From the Bhakti List Archives
Mani Varadarajan
• Thu Apr 20 1995 - 17:42:14 PDT
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kangulum pagalum kaN thuyi laRiyaaL
kaNNanNeer kaikaLaal iRaikkum,
changuchak karanga LenRukai kooppum
`thaamaraik kaN' enRu thaLarum,
`eNGNGanE tharikkE Nnunnaivittu' ennum
irunNilam kaithuzaa virukkum,
chengayal paaynNeerth thiruvaraNG kaththaay!
ivaLthiRath thencheyki RaayE?'
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Day and night she knows not sleep,
Her eyes swim in torrents of tears
She wipes them with the palms of her hands
"Chakram!" she cries; "O Shangam!" she cries
And clasps her hands, to them bowing;
"thaamarai kaN!" she weeps and reels
"Ah! how can I bear to be without you!"
She sighs and gropes all earth for him;
O Lord of thiruvarangam, abiding where
Waters flow in plenty, where fish
Mad with joy leap and dance!
What will you do with her?
-- thiruvaaymozhi 7.2.1
