Lyrics for Orumaiyudan - Ramalinga Swamigal

smala · Post by **smala** » 26 Jan 2010, 10:11

A lovely viruttam. Please post if possible - greatly appreciated.

Rishi Sharma · Post by **Rishi Sharma** » 26 Jan 2010, 18:15

Shyama-priya, here is the entire paattu.

Orumaiyudan nin tiru malaradi ninaikkindra utthamar tham uravu vEndum
Ul ondru vaitthu puram ondru pesuvAr uRavu kalavAmai vEndum
Perumai pera ninaitthu puhazh pEsa vEndum, poimai pesEdu irukka vEndum
Peru neri piditthu ozhuha vEndum, madamAna pei pidiyAdu irukka vEndum
Maruvu pen Asaiyai marakka vEndum, unnai maravAdu irukka vEndum
Madi vEndum, nin karunai nidhi vEndum, noi attra vAzhvu nAn vAzha vEndum
Dharmam mihu chennaiyil kanda kottatthul valar thalam Ongu kanda vElE
Than mukha thuyya mani un mukha saiva mani shanmukha deiva maniye.

I have tried to transliterate the words with 'kuril' and 'nedil' as accurately as possible. Let me know if there are any mistakes.

Rishi

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 26 Jan 2010, 20:10

should be uL (instead of Ul), pEsuvAr, pEsAdu, pEi, nOi, vELE.

smala · Post by **smala** » 26 Jan 2010, 22:56

Now, a translation would be most helpful. Thanks, Rishi and Sridhar for the lyrics and correction.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 26 Jan 2010, 23:33

Rishi,
Thanks for the lyrics. As sridhar suggests, could you please change those and also the r to R where necessaary? examples: uRavu. onRu, maRakka etc?

correction: ninadu (your) not ninaittu.
migu rather than mihu.
Is it taN mugam? tan mugam would mean his own face. taN=cool, soothing.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 26 Jan 2010, 23:40

shyama-priya,
If Ravi or other proficient folks do not take it up, I will do it.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 27 Jan 2010, 00:08

S-P - here you go - with minor corrections to the lyrics as posted. Also need clarification for tan-mukha and uN-mukha which I have translated contextually. This is an intense prayer to muruga of kandakOTTam (vaDapazhani?):

Oh exalted (ONgu) spear-wielding (vElE) kArtikEyA (kanda) who resides inside kandakOTTam (kandakOTTattuL), which is a place (thalam) that florishes (vaLar) within the city of chennai that is filled (migu) with righteousness (dharmam), with a soothing (taN) face (mukh(g)a) that is a blemishless (tuyya) gem (maNi), the gem (maNi) of a face (mukh(g)a) that Siva delights in (uN)! Oh six(shaN)-faced (mukha) gem (maNiyE) among gods (deiva)! Please listen to my prayers/desires:

I desire/ask for (vENDum) the company (tuNai) of those (tam) excellent/superlative souls (uttamar) who think (ninaikinRa) of your (nin) divine (tiru) flower(malar)-like feet (aDi) with single-minded devotion (orumaiyuDan).
I desire the ability to push away/reject (kalvAmai) [1] interactions (uravu) with duplicitous folks who entertain (vaittu) thoughts of one thing (onRum) but convey (pESum) a different (onRum) thought/thing altogether.
I desire to attain (peRa) fame (perumai) by speaking/spreading the word (pESa) about your (ninandu) greatness (pugazh). I desire to live (irukka) without speaking (pESAdu) lies/falsehoods (poimai).
I want (vENDum) to be within the confines (piDittu) of the path of salvation (peruneRi) and lead an intense life (ozhuga), and I want to live life without being in the grip (piDiyAdu) of arrogant (madamAna) fiends (pEi).
I want to forget (marakka) the desires (Ashai) of the flesh (maruvu peN), and learn to live (irukka) without ever forgetting (maravAdu) you (unnai) even for an instant.
I want intelligence (madi), your (nin) boudless (nidhi) [2] compassion (karuNai), and live (vAzha) a life (vAzhvu) that is without (aTRa) disease/ailments (nOi).

