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THIRUTHTHANIGAI: SONGS 97 to 110
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irumalu rOga
amaivutRadaiya
arahara sivanari
iruppaval thiruppugazh
udalinoodu
etthanai kalaaDi
eluppu naadikaL
enakkena yaavum
enai adainDa
Ethu buDDhi aiyaa
kalai madavaar
kanaittha- thirkkumi
konDuvaar kuravadiyinum
sinatthavar mudikkum
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97
asaavEri misra chaapu 2 11/2
irumalu rOga muyalagan vaadham
eriguNa naasi vidamE nee
rizhivu vidaadha thalaivali sOgai
ezhukaLa maalai ivaiyOdE
peruvayir eeLai erikulai soolai
peruvali vERum uLa nOygaL
piRavigaL thORum enai nali yaadha
padi unathaaLgaL aruLvaayE
varumoru kOti asurarpa dhaadhi
madiya anEga isaipaadi
varum oru kaala vayiravar aada
vadisudar vElai viduvOnE
tharunizhal meedhil uRaimugil oordhi
tharuthiru maadhin maNavaaLa
chalamidai boovi naduvinil veeRu
thaNimalai mEvu perumaaLE.
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98
kaapi aadhi (thisra nadai)
amai utradaiya pasi utravarukku
amudhai pagirthaR kisaiyaadhE
adaiyap poruL kaik kiLamaik kenavaith
tharuL thappi madhath thayaraadhE
thamar sutri azhap paRai kotti ida
samanet tuyiraik kodupOgum
sariraththinai niRkum enak karudhi
thaLar utrozhiya kadavEnO imayaththu mayiR orupakkam aLith
thavaruk kisaiyap pugalvOnE
iraNaththinil etruvarai kazhuguk
kirai ittidu vikrama vElaa
samaya silukit tavarai thavaRi
thavam utra aruL puganaadum
sadu padhma muka guha pukka gana
thaNiyiR kumara perumaaLE.
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99
naadhanaamakriya/shanmukapriya aadhi
arahara sivanari ayanivar paravimun
aRumuga saravaNa bavanE endru
anudhina mozhithara asurargaL keda ayil
anal ena ezhavidum athi veeraa
paripura kamalama dhadiyiNai adiyavar
uLamadhil uRa aruL murugEsaa
bagavathi varai magaL umai thara varu guha
paramana dhiru sevi kaLikoora
urai seyum oru mozhi piraNava mudivadhai
urai tharu gurupara uyarvaaya
ulagaman alagila uyirgaLum imaiyavar
avargaLu muRuvara munivOrum
paravi mun anudhina manamagizh uRavaNi
paNi thigazh thaNigaiyil uRaivOnE
pagartharu kuRamagaL tharu amai vanidhaiyum
irupudai uRavaru perumaaLE.
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100
vasanthaa aadhi (kaNda nadai) atheetha eduppu
iruppaval thiruppugazh viruppodu padippavar
idukkinai aRuththidum ena Odhum
isaiththamizh nadaththamizh enaththuRai viruppudan
ilakkaNa ilakkiya kavi naalum
tharippavar uraippavar ninaippavar miga jaga
thalaththinil navitrudhal aRiyaadhE
thanaththinil mukaththinil manaththinil urukkidu
samarthigaL mayakkinil vizhalaamO
karuppu vil vaLaithaNi malarkkaNai thoduththiyal
kaLippudan oLiththeydha madha vELai
karuththinil ninaiththava neruppezha nudhaRpadu
kanaRkaNil eriththavar kayilaaya
poruppinil iruppavar paruppadha umaikkoru
puRaththinai aLiththavar tharusEyE
puyaR pozhil vayaRpadhi nayappadu thiruththaNi
poruppinil viruppuRu perumaaLE.
