{"id":3881,"date":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-84\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","slug":"kandar-alankaram-84","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 84 \u00b7 \u0bae\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know nothing but this humble service of praising &#8216;O son of the Lord with the dark-stained throat, O Kanda!&#8217; When my learning is gone, when kin, relations and townsfolk wail, when the five familiar senses abandon me and life leaves the body, you are my refuge.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3881","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"84","verse_sort":84,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bae\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0b90\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bc7.","english_translation":"I know nothing but this humble service of praising 'O son of the Lord with the dark-stained throat, O Kanda!' When my learning is gone, when kin, relations and townsfolk wail, when the five familiar senses abandon me and life leaves the body, you are my refuge.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe! \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bb1, \u0baa\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b90\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nAt the final moment, Murugan alone is refuge.\n\nTransliteration: Maivarung kantaththar mainthakanthaavenru vaazhththuminthak \/ Kaivarun thontanri marrariyaen karra kalviyumpoay \/ Paivarum kaelum pathiyung katharap pazhakinirkum \/ Aivarung kaivittu meyvitum poathunnataikkalamae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Maivarung kantaththar mainthakanthaavenru vaazhththuminthak \/ Kaivarun thontanri marrariyaen karra kalviyumpoay \/ Paivarum kaelum pathiyung katharap pazhakinirkum \/ Aivarung kaivittu meyvitum poathunnataikkalamae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd|Shiva, whose throat is darkened\n\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1|service done by the hands\n\u0baa\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|kin and relations\n\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf|home town\n\u0b90\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd|the five senses\n\u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1|when life leaves the body\n\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd|refuge","meaning_ta":"\u0ba8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe! \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bb1, \u0baa\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b90\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"I know nothing but this humble service of praising 'O son of the Lord with the dark-stained throat, O Kanda!' When my learning is gone, when kin, relations and townsfolk wail, when the five familiar senses abandon me and life leaves the body, you are my refuge.","explanation_ta":"\u0b87\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9: \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf, \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bc1, \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7. \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf.","explanation_en":"At death things fall away one by one: learning, kin, home, the senses. When everything is gone, only the Lord's refuge remains. The small service done in life is the way to it.","story_title_ta":"\u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc0\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb7\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bc0\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9. \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0b95\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7.","story_title_en":"Bhishma on the bed of arrows","story_en":"Fallen in the Kurukshetra war, Bhishma lay on a bed of arrows awaiting the sun's northward course. His kin stood around him weeping. His eyes rested only on Krishna. At last, having taught the Vishnu Sahasranama to Yudhishthira, he gave up his life meditating on Krishna. When everything had fallen away, his only refuge was the Lord.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 '\u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"What small service of the hands could you do today?","image_prompt":"A dying devotee at peace while weeping relatives fade into mist, five sense-spirits departing, Murugan as a child of Shiva extending a hand of refuge, 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\/3881","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\/3881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}