FOOTNOTES
[1] kalavAmai - without mixing
[2] nidhi literally is an ocean

(Saw Arasi's post that crossed mine and corrected tan-mukha to taN-mukha)

smala · Post by **smala** » 27 Jan 2010, 03:58

It is certainly very intense - the translation shows the fervor, thanks, Ravi.

chembai and bombay sisters (very poignant, with the accompanying austere flute) can be heard in the link below.

http://www.hummaa.com/search/search.php ... orumayudan

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 27 Jan 2010, 05:29

kandakOTTam- this is in Parry's corner- what is called 'town' in old madras parlance; it is also called 'kandasAmy kOvil'.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 27 Jan 2010, 11:13

Punarvasu,
Thank you for the information. Always wondered where in Chennai it was. When I heard it sung with the addition 'SingAra chennaiyil'
to the amusement of his audience by Sanjay, I wondered again--where in Chennai? Ah, pAri munai (Parrys Corner)!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 27 Jan 2010, 14:12

There is a reason why I remember this 'kandasAmy kOvil'; there used to be a local parlance-'vaTTAra vazhakku' as arasi calls it- if some young students-(boys) were found not good in studies and were proving themselves a nuisance in the class, the teachers used to scold them-' nI kandasAmy kOvil-la theevaTTi piDikkaththAn lAyakku' meaning you are only fit to hold the 'theevaaTTi or theepapandam' during the processions/festivls in the kandasAmy temple.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 27 Jan 2010, 19:27

Punarvasu - thanks for that correction in geography. Goes to show that other than the areas around the kapAlISvarar, jalakaNThESvarar and marundISvarar temples, my knowledge of the geography of Madras/Chennai is pretty much zilch!

Punarvasu wrote:'vaTTAra vazhakku' as arasi calls it- if some young students-(boys) were found not good in studies and were proving themselves a nuisance in the class, the teachers used to scold them-' nI kandasAmy kOvil-la theevaTTi piDikkaththAn lAyakku'

Punarvasu - LOL! kAlattin pOkku (the ravages of time) - the bolded part of that statement is more likely to be - 'flipping burgers' these days!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 27 Jan 2010, 22:43

Ravi,
Before anyone objects to american expressions of the carnivorous kind, I hasten to say that not far from where I am in BengaLuru now is a brand new plaza with MCDonalds flashing the biggest of signs

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 Jan 2010, 01:01

Arasi -

smala · Post by **smala** » 28 Jan 2010, 05:24

Kandaswamy Temple is located in the George Town suburbs of Chennai central. The temple lies in the vicinity of Chennai city center and is easily accessible via Mint Street or the Brodway bus stop, less than a kilometer away.

According to historical records the Kandaswamy temple dates back to the 11th century A.D. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and bears some rich inscriptions of the era, that is 11th century. The temple architecture reveals the characteristic Chola style of temple building. The inscriptions on the temple structure provides some insights of the era that was dominated by the Chola kings. The shrines contained in the temple are those of Kadaswamy, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Kandaswamy temple is not the only one of its kind. Two ancient temples in Cheyur very much resemble the Kandaswamy temple. These temples, dedicated to Perumaal and Shiva Valmimakathar, dates back from the same period. The temple attracts a large audience during the celebration of Skandasashti and Parguni (annual festival).

This Kandaswamy temple of Chennai is notable for the outsiders to visit because of the different figures standing in distinct postures. This temple has not only the depictions of deities, which is general feature in the temples. You can get the image of Kazhukundran who had made an artful creation of a temple car in 1521 A.D. It is used during the Skanda Sashti festival.

You can also see the deity of Murga who is the other son of Lord Shiva. The Murga deity is been standing on five different positions. These five postures are called by distinct names like - Nrutta Skandar (dancing Muruga), Brahma Sastha (created from Brahma), Balaskandar (child Shanmuga), Sivagurunathar (as teacher to Siva) and Pulinthar (vedan hunter).

..patches gleaned from online sources..

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 28 Jan 2010, 05:26

Brahma - temples with Brahma diety are very rare and thanks for this info.

smala · Post by **smala** » 28 Jan 2010, 05:34

One source says this below - Cheyvur/Chennai Kandasamy Koil mentioned in my previous post.

If religious history is your interest then visit the Kandaswamy temple in Chennai. Visiting the Kandaswamy temple will not only give you a clear picture of the ancient religious history but also it will give some details on the political scenario of the ancient times.

The Kandaswamy temple is situated in Cheyyur, and the nearby town to Cheyyur is Madurantakam. Cheyyur is 29 kms away from Madurantakam. Reaching from Chennai previously called, as Madras to Cheyyur is quite interesting for travel-lovers. You can reach Kandaswamy temple in Cheyyur from Chennai either by bus, rail or road. The nearest railway station to Cheyyur is the Chenglepattu. And from there you can take either taxis or any other luxurious vehicle to Cheyyur. Also from Madurantakam, the nearby town towards Cheyyur you will get private cabs and frequent buses.

The origin of the village of Cheyyur where Kandaswamy temple is situated has an ancestral story. The village was built during the reign of Veera Rajendra Chola and Kulothungan-III. With the settlement of the village Cheyyur they built three temples among which the kandaswamy temple is the one. The other two temples are dedicated to Vanmikhanathar i.e. Lord Siva, and the other one to Perumal or (Kariya Manicka Perumal)

smala · Post by **smala** » 28 Jan 2010, 05:49

Listen to murugabhakta speak of his recent visit to this koil......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJWMDGybmYI