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Song 714 - surudhi maRaigaL (uththaramErUr)

surudhi maRaigaL irunAlu dhisaiyil adhipar munivOrgaL
     thugaLil irudi yezhupErgaL ...... sudarmUvar

solavil mudivil mugiyAdha pagudhi purudar navanAdhar
     tholaivi luduvi nulagOrgaL ...... maRaiyOrgaL

ariya samaya morukOdi amarar saraNar sathakOdi
     ariyum ayanu morukOdi ...... yivarkUdi

aRiya aRiya aRiyAtha adika LaRiya adiyEnum
     aRivuL aRiyum aRivURa ...... aruLvAyE

varaigaL thavidu podiyAga nirudhar pathiyum azhivAga
     magara saladhi aLaRAga ...... mudhusUrum

madiya alagai nadamAda vijaya vanithai magizhvAga
     mavuli sidhaRi iraithEdi ...... varunAygaL

narigaL kodigaL pasiyARa udhira nadhigaL alaimOdha
     namanum veruvi adipENa ...... mayilERi

naLina ubaya karavElai mudugu muruga vadamEru
     nagari uRaiyum imaiyOrgaL ...... perumALE.

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

surudhi maRaigaL: The Scriptures (VEdAs), the theosophic treatises (Upanishads),

irunAlu dhisaiyil adhipar munivOrgaL: the protectors of the eight cardinal directions (AshtadhikpAlakAs) (*1), the ascetics,

thugaLil irudi yezhupErgaL sudarmUvar: the unblemished sages (rishis) (*2) numbering seven, and the three great flames [namely, the sun, the moon and fire (agni)]

solavil mudivil mugiyAdha pagudhi purudar navanAdhar: the prakrithi purushas (who are in charge of the five elements) who are beyond any description, the nine prime siddhas known as NavanAthar (*3),

tholaivi luduvi nulagOrgaL maRaiyOrgaL: those residing in galaxies afar, the experts in scriptures,

ariya samaya morukOdi amarar saraNar sathakOdi: the millions of unique religions, the Celestials, the millions of devotees,

ariyum ayanu morukOdi yivarkUdi: Vishnu, BrahmA and million others - all of them got together

aRiya aRiya aRiyAtha adika LaRiya: to perceive and know Your hallowed feet but failed;

adiyEnum aRivuL aRiyum aRivURa aruLvAyE: kindly bless me so that the knowledge to discern Your two feet springs like a fountain within my intellect!

varaigaL thavidu podiyAga nirudhar pathiyum azhivAga: All the mountains (including Mount Krouncha) were smashed into powder; all the places of the demons were destroyed;

magara saladhi aLaRAga mudhusUrum madiya: the seas full of makara fish dried up and became slimy; the old SUran was killed;

alagai nadamAda vijaya vanithai magizhvAga: the devils began to dance; the Goddess of Victory (Vijaya Lakshmi) was delighted;

mavuli sidhaRi iraithEdi varunAygaL narigaL kodigaL pasiyARa: the hunger of dogs, foxes and crows, coming in search of food, was satiated when the heads of the demons were scattered;

udhira nadhigaL alaimOdha: rivers of blood gushed with rippling waves;

namanum veruvi adipENa: and Yaman, the God of Death, was terrified and fell at Your feet;

mayilERi naLina ubaya karavElai mudugu muruga: when You, mounting the peacock, hurled swiftly the spear from Your lovely hand, Oh Muruga!

vadamEru nagari uRaiyum imaiyOrgaL perumALE.: Your abode is the town of UththaramErUr (*4), and You are the Lord of the Celestials, Oh Great One!

*1 AshtadhikpAlakAs - protectors of the eight cardinal directions - are: IndrA, Agni, Yama, Nruthi, VaruNa, VAyu, KubEra and EesAna.

*2 The seven Rishis are: Agasthya, Pulasthya, Aangeeras, Gouthama, Vasishta, Kasyapa and MArkkaNda.

*3 The nine senior SidhdhAs (achievers - NavanAthars) - were as follows: SathyanAthar, SathokanAthar, AadhinAthar, AnAdhinAthar, VaghuLanAthar, MadhanganAthar, MachchendranAthar, GadendranAthar and GorakkanAthar. They did penance in the caves praying to Lord SivA and attained the status of Sidhdha.

*4 UththaramErUr is 18 miles southwest of Chengalpatttu railway station.