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தலம்     :  திருவையாறு 
பண்    :  காந்தாரபஞ்சமம் 
ஏழாம் திருமுறை. 
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
பரவும் பரிசொன் றறியேன்நான்  
    பண்டே உம்மைப் பயிலாதேன் 
இரவும் பகலும் நினைந்தாலும்  
    எய்த நினைய மாட்டேன்நான் 
கரவில் அருவி கமுகுண்ணத்  
    தெங்கங் குலைக்கீழ்க் கருப்பாலை 
அரவந் திரைக்கா விரிக்கோட்டத்  
    தையா றுடைய அடிகளோ.             7.77.1  
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் 
 
 
 
cun^dharar thEvAram

 
thalam     thiruvaiyARu           
paN    gAn^dhAra panycamam 
EzAm thirumuRai 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
paravum pariconRu aRiyEn n^An 
  paNDE ummaip payilAdhEn 
iravum pagalum n^inain^dhAlum 
  eydha n^inaiya mATTEn n^An 
karavil aruvi kamuguNNath 
  theN^gaN^ kulaikkIzk karuppAlai 
aravan^ thiraik kAvirik kOTTaththu 
  aiyARuDaiya aDigaLO 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
Meaning of Sundarar Tiruppattu

 
I am unaware of the ways to worship You. 
Nor did I pursue you earlier. 
Eventhough thinking day and night,  
I do not think in the accomplishing way. 
The non-withdrawing waterflow eating areca, 
the sugar engines under the cluster of coconuts 
making noise - Oh Reverend of such thiruvaiyARRuk 
kAvirik kOTTam ! 
 
Notes

1. chEramAn perumaL and cundharar on their 
pilgrimage came near thiruvaiyARu from  
thirukkaNDiyUr. The river kAviri was flooding, 
how would they cross the river to salute their beloved 
Lord of thiruvaiyARu ? cundharar sang this song 
which had the flood of devotion more than that flowed 
on the kAviri. He cries, "As an ignorant I do not know 
how to properly worship You, nor is my devotion a 
fulfilling one." The Lord Who fought in the court to get 
cundharar to keep singing Him, made a path appear in  
the middle of flooding kAviri, through which the devout 
friends came and worshipped the Supreme. 
(c.f. unnai van^dhippadhOr n^eRiyaRiyEn 
n^innaiyE aRiyEn n^innai aRiyumOr aRivaRiyEn  
- thiruvAcakam)  
2. When the flood of senses obstructing the way,  
if one sings this song, won't the mArgabhandhu 
bless the way ? 
3. Especially the phrase "aiyARuDaiya aDikaLO" in 
this all through stimulating song sets the mind calling 
out to the Lord. 
4. paricu - manner/procedure; paNDu - early;  
payilal - practicing; kamugu - areca (pAkku);  
karuppAlai - sugar factory; aravam - noice;  
aDigaL - reverend/saint.