சேரமான் பெருமாள் நாயனார் அருளிய - பொன்வண்ணத்து அந்தாதி

 
பதினோராம் திருமுறை. 
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் 
 
பொன்வண்ணம் எவ்வண்ணம் அவ்வண்ணம்  
    மேனி பொலிந்திலங்கும் 
மின்வண்ணம் எவ்வண்ணம் அவ்வண்ணம்  
    வீழ்சடை வெள்ளிக்குன்றம் 
தன்வண்ணம் எவ்வண்ணம் அவ்வண்ணம்  
    மால்விடை தன்னைக்கண்ட 
என்வண்ணம் எவ்வண்ணம் அவ்வண்ணம்  
    ஆகிய ஈசனுக்கே.  
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
 

cEramAn perumAL n^AyanAr aruLiyadhu

 
padhinORAm thirumuRai 
ponvaNNaththu an^dhAdhi 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
ponvaNNam evvaNNam avvaNNam  
  mEni polin^dhilaN^gum 
minvaNNam evvaNNam avvaNNam 
  vIzcaDai veLLik kunRam 
thanvaNNam evvaNNam avvaNNam 
  mAlviDai thannaik kaNDa 
envaNNam evvaNNam avvaNNam  
  Agiya IcanukkE 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam 
 
Meaning of Ponvannaththu Anthathi

 
How is the gold, so is the Form gloriously shining ! 
How is the lightning, so is the Falling Matted-hair  
     like a hill of silver ! 
How is He, so is His thirumAl bull ! 
How am I - who saw Him, so is He - the Lord ! 
 
Notes

 
1. cEramAn perumAL also known as kazaRiRRu aRivAr, 
lived in the same time period as cundhara mUrthi 
nAyanAr. His humbleness towards devotees in spite of 
being an emperor is an inspiring one. His life history 
could be seen at /devotees/the-history-of-kazharitrarivar-cheramanperumal-nayanar-part-i  
2. This is a song in agaththuRai but also gives a  
beautiful devotional meaning. The girl on seeing the 
enchanting Lord gets to a particular state, in which 
state God is also there. The devotee focusing  
completely onto Lord shiva, becomes the one who is 
nothing but Lord shiva. This is a state of union 
with God, put in beautiful poetic terms. 
3. mAlviDai - the bull vehicle of God when viShNu became 
the bull. (During tripura samhAra when the axle of the  
earth chariot broke, viShNu became the bull for Lord 
shiva to sit.) The other bull is the aRaviDai - the bull 
of dharma - justice.