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Song 746 - madhikku nErenum (thirumANikuzhi)

mathikku nErenum vANmUkam vAnmaka
     nathikku mElvaru sElEnu nErvizhi
          maNaththa vArkuzhal mAmAtha rAriru ...... kongaimUzhki

mathiththa pUthara mAmAma nOlayar
     serukki mElvizha nAdORu mEmika
          vadiththa thEnmozhi vAyURa lEnukar ...... paNdanAyEn

pathiththa nUpura seerpAtha mAmalar
     padaikkuL mEviya seerAvo dEkalai
          paNaiththa thOLkaLo deerARu thOdukaL ...... thangukAthum

paNikka lApamum vElOdu sEvalum
     vadikkoL cUlamum vALveesu neeLsilai
          padaiththa vAkaiyu nAdAthu pAzhilma ...... yangalAmO

kathiththu mElvaru mAcUrar cUzhpadai
     noRukki mAvuyar thErOdu mEkari
          kalakki yUrpathi theemULa vEvidum ...... vanjavElA

kaLiththa pEykaNa mAkALi kULikaL
     thiratpi rEthame lEmEvi mULaikaL
          kadiththa pUthamo dEpAdi yAduthal ...... kaNdaveerA

kuthiththu vAnara mElERu thARukaL
     kulaiththu neeLkamu kUdAdi vAzhaikoL
          kulaikku mElvizha vErERu pOkamum ...... vanjithOyum

kuLaththi lURiya thEnURal mAthukaL
     kudiththu lAviye sElOdu mANikoL
          kuzhikkuL mEviya vAnOrka LEthozhu ...... thampirAnE.

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

mathikku(m) nEr ennum vAL mukam vAn maka(a)nathikku mEl varu(m) sEl ennum nEr vizhi: Their bright face is comparable to the moon; their eyes look like the sEl fish swimming about in the great river Gangai;

maNaththa vAr kuzhal mA mAtharAr iru kongai mUzhki: I have drowned myself in the twin bosom of these whores endowed with fragrant and long hair;

mathiththa pUtharam Am Am manOlayar serukki mEl vizha nAL thORumE: imagining their breasts to be the most adorable mountains, I set my heart on them and fell on their bosom everyday;

mika vadiththa thEn mozhi vAy URalE nukar paNda nAyEn: listening to their speech sweet like finely filtered honey and imbibing the saliva oozing from their lips, I, the lowly dog, became an object seeking pleasure alone;

pathiththa nUpura seer pAtha mA malar padaikkuL mEviya seerA OdE kalai paNaiththa thOLkaLodu eerARu thOdukaL thangu kAthum: (not seeking) Your great lotus-like feet embellished by anklets, Your sword, among other weapons, elegantly adorning Your clothes, bright and solid shoulders, twelve hallowed ears wearing studs,

paNik kalApamum vElOdu sEvalum vadik koL cUlamum vAL veesu neeL silai padaiththa vAkaiyum nAdAthu pAzhil mayangalAmO: Your peacock that restrains the snake, the Spear, the Rooster, the sharp trident and Your victorious pose holding the sparkling and long bow, not meditating on any of these, should I be dazed thinking of trash?

kathiththu mEl varu mA cUrar cUzh padai noRukki mA uyar thErOdumE kari kalakki Ur pathi thee mULavE vidum vanja vElA: Having shattered the menacingly confronting armies of demons to pieces, You scared the armies of horses, huge chariots and elephants and set fire to towns and cities of demons by wielding Your fiery spear, Oh Lord!

kaLiththa pEy kaNam mA kALi kULikaL thiraL pirEtham mElE mEvi mULaikaL kadiththa pUthamodE pAdi Aduthal kaNda veerA: Oh valorous One, You witnessed the multitude of joyous fiends, the huge Goddess KALi and large vultures preying upon the mass of corpses on the battlefield, singing and dancing along with the devils that bit into the brains of the corpses!

kuthiththu vAnaram mEl ERu thARukaL kulaiththu neeL kamuku UdAdi vAzhai koLkulaikku mEl vizhavE Er ERu pOkamum: The serene fertility of this land is evident from the falling bunches of plantains due to the jumping about of the monkeys amidst the betelnut trees whose bunches are shaken loose impinging on the plantains;

vanji thOyum kuLaththil URiya thEn URal mA thukaL kudiththu ulAviye sElOdu: the tank in this place is full of sEl fish swimming about freely after imbibing honey and stamen from the flowers in the tank where beautiful girls take a dip;

mANi koL kuzhikkuL mEviya vAnOrkaLE thozhu(m) thampirAnE.: this is the town of ThirumANikkuzhi* which is Your abode; and You are worshipped by the celestials, Oh Great One!

* ThirumANikkuzhi is located very close to the town, ThiruppAthirippuliyUr.