ஸ்ரீ அணகிாிநாதர் சுவாமிகள் அளிச்ெசய்த śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s கந்தர் அலங்காரம் kanthar alangāram திச்சிற்றம்பலம் thiruchitrambalam śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s Dedicated with love to kanthar alangāram - select verses The Fragrant Divine Lotus Feet of my beloved SatGuru - Bhagavan Sri Skanda (Poetical adornment of Bhagavan Sri Skanda) & All His Beloved Children of Light English meanings by Dr. C.R. Krishnamurti Tamil unicoding, Transliteration, Proof-reading & Preparation by Sri Skanda's Warrior of Light 5th edition Copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 by Skandagurunatha.org Page 1 of 15 Published for the World Wide Web (WWW) by Sri Skanda's Warrior of Light - with love - for: Skandagurunatha.org – Bhagavan Sri Skanda’s Divine Online Abode (Home to the Warriors of Light – Ushers of the new age of God) Copyright © Skandagurunatha.org, 2014. For personal (spiritual) use only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited. Source: http://www.skandagurunatha.org/works/ ஸ்ரீ அணகிாிநாதர் சுவாமிகள் அளிச்ெசய்த śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s கந்தர் அலங்காரம் kanthar alangāram திச்சிற்றம்பலம் thiruchitrambalam Acknowledgements: TABLE OF CONTENTS Page # A very special thank you to Dr. C.R.Krishnamurti who dedicated a lot of his time and Kanthar Alangāram - Introducton 3 health in translating into English the meanings of all 108-verses of Kanthar Alangāram. Thank you Sir for the dedication and for undertaking this wonderful divine service. May Bhagavan Sri Skanda’s Divine Love, Light, and Blessings be with you always! Guide to pronunciation 5 Kanthar Alangāram - select verses 6 (Tamil) Kanthar Alangāram - select verses 6 (English) References 15 Page 2 of 15 Published for the World Wide Web (WWW) by Sri Skanda's Warrior of Light - with love - for: Skandagurunatha.org – Bhagavan Sri Skanda’s Divine Online Abode (Home to the Warriors of Light – Ushers of the new age of God) Copyright © Skandagurunatha.org, 2014. For personal (spiritual) use only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited. Source: http://www.skandagurunatha.org/works/ ஸ்ரீ அணகிாிநாதர் சுவாமிகள் அளிச்ெசய்த śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s கந்தர் அலங்காரம் kanthar alangāram திச்சிற்றம்பலம் thiruchitrambalam śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s kanthar alangāram (introduction) By Sri N.V. Karthikeyan Kanthar Alangaaram means "poetical adornment of Skanda." This work is a garland made of “O Lord Yama! I am the devotee of the Lord (Skanda) of Thiruchendur. I have the beautiful, sweet Tamil and offered as ornaments to the Lord. Flower garlands fade away by usage sword of wisdom called 'non-enmity', with which I shall attack you and put you down in a couple of hours (or at the most in a few days). But this word-garland wafts more and more with your weapons of 'Sula' and 'Danda.' Come close to me and see (what happens to fragrance as days pass by, because more and more people will come to know of it, sing or read it, you), if you like!” and be benefited by it. Hence, such word-garlands are more pleasing to the Lord than flower- garlands. “O mind, knowing the transitory nature of wealth, when will you go beyond pleasure and pain? You do not repeat the Names of the Lord, as Vel-Murugan, Vel, etc. How This is a work of 107 verses. As the title suggests, it gives a grand description of the Divine do you hope to get Mukthi or liberation?” personality of Lord Skanda from feet to head, and His adventurous deeds, as also descriptions of His consorts, Valli and Deivayanai; His Vahana (Vehicle), the Peacock and the Cock. “O Hero (Muruga) who destroyed Surapadma! Though I might be immersed in sex, I shall not forget Thy Vel!” The language or style of the verses is also dramatic in character, kindling the spirit of emotion, or evoking enthusiasm, or admonishing with words jolting and piercing in their effect, such as: “By the touch of the Feet of Murugan, Brahma's written words on my head (fate) have been wiped out!” “Is one to study the poems of Vel-Murugan, which free one from rebirth, at the last moment when the terrible Yama, fierce in nature, throws his noose on one's neck and drags?” “To Siva, the ornament is a garland of skulls; to Vishnu, the Tulasi garland; to the Feet of Murugan, the crown of the Devas' heads and the Kadamba garland; and to the “By the touch of the wind created by the movement of the plumage of the Peacock of Lord Vel, the ocean, Surapadma, and the Krauncha Mountain.” Murugan, the mount Meru shook; by the footsteps of the Peacock, mountains