Corpus pasuram 556 of 4000 · Vaaranam Aayiram Soozha Valanseydu Naaranan

வாரணம் ஆயிரம் * சூழ வலஞ்செய்து *
 நாரணன் நம்பி * நடக்கின்றான் என்று எதிர் **
 பூரண பொற்குடம் * வைத்துப் புறம் எங்கும் *
 தோரணம் நாட்டக் * கனாக் கண்டேன் தோழீ ! நான் (1)
vāraṇam āyiram * cūḻa valañcĕytu *
 nāraṇaṉ nampi * naṭakkiṉṟāṉ ĕṉṟu ĕtir **
 pūraṇa pŏṟkuṭam * vaittup puṟam ĕṅkum *
 toraṇam nāṭṭak * kaṉāk kaṇṭeṉ toḻī ! nāṉ (1)

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ವಾರಣಮ್ ಆಯಿರಮ್ * ಸೂಳ ವಲಞ್ಸೆಯ್ದು *
 ನಾರಣನ್ ನಂಬಿ * ನಡಕ್ಕಿಂದ್ರಾನ್ ಎಂದ್ರು ಎದಿರ್ **
 ಪೂರಣ ಪೊರ್ಕುಡಮ್ * ವೈತ್ತುಪ್ ಪುರಮ್ ಎಂಗುಮ್ *
 ತೋರಣಮ್ ನಾಟ್ಟಕ್ * ಕನಾಕ್ ಕಂಡೇನ್ ತೋಳೀ ! ನಾನ್ (1)
వారణమ్ ఆయిరమ్ * సూళ వలఞ్సెయ్దు *
 నారణన్ నంబి * నడక్కింద్రాన్ ఎంద్రు ఎదిర్ **
 పూరణ పొర్కుడమ్ * వైత్తుప్ పురమ్ ఎంగుమ్ *
 తోరణమ్ నాట్టక్ * కనాక్ కండేన్ తోళీ ! నాన్ (1)
वारणम् आयिरम् * सूळ वलञ्सॆय्दु *
 नारणन् नंबि * नडक्किंद्रान् ऎंद्रु ऎदिर् **
 पूरण पॊर्कुडम् * वैत्तुप् पुरम् ऎंगुम् *
 तोरणम् नाट्टक् * कनाक् कंडेन् तोळी ! नान् (1)

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Meaning

Andal tells her friend the dream she has seen: Narayana, the perfect Lord, comes walking in procession, surrounded by a thousand elephants. In welcome, brimming golden pots are set out before him and festive arches are raised everywhere along the way.

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