Thiruvempavai- 17

செங்கணவன்பால் திசைமுகன் பால் தேவர்கள் பால்
எங்கும் இலாதோர் இன்பம் நம் பாலதாக்
கொங்குஉண் கருங்குழலி நந்தம்மைக் கோதாட்டி
இங்கு நம் இல்லங்கள் தோறும் எழுந்தருளிச்
செங்கமலப் பொற்பாதம் தந்தருளும் சேவகனை
அங்கண் அரசை அடியோங்கட்கு ஆரமுதை
நங்கள் பெருமானைப் பாடி நலந்திகழப்
பங்கயப் பூம்புனல் பாய்ந்து ஆடேலோர் எம்பாவாய்.

ceṅkaṇavanpāl dicaimugan pāl tevarkal pāl

eṅgum ilādor inbam nam pāladā

koṅkuṇ karuṅkulali nantammai kodāṭṭi

iṅgu nam illaṅgal torum eluntaruli

ceṅkamala porpādam tantarulum cevakanai

aṅkaṇ aracai adiyoṅkaṭku āramudai

naṅgal perumānai pādi nalandikalaa

paṅkaya pūmpunal pāindu ādelor empāvāi.

"That rare bliss, which is not attained by the Devās will be ours. Our mother Umā pampers us and removes all our faults. Our Lord comes to each of our homes and blesses us giving His red-lotus-like golden feet. Let us sing the praises of our charming eyed king who is the sweeter than nectar for His servants and bathe in this lotus filled pond."


Hara! Hara!

Yours,

Śivapādahṛdaya.

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