திருநாவுக்கரசர் தேவாரம்
தலம்     கோயில்
திருத்தாண்டகம்
ஆறாம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

அருந்துணையை அடியார்தம் அல்லல் தீர்க்கும் 
    அருமருந்தை அகல்ஞாலத் தகத்துள் தோன்றி 
வருந்துணையுஞ் சுற்றமும் பற்றும் விட்டு 
    வான்புலன்கள் அகத்தடக்கி மடவா ரோடும் 
பொருந்தணைமேல் வரும்பயனைப் போக மாற்றிப் 
    பொதுநீக்கித் தனைநினைய வல்லோர்க் கென்றும் 
பெருந்துணையைப் பெரும்பற்றப் புலியூ ரானைப் 
    பேசாத நாளெல்லாம் பிறவா நாளே. 

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thirunAvukkararcar thEvAram
thalam     kOyil
thiruththANDakam
ARAm thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

arun^thuNaiyai aDiyArtham allal thIrkkum 
    arumarun^thai akannyAlaththu akaththuL thOnRi
varun^thuNaiyum cuRRamum paRRum viTTu
    vAnpulankaL agaththaDakki maDavA rODum
porun^thaNaimEl varumpayanaip pOka mARRip
    pothun^Ikkith thanain^inaiya vallOrkku enRum
perun^thuNaiyaip perumpaRRap puliyU rAnaip
    pEcAtha n^ALellAm piRavA n^ALE.

thirucciRRambalam

Translation of song:

The Atypical (Singular) Guardian; 
The Medicine that cures the misery of those at the Feet;
Born in the midst of the world leaving out all the companies,
relations and attachments those come in the way,
controlling the sky-like (big unruly) senses inside,
changing off the benefit that is got in the bed with ladies,
leaving out the universal and one who focuses on the Self,
for them the greatest Company, the Lord of perumpaRRap
puliyUr, about Him, whichever days not spoken those are
days worthless of the birth.

Notes:
1. Many great things the yogi saint appar brings out
in this poem. If the God is not thought about in a day
those days are just wasted. For, we have got a birth
rare to get, but when not utilized to hail the God and
get to the Bliss, what use is of this human life to
be superior to that of any other animal existence of
running behind senses?
2. "pothu n^Ikkith thanai n^inaiya" could lead to multiple
interpretations. The devotional way could be, "leaving
out the universal things, one who thinks of the Supreme".
The philosophers may interpret it as, "leaving out the
universal things, one who enquires (thinks) of the self".
3. "pothu n^Ikkith thanai n^inaiya" is a very important stage
in the spiritual progress. Even when one does bhakti
on God there may still remain universal sense. From the
clutter of such stars when the shining of God is seen as
the singular Sun there is the dawn. Path of wisdom does
it by negating the illusionary things. Path of devotion due 
to the focus automatically gets rid of others. Whichever be
the way, one finally surrenders and the ego and rejoices
the Supreme. Salutations to that Supreme Guard in this
pursuit.