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Song 1239 - salamalam (common)

salamala masuththa mikka thasaikuru thiyaththi moyththa
     thadiyudal thanakku LutRu ...... mikumAyam

sakalamu miyatRi maththa mikumiru thadakkai yaththi
     thaniluru mikuththu makka ...... LoduthAram

kalanaNi thukiRkaL kaRpi nodukula manaiththu mutRi
     karuvazhi yavaththi lutRu ...... makizhvAkik

kalaipala pidiththu niththa malaipadu manarththa mutRi
     kaduvinai thanakkuL niRpa ...... thozhiyAthO

malaimaka Lidaththu vaiththu mathipunal sadaikkuL vaiththu
     mazhuvanal karaththuL vaiththu ...... maruvArkaL

madivuRa ninaiththu veRpai varisilai yidakkai vaiththu
     maRaithozha nakaiththa aththar ...... peruvAzhvE

palathisai nadukka mutRu nilaikeda adaRkai yutRa
     padaiyathu poruppil vitta ...... murukOnE

pazhuthaRu thavaththi lutRu vazhimozhi yuraiththa paththar
     palaruya arutkaN vaiththa ...... perumALE.

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

salamalam asuththa mikka thasai: The urine, the faeces, flesh full of dirt and germs,

kuruthi yaththi moyththa thadiyudal thanakkuL: blood and bones are packed into this portly body;

utRu mikumAyam sakalamu miyatRi: living in this body, I have been indulging in many deceitful acts;

maththamikum iru thadakkai yaththi thaniluru mikuththu: my body has grown huge like a wild elephant with a trunk;

makkaLodu thAram kalanaNi thukiRkaL: centering around my children, my wife, jewels, clothings,

kaRpi nodukula manaiththu mutRi: my education and my clan, my life grew up into a complete state of aggrandizement;

karuvazhi yavaththi lutRu makizhvAki: Entering this woeful world through a womb, I felt happy following this futile path;

kalaipala pidiththu niththam alaipadum anarththa mutRi: I learnt so many diverse works of art and went through the daily drill of wandering about with pain;

kaduvinai thanakkuL niRpathozhiyAthO: I am caught within the web of my bad deeds; will this misery never end?

malaimakaL idaththu vaiththu mathipunal sadaikkuL vaiththu: He kept PArvathi, the daughter of HimavAn, on the left side of His body and the moon and River ganga inside His tresses;

mazhuvanal karaththuL vaiththu: He held the pickaxe and fire in His hands;

maruvArkaL madivuRa ninaiththu veRpai varisilai yidakkai vaiththu: with the intention of destroying the enemies, the three demons of Thiripuram, He stretched the Mount Meru as a bow and held it in His left arm

maRaithozha nakaiththa aththar peruvAzhvE: and burnt down Thiripuram by His mere smile, as the VEdAs stood worshipping; You are the Great Treasure of a Son of that Lord SivA!

palathisai nadukka mutRu nilaikeda: People in many directions trembled and lost their balance

adaRkai yutRa padaiyathu poruppil vitta murukOnE: when You threw the powerful spear from Your strong arms at the Mount Krouncha, Oh Lord Muruga!

pazhuthaRu thavaththi lutRu vazhimozhi yuraiththa paththar palaruya: Your devotees who praise Your glory, pursuing an impeccable path of penance, reach the exalted state because

arutkaN vaiththa perumALE.: You cast Your gracious eyes on them, Oh Great One!

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