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Tamil devotional literature (Murugan / Kaumara tradition) · Arunagirinathar · c. 15th century CE

Kandar Anubhuti was composed by the Tamil saint-poet Arunagirinathar, the great devotee of Lord Murugan associated with Tiruvannamalai. Tradition holds that after a dissolute youth he sought to end his life, but Lord Murugan appeared, saved him, granted him divine grace and touched his tongue, after which inspired poetry flowed from him. While his Tiruppugazh comprises thousands of rhythmic songs of praise, the Kandar Anubhuti is his concentrated mystical essence — 51 short verses that are at once intense devotion and profound Advaitic insight, written as the saint's own cry for the direct experience of the Lord beyond all forms.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally said that each of the 51 verses of Kandar Anubhuti carries mantric power, and that Arunagirinathar composed it through the direct grace of Murugan, who had restored his life and touched his tongue with the Vel. Devotees hold that sincere recitation — especially of the final verse beholding Guha as 'form and formless, existence and non-existence' — can dissolve the ego and grant a glimpse of the very experience (anubhuti) that the saint attained.

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Verse 1

𑌨𑍇̀𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍁 𑌨𑍇̀𑌕𑌿𑌌𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌸𑌣𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌇𑌯𑌲𑍍𑌸𑍇𑌰𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌞𑍍𑌸𑍋̀𑌰𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑍈 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍈 𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌟𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌰 𑌆𑌨𑍈 𑌪𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍।

nenjak kanakallu negizhndu urugat tanjat tarulsanmuganuk kiyalser senjor punaimaalai sirandidave panjak karavaanai padam panivaam.

Meaning:Kandar Anubhuti ('The Experience of Skanda/Murugan') is a profound mystical hymn of 51 verses by the Tamil saint-poet Arunagirinathar, preceded by a Kaappu (invocatory verse) to Lord Ganesha. Rather than mere praise, it is a fervent, personal outpouring in which the saint cries out to Lord Murugan to free him from the bondage of the ego, the senses, desire and worldly illusion (maya), and to grant him the direct, wordless experience (anubhuti) of the Supreme. It opens by invoking Murugan's emblems — the peacock, the Vel and the rooster-banner — and asks for the single 'service' of singing his praise. Through the verses the saint laments his entanglement in lust, attachment to family and wealth, and the futility of worldly life, repeatedly beseeching the Lord of the Vel to cut his karma, destroy his delusion, and reveal the Reality 'which is neither form nor formless, neither darkness nor light.' It culminates in verse 43, where 'the ineffable Anubhuti was born,' and in the celebrated final verse (51), which addresses Guha as form and formless, existence and non-existence, the refuge and the law, ending: 'Come as the Guru and grant your grace, O Guha!' It is one of the most revered devotional and philosophical works in Tamil.

Verse 2

𑌆𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌿, 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍, 𑌅𑌣𑌿𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌲𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌤𑍇𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑌯𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍈𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌸𑌾𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍈𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑌕𑍋𑌤𑌰𑌨𑍇।

aadum pari, vel, aniseval enap paadum paniye paniyaa arulvaay tedum kayamaa muganaic cheruvil chaadum tani yaanaic chagodarane.

Verse 3

𑌉𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌸, 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲, 𑌯𑍋𑌕 𑌇𑌤𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌪, 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑍀 𑌅𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍋 𑌏̀𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰, 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍈 𑌇𑌌𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌨𑌲𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍋̀𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑍂 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍇।

ullaasa, niraakula, yoga idac challaapa, vinodanum nee alaiyo ellaam ara, ennai izhanda nalam chollaay, murugaa surabhoo padiye.

Verse 4

𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌲𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑌨𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍋 𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌤𑌯𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑌰𑍈𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌏̀𑌨𑍈 𑌆𑌣𑍍𑌟 𑌇𑌟𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌣𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍇।

vaano punal paar kanal maarudamo njaano dayamo navil naan maraiyo yaano manamo enai aanda idam taano porulaavadu sanmugane.

