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Song 573 - uruvERavE jebiththu (virAlimalai)

uruvERa vEje biththu vorukOdi yOma siththi
     yudanAka Aka maththu ...... kanthupENi

uNarvAsai yAri daththu maruvAthu vOre zhuththai
     yozhiyAthu vUthai vitti ...... runthunALum

thariyAtha pOtha kaththar guruvAva rOro ruththar
     tharuvArkaL njAna viththai ...... thanjamAmO

thazhalAdi veethi vatta moLipOtha njAna siththi
     tharumAki lAku maththai ...... kaNdilEnE

kurunAdi rAsa rikkar thuriyOtha nAthi varkka
     kudimALa mAya vittu ...... kunthipAlar

kulaiyAmal neethi katti yezhupArai yALa vitta
     kuRaLAka nURil nettai ...... koNdaAthi

marukA purAri siththan makanE virAli sithra
     malaimE lulAvu siththa ...... angaivElA

mathurA purEsar meykka arasALu mARan veppu
     vaLaikUnai yEni mirththa ...... thambirAnE.

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

uru ERavE jebiththu oru kOdi Omam siththi udanAka: Meditating on a ManthrA constantly until it gets transfixed in the mind, performing millions of ritualistic sacrifices until several supernatural powers are acquired,

Akamaththu ukan-thu pENi uNarvu Asai yAridaththum maruvAthu: keenly following the stipulated procedures for worshipping SivA, observing total detachment from everyone by withholding feeling and love,

Or ezhuththai ozhiyAthu Uthai vittu irunthu nALum: chanting the PraNava ManthrA, OM, at all times, and practicing the breathing exercises (PrANAyAmam) daily,

thariyAtha pOthakaththar kuruvAvar: some of the pseudo-masters, unable to obtain unvarying knowledge, will still enjoy the status of a master;

Ororuththar tharuvArkaL njAna viththai thanjam AmO: some even venture to begin preaching; can such teaching be ever relied upon?

thazhalAdi veethi vattam oLi pOtha njAna siththi tharumAkil Akum aththai kaNdu ilEnE: If concentration with a focus on the middle of the forehead, between the two eye-brows, could result in enlightenment and realisation of true knowledge, I have not witnessed or experienced it!

kuru nAdi irAsarikkar thuriyOthanAthi varkka kudimALa mAya vittu: He performed several miracles to destroy the entire clan of DhuriyOdhanan who ruled the Kuru Kingdom;

kunthi pAlar kulaiyAmal neethi katti ezhu pArai ALa vitta: He protected the PANdavAs, sons of Kunthi, from destruction and established justice by making them the rulers of the seven worlds;

kuRaLAka(n) URu il nettai koNda Athi marukA: He assumed the form of a dwarf (VAmanan) and also transformed Himself into a harmless and gigantic figure (ThirivikramA); He is the primordial Lord VishNu; and You are His nephew!

purAri siththan makanE: You are the son of Lord SivA who burnt down Thiripuram and performed several miracles!

virAli sithra malai mEl ulAvu siththa am kai vElA: You are the mystic Lord roaming about on the mountain VirAlimalai*! You hold a Spear in Your elegant hand, Oh Lord!

mathurApurEsar meykka arasALum mARan veppu: You established the reality** of the existence of Lord ChokkanAthar (SivA) in Madhurai (coming as ThirugnAna Sambandhar); You cured the fever of King PANdiyan and

vaLai kUnaiyE nimirththa thambirAnE.: straightened his hunched back, 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.

** ThirugnAna Sambandhar defeated the camaNAs in debate in Madhurai, thereby establishing the reality of Lord SivA; it is believed that Lord Murugan came to this world as ThirugnAna Sambandhar.