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Song 1287 - samaya paththi (common)
samaya baththi vrudhAth thanai ...... ninaiyAdhE
charaNa padhma sivArchchanai ...... thanai nAdi
amaiya saRguru sAththira ...... mozhinUlAl
aruLenak kinimEl thuNai ...... tharuvAyE
umai mulaith tharu pAlkodu ...... aruL kURi
uriya meyththava mAkki nal ...... upadhEsath
thamizh thanaikkarai kAttiya ...... thiRalOnE
samaNaraik kazhuvEtriya ...... perumALE.
......... Meaning .........
samaya baththi vrudhAth thanai ninaiyAdhE: Without concluding that religious belief is worthless,
charaNa padhma sivArchchanai thanai nAdi amaiya: I would like to make Saivite offerings to Your lotus feet. For that to happen,
saRguru sAththira mozhinUlAl: the guidance of a Master and the instructions from the scriptures
aruLenak kinimEl thuNai tharuvAyE: will have to be my protection from now on. Kindly bless me with that support.
umai mulaith tharu pAlkodu aruL kURi: By imbibing the holy milk from the breast of Mother UmA, You were able to sing (as ThirugnAna Sambandhar*) the sacred hymns (ThEvAram) on Lord SivA!
uriya meyththava mAkki nal upadhEsath: That became Your true and committed mission, and You preached to the world high moral values.
thamizh thanaikkarai kAttiya thiRalOnE: You became a paradigm, standing loftily on the banks of the River Tamil, Oh competent one!
samaNaraik kazhuvEtriya perumALE.: You sent the ChamaNas to the gallows (after conquering them in debate), Oh Great One!
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