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Song 923 - madhiyAl viththagan (karuvUr)

madhiyAl viththaganAgi manadhAl ...... uththamanAgip

padhivAgi sivagnAna parayOgath ...... tharuLvAyE

nidhiyE niththiyamE enninaivEnaR ...... poruLAyOy

gathiyEsoR paravELE karuvUriR ...... perumALE.

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

madhiyAl viththaganAgi: I should become a wise person by dint of my intellect.

manadhAl uththamanAgi: I should become the most virtuous person through the application of my mind.

padhivAgi sivagnAna: My mind should be firmly entrenched in the knowledge of SivA.

parayOgath tharuLvAyE: You must kindly grant me the method of attaining the great yOgA!

nidhiyE niththiyamE enninaivE: You are my Treasure! You are immortal! You are the object of my meditation!

naR poruLAyOy: You are the greatest bliss!

gathiyEsoR paravELE: You are my final refuge! You are the Lord praised by one and all!

karuvUriR perumALE.: You have Your abode at KaruvUr*, Oh Great One!

* KaruvUr - now known as KarUr - is 45 miles west of Thiruchi.
It was once the capital city of ChOzha Kingdom.