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Song 715 - thOl elumbu (uththaramErUr)

thOl elumbu see narambu peeLai thundru kOzhai pongu
     sOri pinda mAy urundu ...... vadivAna

thUla panga kAyam vambilE sumandhu nAnmelindhu
     sOrum indha nOy agandru ...... thuyarARa

Ala munda kOn akanda lOka munda mAlvirinja
     nAra NangaL Aga mangaL ...... pugazhthALum

Ana nangaL mUvi randum ARirandu thOLu mangai
     Adal vendri vElu mendru ...... ninaivEnO

vAla chandRa chUdi chandha vEdha manthra rUpi ambai
     vANi pancha pANi thandha ...... murugOnE

mAyai aindhu vEgamaindhu bUtham aindhu nAdham aindhu
     vAzh perum sarAsa rangaL ...... uRaivOnE

vElai anbu kUra vandha Eka dhantha yAnai kaNdu
     vEdar mangai Odi anja ...... aNaivOnE

veera mangai vAri mangai pArin mangai mEvugindra
     mEru mangai ALa vandha ...... perumALE.

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

thOl elumbu see narambu peeLai thundru kOzhai: The skin, the bones, the pus, the nerves, the mucus in the eyes, the congested phlegm,

pongu sOri pinda mAy urundu vadivAna: and the gushing blood have all rolled into some kind of mould to form this shape of the body;

thUla panga kAyam vambilE sumandhu nAnmelindhu sOrum: I am bearing in vain this obese body, the source of all sins, and deteriorating in health.

indha nOy agandru thuyarARa: In order that this disease of birth is terminated and for an end to my misery, (I need the following):

Ala munda kOn akanda lOka munda mAlvirinjan: Lord SivA who consumed poison, Vishnu who devoured the entire universe, BrahmA,

Ara NangaL Aga mangaL pugazhthALum: all the scriptures and the books of Vedic rules praise Your two feet; (I need those feet);

Ana nangaL mUvi randum ARirandu thOLum: Your hallowed faces numbering six; Your twelve shoulders;

angai Adal vendri vElumendru ninaivEnO: and the swinging spear held triumphantly in Your exquisite hand; when will I think of these?

vAla chandRa chUdi chandha vEdha manthra rUpi ambai: He (SivA) wears the young crescent moon on His tress; She is the embodiment of all elegant VEdic ManthrAs; She is the Universal Mother;

vANi pancha pANi: She holds Goddess Saraswathi as a part of Herself; She holds the five flowery arrows as Her weapons; (She is PArvathi).

thandha murugOnE: You were delivered to this world by those SivA and PArvathi, Oh Muruga,

mAyai aindhu vEgamaindhu bUthamaindhu nAdhamaindhu: The five delusions (*1), the five forces (*2), the five elements (*3) and the five sounds (*4)

vAzh perum sarAsa rangaL uRaivOnE: are all present in the moving and stationary objects of this world; You dwell in them all!

vElai anbu kUra vandha Eka dhantha yAnai: At the opportune time, He (VinAyagA) came to Your aid with love; He came running in the form of an elephant with a single tusk;

kaNdu vEdar mangai Odi anja aNaivOnE: and looking at the elephant, VaLLi, the damsel of the hunters, was so scared that she ran towards You to be hugged!

veera mangai vAri mangai pArin mangai mEvugindra: Veera Lakshmi, the Goddess of valour, Lakshmi, the daughter of the milky ocean, and the Goddess of Earth do all reside auspiciously in

mEru mangai ALa vandha perumALE.: this place, Uttara MerUr (*5); and You came to rule this place, Oh Great One!

(*1) The five delusion are: Dhamam (unawareness); MAyai (deception); Moham (lust); avidhdhai (senselessness); anirtham (illusion).

(*2) The five forces could be interpreted in several ways, for example:

     As Energy (Shakthi) - ichchA shakthi, kriya shakthi, gnAna shakthi, siR shakthi, and parA Shakthi.
     As Five Senses - Sight, Taste, Hearing, Smell and Touch.
     As Speed - Speed of the mind, Speed of the Wind, Speed of the light, Speed of the sound and Speed of the horse.

(*3) The five elements - Earth, Fire, Water, Air and the Cosmos.

(*4) Five types of sounds:

     Percussion instruments: drum, hand-drum, etc.,
     Wind instruments: flute, nAdhaswaram, etc.,
     Wired instruments: yAzh, veenai, etc.,
     Jingling instruments: hand cymbals, jalatharangam, etc.,
     Vocal instruments: vocal singing, konnakkOl (rhythm expressed orally), etc.

(*5) UththaramErUr is 18 miles southwest of Chengalpatttu railway station.