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
