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taaLam: Eka
Composer: Muttu TaanDavar
Language:

pallavi

ambala vANar nIrE tenpuliyUr

anupallavi

ambala vANar nIrE anbark-kanbAna svAmi sem-porkkiLi mozhiyAL sivakAmi nAtharAna

caraNam 1

kAlanai udaittIrE kAmanai erittIrE vElanai InrIrE vEda-p poruLum nIrE

caraNam 2

tiripuram erittIrE tingaLai-t tarittIrE kariyai urittIrE kAlakAlarum nIrE

caraNam 3

iDaipingalaiyum nIrE Eka brahmamum nIrE viDaiyin mEl varuvIrE veTTa veLiyum nIrE

Meaning:

pallavi

nIrE - You are
ambala vANar- the lord of the dancing hall
tenpuliyUr - in the beautiful (city of) Chidambaram.

anupallavi

nIrE - You are
ambala vANar- the lord of the dancing hall,
svAmi - the master
anbark-kanbAna - loving towards those who love (you)
nAthar Ana - being the Lord
sivakAmi - of Goddess Sivakami,
sem-porkkiLi mozhiyAL - whose speech is like that of a golden parrot.

caraNam 1

udaittIrE - You kicked
kAlanai - the god of death.
erittIrE - You burnt
kAmanai - Manmatha.
InrIrE - You created
vElanai - Murugan who wields the Vel (spear).
nIrE - You alone (are)
vEda-p poruLum - the essence of the Vedas too.

caraNam 2

erittIrE - You burnt
tiripuram - the three cities.
tarittIrE - You carried
tingaLai - the moon (on your matted locks).
urittIrE - You skinned
kariyai - the elephant.
nIrE - You alone (are)
kAlakAlarum - the destroyer of death.

caraNam 3

nIrE - You alone (are)
iDai pingalaiyum - the Ida and Pingala (Naadis).
nIrE - You alone (are)
Eka brahmamum - the one supreme being.
varuvIrE - You come
viDaiyin mEl - (riding) on the bull.
nIrE - You alone (are)
veTTa veLiyum - the wide, open space.

Note: In Chidambaram, the lord is in the form of Akasha (space) among the five elements.

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Corrections and meaning by Rajani Arjun Shankar.