakriyai);

kUr Aral thEru(m) nArai maruviya kAn ARu pAyum Eri vayal payil kOnAdu cUzh virAli malai uRai perumALE.: the storks around the wild river flowing here peck plenty of lamprey (Aral) fish; many lakes and paddy-fields abound in a cluster in this country called kOnAdu* in which is situated the mountain, VirAlimalai*, and You are seated here, Oh Great One!

* KOnAdu is the region west of Mount eRumbeesar, east of MathiRkarai, south of River KAvEri and north of PirAnmalai; VirAlimalai is in this area situated 20 miles from Tiruchi on the route to Madhurai, near MaNappARai.