Tiruppāṇāḻvār’s Amalaṉ Āti Pirāṉ

This is a ten-verse poem that describes the beauty of Raṅganātha from foot to head (pādādikeśavarṇanam). This article contains a translation of the poem and gives some information on it.

amalaṉ āti pirāṉ aṭiyārkk’ eṉṉai āṭpaṭutta 
vimalaṉ viṇṇavar kōṉ virai ār poḻil vēṅkaṭavaṉ 
nimalaṉ niṉmalaṉ nīti vāṉavaṉ nīḷ matiḷ araṅkatt’ ammāṉ tiru 
kamala pātam vant’ eṉ kaṇṇiṉ uḷḷaṉa okkiṉṟatē. (1) 

uvanta uḷḷattaṉ āy ulakam aḷant’ aṇṭam uṟa
nivanta nīḷ muṭiyaṉ aṉṟu nērnta nicācararai 
kavarnta vem kaṇai kākuttaṉ kaṭi ār poḻil araṅkatt’ ammāṉ arai 
civanta āṭaiyiṉ mēl ceṉṟat’ ām eṉ cintaṉaiyē. (2) 

manti pāy vaṭa vēṅkaṭa(m) mā malai vāṉavarkaḷ
canti ceyya niṉṟāṉ araṅkatt’ araviṉ aṇaiyāṉ
anti pōl niṟatt’ āṭaiyum ataṉ mēl ayaṉai paṭaittat’ ōr eḻil 
unti mēlat’ aṉṟō aṭiyēṉ uḷḷatt’ iṉ uyirē. (3)

catura mā matiḷ cūḻ ilaṅkaikk’ iṟaivaṉ talai pattu 
utira ōṭṭi ōr vem kaṇai uyttavaṉ ōta(m) vaṇṇaṉ 
maturam ā vaṇṭu pāṭa mā mayil āṭ’ araṅkatt’ ammāṉ tiru vayiṟṟ’ 
utarapantam eṉ uḷḷatt’ uḷ niṉṟ’ ulākiṉṟatē. (4) 

pāram āya paḻa(m) viṉai paṟṟ’ aṟuttu eṉṉai taṉ 
vāram ākki vaittāṉ vaittat’ aṉṟi eṉ uḷ pukuntāṉ 
kōra mā tavam ceytaṉaṉ kol aṟiyēṉ araṅkatt’ ammāṉ tiru 
āra mārp’ at’ aṉṟō aṭiyēṉai āṭkōṇṭatē. (5)

tuṇṭa(m) veḷ piṟaiyāṉ tuyar tīrttavaṉ am ciṟaiya 
vaṇṭu vāḻ poḻil cūḻ araṅka(m) nakar mēya appaṉ 
aṇṭar aṇṭam pakiraṇṭatt’ oru mā nilam eḻu māl varai muṟṟum 
uṇṭa kaṇṭam kaṇṭīr aṭiyēṉai uyya koṇṭatē. (6) 

kaiyiṉ ār curi caṅk’ aṉal āḻiyar nīḷ varai pōl 
meyyaṉār tuḷapa virai ār kamaḻ nīḷ muṭi em 
aiyaṉār aṇi araṅkaṉār arav’ iṉ aṇai micai mēya māyaṉār 
ceyya vāy aiyō eṉṉai cintai kavarntatuvē. (7) 
	
pariyaṉ āki vanta avuṇaṉ uṭal kīṇṭa amararkku 
ariya āti-pirāṉ araṅkatt’ amalaṉ mukattu 
kariya āki puṭai parantu miḷirntu cem vari ōṭi nīṇṭa a 
periya āya kaṇkaḷ eṉṉai pētaimai ceytaṉavē. (8) 

āla(m) mā marattiṉ ilai mēl oru pālakaṉ āy 
ñālam ēḻum uṇṭāṉ araṅkatt’ araviṉ aṇaiyāṉ
kola(m) mā maṇi āramum muttu tāmamum muṭiv’ illat’ ōr eḻil 
nīla mēṉi aiyō niṟai koṇṭat’ eṉ neñciṉaiyē. (9)

koṇṭal vaṇṇaṉai kōvalaṉ āy veṇṇey 
uṇṭa vāyaṉ eṉ uḷḷam kavarntāṉai 
aṇṭar kōṉ aṇi araṅkaṉ eṉ amutiṉai 
kaṇṭa kaṇkaḷ maṟṟu oṉṟiṉai kāṇāvē. (10) 

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