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Song 837 - surudhiyAy (thirukkudavAyil)

surudhiyAy iyalAy iyal neediya
     thogudhiyAy veguvAy vegu bAshaikoL
          thodarbumAy adiyAy naduvAy migu ...... thuNaiyAymEl

thuRavumAy aRamAy neRiyAy migu
     virivumAy viLaivAy aruL nyAnigaL
          sukamumAy mugilAy mazhaiyAy ezhu ...... sudarveesum

parudhiyAy madhiyAy niRai thAragai
     palavumAy veLiyAy oLiyAy ezhu
          pagalirA vilaiyAy nilaiyAy migu ...... paramAgum

paRama mAyaiyi nErmaiyai yAvarum
     aRiyo NAdhadhai nee guruvAy idhu
          pagarumARu seydhAy mudhal nALuRu ...... payanOthAn

karudhum ARiru thOL mayil vEl ivai
     karu dhONA vagaiyOr arasAy varu
          kavuNiyOr kula vEdhiyanAy umai ...... ganabArA

kaLaba pUN mulai URiya pAl uNu
     madhalaiyAy migu pAdalin meeRiya
          kavinya nAy viLaiyAdidam vAdhigaL ...... kazhuvERa

kurudhi ARezha veedhi elA malar
     niRaiva dhAyvida neeR idavE seydhu
          kodiya mARan mey kUnimirA munai ...... kulaiyAvAn

kudi pugeerena mA madhurApuri
     iyalai AraNa Urena nEr seydhu
          kudasai mAnagar vAzhvuRa mEviya ...... perumALE.

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

surudhiyAy iyalAy iyal neediya thogudhiyAy: It is the VedA (scripture); literary Tamil and the predominant aspect of that Tamil literature;

veguvAy vegu bAshaikoL thodarbumAy: It is all and sundry; It is the commonest link between several languages;

adiyAy naduvAy migu thuNaiyAymEl: It is the foundation and the middle part as well; It is the closest companion; further,

thuRavumAy aRamAy neRiyAy: It is the renunciation of everything; It is the righteousness; It is the ethical code;

migu virivumAy viLaivAy aruL nyAnigaL sukamumAy: It is the vast expanse; It is the outcome; It is the bliss enjoyed by the gracious wise ones;

mugilAy mazhaiyAy ezhu sudarveesum parudhiyAy madhiyAy: It is the cloud; It is the rain; It is the Sun that emits seven different brightly coloured rays; It is the Moon;

niRai thAragai palavumAy veLiyAy oLiyAy: It is the multitude of stars; It is the ether and the bright effulgence;

ezhu pagalirA vilaiyAy nilaiyAy: It is a state where there is no day or night; It is in a state of stability;

migu paramAgum paRama mAyaiyi nErmaiyai: It is the supreme substance, which is the True Significance of the great delusion;

yAvarum aRiyo NAdhadhai: It is something that cannot be discerned by all;

nee guruvAy idhu pagarumARu seydhAy: You came as my Master and taught me* so that I could speak about It to this world!

mudhal nALuRu payanOthAn: Is this blessing due to the good deeds and penance I have done in my previous birth?

karudhum ARiru thOL mayil vEl ivai karu dhONA vagai: Your twelve shoulders, peacock and spear, which are praised by all, were deftly concealed** so that no one could see them,

yOr arasAy varu kavuNiyOr kula vEdhiyanAy: and You came as the prince (in SeegAzhi) taking birth as a brahmin in the KauNiya lineage;

umai ganabArA kaLaba pUN mulai URiya pAl uNu madhalaiyAy: You became the distinguished child (ThirugnAna SambandhAr) who imbibed the divine milk from the heavy, sandal-paste-smeared bosom of Mother PArvathi;

migu pAdalin meeRiya kaviny a nAy viLaiyAdidam: You were the prolific poet who sang great songs (ThEvAram) and were performing many a miracle; at that time,

vAdhigaL kazhuvERa kurudhi ARezha: the confronting ChamaNas (who challenged You for a debate were defeated and) sent to gallows; their blood gushed like a river;

veedhi elA malar niRaiva dhAyvida neeR idavE seydhu: people in the streets were showering flowers on You profusely, and You distributed the holy ash making everyone wear it;

kodiya mARan mey kUnimirA: the erstwhile evil king, KUn PANdiyan, who had a hunchback, was cured of his illness, and You straightened his back;

munai kulaiyAvAn kudi pugeerena: by destroying the enmity of ChamaNas, You blessed everyone to settle in the celestial world;

mA madhurApuri iyalai AraNa Urena nEr seydhu: You transformed the great city of Madhurai, which was a bastion of ChamaNas, into the most righteous place by renaming it as "The Seat of the VEdAs" (VEdapuri);

kudasai mAnagar vAzhvuRa mEviya perumALE.: You are seated with relish in ThirukkudavAyil***, Oh Great One!

* AruNagirinAthar remembers in ecstasy the preaching, specially given to him by Lord Murugan.

** Lord Murugan incarnated as ThirugnAna Sambandhar without His twelve shoulders, peacock and the spear.

*** ThirukkudavAyil is on the route from ThiruvArUr to NeedAmangalam, 8 miles north of KoRadAcheri railway station.