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Song 946 - pakkuva AchAra (thiruppukkoLiyUr)

pakkuva AchAra lakshaNa sAkAdhi
     bakshaNa mA mOna ...... sivayOgar

baththiyil ARAru thaththuva mEl veedu
     patru nirAdhAra ...... nilaiyAga

akkaNamE mAya dhurguNam vERAga
     appadaiyE nyAna ...... upadhEsam

akkaRa vAy pEsu sathguru nAthA un
     aRputha seerppaDam ...... maRavEnE

uggira veerARu mey buyanE neela
     uRpala veerAsi ...... maNa nARa

oththa nilA veesu niththila neerAvi
     uRpala rAjeeva ...... vayalUrA

pokka milA veera vikrama mA mEni
     poR prabai yAkAra ...... avinAsi

poykkali pOmARu meyk karuL seerAna
     pukkoLiyUr mEvu ...... perumALE.

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

pakkuva AchAra: They conform to a mature and disciplined way of life;

lakshaNa sAkAdhi bakshaNa: their food consists of the choicest herbs and leaves;

mA mOna sivayOgar: they perform penance in silence, and they practise yOgA in SivA's way.

baththiyil ARAru thaththuva mEl veedu: The aim of their devotion is to attain blissful liberation that is beyond the comprehension of the thirtysix tenets*.

patru nirAdhAra nilaiyAga: That is devoid of any attachments, and I would like to attain that very state.

akkaNamE mAya dhurguNam vERAga: As soon as I reach that goal, the baneful qualities possessed by me, caused by delusion, should leave me completely.

appadaiyE nyAna upadhEsam: Your teaching me the True Knowledge will be my only weapon.

akkaRa vAy pEsu sathguru nAthA: That weapon, capable of destroying all my attachments, will have to be in the form of preaching from Your holy mouth, Oh Revered Master!

un aRputha seerppaDam maRavEnE: I shall never forget Your wonderful and hallowed feet.

uggira veerARu mey buyanE: You possess twelve powerful shoulders that symbolise truth.

neela uRpala veerAsi maNa nARa: Fragrant bunches of blue lilies blossom in this place;

oththa nilA veesu niththila neerAvi: there is soothing moonlight, and water in the ponds here are crystal-clear like pearl;

uRpala rAjeeva vayalUrA: this is VayalUr, Your favourite abode, where kuvaLai and lotus flowers abound.

pokka milA veera vikrama: Your prowess is without any falsehood and is truly great!

mA mEni poR prabai yAkAra: Your superb body is of a dazzling gold complexion.

avinAsi poykkali pOmARu meyk karuL seerAna: In AvinAsi, the myth of the Kaliyuga (the present aeon) was destroyed and the truth of God was established**, adding fame to

pukkoLiyUr mEvu perumALE.: ThiruppukkoLiyUr***, where You are seated, Oh Great One!

** Once, a little boy went to take a dip in the nearby lake at ThiruppukkoLiyur and was eaten alive by a crocodile. After a year, SundharamUrthy NAyanAr, one of the Four Great Saivites, came to the barren lake and heard about the death of the boy. He sang AvinAsi Pathikam whereupon the lake was filled with water. The crocodile came to the bank of the lake and spat the boy alive, with a year's growth in his body!

*** ThiruppokkoLiyUr is very close to AvinAsi in Coimbatore District.