Lyrics & meaning- edukkithanai

rasikapriya21 · Post by **rasikapriya21** » 28 May 2007, 18:28

Namaste,

could someone kindly provide the lyrics of "edukkithanai modi tano"? I have looked the Gopalakrishna Bhartathi's site but this particular song is not listed.

MANY THANKS

rasikapriya21

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 28 May 2007, 19:10

Edukkittanai mODi. rAgA: suraTi. cApu tALA. Composer: Marimutha Pillai.

P: Edukkittanai mODi tAn umakkenran mElayyA
A: pAdip-piraiyai shaDaiyiTraritta paramE tillaip-pati naTEsarE
C1: ATTuk-kAleDuttut-tambalattinrIradanai shonnAnO oTrai
mATTukkAran enrAruDanAghilum vAi matam shonnAnO
talai OTTilE iranduNDIrenranda uNmaiyai shonnEnOpallaik-kATTiyE
muppurattAr munnE ninradaiyum eccil uNDadaiyum shonnEnO
2: jAtiyum taghappanum illAda taniyar enrEnO peNNArp-pAdi uDambAkkik-
kaLLum shumandiTTa paraiyanenrEnO jAti bhEdamAip-piLLaik-
kuravar vITTirp-peN koNDIrenrEnO maraiyOdiya vaNangu
naTEsarE ummai nAn oppArumillAda tappiliyenrEnO
3: azhundavE pirambaDi paTTa kUliyALarenrEnO tashai kazhinda
veLLalum paNinda payittiyakkArarenrEnO kaTTappazham tuNiyinrit-
tOluDuttadaip-pazhippu shonnEnO shiru kuzhandaiyaik-kolla
ANDiyAi vanda tiruTTanellAm veLi viTTu shonnEnO

rasikapriya21 · Post by **rasikapriya21** » 29 May 2007, 00:49

Thank you Lakshman !

rasikapriya21

rasikapriya21 · Post by **rasikapriya21** » 02 Jun 2007, 11:49

Namaste,

I would be most greatful if someone could kindly provide the meaning for the first portion of the song, [i.e up to the 1st charnam] ?

P: Edukkittanai mODi tAn umakkenran mElayyA
A: pAdip-piraiyai shaDaiyiTraritta paramE tillaip-pati naTEsarE

C1: ATTuk-kAleDuttut-tambalattinrIradanai shonnAnO [..]
oTrai mATTukkAran enrAruDanAghilum vAi matam shonnAnO [..]
talai OTTilE iranduNDIrenranda uNmaiyai shonnEnO [..]
pallaik-kATTiyE muppurattAr munnE ninradaiyum [..]
[padayum] eccil uNDadaiyum shonnEnO [..]

Thank you ,

rasikapriya21

rasikapriya21 · Post by **rasikapriya21** » 02 Jun 2007, 11:50

PS= the lyrics were kindly provided by Lakshman

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 02 Jun 2007, 17:25

Rasikaprira,
Up to the 1st caraNam - the pallavi and anupallavI...
Here goes:
edukku = why
ittanai = this much
mODi tAn= deceit/unfriendliness
umakku = for you (respectful for of address)
endan mEl = on (mEl) me (endan)
ayyA = my Lord
The poet wonders why the Lord is being unfriendly and refusing to talk to/ shower his grace on/grant the wishes of his ardent devotee.

pAdi = half
pirai = moon
shaDaiyil = (in) your matted locks
dharitta = (one who) bears
paramanE = Oh Lord of Lords
tillaip-pati= the town of cidambaram (tillai)
naTarAjanE = Oh naTarAjA...

In the AP, the composer clarifies the object of his love: he is none other than that Lord of Lords, the king among Dancers, the one who presides/resides in cidambaram, and wears the half moon on his matted locks....(a la AhAryam candra tArAdi....)

