Verse 81
Tamil Lyrics
சிகாவல வன்பரி தப்பாடு செய்யுஞ்செவ் வேலவிலஞ்
சிகாவல வன்பரி ஆரார் மதனித் திலஞ்சலரா
சிகாவல வன்பரி யங்கங் குழல்பெற்ற தேமொழிவந்
சிகாவல வன்பரி யானல மன்றிலுந் தென்நலுமே.
English Meaning
Muruka, you ride the colorful peacock. You are the protector of the little town, Ilanji. I am a poor girl who is suffering with pangs of separation from my lover. Joining them in the abuse against me are Manmathan (the God of love), the sea rich in pearls, the beautiful flower gardens, the cool moon, the enticing bed, the sweet music from the flute and the over-attention and criticism from my mother who is normally a very kind person. Topping the list of factors that increase my love sickness and burn me inside like the fire, are the visit of the swans and the southern breeze.
Verse 82
Tamil Lyrics
தென்றலை யம்பு புனைவார் குமாரா திமிரமுந்நீர்த்
தென்றலை யம்பு மின்கோ மருக செழுமறைதோர்
தென்றலை யம்பு சசூ தவேரி சிந்திமன்னல்
தென்றலை யம்பு படுநெறி போயியிர் தீர்க்கின்றதே.
English Meaning
Muruka, you are the son of God Sivan who wears the river Ganges on his head where bees fly around humming music. You are the son-in-law of Tirumal who is the husband of Goddess SriDevi who lives on the lotus flower. You are the chief of the beautiful serpent-like southern town of TiruchenGodu Mountain that is worshiped even by the four Vedams. I am a girl suffering from love sickness. The five arrows of God Manmathan have made small holes in my body through which the southern breeze flows carrying with it hot air causing the entire body to experience a severe burning sensation. This is intolerable and is gradually taking my life away.
Verse 83
Tamil Lyrics
தீரா கமல சலிகித போக மெனத்தெளிந்து
தீரா கமல மெனக்கரு தாதென் சேயவநூல்
தீரா கமல குகரம் பொறுப்ப நினத்திருக்கண்
தீரா கமல மரவே கருகச் சிவந்தவனே.
English Meaning
God Kumara, you appeared as Tirugnana Sampanthar and composed the flawless Agamas that were purely original in concepts. No ideas were borrowed from useless old religious literature. Muruka, God Sivan created you as sparks from his fiery third eye and asked Agni to hold them for a while. Though Agni expressed bravado that nothing was too hot for him, he soon realized that the sparks were too hot. The rays of Agni that are normally reddish color turned black in the heat. Being unable to bear the heat any more, Agni had to leave the sparks in the river Ganges, confessing that Murukan was simply too hot for him. Though I believe that all the events in my life happen according to what was scheduled by Piraman who appeared from the navel of God Tirumal, I did not realize that indulging in sensual pleasures is one of them.
(How foolish of me!)
Verse 84
Tamil Lyrics
திரகைய லாயிர வெல்லாலி மண்விண் டருசிரபாத
திரகைய லாயிர வாநந்த நாடகி சேரிமகோத்
திரகைய லாயிர மிக்குமைந் தாசெந்தி லாயொருகால்
திரகைய லாயிரக் கோடிசுர் நோடுந் திருத்துளமே.
English Meaning
Kantha, you hold in your beautiful hand the sharp spear that came from God Sivan, the Absolute Being. You are the hero who rides the beautiful peacock. You never left the side of the hunter girl, Valli, who lived in the Kurinji landscape. You were able to throw your spear at the illusive Suran who took the form of a mango tree and was capable of destroying anything in sight with his ferocious eyes. As soon as you threw your arrow of grace at me, the anger within me subsided like a slain deer, my forbearance increased and I became a very peaceful person.
(What a powerful weapon is your grace!)
Verse 85
Tamil Lyrics
திருத்துள வாரிகல் போதுடன் சேண்மழை தூங்குஞ்சங்க
திருத்துள வாரிதி கண்டுயி லாசென் மாண்டசிந்தை
திருத்துள வாரன்னை செந்தூரையன் னளசெம் மேனியென்பு
திருத்துள வார்சடை யீசர்மை தாவினிச் செய்சைநல்கே.
English Meaning
Oh Kantha, you wear the garland of kadambu flowers. You hold the powerful reddish spear with which you destroyed the entire army of asuras and their chief, the wily, ferocious red-eyed Suran who was hiding as a mango tree in the sea full of waves. You are the son of God Sivan who wears the crescent moon, the river Ganges and the leaping snakes on his crown. I have muddled through family life wading through large numbers of warring relatives. I was also drowned in having sexual enjoyment with pretty ladies and consequently subjecting myself to inexplicable mental and physical sufferings. Muruka, won't you please come and extricate me from this torture?
Verse 86
Tamil Lyrics
செச்சைய வாவி கலயில்வல்வாயிடைச் சேடனிற்கச்
செச்சைய வாவி பருகுஞ் சிகாவல செங்கைவெந்தீ
செச்சைய வாவி விடுகெனுஞ் செல்வியின் றாளணுகச்
செச்சைய வாவி னுயிர்வாழ் வினியலஞ் சீர்ப்பினுமே.