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101
thOdi 11/2 11/2 21/ 2 1/2 idam)
udalinoodu pOymeeLum uyirinoodu maayaadha
uNarvinoodu vaanoodu mudhu theeyood
ulavai oodu neeroodu buviyinoodu vaadhaadum
oruvarOdu mEvaadha thani nyaanam
sudarinoodu naal vEdha mudiyinoodu moodaadu
thuriya vaaku laatheetha siva roopam
tholaivilaadha pEraasai thurisaRaadha OrpEdhai
thodum upaaya mEdhO sol aruLvaayE
madal aRaadha vaareesa adavi saadi maaRaana
varivaraal kuvaal saaya amaraadi
madhaku thaavi meedhOdi uzhavaraal adaadhOdi
madaiyai mOdhi aaRoodu thadamaaga
kadal pugaa mahaa meenai mudugi vaaLai thaan mEvu
kamala vaavi mEl veezhu malarvaavi
kadavuL neela maaRaadha thaNigai kaavalaa veera
karuNai mEruvE dhEvar perumaaLE.
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102
kaanadaa 21/2 11/2 11/ 2
eththanai kalaadhi chiththam eththanai viyaadhi piththam
eththnai charaa charaththin jedamaana
eththanai vidaa veruL angeththanai valaaNmai patrang
eththanai kol oonai niththam pasiyaaRal
piththanaiya naana kattuNd ippadi kedaamal muththam
petrida ninaa janaththin seyalaana
petriyum oraadhu niRkun thaththa gurudhaara niRkum
peththamum oraadhu niRkung kazhal thaaraay
thaththana thanaatha naththan thaththana thanaatha naththan
thaththana thanaatha naththan thagudheedhO
thakkugugu doodu duttuN dikku gugu deegu thaththan
thaththana thanaana nurththunj satha bEri
siththargaL nidaadhar veRpin kotravar suvaami bakthar
dhikkugaLor naal irattin giri soozha
chekkaN arimaa kanaikkum sithhaNigai vaazh sivappin
chekkar niRamaa irukkum perumaaLE.
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103
reethi gauLai 11/2 6 (3/4 idam)
eluppu naadigaL appodi raththamodu
azhukku mooLaigaL machchodu kotpuzhu
irukkum veedadhil eththanai thaththuva sadhikaarar
iRappar soodhagavar sudharappadhi
uzhappar boomi tharippar piRappudan
iruppar veedugaL kattiya lattuRu samsaaram
kelippar maalvalai pattuRu dhushtargaL
azhippar maathava mutru ninaikkilar
keduppar yaaraiyu miththira kuththirar kolaikaarar
kiruththar kOLagar petru thiri kaLa
varippar soodagar eththanai veppiNi
gelikkum veedadhai naththi eduththivaN uzhalvEnO
olippal bErigai ugrava markkaLam
edhirtha soorarai vetti irutgiri
udaiththu vaanavar sidhdhar thudiththida vidum vElaa
uluththa raavaNanai siram itrida
vadhaiththu maa baliyai siRai vaiththavan
ulakkai raavi naduk kadal vittavan marugOnE
valikka vEdhanai kutti nadiththoru
jegaththai eenavaL pachchai niRaththiyai
maNaththa thaadhai parabrama rukkaruL gurunaathaa
vanaththil vaazhu mayiR kulam oththidu
kuRaththiyaarai mayakki aNaiththuLa
magizhchiyOdu thiruththaNi patriya perumaaLE.
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104
maayaamaaLava gauLai aadhi
enakkena yaavum padaiththida naaLum
iLaippodu kaalan thanil Oyaa
eduththidu kaayan thanaik kodu maayum
ilachchai ilaadhen bava maaRaa
unaip palanaaLum thirup pugazhaalum
uraiththiduvaar thang kuLimEvi
uNarththiya bOdhan thanai piriyaadhoN
polach charaNaanun thozhuvEnO
vinaiththiRa mOdan dredhirththidum veeran
vizhak koduvELkon drava neeyE
viLappena mEl endridak kayanaarum
viruppuRa vEdham pugalvOnE
sinaththodu sooran thanai koduvElin
siraththinai maaRum murugaOnE
thinaippuna mEvum kuRakkodiyOdum
thiruththaNi mEvum perumaaLE.
