Lyrics in Tamizh
தனன தனதனன தனன தனதனன
தனன தனதனன ...... தனதான
அமரு மமரரினி லதிக னயனுமரி
யவரும் வெருவவரு ...... மதிகாளம்
அதனை யதகரண விதன பரிபுரண
மமைய னவர்கரண ...... அகிலேச
நிமிர வருள்சரண நிபிட மதெனவுன
நிமிர சமிரமய ...... நியமாய
நிமிட மதனிலுண வலசி வசுதவர
நினது பதவிதர ...... வருவாயே
சமர சமரசுர அசுர விதரபர
சரத விரதஅயில் ...... விடுவோனே
தகுர்த தகுர்ததிகு திகுர்த திகுர்ததிகு
தரர ரரரரிரி ...... தகுர்தாத
எமர நடனவித மயிலின் முதுகில்வரு
மிமைய மகள்குமர ...... எமதீச
இயலி னியல்மயிலை நகரி லினிதுறையு
மெமது பரகுரவ ...... பெருமாளே.
Smt. Bhagi Lakshmi Varahan's Illustration
explainng the essence
For listening to Guruji's Audio -
https://www.kaumaram.com/thiru/nnt0688_u.html#audio
Detailed Explanation in Tamizh -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1urXMjsbczvBLEwp5b-dMo4Uo0PSEGaIZ/view?usp=drive_link
English Lyrics and Meaning
amarum amarinil adhikan ayanum ari
avarum veruva varum ...... athikALam
Devas, their king Indra, Lord Brahma, and Lord Vishnu were terrified when deadly poison came from milky ocean.
adhanai athakaraNa vidhana! paripuraNa!
Amai anavar karaNa! ...... akilEsa
Oh! One who dispelled their mental agony! One who reside in the hearts filled with inner contentment! Oh! Lord of all the worlds!
nimira aruL charaNa! nipidam adhena una
nimira samira maya! ...... niyamAya
Oh! One whose sacred feet bestow divine wisdom for us to reach great heights!
When deadly poison threatened to engulf everyone, considering it as the prime duty,
Nimidam adhanil uNavala siva suthavara
ninadhu padhavi thara ...... varu vAyE
In the mere blink of an eye and with the speed of the wind, Lord Siva consumed that deadly poison, You are his Son! Please come and grant me the grace to attain your glorious abode.
Samarasa amara sura asura vidharapara!
saradha viratha ayil ...... viduvOnE!
Oh! The One who graciously hurled the *Vel*—the weapon of true divine wisdom
at the Asuras, the enemies of the united and noble Devas!
thagurtha thagurthathigu thigurtha thigurthathigu
tharara rarara riri ...... thagurthAdha
Performing a graceful sacred dance to the rhythmic
sounds matching the sounds of instruments at the war field,
emara natana idha mayilin mudhugil varum
imaiya magaL kumara! ...... emadheesa!
You ride upon the back of the peacock, thereby showering abundant grace
upon the devotees of our lineage! You are the sacred Son of Uma Devi,
daughter of the Himavan, Oh, our Lord!
iyalin iyal mayilai nagaril inidhuRaiyum
emadhu para gurava ...... perumALE.
Oh! Supreme Guru!, Most glorious one! you graciously reside in the famous
and most fitting holy city of Thirumayilai.
Sthalam – Mylapore /Thiru Mylai
1. Located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, built in 7th century CE by Pallava Kings
2. Style – South Indian Architecture
3. Main Deities - Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal
4. Sthala Vriksham – Punnai
5. Glories – Padal petra Sthalam, one of the Sapta Sthanams
6. Special features – A separate Shrine for Lord Murugan as Singaravelan mounted on Peacock with six faces and twelve hands together with Valli and Deivanai
mounted on elephants.
7. Separate Sanctum for ArunagiriNathar, Punnai vananathar, Pazhani Andavar,
Thirujnana Sambandar, Poompavai, Vaayilar Nayanar.
8. Thiruppugazh songs for this sthalam – 10
Legend of the temple:
1. Parvathi Devi did penance in Peacock form here and Shiva gave darshan under the
Punnai tree.
2. Thirujnana sambandar brought life of Poompavai back from the preserved bones and ashes by singing Poompavai thirupathigam, as quoted in KaLabamaNi thiruppugazh.
