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Song 1188 - mANdAr elumbu (common)
mANdAr elumbaNiyun sadai
yANdAr iRainja mozhindhadhai
vAn bUthalam pavanang kanal ...... punalAna
vAn bUthamun karaNangaLu
nAn pOyodunga adangalu
mAyndhAl viLanguma dhondrinai ...... aruLAyEl
vENdAmai ondrai adaindhuLa
meeNd ARi nin charaNangaLil
veezhndh Aval koNdurug anbinai ...... udaiyEnAy
vEndhA kadambu punaindh aruL
sEndhA charaN saraN enbadhu
veeN pOma dhondrala enbadhai ...... uNarAdhO
ANdAr thalangaL aLandhida
neeNdAr mukundhar thadan thanil
ANdAvi thunjiya dhendru mudhalai ...... vAyutr
AngOr silambu pulambida
nyAndr Udhu thunga calan calam
Am pU muzhangi adangum ...... aLavilnEsam
pUNdAzhi koNdu vanangaLil
EyndhALa vendru veRun thani
pOndh Olamendr udhavum puyal ...... marugOnE
pUm pALai engu maNam kamazh
thEn kAvil nindradhOr kundravar
pUn thOgai kongai virumbiya ...... perumALE.
......... Meaning .........
mANdAr elumbaNiyun sadai yANdAr: He wore the bones of the dead Gods such as Vishnu and BrahmA (after Dhaksha's Sacrifice); He is the Leader with a unique tress;
iRainja mozhindhadhai: that Lord SivA pleaded with You; then You preached to Him the PraNava ManthrA;
vAn bUthalam pavanang kanal punalAna vAn bUthamun: (If the) five elements, namely, ether, earth, air, fire and water,
karaNangaLu nAn pOyodunga: the four karaNas (internal sense organs), namely, manas (mind), ahankAram (egoism), budhdhi (intellect) and chitta (will), and the arrogance and possessiveness in me are all gone, -
adangalu mAyndhAl viLanguma dhondrinai aruLAyEl: in other words, if all the aforesaid things are destroyed, the PraNava ManthrA will become discernible. If You choose not to teach me that ManthrA, (as an alternative)
vENdAmai ondrai adaindhuLa meeNd ARi: kindly grant me "detachment" with which my mind gives up all desires and unwaveringly
nin charaNangaLil veezhndh Aval koNdurug anbinai udaiyEnAy: falls at Your hallowed feet; I seek only those feet, with a melting heart full of love.
vEndhA kadambu punaindh aruL sEndhA charaN saraN enbadhu: My prayer to You, saying "Oh Lord, You are the primordial One, wearing the garland of kadappa flowers; Your holy feet are my only refuge"
veeN pOma dhondrala enbadhai uNarAdhO: is not something that would go waste; don't I know this truth?
ANdAr thalangaL aLandhida neeNdAr mukundhar: He rules the entire universe; He assumed a huge form (ViswarUpam) to measure the three worlds with His two footsteps; He is Mukundan (Lord Vishnu);
thadan thanil ANdAvi thunjiya dhendru mudhalai vAyutr AngOr silambu pulambida: In the pond, once, caught in the mouth of a crocodile, a mountain-like elephant (GajEndran) thought it was going to die and screamed for help from Lord Vishnu;
nyAndr Udhu thunga calan calam Am pU muzhangi adangum aLavil: at that moment, Lord Vishnu blew hard on His pure conchshell (Panchajanyam) and even before its sound subsided,
nEsam pUNdAzhi koNdu vanangaLil Eyndhu: with profuse love, He reached the forest where the pond was situated, holding the disc (Sudharsanam) readily in His hand;
ALa vendru veRun thani pOndh Olamendr udhavum puyal marugOnE: He came alone, all by Himself, and rescued the elephant and gave refuge; You are the nephew of that Vishnu with the hue of the dark cloud!
pUm pALai engu maNam kamazh thEn kAvil: In this nice grove, the blossoming coconut petals were giving off a pleasant aroma;
nindradhOr kundravar pUn thOgai: there, among the unique hunters of the hill (VaLLimalai), stood the peacock-like damsel, VaLLi
kongai virumbiya perumALE.: whose pretty bosom was desired by You, Oh Great One!
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