Tiruppavai Day 2 vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL

vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL
vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL! naamum nampaavaikkuc *
ceyyum kirisaigaL kELeerO * paaRkadaluL
paiyath thuyinRa paraman adi paadi *
neyyuNNOm paaluNNOm naatkaalE neeraadi *
maiyittezhudhOm malarittu naam mudiyOm *
ceyyaadhana ceyyOm theekkuRaLai cenROdhOm *
aiyamum piccaiyum aandhanaiyum kai kaatti *
uyyumaaReNNi ugandhElOr embaavaay.

Translation


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Word for Word meaning
vaiyaththu of the world
vaazhveergaaL O people
naamum we
nam paavaikku for our vow, our rite

ceyyum will do
kirisaigaL deeds (austerities)
kELeerO listen

paal kadaluL on the milk ocean
paiya gently
thuyinRa sleeps
paraman supreme person
adi feet
paadi will sing

ney clarified butter (ghee)
uNNOm we will not eat
paal milk
uNNOm we will not eat
naatkaalE in the early hours of every morning
neeraadi we will (wake up and) take our baths

mai collyrium (black eye makeup)
ittu ezhudhOm we will not adorn (our eyes) with
malar flowers
ittu naam mudiyOm we will not wear in our hair

ceyyaadhana what one shouldn't do
ceyyOm we will not do
thee kuRaLai(yai) bad untruths, gossip
cenRu OdhOm we will not go around spreading

aiyamum alms to those who don't ask (but need or deserve)
piccaiyum and alms (bhiksha) to those who ask
aandhanaiyum liberally
kai kaatti we will give

uyyum of sustaining ourselves
aaRu way
eNNi contemplating
ugandhu happily

Source:: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/alvars/andal/tiruppavai/verse2.html

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