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Song 774 - dhinamaNi sArngka (seegAzhi)

dhinamaNi sArngapANi ena madhiL neendu sAla
     dhinakaran Eyndha mALi ...... gaiyil Aram

sezhumaNi sErndha peedigaiyil isai vAyndha pAdal
     vayiriyar sErndhu pAda ...... iru pAlum

inavaLai pUNkai yAr kavariyida vEyndhu mAlai
     puzhugagil sAndhu pUsi ...... arasAgi

inidhiRu mAndhu vAzhum iruvinai neenda kAyam
     orupidi sAmbalAgi ...... vidalAmO

vanachara rEnga vAna mugaduRa Ongi Asai
     mayilodu pAngi mArgaL ...... arugAga

mayilodu mAngaL sUzha vaLavari vEngai Agi
     malai misai thOndru mAya ...... vadivOnE

ganasamaN mUngar kOdi kazhumisai thUnga neeRu
     karuNaikoL pAndi nAdu ...... peRavEdha

kavi tharu kAntha bAla kazhumala pUndha rAya
     kavuNiyar vEndha dhEvar ...... perumALE.

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

dhinamaNi sArngapANi ena: People say that his brightness was comparable to that of the Sun and Vishnu holding the bow, SArangam.

madhiL neendu sAladhinakaran Eyndha mALigaiyil: He lived in a very sunny palace around which stood a lengthy fortress wall.

Aram sezhumaNi sErndha peedigaiyil: He reclined on a seat adorned with pearls and precious gems.

isai vAyndha pAdal vayiriyar sErndhu pAda: The courtesan singers sang in unison praising him.

iru pAlum inavaLai pUNkaiyAr kavariyida: On both sides, damsels, wearing similar pairs of bangles, stood ministering to him with fans, gently.

vEyndhu mAlai puzhugagil sAndhu pUsi arasAgi: He was wearing garlands on his chest smeared with fragrant punugu, sandal paste and incense. He was leading a Royal life!

inidhiRu mAndhu vAzhum: He was happy and extremely proud!

iruvinai neenda kAyam: But, his body was bound by the karma of both good and bad deeds.

orupidi sAmbalAgi vidalAmO: Ultimately, his body was destroyed into a handful of ash. What an end?

vanacharar Enga vAna mugaduRa Ongi: As the hunters stood awestruck, You grew up hitting the roof of the sky;

Asai mayilodu pAngimArgaL arugAga: their darling daughter, VaLLi, like a peahen, and her girlfriends danced;

mayilodu mAngaL sUzha vaLavari vEngai Agi: in the forest, among the peacocks and deer, You stood as a tall and robust neem tree at

malai misai thOndru mAya vadivOnE: VaLLimalai. You took the magic form of neem tree (for VaLLi)!

ganasamaN mUngar kOdi kazhumisai thUnga: Thousands of dumbfounded samaNa priests defeated by You in argument, were led to hang in the gallows,

neeRu karuNaikoL pAndi nAdu peRa: while the holy ash was distributed by You throughout the Kingdom of PANdiyan, the recipient of Your compassion;

vEdhakavi tharu kAntha: and You, our beloved, gave to the world the Scripture in Poems (ThEvAram)!

bAla kazhumala pUndha rAya: Oh Young Lord! You came as ThirugnAna SambandhAr to SeegAzhi*, also known as Kazhumalam and PUndharAy.

kavuNiyar vEndha dhEvar perumALE.: You are the King of KavuNiyas, Oh Lord, of the Celestials!

* 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.