sandhanandhimirndhu
சந்தனந்திமிர்ந்து
santha nanthi mirntha Nainthu kungku mangka dampi langku
saNpa kanje Rinthi langku ...... thiradOLum
thaNdai yanji lampa lampa veNdai yanja lanca lenRu
sanji thanja thangkai konja ...... mayilERith
thinthi minthi minthi minthi thantha nantha nantha nenRu
senRa sainthu kanthu vanthu ...... krupaiyOdE
sinthai yangku lampu kunthu santha thampu kaznthu Narnthu
sempa thampa Ninthi renRu ...... mozhivAyE
antha manthi koNdi langkai ventha zhinthi dumpa kaNdan
angka mungku laintha rangkoL ...... podiyAka
ampa kumpa nungka langka venji nampu rinthu ninRu
ampu koNdu venRa koNdal ...... marukOnE
inthu vungka ranthai thumpai konRai yunja lampu nainthi
dumpa ranRa nanpil vantha ...... kumarEsA
inthi ranpa thampe RaNdar thampa yangka dintha pinpu
eNka Nangka marnthi runtha ...... perumALE.
Mixing pleanty of sandalwood paste
with vermillion, kadappa flowers, and elegant shanbaga flowers
You have adorned Your mighty shoulders!
The victorious anklets around Your ankles are making a nice sound;
and the special anklet of bravery veNdaiyam is sounding like "Chalanchal".
The pretty little beads (kiNkiNi) are jingling softly!
You have mounted on Your peacock which is dancing to the meter of
(same sound).
You are slowly moving towards me at a leisurely pace and with pleasure
to enter the Temple of my heart graciously!
"Always keep praising my lotus feet after realising their greatness
and surrender to them" - This is Your advice to me!
After that famous monkey, HanumAn, set fire to LankA destroying it
the evil demon RAvaNA's body was decimated
and powdered just like sawdust;
the well-armed KumbakarNan, arrows and all, was devastated
when RAmAstood at the battlefield full of rage
and shot His arrows victoriously; and You are the nephew of that Rama of cloud-like hue!
With a crescent moon, green VibUthi, thumbai (leucas) and kondRai (Indian laburnum) flowers, along with River Ganga, adorning His tresses,
Is Lord SivA whose love for DEvAs delivered You, Oh KumarEsA,
After IndrA's kingdom was redeemed to him
and after removing all the fears of the DEvAs,
You chose this place, ENkaN, as Your abode, Oh Great One!

