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Song 768 - katkAmakrOtha (seegAzhi)

katkA makrO thaththE katchee
     mizhththOaf katkuk ...... kavipAdik

kacchA picchA kaththA viththA
     raththE yakkot ...... kaLaineeLak

kotkA lakkO lakkO NaththE
     yittA saippat ...... tidavEvai

kottA nakkU nukkA eyththE
     niththee thaththaik ...... kaLaivAyE

vetkA maRpAy sutRU marcchEr
     vikkA naththaith ...... tharimARan

veppA RappA dikkA zhikkE
     pukkAy veRpiR ...... kuRamAnai

mutkA niRkAl vaiththO dippOy
     muRchAr secchaip ...... puyaveerA

muththA muththee yaththA suththA
     muththA muththip ...... perumALE.

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

kaL kAma krOthaththE kaN seemizhththOrkatkuk kavi pAdi: I have been singing songs praising those who are drunkards, amorous and given to fits of temper;

kacchA picchAkath thAviththu AraththE ak kotkaLai neeLak koLkAl: my incoherent songs establishing the greatness of the people on whom the songs were sung yielded plenty of riches which I have been gathering for a long time;

akkOlak kONaththE ittu Asaip pattidavE vai koL thAnakku UnukkA eyththEn iththeethu aththaik kaLaivAyE: all that money was frittered away because of my obsession with the female genital shaped like a beautiful triangle; I grew weaker seeking that kind of money and spending it for the sake of my body; kindly bless me by getting rid of this evil in me!

vetkAmal pAy sutRu Umars sEr vikkAnaththaith thari mARan veppu ARap pAdik kAzhikkE pukkAy: Those samaNAs shamelessly wrapped around their body the mat made of grass; because of his evil association with those stupid samaNAs, King PANdiyan developed a fever; to remit that fever, You sang the hymn (ManthiramAvathu neeru), coming as ThirugnAna Sambandhar of SeekAzhi, Oh Lord!

veRpil kuRamAnai muL kAnil kAl vaiththu Odip pOy muRsAr secchaip puya veerA: In VaLLimalai, You ran treading the path full of thorns pricking Your feet to see VaLLi, the damsel of the KuRavAs, and hugged her in the field of millet, Oh Valorous One wearing the garland of vetchi flowers!

muththA muththee aththA suththA muththA muththi perumALE.*: You are like a rare pearl! You are the deity in charge of three kinds of holy fires**! You are impeccably pure! You are totally detached! You are the only one that can grant us liberation, Oh Great One!

** Three kinds of holy fires as per the ancient Tamil Text ThirumurugAtRuppadai:

     YAgavaneeyam - Fire for offering sacrifices to obtain the VEdAs;
     DakshinAgni - Fire for offering sacrifices to the celestials;
     Karukapathyam - Fire for offering sacrifices for the prosperity of the earth.

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.