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 02 Jun 2007, 20:14

mODi is also disregard, slight.

rasikapriya21 · Post by **rasikapriya21** » 03 Jun 2007, 04:59

Dear RAvi,

MANY THANKS .

Perhaps I have not been clear in posting my request: what I meant is that I need the meaning of the first portion of the song, inclusive of the first charanam. Hence
I would be most greatful if someone could post the translation of the 1st charana..?

thank you soo ...much..
regards
rasikapriya21

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 03 Jun 2007, 06:11

ATTuk-kAleDuttambalattininRIr adanai sonnAnO [..]

You stood (ninRIr) in the sabhA (ambalattil) with your dancing (ATTum) leg (kAl)--did he say so (sonnAno?)

oTrai mATTukkAran enrAruDanAghilum vAy matam sonnAnO [..]
Did the soothsayer (AruDan) declare (vAy matam sonnAnO?) that you are somebody with a single bull (oRRai= single; mADu = bull). This line refers to the nandi (bull)--- Lord Shiva's mount.

talai OTTilE iranduNDIrenRanda uNmaiyai sonnEnO [..]
Did I also tell the truth (uNmai) that you begged (irandu) food in a skull (talai ODu) and ate it?

pallaik-kATTiyE muppurattAr munnE ninradaiyum [..]
That you stood (ninRadu) ingratiatingly (pal= tooth; kATTi=showing) before the folks of the tricity (muppuram)---I don't know what this refers to. Shiva burnt the 3 cities but did he also ingratiate himself? (It could be a reference to his mendicant-look when he enticed the dhArukA vanam wives of the sages????)

[padayum] eccil uNDadaiyum shonnEnO [..]
Did I also say that you ate defiled (=eccil) (that which was left over?) food? (padayum =??)

There is a difference here between the first 2 lines and the last 2 lines. The first 2 refer to third person expression (sonnAnO---did he say so?) while the last two lines indicate first person expression (sonnEnO--did I say so?)

Still a convoluted construction. I attempted to the best of my ability.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 03 Jun 2007, 06:44

All of these are sonnEnO - (Kum) Kamala Lakshman has danced SUPERBLY to this song at incredible speeds in a very old movie...the composer seems to be asking Siva why are are you disregarding me/ignoring me? Have I told the world some home truths about you? Have I let your secrets out? No! I haven't! So, why are you torturing me?

In the first reference about ATTakAl, it could refer to the fact that in a competition with Sakti/pAravti, to defeat her (because she was his equal in every way), Siva pulled a 'dirty' trick, and raised his foot above his head, and since in all modesty she could not do so, he was declared the winner....Possibly Marimutha Pillai is wondering if Siva is angry with him, because Siva thinks that this not so commendable fact has been bandied about by the composer...

He then goes on to say, did I ever denigrate you or your mount as a useless cow/bull?

Have I ever told the world about the uncouth incident where you ate out of the skull?

Did I publicise the incident where you ingratiated yourself before burning the three worlds?

Did I tell the world about the fact that your ate leftovers from other people's plates?

The poet seems to be saying, 'you have so many dark and unsavory secrets and incidents in your life that I am privy to, and since I have kept your confidence, the least you could do is grant me your blessings - instead, you chose to ignore me'!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 03 Jun 2007, 06:59

There is no soothsayer or vehicle here. ArUDam is also ERudal (mounting). garuDArUDan is vishNu. I don't think it is either of these. We come to the Ar, yAr question again, here!
Ar (yAr+iDAm+Agilum)=have I ever, to anyone said that your
cattle wealth consists of a single bull?

rasikapriya21 · Post by **rasikapriya21** » 03 Jun 2007, 09:54

mahakavi: Thank You so much for providing the meaning for the 1st charana. I did not suspect that it would be such a challenging task, given all the "obscure" references

ravi and arasi: thank your for the interesting notes and corrections posted. Do you know if the
film featuring Kamala Lakshman might be available on the net?

thank you all
rasikapriya

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 03 Jun 2007, 10:44

Rasikapriya: I do not even remember what the name of the movie was...