Verse 5

𑌵𑌳𑍈𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟 𑌕𑍈𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍋̀𑌟𑍁, 𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌳𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌳𑍈𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁 𑌅𑌌𑌇𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍋 𑌤𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍋 𑌕𑌿𑌳𑍈𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁 𑌏̀𑌌𑌉 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍 𑌉𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍, 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍, 𑌤𑍋̀𑌳𑍈𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑍋̀𑌟𑍁 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵𑌨𑍇।

valaipatta kaim maadodu, makkal enum talaipattu azhiyat tagumo tagumo kilaipattu ezhu soor uramum, kiriyum, tolaipattu uruvat todu velavane.

Verse 6

𑌮𑌕 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌕𑌳𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌟 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲 𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑍋̀𑌌𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍋̀𑌌𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌨𑍇 𑌅𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑌾𑌟𑍈, 𑌮𑌟𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌯𑌰𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌯𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑌕𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌤𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌤𑍇।

maga maayai kalaindida valla piraan mugam aarum mozhindu mozhindilane agam maadai, madandaiyar endru ayarum chagamaayaiyul nindru tayanguvade.

Verse 7

𑌤𑌿𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍈 𑌮𑍀𑌤𑍁, 𑌉𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌅𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍, 𑌅𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍁 𑌮𑌤𑍋 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌏̀𑌨, 𑌵𑌳𑍍𑌳𑌿 𑌪𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕 𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌨𑍇।

tiniyaana mano silai meedu, unadaal aniyaar, aravindam arumbu mado paniyaa ena, valli padam paniyum taniyaa adimoga dayaa parane.

Verse 8

𑌕𑍇̀𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑌨𑌨𑍇, 𑌕𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌳𑍍, 𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌇𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌵𑌟𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌇𑌰𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌨𑍇̀𑌟𑍁 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌨𑍈 𑌤𑍂𑌳𑍍𑌪𑌟𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍈 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍇।

keduvaay manane, kadi kel, karavaadu iduvaay, vadivel iraidaal ninaivaay chuduvaay nedu vedanai toolpadave viduvaay viduvaay vinai yaavaiyume.

Verse 9

𑌅𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌤𑌿, 𑌕𑍇𑌳𑍍, 𑌅𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌮𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌮𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍇̀𑌟 𑌮𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌪𑍇𑌸𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌸 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌕𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌵 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌨𑍇।

amarum padi, kel, agam aam enum ip bimaram keda meyp porul pesiyavaa kumaran kiraaraja kumaari magan chamaram poru taanava naasagane.

Verse 10

𑌮𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍂𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍈𑌯𑌰𑍍 𑌮𑍈𑌯𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌲𑍈𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁, 𑌊𑌸𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌓̀𑌌𑌇𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁 𑌊𑌟𑍁 𑌅𑌰 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌸𑌯𑌿𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌏̀𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑌿𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍂𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲, 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍇।

mattoor kuzhal mangaiyar maiyal valaip pattu, oosalpadum parisu endru ozhiven tattu oodu ara vel chayilattu eriyum nittoora niraakula, nirbhayane.

Verse 11

𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌿𑌸𑍈 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍍, 𑌕𑌲𑌪𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌿𑌸𑍈 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁, 𑌏̀𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪, 𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌟𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑍋̀𑌟𑍁𑌵𑍇 𑌲𑌵𑌨𑍇।

kaar maa misai kaalan varil, kalabat terma misai vandu, edirap paduvaay taar maarba, valaari talaari enum choorma madiyat toduve lavane.

Verse 12

𑌕𑍂𑌕𑌾 𑌏̀𑌨 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌿𑌳𑍈 𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌿 𑌅𑌌𑌅𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍋𑌕𑌾 𑌵𑌕𑍈, 𑌮𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌪𑍇𑌸𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌲 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵 𑌨𑌾𑌲𑍁 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍇।

kookaa ena en kilai koodi azhap pogaa vagai, meypporul pesiyavaa naagaasala velava naalu kavit tiyaagaa suraloga sigaamaniye.

Verse 13

𑌸𑍇̀𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑌕𑌳𑍈𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌟𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍇̀𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍, 𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍, 𑌇𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌇𑌰𑍁, 𑌸𑍋̀𑌲𑍍 𑌅𑌰 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍁𑌮𑍇 𑌅𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌓̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌨𑍇।

semmaan magalait tirudum tirudan pemmaan murugan, piravaan, iravaan chummaa iru, sol ara endralume ammaa porul ondrum arindilane.

