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Song 823 - kalagavizhi mAmagaLir (periyamadam)

kalakavizhi mAmakaLir kaikkuLE yAyppoy
     kaLavumatha nUlpalapa diththavA vEtkai
          kanathanamu mArpumuRa licchaiyA lArththu ...... kazhuneerAr

kamazhnaRaisa vAthupuzhu kaiththuzhAy vArththu
     nilavarasu nAdaRiya kattilpOt tArcchey
          karumamaRi yAthusiRu puththiyAl vAzhkkai ...... karuthAthE

thalamadaisu sALaramu kappilE kAththu
     niRaipavusu vAzhvarasu sathyamE vAyththa
          thenavuruki yOdiyoru satRuLE vArththai ...... thadumARith

thazhuviyanu rAkamumvi LaiththumA yAkkai
     thanaiyumaru nALaiyuma vaththilE pOkku
          thalaiyaRivi lEnaineRi niRkanee theekshai ...... tharavENum

alakilthami zhAluyarsa marththanE pOtRi
     aruNainakar kOpuravi ruppanE pOtRi
          adalmayilna dAviyapri yaththanE pOtRi ...... avathAna

aRumukasu vAmiyenum aththanE pOtRi
     akilathala mOdivaru nirththanE pOtRi
          aruNakiri nAthaenum appanE pOtRi ...... asurEsar

pelamadiya vElviduka raththanE pOtRi
     karathalaka pAlikuru viththanE pOtRi
          periyakuRa mAthaNaipu yaththanE pOtRi ......peruvAzhvAm

piramanaRi yAviratha thakshiNA mUrththi
     parasamaya kOLiritha vaththinAl vAyththa
          periyamada mEviyasu kaththanE yOkyar ...... perumALE.

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

kalaka vizhi mA makaLir kaikkuLE Ayp poy: Being ensnared within the hands of beautiful whores with rebellious eyes,

kaLavu mathan nUl pala padiththu avA vEtkai kana thanamum mArpum uRal icchaiyAl Arththu: I learnt theivery, lying and studied many erotic text books; with utmost desire, I heartily hugged their heavy bosom with relish;

kazhu neer Ar kamazh naRai savAthu puzhu kaith thuzhAy vArththu: they spread red lilies, sprinkled with fragrant javvAthu (a musk-like incence) and musk,

nila arasu nAdu aRiya kattil pOttArs sey karumam aRiyAthu: upon the cots, with well-made beds; they carried on with treacherous acts openly, with the knowledge of everyone on the earth, right from the king to the common man; not knowing what they were up to,

siRu puththiyAl vAzhkkai karuthAthE: and, due to my limited intellect, and without thinking about my precious life,

thalam adaisu sALara mukappilE kAththu niRai pavusu vAzhvu arasu sathyamE vAyththathu ena uruki: I used to approach their houses and bide my time in front of the windows and the doors; (once I was called in,) I felt as though enormous wealth, royalty and true fortune have all been showered upon me, and with a melting heart,

Odi oru satRuLE vArththai thadumARith thazhuvi anurAkamum viLaiththu: I ran into their house, and within the limited time I spent over there, I hugged them, with my speech faltering, and engaged in erotic acts;

mA yAkkai thanaiyum aru nALaiyum avaththilE pOkkuthalai aRivilEnai: I wasted my great body and frittered away invaluable life acting like a stupid fool;

neRi niRka nee theekshai* tharavENum: kindly teach me the instructive lesson that would show me the righteous path, Oh Lord!

alaku il thamizhAl uyar samarththanE pOtRi: You are a stalwart exalted with boundless knowledge of Tamil, I bow to You!

aruNai nakar kOpuram iruppanE pOtRi: You are seated in the temple tower of ThiruvaNNAmalai, I bow to You!

adal mayil nadAviya priyaththanE pOtRi: You drive the powerful peacock happily, I bow to You!

avathAna aRumuka suvAmi enum aththanE pOtRi: You are known as the six-faced Lord that has performed great miracles, I bow to You!

akila thalam Odi varu nirththanE pOtRi: You are the Lord well-versed in dancing and have flown around all the worlds speedily, I bow to You!

aruNakiri nAtha enum appanE pOtRi: You called me by the name of "AruNagiri Nathar", oh my Father, I bow to You!

asurEsar pela(m) madiya vEl vidu karaththanE pOtRi: You hold in Your hallowed hand the spear that was wielded to destroy the valour of the leaders of the demons, I bow to You!

karathala kapAli kuru viththanE pOtRi: You stood as the wisest and the greatest master to Lord SivA, who carries a skull in His hand, I bow to You!

periya kuRa mAthu aNai puyaththanE pOtRi: With Your hallowed shoulders You hugged VaLLi, the famous damsel of the KuRavAs, I bow to You!

peru vAzhvAm piraman aRiyA viratha thakshiNA mUrththi para samaya kOL ari: You are in the form of DhaksiNAmUrththy who preached the great and precious principle, PraNava ManthrA, that even BrahmA could not discern! You are the lion that came (in the form of ThirugnAna Sambandhar) to annihilate other religions (like buddhism and jainism)!

thavaththinAl vAyththa periya madam mEviya sukaththanE yOkyar perumALE.: You are the Lord of bliss that can be attained through penance and are seated in Periya madam**; You are the Lord that is praised by austere YOgis, Oh Great One!

* theekshai is the enlightening instruction from a master; it is of seven forms:

nayana - through sight, sparisa - through touch, mAnasa - through mental waves, vAchaka - through spoken word, sAsthira - through scriptural text, yOgA - through yOgA and ouththiri - through question and answer.

** Periya madam is the monastery on the northern bank of MahAmaha tank in KumbakONam.