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Song 773 - sekkarvAnap piRai (seegAzhi)

chekkarvA nappiRaik kikkumA raRkalath
     theRkilU thaikkanat ...... RaNiyAtha

sithravee Naikkalarp petRathA yarkkavac
     ciththamvA dikkanak ...... kavipAdik

kaikkapO lakkirip poRkoLrA sikkodaik
     kaRpathA rucchekath ...... thrayabAnu

katRapEr vaippenac cseththaiyO kaththinark
     kaikkuNAn vetkiniR ...... pathupArAy

sakrapA Nikkumap pathmayO nikkunith
     thaprathA parkkumet ...... tarithAya

thathvavE thaththinuR paththipO thiththAth
     thathvarU pakkirip ...... puraisAdik

kokkilE pukkoLith thittacUr pottezhak
     kuththurA vuththapoR ...... kumarOnE

kotRavA vuRpalac cecchaimA laippuyak
     kocchaivAzh muththamizhp ...... perumALE.

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

chekkar vAnap piRaikku ikku mAraRku a(l)la: Not only because of the crescent moon in the reddish sky and the God of Love (Manmathan) holding the sugarcane bow,

theRkil Uthaikku anal thaNiyAtha sithra veeNaikku: but also because of the chilling southerly breeze and the melodious sound of Chitra VeeNa, burning (the ears) unremittingly,

alar petRa thAyarkku avac ciththam vAdi: and because of the scandal-mongering womenfolk, I became depressed unnecessarily;

kanak kavi pAdi: (to enable me to pay the whores, I sought rich people and on them) I sang many lengthy songs;

kaik kapOlak kiri pon koL rAsik kodaik kaRpa thAruc ceka thraya bAnu: (in those songs) I described them as great mountains with a trunk and a huge jaw like the white elephant AirAvadham; as fortunate ones who would amass gold; as the wish-yielding KaRpaga Tree in giving alms; as the prominent sun, shining in the three worlds;

katRa pEr vaippu enac ceththai yOkaththinark kaikkuL nAn vetki niRpathu pArAy: and as the safe repository for the learned poets; knowing that these were false tributes, I shamelessly fell into the hands of these men fortunate to be possessing the rubbish called wealth; kindly look at my humiliating plight with compassion.

sakra pANikkum ap pathma yOnikku(m) niththa prathAparkkum etta arithu Aya: To Lord VishNu, holding a disc in His hand, to BrahmA who emerged on the lotus sprouting from the abdomen of VishNu and to Lord SivA who is famously known as the immortal God, It was beyond comprehension;

thathva vEthaththin uRpaththi pOthiththa ath thathva rUpa: It was the origin of all scriptures, and You, as the Entity of True Knowledge, preached It!

kirip purai sAdik kokkilE pukku oLiththidda cUr pottu ezha kuththu: Vanquishing the arrogance of Mount Krouncha, You also pierced with Your spear, the body of the demon SUran who assumed the disguise of a mango tree,

rAvuththa poR kumarOnE: Oh valorous One, mounted on the horse-like peacock! Oh handsome KumarA!

kotRavA uRpalac cecchai mAlaip puyak kocchai** vAzh muththamizhp perumALE.: Oh Lord, Your shoulders are adorned with garlands of flowers like blue lily and vetchi! You are seated in Your abode at SeegAzhi* as the Master of the three branches of Tamil, 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.