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 03 Jun 2007, 22:20

The whole song needs to be revised according to the original text. Several letter transpositions threw so many curve balls which led to wild speculations and missed clues.
If Lakshman has the Thamizh text page, it is worth scanning it and posting it here or sending to one of us (Thamizh folks) for proper transcription.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 03 Jun 2007, 23:30

I found the song in a different book. In this the stanzas are differently arranged and some of the wording is different.

Edukkittanai mODi. rAgA: suraTi. cApu tALA.

P: Edukkittanai mODi tAnumakkenran mElayyA
A: pAdip-piraiyai shaDaiyiTraritta paramE tillaip-pati naTEsarE
C1: jAtiyum tAyum taghappanum illAda taniyEnenrEnO peNNArp-pAdi uDambAkkik-
kaLLum shumandiTTa paraiyanenrEnO jAti bhEdamAip-piLLaikkuk-
kuravar vITTirp-peN koNDIrenrEnO maraiyOdi vaNangum
naTEsarE nAn ummai oppArumillAda tappiliyenrEnO
2: azhundavE pirambaDi paTTa kUliyALan enrEnO dashai kazhinda
veLLalum paNinda payittiyakkAran enrEnO kaTTap-pazham tuNiyiyaTrut-
tOl uDuttadaip-pazhittu shonnEnO shiru kuzhandaiyaik-kolla
ANDiyAi vandaguTTellAm veLi viTTu shonnEnO
3: ATTuk-kAl eDutt-ambalattE ninravadanai shonnEnO oTrai
mATTukkAran enrAruDan AghinAlum vAi matam shonnEnO
talai OTTilE irand-uNDIr enranda uNmaiyai shonnEnO pallaik-kATTi
muppurattAr munnE ninrak-kadaiyum eccil uNDadaiyum shonnEnO

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jun 2007, 04:24

Kamala dances to all of the caraNas - I think Sulamangalam Rajalakshmi sings it - and it is in the movie Sarangadhara....
And the order of the caraNas (with reference Lji's post # 15):
P/AP/C3/C1/C2

And Lji,
Here are some of the differences in that version:
Edukkittanai mODi. rAgA: suraTi. cApu tALA.

P: Edukkittanai mODi tAn umakku endan mIdayyA
A: pAdip-piraiyai shaDaiyiTraritta paramE tillaip-pati naTEsarE
C1: jAdiyum tAyum tagappanum illAda taniyEnrEnO
peNNAip-pAdi uDambAkkik-kaLLum shumandiTTa paraiyanenrEnO
jAti bhEdamAip-piLLaikkuk-kuravar vITTirp-peN koNDIrenrEnO
maraiyOdi vaNangum naTEsarE ummai nAn oppArumillAda tappiliyenrEnE
2: azhundavE pirambaDi paTTa kUliyALar enrEnO
tashai kazhinda veLLalum paNinda payittiyakkArar enrEnO
kaTTap-pazham tuNiyinri-tOl uDuttadaip-pazhittu shonnEnO
shiru kuzhandaiyaik-kolla ANDiyAi vandaguTTellAm veLi viTTu shonnEnO
3: ATTuk-kAl eDutt-ambalattil ninrIr adanai shonnEnO
oTrai mATTukkAran enrAruDan AghinAlum vAi matam shonnEnO
talai OTTilE irand-uNDIr enranda uNmaiyai shonnEnO
kaNNai-kATTi muppurattAr munnE ninrak-kadaiyum eccil uNDadaiyum shonnEnO

