Corpus pasuram 560 of 4000 · Kadir Oli Teebam Kalasam Udan
கதிர் ஒளி தீபம் * கலசம் உடன் ஏந்தி *
சதிர் இள மங்கையர் * தாம் வந்து எதிர்கொள்ள **
மதுரையார் மன்னன் * அடிநிலை தொட்டு எங்கும் *
அதிரப் புகுதக் * கனாக் கண்டேன் தோழீ நான் (5)
katir ŏḷi tīpam * kalacam uṭaṉ enti * catir iḷa maṅkaiyar * tām vantu ĕtirkŏḷḷa ** maturaiyār maṉṉaṉ * aṭinilai tŏṭṭu ĕṅkum * atirap pukutak * kaṉāk kaṇṭeṉ toḻī nāṉ (5)
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ಕದಿರ್ ಒಳಿ ತೀಬಮ್ * ಕಲಸಮ್ ಉಡನ್ ಏಂದಿ *
ಸದಿರ್ ಇಳ ಮಂಗೈಯರ್ * ತಾಮ್ ವಂದು ಎದಿರ್ಗೊಳ್ಳ **
ಮದುರೈಯಾರ್ ಮನ್ನನ್ * ಅಡಿನಿಲೈ ತೊಟ್ಟು ಎಂಗುಮ್ *
ಅದಿರಪ್ ಪುಗುದಕ್ * ಕನಾಕ್ ಕಂಡೇನ್ ತೋಳೀ ನಾನ್ (5)కదిర్ ఒళి తీబమ్ * కలసమ్ ఉడన్ ఏంది *
సదిర్ ఇళ మంగైయర్ * తామ్ వందు ఎదిర్గొళ్ళ **
మదురైయార్ మన్నన్ * అడినిలై తొట్టు ఎంగుమ్ *
అదిరప్ పుగుదక్ * కనాక్ కండేన్ తోళీ నాన్ (5)कदिर् ऒळि तीबम् * कलसम् उडन् एंदि *
सदिर् इळ मंगैयर् * ताम् वंदु ऎदिर्गॊळ्ळ **
मदुरैयार् मन्नन् * अडिनिलै तॊट्टु ऎंगुम् *
अदिरप् पुगुदक् * कनाक् कंडेन् तोळी नान् (5)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
Graceful young women come forward to receive the bridegroom, carrying bright lamps and auspicious water pots. Krishna, the king of Mathura, strides in wearing his sandals, and the ground seems to resound everywhere under his step.
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