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Song 1126 - ArAdha kAdhalAgi (common)

ArAtha kAtha lAki mAthartha
     mApAtha chUda meethi lEvizhi
          yAlOla nAyvi kAra mAkiyi ...... lanjiyAlE

AsApa sAsu mUdi mElida
     AchAara veena nAki yEmika
          ApAsa nAki yOdi nALuma ...... zhinthidAthE

eerARu thOLu mARu mAmuka
     mOdAru neepa vAsa mAlaiyu
          mERAna thOkai neela vAsiyu ...... manpinAlE

EnOru mOthu mARu theethaRa
     nAnAsu pAdi yAdi nAdoRu
          meedERu mARu nyAna pOthaka ...... manpuRAthO

vArAki neeLka pAli mAlini
     mAmAyi yAyi thEvi yAmaLai
          vAchAma kOsa rApa rAparai ...... yinguLAyi

vAthAdi mOdi kAdu kALumai
     mAnyAla leeli yAla pOsani
          mAkALi chUli vAlai yOkini ...... yampavAni

sUrAri mApu rAri kOmaLai
     thULAya pUthi pUsu nAraNi
          sONAsa lAthi lOka nAyaki ...... thanthavAzhvE

thOLAlum vALi nAlu mARidu
     thOlAtha vAna nAdu sURaikoL
          sUrAri yEvi sAka nEsurar ...... thambirAnE.

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

ArAtha kAtha lAki mAthartham: I had an uncontrollable passion for women;

ApAtha chUda meethi lEvizhi yAlOla nAy vikAra mAki: my eyes were roving over all the limbs of women from foot to toe and my mind was spoilt;

yilanjiyAlE AsA pasAsu mUdi mElida: and having lost my morals, I was consumed by the devil of lust.

AchAara veena nAki yE: I became a totally indisciplined character.

mika ApAsa nAki yOdi nALum: I felt so unclean, running hither and thither daily.

azhinthidAthE: To save me from further degeneration, (You have to appear before me with)

eerARu thOLu mARu mAmukam: Your twelve shoulders and six holy faces,

OdAru neepa vAsa mAlaiyum: adorned by the ever fragrant garland of kadappa flowers,

ERAna thOkai neela vAsiyum: with the majestic peacock looking like a blue horse.

anpinAlE EnOru mOthu mARu theethaRa: Even those who are not Your devotees will praise You out of love, and all evil things will be gone!

nAnAsu pAdi yAdi nAdoRum: To enable me to sing (Asu) poems* of Your glory and dance daily

eedERu mARu nyAna pOthakam anpuRAthO: You have to teach me the True Knowledge for my salvation. Will You not be kind enough to come towards me?

     (Hereafter, SwAmigaL gives a detailed description of DEvi, Mother Goddess)

vArAki neeLka pAli mAlini: VArAgi, She holds a large skull in Her hand, She is garlanded,

mAmAyi yAyi thEvi yAmaLai: She is the Great Mother, DEvi, with emerald green complexion,

vAchAma kOsa rA parAparai: She is beyond any description, She is Omniscient,

yinguLAyi: She dwells as the Mother inside the heart of hearts,

vAthAdi mOdi: She is KALi who contested with SivA in dance, She is DurgA,

kAdu kALumai: She is the forest-angel, She is UmA PArvathi,

mAnyAla leeli yAla pOsani: She performs several miracles in this vast world, She consumes poison,

mAkALi chUli: She is Maha KALi, holding the Trident,

vAlai yOkini yampavAni: She is ever youthful, She is YOgini, She is lovely BhavAni,

sUrAri mApu rAri kOmaLai: She killed MahishAsurA, She burnt down Thiripuram, She is beautiful,

thULAya pUthi pUsu nAraNi: She is NarAyaNi applying the holy ash all over Her body,

sONAsa lAthi: She is the Prime Goddess at ThiruvaNNAmalai,

lOka nAyaki thanthavAzhvE: She is the Ruler of the entire world - and She delivered You unto us!

thOLAlum vALi nAlu mARidu: He (SUran) fought with his shoulders and swords;

thOlAtha vAna nAdu sURaikoL: he never gets defeated; he destroyed the land of DEvAs;

sUrAri yEvi sAka nEsurar thambirAnE.: but that SUran was killed by You! Oh VisAkA, You are worshipped by all DEvAs, Oh Great One!

* The four varieties of Tamil poetry are:

Asu (alliteration)
Mathuram (sweetness)
Chiththiram (artful presentation) and
ViththAram (description).