Verse 14

𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍, 𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿, 𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌕𑍋̀𑌣𑍍𑌟𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍋 𑌉𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌅𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌉𑌳𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌇𑌲𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌇𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌓̀𑌳𑌿 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇।

murugan, tanivel muni, nam guru endru arul kondu ariyaar ariyum taramo uru andru, aru andru, uladu andru, iladu andru, irul andru, oli andru ena nindraduve.

Verse 15

𑌕𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍇̀𑌰𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌉𑌯𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌮𑌨𑌨𑍇, 𑌓̀𑌌𑌇𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌓̀𑌌𑌇𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑍇̀𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌌𑌇 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌯𑍋̀𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌵𑌿 𑌆𑌮𑍍 𑌐𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌌𑌇 𑌸𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍇।

kaivaay kadirvel murugan kazhalpetru uyvaay, manane, ozhivaay ozhivaay mey vaay vizhi naasiyodum sevi aam aivaay vazhi sellum avaavinaiye.

Verse 16

𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍, 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍, 𑌕𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍, 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌮𑍋̀𑌌𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌯𑌲𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁, 𑌉𑌣𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁 𑌪𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍, 𑌪𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌵𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌵, 𑌏̀𑌣𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌣 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌨𑍇।

murugan, kumaran, kugan, endru mozhindu urugum cheyal tandu, unarvu endru arulvaay poru pungavarum, puviyum paravum guru pungava, en guna panjarane.

Verse 17

𑌪𑍇𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍈 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁 𑌓𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌉𑌌𑌅𑌲𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾, 𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍 𑌪𑌟 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌏̀𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑌾, 𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌨𑍇।

peraasai enum piniyil pinipattu oraa vinaiyen uzhalat tagumo veeraa, mudu soor pada vel eriyum chooraa, sura loga turandarane.

Verse 18

𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌓𑌤𑌿𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍, 𑌏̀𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍇̀𑌰, 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵𑌰𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌲𑍍 𑌪𑍂 𑌮𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑌯𑌲𑍍 𑌪𑍋𑌯𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌨𑌟𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍, 𑌨𑌟𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍 𑌇𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍇।

yaam odiya kalviyum, em arivum taame pera, velavar tandadanaal poo mel mayal poy aram meyp punarveer naamel nadaveer, nadaveer iniye.

Verse 19

𑌉𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾, 𑌮𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾, 𑌉𑌣𑌰𑌾, 𑌮𑌰𑌵𑌾, 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑌲𑍍𑌵𑌾, 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾, 𑌅𑌨𑌕𑌾, 𑌅𑌪𑌯𑌾, 𑌅𑌮𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌵𑌲, 𑌸𑍂𑌰 𑌪𑌯𑌙𑍍 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇।

udiyaa, mariyaa, unaraa, maravaa, vidi maal ariyaa vimalan pudalvaa, adigaa, anagaa, abhayaa, amaraa padi kaavala, soora payang karane.

Verse 20

𑌵𑌟𑌿𑌵𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌣𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌪𑍋 𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌟𑌿 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌲𑌾 𑌅𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑌿𑌟𑌿 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌓̀𑌰𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌿 𑌵𑍇̀𑌳𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌪𑌟𑌿𑌨𑍇।

vadivum tanamum manamum gunamum kudiyum kulamum kudipo giyavaa adi andam ilaa ayil vel arase midi endru oru paavi velippadine.

Verse 21

𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌯 𑌮𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌅𑌟𑌿𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌉𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌉𑌪𑌤𑍇𑌸𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌣𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣, 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮 𑌵𑍇𑌳𑍍, 𑌇𑌮𑍈𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕, 𑌨𑌾𑌕 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌨𑍇।

aridaagiya meyp porulukku adiyen uridaa upadesam unarttiyavaa viridaarana, vikrama vel, imaiyor puridaaraka, naaga purandarane.

