Corpus pasuram 474 of 4000 · Maargazhit Tingal Madi Nirainda Nannaalaal
மார்கழித் திங்கள் * மதி நிறைந்த நன்னாளால் *
நீராடப் போதுவீர்! போதுமினோ நேரிழையீர் ! *
சீர் மல்கும் ஆய்ப்பாடிச் செல்வச் சிறுமீர்காள்! *
கூர் வேல் கொடுந்தொழிலன் நந்தகோபன் குமரன் **
ஏர் ஆர்ந்த கண்ணி யசோதை இளஞ்சிங்கம் *
கார் மேனிச் செங்கண் கதிர்மதியம் போல் முகத்தான் *
நாராயணனே நமக்கே பறை தருவான் *
பாரோர் புகழப் படிந்து ஏலோர் எம்பாவாய் (1)
mārkaḻit tiṅkaḷ * mati niṟainta naṉṉāḷāl * nīrāṭap potuvīr! potumiṉo neriḻaiyīr ! * cīr malkum āyppāṭic cĕlvac ciṟumīrkāḷ! * kūr vel kŏṭuntŏḻilaṉ nantakopaṉ kumaraṉ ** er ārnta kaṇṇi yacotai iḷañciṅkam * kār meṉic cĕṅkaṇ katirmatiyam pol mukattāṉ * nārāyaṇaṉe namakke paṟai taruvāṉ * pāror pukaḻap paṭintu elor ĕmpāvāy (1)
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ಮಾರ್ಗಳಿತ್ ತಿಂಗಳ್ * ಮದಿ ನಿರೈಂದ ನನ್ನಾಳಾಲ್ *
ನೀರಾಡಪ್ ಪೋದುವೀರ್! ಪೋದುಮಿನೋ ನೇರಿಳೈಯೀರ್ ! *
ಸೀರ್ ಮಲ್ಗುಮ್ ಆಯ್ಪ್ಪಾಡಿಚ್ ಸೆಲ್ವಚ್ ಸಿರುಮೀರ್ಗಾಳ್! *
ಕೂರ್ ವೇಲ್ ಕೊಡುಂದೊಳಿಲನ್ ನಂದಗೋಬನ್ ಕುಮರನ್ **
ಏರ್ ಆರ್ಂದ ಕಣ್ಣಿ ಯಸೋದೈ ಇಳಞ್ಸಿಂಗಮ್ *
ಕಾರ್ ಮೇನಿಚ್ ಸೆಂಗಣ್ ಕದಿರ್ಮದಿಯಮ್ ಪೋಲ್ ಮುಗತ್ತಾನ್ *
ನಾರಾಯಣನೇ ನಮಕ್ಕೇ ಪರೈ ತರುವಾನ್ *
ಪಾರೋರ್ ಪುಗಳಪ್ ಪಡಿಂದು ಏಲೋರ್ ಎಂಬಾವಾಯ್ (1)మార్గళిత్ తింగళ్ * మది నిరైంద నన్నాళాల్ *
నీరాడప్ పోదువీర్! పోదుమినో నేరిళైయీర్ ! *
సీర్ మల్గుమ్ ఆయ్ప్పాడిచ్ సెల్వచ్ సిరుమీర్గాళ్! *
కూర్ వేల్ కొడుందొళిలన్ నందగోబన్ కుమరన్ **
ఏర్ ఆర్ంద కణ్ణి యసోదై ఇళఞ్సింగమ్ *
కార్ మేనిచ్ సెంగణ్ కదిర్మదియమ్ పోల్ ముగత్తాన్ *
నారాయణనే నమక్కే పరై తరువాన్ *
పారోర్ పుగళప్ పడిందు ఏలోర్ ఎంబావాయ్ (1)मार्गळित् तिंगळ् * मदि निरैंद नन्नाळाल् *
नीराडप् पोदुवीर्! पोदुमिनो नेरिळैयीर् ! *
सीर् मल्गुम् आय्प्पाडिच् सॆल्वच् सिरुमीर्गाळ्! *
कूर् वेल् कॊडुंदॊळिलन् नंदगोबन् कुमरन् **
एर् आर्ंद कण्णि यसोदै इळञ्सिंगम् *
कार् मेनिच् सॆंगण् कदिर्मदियम् पोल् मुगत्तान् *
नारायणने नमक्के परै तरुवान् *
पारोर् पुगळप् पडिंदु एलोर् ऎंबावाय् (1)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
It is the month of Margazhi, on a good day filled with moonlight, and the girls of the prosperous cowherd settlement call to one another to come for the ritual bath. The one they seek is the son of Nandagopa — that fierce herdsman whose sharp spear deals harshly with any threat — Yashoda's lion cub, dark-bodied, red-eyed, his face radiant like the sun and moon together. He is Narayana himself, and he alone will grant them the drum of their vow, while the whole world looks on and praises.
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