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Thiruppugazh 170 - nAdha vindhu - pazhani

(meanings in Tamil and English by Thiru Gopala Sundaram)

nAdha vindhuka lAdhee namOnama

vEdha manthraso rUpA namOnama
njyAna paNditha sAmee namOnama ...... vegukOdi

nAma sambuku mArA namOnama

bOga anthari bAlA namOnama
nAga bandhama yUrA namOnama ...... parasUrar

sEdha dhaNdavi nOdhA namOnama

geetha kiNkiNi pAdhA namOnama
dheera sambrama veerA namOnama ...... girirAja

dheepa mangaLa jOthee namOnama

thUya ambala leelA namOnama
dhEva kunjari bAgA namOnama ...... aruLthArAy

eedha lumpala kOlA lapUjaiyum

Odha lunguNa AchA raneethiyum
eera munguru seerpA dhasEvaiyu ...... maRavAdha

Ezhtha lampugazh kAvE riyAlviLai

sOzha maNdala meedhE manOhara
rAja gembira nAdA LunAyaka ...... vayalUrA

Adha rampayil ArU rarthOzhamai

sErdhal koNdava rOdE munALinil
Adal vempari meedhE RimA kayi ...... laiyil Egi

Adhi antha ulA Asu pAdiya

sErar kongu vaikAvUr nanAdadhil
Avinan kudi vAzhvAna dhEvargaL ...... perumALE.
......... Meaning .........

nAdha vindhu kalAdhee: You are the basis of the principles of Nadha (Lingam) and the Receptacle
(Peetam) (or Shivasakthi)*,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

vEdha manthra sorUpA: You are the beauty of VEdAs (Scriptures) and ManthrAs (all chantings),
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

njyAna paNditha sAme: You are the most learned and knowledgable,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

vegu kOdi nAma sambu kumArA: You are the son of Sambhu, with millions of names,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

bOga anthari bAlA: You are the son of UmA, provider of happiness to all beings,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

nAga bandha mayUrA: You mount the peacock which tames and binds the snake to its feet,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

parasUrar sEdha dhaNda vinOdhA: You made a sport of punishing all the hostile demons (asuras)
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

geetha kiNkiNi pAdhA: Your holy feet wear the lilting anklets,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

dheera sambrama veerA: You are the valorous and great warrior,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

giri rAja: You are the king of all mountains,

dheepa mangaLa jOthee: You are the sacred light emanating from all lamps,
namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

thUya ambala leelA: You play in the pure cosmic sky,

namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

dhEva kunjari bAgA: You are the consort of DEvayAnai,

namO nama: I bow to You; I bow to You

aruL thArAy: I seek Your blessings.

eedhalum pala kOlAla pUjaiyum: Charity, many special modes of worship,

Odhalun guNa AchAra neethiyum: learning, virtues, character, justice,

eeramun guru seer pAdha sEvaiyu: compassion and service to the teacher's (Guru's) feet -
maRavAdha: (the above) will never be forgotten (in)

Ezhthalam pugazh kAvEriyAl viLai sOzha maNdala meedhE: the ChOzha Mandalam, which is praised
by people in the seven worlds, and which is made fertile by the great river KAveri;

rAja gembira nAdALu nAyaka: in that kingdom is a region called Rajagembiram***, and You are its
Lord!

vayalUrA: You are also the Lord of VayalUr!

Adharam payil ArUrar thOzhamai: Once the friendship of ArUrar (Sundarar) was sought

sErdhal koNd avarOdE munALinil: (by Cheraman Peruman**) who wanted to travel with his friend

Adal vempari meedhERi mA kayi laiyil Egi: mounted on a dancing horse all the way to the heavenly
abode (Maha Kailas).

Adhi antha ulA Asu pAdiya: (There, the Chera King) sang the beautiful (antha=beautiful) Adhi UlA ex
tempore;

sErar kongu vaikAvUr nanAdadhil: That Cheraman Peruman ruled Kongu NAdu, in which is the part,
VaikavUr.

Avinan kudi vAzhvAna: In VaikavUr is ThiruvAvinankudi (Pazhani's foothill), You are the Life of that
place, and

dhEvargaL perumALE.: You are the Great one for all the DEvAs!

* 'nAdha bhindu' ('vindhu') is explained here. 'nAdha' is the principle of sound. It is also known as 'nAma'
or name. From this 'nAdha' or name, came out 'bhindu' or 'rUba' which is the form. These name and form
are 'nAma' and 'rUba' or 'nAdha' and 'bhindu', what is known as 'OmkAra praNava', and these are the seed
and seat of all matter and force. 'nAdha' is represented by a line or a pillar and the 'bhindu' by a disc or
elliptic base. It is this 'nAdha' or vibration that is known as 'lingA', and 'bhindu' is what is known as its
'peetam'. This 'lingam' along with 'peetam' is the principle of name and form, that is beyond any
comprehension, and the form that could be comprehended little better came out of the 'bhindu' in the
order of evolution. This is what is known as 'Siva-Sakthi aikkiyam' which is 'rUbArUbam' ('rUba -
arUbam'), that is with shape or without shape. (reference - Siva Agamam and Saiva SidhdhAndham).

** The story is about CheramAn PerumAn, King of Kongu NAdu, who lived 1,150 years ago and became
a great friend of Sundarar, one of the four pillars of Saivism. When Sundarar was sent for by Lord SivA
to come to KailAs, Sundarar desired that his friend Cheraman should also join him. Cheraman rushed in a
horse to join Sundarar. He reached Kailas earlier than Sundarar but was stopped at the gate. While
waiting for Sundarar to reach Kailas, Cheraman sang "Adhi UlA" in praise of KailAs spontaneously and
was admitted into heaven along with Sundarar - This story is in Periya PurANam.

*** Rajagembiram is now known as ThirukkaRkudi or UyyakkondAn. It is near Thiruchi on the route to
VayalUr.

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