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Song 1170 - neerum enbu (common)

neerum enbu thOlinAlum Avadhen kai kAlgaLOdu
     neeLum angamAgi mAya ...... uyirURi

nEsam ondru thAdhai thAyar Asai koNda pOdhil mEvi
     needhi ondru bAlanAgi ...... azhivAy vandh

Urum inba vAzhvum Agi Unam ondrilAdhu mAdha
     rOdu chinthai vEdai kUra ...... uRavAgi

Uzhi yaindha kAla mEdhi yOnum vandhu pAsam veesa
     Unudambu mAyu mAyam ...... ozhiyAdhO

sUran aNdalOka mEnmai sURai koNdu pOy vidAdhu
     thOgaiyin kaNmEvi vElai ...... vidumveerA

thOL ilenbu mAlai vENimeedhu gangai sUdi Adu
     thOgai pangarOdu sUdhu ...... mozhivOnE

pArai uNda mAyan vEyai Udhi paNdu pAvalOrgaL
     pAdal kaNdu Egu mAlin ...... marugOnE

pAthakangaL vERi nURi needhi insol vEdha vAymai
     pAdum anbar vAzhvadhAna ...... perumALE.

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

neerum enbu thOlinAlum Avadhen kai kAlgaLOdu: My arms and legs are made of water, bones and skin; along with them,

neeLum angamAgi mAya uyirURi: long limbs are attached, and like a magic, life is infused into them.

nEsam ondru thAdhai thAyar Asai koNda pOdhil mEvi: My beloved father and mother once fell in so much love that I was conceived.

needhi ondru bAlanAgi azhivAy vandhu: I was raised as a very disciplined boy but later followed a very destructive path.

Urum inba vAzhvum Agi Unam ondrilAdhu: I enjoyed every pleasure that was to be enjoyed in life and had nothing to complain about.

mAdharOdu chinthai vEdai kUra uRavAgi: To my heart's content, I revelled in the company of women amorously.

Uzhi yaindha kAla mEdhi yOnum vandhu pAsam veesa: At the designated final moment predetermined by fate, Yaman (God of Death), mounting his vehicle, buffalo, would come promptly to throw the rope (of attachment) around me,

Unudambu mAyu mAyam ozhiyAdhO: and this body of flesh is bound to perish; will that magic cycle ever end?

sUran aNdalOka mEnmai sURai koNdu pOy vidAdhu: To prevent the demon SUran from running away abducting the honour of the entire world,

thOgaiyin kaNmEvi vElai vidumveerA: You mounted the pretty peacock and wielded Your spear, Oh valorous One!

thOL ilenbu mAlai vENimeedhu gangai sUdi Adu: He adorns His shoulders with a garland of bones and His tress with the river Ganga; He dances the cosmic dance;

thOgai pangarOdu sUdhu mozhivOnE: He is the Cosort of PArvathi, the pretty peacock-like Goddess; to that Lord SivA You preached the most secret ManthrA (PraNava)!

pArai uNda mAyan vEyai Udhi: He is the Lord who swallowed the entire world; He plays on the bamboo flute;

paNdu pAvalOrgaL pAdal kaNdu Egu mAlin marugOnE: once, He was so enamoured of the songs of His devoted poets (such as Thirumazhisai AzhwAr*) that He went with them upon their beckoning; You are the nephew of that Lord Vishnu!

pAthakangaL vERi nURi: They destroy all unrighteous things, rendering them to pieces,

needhi insol vEdha vAymai pAdum: and sing songs composed only with the righteous words upholding the truth of the VEdAs;

anbar vAzhvadhAna perumALE.: You are the Treasure of such devotees, Oh Great One!

* In KAnchipuram, once Thirumazhisai ALwAr lived with his disciple, KaNikaNdan. When the king banished KaNikaNdan unjustly, ALwAr not only accompanied his disciple away from the country but also sang a song to Lord Vishnu beckoning Him to leave the country with them. The Lord complied with the request and left KAnchipuram following His devotees.