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Song 291 - mugaththai minukki (thiruththaNigai)

mukaththaimi nukkika LasadikaL kapadikaL
     vizhiththuma ruttikaL keruvikaL thirudikaL
          mozhikkuLma yakkikaL vakaithanil nakaithanil ...... vithamAka

muzhiththuma yaRkoLu maRivili neRiyili
     puzhukkuda laipporu Lenamika eNiyavar
          muyakkama duththuzhi tharumadi yavanidar ...... ozhivAka

mikuththazha kaippeRu maRumuka saravaNa
     puyaththiLa kikkamazh naRaimalar thodaimika
          visaikkodu maippeRu marakatha kalapiyum ...... vadivElum

veLippade nakkini yiravodu pakalaRa
     thiruppathi yappuka zhamuthiyal kavisoli
          vithiththane zhuththinai tharavaru moruporu ...... LaruLAyO

pukaiththazha laikkodu thiripura meripada
     nakaiththava rukkida muRaipavaL valaimakaL
          poruppili makkiri pathipeRu mimaiyava ...... LapirAmi

pothutRuthi miththimi nadamidu pakirathi
     ezhuththaRi ruththiri pakavathi kavurikai
          porutpaya nukkurai yadukiya samaipavaL ...... amuthAkac

chekaththaiya kattidu nediyavar kadaiyavaL
     aRaththaiva Larththidu parasivai kulavathi
          thiRaththami zhaiththaru pazhaiyava LaruLiya ...... siRiyOnE

serukkuma rakkarkaL podipada vadivuLa
     karaththila yiRkodu poruthimai yavarpaNi
          thiruththaNi poRpathi thanilmayil nadaviya ...... perumALE.

......... Meaning .........

mukaththai minukkikaL asadikaL kapadikaL vizhiththu maruttikaL keruvikaL thirudikaL mozhikkuL mayakkikaL: These women apply too much showy make-up on their face. They are utter fools. They are treacherous. They intimidate people with bewitching eyes. They are very haughty. They resort to thievery. They lure people with their speech.

vakai thanil nakai thanil vithamAka muzhiththu mayal ko(L)Lum aRivili neRiyili puzhuk kudalaip poruL ena mika e(N)Niyavar muyakkam aduththu uzhitharum adiyavan idar ozhivAka: Caught in a dizzy spell after falling a victim to their tricks and speech, I have become obsessed with passion. I am a stupid person, lacking discipline. Contemplating on their body, that consists of worm-filled intestines, as if it is something significant, I have been yearning to hug them closely; in order that my miseries arising from such roaming about are removed,

mikuththa azhakaip peRum aRumuka saravaNa puyaththu iLakik kamazh naRai malar thodai mika visaik kodumaip peRu marakatha kalapiyum vadivElum veLippada enakku: Oh Lord with six exquisitely beautiful faces, Oh SaravaNA, kindly grant me the vision of the fragrant flower-garland filled with honey that heaves on Your hallowed shoulders, along with the fierce and green peacock that is able to fly at an immense speed and Your sharp spear

ini iravodu pakal aRa thirup pathiyap pukazh amuthu iyal kavi so(l)li vithith than ezhuththu inai thara varum oru poruL aruLAyO: so that Your pure grace prevails at all times, without the distinction of day or night, and the influence of Goddess Lakshmi is firmly implanted; for this, kindly preach to me the supreme and unique principle that enables me to sing Your glory (Thiruppugazh) in nectar-filled songs and that gradually erases the letters of destiny scribed By Lord Brahma!

pukaiththa azhalaik ko(N)du thiri puram eri pada nakaiththavarukku idam uRaipavaL valai makaL poruppil imak kiri pathi peRum imaiyavaL apirAmi: With smoke and flames, the Thiripuram was completely burnt down by His mere smile; She is concorporate on the left side of that Lord SivA; She came to the earth as the daughter of the fishermen*; She is Imayavalli, the daughter of HimavAn, King of the greatest of all mountains; She is exquisitely beautiful;

pothu utRu thimiththimi nadam idu(m) pakirathi ezhuththu aRi ruththiri pakavathi kavuri kai poruL payanukku urai adukiya samaipavaL amuthAka sekaththai akattu idu nediyavar kadaiyavaL: She is the Goddess who dances on the stage to the meter "thimiththimi"; She knows all aspects of grammar and is the consort of Rudran; She is Bhagavathi; She is Gowri; She stands merged with Lord SivA as a word and its apt meaning; devouring the earth, He held it in His stomach as if it were a ball of nectar, and She is the younger sister of that tall Lord VishNu;

aRaththai vaLarththidu para sivai kulavathi thiRath thamizhaith tharu pazhaiyavaL aruLiya siRiyOnE: (As KAmAkshi DEvi,) this Supreme Consort of SivA performed (thirtytwo) religious duties** (in KAncheepuram); She has the most distinguished lineage; She delivered Tamil language with three different branches (namely, literature, music and drama); She is the Primeval and ancient principle in the form of Goddess UmA; and She kindly delivered You as Her child, Oh Lord!

serukkum arakkarkaL podi pada vadivuLa karaththil ayil kodu poruthu imaiyavar paNi thiruththaNi pon pathi thanil mayil nadaviya perumALE.: Shattering the arrogant demons to pieces, You fought with the spear in Your elegant hand, and chose this beautiful place, ThiruththaNigai, that is lauded in worship by the celestials, to dance here on Your peacock, Oh Great One!

* When Lord SivA was preaching the meaning of VEdAs to PArvathi DEvi, Her attention was diverted for a moment causing SivA to curse Her into a birth in a family of fishermen. He added that He would seek Her in marriage on earth. She was born in a royal fisherman's family and was reared by them. SivA had also punished Nandi (for having let in Murugan and GaNapathi while He preached to PArvathi) by cursing Nandi to be born as a shark. This shark evaded the nets of the fishermen and created havoc at the sea. The king of the fishermen offered his daughter in marriage to one who could catch that shark in a net. Lord SivA appeared in the disguise of a fisherman, caught the shark and won the princess' hand in marriage. .. ThiruviLaiyAdal PurANam).

** Thirtytwo religious duties are listed in Periya PurANam as follows:

Road-laying; Food for teachers; Food for all the six kinds of religious people; Feeding the cows; Feeding the prisoners; Alms; Distribution of eatables; Feeding the orphans; Obstetrics; Orphanage; Feeding milk to babies; Cremation of destitute corpses; Clothing the orphans; Whitewashing old houses; Offering medicines; Washing others' clothes; Barber's work; Providing glasses for visually-impaired; Piercing ears and providing studs; Eyedrops for medication; Providing hair oil and hair cream; Fomentation for relief; Protecting others from perils; Free distribution of potable water; Provision of free accommodation; Provision of bathing facility; Rearing shady groves; Providing sandals and shoes; Feeding animals; Ploughing the field; Providing security guard; and Conducting marriages.