Meaning of Aarumo Aaval

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ravichitrapu
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Meaning of Aarumo Aaval

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Can I have the meaning of Aarumo aaval (mand ragam)
The lyrics are available in karnatik.com etc. but not the meaning.
Nor could I find the meaning in rasikas.org forum.
Thanks in advance.

Composer: KaNNan Aiyyangaar Language: Tamil

Pallavi
Arumo Aval Arumuganai nEril kANAdu
(Arumo)

Anupallavi
Erumayil Eri kunru tOrum ninrADiyavan
pErum pugazhum terindumavan pErazhagai paruhAmal
(Arumo)

CaraNam
jnAna guruparan dInarkarul guhan
vAnavarum tozhum Ananda vaibhOgan
kANakkiDaikkumo kurudarkhillAmal
arputa darisanam karpanai seidAl maTTum
(Arumo)
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rshankar
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Re: Meaning of Aarumo Aaval

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pallavi
Arumo Aval Arumuganai nEril kANAdu (Arumo...)


Will one's craving (Aval) be appeased (ArumO) without beholding (kANAdu) the six-faced (Arumuganai) muruga face to face (nEril)?

anupallavi
Erumayil Eri kunru tOrum ninrADiyavan
pErum pugazhum terindum avan pErazhagai paruhAmal (ArumO...)


Even if one experiences (terindum) name (pErum) and fame (pugazhum), (how will one's cravings be appeased) without taking in (paruhAmal) the resplendent beauty (pErazhagai) of the lord who stood (ninru) atop so many mountains (kunru tOrum) mounted (Eri) on his peacock (mayil) and danced (ADiyavan)? (How ill one's cravings be appeased without seeing) him (avan) (face to face)?

caraNam
jnAna guruparan dInarkarul guhan
vAnavarum tozhum Ananda vaibhOgan
kANakkiDaikkumo kurudarkillAmal
arputa darisanam karpanai seidAl maTTum (ArumO...)


The supreme (paran) preceptor (guru) who imparts knowledge (jnyAna), he is guha, the lord who showers grace (aruL) on the destitute/helpless (dInarku). He is the magnificent (vaibhOgan) granter of happiness (Ananda) who is worshipped (tozhum) by even the gods (vAnavarum). Will one ever get (kiDaikkumO) the good fortune to behold (kANa) him? (Will one's cravings be appeased) by merely (maTTum) imagining (karpanai SeidAl) the amazing (arputa) sight (dariSanam) of him that is beyond words (kUrudarkillAmal) (without actually beholding him face to face)?

ravichitrapu
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Re: Meaning of Aarumo Aaval

Post by ravichitrapu »

Thanks a lot shankar garu.

rajalakshmi
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Re: Meaning of Aarumo Aaval

Post by rajalakshmi »

Can I get the notes for Aarumo Aaval song please?

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