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taaLam: Eka
Composer: Muttu TaanDavar
Language:

pallavi

darishanamE ninai manamE sabhA nAthar darishanamE ninai manamE

anupallavi

darishanamE mukti parijanamE nitya varisai naTam puri mA sabhai vANar

caraNam 1

kanja malarudayan kanja vanitai pati kanja nayanan paNi kanja malarttAL
caraNam 2

AgamattuTporuLAgi nirainda sudhAkara mahimai koL AkAshalingar
caraNam 3

kanakAmbara dhara kanaka jaTAdhara kanaka shubhAkara kanaka sabhEshar

Meaning:

manamE - O Mind!
ninai - Think (only) of
darishanamE - seeing
sabhA nAthar - the Lord of the dancing hall.

anupallavi

darishanamE mukti - Seeing (Him) is mukti.

(O Mind, think of)
mA sabhai vANar - the great resident of the Sabha
naTam puri - who performs dance,
nitya varisai - with rows of immortals (Devas) as
parijanamE - His devotees/attendants .

caraNam 1

(O Mind, think of seeing)
kanja malarttAL - the lotus feet that
kanja malarudayan - Brahma who was born in a lotus, (and)
kanja nayanan - the lotus eyed (Vishnu)
kanja vanitai pati - (who is) the lord of the lotus-residing lady (Lakshmi),
paNi - salute .

caraNam 2

(O Mind, think of seeing)
AkAshalingar - the one in the form of a Lingam embodying ether,
mahimai koL - having the glory
sudhAkara - of being ambrosial like the moon,
nirainda - pervading as
Agamattu uL poruL Agi - the hidden/inner meaning of the Agamas.

Note: Chidambaram is Akasa Kshetram (place representing ether) among the Panchabhuta (five elements) Kshetras.

caraNam 3

(O Mind, think of seeing)
kanakAmbara dhara - the one wearing golden garments,
kanaka jaTAdhara - the one with golden matted locks,
kanaka shubhAkara - the gold-complexioned one, abode of exalted well-being,
kanaka sabhEshar - the lord of the Golden Hall.

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar.