Corpus pasuram 565 of 4000 · Kungumam Appik Kulir Saandam Mattittu
குங்குமம் அப்பிக் * குளிர் சாந்தம் மட்டித்து *
மங்கல வீதி * வலஞ் செய்து மண நீர் **
அங்கு அவனோடும் * உடன் சென்று அங்கு ஆனைமேல் *
மஞ்சனம் ஆட்டக் * கனாக் கண்டேன் தோழீ நான் (10)
kuṅkumam appik * kuḷir cāntam maṭṭittu * maṅkala vīti * valañ cĕytu maṇa nīr ** aṅku avaṉoṭum * uṭaṉ cĕṉṟu aṅku āṉaimel * mañcaṉam āṭṭak * kaṉāk kaṇṭeṉ toḻī nāṉ (10)
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ಕುಂಗುಮಮ್ ಅಪ್ಪಿಕ್ * ಕುಳಿರ್ ಸಾಂದಮ್ ಮಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು *
ಮಂಗಲ ವೀದಿ * ವಲಞ್ ಸೆಯ್ದು ಮಣ ನೀರ್ **
ಅಂಗು ಅವನೋಡುಮ್ * ಉಡನ್ ಸೆಂದ್ರು ಅಂಗು ಆನೈಮೇಲ್ *
ಮಞ್ಸನಮ್ ಆಟ್ಟಕ್ * ಕನಾಕ್ ಕಂಡೇನ್ ತೋಳೀ ನಾನ್ (10)కుంగుమమ్ అప్పిక్ * కుళిర్ సాందమ్ మట్టిత్తు *
మంగల వీది * వలఞ్ సెయ్దు మణ నీర్ **
అంగు అవనోడుమ్ * ఉడన్ సెంద్రు అంగు ఆనైమేల్ *
మఞ్సనమ్ ఆట్టక్ * కనాక్ కండేన్ తోళీ నాన్ (10)कुंगुमम् अप्पिक् * कुळिर् सांदम् मट्टित्तु *
मंगल वीदि * वलञ् सॆय्दु मण नीर् **
अंगु अवनोडुम् * उडन् सॆंद्रु अंगु आनैमेल् *
मञ्सनम् आट्टक् * कनाक् कंडेन् तोळी नान् (10)All renderings on this page are derived directly from the public-domain Tamil text, preserving Tamil pronunciation. In the app you can switch every pasuram between scripts with one tap.
Meaning
Anointed with kunkuma and cool sandal paste, the newlyweds ride an elephant in procession around the festive streets. Seated beside her Lord, Andal is bathed with him in the fragrant ceremonial water, completing the joy of the dream.
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