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105
aanandha bairavi thisra dhruvam (thirsa nadai) 3 3 3 2
enai adaindha kuttam vinai migundha piththam
eri vazhangu veppu vali pEsaa
igali nin dralaikkum muyalagan kulaippod
irumal endruraikkum ivaiyOdE
manaigaL peNdir makkaL thamai ninaindhu sudhdha
madhi mayangi vittu madiyaadhE
maruvi indrenakku marakatham siRakku
mayilil vandhu muththi tharavENum
ninai vaNangu baththar anaivarum thazhaikka
neRiyil nindra vetri munai vElaa
nilaipeRun thiruth thaNiyil viLangu chithra
nediya kundril niRku murugOnE
thinai viLangal utra puna iLang kuRaththi
seyal aRindhaNaikkum aNimaarbaa
dhisaimukan thigaikka asurar andradaiththa
siRai thiRandhu vitta perumaaLE.
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106
hamsaanandhi misra chaapu 1½ 2
Edhu budhdhi aiyaa enakkini
yaarai naththidu vEn avaththinil
Eyi Raththal kolO enakku ni thandhai thaay en
drE irukkavu naanum ippadi
yE thaviththidavO jagaththavar
EsaliR padavO nagaiththavar kaNkaL kaaNa
paadham vaiththidai yaathe riththenai
thaaLil vaikka niyE maRuththidil
paaR nagaikkum aiyaa thagappan mun maindhanOdi
paal mozhikural Ola mittidil
yaar eduppadhe naave Ruththazha
paaR viduppargaLO enakkidhu chindhiyaadhO
Odha mutrezhu paal kodhiththadhu
pOla ettigai neesa muttarai
Oda vettiya baanu saththikai engaLkOvE
Odha meychadai aada utramar
maan mazhukkara maada poRkazhal
Osai petridavE nadiththavar thandhavaazhvE
maa thinaipuna meedhi rukkumai
vaaLvi zhikkuRa maadhinai thiru
maarba Naiththa mayoora aRbudha kandhavELE
maaran vetrikoL poo mudi kuzhal
aar viyappuRa needu meyththavar
vaazh thiruththaNi maa malaipadhi thambiraanE.
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107
aanandha bairavi misra chaapu 2 11/ 2
kalai madavaartham silai adhanaalung
gana vaLaiyaalum karai mElE
karugiya kaaLam perugiya thOyam
karudhalaiyaalum silaiyaalum
kolaitharu kaaman pala kaNaiyaalum
kodi idaiyaaL nin drazhiyaadhE
kuravaNi needum buyamaNi neepang
kuLir thodai nee than dharuLvaayE
silai magaL naayan kalaimagal naayan
thirumagaL naayan thozhum vElaa
thinai vana maanum ganavana maanum
seRivudan mEvum thirumaarbaa
thalamagaL meedheN pulavar ulaavum
thaNigaiyil vaazh seng kadhir vElaa
thaniyavar koorum thanikeda naaLum
thani mayil ERum perumaaLE
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kaanadaa 11/2 11/2 11/2 11/2 2 11/2 2
kanaiththa dhirkkumip pongu kaarkkadal ondrinaalE
kaRuththaRa sivath thangi vaayththezhu thingaLaalE
thani karuppuviR kondu veezhththa sarangaLaalE
thagaith thoruththiyeyth thingu yaakkai sazhangalaamO
thinaip punaththinai paNdukaaththa madandhai kELvaa
thiruththaNi padhi kundrin mEtrigazh kandha vELE
panaik karak kayath thaNdar pOtriya mangai baagaa
padaith thaLith thazhikkum thrimoorthigaL thambiraanE.
