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Song 876 - magara kuNdala meedhE (thiruvalanjuzhi)

makara kuNdala meethE mOthuva
     varuNa pangaya mOpU vOdaiyil
          maruvu sengazhu neerO neevidu ...... vadivElO

mathanvi dungaNai yOvA LOsila
     kayalkaL keNdaika LOsE lOkolai
          maRali yenpava nOmA nOmathu ...... nukarkeetha

mukara vaNdina mOvAn mElezhu
     nilava runthupu LOmA thEvaruN
          muthiya vengadu vOthE mAvadu ...... vakirOpAr

mudive nungada lOyA thOvena
     vulavu kaNkodu nErE cURaikoL
          muRaiya Rinthapa sAsE pOlpava ...... ruRavAmO

nikaril vanjaka mAree sAthikaL
     thasamu kanpadai kOdA kOdiya
          nirutha rumpada vOrE vEviye ...... yadupOrsey

nediya nanganu mAnO dEyezhu
     pathuve Langavi sEnA sEvitha
          nirupa namparar kOmAn rAkavan ...... marukOnE

sikara vumparkaL pAkee rAthikaL
     pirapai yonRupi rAsA thAthikaL
          sivasa dangamo deesA nAthikaL ...... sivamOnar

theLiyu manthraka lApA yOkikaL
     ayalvi Langusu vAmee kAmaru
          thiruva lamchuzhi vAzhvE thEvarkaL ...... perumALE.

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(The first 11 lines describe the eyes of the whores).

makara kuNdala(m) meethE mOthuva aruNa pangayamO pU Odaiyil maruvu sengazhu neerO nee vidu vadi vElO: Are they the red lotus flowers blooming in the pond, that attack the ear-studs, shaped like the makara fish? Or are they a pair of identical red lilies? Or are they the spear wielded by You, Oh Lord?

mathan vidum kaNaiyO vALO sila kayalkaL keNdaikaLO sElO kolai maRali enpavanO mAnO mathu nukar keetha(m) mukara vaNdinamO: Or are they the arrows wielded by Manmathan (God of Love)? Or are they the swords? Or do they belong to the species of fish such as kayal, keNdai or sEl? Or are they none other than the murderous Yaman (God of Death) Himself? Or deer? Or are they a bunch of swarming beetles that hum musically after imbibing honey?

vAn mEl ezhu nilavu arunthu pu(L)LO mA thEvar uN muthiya vem kaduvO thEmA vadu vakirO pAr mudivu enum kadalO yAthO ena: Or are they the moon-gobbling chandramuki birds that soar up to the sky? Or are they the old and evil poison AlakAlam imbibed by Lord SivA? Or are they the slit in the baby-mangoes that are sweet? Or are they the sea that gushes at the end of the aeon? They could be anything;

ulavu kaN kodu nErE cURai koL muRai aRintha pasAsE pOlpavar uRavu AmO: with such rambling eyes, these whores roam about with the knack of openly grabbing the lives of their suitors; how could a liaison with such devilish women be deemed good?

nikar il vanjaka mAreesa AthikaL thasamukan padai kOdA kOdiya nirutharum pada Or Ey EviyE adu pOr sey nediyan: Many demons like MAreechan, who have no equals in treachery, RAvaNan and his millions of armies were entirely annihilated when He wielded a unique arrow in the war; He is the tall and mystical Lord;

angu anumAnOdu ezhupathu ve(L)Lam kavi sEnA sEvitha nirupan amparar kOmAn rAkavan marukOnE: He is the King worshipped by HanumAn and his army of seventy million monkeys; He is the Leader of the celestials; and You are the nephew of that Lord RAmA!

sikara umparkaL pAkeerAthikaL pirapai onRu pirAsAthAthikaL siva sadangamodu eesAnAthikaL siva mOnar theLiyum manthra kalA pAy yOkikaL ayal viLangu suvAmee: Eminent celestials, along with devotees like Bageerathan*, illustrious and realised souls, persons like EesAnan who are well-versed in all Saivite rituals, the silent sages in the path of Lord SivA and the YOgees who have a resolute mind that dives into the manthrAs of crystal-clear scriptures, have all assembled besides You, Oh Lord!

kAmaru thiru valamchuzhi vAzhvE thEvarkaL perumALE.: You are seated in this beautiful town, Thiruvalamchuzhi**! You are the Lord of the celestials, Oh Great One!

* Bageerathan is a king who hailed from the Sun Dynasty. He is the one who brought the River Gangai down to the earth. He worshipped Lord Murugan in VallakkOttai.

** Thiruvalamchuzhi is near KumbakONam.