Verse 22

𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌰𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑍇̀𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌣, 𑌏̀𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌇𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑌨𑌸𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌰 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌇𑌸𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌰𑌤𑌾, 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾, 𑌮𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌨𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌾, 𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌸𑍂𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌣𑌨𑍇।

karudaa maravaa nerikaana, enakku irudaal vanasam tara endru isaivaay varadaa, murugaa, mayil vaaganane viradaa, sura soora vibhaadanane.

Verse 23

𑌕𑌾𑌳𑍈𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌸𑌨𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍈𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌏̀𑌯𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌳𑍈𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌳𑍍𑌳𑌿 𑌪𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌳𑍈𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌪𑍂𑌪𑌤𑌿, 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍈𑌯𑍇।

kaalaik kumaresan enak karudit taalaip paniyat tavam eydiyavaa paalaik kuzhal valli padam paniyum velaic chura bhoopadi, meruvaiye.

Verse 24

𑌅𑌟𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍈𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌯𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍇̀𑌟𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌟𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑌕𑌿𑌪𑌾, 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑍋̀𑌟𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌣 𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌰𑌨𑍇।

adiyaik kuriyaadu ariyaa maiyinaal mudiyak kedavo muraiyo muraiyo vadi vikrama vel magibaa, kuramin kodiyaip punarum guna bhoodarane.

Verse 25

𑌕𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌌𑌇 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍈𑌯𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑍋̀𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍈𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍, 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌸𑍇𑌰𑌵𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌏̀𑌣𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌮𑌤𑍋 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌰𑍋̀𑌟𑍁 𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌤𑍋̀𑌳𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌨𑍇̀𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍋𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲, 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰 𑌪𑍂𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍇।

koorvel vizhi mangaiyar kongaiyile serven, arul seravum ennumado soor verodu kundru tolaitta nedum por vela, purandara bhoopadiye.

Verse 26

𑌮𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌏̀𑌨 𑌵𑍇̀𑌵𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍈 𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌵𑍈 𑌉𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌐𑌯𑍋, 𑌅𑌟𑌿𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌲𑍈𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍋 𑌕𑍈𑌯𑍋, 𑌅𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍋, 𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌌𑌉𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌯𑍍, 𑌮𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌏𑌰𑌿𑌯 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕𑌨𑍇।

meyye ena vevvinai vaazhvai ugandu aiyo, adiyen alaiyat tagumo kaiyo, ayilo, kazhalo muzhudum seyyoy, mayil eriya sevagane.

Verse 27

𑌆𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌲𑍇𑌨𑍍, 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍈𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍇̀𑌰𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌓̀𑌰𑍁 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌕𑌮 𑌞𑌾𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌤, 𑌮𑌨 𑌅𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍇।

aadaaram ilen, arulaip perave needaan oru chatrum ninaindilaiye vedaagama njaana vinoda, mana adeedaa suraloga sigaamaniye.

Verse 28

𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌵𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌯 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍 𑌇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌇𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍋 𑌪𑍋̀𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇, 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍇, 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍇, 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍇, 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇, 𑌮𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌏𑌰𑌿𑌯 𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍇।

minne nigar vaazhvai virumbiya yaan enne vidiyin payan ingu iduvo ponne, maniye, porule, arule, manne, mayil eriya vaanavane.

Verse 29

𑌆𑌨𑌾 𑌅𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍇, 𑌅𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌸𑍇, 𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇, 𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌆𑌕𑌿𑌯 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌌𑌉𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿, 𑌵𑍇̀𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌨𑌿𑌲𑍈 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇।

aanaa amude, ayil vel arase, njaanaagarane, navilat tagumo yaan aagiya ennai vizhungi, verum taanaay nilai nindradu tarparame.

Verse 30

𑌇𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍈𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌇𑌟𑍍𑌟𑌨𑍈 𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑍋̀𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍈 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑍋̀𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌟𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵𑌨𑍇।

ille enum maayaiyil ittanai nee pollen ariyaamai poruttilaiye mallepuri panniru vaaguvil en solle punaiyum sudar velavane.

Verse 31

𑌸𑍇̀𑌵𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌌 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵𑌨𑍍, 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌓̀𑌵𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌤𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨 𑌉𑌣𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌲𑌾𑌲𑍍 𑌏̀𑌵𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍁 𑌓̀𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌇𑌸𑍈𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇।

sevvaan uruvil tigazh velavan, andru ovvaadadu ena unarvit tadudaan avvaaru arivaar arigindradu alaal evvaaru oruvarkku isaivippaduve.

