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Song 967 - muththu navarathnamaNi (madhurai)

muththunava rathnamaNi paththiniRai saththiyida
     moyththakiri muththitharu ...... venavOthum

mukkaNiRai varkkumaruL vaiththamuru kakkadavuL
     muppathumu varkkasura ...... radipENi

paththumudi thaththumvakai yutRakaNi vittAri
     paRkunanai vetRipeRa ...... rathamUrum

pacchainiRa mutRapuya lacchamaRa vaiththaporuL
     paththarmana thutRasivam ...... aruLvAyE

thiththimithi thiththimithi thikkukuku thikkukuku
     theyththathena theythathathena ...... thenanAna

thikkuvena maththaLami dakkaithudi thaththathaku
     seccharikai seccharikai ...... yenaAdum

aththanuda noththanada nithripuva naththinava
     siththiyaruL saththiyaruL ...... puribAlA

aRpavidai thaRpamathu mutRunilai petRuvaLa
     raRkanaka pathmapuri ...... perumALE.

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

muththu nava rathna maNi paththi niRai saththi idam moyththa kiri: "He is like a mountain on whose left side DEvi PArvathi is concorporate, adorned with rows of pearls and nine precious gems;

muththi tharu ena Othum mukkaN iRaivarkkum aruL vaiththa murukak kadavuL: He is the sacred tree that grants the fruit of Liberation; He is the three-eyed Lord SivA" - so on and so forth that Lord is praised; to that SivA, Lord Murugan kindly preached!

muppathu muvarkka surar adi pENi: When all the celestials of thirtythree* kinds prostrated at His feet,

paththu mudi thaththum vakai utRa kaNi vitta ari: Lord VishNu (as RAmA) shot His arrow knocking down the ten heads (of RAvaNA);

paRkunanai vetRi peRa ratham Urum: the same Lord VishNu (as KrishNA) drove the chariot for ArjunA making him the victor in the (MahAbhArathA) war;

pacchai niRam utRa puyal accham aRa vaiththa poruL: He is of the hue of greenish dark cloud; that VishNu was terrified of the demons (SUrapathman, Singamukan and ThArakan); and You are the Lord who removed His fear, Oh MurugA!

paththar manathu utRa sivam aruLvAyE: Kindly grant me the bliss that prevails in the hearts of all Your devotees!

thiththimithi thiththimithi thikkukuku thikkukuku theyththathena theythathathena thenanAna thikkuvena maththaLam idakkaithudi: (To this meter) the drums, idakkai (a percussion instrument made of leather beaten only by the left hand) and udukkai (hand-drums) were beaten;

thaththathaku seccharikai seccharikai yenaAdum: He danced to the meter of "thaththathaku seccharikai seccharikai"

aththanudan oththa nadani thripuvanaththi navasiththi aruL saththi aruL puribAlA: synchronising with that dance of Father SivA, She too dances; She is the primordial Goddess of the three worlds; She is PArvathi who bestows fresh boons on Her devotees; You are Her child, Oh Lord!

aRpa idai thaRpam athu mutRu nilai petRu vaLar al: This town is full of multi-storied mansions where women with slender waists live; it is also surrounded by tall fortress walls;

kanaka pathma puri perumALE.: this is Madhurai, famous for its Golden Lotus Tank; and it is Your abode, Oh Great One!

* The kinds of celestials are: Athiththar 12, Ruththirar 11, Vasus 8, Maruththavar 2 - totalling 33.