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Song 766 - Unaththasai thOlgaL (seegAzhi)

Unath thasai thOlgaL sumandha kAyappOdhi mAya migundha
     UsaR sudu nARu kurambai ...... maRai nAlum

Odhappadu nAlu mukandra nAl utridu kOlam ezhundhu
     Odith thadumARi uzhandru ...... thaLarvAgi

kUnith thadiyOdu nadandhu eenappadu kOzhai migundha
     kULach chadameedhai ugandhu ...... buvimeedhE

kUsap piramANa prapancha mAyak kodu nOygaL agandru
     kOlak kazhalE peRa indru ...... aruL vAyE

sEnak guru kUdalil andru nyAnath thamizh nUlgaLpagarndhu
     sEnaich samaNOr kazhuvin kaN ...... misai ERa

dheerath thiru neeRu purindhu meenak kodiyOn udal thundru
     theemaip piNi theera uvandha ...... gurunAthA

kAnach chiRumAnai ninaindhu EnaRpuna meedhu nadandhu
     kAdhaR kiLiyOdu mozhindhu ...... silai vEdar

kANak kaNiyAga vaLarndhu nyAna kuRamAnai maNandhu
     kAzhip padhimEvi ugandha ...... perumALE.

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

Unath thasai thOlgaL sumandha kAyappOdhi: This bundle of a body carries destructible flesh and skin;

mAya migundha UsaR sudu nARu kurambai: this stinking little cottage is delusory, destined to rot and ultimately to be consumed by fire.

maRai nAlum Odhappadu nAlu mukandra nAl utridu kOlam ezhundhu: It took a lovely shape as determined by the four-headed BrahmA who is worshipped by the four vEdAs.

Odith thadumARi uzhandru thaLarvAgi: Then this body ran about, tottered, roamed around and got tired.

kUnith thadiyOdu nadandhu: It developed a hunch-back and leaned on a walking stick.

eenappadu kOzhai migundha kULach chadameedhai ugandhu: It became a waste basket containing disgusting phlegm and mucus; I became attached to this body!

buvimeedhE kUsap piramANa prapancha mAyak kodu nOygaL: On this earth, this body is destined to shamefully fall victim to many diseases arising out of worldly delusions;

agandru kOlak kazhalE peRa indru aruL vAyE: kindly rid me of these diseases and bless me to attain Your hallowed feet today!

sEnak guru kUdalil andru: Once, in Madhurai, confronting the SamaNa priests with the surname of "Senan"

nyAnath thamizh nUlgaLpagarndhu: You (coming as ThirugnAna Sambandhar) sang several erudite Tamil Songs (called ThEvAram),

sEnaich samaNOr kazhuvin kaN misai ERa: and saw to it that a host of SamaNa priests were sent to the gallows.

dheerath thiru neeRu purindhu: You distributed the powerful holy ash (Vibhuthi);

meenak kodiyOn udal thundru theemaip piNi theera uvandha gurunAthA: and graciously cured the evil fever that was afflicting the PANdiya King whose flag carries the fish symbol, Oh Master!

kAnach chiRumAnai ninaindhu: Thinking about the deer-like petite VaLLi, the damsel of the forest in VaLLimalai,

EnaRpuna meedhu nadandhu: You walked all the way to the millet field;

kAdhaR kiLiyOdu mozhindhu: You spoke to the lovely parrot-like belle, VaLLi;

silai vEdar kANak kaNiyAga vaLarndhu: right before the eyes of the hunters bearing the bows, You became a neem tree;

nyAna kuRamAnai maNandhu: and later, You wedded the wisest VaLLi, looking pretty like a deer.

kAzhip padhimEvi ugandha perumALE.: You chose SeegAzhi* as Your favourite abode, Oh Great One!

* SeegAzhi is 11 miles south of Chidhambaram.
It is the place of birth of one of the Saivite Quartets, ThirugnAna SambandhAr.

The other names for SeekAzhi are as follows:

1. vENupuram: The shrine where Indra named VENu worshipped to overcome his fear of a demon, Gajamuka.
2. Thiruppukali: It is the place of refuge for the celestials who were terrified by the demon SUran.
3. Venguru: It is the shrine where Brahaspathi (Jupiter) worshipped.
4. PUntharAy: It is the shrine where Earth and ThArai worshipped.
5. Sirapuram: When the nectar was distributed by Lord VishNu to the celestials, Rahu and KEthu stealthily came as DEvAs and were beheaded by VishNu; at this shrine, they worshipped and got their heads back.
6. PuRavam: At this shrine a sage PrajApathi came in the disguise of a pigeon and offered his flesh as a sacrifice to save the king.
7. SaNpai: Sage DurvAsA, kinown as Sanpaimuni, worshipped at this shrine.
8. SeekAzhi: A serpent named KALi worshipped at this shrine.
9. Kocchai: Sage ParAsara was cursed by other sages and developed a stench all over his body which was removed after his worship at this shrine.
10. Kazhumalam: This is a shrine where all the sins of souls are washed away.
11. Piramapuram: This is a shrine where Lord Brahma offered worship.
12. ThONipuram: This shrine had the distinction of floating like a boat during the devastating flood at the end of the aeons.