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Song 354 - ambuli neerai (thiruvAnaikkA)

ampuli neeraic chUdiya senjadai meethiR RAviya
     ainthalai nAkap pUshaNa ...... raruLbAlA

anpuda nAviR pAvathu santhatha mOthip pAthamum
     angaiyi nAniR pUsaiyu ...... maNiyAmal

vampaNi pArap pUNmulai vanjiyar mAyac chAyalil
     vaNduzha lOthith thAzhali ...... lirukAthil

maNdiya neelap pArvaiyil veNthuki lAdaic chErvaiyil
     mangiye yEzhaip pAviye ...... nazhivEnO

kompanai neelak kOmaLai ampuya mAlaip pUshaNi
     kuNdali yAlap pOsani ...... yapirAmi

konjiya vAnac chAnavi sankari vEthap pArvathi
     kunRathu vArpoR kArikai ...... yaruLbAlA

sempava LAyak kUrithazh minkuRa mAnaip pUNmulai
     thiNpuya mArap pUraNa ...... maruLvOnE

senthamiz pANap pAvalar sangitha yAzhaip pAdiya
     thenthiru vAnaik kAvuRai ...... perumALE.

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

ampuli neeraic chUdiya sem sadai meethil thAviya ainthalai nAkap pUshaNar aruLbAlA: You are the child of Lord SivA who wears the five-hooded and pouncing snake as a jewel on His matted hair which also holds the crescent moon and River Ganga!

anpudan nAvil pAvathu pAthamum santhatham Othi angayinAl nin pUsaiyum aNiyAmal: I never praise Your hallowed feet singing Your glory with devotion to my tongue's content nor do I follow the righteous path of worshipping You with my palms;

vampu aNi pAram pUN mulai vanjiyar mAyac chAyalil: (instead), I crave for the enchanting beauty of the vanji (rattan reed) creeper-like whores with bejewelled and voluptuous breasts, tightly clad,

vaNdu uzhal Othith thAzhalil iru kAthil: the coiffures in their sliding hair where beetles hover about, their two ears,

maNdiya neelap pArvaiyil veN thukil Adaic chErvaiyil: the deep gaze from their eyes tinted with bluish mascara and their white attire of woven fabric;

mangi ey Ezhaip pAviyEn azhivEnO: losing my sense like this, am I, the miserable sinner, destined to be doomed?

kompu anai neelak kOmaLai ampuya mAlaip pUshaNi: She is creeper-like and gorgeous, with light bluish complexion; She wears as a jewel a garland of lotus;

kuNdali Alap pOsani apirAmi: She is Shakthi, appearing as pure delusion; She devours the evil poison as food; She is exquisitely beautiful;

konjiya vAnac chAnavi sankari vEthap pArvathi: She is pure like the caressing and bubbly water of the River Ganga at its origin, namely the sky; She is the consort of Lord Sankara; She is PArvathi worshipped by the vEdAs;

kunRu athu vAr pon kArikai aruLbAlA: She is the beautiful gold-like maiden delivered as a boon to Mount HimavAn for his long penance; and You are Her Son, oh Lord!

sem pavaLam Ayak kUr ithazh min kuRa mAnai: Her tender lips are like the red coral; She is the dazzling damsel of the KuRavAs;

pUN mulai thiN puyam Arap pUraNam aruLvOnE: You hug the bejewelled bosom of that VaLLi with Your strong shoulders and bless her with total and true Knowledge.

senthamizh pANap pAvalar sangitha yAzhaip pAdiya: In this town, once, the great poet* (ThiruneelakaNda NAyanAr) who was an expert in Tamil played the string instrument (yAzh) musically (accompanying the singing by ThirugnAna Sambandhar);

then thiru vAnaikkA uRai perumALE.: this is the beautiful place ThiruvAnaikkA, which is Your abode, Oh Great One!

* In ThiruvAnaikkA, ThirugnAna Sambandhar, one of the four great Savants of Saivism, once sang ThEvAram hymns to the musical accompaniment on the string instrument by Thirunilakantar, another great Saivite - Periya PurANam.