{"id":3822,"date":"2026-11-01T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-25\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:20:32","slug":"kandar-alankaram-25","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 25 \u00b7 \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Yama! I will strike down your mace and your trident, and cut you down until you reel. Have you seen the flaming sword of wisdom, free of all hatred, held by me, the servant of the spear-bearer of Senthil? Come, Antaka, come within reach of my hand, and see!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3822","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"25","verse_sort":25,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9f \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe \u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf \u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bc7.","english_translation":"O Yama! I will strike down your mace and your trident, and cut you down until you reel. Have you seen the flaming sword of wisdom, free of all hatred, held by me, the servant of the spear-bearer of Senthil? Come, Antaka, come within reach of my hand, and see!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf, \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf, \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbe? \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bbe, \u0b9a\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd!\n\n\u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nA fearless challenge to the god of death.\n\nTransliteration: Thantaayuthamun thirisoola mumvizhath thaakkiyunnaith \/ Thintaata vetti vizhavitu vaensenthil vaelavanukkuth \/ Thontaa kiyaven naviroatha njaanas sutarvativaal \/ Kantaaya taavantha kaavanthu paarsar renkaik kettavae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Thantaayuthamun thirisoola mumvizhath thaakkiyunnaith \/ Thintaata vetti vizhavitu vaensenthil vaelavanukkuth \/ Thontaa kiyaven naviroatha njaanas sutarvativaal \/ Kantaaya taavantha kaavanthu paarsar renkaik kettavae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd|mace\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd|trident\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9f|to reel and stagger\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd|wisdom free of enmity\n\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd|flaming sharp sword\n\u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bbe|O Antaka, death\n\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f|within arm's reach","meaning_ta":"\u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf, \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf, \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbe? \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bbe, \u0b9a\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd!","meaning_en":"O Yama! I will strike down your mace and your trident, and cut you down until you reel. Have you seen the flaming sword of wisdom, free of all hatred, held by me, the servant of the spear-bearer of Senthil? Come, Antaka, come within reach of my hand, and see!","explanation_ta":"\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd '\u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd'. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba3 \u0baa\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"The devotee's weapon is 'wisdom without enmity', and it can defeat even death. This is not arrogance but courage born of knowing oneself to be Murugan's servant: the voice of one freed from the fear of death.","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7 \u0b86\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Markandeya","story_en":"Markandeya was born to the sage Mrikandu with a life span of only sixteen years. At sixteen, Yama came with his noose. At Thirukkadavur the boy clasped the Shiva linga, and Yama's noose fell around the linga too. Shiva burst forth from it and kicked Yama away. Markandeya received the boon of remaining sixteen forever.","reflection_ta":"\u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Which fear would you like to face with the strength of faith?","image_prompt":"A fearless devotee holding a flaming sword of light confronting dark Yama on a buffalo with mace and trident falling, Murugan of Tiruchendur with spear glowing behind, Tanjore-painting inspired style with palm-leaf manuscript texture, ivory, ochre, copper and deep teal palette, no text or letters in the image."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/verse"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3822"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3822"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3822"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3822"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}