Sevvel means "cockrel"; and it is the banner-symbol of
Lord Murugan. This work of Arunagirinathar consists of 11
poems and deals with the greatness of the banner which is
scatteredly described in the other works of the Saint.
KAAPPU
konthaar kulalvari vandO litumiyal
kondEl isaimaruLak
kuthalai molintharuL kavuri suthanthari
kumaran ithampeRupoR
senthaa maraikatam nanthaa vanamuLa
senthUr engumuLaan
thilaka mayililvaru kumaran varisaipeRu
sEval thanaippaata
vanthE samarporu mindaa kiyakaya
maamuka naikkORi
vankO tonRai otiththup paaratham
maamE ruvileluthip
painthaar kotupala raavaNan anpotu
paNisiva lingamathaip
paarmisai vaiththa vinaayakan mukkat
paraman thuNaiyaamE
(mukkat paraman thuNaiyaamE
vinaayakan paraman thuNaiyaamE)
ulakilanu thinamumvarum atiyavarkaL itarakala
uriyapara kathithe riyavE
urakamaNi enavulalum iruvinaiyum muRaipatavum
iruLkaLmiti keta aruLiyE
kalakamitum alakaikuRaL mikupaNikaL valimaiyotu
katinamuRa varil avaikaLaik
kaNNaip pitungiyutal thannaip piLanthusiRa
kaikkotti ninRaa tumaam
malaikaLneRu neRuneRena alaikaLsuva Ritaasurar
matiyaayil katavu murugan
makutavata kiriyalaiya malaiyumulai vanithaikuRa
varisaiyina makaLava Lutan
silaikulisan makaLmaruvu puyanilaku saravaNas
siRuvanayan veruva virakiR
siramisaiyil vekusinamo tatiyuthavum aRumukavan
sEvaR RiruththuvasamE
(sEvaR RiruththuvasamE
aRumukavan sEvaR RiruththuvasamE)
eriyanaiya viyanaviram uLakaluthu palapirama
raatsatharkaL mindukaL seyum
EvaR pasaasunani pEyiR pasaasukolai
eenap pasaasu kaLaiyum
kari murutu periyamalai paNaiyenavum munaiyinuyar
kakanamuRa nimirum vengat
katikaLaiyum matamatena maRukiyala Ritaukirk
karaththatarth thukkoth thumaam
tharaNipala itamenvana mathakarikaL thaRikaLpaNi
samaNarkitu kitena natanam
thandaikaL silampukaL kalinkaline nachiRiya
saraNaala kotupuri yumvEL
thiripurama theriyanakai puriyumiRai yavanmaRaikaL
theriyumaran uthavu kumaran
thimirathina karamuruga saravaNa pavankukan
sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
(sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
kukan sEvaR Riruththu vasamE)
karimurat tativalaik kayiRetuth theyiRupaR
kaLaiyiRuk kiyu muRaiththuk
kalakamit tiyamanmuR karamuRath thutarumak
kaalaththil vElu mayilum
kuruparak kukanumap poluthilnat putanvarak
kuralolith thatiya ritaraik
kulaiththalaRu mUkkiR sinappEyka Laikkoththi
vattaththil mutta varumaam
ariyakoR kaiyanutaR karukumvep pakaiyaiyuR
panamuRaith thathami kavumE
vamaNaraik kaluvilvaith thavarumeyp potitharith
thavanimeyth thita aruLathaar
sirapurath thavatharith thavamuthath thinamaNis
sivikaipeR Riniya thamilais
sivanayap puRavirith thuraiseyviR pananikaR
sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
(sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
kuruparan sEvaR Riruththu vasamE)
achappa takkural mulakkip pakattiyala
Rikkotta mittama ritum
aRpak kuRappalikaL vettukkaL pattukati
aRukulai kaLaikkoth thiyE
pichus sinaththuthaRi ettuththisaip palikaL
ittuk kothiththu viRalE
petrrus sutarchiRaku thattik kuthiththiyal
peRakkok kariththu varumaam
poychith thirappalavum utkath thiraichalathi
potrraik kaRuth thayilvitum
puththipri yaththanveku viththaik kuNakkatal
pukalchetti supra maNiyan
sechp puyaththannava rathnakri taththanmoli
thiththikku muththa milinaith
theriyavaru pothikaimalai munivark kuraiththavan
sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
(sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
suppiramaNiyan sEvaR Riruththu vasamE)
thaanaa yitumpuseyu mOkini itaakini
thariththavE thaaLapUtham
saruvasU niyamumang kiriyinaa luthaRith
thatinthusan thOtamuRavE
kOnaaki makavaanum vaanaaLa vaanaatar
kulavusiRai meeLaatta
kulakirikaL asurarkiLai potiyaaka venjsiRaikaL
kottiyet tikkUvumaam
maanaakam akkaRuku maanutaiyan nirththamitu
maathEva naRkuruparan
vaaneeram avaniyalal kaalaay navakkirakam
vaalnaaL anaiththum avanaam
sEnaa pathiththalaivan vEthaa vinaichiRaisey
thEvaathi katkarasukat
tEnaana maikkatalin meenaana vaRkiniyan
sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
