porumAnILpadai

* porumA nILpadai * Azhi sangkaththodu *
thirumA nILkazhal * Ezhulagum thozha **
orumANik kuRaLAgi nimirndha * ak
karumANikkam * en kaNNuLadhAgumE 1

I saw in my eyes the dark gem-hued Lord, resplendent with the war-waging discus and conch. He came as a manikin then and strode the Earth with great feet, O. How he grew and became worshipped by the seven worlds!

kaNNuLLE niRkum * kAdhanmaiyAl thozhil *
eNNilum varum * en ini vENduvam? **
maNNum nIrum * eriyum nalvAyuvum *
viNNumAy viriyum * empirAnaiyE 2

My Lord unfolds himself as Earth, water, fire wind and sky. Whenever worship him with love, he enters into my eyes and fills my heart. What more do I want?

empirAnai * endhai thandhai thandhaikkum
tham pirAnai * thaNthAmaraik kaNNanai **
komparAvu * nuNNEridai mArvanai *
empirAnaith thozhAy * madanenjchamE! 3

O Heart, wroship the cool lotus-eyed Lord! On his chest he bears the lotus-dame Lakshmi whose hips are slender like a snake or a twig. He is the Lord of my father, his father and the forefathers before him

nenjchamE nallai nallai * unnaip petRAl
en seyyOm? * ini enna kuRaivinam? **
maindhanai * malarAL maNavALanai *
thunjchum pOdhum * vidAdhu thodar kaNdAy 4

kaNdAyE nenjchE! * karumangkaL vAykkinRu * Or
eNthAnum inRiyE * vandhiyalumARu **
uNdAnai * ulagEzhum Or mUvadi
koNdAnai * kaNdu koNdanai nIyumE 5

nIyum nAnum * innEr niRkil * mEl matROr
nOyum sArkodAn * nenjchamE! sonnEn **
thAyum thandhaiyumAy * ivvulaginil *
vAyum Isan * maNivaNNan endhaiyE 6

endhaiyE enRum * emperumAn enRum *
sindhaiyuL vaippan * solluvan pAviyEn **
endhai! emperumAn! enRu * vAnavar
sindhaiyuL vaiththuch * sollum selvanaiyE 7

selva nAraNan * enRa sol kEttalum *
malgum kaNpani * nAduvan mAyamE **
allum nanpagalum * idaivIdinRi *
nalgi ennai vidAn * nambi nambiyE 8

* nambiyaith * thenkuRungkudi ninRa * ach
semponE thigazhum * thirumUrththiyai **
umbar vAnavar * AdhiyanjsOdhiyai *
empirAnai * en solli maRappanO? 9

maRappum njAnamum * nAn onRu uNarndhilan *
maRakkum enRu * senthAmaraik kaNNodu **
maRappaRa ennuLLE * manninAn thannai *
maRappanO? ini * yAn en maNiyaiyE 10

* maNiyai vAnavar kaNNanaith * thannadhOr
aNiyai * thenkurugUrch satakOpan ** sol
paNi sey AyiraththuL * ivai paththudan *
thaNivilar kaRparEl * kalvi vAyumE 11


adivaravu: porumA kaNNuL empirAn nenjcham kaNdAy nIyum endhai
selva nambi maRappu maNi vAyum

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