eppaDi paaDinarO - Lyrics

eppaDi pADinarO

raagam: karnaaTaka dEvagaandhaari

28 harikaambhOji janya Aa: S G3 M1 P N2 S Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati Language: Tamil

pallavi

eppaDi pADinarO tiruvadiyAr appaDi pADa nAn Ashai koNDEn shivanE (eppaDi)

anupallavi

apparum sundararum ALuDai piLLaiyum aruL maNi vAcakarum poruLuNarnDu unnaiyE (eppaDi)

caraNam

gurumaNi shankararum arumai tAyumAnArum aruNagirinAtharum arutjyOti vaLLalum karuNaikkaDal perugi kAdalinAl urugi kanittamizh sollinAl inidunai anudinam (eppaDi)

Meaning: pallavi: I desire to sing of you, oh Lord Shiva, as your devotees (aDiyaar) sang!

anupallavi: As the saints Appar, Sundararar, Aaludaippillai and Manivaasagar (MaaNikkavaasagar, a great Tamil poet) sang of you with knowledge (also of the Truth of Brahman) and understanding.

caraNam: As the great teacher Sankara (not a Tamil poet), dear Thaayumaanavar, Arunagirinathar and ArulJyoti Vallal (a reference to the poet commonly known as Vallalaar), their oceans of compassion overflowing (karunaik kadal perugi ), melting in their love for you(kaadhalinaal urugi), sang of you sweetly (inidhunai) each day (anudhinam) in chaste tamil words (kannith thamizh chollinaal), I also wish to sing.