Malarinai Thunaiye (Class / Lesson) : Reethigowlai ; Rupakam; Papanasam Sivan

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Meaning: (Adapted from Rasikas.org: http://rasikas.org/forum_flux/topic7533-malarinai-tunaiye-ritigaula-papanasam-sivan.html)

P: nin caraNa malariNai tuNaiyE- your (“nin”) flower (“malar”) like (“inai”) pair of feet (“caraNa”) is my companion(“tuNaiyE”)

mahaadEva (malar)-Oh Lord Mahdeva

paNindiDum pa(da)malar-the flower like feet (“pa(da)malar”) bowed down to (“paNindiDum”) by

A: alagilsakala ulagavagaiyum - all the beings (“alagilsakala”) living (“vagaiyum”) on the earth (“ulaga”)

amararum anbarkuzhaamum-the devas (“amararum”) and the devotees (“anbarkuzhaamum”)

alarayanum muraariyum purandaranum- Brahma (“alarayanum”), Vishnu (“muraariyum”) and Indra (“purandaranum”)

C: tirumaalayanaRiyaada -not knowing (“aRiyaada”), Vishnu (“tirumaal”) and Brahma (“alayana”)-

kaaNavanRu- (set out )on that day to look for your

-tiruvaDimuDi -sacred feet (“tiruvaDi”) and your crown(head: “muDi”)

tiruvaarooranbar poruTTu- for the sake of (“poruTTu”) your devotee (“anbar”) in Tiruvarur (Sundaramoorthy nayanar)

{For more info on Sundaramoorthy Nayanar, see:

http://www.shaivam.org/nachundh.html

http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/kallidaihari/sundara_Script.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuntarar}

(u)vangonDu-willingly

cenRavanE-you went (“cenRa”)

tiruveedidanil naDand(u)  - walking on the holy (“tiru”) streets(“veedi”)

Or terivaiyiDam paNbenana- to the place of Paravai naachiyaar (Nayanar’s wife)

neelOtpala maadhu maruvan tyaakEsanE- ThyAgEsa, the beloved (“maadhu maruvan”) of neelOtpalAmbAL(goddess of Tiruvarur)

singaadana naayakaa- the lord (“naayakaa”) seated on the throne (“singaadana”)

bujangaabharaNaa veedi viDangaa-adorned (“abharaNaa”) with the snake (“bujanga”), oh veedi vidanga (Tiruvarur is one of the sapta vidanga kshetrams)

tiruvaDi-the sacred feet

raamadaasan uLangaadal konDa - with which the heart (“uLan”) of Ramadaasa feel in love (“kaadal”)