{"id":3859,"date":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-62\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","slug":"kandar-alankaram-62","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 62 \u00b7 \u0b86\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ornament of Shiva, who drank the poison, is a garland of white skulls; the ornament of Vishnu, who swallowed the worlds, is cool tulasi; the ornaments of the feet of the Lord who rides the peacock are the crowns of the gods and the kadamba flower; and the ornaments of the spear in his hand are the sea, Sura and Mount Meru!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3859","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"62","verse_sort":62,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b86\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\n\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bae\u0baf\u0bbf \u0bb2\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\n\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9e\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7.","english_translation":"The ornament of Shiva, who drank the poison, is a garland of white skulls; the ornament of Vishnu, who swallowed the worlds, is cool tulasi; the ornaments of the feet of the Lord who rides the peacock are the crowns of the gods and the kadamba flower; and the ornaments of the spear in his hand are the sea, Sura and Mount Meru!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b86\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bbf; \u0bae\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b90\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7!\n\n\u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nA graceful list of the ornament proper to each.\n\nTransliteration: Aaluk kanikalam ventalai maalai yakilamunta \/ Maaluk kanikalam thannan thuzhaaymayi laerumaiyan \/ Kaaluk kanikalam vaanoar mutiyung katampungkaiyil \/ Vaeluk kanikalam vaelaiyunj sooranu maeruvumae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Aaluk kanikalam ventalai maalai yakilamunta \/ Maaluk kanikalam thannan thuzhaaymayi laerumaiyan \/ Kaaluk kanikalam vaanoar mutiyung katampungkaiyil \/ Vaeluk kanikalam vaelaiyunj sooranu maeruvumae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b86\u0bb2\u0bcd|the halahala poison\n\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8|garland of white skulls\n\u0b85\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd|Vishnu who swallowed the worlds\n\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd|tulasi\n\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf|crowns of the gods\n\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc8|the sea","meaning_ta":"\u0b86\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8; 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the ornament of Vishnu, who swallowed the worlds, is cool tulasi; the ornaments of the feet of the Lord who rides the peacock are the crowns of the gods and the kadamba flower; and the ornaments of the spear in his hand are the sea, Sura and Mount Meru!","explanation_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bc8: \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf. \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"The spear's ornaments are what it conquered: the sea, Sura and Meru. Others wear flowers and garlands; the spear wears victory. The gods themselves bow and become ornaments of his feet.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8","story_ta":"\u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0baf\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bb0, \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0b89\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"The glory of tulasi","story_en":"Once Satyabhama wished to weigh Krishna against her wealth. Krishna sat on one pan of the scales, and she piled all her jewels on the other; it did not move. Rukmini came, removed the jewels and lovingly placed a single tulasi leaf. The scales balanced. That is why tulasi is the ornament dearest to Vishnu.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd '\u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd' \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"What is the true ornament of your life?","image_prompt":"Three panels in one composition: Shiva with skull garland, Vishnu with tulasi garland, Murugan's feet adorned with gods' crowns and kadamba flowers, his spear glowing over sea and mountain, 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\/3859","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\/3859\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3859"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3859"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3859"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3859"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}