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Song 872 - manamenum poruL (sivapuram)

manam enum poruL vAnaRai kAl kanal
     punaludan buvi kUdiya dhOrudal
          vadivu koNdadhilE padhi mUNezhu ...... vagaiyAlE

varu suganthuya rAsaiyilE uzhal
     madhiyai vendru parApara nyAna nal
          vazhi peRumpadi nAyadiyEnai nin ...... aruL sErAy

jenani sankari AraNi nAraNi
     vimali eN guNa pUraNi kAraNi
          sivai paramparai Agiya pArvathi ...... aruL bAlA

siRai pugum surar mAdhavar mEl peRa
     asurar thankiLai yAnadhu vEraRa
          sivan ugandharuL kUrtharu vEl ...... vidu murugOnE

kanakan ankaiyinAl aRai thUNidai
     manidha singa madhAy varai pAr dhisai
          kadal kalangidavE porudhE ugir ...... munaiyAlE

kadhaRa vendrudal keeNavan Aruyir
     udhiramum chidhaRa adhamudhAy uNu
          kamala undhiya nAgiya mAl thiru ...... marugOnE

dhinakaran silai vEL aruL mAdhavar
     surargaL indhiranAr uragAdhipar
          dhisai mugan sezhu mAmaRaiyOr pugazh ...... azhagOnE

thiru madandhaiyar nAl iruvOr niRai
     agamo damponi nAlaya neediya
          sivapuran thanil vAzh guru nAyaka ...... perumALE.

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

manam enum poruL: With a thing called the Mind,

vAnaRai kAl kanal punaludan buvi kUdiya dhOrudal vadivi kondu: are combined the five Elements, namely, Cosmos, blowing Air, Fire, Water and Earth to form this Body.

adhilE padhi mUNezhu vagaiyAlE: This Body is subjected to (13 X 7) 91 tenets (ThathvAs)(*1),

varu suganthuya rAsaiyilE uzhal madhiyai vendru: which combine to cause happiness, misery and desires tormenting the Mind and the Intellect; and I must conquer them.

parApara nyAna nal vazhi peRumpadi: In order that I obtain the Supreme Knowledge and follow the Right way of Life,

nAyadiyEnai nin aruL sErAy: You must grace this dog, namely myself.

jenani sankari AraNi nAraNi: Universal Mother, Sankari, The Vedic Supreme, NarAyaNi,

vimali eN guNa pUraNi kAraNi: The Purest, One who has all eight Divine Characterestics(*2), The Cause for Everything,

sivai paramparai: Sivai, and The One who is Superior to the Supreme

Agiya pArvathi aruL bAlA: that PArvathi graciously delivered You as Her Son!

siRai pugum surar mAdhavar mEl peRa: To liberate the DEvAs and the Sages from their bondage and to restore their Kingdom,

asurar thankiLai yAnadhu vEraRa: and to annihilate the asura (demons) dynasty,

sivan ugandharuL kUrtharu vEl vidu murugOnE: You threw the sharp spear gifted happily to You by SivA, Oh Muruga.

kanakan ankaiyinAl aRai thUNidai: When HiraNyA hit the pillar with his forehand,

manidha singa madhAy: out came Narasimha (half Human-half-Lion form);

varai pAr dhisai kadal kalangidavE porudhE: and He fought with HiraNyA while the mountains, the earth and the seas shook.

ugir munaiyAlE kadhaRa vendrudal keeNa: He used His sharp nails to pierce his body and to win over screaming HiraNyA and

avan Aruyir udhiramum chidhaRa adhamudhAy uNu: without spilling even a drop of blood, He drank all of HiraNyA's blood and life as though it was Divine Nectar!

kamala undhiya nAgiya mAl thiru marugOnE: You are the great nephew of that Vishnu (who came as Narasimha) with a lotus-like belly!

dhinakaran silai vEL aruL mAdhavar: The Sun, Manmathan (Love God), the graceful Sages,

surargaL indhiranAr uragAdhipar: the DEvAs, IndrAs, the leaders of NagalOkA (Sepent Kingdom)

dhisai mugan sezhu mAmaRaiyOr pugazh azhagOnE: BrahmA, and the Great Vedic Scholars have all assembled to praise Your Glory, Oh Handsome One!

thiru madandhaiyar nAl iruvOr niRai agamodu: All homes here are replete with Ashta Lakshmis (Eight Goddesses of Wealth(*3)), and

amponi nAlaya neediya: the beautiful temple is made of pure gold at this place which is

sivapuran thanil vAzh guru nAyaka perumALE.: Sivapuram(*4), and You are the Supreme Master residing here, Oh Great One!

(*2) Eight Divine characterestics are:
Belonging to the devotees, Pure body, Natural instinct, Omniscience, Detachment, Great Compassion, Omnipotence and Eternal Bliss.

(*3) Eight Lakshmis are: Dhana, DhAnya, Dhairya, Veera, VidhyA, Keerthi, Vijaya and RAjya Lakshmis.

(*4) Sivapuram is 3 miles Southeast of KumbakONam.