{"id":3867,"date":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-70\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","slug":"kandar-alankaram-70","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 70 \u00b7 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companion to my eyes: his soft flower-like feet. Companion to my speech, which never falters from truth: the names &#8216;Muruga&#8217;. Companion against the sins I have done before: his twelve shoulders. Companion on the fearful lonely road: the sharp spear and the peacock of the Lord of Senkodu.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3867","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"70","verse_sort":70,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\n\u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\n\u0baa\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf\n\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b9e\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0baf\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7.","english_translation":"Companion to my eyes: his soft flower-like feet. Companion to my speech, which never falters from truth: the names 'Muruga'. Companion against the sins I have done before: his twelve shoulders. Companion on the fearful lonely road: the sharp spear and the peacock of the Lord of Senkodu.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 '\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7.\n\n\u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8.\n\nFor every need, Murugan is the companion.\n\nTransliteration: Vizhikkuth thunaithiru menmalarp paathangkal meymmai kunraa \/ Mozhikkuth thunaimuru kaavenu naamangkal munpu seytha \/ Pazhikkuth thunaiyavan panniru thoalum payanthathani \/ Vazhikkuth thunaivati vaelunj sengkoatan mayooramumae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Vizhikkuth thunaithiru menmalarp paathangkal meymmai kunraa \/ Mozhikkuth thunaimuru kaavenu naamangkal munpu seytha \/ Pazhikkuth thunaiyavan panniru thoalum payanthathani \/ Vazhikkuth thunaivati vaelunj sengkoatan mayooramumae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf|eyes\n\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd|soft flower feet\n\u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf|speech that does not falter from truth\n\u0baa\u0bb4\u0bbf|sin, blame\n\u0baa\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf|the fearful lonely road\n\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd|sharp spear\n\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd|the Lord of Thiruchengode","meaning_ta":"\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 '\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7.","meaning_en":"Companion to my eyes: his soft flower-like feet. Companion to my speech, which never falters from truth: the names 'Muruga'. Companion against the sins I have done before: his twelve shoulders. Companion on the fearful lonely road: the sharp spear and the peacock of the Lord of Senkodu.","explanation_ta":"\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2; \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"For the eyes his feet, for the tongue his name, against sin his arms, for the final journey his spear and peacock. It is like a small kavacham, a protective hymn, and many recite it daily.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd '\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd' \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b93\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Devaraya Swamigal's armour","story_en":"In the nineteenth century, Devaraya Swamigal suffered terrible stomach pain that no medicine could cure. Thinking to end his life, he went to the sea at Tiruchendur. Tradition says that there, by Murugan's grace, the illness left him, and in gratitude he sang the Kanda Sashti Kavacham. In it he asks Murugan to guard every part of the body from head to foot. Millions still recite it daily.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc8?","reflection_en":"Which part of you needs the Lord's companionship today?","image_prompt":"A devotee surrounded by protective symbols: lotus feet glowing before the eyes, the name Muruga as light on the lips, twelve arms around him, a spear and peacock guiding him down a lonely road, 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\/3867","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\/3867\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3867"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3867"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3867"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3867"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}