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taaLam: Eka
Composer: Muttu TaanDavar
Language: Tamil

pallavi

mAya viddai seigiRAnE ambalavANan mAya viddai seigiRAnE

anupallavi

mAya viddai seigiRAn kAyamenReDuttuk-koNDu nEyamAna veLi tannil upAyamAi kUDittirindu

caraNam 1

uNDu paNNi vaikkiRAn koNDu koNDu pOgiRAn nanRukkum tIdukkum naDuvAyirukkiRAn
paNDu nALum veLiyengum pArengum kANavoNNAn aNDar tozha ambalattil noNDi kaTTiyADikkoNDu

caraNam 2

uNgiRAn urangiRAn uruvAm tEr OTTugirAn sangItattai mITTugiRAn tAnE dIpam kATTugiRAn
mangaiyuDan kUTTugiRAn malaikka-k kaN kaTTUgiRAn angalinga pIThamAga ingumangumAi asaindu

caraNam 3

kUTTUgiRAn vegu saNDai mUTTUgiRan tattuvattin mATTUgiRAn ulagam pArATTugirAn pinnaiyumOr
ATTiDaiyan ambalattil anjADu mEikkiRavan kATTumeyyil ARukkappAl vITTilE kuDiyirundu

caraNam 4

maNNUmalla viNNumalla vAyvumalla tEyumalla peNNumalla ANumalla pEsAmal ninRaviDam
oNNilirundanjaiyum uNDu paNNIk-koNDavan kaN mAyakkAranenrum kaikkuLLEyum sikkAmal

Meaning:

pallavi

ambalavANan - The Lord of the dancing hall
seigiRAnE - is performing
mAya viddai - magic conjurations.

anupallavi

seigiRAn - He performs
mAya viddai - magic conjurations , (by)
kAyam enRu eDuttu koNDu - taking up a body,
nEyamAna veLi tannil - (residing) in the space that is dear i.e. inner space/heart,
kUDi tirindu - united (yet) transformed,
upAyamAi - using a scheme/method ... (He performs magic)

Note : This verse seems to indicate the idea of Vedanta that the Supreme being becomes the individual soul residing in a body, and in that state, is bound by ego and other limitations.

caraNam 1

uNDu paNNi vaikkiRAn - He creates (everything).
koNDu koNDu pOgiRAn - He takes them away.
naDuvAy irukkiRAn - He is neutral
nanRukkum tIdukkum - to good and bad.
paNDu nALum - In the days of yore,
kANavoNNAn - He could not be seen (by Brahma and Vishnu)
veLiyengum pArengum - in space and on earth.
(But now,)
ADikkoNDu - dancing
noNDi kaTTi - lifting one leg as if lame,
ambalattil - in the dancing hall,
aNDar tozha - while Devas salute, (He performs magic)

caraNam 2

uNgiRAn urangiRAn - He eats and sleeps,
uruvAm tEr OTTugirAn - he directs the chariot that is this body.
sangItattai mITTugiRAn - He plucks (the instrument) to make music.
tAnE dIpam kATTugiRAn - He displays the lights Himself.
mangaiyuDan kUTTugiRAn - He makes (one) unite with a woman.
malaikka kaN kaTTUgiRAn - He blindfolds (one's) eyes, causing perplexity.
anga linga pIThamAga - Keeping this body as the base of his Lingam,
ingum angumAi asaindu - moving here and there... (He performs magic)

Note : The lord who is Paramatma, in the guise of Jivatma, appears to be limited to the body and is involved in worldly activities and bonds.

caraNam 3

kUTTUgiRAn - He makes (people) come together.
vegu saNDai mUTTUgiRan - He creates a lot of rift.
tattuvattin mATTUgiRAn - He causes (one) to be caught in the Tattvas.
ulagam pArATTugirAn - He values the world ( as true).
pinnaiyum - Moreover
kATTu meyyil - in the body that is seen (of)
Or ATTu iDaiyan - a goatherd
anju ADu mEikkiRavan - tending to five goats,
kuDiyirundu - residing
vITTilE - in the house,
ambalattil - in the hall
ARukku appAl - that is beyond the six... (He performs magic)

Note: The five goats refer to the five senses and the goatherd is the Jivatma. The place beyond the six Chakras is the Sahasrara Chakra.

caraNam 4

maNNUmalla - He is not earth,
viNNumalla - nor is He space
vAyvumalla - nor is He wind
tEyumalla - nor fire.
peNNumalla - He is not female
ANumalla - nor male.
pEsAmal ninRaviDam - From the place where He resides silently,
avan - He
uNDu paNNIk-koNDu - creating
oNNilirundu anjaiyum - the five(elements) from one,
kaN mAyakkAran - as an illusionist,
enrum - always
kaikkuLLEyum sikkAmal - eluding the grasp of (our) hands ... (He performs magic)

Notation:

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