Saturday, October 16, 2010

Purananooru - 56 to 60 (English Translation)

56. A Song About Paandiyan Ilavandhigaippalli Thunjchiya Nanmaaran

Siva has ox flag, fire like red hair and blue coloured throat. He is holding a mazhu. Balaraaman has the colour of the beautiful sangu born in the sea. He has a killing plough and a palm flag. Thirumaal has a beautiful body like the pure sapphire and has an eagle flag. Murugan has a rooster flag and a victorious vel. He has a peacock as his vehicle. Among these four gods , you are like Siva in anger, Balaraaman in strength , Thirumaal in fame and Murugan in finishing what you wish. As you are like the god for that action, there is nothing impossible for you. You are giving valuable jewels to those who come to you with a desire to get gifts. Oh Maaraa having victorious fame ! You drink the wine imported from Greece daily.It is served in golden cups by beautiful ladies. Like the red sun which drives away darkness from the beautiful sky and the crescent moon which appears in the west you long live with stable fame. -Madhurai Kanakkaayanaar Mahanaar Nakkeerar

57. A Song About Paandiyan Ilavandhigaippalli Thunjchiya Nanmaaran

Though they are illiterate or scholars, you save them who praise you like Thirumaal. Oh Maaraa ! You have plenty of fame which cannot be told. I will tell you one. Let your warriors take the yield of your enemies' fields. Let them destroy their big towns by lighting fire. Let your vel, which shines like the lightning, kill your enemies. But you don't cut down the guarding trees because they are tender trees. They are not useful to tie up your strong elephants. -Kaavirippoompattinaththu Kaarikkannanaar

58. A Song About Kuraappalli Thunjchiya Perundhthirumaavalavan And velliyambalaththu Thunjchiya Peruvazhudhi

Oh Sozhaa king ! You are the lord of Kaaviri which has cold water. Paandiyaa king is like a young bull of the Paandiyaa dynasty. He did not loose his heart as his ancestors had passed away. He saved the fame of his dynasty like the prop root of the banyan tree which supports it when its foot has completely perished. Like the thunder which kills the snakes, he destroyed his enemies in his young age. Oh Sozhaa king ! You are the king of Uraiyoor where righteousness grows. Paandiyaa rules multi storeyed Madhurai. There paddy and water are easily available to everybody. In Madhurai there ae rarely available Podhigai sandal and Korkkai pearls. He is ruling Madhurai where three kinds of drums are sounding and where Thamizh is growing. If you both who have strength be together like this, the enemies will afraid. There is no other scene sweeter than this. If you both sit together , it will resemble Balaraaman who has milk like colour and palm tree flag and Thirumaal who has sapphire like colour, sitting together. Listen to me. Let your fame live long. Let you be helpful to each other. If you both stood like this, the world which is surrounded by the sea having sounding waves will be yours. You go in the righteous path. You stand in favour of justice. You keep good characters established by nobles. You don't listen to the evils' words which will bring enmity among you. Let your friendship be like today. Let your vels get fame because of your victories in the wars. Let the enemies' countries which have hills have the symbol of the tiger which has bent lines and the symbol of the fish which lives in water. -Kaavirippoompattinaththu Kaarikkannanaar

59. A Song About Siththira Maadaththu Thunjchiya Nanmaaran

Oh Paandiyaa king having beautiful chest with long pearl garlands and long hands which touch the knees ! You are so strong in showing kindness. You never know to speak lie. You are like the hot sun which rises fron the sea to your enemies, but you are like the cold moon to the poets like us. -Madhurai Koolavaanihan Seeththalai Saaththanaar

60. A Song About Sozhan Thirumaavalavan

The red star shines in the sky as the light which is lighted in the boat in the sea. On seeing the full moon the peacocks dance joyfully. I and the Virali, who has worn some bangles , who were coming through the forest way saw the full moon and worshiped it several times. Our lord Sozhan Thirumaavalavan is like a bull which is capable of pulling a salt loaded cart from the seashore to a mountain land. He has victorious drum and sword. We worshiped the full moon thinking that it is the white umbrella erected by the Sozhaa to hide the sun. Now we are seeing his white umbrella. It is not necessary to tell us to worship it. -Uraiyoor Maruththuvan Dhaamodharan

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