ThirumuRai Series - 139

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cun^dharar thEvAram

thalam thiruvaiyARu

paN gAn^dhAra panycamam

EzAm thirumuRai

 

thiruchchiRRambalam

 

paravum pariconRu aRiyEn n^An

paNDE ummaip payilAdhEn

iravum pagalum n^inain^dhAlum

eydha n^inaiya mATTEn n^An

karavil aruvi kamuguNNath

theN^gaN^ kulaikkIzk karuppAlai

aravan^ thiraik kAvirik kOTTaththu

aiyARuDaiya aDigaLO

 

thiruchchiRRambalam

 

Meaning:

I am unaware of the ways to worship You.

Nor did I pursue you earlier.

Eventhough thinking day and night,

I do not think in the accomplishing way.

The non-withdrawing waterflow eating areca,

the sugar engines under the cluster of coconuts

making noise - Oh Reverend of such thiruvaiyARRuk

kAvirik kOTTam !

 

Notes:

1. chEramAn perumaL and cundharar on their

pilgrimage came near thiruvaiyARu from

thirukkaNDiyUr. The river kAviri was flooding,

how would they cross the river to salute their beloved

Lord of thiruvaiyARu ? cundharar sang this song

which had the flood of devotion more than that flowed

on the kAviri. He cries, "As an ignorant I do not know

how to properly worship You, nor is my devotion a

fulfilling one." The Lord Who fought in the court to

get

cundharar to keep singing Him, made a path appear in

the middle of flooding kAviri, through which the

devout

friends came and worshipped the Supreme.

(c.f. unnai van^dhippadhOr n^eRiyaRiyEn

n^innaiyE aRiyEn n^innai aRiyumOr aRivaRiyEn

- thiruvAcakam)

2. When the flood of senses obstructing the way,

if one sings this song, won't the mArgabhandhu

bless the way ?

3. Especially the phrase "aiyARuDaiya aDikaLO" in

this all through stimulating song sets the mind

calling

out to the Lord.

4. paricu - manner/procedure; paNDu - early;

payilal - practicing; kamugu - areca (pAkku);

karuppAlai - sugar factory; aravam - noice;

aDigaL - reverend/saint.

 

 

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