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Song 763 - vaNdu aNiyum (thirumayEndhiram)

vaNdaNi yumkamazh kUntha lArvizhi
     ampiya lunjcilai pOntha vANuthal
          vaNdara Lanthika zhAyntha vArnakai ...... kuyilpOla

vaNpayi lumkuva dANda mArmulai
     yinpoRi yangumi zhAmpal thOLkara
          vanjiye numkodi sErntha nUlidai ...... madavArpon

kaNdavu dankaLi kUrnthu pEsikaL
     kuNduNi yumkural sAnga mOthikaL
          kaNsuzha lumpadi thANdi yAdikaL ...... sathikArar

kanjuLi yunthadi yeenthu pOvena
     nanjaiyi dumkava dArntha pAvikaL
          kampaiyi lumchada mAynthu nAyanu ...... muzhalvEnO

aNdaru danthava sEnthu mAdhavar
     puNdari kanthiru pAngar kOvena
          anjale numpadi pOnthu veeramo ...... dasurArai

angamo dungida mANdo dAzhika
     LeNkiri yumpodi sAmpar nURida
          anthaka numkayi RAngai veesida ...... vidumvElA

seNdaNi yumcadai pAnthaL neermathi
     yenpaNi yankana sAmpal pUsiya
          senjada lansutha sEntha vElava ...... murukOnE

thingaLmu kanthana sAnthu mArpina
     LenRanu Lampuku pAngi mAnodu
          sinthaima kizhnthuma yEnthra mEviya ...... perumALE.

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

vaNdu aNiyum kamazh kUnthalAr vizhi ampu iyalum silai pOntha vAL nuthal: The eyes of these women, with fragrant hair swarmed by the beetles, look like arrows; they have bright bow-like forehead;

vaN tharaLam thikazh Ayntha vAr nakai kuyil pOla vaN payilum kuvadu ANda mAr mulaiyin poRi am kumizh: their teeth in neat rows look like robust pearls; their speech is refined like that of the cuckoo; their bosom is like the mountain, and it has discoloration of the skin; their nose is like the beautiful kumizham flower;

Ampal thOL kara(m) vanji enum kodi sErntha nUl idai madavAr: their shoulders and arms are soft like bamboo; their slender waist is like the creeper vanji (rattan reed) and is also thin like a thread; the whores who have such characterestics

pon kaNdavudan kaLi kUrnthu pEsikaL: speak gleefully once they see money;

kuNduNiyum kural sAngam OthikaL: they talk about all and sundry in a tone that provokes trouble;

kaN suzhalum padi thANdi AdikaL sathikArar: they are treacherous ones, rolling their eyes and dancing a lot;

kanjuLiyum thadi eenthu pO ena nanjai idum kavadu Arntha pAvikaL: they hand out a garbage bag and a walking stick, usually carried by beggars, and chase away their (moneyless) suitors; these sinners are capable of even poisoning the food;

kampaiyilum sadam mAynthu nAyanum uzhalvEnO: why should I submit to the authority of such whores and roam about, like a dog, suffering humiliation of the body and the soul?

aNdar udan thavasu Enthu mAdhavar puNdarikan thiru pAngar kO ena: As all the celestials, the sages who have undertaken penance, BrahmA on the lotus and Lord VishNu, the consort of Lakshmi, screamed for help,

anjal enumpadi pOnthu veeramodu asurArai angam odungida mANdu oda: You went out with valour allaying their fears and, granting them refuge, crushed the bodies of the demons to death;

AzhikaL eNkiriyum podi sAmpar nURida anthakanum kayiRu Angu ai veesida vidumvElA: the sea and the eight mountains were reduced to ashes and Yaman, God of Death, threw his rope of bondage (in the battlefield) in amazement while You wielded Your spear, Oh Lord!

seNdu aNiyum sadai pAnthaL neer mathi enpu aNiyan kana sAmpal pUsiya sem sadalan sutha sEntha vElava murukOnE: On His flower-decked matted hair, He wears a serpent, river Gangai, crescent moon and bone; He has a reddish body on which He smears the holy ash; He is Lord SivA and You are His child with red complexion, Oh Lord MurugA with the spear!

thingaL mukam thanam sAnthu mArpinaL enRan uLLam puku pAngi mAnOdu: She has a moon-like face and she smears sandalwood paste on her chest; She is Your consort who is occupying my heart; along with that VaLLi,

sinthai makizhnthu mayEnthiram mEviya perumALE.: You are seated with relish in the town of Thiru MayEnthiram,* Oh Great One!

* ThirumayEndhiram is near KoLLidam railway station adjacent to a village called AchchApuram - ThirunallUr.