thimira udhadhi - thiruppugazh

Thiruppugazh ( "Glory to the Lord" or "Divine glory") is a 15th century anthology of Tamil religious songs dedicated to Murugan, the son of Shiva, written by the poet-saint Arunagirinathar.

Thiruppugazh : thimira udhadhi (pazhani)
Composer : ArunagiriNadhar
ragam : kalyani
talam : adi

thimira udhathi yanaiya naraka
jenanam athanil viduvAyEl

sevidu kurudu vadivu kuRaivu
siRidhu midiyum aNugAdhE

amarar vadivu madhiga kulamum
aRivu niRaiyum varavEnin

aruLa dharuLi enaiyu manadho
dadimai koLavum varavENum

samara mugavel asurar thamadhu
thalaigaL uruLa migavEneeL

saladhi alaRa nediya padhalai
thagara ayilai viduvOnE

vemara vaNaiyil inidhu thuyilum
vizhigaL naLinan marugOnE

midaRu kariyar kumara pazhani
viravum amarar perumALE.

Meaning

thimira udhathi yanaiya: Like the dark sea

naraka jenana mathanil: and the hell is the concept of "birth".

viduvAyEl: If You push me into this "birth",

sevidu kurudu vadivu kuRaivu: (please ensure that) I am not deaf, blind or afflicted in any limb,

siRidhu midiyum aNugAdhE: or affected by poverty even slightly.

amarar vadivu madhiga kulamum: Divine figure, higher class by birth,

aRivu niRaiyum varavE: intelligence and righteous character should all be with me

nin aruLa dharuLi: by Your grace; and

enaiyu manadhodu adimai koLavum varavENum: You must come and accept me wholeheartedly as Your slave.

samara mugavel asurar thamadhu: In the battlefield, the demons (asuras) were conquered by You

thalaigaL uruLa: and their heads rolled;

migavEneeL saladhi alaRa: the huge ocean roared;

nediya padhalai thagara: the long and tall mount Krouncha was smashed into powder;

ayilai viduvOnE: when You wielded Your vEl (spear).

vemara vaNaiyil inidhu thuyilum: Sleeping peacefully on a serpent-bed

vizhigaL naLinan marugOnE: is the lotus-eyed Vishnu; You are His nephew!

midaRu kariyar kumara: You are the son of SivA with a black-stained throat!

pazhani viravum amarar perumALE.: You reside in Pazhani where DEvAs converge to worship You, Oh Great One!