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Song 771 - saruvi igazhndhu (SeegAzhi)

saruvi igazhndhu maruNdu veguNduRu
     samayamum ondrilai endra varum paRi
          thalaiyaru nindru kalanga virumbiya ...... thamizh kURum

saligaiyu nandriyum vendriyu mangaLa
     perumaigaLung ganamung guNamum payil
          saravaNamum poRaiyum pugazhun thigazh ...... thanivElum

virudhu thulanga sikaNdiyil aNdarum
     urugi vaNanga varumpadhamum pala
          vitharaNamun thiRamun tharamum thinai ...... puna mAnin

mrigamadha kungkuma kongaiyil nondhadi
     varudi maNandhu puNarndhadhuvum pala
          vijayamum anbin mozhindhu mozhindhiyal ...... maRavEnE

karudhi ilankai azhindhu vidumpadi
     avuNar adanga madindhu vizhumpadi
          kadhiravan indhu viLangi varumpadi ...... vidumAyan

kadakari anji nadungi varundhidu
     maduvinil vandh udhavum puyal indhirai
          kaNavan aranga mukundhan varunchakadu ...... aRamOdhi

marudhu kulungi nalanga munindhidu
     varadhan alangal punaindh aruLung kuRaL
          vadiva nedung kadal mangavor ambu kai ...... thodumeeLi

maruga purandharanun thavam ondriya
     birama puran thanilun guhan enbavar
          manadhinilum pari vondri amarndharuL ...... perumALE.

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

saruvi igazhndhu maruNdu veguNduRu samayamum: All the religions, bickering among themselves, caught in delusions and throwing temper tantrums;

ondrilai endra varum: those non-religious ones who deny even the existence of God;

paRithalaiyaru: and those ChamaNas, whose members pluck the hair (of the Master-to-be among them)*;

nindru kalanga virumbiya thamizh kURum: were all in a state of shell-shock when You (as ThirugnAna Sambandhar) narrated the endearing songs (ThEvAram) in Tamil.

saligaiyu nandriyum vendriyu mangaLa perumaigaLum: That command**; Your compassion; Your triumphs; Your auspicious glories;

ganamung guNamum payil saravaNamum: Your loftiness; Your great virtues; the famous pond of Saravana where You grew up;

poRaiyum pugazhun thigazh thanivElum: Your forbearance; Your fame; Your matchless and bright Spear;

virudhu thulanga sikaNdiyil aNdarum urugi vaNanga varumpadhamum: Your holy feet, victoriously displayed on the peacock, worshipped by the Celestials ardently;

pala vitharaNamun thiRamun tharamum: Your manifold charitable acts; Your skills; Your nobleness;

thinai puna mAnin mrigamadha kungkuma kongaiyil nondhu: Your submission to the deer-like damsel (VaLLi) in the millet field, cuddling in her bosom, fragrant with the paste of musk and vermilion,

adivarudi maNandhu puNarndhadhuvum: caressing her feet, leading to Your marriage and union with her;

pala vijayamum: and Your several victories** - all these,

anbin mozhindhu mozhindhiyal maRavEnE: I want to keep on praising again and again with love. I can never forget Your greatness!

karudhi ilankai azhindhu vidumpadi: Considering the wrong acts (of Ravana), Rama decided to destroy LankA;

avuNar adanga madindhu vizhumpadi: He also was determined to annihilate all the asuras (demons);

kadhiravan indhu viLangi varumpadi vidumAyan: and He wanted to restore the old glories of the Sun and the Moon - so He, the mystical one, made sure that those events occurred;

kadakari anji nadungi varundhidu: When the wild elephant, GajEndran, was scared, trembling in distress in the pond,

vandh udhavum puyal: He (Vishnu), with the complexion of the dark cloud, rushed to his rescue;

indhirai kaNavan aranga mukundhan: He is the consort of Lakshmi; He is Ranganathan of Srirangam; He is also Mukundhan;

varunchakadu aRamOdhi: (As Krishna) He smashed to pieces the speeding wheel (SakadAsuran) which came rolling to kill him;

marudhu kulungi nalanga munindhidu varadhan: He also showed His rage on the Marutha trees which were shaken and felled down; He is Varadhan (bestower of boons);

alangal punaindh aruLung kuRaL vadivan: He came as a dwarf (Vamanan) wearing a garland;

nedung kadal mangavor ambu kai thodumeeLi: He (as Rama) was the strong archer who threw a powerful arrow from His hand to tame the vast sea, sending it into turmoil;

maruga: and You are that Great Vishnu's nephew!

purandharanun thavam ondriya birama puran thanilum: In this holy place, Brahmapuram*** (SeegAzhi), where even IndrA settled once to do a penance,

guhan enbavar manadhinilum: and in the hearts of those who praise You calling "Oh GuhA!",

pari vondri amarndharuL perumALE.: You reside with relish and compassion, Oh Great One!

* Among the ChamaNas, there is a peculiar custom whereby the Master-to-be is surrounded by other masters who chant the ManthrA 'Today's misery is tomorrow's bliss' and begin to pluck all his hair.

** saligai means command: from this aspect the poet describes 16 features of Murugan until he speaks about His victories. This is noteworthy.

*** 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.