crumbled to dust; and the seas, filled with this dust became raised grounds.” “O Yama! I am in the presence of Lord Murugan. If you oppose me, I shall cut you with the Sakthi sword in my hand and make you run away. Therefore, trace your way “Due to the notion of the Cock's wings, the oceans tore away, the sky broke, the stars dropped, and back.” the mountains crumbled.” Page 3 of 15 Published for the World Wide Web (WWW) by Sri Skanda's Warrior of Light - with love - for: Skandagurunatha.org – Bhagavan Sri Skanda’s Divine Online Abode (Home to the Warriors of Light – Ushers of the new age of God) Copyright © Skandagurunatha.org, 2014. For personal (spiritual) use only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited. Source: http://www.skandagurunatha.org/works/ ஸ்ரீ அணகிாிநாதர் சுவாமிகள் அளிச்ெசய்த śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s கந்தர் அலங்காரம் kanthar alangāram திச்சிற்றம்பலம் thiruchitrambalam “Learned ones will say: 'The body is perishable, wealth is transitory.' But if one approaches them for charity, they will quietly slip away. These are people who have no devotion to Vel-Murugan. Wonderful is their wisdom!” “O Yogis! There is no use of torturing the body through Hatha Yoga. Knowing what Siva Yoga is through the Upadesa of Muruga, if you become 'silent,' you will attain mukthi.” Page 4 of 15 Published for the World Wide Web (WWW) by Sri Skanda's Warrior of Light - with love - for: Skandagurunatha.org – Bhagavan Sri Skanda’s Divine Online Abode (Home to the Warriors of Light – Ushers of the new age of God) Copyright © Skandagurunatha.org, 2014. For personal (spiritual) use only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited. Source: http://www.skandagurunatha.org/works/ ஸ்ரீ அணகிாிநாதர் சுவாமிகள் அளிச்ெசய்த śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s கந்தர் அலங்காரம் kanthar alangāram திச்சிற்றம்பலம் thiruchitrambalam Guide to pronunciation j like j in job . From “Sri Suktam with Samputita Sri Suktam.” jh like dgeh in hedgehog (Karunamayi, Sri Sri Sri Vijayesari Devi. Sri Suktam with Samputita Sri Suktam. jñ like ng y in sing your Banglaore: Sri Matrudevi Viswashanthi Ashram Trust, 2004.) k like k in kite kh like ck h in black hat This guide is based on American pronunciation of words, and is therefore not a perfect l like l in love representation of Sanskrit sounds. m like m in mother ñ like n in pinch Sanskrit Vowels p like p in soap a like a in nap ph like ph in up hill ā like a in father r rolled like a Spanish or Italian “r” ë like ay in may s like s in sun i like i in pin ś sometimes like s in sun, sometimes like “sya” sound í like ee in sweet t like rt in heart ō like o in rose th like t h in fat hat u like u in put v like v in love, sometimes like w in world ū like oo in food y like y in yes ha pronounce as a faint echoing of the previous vowel; e.g. ah: would be pronounced “aha”; ih: would be pronounced “ihi”; uh: would be *t, th, d, dh, and n should be pronounced with the tongue placed against the pronounced “uhu”; etc. protruding slightly beyond the upper teeth. ai like ai in aisle au like ow in cow Sanskrit Consonants b like b in bird bh like b h in job hunt ch like pinch d like d in dove dh like in goo d h d heart g like good gh like g h in log hut h like h in hot Page 5 of 15 Published for the World Wide Web (WWW) by Sri Skanda's Warrior of Light - with love - for: Skandagurunatha.org – Bhagavan Sri Skanda’s Divine Online Abode (Home to the Warriors of Light – Ushers of the new age of God) Copyright © Skandagurunatha.org, 2014. For personal (spiritual) use only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited. Source: http://www.skandagurunatha.org/works/ ஸ்ரீ அணகிாிநாதர் சுவாமிகள் அளிச்ெசய்த śrí arunagirināthar swāmigal’s கந்தர் அலங்காரம் kanthar alangāram திச்சிற்றம்பலம் thiruchitrambalam ஸ்ரீ அணகிாிநாதர் சுவாமிகள் அளிச்ெசய்த கந்தர் அலங்காரம் (select verses) திச்சிற்றம்பலம் || காப் || || ல் || அடலைணத் திக் ேகாரத் ேதயந்த வாயிக்கு ேபற்ைறத் தவஞ்சற் மில்லாத என்ைன ப்ரபஞ்செமன்ஞ் வட வகிற் ெசன் கண்ெகாண்ேடன்வவார் தைலயில் ேசற்ைறக் கழிய வழிவிட்டவா. ெசஞ் சடாடவிேமல் தடபெடனப்ப குட்டன் சர்க்கைர ெமாக்கியைகக் ஆற்ைறப் பணிைய யிதழிையத் ம்ைபைய அம்யின் கடதட கும்பக களிற்க் கிைளய களிற்றிைனேய. கீற்ைறப் ைனந்த ெபமான் குமாரன் கிபாகரேன. 1 adal-arunai – thiru-gōpurathë, antha-vāyilukku, pëtrrai thavam, satrrum-illātha ennai, prapancham-ennum, vada-varugil-senru, kandu-kondën, varuvār-thalaiyil, sëtrrai, kaliya valivitta-vā, senchadā-adavimël, thada-pada-ena-padu, kut-tudan sarkkarai mokkiya-kai, ātrrai, paniyai, ithaliyai, thumpaiyai, ambuliyin— kada-thada kumpaka, kalitruk(u)-ilaiya, kali-trinaiyë.