{"id":3891,"date":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-94\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:41","slug":"kandar-alankaram-94","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-94\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 94 \u00b7 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b8f\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You did not long for the feet of him who married Valli, the artful young girl who scares the parrots from the clear millet field. O heart, you longed instead for leaping carp-like eyes that push against vine-like ears, for red lips, for deceitful words, for the smile spread with white pearls of teeth!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3891","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"94","verse_sort":94,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b8f\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\n\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba8\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc7.","english_translation":"You did not long for the feet of him who married Valli, the artful young girl who scares the parrots from the clear millet field. O heart, you longed instead for leaping carp-like eyes that push against vine-like ears, for red lips, for deceitful words, for the smile spread with white pearls of teeth!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc7!\n\n\u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nA rebuke to the heart that chased worldly beauty and forgot the Lord.\n\nTransliteration: Thelliya aenalir killaiyaik kallas sirumiyenum \/ Valliyai vaettavan thaal vaettilai siru vallaithallith \/ Thulliya kentaiyaith thontaiyaith thoathakas sollainalla \/ Velliya niththila viththaara mooralai vaettanenjae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Thelliya aenalir killaiyaik kallas sirumiyenum \/ Valliyai vaettavan thaal vaettilai siru vallaithallith \/ Thulliya kentaiyaith thontaiyaith thoathakas sollainalla \/ Velliya niththila viththaara mooralai vaettanenjae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b8f\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd|millet field\n\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8|parrot\n\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf|artful young girl\n\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd|he who married\n\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8|a creeper, image for the ear\n\u0b95\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8|carp, image for eyes\n\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd|deceit\n\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bcd|pearly smile","meaning_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc7!","meaning_en":"You did not long for the feet of him who married Valli, the artful young girl who scares the parrots from the clear millet field. O heart, you longed instead for leaping carp-like eyes that push against vine-like ears, for red lips, for deceitful words, for the smile spread with white pearls of teeth!","explanation_ta":"\u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b92\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9: \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0baf \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd (\u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd) \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Two loves are compared: the pure love of Murugan and Valli, and the illusory beauty the heart chases. The same similes, fish-like eyes and pearly teeth, fit both; the difference lies in the intent.","story_title_ta":"\u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0b87\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b9e\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3 \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \"\u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf '\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bb8\u0bcd' \u0b87\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Ratnavali's words","story_en":"The young Tulsidas was boundlessly attached to his wife Ratnavali. When she went to her parents' home, he crossed the river on a stormy night and ran to see her. Shaken, she said, 'If you gave Rama half the love you give this body of bone and skin, you would be free of rebirth.' Those words transformed him. He left home, sang of Rama and composed the Ramcharitmanas.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Could you turn your heart's longing toward the Divine?","image_prompt":"Young Valli in a millet field scaring parrots with a sling, Murugan watching lovingly, a restless young man in the foreground turning his gaze from worldly beauty toward them, 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\/3891","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\/3891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}