{"id":3873,"date":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-76\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:32","slug":"kandar-alankaram-76","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 76 \u00b7 \u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What wrong did I do to Brahma, who never swerves? O Lord of Thiruthani, hero whose feet hurled the mountain! He picked out for me alone and created a head that does not wear your lovely anklet-adorned feet, eyes that do not seek you, hands that do not worship and a tongue that does not sing!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3873","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"76","verse_sort":76,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\n\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb3 \u0ba9\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\n\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bc7.","english_translation":"What wrong did I do to Brahma, who never swerves? O Lord of Thiruthani, hero whose feet hurled the mountain! He picked out for me alone and created a head that does not wear your lovely anklet-adorned feet, eyes that do not seek you, hands that do not worship and a tongue that does not sing!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9? \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bbe! \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7!\n\n\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nA lament, with a touch of humour, blaming Brahma.\n\nTransliteration: Koataatha vaethanuk kiyaanseytha kurramen kunrerintha \/ Thaataala naethen thanikaik kumaranin rantaiyanthaal \/ Sootaatha senniyu naataatha kannun thozhaathakaiyum \/ Paataatha naavu menakkae therinthu pataiththananae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Koataatha vaethanuk kiyaanseytha kurramen kunrerintha \/ Thaataala naethen thanikaik kumaranin rantaiyanthaal \/ Sootaatha senniyu naataatha kannun thozhaathakaiyum \/ Paataatha naavu menakkae therinthu pataiththananae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd|Brahma who never swerves\n\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0ba9\u0bcd|the hero with mighty feet\n\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8|Thiruthani\n\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf|a head that does not wear\n\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd|eyes that do not seek\n\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbe|a tongue that does not sing","meaning_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9? \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bbe! \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7!","meaning_en":"What wrong did I do to Brahma, who never swerves? O Lord of Thiruthani, hero whose feet hurled the mountain! He picked out for me alone and created a head that does not wear your lovely anklet-adorned feet, eyes that do not seek you, hands that do not worship and a tongue that does not sing!","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8, \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bc8, \u0ba8\u0bbe \u0b86\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"It seems to blame Brahma, but it is really harsh self-criticism. If head, eyes, hands and tongue do not serve the Lord, having them is useless: an idea from the Thevaram tradition.","story_title_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8","story_ta":"\u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9. \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \"\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc8\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd '\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Brahma's fifth head","story_en":"Once Brahma had five heads. Proud of being the creator, his fifth head declared, 'Shiva and I are equal.' Then Bhairava arose from Shiva's wrath and plucked off that head. Humbled, Brahma bowed to Shiva. We too carry a fifth head of 'I alone'; it is what refuses to bow.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8, \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bc8, \u0ba8\u0bbe \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9?","reflection_en":"What did your head, eyes, hands and tongue serve today?","image_prompt":"A devotee looking ruefully at Brahma seated on a lotus, Murugan of Thiruthani hill with anklet-adorned feet and spear smiling compassionately, 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\/3873","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\/3873\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3873"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3873"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3873"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3873"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}