Verse 32

𑌪𑌾𑌌𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌵𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍈𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍇 𑌵𑍀𑌌𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑌾𑌌𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌵𑍈 𑌸𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌤𑌨 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌳𑌵𑍋 𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌇𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑍀 𑌮𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌨𑌨𑍇।

paazhvaazhvu enum ip padumaayaiyile veezhvaay ena ennai vidittanaiye taazhvaanavai cheydana taam ulavo vaazhvaay ini nee mayil vaaganane.

Verse 33

𑌕𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍, 𑌕𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍂𑌟𑍁 𑌅𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁, 𑌅𑌤𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌵𑍋 𑌕𑍋̀𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑍇𑌟𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍇, 𑌮𑌲𑍈 𑌕𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌟𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍈𑌯𑌨𑍇।

kalaiye padaric, kadarit talaiyoodu alaiye padumaaru, aduvaay vidavo kolaiye puri vedar kulap pidithoy malaiye, malai koridu vaagaiyane.

Verse 34

𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲 𑌇𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋̀𑌟𑍁 𑌸𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌟𑌵𑌿 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍇̀𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌯𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾, 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾, 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇।

sindaakula illodu selvam enum vindaadavi endru vidap peruven mandaagini tanda varodayane kandaa, murugaa, karunaagarane.

Verse 35

𑌸𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌮𑌟𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌯𑌰𑍍 𑌤𑍀𑌨𑍇̀𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑍋𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌲𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌵𑌲, 𑌸𑌣𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌲, 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇।

singaara madandaiyar teeneri poy mangaamal enakku varam taruvaay sangraama sigaavala, sanmugane kangaanadi baala, krubaagarane.

Verse 36

𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌣𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌟𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌣 𑌮𑌲𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌳𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌳𑍍𑌳𑌿𑌯𑍈 𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌾, 𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌪𑍂𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍇।

vidikaanum udambai vidaa vinaiyen kadikaana malark kazhal endru arulvaay madi vaalnudal valliyai alladu pin tudiyaa viradaa, sura bhoopadiye.

Verse 37

𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌾, 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌰𑌾 𑌨𑌮 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌓𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨 𑌓𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌏̀𑌪𑍍𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌤𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌰𑍍 𑌸𑍂𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑌲𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌤 𑌸𑍇𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇।

naadaa, kumaraa nama endru aranaar odaay ena odiyadu epporul taan vedaa mudal vinnavar soodum malarp paadaa kuramin pada segarane.

Verse 38

𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌇𑌰𑍈𑌯𑍋𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑌨𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍈𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌲𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌅𑌟𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌯𑍈𑌯𑍇।

kirivaay vidu vikrama vel iraiyon parivaaram enum padam mevalaiye purivaay manane poraiyaam arivaal arivaay adiyodum agandaiyaiye.

Verse 39

𑌆𑌤𑌾𑌳𑌿𑌯𑍈, 𑌓̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍈 𑌅𑌰𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑍀𑌤𑍁 𑌆𑌳𑌿𑌯𑍈 𑌆𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍇̀𑌪𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌤𑍋 𑌕𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌳 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌤 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌇𑌰𑍈𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌳 𑌕𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌕𑌌 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵𑌨𑍇।

aadaaliyai, ondru ariyenai arat teedu aaliyai aandadu seppumado koodaala kiraata kulikku iraivaa vedaala kanam pugazh velavane.

Verse 40

𑌮𑌾𑌏𑌌 𑌸𑌨𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍇̀𑌟 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍈𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌾 𑌮𑍂𑌏𑌟𑌣𑍈 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌮𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍋 𑌕𑍋𑌵𑍇, 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑍋̀𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌳𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑍇𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌿𑌵 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰 𑌤𑍇𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌨𑍇।

maaezh chananam keda maayaividaa mooedanai endru mudindidumo kove, kuramin kodithol punarum deve siva sankara desigane.

Verse 41

𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍈 𑌓𑌟 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑌰𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍋𑌟𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿 𑌮𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌟𑌵𑍋 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍋𑌟𑍁, 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌯𑍋𑌟𑍁, 𑌪𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍋𑌟𑍁, 𑌇𑌤𑌣𑍋𑌟𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌨𑍇।

vinai oda vidum kadir vel maraven manaiyodu tiyangi mayangidavo sunaiyodu, aruvit turaiyodu, pasun tinaiyodu, idanodu tirindavane.