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109
naadhanaamakriya 11/2 2 2 2
kondhuvaar kura vadiyinum adiyavar
chindhai vaarija naduvinu neRipala
konda vEdha nan mudiyinu maruviya gurunaathaa
kongil Ertharu pazhaniyil aRumuga
sendhil kaavala thaNigaiyil iNaiyili
kondhu kaavena mozhithara varu samaya virOdha
thanthra vaadhigaL peRa ariyadhu piRar
sandhiyaadhadhu thanadhena varum oru
sampradhaayamum idhu ena urai seydhu viraineepa
sanchareekari kara mural dhamaniya
kiN kiNee muka idha padhayuga malar
thandha pEr aruL kanavilum nanavilum maravEnE
sindhu vaaramum idhazhiyum iLa nava
chandhra rEkaiyum aravamum aNi tharu
senchadaadharar thirumaga venavarum murugOnE
seNpa gaadavi yiNum idhaNinum uyar
sandha naadavi yinum uRai kuRamagaL
sempo noopura kamalamum vaLai aNi pudhu vEyum
indhu vaaN muka vanajamum mrigamadha
kungu maachala yugaLamum madhuritha
indhaLaamritha vachanamum muRuvalum abiraamaa
indhra gOpamum marakatha vadivamum
indhra chaapamum irukuzhaiyodu porum
indhra neelamum madal idai ezhudhiya perumaaLE.
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110
aabOgi kaNda chaapu 11/2 1
sinaththavar mudikkum pagaiththavar kudikkum
seguththavar uyirkkum sinamaaga
sirippavar thamakkum pazhippavar thamakkum
thiruppugazh neruppendr aRivOm yaam
ninaiththadhum aLikkum manaththaiyum urukkum
nisikkaru aRukkum piRavaamal
neruppaiyum erikkum poruppaiyum idikkum
niRaippugazh uraikkum seyal thaaraay
thanaththana thanaththan dhimithdhimi dhimiththin
thaguththagu thaguththan thana bEri
thaduttudu duduttuN denaththudi muzhakkun
thaLaththudan adakkum kodusoorar
sinaththaiyu mudaRsang ariththa malai mutrunj
siriththeri koLuththung kadhir vElaa
thinaiggiri kuRappeN thanaththinil sukiththeN
thiruththaNi irukkum perumaaLE.
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thiruththaNigai dheeranukku araharOharaa
kundruthORaadum kumaranukku araharOharaa
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THIRUTHTHANIGAI: SONGS 111 to 120
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sinatthiletthanai
thaakamarukkoru
thupparappaa
nilaiyaatha samutthiramaana
ninaitthathetthanai
pakaliraavinum
porpaDatthinai
mutthu- theRikka
varikkalaiyin
vetRi seya
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111
saamaa aadhi (2 kaLai) ( 3/4 idam)
sinaththi laththinai sirumaNaL aLavudal
seRiththa dheththanai silai kadalinil uyir
jeniththa dheththanai thiraL kayal ena pala adhupOdhaa
semiththa dheththanai malai sunai ulagidai
sezhiththa dheththanai siRu dhana mayalkodu
jedaththi leththanai namanuyir paRikoLvadh aLavEdhO
manaththi leththanai ninai kavadugaL kudi
keduththa dheththanai mirugama dhena uyir
vadhaiththa dheththanai aLavilai vidhikaram ozhiyaamal
vaguththa dheththanai masaganai murudanai
madai kulaththanai madhi azhi viraganai
malar padhaththinil urugavum ini aruL purivaayE
thanaththa naththana thanathana thanathana
dhimith dhimith dhimi dhimidhimi dhimidhimi
thaguth thaguth thagu thaguthagu thaguthagu thagu theedhO
tharith tharith thari thaririri riririri
thadut tudut tudu tadududu dudududu
thamiththa maththaLa dhamaruga virudholi kadal pOla
sinaththa markkaLa seruthigazh kurudhi
adhimizhththi dakkari asurargaL pari silai
theRiththidak kazhu nari thina niNamisai porum vElaa
sezhikkum uththama sivasaraNargaL thava
muni gaNaththavar madhumalar kodu paNi
thiruththaNip padhi maruviya kuRamagaL perumaaLE.
