Thiruppavai Twenty Sixth Pasuram

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Thiruppavai Twenty Sixth Pasuram

maalE! maNivaNNaa! maargazhi neeraaduvaan 
mElaiyaar seyvanagaL vEnduvana kEttiyEl 
NYaalaththai ellaam nadunga muralvana 
paal anna vaNNaththu un paancha sanniyamE 
pOlvana sankangaL pOy(p) paadudaiyanavE 
saala(p) perum paRaiyE pallaandu isaippaarE 
kOla viLakkE kodiyE vidhaanamE 
aalin ilaiyaay aruLElOr embaavaay

Meaning of Thiruppavai Twenty Sixth Pasuram

Oh Lord (maale! maNi vaNNaa! aalin ilaiyaay! ) If you ask us (kEttiyEl) what we want (vEnduvana); Bless us (aruLElOr) to endure the penance (neeraaduvaan) as done (seyvanagaL) by elders (mElaiyaar) in the month of december/january (margazhi); We need conchs (sankangal) like (pOlvana) your (un) own milky white (paalanna vaNNaththu) paancha sanyam, the sound (muralvana) of which makes the whole (ellaam) universe (Nyaalam) tremble (nadunga); powerful (pOy paadudaiyana) very (chaala) big (perum) drums (paRai); those who sing (isaippaar) the ‘Tamil paasurams’(pallaandu). (The aazhvaar paasuram recitals start with the recital of pallaandu); decorative (kOla) lamps (viLakku); flags (kodi) and other decorations (vidhaanamE).