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Song 1036 - theeyum bavanamum (common)

theeyum pavanamu neerun tharaNiyum
     vAnum ceRitharu ...... pasupAsath

thEkan thanainilai yEyon Riruvinai
     theerun thiRalvinai ...... yaRiyAthE

Oyum padiyaRu nURum pathinuRazh
     nURum pathiniru ...... pathunURum

Odum ciRuvuyir meeLum padinala
     yOkam purivathu ...... kidaiyAthO

vEyum kaNiyumvi LAvum padupuna
     mEvum ciRumithan ...... maNavALA

meenam padukada lEzhun thazhalpada
     vEtham kathaRiya ...... vorunAlu

vAyum kulakiri pAlun thaLaipada
     mAkan tharamathil ...... maRaichUran

mArpum thuNaiyuRu thOLum thuNipada
     vALkoN damarseytha ...... perumALE.

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

theeyum pavanamum neerum tharaNiyum vAnum seRi tharu: This body is filled with the five elements, namely, fire, air, water, earth and sky;

pasu pAsa thEkam thanai nilaiyE Ey onRu(m): it is also filled with the soul and three kinds of shackles, namely, arrogance, karma and delusion; not knowing how to keep this body intact,

iru vinai theerum thiRal vinai aRiyAthE: and without a clue to an effective means to end both types of deeds (good and bad),

Oyumpadi aRu nURum pathin uRazh nURum pathin irupathu nURum: in order to terminate birth in which six hundred (600) plus ten times a hundred (10 X 100 = 1,000) plus ten times twenty hundred (10 X 20 X 100 = 20,000) totalling (600 + 1,000 + 20,000) 21,600 breaths*

Odum siRu uyir meeLumpadi na(l)la yOkam purivathu kidaiyAthO: occur each and every day in this little life and to liberate the soul (in other words, to put an end to the birth cycle), will I ever be fortunate to learn the Siva-yOgA?

vEyum kaNiyum viLAvum padu punam mEvum siRumi than maNavALA: You are the consort of VaLLi, the damsel living in the millet-field of VaLLimalai forest where bamboos, neem and viLa trees abound!

meenam padu kadal Ezhum thazhal pada: The seven seas where many fish roam about were burnt down and became dried up;

vEtham kathaRiya oru nAlum vAyum kula kiri pAlum thaLai pada: BrahmA, who chants VEdAs aloud with His four unique mouths, was imprisoned (in Kandagiri) by the mystic mountain Krouncham;

mA kantharam athil maRai chUran mArpum thuNai uRu thOLum thuNi pada: and SUran who fought clandestinely from behind the huge cloud was felled, with his chest and two shoulders severed;

vAL koNdu amar seytha perumALE.: when You fought with the sword, Oh Great One!

* In a day, there are 24 hours or 60 ghatis; the number of inhalations per ghati is normally 360; and thus in a day, the number of normal human breaths is 21,600.