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112
kaanadaa aadhi (1/2 idam)
thaakkama rukkoru saaraiyai vER oru
saakshi aRappasi aaRiyai neeR idu
saasthra vazhikku athi dhooranai vErvizha thavamoozhgum
thaaRparya matruzhal paaviyai naavalar
pORpari vutrunayE karu dhaadhigal
saatru thamizhkkurai nyaaLiyai naaLvarai thadumaaRi
pOkkidam atra vridhaavanai nyaanigaL
pOtrudhal atra dhurOgiyai maa maruL
pooththa malathraya pooriyai nEriya pulaiyEnai
pOkkividak kadanO adiyaarodu
pOy perugaik kilaiyO gathi yaanadhu
pOr sudar vajra vai vEl mayilaa aruL purivaayE
mookkaRai mattai mahaa bala kaaraNi
soorppanakai padu mooLi udhaasani
moorkka kulaththi vibeeshaNar sOdhari muzhumOdi
mooththa arakkani raavaNa nOdiyal
pEtrividak kamalaalaya seethaiyai
mOttan vaLaiththoru thErmisaiyE kodu mugilE pOy
maaggana chiththira gOpura neeL padai
veettil iruththiya naaL avan vEr aRa
maarga mudiththa vilaaLigaL naayakan marugOnE
vaachchiya maththaLa bErigai pOl maRai
vaazhththa malark kazhuneer tharu neeL sunai
vaayththa thiruththaNi maa malai mEviya perumaaLE.
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behaag aadhi - thisra nadai (atheetha eduppu)
thuppaa rappaadal thee moykkaal
choRpaa veLimuk guNamOgam
thutraa yappeeRal thO littE
sutraa madhanap piNi thOyum
ippaa vakkaa yaththaa saippaa
detrE ulagkil piRavaadhE
eththaar viththaar aththE kittaa
ettaa aruLaith thara vENum
thappaamaR paadi sEvippaar
thaththaam vinaiyaik kaLaivOnE
thaRkaa zhichoor setraay maiy bO
dhaththaay thaNigai thanivElaa
appaa gaippaalai pOl soRkaa
vaR paavai thanath aNaivOnE
aththaa niththaa muththaa chiththaa
appaa kumarap perumaaLE.
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114
senjurutti/sahaanaa 21/2 11/2 1 11/2
nilaiyaadha samudhdhiramaanaa samusaara thuRaikkaNin moozhgi
nijamaana dhenap pala pEsi adhanoodE
nedu naaLum uzhaippuLa dhaagi periyOrgaL idaik karavaagi
ninaivaal nin adith thozhil pENi thudhiyaamal
thalaiyaana udaR piNi ooRi bava nOyin alaip palavEgi
jalamaana payiththiyam aagi thadumaaRi
thaviyaamal piRappaiyu naadi adhu vErai aRuththunai Odhi
thalameedhil pizhaiththidavE nin aruL thaaraay
kaliyaaNa supuththiran aaga kuRamaadhu thanakku vinOdha
kavin aaru buyaththil ulaavi viLaiyaadi
kaLi koorum unaith thuNai thEdum adiyEnai sukappada vEvai
kadan aagum idhuk ganamaagu murugOnE
palakaalum unaith thozhuvOrgaL maRavaamal thiruppugazh kooRi
padimeedhu thudhith thudan vaazha aruLvELE
padhiyaana thiruththaNi mEvu sivalOkam enappari ERu
bavarOga vayidhdhiya naatha perumaaLE.
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sindhubairavi kaNda jampai (8)
ninaiththa dheththanaiyil thavaRaamal
nilaiththa budhdhi thanaip piriyaamal
ganaththa thaththuvamutr azhiyaamal
gadhiththa niththiya chith aruLvaayE
maniththa baththar thamak keLiyOnE
madhiththa muththamizhil periyOnE
jeniththa puththiraril siRiyOnE
thiruththaNip padhiyil perumaaLE.
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116
dhanyaasi misra chaapu 11/2 2
pagal iraavinung karuviyaal anam
parugi aavikoN dudal pENi
pazhaiya vEdhamum pudhiya noolgaLum
pala puraaNamum sila Odhi
agala neeLamendr aLavu kooR arum
poruLilE amaindh adaivOrai
asadar mookarendr avalamE mozhindh
aRivilEn azhin dhidalaamO
sakala lOkamum pugala naaLthorum
saRugilaadha seng kazhu neerum
thaLavu neepamum punaiyu maarbadhen
thaNigai mEvu seng kadhir vElaa
sikara bootharan thagara naan mukan
siRugu vaasavan siRaimeeLa
thimira saagarang kadhaRa maamaram
sidhaRa vEl vidum perumaaLE.
