Varum thunbam pokkidum guru nadha ganam(Tamil)

 Varum thunbam  pokkidum guru nadha  ganam(Tamil)

(The song of Guru Nadha which removes the   sorrow which is coming)

 

BY

Dhenu  pureeswara  Nadhan

 

Translated   by

P.R.Ramachander

 

1.Guruvundu  kanchiyil, avar  ninaivundu  nenchilnile-dhiname

Varum   varum thunbam vendridume  maname-Dhinam

Varum thunbam  vendridume  maname.

 

The Guru  is in Kanchi   and his memory is in my mind

And the mind   will win over  the sorrow which comes daily,

The mind will win over  the coming sorrows

 

2.Thiru  kandu  kanchiyil avar  adi paninthu  nirppome-Dhiname

Perum inbam  pethiduvom   vaazhvile-Dhinam

Perum  inbam   pethiduvom   vaazhvile

 

After seeing the  goddess , we would  salute  his feet in Kanchi and stand,

We will get the  happiness  we get in life   daily

We will get the  happiness  we get in life   daily

 

3.Aru  uruvai aanavare, adhi  jothi  aananavare

Guru uruvai nindru  arulvaar kanchiyil-jnana,

Thiru uruvai amarnthu arulvaar nenjinil

 

He   who has taken a spiritual  form, he who has become primeval   luster

He will bless   us  in form of Guru  in kanchi,

He will sit in form of divine wisdom in the mind and bless

 

4.Iru kannal   arulvaare, eerettum  yendrendrum

Thiru kannal  theevinai kalaivar-Jnana

Thiru kannai   thiranthe   arulvaar

 

With his two eyes he will bless all  the sixteen  for ever

He will remove our bad fate  by his  divine eyes

Opening his divine eyes of wisdom, he   will bless

 

5.Aru  uruvai aalayathil  amarntharulum  lingesan

Guru  uruvai   akilam yengum  vanthaar-jnana,

Thiru  uruvai  nammai   kaakka   vanthaar

 

That  god of Linga   who sits in the temple  in divine form,

Took the  form of Guru and went round the world

In the form of divine   wisdom  he came to  protect us

 

6.Yiru padha padmathaal  poovulakam   chezhithidave

Thiru pada   darisaname  thanthaar-nadai  raja

Thirupada darisaname   thanthaar

 

For the world to cherish  by  the  twin lotus  like feet

He gave us vision of  his divine feet

The king of walk  gave vision  of his feet

 

7.Aru  uruvai aanavare , arunachala  thiru uruve

Guru uruvai  kurai  kalainthida vanthaar-Jnana

Thiru uruvaam nethri  kannai  thiranthaar

 

He who took the divine form  , the divine  form of arunachala

In the form guru  he came to remove our problems

He opened  his eyes  I on the forehead which is the form of divine wisdom

 

8.Iru vizhiyaal   paninthorin   innalkal  kalainthu yendrum

Guru vazhiyil  nammai eernthu  arulvaar-Jnana

Thiru vizhiyaal karai  cherthu   arulvaar

 

He who removed the worries of those who surrended to him by their two eyes,

Would in a form of guru attract us by  his  two eyes and bless

Would   make us reach the shore by his divine eyes of wisdom

 

9.Thiru uruvai kailaya malayil  amarnthavare

Guru  uruvai  yezhil kolm kondaar-jnana

Thiru uruvai nagar  valame   vanthaar

 

He who sat on kailasa  mountain in his   divine   form,

Took  the  pretty   form of Guru

In the divine form of wisdom  he   went round the town

 

10 Iru imayai namai kaathu irukkanga; udan pokki

Iru kayyal abhayam   yendrum   arlvaar-Jnana

Thirukayyal  jayam   yendrum arulvaar

 

With two eyes  protecting us , removing our stiffness

With two hands he will offer protection always,

With his divine hands , he will bless us for  victory always