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jun 2007, 04:55

C1:
jAt(d)iyum = caste and
tAyum = mother and
tagappanum = and father
illAdA = without
taniyan = a loner/someone with out any family
enrEnO = Did I say (enrEnO)
pENNai = A woman (pArvati)
pAdi uDambAkki = making (Akki) (her) into one half (pAdi) of your body (uDambu)
kaLLum = alcohol (specifically, moonshine)
SumandiTTa = one who carried it/bore it on your back (a menial task)
paraiyan enrEnO = Did I call you a parayan (an individual from a low caste who performed menial tasks - dalit/harijan)
jAtibhEdamAi = from a different (bhEdam) caste (jAti)
piLLaikku = for your son (murugA)
kuravar vITTil = from the family (vIDu means house, but here means family/clan)
peN konDIR = you accepted (konDIR) a girl (vaLLI)
maRai = the vEdAs
Odi = read/praise
vaNangum = bow down to
naTESarE = Oh naTarAjA
ummai nAn oppAramillAda tappiliyan enrEnE = did I (nAn) not refer to you (enrEnE) as a faultless being (tappiliyan) who is incomparable (oppAram illAda = without equal)

Did I refer to the fact that you are someone about whose lineage, family and parents, nothing is known? Did I call you a menial for carting caskets of moonshine on your back, with a woman in one half of your body? Did I publicise the fact that your daughter-in-law comes from the lowly gypsy tribe? Oh Lord of Dance, revered by and praised by the vEdAs, did I not refer to you as the unequalled/incomparable faultless being?

kutty · Post by **kutty** » 04 Jun 2007, 05:47

The wordings are almost correct what Lakshman has given except in two three places. I have given below the song taken from a book published in 1928 and edited by Prof Shambamurthy. In this also in C1, the word 'attukkaal' is printed and not 'aatukkaal'. I feel the former is a typo and the latter is more appropriate, meaning the leg that dances.

Raagam: Surati
ThaaLam: Roopakam
Composer: Maarimuththaa PiLLai
Type: Nindhaasthuthi

P: E'dhukkiththanai mo'dithaan umakku
Endhan me'laiyyaa (E'dhu)

AP: PaadhippiRaiyai shadaiyil thariththa
Paramane' Thillaippadhi Nate'share' (E'dhu)

C1: Attukkaal eduththu ambalaththil nindreer adhanai shonne'no'
Otrai maattukaaran endru aarudanaagilum vaai madham shonne'no'
Thalai o'ttile' irandhu undeerendra andha uNmaiyai shonne'no
Pallaikkaattiye' muppuraththaar munne' dradhaiyum echchil
uNdadhaiyum shonne'no (E'dhu)

C2: Jaathiyum thaayum thagappanum illaadhath thaniyarendre'no'
PeNNaal paadhi udambaagik kaLLum shumandhitta paRaiyarendre'no'
Jaathi be'dhamaaip piLLai kuRavar veettil peN koNdeerendreno'
MaRai o'dhiyar vaNangu Nate'share' ummai naan
Oppaarumillaadha thappili endhre'no (E'dhu)

C3: Azhundhave' pirambadi patta kooliyaaLar endre'no'
Thashai kazhindha veLLelumbu aNindha paiththiyakkararendre'no'
Kattap pazhanthuNiyindri tho'luduththadhaip pazhippu shonne'no'
ShiRu kuzhandhaiyaik kolla aaNdiyaai vandha thiruttu ellaam
VeLi vittu shonne'no' (E'dhu)

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jun 2007, 05:49

2:
azhundavE = with force (azhuttam)
pirambaDi paTTa = suffered (paTTa) a lash (aDi) from a cane (pirambu)
kUliyALar enrEnO = Did I say (enrEnO) that you were a servant (kUliAL - one - AL who works for wages - kUli)
tashai kazhinda vaLLalum = a benefactor (vaLLal) whose good fortune (tashai) is past (kazhinda)
paNinda = one who bowed down to
payittiyakkArar enrEnO = did I call you (enrEnO) a mad man (payittiyakkArar)
kaTTap-pazham tuNiyinri = you did not even have (inri) old clothes (pazham tuNi) to wear (kaTTa)
-tOl uDuttadaip-pazhittu shonnEnO = So, did I scorn (pazhittu) your garments (uDai) made of animal skin (tOl)?
shiru kuzhandaiyaik-kolla ANDiyAi vanda kuTTellAm veLi viTTu shonnEnO = Did I talk (shonEnO) openly (veLiviTTU) about your secret (kuTTu) - the one where you came (vanda) as an old mendicant (ANDiyAi) to kill (kollA) a small (Siru) child (kuzhandayai)?

