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Song 810 - thalai nALil padham (vazhuvUr)

thalainA LiRpatha mEththi yanpuRa
     vupathE sapporu LUtti manthira
          thavanjA nakkada lAtti yenRanai ...... yaruLAlun

sathurA kaththodu kUtti yaNdarka
     LaRiyA muththami zhUtti muNdaka
          thaLirvE thaththuRai kAtti maNdalam ...... valamEvum

kalaisO thikkathir kAtti nansuda
     roLinA thappara mEtRi munsuzhi
          kamazhvA saRpadi nAtta mungkoLa ...... vithithAvik

kamalA laippathi sErththu munpathi
     veLiyA kappuka EtRi yanpodu
          kathirthO kaippari mERko Lumseyal ...... maRavEnE

silaivee zhakkadal kUtta mungkeda
     avuNO raiththalai vAtti yampara
          siramA laippuka vEtRa vunthodu ...... kathirvElA

sivakA mikkoru thUrththa renthaiyar
     varinA kaththodai yArkku kanthoru
          sivanjA napporu LUttu muNdaka ...... azhakOnE

malaimE viththinai kAkku moNkiLi
     yamuthA kaththana vAtti yinthuLa
          malarmA laikkuzha lAtta Nangithan ...... maNavALA

varikO zhikkodi meekko Lumpadi
     nadamA dicchurar pOtRu thaNpozhil
          vazhuvUr naRpathi veetRi runtharuL ...... perumALE.

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

thalai nALil patham Eththi anpuRa upathEsap poruL Utti: Right in the beginning of my life, You placed Your hallowed feet upon my head and kindly instilled in me the meaning of the fundamental principle;

manthira thava njAnak kadal Atti: with the manthrAs of SivA, You immersed me in the sea of penance and knowledge;

enthanai aruLAl un sathur AkaththOdu kUtti aNdarkaL aRiyA muththamizh Utti: by Your grace, You placed me in the company of Your gifted devotees and taught me the knowledge of three branches of Tamil which even the celestials did not know;

muNdaka thaLir vEthath thuRai kAtti: You preached to me the principles of Upanishads, including Mundaka upanishad, and other Vedic methods;

maNdalam valam mEvum kalai sOthik kathir kAtti: You gave me the vision of the effulgence that lights up along the nerves of idakalai and pingalai* on the paramount region where the three zones of Fire (Agni), the Sun and the Moon converge;

nan sudar eLi nAthap param EtRi: You united my soul with the great light and sound of the Supreme SivA;

mun suzhi kamazh vAsal padi nAttamum koLa vithi thAvi: as a first step, You led me through the gateway of Susumna (cuzhimunai) for meditation and took me past the centre of SwAdhishtAnam**;

kamala Alaip pathi sErththu mun pathi veLiyAkap puka EtRi: You showed me first the lotus centre of ThiruvArUr (MUlAdhAram) and from there You lit up the light of yOgA along my path through several other centres;

anpodu kathir thOkaip pari mER ko(L)Lum seyal maRavEnE: and then You gave Your vision lovingly for me, mounted on the peacock with bright plumes, to shower Your blessings; that magnanimity of Yours will never be forgotten by me!

silai veezhak kadal kUttamum keda: The Mount Krouncha fell; the army of soldiers spread like the sea was destroyed;

avuNOraith thalai vAtti ampara sira mAlaip puka EtRavum thodu kathirvElA: the demons were beheaded and garlands of their slain heads were hoisted in the sky when You wielded Your dazzling spear, Oh Lord!

sivakAmikku oru thUrththar enthaiyar vari nAkath thodaiyArkku: He is the matchless consort of SivagAma Sundhari; He is my Father; he wears a garland of serpents with stripes; to that Lord SivA,

ukanthu oru siva njAnap poruL Uttum muNdaka azhakOnE: You taught with relish the unique meaning of Knowledge of SivA, Oh handsome Lord with lotus face!

malai mEvith thinai kAkkum oN kiLi amuthu Akath thana vAtti: She guarded the millet-field in the valley of VaLLimalai; she is beautiful like the parrot; her body and bosom are sweet like nectar;

inthuLam malar mAlaik kuzhal Attu aNangi than maNavALA: she wears the garland of kadappa flowers elegantly on her hair; she is the Divine damsel VaLLi, and You are her consort, Oh Lord!

vari kOzhik kodi meek koLumpadi nadamAdi: You danced holding up Your tall staff of Rooster, Oh Lord!

churar pOtRu(m) thaN pozhil vazhuvUr nal pathi veetRirunthu aruL perumALE.: There are many cool groves cherished by the celestials in this good town, VazhuvUr***, which is Your abode, Oh Great One!

This song details the history of the initiation and preaching of Sri AruNagirinAthar by Lord Murugan.

*** VazhuvUr is south of MayilAduthuRai - MAyUram, a quarter mile west of Ilanthankudi railway station.