Thiruppavai Twenty Two Pasuram

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Thiruppavai Twenty Two Pasuram

am kaN maa NYaalaththu arasar abimaana

pangamaay vandhu nin paLLi(k) kattiR keezhE

sangam iruppaar pOl vandhu thalaippeydhOm

kingiNi vaay(ch) cheydha thaamarai(p) poo(p) pOlE

sengaN chiRu(ch) chiRidhE emmEl vizhiyaavO

thingaLum aadhiththanum ezhundhaaR pOl

am kaN irandum kondu engaL mEl nOkkudhiyEl

engaL mEl saabam izhindhElOr embaavaay

Meaning of Thiruppavai Twenty Two Pasuram

The Young girls pray to the Lord in the strain of defeated kings surrendering to the emperor, who is the Supreme Sovereign) Oh Lord! We have come to you just as the kings of the vast beautiful Earth, who stay contented in large groups at the foot of your cot (throne) after renouncing their haughtiness and self-esteem. Oh Lord! Will you not look at us, with your gentle and exquisite eyes, resembling the half-blossomed lotus similar to a small kinkiNi (jewel-like little bells) opening little by little (gradually)? If you direct your glance at us, with your pair of beautiful eyes that resemble the rising Sun and the Moon, we will be freed from the curse of sins (past, present and future).