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Song 978 - vAtpada sEnai (Aaykkudi)
vAtpada sEnaipada Ottiyot tAraiyiRu
mAppudaith thALarasar ...... peruvAzhvum
mAththiraip pOdhilidu kAttinil pOmena il
vAzhkkai vittERum adi ...... yavarpOla
kOtpadap pAdhamalar pArththiLaip pARavinai
kOththameyk kOlamudan ...... vegurUpa
kOppudaith thAgiyala mAppiniR pArivaru
kUththinip pUraiyida ...... amaiyAdhO
thAtpadak kObavisha pAppinil bAlanmisai
sAyththodup pAravuniL ...... kazhalthAvi
sAtrumak gOravuru kUtrudhaith thArmavuli
thAzhkka vajrAyudhanum ...... imaiyOrum
Atpada sAmapara mEttiyaik kAvalidum
Aykkudik kAvala ...... udhadhimeedhE
Arkkumath thAnavarai vERkarath thAlvaraiyai
Arppezhach chAdavala ...... perumALE.
......... Meaning .........
vAtpada sEnaipada Ottiyot tArai: They chase away the armies of the enemies with swords and weapons
yiRumAppudaith thALarasar: and brag proudly about their rule; even those mighty kings
peruvAzhvum mAththiraip pOdhilidu kAttinil pOmena: will have to eventually die in a matter of seconds.
ilvAzhkkai vittERum adi yavarpOla: Aware of this uncertainty, Your devotees get off the ocean of family life; and I want to be like them.
kOtpadap pAdhamalar pArththiLaip pARa: I want to have a purposeful goal in my life which is to rest in peace by simply looking at Your Lotus Feet!
vinai kOththameyk kOlamudan vegurUpa kOppudaith thAgi: My body is wrapped in all the karmas; yet I end up adorning it in several different ways
yala mAppiniR pArivaru: and getting trapped in miseries.
kUththinip pUraiyida amaiyAdhO: Can this game never end?
thAtpadak kObavisha pAppinil: Just like a venomous cobra springs up with anger when rattled by foot,
bAlanmisai sAyththodup pAravu: Yaman (Death-God) went ferociously after the boy, MArkkandEyan;
niL kazhalthAvi sAtrumak gOravuru kUtrudhaith thAr: and, at that time, Lord SivA emerged (from the Lingam) with His long leg and kicked the evil-looking Yaman.
mavuli thAzhkka: That mighty SivA bowed down before You (to listen to Your preaching of VEdAs).
vajrAyudhanum imaiyOrum Atpada: IndrA, who holds the weapon Vajra, and all DEvAs were subdued by You.
sAmapara mEttiyaik kAvalidum: Gold-complexioned BrahmA was imprisoned by You (due to His inability to interpret the VEdAs).
Aykkudik kAvala: You are the ruler and protector of this place, Aaykkudi*.
udhadhimeedhE Arkkumath thAnavarai: The asura armies were making boisterous noise on the seas;
vERkarath thAlvaraiyai Arppezhach chAdavala perumALE.: and You were able to destroy them and the mount, Krounchagiri, with a thunderous sound by throwing the Spear in Your hand, Oh Great One!
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