{"id":3900,"date":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-103\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","slug":"kandar-alankaram-103","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-103\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 103 \u00b7 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95 \u0bb2\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show me the place where there is neither night nor day, and grant me your lovely feet wearing kura flowers and anklets, so that I may abide there and praise you! O Lord of the spear whose valour is admired by Vishnu, the God who, on the day the elephant cried out, killed the crocodile and stood while the elephant praised him! O terror who destroys the demons!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3900","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"103","verse_sort":103,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95 \u0bb2\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb3\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bae \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0b9a\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0 \u0baa\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc7.","english_translation":"Show me the place where there is neither night nor day, and grant me your lovely feet wearing kura flowers and anklets, so that I may abide there and praise you! O Lord of the spear whose valour is admired by Vishnu, the God who, on the day the elephant cried out, killed the crocodile and stood while the elephant praised him! O terror who destroys the demons!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \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 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd! \u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc7!\n\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nA prayer to abide and praise in the place beyond night and day.\n\nTransliteration: Iraappaka larra itangkaatti yaanirun thaethuthikkak \/ Kuraappunai thantaiyan thaalaru laay kari kooppittanaal \/ Karaapputak konrak karipoarra ninra katavul messum \/ Paraakrama vaela niruthasang kaara payangkaranae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Iraappaka larra itangkaatti yaanirun thaethuthikkak \/ Kuraappunai thantaiyan thaalaru laay kari kooppittanaal \/ Karaapputak konrak karipoarra ninra katavul messum \/ Paraakrama vaela niruthasang kaara payangkaranae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd|the place beyond night and day\n\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe|kura flower\n\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd|the day the elephant cried out\n\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbe|crocodile\n\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd|valour\n\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0|destroyer of the demons","meaning_ta":"\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \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 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd! \u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc7!","meaning_en":"Show me the place where there is neither night nor day, and grant me your lovely feet wearing kura flowers and anklets, so that I may abide there and praise you! O Lord of the spear whose valour is admired by Vishnu, the God who, on the day the elephant cried out, killed the crocodile and stood while the elephant praised him! O terror who destroys the demons!","explanation_ta":"\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 '\u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 '\u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0b9c\u0bc7\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"He who said earlier that this state is not easy now asks directly: 'Show it to me.' Murugan is the hero praised even by Vishnu who saved Gajendra; he can show that state too.","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"The heads that grew back","story_en":"Sura's brother Simhamukha had a thousand heads and two thousand arms. In battle, as Murugan cut off his heads, they grew back again and again. Murugan paused a moment, then hurled his spear. It split Simhamukha's chest, and after that no heads grew back. Before he fell, Simhamukha recognised Murugan's greatness and praised him. The spear cuts at the root even the thoughts that sprout again and again.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"Which thought keeps sprouting in you again and again?","image_prompt":"Murugan's spear piercing a many-headed lion-faced demon, heads ceasing to grow, Vishnu on Garuda in the background admiring, a devotee in timeless light, 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\/3900","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\/3900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3900"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3900"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3900"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3900"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}