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031 -- Lyrics and Meaning in Tamil and English -- Sambandar thevaram

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/3! / /
/ @! 3 !
3/ ! ! 3/
/ .
:
/3! () () /
/ @! !
3() ! ! /
/ .
: ! !. "@! @! @! 3!" /
!.
/3! / /
/ @! 3 !
3/ ! ! 3/
/ .
- 33; 3; ; (bondage, tie); ;
- 3! (adherence, attachment, affection, clinging of the mind to sensual objects);
- ; ; !; !; ;
/ - ! ;
: 3 - !;
:
/, @ , / ! @!
@ ! / 3!
.
( - / ! - @ ! /).
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thiru~njAnasambandhar's thEvAram - thirumuRai 2.31

2.31.1)
sutRamodu patRu avai thuyakku aRa aRuththuk
kutRam il guNa~nggaLodu kUdum adiyArgaL

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matRu avarai vAnavardham vAnulagam EtRak

katRavan iruppadhu karuppaRiyalUrE.

Destroying the bonds of familial and mental attachments, Siva raises the the blemish-less charactered
devotees to the celestial world. He dwells in thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr.
(karu - birth; paRidhal - to escape from; paRiththal - to eradicate)
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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!/ ! 3
! !3 !@ !
3 ! !
.

:
() !/ ! 3
!() ! ! !
() 3 !
.
- ! (to approach, come near); ! (to touch, come in contact with);
!/ - !/ (Indian laburnum); !/ (Red Indian laburnum);
(http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Golden%20Shower%20Tree.html)
! - ;
! - ! ! !;
- 3! (to be at variance; to be opposed);
:
! !/ 3 3 3!;
! ! ! ! ; 3! !
! ; / .
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thiru~njAnasambandhar's thEvAram - thirumuRai 2.31

2.31.2)
vaNdu aNaisey kondRai adhu vAr sadaigaL mElE
koNdu aNaisey kOlam adhu kOL aravinOdum
viNdu aNaisey mum madhilum vIzhthara or ambAl
kaNdavan iruppadhu karuppaRiyalUrE.

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Siva wears kondRai flowers (Indian Laburnum) that attract bees on his long matted locks. He has
deadly cobras on Him. He burnt down the three forts of hostile asuras with a single arrow. He dwells in
thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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3! !
!! !3 ! /
! !| !
! .
:
3! !
!! ! 3 ! /
! | !
! .
! - !; 3 (flower bud ready to open); 3;
!! - !! - (!/ - ! - early in the morning);
- ; / (to praise); ;
:
@ ! / , !/ 3
@ 3@ ! 3!;
; | !| ! ;
.
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2.31.3)
vEdhamodu vEdhiyargaL vELvi mudhalAgap
pOdhinotu pOdhu malar koNdu punaigindRa
~nAdhan ena ~naLLiruL mun Adu kuzhai thAzhum
kAdhavan iruppadhu karuppaRiyalUrE.

Siva, the Lord, is worshipped in the morning (and at proper times) with fresh flowers by brahmins who
recite Vedas and perform vedic rituals. He dances at midnight. he wears a low hanging earring called
'kuzhai'. He dwells in thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr.

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anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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------------------------------------------------------------2.31.4)
3 3/ 3!
/3/ !
! ! !! !!
.
:
3 3() / 3
/ 3/!
!() ! ! !!
.
3 - |; / / ;
- (big; great); (3 - 3 - 33);
/ - ;
3/! - ; 3!;
- (to go near, approach. come close to);
! - ; ;
- (to destroy);
:
|, 33 3@! 3 !3! ,
! ! 3!
! ! !!
3! / .
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thiru~njAnasambandhar's thEvAram - thirumuRai 2.31

2.31.4)
madam padu malaikku iRaivan ma~nggai oru pa~nggan
udambinai vidak karudhi ~nindRa maRaiyOnaith
thodar~ndhu aNavu kAlan uyir kAla oru kAlAl
kada~ndhavan iruppadhu karuppaRiyalUrE.

Siva has beautiful Paravthi, the daughter of the king of big Himalaya mountain, as one half of his body.
When Yama approached mArkkaNdEya to take away his life, Siva kicked Yama with one leg and killed
him. He (Siva) dwells in thiruk-karuppaRiualUr.

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anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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3 !3! !3 !
!
3 3 !
.

:
3! !


.
- /. ('' - !);
- ;
- 3 (truth);
- !;
- (way, road, path);
- !3!; 3!;
- ! 3/ ;
(/ - ! - ! !
!@ ;)
- !; !;
- 3 (mind);
- ; ;
:
/ 3! !! ! ; 3!; !;
!3!; ! ! ;
3! / .
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2.31.5)
oruththi umaiyOdum oru pAgam adhu Aya
~niruththan avan ~nIdhi avan ~niththan ~neRi Aya
viruththan avan vEdham ena a~nggam avai Odhum
karuththu avan iruppadhu karuppaRiyalUrE.

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Siva has incomparable Parvathi as one half. He is the dancer. He is the truth. He is eternal. He is the
ancient one who is the right path. He is the essence of the four Vedas and the six auxiliary works. He
dwells in thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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/3 3
3 33! !@ !
!3 !
.
:
() / 3 3
3[] 3 3!!@ !
!3 !
.
- ;
- 3; 33;
- ;
! - ; ;
:
- " , " !.
3[] 3 3!! - " 3[] 3 3!!, 3[]
3 3!!" !.
:
3! / 3@!, ! ! 33!
33 ! ! 33
! 3!
.
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2.31.6)
viNNavargaL veRpu arasu petRa magaL meyth thEn
paN amarum men moziyinALai aNaivippAn
eNNi varu kAman udal vEva eri kAlum
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kaNNavan iruppadhu karup-paRiyalUrE.

