Sunday, June 30, 2019

Annamalayaar Ashtakam of Durgai Chithar


Annamalayaar  Ashtakam

By
Durgai  chithar

Translated  by
P.R.Ramachander

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(This prayer  is addressed to the Lord of  Thiruvannamalai temple)

1.Pongi varu   gangayaana   ponni yaanavan,
Ponnudane porul alitha pothigai  aanavan,
Thangi nirkka yingu vantha thanthayaanavn,
Thavamalitha inbamaana tharunananavan,
Sangeduthu   isayalitha chathurananavan,
Sathiyathin  sabhayalitha sadayanaanavan,
Nangai  umai  annai  magizha nambananavan,
Yengal anna malayamarntha deva  devane.

He  is the Cauvery   which is the  Ganga  ebbing out,
He is the Pothigai  which   is giving things  along with gold,
He is the father  who has come   to stay here,
He is   the sweet  lad   who gave  penance,
He is the clever one whotook conch  and gave music
He is the one with tuft  who gave  the   gathering of   truth,
He is   the one who is believed by lady  Uma who made is mother happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

2.Azhaleduthu  aadukindra annamalayane,
Angum ingum yengumaaka arugil nindravaa
Nizhaleduthu  niraivu kaatti nitham kaathavaa,
Nindru  nidru  ninaippalithu nidhiyum thanthavaa,
Vizhalidathu mukilumaki vilivumanava,
Vindhayaana thamizhinodu  vilakku manavaa,
Nangai umai  annai magizhnanban aanavan,
Yengal annamalai  yamarntha deva devane

Oh lord of annamalai   who plays  taking the fire,
Who stood near  here , there and everywhere,
Who daily  protected us by taking  the shadow   pointing out fullness,
Who stood  , stood , gave memories and also gave  treasure
Who became  cloud   in the sky and also became  the result,
Who along with peculiar  Tamil  , a lamp   also,.
Who became a friend  who made  mother Uma happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

3.Valangalodu   vayya vaazhvu  vaguthu  thanthavan,
Varumai theera porumayodu  vazhikal thanthavan,
Vilam kaniyil   suvai  madutha vilaivum thanthavan,
Vinnum  mannum ondrumaana vedam  thanthavan,
Alangalengum  ner kuvithu alanthu  thanthavan,
Anbar vaazha man nadanthu arulum thanthavan,
Nangai umai  annai magizhnanban aanavan,
Yengal annamalai  yamarntha deva devane

He who gave  life   in heaven  with all prosperity,
Who gave us way, patiently  , so  that poverty will end,
Who   gave  us in wood apple  yield as well as  taste,
Who gave us the  Vedas which made earth and sky  as  one,
Who  heaped paddy  in all the fields and gave us measuring it.,
Who   walked on earth so that  his devotees   will live  and also gave his grace,
Who became a friend  who made  mother Uma happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

4.Kakshi thanthu   kaathu nirkka kayilai vittavan,
Kalamellam kavalaaka kaakka vandhavan,
Makshi ponga kondrayaana malayittavan,
Madavathaar ullam paada mayangi vanthavan,
Aachiyaana kaliyodu  aatamittavan,
Arumukhan   yanayodu  aakka  vandhavan,
Nangai umai  annai magizhnanban aanavan,
Yengal annamalai  yamarntha deva devane

He who came before you , made you wait and left  Kailasa,
Who came to guard you   for all time,
Who garlanded   with KOndrai garland   so that   your status will increase,
Who came  greatly impressed so that  the mind of great sages will sing,
He who danced  with Kali   who is the mother,
He   who came with elephant  of Lord Shanmukha to   make,
Who became a friend  who made  mother Uma happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

5.Chendu konda chathanayum jagarthirkku  eendhavan,
Chenma papam yaavum theera chepavum chonnavan,
Kandu  kolla vantha  perkku kankal  eendhavan,
Kavalai  theera, kadumai poka kavithai   chonnavan,
Thandeduthu thollayotti  thanmai  yeendhavan,
Dhayavu cheithu  thalangal  thorum   thangi nindravan,
Nangai umai  annai magizhnanban aanavan,
Yengal annamalai  yamarntha deva devane

He who gave  Chathan who fought   for him to the world,
Who told us what to chant   so that  the sin of birth would go away,
He who gave   eyes to those   who came to see  him,
He who told poem  so that  our worries get over   as well as seriousness to go,
Who took  his stick   drove away  sufferings and  gave  coolness,
And who  with kindness    stayed   in various  places,\
Who became a friend  who made  mother Uma happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

6.Maraikalaana  thamizhil pada magizhvu  kondavan,
Mangalathu vaazhvu aana mannar  mannavan,
Niraivu kondu  koyil thanga nenjam kondavan,
Niyamaaana nandi magizha  nirutham cheithavan,
Iraivanendra   peyaruketha  inimai  kondavan,
Indru pol yendrum yendrum  ilamai  aanavan,
Nangai umai  annai magizhnanban aanavan,
Yengal annamalai  yamarntha deva devane

He who became  happy to sing Vedas  in tamil,
Who is the king of kings who lives  auspicious life,
Who  with  happiness  decided to live in the  temple,
Who danced   so that Nandi  who  followed rules became  happy,
Who is sweet  suitable  to his name of God,
Who  is very young  for all time  , like  today,
Who became a friend  who made  mother Uma happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

7Araveduthu  kankanamai  aninthu  paarthavan,
Ayyanaaki   annamalai   amarnthu  paarthavan,
Thuravu pondra varumai noyai thudaithu parthavan,
Thudikkai konda thumbi   tholai   thunithu parthavan,
Uravu   kondu  nanjayundu  ulagai paarthavan,
Umayal  paada mathiyai  choodi  uganthu  paarthavan,
Nangai umai  annai magizhnanban aanavan,
Yengal annamalai  yamarntha deva devane

He  who took the snake and tried wearing it like bangle,
Who became  Lord and tried sitting  on Annamalai mountain,
Who who wiped off  the disease of poverty  which is like  sanyasa,
Who    tried  wearing the hide of the elephant,
Who just because friends   swallowed poison and saw the world,
Who when Parvathy sang  , wore the moon with joy,
Who became a friend  who made  mother Uma happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

8.Bhhotha nadanm  veda  nadhan  bhoominadhane,
Poozhi choodi   punmai theertha poovai  pagane,
Thathanaagi   thapam pokku  thayu  nadhane,
Tharakathin porul padutha thanu nadhane,
Nadha nadha , nadha nadha nadha  nadhane,
Nadhamodu   nadupadu  naga  nathane,
Nangai umai  annai magizhnanban aanavan,
Yengal annamalai  yamarntha deva devane

Oh Lord of Bhoothas, lord of Vedas, lord of earth,
Who gave a part ogf himself to a lady  and,
Who    carried   dust   and  put an end to  his meanness,
Who became  father and removed sorrow , the god who became  mother,\
Who heard   the name “Rama”  and who is  permenant lord,.
Oh lord, lord, Oh lord, Lord,  Oh Lord  , Oh Lord,
Who with music improved the word, Oh lord of serpent,
Who became a friend  who made  mother Uma happy,
Oh God of God    who sat   on the  Annamalai  mountain.

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