Did I refer to the fact that your suffered lashes from a cane like a common laborer (for sleeping on the job - this refers to a tiruviLaiyADAl: When the dam in the city of madurai broke, the king ordered that one individual from each household had to volunteer to mend the breach - there was an old lady, a devotee of Lord sundarESwara, who was too infirm herself, and had no children or grandchildren to depute in her stead - to help her, the Lord appears as an able-bodied laborer, and offers to go in her stead, in return for a handful of puTTu - a staple food of the poor made from jaggery and I think maize flour - He goes to work, and carries a few bags of sand, and then falls asleep under a tree - the king who is supervising the construction is infuriated at this dereliction of duty, and wakes him up with a lash from his cane - when the Lord wakes up, the sting of the lash is felt on the backs of every living being - when the king feels the sting and the weal, he realizes who the 'laborer' actually was)... Did I refer to the fact that the 'once rich' (now poor) are the ones that seem to bow to you?
Did I scorn you for the fact that you wear animal skins because you can't afford even old clothes (from Goodwill stores)? Did I draw attention to the fact that you had to come as an old mendicant to kill a small child - (this refers to the malignant dwarf that was invoked by the heretic rishis in dArukA vana to fight Siva - they first invoke a tiger - whose skin became Siva's garment, and then a fearsome snake that Siva subdues and places around his neck, and finally the dwarf whose back Siva breaks with his right toe)...

SO, WHY, OH! WHY ARE YOU BEING SO MEAN AND IGNORING ME? (Eduku ittanai mODi, umakku endan mIdayyA)

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Jun 2007, 06:59

Thanks, always a good story teller too, Ravi!

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 04 Jun 2007, 08:57

The dwarf (demon) that was sent to attack Shiva by the dAruka vanam rishis was "muyalagan" who was trampled by the Lord under his right foot (which can be seen in the statue/picture of dancing naTarAjA).

That reference can be seen in the song "kAlait tUkki ninRADum deyvamE.." (yadukula kAmbhOdi) wherein the last two lines are "mundum valiyuDaiya muyalagan unnait tUkka"

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 04 Jun 2007, 11:17

The "echil" refers to Kannappa Naayanaar's story where he, in his innocent devotion tasted the cooked meat and offered the tenderest parts to Shiva.

The carrying of the pot of "kaL" happens in the story of Somaasi Maara Naayanaar. Shiva and his hordes appear in the form of a group of "Pulayars" and visit the Naayanaar's holy sacrifice(yagna) and he, in his great devotion is able to recognise Him.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jun 2007, 16:56

Rajani: thanks for the references - do you know the story about the situation where he ate out of a skull?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jun 2007, 16:58

Arasi: thanks..

The composer has compressed a whole story/viLaiyADal in each line here...how fantastic is that?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Jun 2007, 19:53

Rajani,
Nice to see your input...

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 04 Jun 2007, 20:11

Thanks a lot, Ravi and Arasi.

The story as I can recall is : Brahma who had 5 heads , thought himself equal to Shiva, so to quell his pride, Shiva plucked off one head. The skull stuck to him and became his begging bowl till Devi as Annapurna gave him food and he got rid of it. The head/skull in Shiva's hand signifies our loss of ego in surrendering to him.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jun 2007, 22:47

WOW! Rajani that makes perfect sense!