When manmatha (the Indian 'cupid' - Hindu god of love) approached with the intention of making
Siva, the lord of celestials (devas), unite with sweet melodious soft spoken Parvathi, the daughter of
himavAn, Siva's third eye spewed fire and burnt manmatha to ashes. He (Siva) dwells in thirukkaruppaRiyalUr.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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! 3
!! @
3
! .
:
! 3
! @
()
! .
- ;
@ - ! (to cause to increase);
- 3; ; 3 ;
- ; ;
- 3;
- (thoroughly, entirely);
- (to be destroyed); (to pierce, penetrate, as an
arrow);
! - !; ( ).
:
3! 3 ! 3!, , 3, ,
/! ! !,
3 3! .
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2.31.7)
Adhi adiyaip paNiya appodu malarc cEr

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sOdhi oLi ~nal pugai vaLark kuvadu pukkuth

thIdhu seya va~ndhu aNaiyum a~ndhagan ara~nggak
kAdhinan iruppadhu thiruk-karuppaRiyalUrE.

mArkaNdEya was in the temple situated on an artificial hillock, worshipping the Holy feet of the
primal Lord with water, flowers, lamp, and incense. When Yama approached him to take away his
life, Siva kicked and destroyed Yama. He (Siva) dwells in thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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! 3 3
!3 !
3 | 3!
! .
:
! [] 3
!() 3 ! ()
| 3 !
! .
! - (to obtain, realize, possess);
3 - !; ;
- !;
- - ! (arm);
- (to break; to snap, as a stick; to become severed, as a limb);
3! - 3 ! - !;
! - , ! (to be displeased, indignant, angry, furious);
:
/ 3 ! !
! 3 , ! !
! ! 3!
.
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2.31.8)
vAy~ndha pugazh viNNavarum maNNavarum a~njjap

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pAy~ndhu amar seyum thozhil ila~nggai vE~ndhaR(ku)

Ey~ndha puyam aththanaiyum itRu vizha mEl ~nAL
kAy~ndhavan iruppadhu karup-paRiyalUrE.

The celestials of great fame and the people of this earth were afraid of rAvaNa, the king of Lanka, who
fought mightily. Long ago, when rAvaNa tried to lift kailAsa, Siva got angry with him and crushed all
his 20 arms. He (Siva) dwells in thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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!
! 3 @
!3
.
:
!
() 3 () @
[] () !3
.
- (to spread, extend; to be diffused, as water, air, odour, epidemic, clouds or
light); 3 (to be bewildered, perplexed);
- (to spread, expand, as air or water); (to be full);
(to arrange in order);
- ;
- 3 (elevated place); (eminence, elevation);
- ; 3/ (to conceal, hide, disguise); !! (to withhold; to
refuse to give);
- !3 (continuity);
:
!3 3 3
, 3! 3 !3 !!
! .
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2.31.9)

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para~ndhadhu ~nira~ndhu varu pAy thiraiya ga~nggai

kara~ndhu or sadaimEl misai uga~ndhu avaLai vaiththu
~nira~ndharam ~niara~ndhu iruvar ~nEdi aRiyAmal
kara~ndhavan iruppadhu karuppaRiyalUrE.

When the celestial Ganges river full of waves was gushing down, Siva held it in his matted locks and
was pleased to keep her on His head. He hid Himself from Vishnu and Brahma even when they
searched for Him everywhere ceaselessly (when He stood as an infinite column of fire in between
them). He (Siva) dwells in thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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/3/ !3 !
!/3 ! !!
/3 ! 3!! !
/ .
:
/[] 3/! 3
!/ ! ! !
/ ! 3! ! !
/ .
/ - 3/ (That which should be covered);
- (Prop, stay, protection); (Regard, solicitude);
- - /; /;
!/ - ! + + - ! !;
! - ! (A variety of jasmine creeper);
/ - !; + - . ! !.
! ! - ! !! 3! /
. ! 3 / .
/ /!!.
:
3// 3/! (!) 3, !

! ! !. ! /
! 3! !! ! .
( @!).

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thiru~njAnasambandhar's thEvAram - thirumuRai 2.31

2.31.10)
atRam maRaiyA amaNar Adham ili buththar
sotRam aRiyAdhavargaL sonna solai vittuk
kutRam aRiyAdha perumAn kogudik kOyil
katRena iruppadhu karuppaRIyalUrE.

The Jains who do not cover what is to be covered, and the refuge-less Buddhists do not know what to
say. Leaving aside their words, devotees go to the 'kogudi' temple in thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr where
Siva, the Lord who forgives the faults of devotees, dwells.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian
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!
3 @
@
3 ! !3.

:
!
3 @
@
! () 3.
- ! 12 ;
- (To mix, unite, join; to commingle, combine; to be absorbed, as the
individual soul into the Godhead);
- /;
- ; !3 !; ;
- ; (result, consequence; benefit, profit);
@ - 3! (word); (speech); ! (language);
- 3; ; ;
! - - (an auxiliary added to verbs);
- 3 ; ! !@!;
! - (to perish); (to be removed);
: " " / ! !@ ;

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:
3 @ / ! !
, / 3!
@ ! !
@ .
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2.31.11)
~nalam tharu punal pugali ~njAna samba~ndhan
kala~ndhavar karuppaRiyal mEya kadavuLLaip
palam tharum thamizhk kiLavi paththum ivai katRu
valam tharum avarkku vinai vAdal eLidhu AmE.

~njAna samba~ndhan hails from fertile sIrkAzhi that has abundant water. He has sung these 10
beneficial Tamil songs on the Lord of thiruk-karuppaRiyalUr. Any devotee who masters these songs
and circumambulate Siva will easily get rid of their karma.
anbudan,
V. Subramanian

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