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Song 822 - pAlO thEnO palavuRu (thiruvArUr)

pAlO thEnO palavuRu suLaiyathu
     thAnO vAnOr amuthukol kazhairasa
          pAkO vUnO durukiya makanuNa ...... varuNnjAna

pAlO vERO mozhiyena adukodu
     vElO kOlO vizhiyena mukamathu
          pAnO vAnUr nilavuko lenamakaN ...... makizhvEnai

nAlAm rUpA kamalashaN mukavoLi
     yEthO mAthOm enathakam vaLaroLi
          nAnO neeyO padikamo doLirida ...... mathusOthi

nAdO veedO nadumozhi yenanadu
     thUNEr thOLA suramuka kanasabai
          nAthA thAthA enavuru kida aruL ...... purivAyE

mAlAy vAnOr malarmazhai pozhiyava
     thArA cUrA enamuni varkaLpukazh
          mAyA rUpA arakara sivasiva ...... enavOthA

vAthA dUrO davuNaro dalaikadal
     kOkO kOkO enamalai vedipada
          vALAl vElAl madivusey tharuLiya ...... murukOnE

cUlAL mAlAL malarmakaL kalaimakaL
     OthAr seerAL kathirmathi kulaviya
          thOdAL kOdA riNaimulai kumarimun ...... aruLbAlA

thUyA rAyAr ithusuka sivapatha
     vAzhvA meenE vathivame nuNarvodu
          sUzhsee rArUr maruviya imaiyavar ...... perumALE.

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

pAlO thEnO pala uRu suLai athu thAnO: "Is it milk, honey or a slice of the sweet jack fruit?

vAnOr amuthu kol kazhai rasa pAkO: Is it the nectar of the celestials or jaggery made from sugarcane juice?

UnOdu urukiya makan uNa aruL njAnap pAlO: Or is it the Divine milk breastfed by UmAdEvi to Her child ThirugnAna Sambandhar who sang the heartrending Divine Hymns (ThEvAram)?

vERO mozhi ena: What else could be compared with the sweet speech (of these women)?

adu kodu vElO kOlO vizhi ena: Are their eyes the spears or the arrows that kill?

mukam athu pAnO vAn Ur nilavu kol ena: Is the brightness of their face that of the sun or the moon that traverses the sky?"

makaL makizhvEnai: so on and so forth, I went crazy over women.

nAlAm rUpA kamala shaNmuka oLi EthO: Oh Lord with countless shapes and forms! Oh Luminous One with six lotus-like faces, or whatever else You are,

mA thOm enathu akam vaLar oLi: Your radiance grows in my heart which is besmirched with the biggest stain!

nAnO neeyO padikamodu oLir idam athu sOthi: Is it not a spot of bright effulgence where you and I glow as marble?

nAdO veedO: Is it a particular country or is it heaven, the final place of liberation?

nadu mozhi ena nadu thUN nEr thOLA: You have established the impartial Truth; Your shoulders are strong and sturdy like the Central Pillar!

sura muka kana sabai nAthA: You preside over the august assembly of the celestials, Oh Lord!

thAthA ena urukida aruL purivAyE: You bless those beseeching You repeatedly with melting heart!

mAlAy vAnOr malar mazhai pozhi avathArA: Your manifestation in this world was accompanied by floral shower by the devoted celestials!

sUrA ena munivarkaL pukazh mAyArUpA: "Oh Valiant One!" is how the sages praise You, the Lord who could take myriads of mystic forms!

arakara sivasiva ena OthA: Not praising You as Hara Hara and Siva Siva,

vAthAdu UrOdu avuNarodu: the confrontational demons stood arguing; those demons, along with the people living in SUran's land

alai kadal kO kO kO kO ena: and the wavy seas were left screaming vociferously;

malai vedi pada: (Mount Krouncha and the seven ancestral) mountains were shattered to pieces;

vALAl vElAl madivu seythu aruLiya murukOnE: when You wielded Your sword and spear to kill them all, Oh Gracious Muruga!

sUlAL mAlAL malar makaL kalaimakaL: Durga who holds the trident, Lakshmi, who belongs to VishNu and is ensconced on the lotus, and Saraswathi, the Goddess of Learning,

Othu Ar seerAL kathir mathi kulaviya thOdAL: all stand worshipping this magnificent Goddess; She wears the sparkling studs which radiate the moon's rays;

kOdu Ar iNai mulai kumari mun aruL pAlA: She has two mountain-like bosoms; She is UmAdEvi who once delivered You as Her child!

thUyAr AyAr ithusuka sivapatha: This is the most blissful SivA's place for all the pure devotees of Yours;

vAzhvAm eenE vathivam enu(m) uNarvodu: they wisely decide to stay and live here permanently

sUz seer ArUr maruviya imaiyavar perumALE.: and so they gather at this famous town of ThiruvArUr, Your abode; You are the Lord of the celestials, Oh Great One!

* ThiruvArUr is 14 miles west of NAgappattinam. It is the unique ancient place praised by the Trinity of Saivite poets.