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Song 919 - niraiththa niththila (thiruththavaththuRai)

niraiththa niththila neeLmaNi mAlaikaL
     poruththa veRpiNai mArmulai mElaNi
          neRiththa neykkuzhal vALvizhi mAmathi ...... mukamAnAr

neLiththa sitRidai mElkalai yAdaiyai
     yuduththi yaththamu LOrthamai yEmayal
          nirappi niththamum veethiyil nEruRu ...... neRiyAlE

karaiththi thakkuyil pOlmozhi mAtharkaL
     valaikku LiRchuzha lAvakai yEyuna
          kazhatRu thiththidu vAzhvathu thAnmana ...... thuRamEvik

kathiththa paththamai sAladi yArsapai
     mikuththi zhikkuNa pAthaka nEnuyar
          kathikka duththuyar vAkavu mEyaru ...... LuraiyAthO

varaiththa nukkarar mAdhava mEvina
     rakaththi daththinil vAzhsiva nArthiru
          maNicche vikkuLmeynj njAnama thOthiya ...... vadivElA

mathiththa muththami zhAyvinar mElava
     ruraiththu Laththiru vAsaka mAnathu
          manaththu Leththazha kArpukazh veesiya ...... maNimAdath

thiraikka daRporu kAviri mAnathi
     perukke duththume pAyvaLa neerpoli
          sezhiththa neRchenel vArika LEkuvai ...... kuvaiyAkac

cherukku seyppathi vAzhmuru kAaRam
     vaLarththa nithyakal yANikru pAkari
          thiruththa vaththuRai mAnakar thAnuRai ...... perumALE.

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

niraiththa niththala(m) neeL maNi mAlaikaL poRuththa veRpu iNai mAr mulai mEl aNi: These whores display the cloth that covers their mountain-like bosom bedecked with strings of pearls and long chains embedded with rubies,

neRiththa neyk kuzhal vAL vizhi mA mathi muka mAnAr: their curly and greasy hair, sword-like eyes and beautiful face like the moon;

neLiththa sitRidai mEl kalai Adaiyai uduththi aththam uLOr thamaiyE mayal nirappi: they wear a sari around their quivering and slender waist, clasped with golden band (mEkalai); they fill moneyed people with enchantment by stimulating them passionately;

niththamum veethiyil nEr uRu neRiyAlE karaiththu ithak kuyil pOl mozhi mAtharkaL valaikku u(L) Lil suzhalA vakaiyE: every day, on the street, they coax people to their place and speak to them nicely in a cooing voice of the cuckoo; saving me from the fall into their web and reeling under it,

una kazhal thuthiththidu vAzhvu athu thAn manathu uRa mEvi: I must set my mind to lead a life dedicated to the worship of Your hallowed feet;

kathiththa paththi amai sAl adiyAr sapai mikuththu izhik kuNa pAthakanEn uyar kathikku aduththu uyarvAkavumE aruL uraiyAthO: I have been the worst sinner ridiculing the assembly of Your devotees who are filled up with natural and spontaneous devotion; will You not kindly preach to me so that I could attain prosperous and blissful state?

varaith thanuk karar mA thavam mEvinar akaththu idaththinil vAzh sivanAr thiru maNis sevikkuL meynj njAnam athu Othiya vadivElA: He held in His arm Mount MEru bending it as a bow; He dwells in the heart of those who undertake righteous penance; into the famous and beautiful ears of that Lord SivA You preached the principle of True Knowledge, Oh Lord with the sharp spear!

mathiththa muththamizh Ayvinar mElavar uraiththuLa thiruvAsakam Anathu manaththuL eththu: This place is extolled by devotees wholeheartedly cherishing the words of wisdom spoken by great people who have researched into the three illustrious branches of Tamil language;

azhakAr pukazh veesiya maNi mAda thiraik kadal poru kAviri mA nathi perukku eduththume pAy vaLa neer poli sezhiththa: it has many tall and famous buildings with balconies embedded with beautiful gems; it also flourishes with rich and abundant flood water gushing in the wide river KAvEri which looks like the wavy sea;

nel se(n) nel vArikaLE kuvai kuvaiyAkac cherukku seyppathi vAzh murukA: this is VayalUr, Your abode, where harvested paddy and red rice crops are strewn everywhere in heaps after heaps, Oh Lord MurugA!

aRam vaLarththa nithya kalyANi krupAkari thiruththavaththuRai mA nakar thAn uRai perumALE.: She is the eternal Benefactor (Nithya KalyANi) who carried out (thirtytwo) religious duties* (in Kancheepuram); She is the gracious Goddess UmAdEvi who is seated in ThiruththavaththuRai** (LAlgudi), which is also Your abode, Oh Great One!

** ThiruththavaththuRai is now known as LAlgudi, situated 10 miles north of TiruchirAppaLLi.