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Song 758 - kaRuvi maikkaNi (thiruvaraththuRai)

kaRuvi maikkaNit tinitha zhaiththiyaR
     kaviso licchirith ...... thuRavAdik

kaLavu viththaiyit tuLamu rukkimuR
     karuthi vaiththavaip ...... pavaisErath

thaRuka NiRpaRith thiruka zhuththuRath
     thazhuvi nekkunek ...... kuyirsOra

sayana meththaiyiR ceyala zhikkumith
     tharuNi katkakap ...... padalAmO

piRavi yaiththaNith tharuLu nitkaLap
     pirama siRchukak ...... kadalmUzhkum

perumu niththirat paravu seyppathip
     prapala kocchaiyiR ...... sathurvEthac

chiRuva niRkarut kavikai niththilac
     chivikai yaikkoduth ...... tharuLeesan

sekatha laththiniR pukazhpa daiththameyth
     thiruva raththuRaip ...... perumALE.

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

kaRuvi mai ka(N) ittu inithu azhaiththu iyal kavi so(l)lic chiriththu uRavAdi: Feigning anger in their eyes coated with black pigment, they beckon (their suitors) lovingly and play with them reciting literary poems in Tamil and inventing several relationships;

kaLavu viththai ittu uLam urukki mun karuthi vaiththa vaippu avai sEra: resorting to many stealthy tricks, they melt their suitors' mind; after careful preplanning, they ensure that the entire wealth saved (by their suitors) is grabbed;

thaRu ka(N)Nil paRiththu iru kazhuththu uRath thazhuvi nekku nekku uyir sOra: after seizing their belongings in an evil manner, they hug so tightly that both their necks appear to become one; emotionally draining their life bit by bit,

sayana meththaiyil seyal izhakkum ith tharuNikatku akappadalAmO: they knock them down on the cushioned bed rendering them helpless and unable to know what to do; is it fair that I become a prey to such destructive young whores?

piRaviyai thaNiththu aruLum nitkaLap pirama sith sukak kadal mUzhkum peru munith thiraL paravu seyppathip prapala kocchaiyil* sathur vEthac chiRuva: You are seated majestically in VayalUr where a multitude of great sages praise You; these sages have drowned themselves in a blissful, shapeless and primordial sea of Knowledge that could destroy the disease of birth; You are also seated in the famous town of SeekAzhi where You grew up as a young boy (ThirugnAna Sambandhar) well-versed in the four VEdAs, Oh Lord!

niRku aruL kavikai niththilac chivikaiyaik koduththu aruL eesan seka thalaththinil pukazh padaiththa meyth thiruvarath thuRaip perumALE.: Lord SivA who, with utmost compassion, presented You with a palanquin and an umbrella made of pearls** is seated in ThiruvaraththuRai***, the most famous place on the earth where truth reigns, which is also Your abode, Oh Great One!

* kocchai is one of the twelve names for SeekAzhi; its other names are:
piramapuram, vENupuram, pukali, venguru, thONipuram, pUntharAy, siripuram, puRavam, saNpai, kAzhi and kazhumalam.

** In a place known as PeNNAdakam, the Saivite Saint ThirugnAna Sambandhar worshipped Lord SivA and then proceeded on foot to ThiruvaraththuRai. Seeing him exhausted during the journey, Lord SivA presented him with a palanquin and an umbrella made of pearls for his comfort.

*** ThiruvaraththuRai is located very near PeNNAdakam.