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Song 879 - alangkAra mudikkiraNa (thirukkurangkAduthuRai)

alankAra mudik kiraNa thiraNdARu mugath azhagil
     asaindhAdu kuzhaik kavachath ...... thiraL thOLum

alandhAma maNith thiraLaip puraNdAda niraith thakarath
     thaNin dhAzhi vanaik kataga ...... sudar vElum

silambOdu maNich churudhi salangOsai miguth adhira
     sivandhERi maNaththa malarp ...... punai pAdhan

dhimin thOdhi dhimith dhimidhi thanan thAna thanath anana
     dhinanthORu nadip padhumaR ...... pugalvEnO

ilankEsar vanaththuL vana kurangEvi azhal pugaiyit
     tiLandhAthu malarth thiruvai ...... siRaimeeLum

iLang kALa mugil kadumai sarangOdu karaththil eduth
     thirungkAna nadakkum avaRk ...... kiniyOnE

kulang kOdu padaith asura perun sEnai azhikka munai
     kodun thArai veyiR kayilaith ...... thodum veerA

kozhung kAvin malarp pozhilil karum bAlai puNarkkum isai
     kurangAdu thuRaik kumarap ...... perumALE.

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

alankAra mudi: Your ornamental crowns,

kiraNa thiraNdARu mugath azhagil asaindhAdu kuzhai: Your six radiant hallowed faces on which the hanging ear studs swing and sway beautifully,

kavachath thiraL thOLum alandhAma: the shield covering Your chest, Your broad shoulders wearing plenty of garlands,

maNith thiraLaip puraNdAda: the chains made of precious gems and stones swinging together,

niraiththakarath thaNin dhAzhi: the beautiful rings worn on Your holy hands,

vanaik kataga sudar vElum: the victory anklets around Your ankles, Your sparkling Spear,

silambOdu maNich churudhi salangOsai miguth adhira: the cilambu (another type of anklet) with the beads inside sounding like the chanting of the VEdAs,

sivandhERi maNaththa malarp punai pAdhan: and Your lotus feet, reddened by the red fragrant flowers,

dhimin thOdhi dhimith dhimidhi thanan thAna thanath anana: dancing to the meter of "dhimin thOdhi dhimith dhimidhi thanan thAna thanath anana" - (all these come to my mind);

dhinanthORu nadip padhumaR pugalvEnO: so why shall I not sing about Your dancing glory everyday?

ilankEsar vanaththuL vana kurangEvi azhal pugaiyittu: He sent the cute monkey, Hanuman, to AshOkavanam in LankA which went up in flames and smoke;

iLandhAthu malarth thiruvai siRaimeeLum: Lakshmi, sitting on the lotus of soft and fresh petals, came as Sita who was rescued by Him from captivity;

iLang kALa mugil: He was youthful; He had the complexion of black cloud;

kadumai sarangOdu karaththil eduththu: He held in His hands the curved bow (KOthaNdam) and several powerful arrows;

irungkAna nadakkum avaRk kiniyOnE: and He walked through the dark forests (obeying His father's command). You are that Rama's (Vishnu's) favourite nephew!

kulang kOdu padaith asura perun sEnai azhikka: To destroy the asuras backed by their tribes and fierce armies

munai kodun thArai veyiR kayilaith thodum veerA: in the battlefield, You sent Your sharp, powerful and sparkling Spear, Oh Great Warrior!

kozhung kAvin malarp pozhilil: In this place, there are very fertile groves and many flower gardens;

karumbAlai puNarkkum isai: in their midst, are sugarcane crushers making their humming musical sound;

kurangkAdu thuRaik kumarap perumALE.: and this town is KurangkAduthuRai*, which is Your abode, KumarA. You are the Great One!

* North KurangkAduthuRai is at a distance of 4 miles from AyyampEttai, near KumbakONam.
South KurangkAduthuRai, is now simply known as AaduthuRai, which is 2 miles to the east of ThiruvidaimarudhUr, near KumbakONam.