English Meaning
Kantha, you are the chief of Tiruchendur, a very fertile city, in which the sel fish wade through the wet mud fields, swim up the river and jump up very high knocking down bunches of areca nuts from the adjoining palm trees. My mind had always been preoccupied with terrible thoughts and wanted to indulge in immoral deeds. God Kumara, you do have the tremendous capacity to expel the darkness of ignorance from the minds of men and direct them towards the virtuous path. My mind is changed now and I uphold your grace as my only stronghold for survival. Is it fair on your part to plunge a person who has so much faith in your grace into the muddle of good and bad deeds, make me suffer the consequences and gradually take my life like a highway robber?
Verse 87
Tamil Lyrics
சீர்க்கை வனப்பு மலர்வேங்கை யானவன் செஞ்சிலையோர்
சீர்க்கை வனப்பு நிதத்தவ வேடன் நினைவளைக்குச்
சீர்க்கை வனப்பு அமதுருக் காட்டிய செய்தமிழ்நூற்
சீர்க்கை வனப்பு இமிர்சடை யோன்மகன் சிற்றடிக்கே.
English Meaning
A friend of Valli said to her: "Listen my friend, ever since your lover, Murukan, came here, he has been adoring your beauty excessively and has been addressing you as the Goddess of the little millet fields; he is praising you for your constant vigil over the little millet fields; he has been staring at your red pearl-like lips with his mouth; he is standing aghast giving the impression that he wishes to say a few words to you. I reckon that he has come only to boast about his valor and how even the celestial residents are praising him for destroying the ill-fated Suran who was hiding in the salty sea as a mango tree. If Murukan honestly expects you to appreciate his bravery he should have asked you to go to Tiruchendur, his place of residence, and expressed his love openly."
(This poem is a satire by one of Valli's friends who believes that Murukan came to see Valli not because of his love for her but only to boast of his victory in the battle against Suran.)
Verse 88
Tamil Lyrics
சிற்றம் பலத்தை யன்புநெய் நூற்றிரி சிந்தையிடுஞ்
சிற்றம் பலத்தை வருஞான தீபமிட் டார்க் குப்பரி
சிற்றம் பலத்தை யருளுஞ்செந் தூரர் பகைக்குலமான்
சிற்றம் பலத்தைப் பதவந் தோளிலின் தீவரமே.
English Meaning
God Kumaran lives peacefully in Tiruchendur, a fertile place in which large numbers of sel fish wade through the mud rice fields to avoid being killed by the ploughs. The eyes of the girls living in Tiruchendur are so beautiful that they resemble those of the sel fish in being circular and glossy. In addition, the following analogies have been given to describe the beauty of the eyes of the girls in Tiruchendur.
They are as beautiful, soft and bright as the lotus flower that is the place of residence of God Piraman. They are as sharp as the poison swallowed by God Sivan as if it were nectar. In sharpness and penetration they resemble the arrow of the dark colored God Raman who destroyed the beautiful city of Lanka. In destroying enemies they are as sharp and destructive as the weapon carried by Indiran and the sharp spear of God Murukan.
Verse 89
Tamil Lyrics
சிலைமத நம்படு மாறேழுஞ் சேய்மயி லுஞ்சிட்டவேச்
சிலைமத நம்படு சிந்துவை யிந்துவைச் செய்வதென்யான்
சிலைமத நம்படு காட்டுவர் கேளிருஞ் செங்கழுநீர்ச்
சிலைமத நம்படு தாமரை வாவி திரள்சங்கமே.
English Meaning
Muruka, once you appeared on the earth as Tirugnana Sampanthar, the defeater of the Jains, who normally live under the Asoka trees. It is said that the Jains were ultimately executed by the gruesome method of thrusting the impaling sticks. Kantha, you are the God who is the husband of the hunter girl, Valli, residing in the Valli hills forest and whose eyes have been frequently compared to the sel fish and sharp spear. It is no wonder that you won over the hearts of all the beautiful ladies clad in beautiful clothes in the celestial world who paid high tributes to your heroism in saving the ascetics capable of controlling their senses from the atrocities of Suran.
Verse 90
Tamil Lyrics
திரளக் கரக்கரை வெண்கண்ட வேலன் நிசைமுகன்மால்
திரளக் கரக்கரை யான்பாட நாடுவல் செய்யசங்க
திரளக் கரக்கரை காண்பான்கைந் தீத்திசை வார்பனிக்க
திரளக் கரக்கரை வானீட்டு மைந்தர்புந் திக்கொக்குமே.
English Meaning
Kantha, you are the son of God Sivan who wears the garland made of bones. You live peacefully in Tiruchendur. You bravely destroyed the asuras who came out of their hiding in the sea of waves, making loud noises. You also reside peacefully in TiruchenGodu, also known as the snake mountain, a place worshiped by the Vedams and by Piraman, son of God Vishnu who resides in Srirangam, a city where the walls are so high that the moon appears to crawl over them. Some people distract those who do not have a steady mind easily, so that even then they don't offer flowers to Gods and chant mantras to attain the heavenly state of mukthi. How could they ever succeed in this effort with such wandering minds?