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 05 Jun 2007, 14:52

Thanks again, Ravi. Shiva's name as "kapAlI" comes from this.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Jun 2007, 20:02

Rajani,
I have always assumed that kapAli was derived from him being a kApAlik...

rasikapriya21 · Post by **rasikapriya21** » 06 Jun 2007, 06:03

Ravi, Arasi, Rajani: As for SHiva [Kapali] and Brahma, I have read the same story somewhere.. but I had never associated this episode
with the story of Annapurna. ..
Thank you all for posting such informative references

rasikapriya

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 Jun 2007, 08:25

Now I know why 'bhikshADanar' is such an important feature of the kapAlISwarar temple festival.....

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 06 Jun 2007, 09:41

rs,
bhikSATana is a different story connected with dArukA vana - In this episode also Siva carries kapAla in his hand - http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/mabhik.html

The story mentioned by Rajani pertains to the brahmahatti dOSha with which Siva suffers after plucking the head of brahmA.

ksl · Post by **ksl** » 04 Feb 2013, 23:43

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xf4lo4 ... Q_6FRymDN8

Does anyone have an audio recording for the song?

Also i still dont know the story of ingratiating himself before burning the three worlds- pallai kaatti...

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Feb 2013, 23:54

ksl wrote:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xf4lo4 ... Q_6FRymDN8

Is the singer sUlamangaLam Smt. Rajalakshmi?
This is one of the best examples of why the combination of vazhuvUrAr's choreography and Kum. Kamala's dance was an electrifying one - the likes of which have not been seen since.

'pallai kATTi' is the reference to the fact that Siva burned the three aereal cities with a mere smile - since this composition is fashioned as a nindA stiti, Sri muttutANDavar has taken the liberty of using 'pallai kATTi' to indicate the smile (iLittal, instead of nagaittal).

ksl · Post by **ksl** » 05 Feb 2013, 09:45

Yes, i read that he burnt the three cities with a mere smile- here sarcastically referred to as pallai katradu

But i was wondering why your translation called it an "ingratiating act" of pallu kattufying. I thought ingratiate meant flattering someone. So wondering.

Also, i heard a dance version audio somewhere with many repititions of otrai mattukaran...line. Is that connected to a story from thiruvilayadal or is it a straightforward snide
remark about "you only possess one bull"

ksl · Post by **ksl** » 05 Feb 2013, 09:49

Wikipedia lists hte singer as Radha Jayalakshmi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radha_Jayalakshmi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Feb 2013, 10:52

ksl wrote:Also, i heard a dance version audio somewhere with many repititions of otrai mattukaran...line. Is that connected to a story from thiruvilayadal or is it a straightforward snide
remark about "you only possess one bull"

AFAIK - it is a straightforward, snide remark

ksl · Post by **ksl** » 05 Feb 2013, 11:16

Thanks...In Kamala's dance pallai katti is sung and danced as kannai katti...just noticed

ksl · Post by **ksl** » 06 Feb 2013, 10:44

A question with a bit of cross reference
In teruvil varano, the uruviliodu tiruppurathayum udaneri seida natanarasan
The uruvili can't mean oruvizhi (one-eye) right? Cos Shiva didn't burn the tirupuram with his eye but with a smile and later with a bow and arrow. So...did i miss something there?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 07 Feb 2013, 03:05

uruvili - uruvam illAdavan - aka anangan - manmathan
So, in teruvil vArAnO, that line means, 'the lord (rAsan/rAjan) of dramaturgy (naTana) who burnt (eri Seida) manmatha as well as (uDan) the three areal cities (tiripurattaiyum)'

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 12 Feb 2013, 10:03

pallai kATTi' is the reference to the fact that Siva burned the three aereal cities with a mere smile - since this composition is fashioned as a nindA stiti, Sri muttutANDavar has taken the liberty of using 'pallai kATTi' to indicate the smile (iLittal, instead of nagaittal).