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117
dhvijaavanthi/ranjani aadhi (thisra nadai)
poRpadhaththinai thudhiththu naRpadhaththil utrabakthar
poRpu raiththu nekku rukka aRiyaadhE
puththagap pidhatrai vittu viththa gatthunaith thudhikka
budhdhiyiR kalakka matru ninaiyaadhE
muRpadath thalath udhiththu piRpa daiththa kirthyamutri
muRka daith thaviththu niththa muzhalvEnai
muttavik kadaippiRappin utkidappa dhaith thavirththu
muththi satre nakka Lippa dhoru naaLE
veRpa Liththa thaRpa raikki dappu Raththai utraLiththa
viththa gaththar petra kotra mayil veeraa
viththai thathva muththamizhsol aththa sattham vittharikku
meyth thiruththaNip poruppil uRaivOnE
kaRpagap punak kuRaththi kachcha darththa chithram
utra kaRpurath thiruth thanaththil aNaivOnE
kaittharakkar koththu gachchinaththu vajranuk amaiththa
kaiththo zhuththa Riththu vitta perumaaLE.
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118
mOhanam kaNda dhruvam 5 5 2 5
muththuth theRikka vaLar ikku silaikkai madhan
muttath thoduththa malaraalE
muththa thiru jaladhi mutrath thudhiththi ena
muRpat teRikku nilavaalE
eththaththai yarkkum idha mikkup perukkamaNi
ippoR kodichchi thaLaraadhE
edhdhikkum utra pugazh vetrith thiruththaNiyil
itrai dhinaththil varavENum
meththa sinaththu vada dhikkuk kulach sikara
veRpaith thoLaiththa kadhir vElaa
mechchik kuRaththi thanam ichchith thaNaiththurugi
mikkup paNaiththa maNi maarbaa
maththa bramaththar aNi maththach chadaip paramar
chiththaththil vaiththa kazhalOnE
vattath thiraik kadalil mattith thedhirth thavarai
vettith thuNiththa perumaaLE.
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119
kaapi 2 2 1½ (atheetha eduppu)
varikkalayi nigaraana vizhikkadaiyil iLainyOrai
mayakkiyidu madavaargaL mayalaalE
madhikkuLaRi uLakaasum avarkkudhavi midiyaagi
vayitrileri migamooLa adhanaalE
oruththarudan uRavaagi oruththarodu pagaiyaagi
oruththarthamai miganaadi avarOdE
uNakkaiyidu padupaavi enakkunadhu kazhalpaada
uyarcchipeRu guNaseelam aruLvaayE
virith aruNagirinaathan uraiththathamizh enumaalai
miguththabala mudanOdha magizhvOnE
vedith amaNar kazhuvERa oruththi kaNavanumeeLa
viLaiththadhoru thamizhpaadu pulavOnE
serukkiyidu porusoorar kulaththaiyadi aRamOdhu
thirukkaiyinil vadivElai udaiyOnE
thirukkulavum oruneela malarchchunaiyil azhagaana
thiruththaNigai malaimEvu perumaaLE.
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hamsadhvani kaNda dhruvam 5 5 2 5
vetri seya utra kazhai viR kudhai vaLaiththu madhan
vitta kaNai patta visaiyaalE
vetta veLi yitreruvil vatta paNaiyiR kanalvi
riththoLi parappu madhiyaalE
patri vasai katra pala thaththaiyar thamakkum isai
patta thigirkkum azhiyaadhE
baththiyai enakkaruLi muththiyai aLiththu vaLar
pachchai mayil utru varavENum
netri vizhi patteriya nattam idum uththamar ni
naikku manam oththa kazhal veeraa
neyk kamalam okkum mulai meyk kuRavi ichchai uRa
niththam iRugath thazhuvu maarbaa
etriya thiruch chaladhi sutriya thiruththaNiyil
eppozhudhu niRku murugOnE
ettachalam etta nilam muttamudi nettasurar
itta siRai vitta perumaaLE.
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