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Song 1155 - kOzhaiyAi ANavam (common)
kOzhaiyA Navami kuththa veeramE pukalvar aRpar
kOthusE rizhiku laththar ...... kulamEnmai
kURiyE naduvi ruppar sORidAr tharuma puthra
kOvunA nenai saippar ...... midiyUdE
AzhuvAr nithiyu daikku pEranA menai saippar
AsusEr kaliyu kaththi ...... neRiyeethE
AyunU laRivu ketta nAnumvE Rala athaRku
LAkaiyA lavaiya dakka ...... vuraiyeethE
EzhaivA navara zhaikka AnaivA savanu ruthra
eesanmEl veyile Rikka ...... mathivENi
eesanAr thamathi dukka mARiyE kayilai veRpil
ERiyE yinithi rukka ...... varuvOnE
vEzhamee thuRaiyum vajra thEvarkO siRaivi duththu
vEthanA raiyum viduththu ...... mudicUdi
veeracU ravan mudikku LERiyE kazhuku koththa
veeRusEr silai yeduththa ...... perumALE.
......... Meaning .........
kOzhaiyAy ANavam mikuththa veeramE pukalvar: Some people, even though they are cowards, speak egotistically about their valour;
aRpar kOthu sEr izhi kulaththar kula mEnmai kURiyE nadu iruppar: some lowly people of despicable origin always boast about their lineage and take centre-seats on the stage;
sORu idAr tharuma puthra kOvu(m) nAn ena isaippar: those who never feed the hungry people claim to be the great charitable King Dharmaputhra;
midi UdE AzhuvAr nithi udai kupEranAm ena isaippar: people who are drowning in poverty call themselves KubEran (the Lord of Wealth);
Asu sEr kali yukaththin neRi eethE: and this is the way of life in this blemished age of Kaliyugam.
Ayu nUl aRivu ketta nAnum vERu a(l)la athaRkuL AkaiyAl avai adakka urai eethE: I do not possess the knowledge to undertake a research into texts of ethics nor am I an exception among the aforesaid people. My statement, therefore, is nothing but a formal one of modesty.
Ezhai vAnavar azhaikka Anai vAsavan uruthra eesan mEl veyil eRikka: As the oppressed celestials beseeched for help and IndrA (with His elephant AirAvadham), and Lord Rudra were scorched by the evil deeds of the demon SUran,
mathi vENi eesanAr thamathu idukkam mARiyE kayilai veRpil ERiyE inithu irukka varuvOnE: Lord SivA, wearing the crescent moon on His matted hair, removed their misery (through You); then, You came to Mount KailAsh to relax with relish!
vEzham meethu uRaiyum vajra thEvar kO siRai viduththu: You released from the prison King IndrA, who wields the weapon vajra and who rides the elephant, AirAvadham;
vEthanAraiyum viduththu mudi cUdi: You also released BrahmA from His prison and crowned IndrA as the King of the celestial land!
veera cUr avan mudikkuL ERiyE kazhuku koththa veeRu sEr silai eduththa perumALE.: You shot arrows from Your famous bow to knock down the head of the powerful demon SUran which vultures mounted and began plucking the flesh, Oh Great One!
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