agara mudhalena
அகர முதலென
agaramudha lenauraisey aimbandho raksharamum
akilakalai gaLumveguvi dhankoNda thaththuvamum
aparimitha surudhiyuma danguntha nipporuLai ...... epporuLumAya
aRivaiaRi bavaraRiyum inbantha naiththuriya
mudivaiadi nadumudivil thungantha naisiRiya
aNuvaiaNu vininmalamu nenjungu Nathrayamu ...... matradhorukAlam
nigazhumvadi vinaimudivi londrendri ruppadhanai
niRaivukuRai vozhivaRani Raindhengu niRpadhanai
nigarpagara ariyadhaivi sumbinpu rathrayame ...... riththaperumAnum
nirupaguru parakumara endrendru baththikodu
paravaaru Liyamavuna manthrantha naippazhaiya
ninadhuvazhi adimaiyumvi Langumpa dikinidhu ...... NarthiaruLvAyE
thaguthagugu thaguthagugu thanthandha kuththakugu
tigutigugu tigutigugu tiNdiNdi kukkudigu
thaguthageNa geNasegutha thandhandha riththagudha ...... thaththathagutheedhO
thanathanana thanathanana thandhandha naththathana
dududududu dududududu duNduNdu duttududu
tharararara ririririri endrendri dakkaiyumu ...... dukkaiyumiyAvum
mogumogena adhiramudhi raNdampi Lakkanimir
alagaikara Namidaula gengumbra mikkanata
mudugubayi ravarpavuri koNdinbu Rappaduka ...... LaththilorukOdi
mudhukazhugu kodigaruda nangampo rakkurudhi
nadhiperuga vegumukaka vandhangaL nirththamida
murasadhira nisisararai vendrindhi raRkarasa ...... LiththaperumALE.
All the fifty-one letters of the alphabets starting with "a" (51 letters being in Sanskrit);
all the arts of this world;
the varieties of Thathvas (tenets - in all 96)*; and
VEdAs (scriptures) of immeasurable vastness
This unique Entity containing them all in itself!
This Entity, an eternal Bliss of Knowledge, that can be perceived by those who can feel its omnipresence.
The ultimate vision experienced by Yogis (sages) in trance.
That purest substance without a beginning, a middle or an end,
tinier than the minutest particle of an atom,
which manifests in the heart of those who have gotten rid of the three slags (namely, arrogance, karma and delusion), the four aspects of mind (namely intellect, free-will, egoism and desire) and the three qualities (namely sattvam, rajas and thamas).
which ultimately remains as the One and only One,
that has no fullness nor deficiency nor degeneration and is omniscient and
which is matchless.
Such a unique Entity was addressed by even Lord SivA, who burnt down Thirisiram that was constantly orbiting the sky, as follows ...
"Oh Lord, Great Master, KumarA" - like this Lord SivA worshipped MurugA with devotion.
You blessed Him with the "ManthrA of Silence"**.
Kindly initiate me, Your old traditional slave, also into it
in a sweet, vivid and graceful manner.
Repeatedly sounding like the meters given
the drums made of leather beaten by the left hand (idakkai), hand-drums (udukkai) and other drum instruments
were making a rattling noise;
in that din, the earth split apart;
the erect ghosts jumped about dancing;
the entire world was awestruck;
Bhairava MUrthis (SivA's disciples) were ecstatic and danced non-stop;
in the battlefield where the demons (asuras) were dying, millions of old eagles, crows, vultures and other birds were eating away the flesh from the dead bodies;
blood was gushing in the field like a river;
several beheaded torsos were dancing about everywhere;
and the drums were beaten loudly to proclaim victory,
when You conquered the asuras and redeemed the Kingdom of IndrA and gave it to him gracefully, Oh Great One!
