vidhi illArkku - Lyrics

vidhi illArkku

raagam: kharaharapriyA

22 kharaharapriya mela Aa:S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: rUpaka Composer: Anai Ayya Language:

pallavi

vidhi illArkku virumbinAlum vidikkumO namashivAyam pOlum

anupallavi

nidhiyODu varamudavu pAdanE nI tAnE dAtA pancanadi nAthanE

caraNam 1

nitya karmangaLaiyE nI tIrttiDu natti varubavarkku annamIndiDu bhakti mArgamE pArppavark-kaLIttiDu siddhi peRavE shivanaruL sErndiDu

caraNam 2

janma janmAntarangaLAgavE karma pAsangaL karaindu pOgavE nanmaiyODu Ishanai sharaNamAgavE cinmayamAna tiRam peRalAgumE

caraNam 3

tatva padangaLait-tuRandiDu satyamAgavE irundiDu nitya vastu tanait-terindiDu nityam umAdAsarkku mukti purindiDu

Meaning:

pallavi

pOlum - It seems like : vidhi illArkku - to those who are not destined, vidikkumO namashivAyam - will the (good fortune of chanting) Namashivaya, be decreed/awarded, virumbinAlum - even if (they) wanted ?

anupallavi

nidhiyODu varamudavu pAdanE - O One whose feet grant wealth and other boons! nI tAnE dAtA - Are you not the giver? pancanadi nAthanE - O Lord of Tiruvaiyaru !

caraNam 1

(Instruction to people of the world) nitya karmangaLaiyE nI tIrttiDu - You must carry out the daily rituals . natti varubavarkku annamIndiDu - Give food to those who come seeking. bhakti mArgamE pArppavark-kaLIttiDu - Give (a glimpse of) Bhakti Marga to observers. siddhi peRavE - To achieve success, shivanaruL sErndiDu - acquire the grace of Shiva.

caraNam 2

karma pAsangaL - the bondages of past Karma janma janmAntarangaLAgavE - continuing for several births, karaindu pOgavE - getting dissolved, nanmaiyODu Ishanai sharaNamAgavE - taking the Lord as refuge, with goodness, cinmayamAna tiRam peRalAgumE - one can attain the ability to become Cin-maya (absorbed in consciousness)

caraNam 3

(Instruction to people of the world) tatva padangaLait-tuRandiDu - Give up words of philosophy (ie theory). satyamAgavE irundiDu - Be truthful . nitya vastu tanait-terindiDu - Understand the (only) object that is permament! nityam umAdAsarkku mukti purindiDu - Lead Umadasa towards liberation ! (the first few phrases are directed to other devotees, while the last seems to be a prayer to the Lord)