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eruvAi karuvAi

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திருவீழிமிழலை · thiruveezhimizhalai

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eruvAy karuvAy thanilE uruvAy

idhuvE payirAy ...... viLaivAgi

ivarpOy avarAy avarpOy ivarAy

idhuvE thodarbAy ...... veRipOla

oruthAy iruthAy pala kOdiyathAy

udanE avamAy ...... azhiyAdhE

orukAl murugA paramA kumarA

uyir kAvenavOdh ...... aruL thArAy

murugAvena Ortharam OdhadiyAr

mudimEl iNaithAL ...... aruLvOnE

munivOr amarOr muRaiyO enavE

mudhusUrura mEl ...... vidum vElA

thirumAl biramA aRiyAdhavar seer

siRuvA thirumAl ...... marugOnE

sezhu mA madhil sEr azhagAr pozhil sUzh

thiru veezhiyil vAzh ...... perumALE.

Meaning

eruvAy karuvAy:

Like a speck of manure and as a foetus in the womb,

thanilE uruvAy:

a human form was taken, and

idhuvE payirAy viLaivAgi:

that developed into a full-grown body.

ivarpOy avarAy:

Those who were present yesterday are gone tomorrow;

avarpOy ivarAy:

and those who died yesterday are born again today.

idhuvE thodarbAy veRipOla:

This cycle goes on and on like mad.

oruthAy iruthAy pala kOdiyathAy:

Searching for one mother, two mothers and a million mothers (in innumerable births),

udanE avamAy azhiyAdhE:

and then decaying as a total waste - this I do not want.

orukAl murugA paramA kumarA uyir kAvena Odha:

At least once, I should be able to implore "MurugA! The Supreme One! Kumara! Save me" -

aruL thArAy:

You only can grant me that attitude.

murugAvena Ortharam OdhadiyAr:

If Your devotees say MurugA once,

mudimEl iNaithAL aruLvOnE:

You grant the grace of placing Your two feet on their head.

munivOr amarOr muRaiyO enavE:

When the sages and the DEvAs screamed at Your feet saying "Is this (SUran's tyranny) fair?",

mudhusUrura mEl vidum vElA:

You threw Your Spear to pierce the heart of SUran.

thirumAl biramA aRiyAdhavar:

Vishnu and BrahmA could not fathom the feet nor find the head of SivA;

seersiRuvA thirumAl marugOnE:

You are that SivA's son and Vishnu's nephew.

sezhu mA madhil sEr:

Surrounded by strong fortresses and

azhagAr pozhil sUzh:

encircled by beautiful groves is the town,

thiru veezhiyil vAzh perumALE.:

Thiruveezhimizhalai* which is Your abode, Oh Great One!