Corpus pasuram 559 of 4000 · Naal Tisait Teerttam Konarndu Nani

நால் திசைத் தீர்த்தம் கொணர்ந்து * நனி நல்கி *
 பார்ப்பனச் சிட்டர்கள் * பல்லார் எடுத்து ஏத்தி **
 பூப் புனை கண்ணிப் * புனிதனோடு என்தன்னை *
 காப்பு நாண் கட்டக் * கனாக் கண்டேன் தோழீ நான் (4)
nāl ticait tīrttam kŏṇarntu * naṉi nalki *
 pārppaṉac ciṭṭarkaḷ * pallār ĕṭuttu etti **
 pūp puṉai kaṇṇip * puṉitaṉoṭu ĕṉtaṉṉai *
 kāppu nāṇ kaṭṭak * kaṉāk kaṇṭeṉ toḻī nāṉ (4)

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ನಾಲ್ ತಿಸೈತ್ ತೀರ್ತ್ತಮ್ ಕೊಣರ್ಂದು * ನನಿ ನಲ್ಗಿ *
 ಪಾರ್ಪ್ಪನಚ್ ಸಿಟ್ಟರ್ಗಳ್ * ಪಲ್ಲಾರ್ ಎಡುತ್ತು ಏತ್ತಿ **
 ಪೂಪ್ ಪುನೈ ಕಣ್ಣಿಪ್ * ಪುನಿದನೋಡು ಎಂದನ್ನೈ *
 ಕಾಪ್ಪು ನಾಣ್ ಕಟ್ಟಕ್ * ಕನಾಕ್ ಕಂಡೇನ್ ತೋಳೀ ನಾನ್ (4)
నాల్ తిసైత్ తీర్త్తమ్ కొణర్ందు * నని నల్గి *
 పార్ప్పనచ్ సిట్టర్గళ్ * పల్లార్ ఎడుత్తు ఏత్తి **
 పూప్ పునై కణ్ణిప్ * పునిదనోడు ఎందన్నై *
 కాప్పు నాణ్ కట్టక్ * కనాక్ కండేన్ తోళీ నాన్ (4)
नाल् तिसैत् तीर्त्तम् कॊणर्ंदु * ननि नल्गि *
 पार्प्पनच् सिट्टर्गळ् * पल्लार् ऎडुत्तु एत्ति **
 पूप् पुनै कण्णिप् * पुनिदनोडु ऎंदन्नै *
 काप्पु नाण् कट्टक् * कनाक् कंडेन् तोळी नान् (4)

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Meaning

Holy waters gathered from all four directions are sprinkled in blessing while many learned brahmins raise chants over the couple. Standing beside the pure Lord who wears a garland woven of flowers, Andal has the protective wedding thread tied on her wrist.

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