'VEl vaNakkam' (salutation to the VEl)

by 'Varakavi' Subramanya BharathiyAr (English transliteration)

       Thirupparangkundram

seerththiyAith thudhikaL pAdith thiruvadi(kku) malarkaL thoovi
ArththiyAi vazhipAtAtrum anbarin idhayak kOyil
moorththiyAi viLangum engaL mudhirparang kundrin vAzhvAm
kArththikEyan kai vElaik kANbadhE yemakku vElai.

       ThiruchcheeralaivAi (Thiruchchendhoor)

muRuvaliR purameriththa mukkaNan thanakkum kumbak
kuRumuni thanakkum pOdha guruvenum ariya pERu
perumoru siRiyan theyvap pidimagizh kaNavan sendhoor
ARumugan karaththuvElai aduppadhE yemakku vElai.

       ThiruAvinangudi (Pazhani)

mAdhavan magizhn(thu) aLiththa madandhaiyar irubAl mEva
mEdhagu mayilin mEl Or veRpinil udhayamAna
Adhavan enavE pOtra Avinan kudiyil vAzhum
nAdhan sev vELin vElai nAduva(thu) emakku vElai.

thiNNaNAr suvaith(thu) aLiththa theenjuvaik kaRi suvaiththa
aNNaNAr aNaiththuk kaNNE! appanE! neeyE nEya
vaNNamAm pazham endru Odha magizhndhu then pazhani vandha
viNNavan karaththu vElai viLambuva(thu) emakku vElai.

       Thiru Eragam (SWAmimalai)

senni ARum thaNindha sivabaranj chudarkku, vEdham
sonna Asiriyanendru thollulaganaiththum pOtrap
ponnisoozh Eragaththup poRuppiniR kOyil koNda
panniru kaiyan vElaip paNivadhE emakku vElai.

       KundrudhORAdal (ThiruththaNi)

kondraisEr sadaigaL Adakkodiyidai umaiyAL kANa,
mandrilE Adal koNda magadhEvan viyandhu vAzhththak,
kundrudhORAdal kAttum, kumaravEL malark karaththu
vendrisEr saththi vElai vENduva(thu) emakku vElai.

       PazhamudhirsOlai

buvanamOr moondrum vAzhap purAridhan nudharkaN nOkkil
avirsudar oLiyAith thOndri, aRumugath thEvAi, anbar
bavabayam ozhiththuk kAkkap pazhamudhirsOlai mEvum
sivasupra maNyan vElai sEvippa(thu) emakku vElai.

       ... ... ... vElum mayilum thuNai .. ... ...