{"id":3831,"date":"2026-11-01T16:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-34\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:20:33","slug":"kandar-alankaram-34","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 34 \u00b7 \u0baa\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe \u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Kanda, who fought the mountain into dust! Will you grant me the art of wisdom that nothing that strays can reach? My mind lies bound in the net of women whose eyes, like daggers and spears, twist and drink the life of those burning with great desire, to sate their hunger.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3831","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"34","verse_sort":34,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe \u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe \u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bae\u0ba9\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc7.","english_translation":"O Kanda, who fought the mountain into dust! Will you grant me the art of wisdom that nothing that strays can reach? My mind lies bound in the net of women whose eyes, like daggers and spears, twist and drink the life of those burning with great desire, to sate their hunger.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcc\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe! \u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9 \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbe? \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b86\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nThe lament of a mind caught in the net of desire.\n\nTransliteration: Pottaaka verpaip poruthakanthaa thappip poanathonrar \/ Kettaatha njaana kalaitharu vaayirung kaamavitaayp \/ Pattaa ruyiraith thirukip parukip pasithanikkung \/ Kattaari vaelvizhi yaarvalaik kaemanang kattuntathae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Pottaaka verpaip poruthakanthaa thappip poanathonrar \/ Kettaatha njaana kalaitharu vaayirung kaamavitaayp \/ Pattaa ruyiraith thirukip parukip pasithanikkung \/ Kattaari vaelvizhi yaarvalaik kaemanang kattuntathae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b95|into dust\n\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1|mountain\n\u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8|the art of wisdom\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd|the thirst of desire\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf|twisting and drinking\n\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf|dagger\n\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1|is bound","meaning_ta":"\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcc\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe! \u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9 \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbe? \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"O Kanda, who fought the mountain into dust! Will you grant me the art of wisdom that nothing that strays can reach? My mind lies bound in the net of women whose eyes, like daggers and spears, twist and drink the life of those burning with great desire, to sate their hunger.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7.","explanation_en":"The poet hides none of his weakness. The mind is caught in a net; wisdom is needed to free it, and it is Murugan who gives that wisdom.","story_title_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0b95 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf \u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd, \"\u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Shuka and Rambha","story_en":"Shuka, Vyasa's son, was free of attachment from birth. To test him, the celestial beauty Rambha came and sang the delights of worldly pleasure. To every verse Shuka calmly replied, 'A life that does not remember the Lord is wasted.' Defeated, Rambha bowed and left. No net can bind one who has the art of wisdom.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9?","reflection_en":"What is the name of the net that binds your mind?","image_prompt":"A man caught in a glowing golden net woven of enchanting eyes, Murugan with spear cutting through the net, a crumbling mountain 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\/3831","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\/3831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3831"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3831"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3831"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3831"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}