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taaLam: jhampa
Composer: Muttu TaanDavar
Language: Tamil

pallavi

kANAmal vINilE kAlam kazhittOmE

anupallavi

sENADar pOTrum tillai cidambara sthalattai

caraNam 1

cEran sOzhan pANDiyan hiraNyavarman gOpuramum sUra
vIrappa bhUpan seida tirumadilgaLum pArulagum pOTruginra
pancAkSara paDigaLum AraNangaL sUzhnda tiruvAyirakkAl maNTapamum

caraNam 2

gangaiyum niRainda sivagangaiyum paDittuRaiyum mangai sivakAmi
ammai vAsal maNi maNTapamum tingaLaNi tirumUla nAthar aruT-
sannidhiyum pongu selvam pOluyarnda tangap-pErambalamum

caraNam 3

nirtta sabhai kanaka sabhai cir-sabhaiyin darisanamum
mukti peralAm enavE muzhangum cinna dhvaniyum bhaktarkuT-
siRanda gOvindarAjar sannidhiyum suTrilum tulangu ratna svarNak-koDi marangaLum

caraNam 4

tillai mUvAyiravar munivar peru vEdiyarum allum pagalum
aLikkum annadAna sirappum sollariya maDangaLum sOlaigaLum
vAvigaLUm nalla tiruk-kUTTangaLUm nAlu tiruvIdigaLum

Meaning:

pallavi & anupallavi

kAlam kazhittOmE - We spent our time
vINilE - in vain
kANAmal - without seeing
tillai cidambara sthalattai - the sacred place of Chidambaram, also called Tillai
sENADar pOTrum - which Devas (residents of heaven) extol.

caraNam 1

cEran sOzhan pANDiyan hiraNyavarman gOpuramum - The Gopurams built by the Chera, Chola and Pandya kings and King Hiranyavarma
sUra vIrappa bhUpan seida tirumadilgaLum - the sacred walls built by the brave Virappa Bhupa,
pArulagum pOTruginra pancAkSara paDigaLum - the five Panchakshara steps (to the sanctum) which the world celebrates
AraNangaL sUzhnda tiruvAyirakkAl maNTapamum - the thousand-pillared Mantapam resounding with the Vedas, (Without seeing these, we spent our time in vain)

caraNam 2

gangaiyum niRainda sivagangaiyum - the Sivaganga tank, filled with (the water of) River Ganga,
paDitturaiyum - its steps,
mangai sivakAmi ammai vAsal maNi maNTapamum - the ornate Mantapam at the entrance of Goddess Sivakami's shrine,
tingaLaNi tirumUla nAthar aruL sannidhiyum - the gracious Sannidhi of Tirumulanathar who wears the moon (on His head)
pongu selvam pOluyarnda tangap-pErambalamum - the Golden Hall which rises high like growing wealth, (Without seeing these, we spent our time in vain)

caraNam 3

darisanamum - The glimpse of
nirtta sabhai kanaka sabhai cir-sabhaiyin - the various dancing halls such as Nritta Sabha, Kanaka Sabha and Chit Sabha,
mukti peRalAm enavE muzhangum cinna dhvaniyum - the sound of the trumpets that proclaims "You can get Mukti here",
bhaktarkuL siRanda gOvindarAjar sannidhiyum - the shrine of Govindaraja (Vishnu), who is the best among devotees,
suTrilum tulangu ratna svarNak-koDi marangaLum - the golden, gem-studded flagposts that shine all around
(Without seeing these, we spent our time in vain)

caraNam 4

tillai mUvAyiravar munivar peru vEdiyarum - the three thousand priests of Tillai, Rishis and Vedic scholars,
allum pagalum aLikkum annadAna sirappum - the greatness of the feeding that goes on day and night,
sollariya maDangaLum sOlaigaLum vAvigaLUm - the Maths, groves and ponds that are hard to describe,
nalla tiruk-kUTTangaLUm - the sacred groups (of devotees),
nAlu tiruvIdigaLum - the four beautiful roads (around the temple),
(Without seeing these, we spent our time in vain)

Notation:

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