(sEvaR Riruththu vasamE
kuruparan sEvaR Riruththu vasamE)
pangamaa kiyavita puyangamaa patamathu
paRiththus sivaththarunthip
pakiranda muluthum paRanthunirth thangaLpuri
pachaik kalaapa mayilaith
thungamaa yanputrru vanpuR Ratarnthuvaru
thutarum pirEtha pUthath
thokuthikaL pasaasukaL nisaasarar atangalum
thundap patak koththumaam
mangaiyaa maLaikumari kangaimaa linikavuri
vanjsinaan mukivaraaki
malaiyaraiyan uthavamalai thirumulaiyil olukupaal
makila amuthunda paalan
sengaNan mathalaiyitam inguLaan ennunara
singamaay iraNiyanutal
sinthauki riRkotu piLanthamaal marumakan
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
(maal marugan sEvaR RiruththuvasamE)
veeRaana kaarikathi munnOti pinnOti
vengat kuRumpukaL tharum
vitupEyka LEkaluvan kolaisaavu koLLivaay
vempEy kaLaiththuraththip
pERaana .. saravaNa pavaa .. ennumanthiram
pEsiyus saatanaththaaR
pitarpitith thukkoththi nakanuthiyi naaluRap
piychuk kaLiththaatumaam
maaRaatha muyalakan vayitrruvali kunmam
makOtharam peruviyaathi
vaathapith thanjsilER panangutta muthalaana
vallapiNi kaLaimaatrriyE
seeRaatha OraaRu thirumuka malarnthatiyar
siththath thirukku murugan
silaikaLuru vitaayilai vitukumara kuruparan
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
(sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
kuruparan sEvaR RiruththuvasamE)
vanthaarp parikkumam minduvakai thandatharan
valiyathU thuvarppilli pEy
vanjsinaaR pEthuRa makaapUtham anjsita
vaayinum kaalinaalum
panthaati yEmithith thukkotti vatavaisem
pavaLamaa kathikaasamaap
pasunjsiRaith thalamisaith thaniyayiR kumaranaip
paarththan puRakkUvumaam
munthaa kamappalakai sangaatha maththarthola
munpERu muththi murugan
muthukaa nakaththeyinar pandO tayiRkaNai
muninthE thotuththa siRuvan
sinthaa kulaththaiyatar kanthaa enapparavu
siththark kirangaRumukan
seyavetrri vELpunithan naLinaththanmuti kutrri
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
(sEvaR Riruththu vasamE)
uruvaay evarkkuninai varithaay anaiththulakum
uLathaay uyirk kuyirathaay
uNarvaay virippariya uraithEr parappirama
oLiyaay arutporuLathaay
varumeesa naikkaLapa mukanaa thariththisaiyai
valamaay mathikka varumun
vaLarmuruganaik kondu tharaNivalam vanthaanmun
vaikumayi laippukalumaam
kurumaa maNiththiraL kolikkum punaRkatak
kunRuthO Raatalpalanam
kulavupala muthirsOlai vinan kutiparang
kunRitam thiruvErakam
thiraiyaali muththaith tharangakkai sinthith
theRiththitunj senthi nakarvaal
thitamutaiya atiyartholu palaiyavan kulavutrra
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
(sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
palaiyavan sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE)
makarasala nithisuvaRa urakapathi mutipathaRa
malaikaLkitu keetukitenavE
makutakuta vatasikari mukatupata patapatena
mathakarikaL uyirsithaRavE
kakanamuthal andangaL kandathuN tappatak
karchith thiraiththalaRiyE
kaaraiyaa linnakarar maaraip piLanthusiRa
kaikkotti ninRaatumaam
sukavimalai amalaiparai imaiyavarai tharukumari
thutiyitaiya nakaiyasalaiyaaL
suthan murugan mathuramoli ulaivanithai
ipavanithai thuNaivanena thithayanilaiyOn
thikutathiku tathithikuta thakutathitha kutathikuta
sekkaNa sekakkaNEnath
thirunatanam itumayilil varukumara kuruparan
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
(thuvasamE, sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE)
pUviliyan vaasavan muraarimuni vOramarar
pUsanaisey vOrmakilavE
pUtharamum elukatalum taamu thURaanu
pOkapathi naalulakamum
thaavupukal meeRita nisaasararkaL maaLavaru
thaanathava nUlthalaiyavE
thaaLvaliya thaanapala pEykaL anjsas siRaku
kottik kuraRpayilumaam
kaavukani vaalaipuLi maavotuyar thaalaikamu
kaatavikaL paravunatanak
kaaraNameynj a¡napari seeraNava raasanak
kanakamayil vaakananataR
sEvakan iraasatha ilakkaNa umaikkoru
sikaamaNi sarOrugamukas
seethaLa kumaarakiru paakara manOkaran
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
(thuvasamE sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE
sEvaR Riruth thuvasamE)