Verse 42

𑌸𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍁, 𑌏̀𑌨𑍈𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑌣𑌙𑍍 𑌕𑌳𑌿𑌲𑍇 𑌕𑌾 𑌕𑌾, 𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑌲𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌾, 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾, 𑌮𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌨𑌨𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌕𑌾, 𑌸𑌿𑌵 𑌞𑌾𑌨 𑌉𑌪𑌤𑍇𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌨𑍇।

saagaadu, enaiye saranang kalile kaa kaa, namanaar kalagam seyum naal vaagaa, murugaa, mayil vaaganane yogaa, siva njaana upadesigane.

Verse 43

𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑍇̀𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍈 𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌌𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌟𑌲𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌉𑌲𑌕𑍋𑌟𑍁 𑌉𑌰𑍈 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇।

kuriyaik kuriyaadu kurittu ariyum neriyait tanivelai nigazhttidalum serivu atru, ulagodu urai sindaiyum atru arivu atru, ariyaamaiyum atraduve.

Verse 44

𑌤𑍂𑌸𑌾 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌿𑌲𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌨𑍇𑌸𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑌾𑌲𑍍 𑌆𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌳𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌳𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨 𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍇𑌸𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇।

toosaa maniyum tugilum punaivaal nesaa murugaa ninadu anbu arulaal aasaa nigalam tugalaayina pin pesaa anubhoodi pirandaduve.

Verse 45

𑌸𑌾𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍂𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌟𑌿 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍋̀𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍁 𑌮𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑍀𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍, 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌰𑍍 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌟𑌿, 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍, 𑌵𑍇̀𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍, 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑌮𑌌𑌉𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍇।

chaadum tanivel murugan saranam choodum padi tandadu sollu mado veedum, surar maamudi, vedamum, vem kaadum, punamum kamazhum kazhale.

Verse 46

𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌵𑌿 𑌉𑌳𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑌟𑍈 𑌸𑍇̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌇𑌰𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌕𑍈 𑌮𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌈𑌕𑍁𑌵𑍈𑌯𑍋 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌵𑌾, 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌰𑌾, 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌸𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌤, 𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑌵𑌾, 𑌸𑌿𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌕 𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌨𑍇।

karavaagiya kalvi ulaar kadai sendru iravaa vagai meyp porul eeguvaiyo kuravaa, kumaraa, kulisaayuda, kun charavaa, sivayoga dayaaparane.

Verse 47

𑌏̀𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌨𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨𑍈𑌯𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾, 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵𑌨𑍇, 𑌉𑌮𑍈𑌯𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌮𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾, 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌰𑌾, 𑌮𑌰𑍈 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌨𑍇।

em taayum enakku arul tandaiyum nee sindaakulam aanavai teerttu enaiyaal kandaa, kadir velavane, umaiyaal maindaa, kumaraa, marai naayagane.

Verse 48

𑌆𑌰𑍁 𑌆𑌰𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌤𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌨𑌿𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍈𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑍇𑌰𑌾 𑌅𑌟𑌿𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍, 𑌪𑍇̀𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁 𑌉𑌳𑌤𑍋 𑌸𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍁 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁, 𑌇𑌮𑍈𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑍂𑌰𑌾 𑌉𑌲𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌳𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌨𑍇।

aaru aaraiyum neettu adan mel nilaiyaip peraa adiyen, perumaaru ulado seeraavaru soor sidaivittu, imaiyor kooraa ulagam kulirvittavane.

Verse 49

𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍁 𑌓̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍁 𑌓̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰, 𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍋 𑌸𑍇̀𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍁 𑌓̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌰 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁, 𑌇𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍇 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌯 𑌵𑍇̀𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑍇̀𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌟𑍁 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌵𑌨𑍇।

arivu ondru ara nindru, arivaar arivil pirivu ondru ara nindra, piraan alaiyo serivu ondru ara vandu, irule sidaiya veri vendravarodu urum velavane.

