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Lyrics:
Sabari giri nilayam, sathatham hrudayaalayam,
Paapa vinaashanam, bhaktha paripalanam,
Shankha chakradharam, padma vilochamam,
Sundarathara vadhanam, sannidhim kuru me.
Meaning:
He who resides on the Sabari hills and eternally dwells in the heart. He destroys sins and protects devotees. He holds the conch and discus; his eyes are lotus-like; his face is exceedingly beautiful. May his presence be granted to me. thirunama pathigam lyrics in english high quality
English Translation:
They who wear the ash – triple-lined, horizontal, wide –
They are the true kings among men, not those with crowns.
Their bodies are temples, their speech is mantra,
Their gaze purifies the seven worlds.
Sambandar sings this Pathigam of the sacred mark;
Whoever learns it, chants it, or even hears it once
Shall never see the Lord of Death's messengers –
Shiva's own ash-foot will crush Yama's head.
English Translation:
The ash that adorns the God who burned the three cities,
The ash that shines on the throat of the One who drank poison,
The ash that gleams on the chest of the Bull-riding Lord –
If that ash is placed upon the brow of a single devotee,
All the sins of a thousand births are reduced to dust.
Even the gods in heaven search for that ash as treasure;
It is the seed of liberation, the final syllable of the Veda,
The cool moon on the forehead of all ascetics. Low-quality lyrics often contain:
Transliteration:
Pettai Udaiyaan Endru Pennbaan Pidiththiduvar Pothu Manam Veiththu Kattu Koduththu Kaana Vaitthaay Kandu Kondaen Unnai Kaanaamale. This guide ensures high fidelity to the original
Meaning: This verse is deeply personal. People might mockingly say, "He belongs to the Lord of the Forest (Shiva)," but the saint does not mind. He describes how the Lord bound him with the rope of grace and kept him safe. The saint concludes that he has 'found' the Lord not by looking, but by being found by Him.