📌 சந்த அமைப்பின்படி வரிகள் பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன — மெட்டுக்கேற்ப சீர் பிரிவு / Lines follow traditional chandam (rhythmic) word-breaks of the original composition.
O Lord, this body is nothing more than a skin bag filled with impure fluids, blood, and filth. Yet, deluded by ignorance, I mistake it for something beautiful and fail to overcome the great illusion (Maya).
Caring excessively for this body—which, after death, will become food for ghosts, spirits, jackals, vultures, crows, and other creatures—I continue to lead the foolish life of one possessed, like a clown acting without wisdom. Please rescue me from this meaningless existence and grant me refuge at Your sacred feet.
O youthful Lord! In the forest of the hunter tribe, You assumed the guise of a hunter to win the love of Valli. With an unfailing desire, You pursued her, carrying Your divine spear and bow until You attained her.
O Great Lord! Mounted upon Your majestic peacock, You shattered the pride of the mighty Meru-like mountain of the demons. You reduced Your enemies to ashes, protected the heavenly world, and became the glorious guardian of the gods.
The central message of the verse is a prayer for liberation from attachment to the perishable body and worldly delusion, while praising Murugan's grace, His marriage to Valli, and His victory over evil.
கிருத்திகை, சஷ்டி, செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை மற்றும் முருகன் பூஜை நேரங்களில் பாடலாம். Recite on Krittika, Shashti, Tuesdays and during Murugan puja.