Verse 50

𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁, 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌯 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌓̀𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁 𑌇𑌸𑍈𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍 𑌪𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾, 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑌳𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌪𑍈 𑌸𑍂𑌌 𑌸𑍁𑌟𑌰𑍇।

tannan tani nindradu, taan ariya innam oruvarkku isaivip paduvo minnum kadir vel vikirdaa, ninaivaar kinnam kalaiyum krubai soozh sudare.

Verse 51

𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍇̀𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌟𑌿, 𑌮𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿, 𑌅𑌰𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍇̀𑌟𑍍𑌟𑍁, 𑌅𑌵𑌮𑍇 𑌕𑍇̀𑌟𑌵𑍋 𑌕𑌟𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌨𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰, 𑌞𑌾𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌪, 𑌅𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌰𑍍 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌟𑍁 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕𑌨𑍇।

madikettu aravaadi, mayangi, arak kadikettu, avame kedavo kadaven nadi puttira, njaana sukaadipa, at titi puttirar veeru adu sevagane.

Verse 52

𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌉𑌳𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌇𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌮𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌓̀𑌳𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍍𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌉𑌯𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍍𑌕𑍍, 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍍𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍇।

uruvaay aruvaay, uladaay iladaay maruvaay malaraay, maniyaay oliyaayk karuvaay uyiraayk, kadiyaay vidiyaayk guruvaay varuvaay, arulvaay kugane.

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𑌨𑍇̀𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍁 𑌨𑍇̀𑌕𑌿𑌌𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌤𑍍🔊nenjak kanakallu negizhndu urugatSo that the stone-like hardened heart melts and softens (in love) — (the Kaappu / invocatory verse)

𑌤𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌸𑌣𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁🔊tanjat tarul sanmuganukkuTo the gracious six-faced Lord (Shanmukha / Murugan), our refuge

𑌸𑍇̀𑌞𑍍𑌸𑍋̀𑌰𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑍈 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍈🔊senjor punai maalaiA garland woven of beautiful, true words (this hymn of praise)

𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌰 𑌆𑌨𑍈 𑌪𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊panjak kara aanai padam panivaamWe bow at the feet of the elephant-faced one with the trunk (Ganesha) — invoked first for success

𑌆𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌿, 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑍍, 𑌅𑌣𑌿𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌲𑍍🔊aadum pari, vel, anisevalThe dancing steed (the peacock mount), the Vel (spear), and the beautiful rooster (banner) — Murugan's three emblems

𑌪𑌾𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌣𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍🔊paadum paniye paniyaa arulvaayGrant me the service of singing (your praise) as my (only) duty / service

𑌕𑌯𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍈𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑍇̀𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌸𑌾𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊kayamaa muganaic cheruvil chaadumWho slew the great elephant-faced demon (Gajamukhasura) in battle

𑌤𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍈𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑌕𑍋𑌤𑌰𑌨𑍇🔊tani yaanaic chagodaraneO brother of the peerless elephant-faced one (Ganesha)!

𑌉𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌸 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲 𑌯𑍋𑌕🔊ullaasa niraakula yogaO blissful, untroubled (sorrow-free) Yoga / union

𑌨𑍀 𑌅𑌲𑍈𑌯𑍋🔊nee alaiyoAre you not (that)?

𑌏̀𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍈 𑌇𑌌𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌨𑌲𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍋̀𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌯𑍍🔊ennai izhanda nalam chollaayTell me of the bliss of losing the ego-'I' (self-effacement)

𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑍂 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍇🔊murugaa surabhoo padiyeO Murugan, Lord of the celestials (devas)!

𑌏̀𑌨𑍈 𑌆𑌣𑍍𑌟 𑌇𑌟𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌪𑍋̀𑌰𑍁𑌳𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍁🔊enai aanda idam taano porulaavaduIs it the place (state) that has ruled/possessed me that is the (final) Reality? — the seeker's questioning

𑌸𑌣𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍇🔊sanmuganeO six-faced Lord (Shanmukha)!

𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍈 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍈𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍🔊vinai yaavaiyume viduvaay viduvaayRelease, release (me from) all karmas/deeds — burn the long suffering to dust

𑌉𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌅𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁🔊uru andru, aru andruIt is neither form nor formless

𑌇𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁, 𑌓̀𑌳𑌿 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌏̀𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇🔊irul andru, oli andru ena nindraduveThat which stands as neither darkness nor light (the indescribable Reality)

𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇🔊kandaa murugaa karunaagaraneO Kanda, O Murugan, O ocean of compassion!

𑌮𑌯𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌨𑌨𑍇🔊mayil vaagananeO one whose vehicle is the peacock!

𑌸𑌿𑌵 𑌞𑌾𑌨 𑌉𑌪𑌤𑍇𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌨𑍇🔊siva njaana upadesiganeO teacher (guru) of Shiva-jnana (divine wisdom)!

𑌪𑍇𑌸𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇🔊pesaa anubhoodi pirandaduveThe unspeakable (ineffable) Experience (Anubhuti) was born — the goal of the whole hymn

𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌉𑌳𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌇𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍍🔊uruvaay aruvaay, uladaay iladaayAs form and formless, as existent and non-existent (you are all) — the famous final verse

𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍍🔊kadiyaay vidiyaayAs the refuge (goal) and as destiny/law

𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍, 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍇🔊guruvaay varuvaay, arulvaay kuganeCome as the Guru and bestow your grace, O Guha (Murugan)!

Benefits of Chanting Kandar Anubhuti

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A supreme hymn for the direct, inner experience (anubhuti) of the Divine — not just outward worship

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Held to cut through the bondage of ego, desire and worldly illusion (maya) when recited with feeling

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Bestows the grace of Lord Murugan for jnana (spiritual wisdom) and ultimate liberation (moksha)

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Each verse is a complete prayer; even single verses are chanted as powerful mantras for protection and clarity

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Calms the restless mind and turns it inward toward the Self, beyond form and formlessness

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Believed to grant courage and to dispel fear, sorrow and the afflictions caused by karma

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Cherished across Tamil Nadu and by Murugan devotees worldwide as a path of surrender and inner realisation

How to Chant Kandar Anubhuti

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Best TimeEarly morning or evening; especially Tuesdays, Krittika nakshatra, Skanda Shashti and Murugan festival days

Bathe and sit facing east before an image of Lord Murugan with his Vel. Begin with the Kaappu verse to Ganesha, then recite the 51 verses slowly and with deep feeling, letting each cry for grace sink in — the aim is bhava (heartfelt emotion) leading to inner experience, not mere recitation. Many devotees chant a chosen single verse (such as verse 51) repeatedly as a mantra. It is especially recited at the six abodes (Arupadai Veedu) of Murugan and during Skanda Shashti.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Kandar Anubhuti written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Kandar Anubhuti ('The Experience of Skanda/Murugan') is a mystical Tamil hymn of 51 verses to Lord Murugan, composed by the saint-poet Arunagirinathar. It is preceded by a Kaappu (invocatory verse) to Ganesha. More than praise, it is an intense personal plea for liberation and the direct inner experience (anubhuti) of the Divine.

Arunagirinathar was a great Tamil saint-poet and devotee of Lord Murugan, traditionally dated to around the 15th century, associated with Tiruvannamalai. According to tradition he lived a wayward early life, was saved from death by Murugan, and thereafter poured out thousands of inspired verses, of which the Tiruppugazh and Kandar Anubhuti are the most famous.

'Anubhuti' means direct experience or realisation — the immediate, inner, wordless knowing of the Divine, as opposed to mere intellectual knowledge or outward worship. The hymn's goal, reached in verse 43, is described as 'pesaa anubhuti' — the experience that cannot be spoken.

It is recited for Murugan's grace toward inner spiritual experience and liberation, for cutting the bonds of ego and desire, and for calming and turning the mind inward. It is also chanted for protection, courage and the removal of fear and sorrow; even single verses are used as potent mantras.

The opening Kaappu verse ('nenjak kanakallu...') invokes Lord Ganesha, the elephant-faced remover of obstacles and elder brother of Murugan. As is traditional in Tamil devotional works, Ganesha is worshipped first so that the composition and its recitation proceed without hindrance.