Recorded by MuttuswAmi dIksitar in equally brief expressions -

dara-hAsa-tripurAdi-haraNaM - one who destroyed the three cities (even) with a smile. [from srImAtRbhUtaM, kannaDa]

hasana-jita-tripuraM - ditto [from kusumAkara-shObhita-srIpuragEhaM, kusumAkara]

Must have been a real 'killer smile' !

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 12 Feb 2013, 10:21

A burning smile?

ksl · Post by **ksl** » 12 Feb 2013, 13:03

Aaahh...now a little more of my world makes sense.

Btw, does anyone have the full audio from sarangadhara or any other audio which has all 3 charanams. This composition is so ignored by singers

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 21 Mar 2013, 19:12

Ravi,

I revisited this page because I had a niggling feeling that the reference to the child wasn't about the apasmAra/ muyalakan, and have included a few other different interpretations. Given my shaky background in Tamil, I am open to corrections -

C3:
AzhundhavE pirambadi patta kUliyaLar endrEnO? dasai
kazhinda veLLelumb(u)-aNindha paittiyakkArar endrEnO? KaTTap-
pazhanthuNiyindri tOluduttadaip- pazhippu connEnO? siRu
kuzhandhaiyaik- kolla ANDiyAi vanda tiruTTu ellAm VeLi viTTu connEnO? (Edukkittanai)

Translation –
AzhundhavE pirambadi patta kUliyaLar endrEnO? – Did I say that you were a menial who was caned roundly? [1]

dasai kazhinda veLLelumb(u)-aNindha paittiyakkArar endrEnO? – Did I label you a madman for wearing bones bleached white with age? [2]

KaTTap- pazhanthuNiyindri tOluduttadaip- pazhippu connEnO? – Did I fault you for wearing skins, not having even an old scrap of cloth to wear? [3]

siRu-kuzhandaiyaik- kolla ANDiyAi vanda tiruTTu ellAm VeLi viTTu connEnO? - Did I make public your misdemeanor, where you came as a mendicant and had a child killed? [4]

1. Refers to the ‘piTTukku maN sumanda tiruviLaiyADal’ commemorated annaly in the piTTu tiruvizhA celebrated every year, as the AvaNi mAsOtsava in the piTTUt-tOppu at Madurai.

2. Refers to Siva wearing garlands of skulls and bones. kankAlamAli, kapAlamali etc.

3. Refers to Siva wearing the skins of the tiger and elephant demons that he flayed. Carmambara, ajinAmbara.

4. Refers to the story of the nAyannAr SiruttoNDar [believed to be the same as ParanjOti, the Cola sEnApati] who had to kill and cook his son siriyALa to satisfy a Bhairava’s vrata.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 21 Mar 2013, 21:46

Thank you Keerthi..the siru kuzhandai part makes perfect sense now.

harimau · Post by **harimau** » 13 Dec 2014, 05:30

mahakavi wrote:
pallaik-kATTiyE muppurattAr munnE ninradaiyum [..]
That you stood (ninRadu) ingratiatingly (pal= tooth; kATTi=showing) before the folks of the tricity (muppuram)---I don't know what this refers to. Shiva burnt the 3 cities but did he also ingratiate himself? (It could be a reference to his mendicant-look when he enticed the dhArukA vanam wives of the sages????)

On the day of the battle, a chariot had been prepared for Siva to ride on. The Earth was the chariot, Mount Meru was the bow, the Sun and the Moon were the wheels, etc. The Devas who were part of the chariot thought they were playing a very important role in the battle, forgetting the fact they had been helpless before the asuras who were the kings of the three cities constituting Tripura. Siva, to bring them to their senses, merely smiled at Tripura; his smile set the cities on fire and reduced them to ashes.

This is what the composer refers to when he asks, "Did I tell anyone that you attempted to ingratiate yourself with the asuras by grinning like a supplicant?"

Thus, ksi was correct in his post#35.

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