devaram verses

8/13/2019 Devaram Verses

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Devaram on Kanchipuram Ekambaranathar, GoddessKamakshi Amman


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Sundarar Devaram on Kanchi Ekamban


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Devaram on Madurai


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Sambandhar Devaram on Madurai


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Sambandhar Devaram on Tiruchirappalli (Trichy Malaikkottai)

Sambandhar on Tiruvanaikkaval

Tirunavukkarasar on TrichyMalaikottai


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Devaram on Kumbakonam

Devaram on MaayuranatharMayiladuthurai


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Sundarar Devaram on Tiruvayyaru

Meaning:

I am unaware of the ways to worship You. Nor did I pursue you earlier. Eventhough thinking

day and night, I do not think in the accomplishing way. The non-withdrawing waterflow

eating areca, the sugar engines under the cluster of coconuts making noise - Oh Reverend of

such thiruvaiyARRuk kAvirik kOTTam !

Notes:

1. chEramAn perumaL and cundharar on their pilgrimage came near thiruvaiyARu fromthirukkaNDiyUr. The river kAviri was flooding, how would they cross the river to salute their

beloved Lord of thiruvaiyARu ? cundharar sang this song which had the flood of devotion

more than that flowed on the kAviri. He cries, "As an ignorant I do not know how to properlyworship You, nor is my devotion a fulfilling one." The Lord Who fought in the court to get

cundharar to keep singing Him, made a path appear in the middle of flooding kAviri, through

which the devout friends came and worshipped the Supreme. (c.f. unnai van^dhippadhOr

nêRiyaRiyEn nînnaiyE aRiyEn nînnai aRiyumOr aRivaRiyEn - thiruvAcakam)

2. When the flood of senses obstructing the way, if one sings this song, won't themArgabhandhu bless the way ? 3. Especially the phrase "aiyARuDaiya aDikaLO" in this all

through stimulating song sets the mind calling out to the Lord.

4. paricu - manner/procedure; paNDu - early; payilal - practicing; kamugu - areca (pAkku);

karuppAlai - sugar factory; aravam - noice; aDigaL - reverend/saint.


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Tirunavukkarasar on Tiruvayyaru

Meaning:

Singing the Lord, Who has the pretty moon as a snare (in the garland), along with the

daughter of the king of mounts, carrying water in time (for worship)they enter and I enter

following them. Without anytrace as I entered thiruvaiyARu, saw the male elephant coming

with its loving pair. Saw Their Holy Feet, the Unseen I saw !!

Notes:1. This very renowned song is sung by the saint,as he saw the glorious scene of God andGoddess of kayilai appeared in front of him at thiruvaiyARu. The saint was in his pursuit to

worship the Seat of Lord at Mount Kailash. He went ahead in the mountains not bothering


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about the body getting torn off. The Lord Who probably wanted to show the world an easy

way to worship kailash, out of the austerities of saint appar, redirected him to take a dip in the

nearby pool and come out at thiruvaiyARu. The flawless sage came out of the pond in

thiruvaiyARu with a flawless body and saw the splendid scene of kayilAyam appearing in

thiruvaiyARu itself !2. The internal reference to the above episode is in the song itself as, "yAdhum chuvaDu

paDAmal aiyARu aDaikinRa pOdhu". 3. pOdhu could also be interpreted as flower. Then

the meaning would be "They enter with flower and water (for worship)."

4. mAdhar - beautiful; kaNNi - snares in the garland; chuvaDu - footprint/trace; piDi - female

elephant; kaLiRu - male elephant;

Sambandhar Devaram on Tiruvayyaru


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Sambandhar Devaram on Chidambaram


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Sambandhar Devaram on Rameshwaram

Tirunavukkarasar Devaram on Nagaippatinam


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Pattinathar Padalgal on Kanchi and Thillai


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On Thillai

Bharathidasan Song

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