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Song 907 - kamai atRa seer (vayalUr)

kamaiyatRa seerkEdr vekutharkka kOlAlar
     kaLaiyutRu mAyAthu ...... manthravAthak

kadaiketta ApAtha muRusithra kOmALar
     karumaththin mAyAthu ...... koNdupUNunj

samayaththa rAsAra niyamaththin mAyAthu
     sakaLaththu LEnALu ...... naNpuLOrsey

sariyaikri yAyOka niyamaththin mAyAthu
     salanappa dAnjAnam ...... vanthuthArAy

amriRsu rApAna thithiputhra rAlOka
     mathuthukka mEyAka ...... minjidAmal

adamitta vElveera thiruvotRi yUrnAthar
     aruNacchi kAneela ...... kaNdapAra

mamapatcha mAthEva rarumaic cuvAmeeni
     malanitka LAmAyai ...... vinthunAtham

varasaththi mElAna paravaththu vEmElai
     vayalikkuL vAzhthEvar ...... thambirAnE.

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

kamai atRa seer kEdar veku tharkka kOlAlar kaLai utRu mAyAthu: I do not wish to perish being intimidated by people who are impatient, indisciplined, argumentative and ostentatious;

manthra vAtha kadai ketta ApAtham uRu sithra kOmALar karumaththin mAyAthu: nor do I wish to perish being ensnared into the actions of base people who revel in cheap tricks of sorcery and crafty speech;

koNdu pUNum samayaththar AsAra niyamaththin mAyAthu: I do not wish to die being strangulated by the stringent ritualistic rules of various religious zealots;

sakaLaththu uLE nALu(m) naNpu uLOr sey sariyai kriyA yOka niyamaththin mAyAthu: nor do I wish to die undertaking the rituals of sariyai, kiriyai and yOgam* followed by those idol worshippers who make offerings everyday;

salanap padA njAnam vanthu thArAy: (therefore,) kindly bless me with that knowledge which would not be subject to any kind of wavering!

amaril surA pAna thithi puthrar AlOkam athu thukkamE Aka minjidAmal adam itta vEl veera: When the ignorance of the demons (sons of Thithi), who indulged in drinking alcohol in the battlefield, caused excessive misery to this world, You ended that misery by wielding Your dynamic and vibrant spear, Oh valorous Lord!

thiruvotRiyUr nAthar aruNa sikA neela kaNda pAram mama patcha mA thEvar arumaic suvAmee: He is the Lord of TiruvotRiyUr; He possesses reddish matted hair, blueish neck and a lot of fame; He is extremely kind towards me; You are the dear master of that MahAdEvAr, namely, Lord SivA!

nimala nitkaLA mAyai vinthu nAtham vara saththi mElAna para vaththuvE: Oh Impeccable One, You are formless! You are the Supreme Principle** above the delusion, Vindhu (phallus), nAdham (receptacle) and the boon-yielding Shakthi (Power)!

mElai vayalikkuL vAzh thEvar thambirAnE.: You have Your abode in this famous place, MElai VayalUr***. You are the Lord of the celestials, Oh Great One!

** This denotes the Supremacy and Oneness of the Lord. The formless aspects of God are four: Sivam, Shakthi, NAdham and Vindhu, namely, Lord SivA, Mother ParAsakthi, Phallus and the Receptacle (both in a Lingam); The four forms of idol worship are: MahEswaran, Rudran, VishNu and BrahmA; The One with or without form is SadhAsivam.

*** VayalUr was the capital of Rajagembeera Nadu, a section of the ChOzha Nadu, where AruNagirinAthar got the boon of singing a Thiruppugazh daily.

VayalUr is about 6 miles southwest of ThiruchirApaLLi.