{"id":3902,"date":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-105\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","slug":"kandar-alankaram-105","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-105\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 105 \u00b7 \u0b86\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe \u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though I know the ways by which harm comes to the soul, I never once think to serve your gracious feet; remove my karma! O Lord of the rooster banner, who lives on the great hill of Thiruthani ringed by pools and broad fields! O crest jewel of the gods!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3902","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"105","verse_sort":105,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b86\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe \u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\n\u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bb2\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\n\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\n\u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0baf\u0bae\u0bb0 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7.","english_translation":"Though I know the ways by which harm comes to the soul, I never once think to serve your gracious feet; remove my karma! O Lord of the rooster banner, who lives on the great hill of Thiruthani ringed by pools and broad fields! O crest jewel of the gods!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd! \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7!\n\n\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nA prayer to remove karma, for failing even when one knows.\n\nTransliteration: Aavikku moasam varumaa rarinthun narutpathangkal \/ Saevikka enru ninaikkinri laen vinai theerththarulaay \/ Vaavith thatavayal soozhun thiruththani maamalaivaazh \/ Saevar kotiyutai yaanae yamara sikaamaniyae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Aavikku moasam varumaa rarinthun narutpathangkal \/ Saevikka enru ninaikkinri laen vinai theerththarulaay \/ Vaavith thatavayal soozhun thiruththani maamalaivaazh \/ Saevar kotiyutai yaanae yamara sikaamaniyae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b86\u0bb5\u0bbf|soul, life\n\u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd|harm, ruin\n\u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95|to serve\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd|remove my karma\n\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf|pool\n\u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd|broad fields\n\u0b85\u0bae\u0bb0 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bbf|crest jewel of the gods","meaning_ta":"\u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd! \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7!","meaning_en":"Though I know the ways by which harm comes to the soul, I never once think to serve your gracious feet; remove my karma! O Lord of the rooster banner, who lives on the great hill of Thiruthani ringed by pools and broad fields! O crest jewel of the gods!","explanation_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0b95\u0bc8; \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0b95\u0bc8. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Failing in ignorance is one thing; knowing and still not acting is another. Admitting the second, the poet asks the Lord to remove even that.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1","story_ta":"\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0b95 \u0b87\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \"\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf, \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bc7 '\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb9\u0bcb' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd '\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb9' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Sugar candy at Thiruthani","story_en":"Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the trinity of Carnatic music, went as a young man to Thiruthani hill and meditated for forty days. One day an old man met him on the steps, said, 'Muthuswami, open your mouth,' placed sugar candy on his tongue and vanished. Realising it was Murugan, Dikshitar sang his first kriti, 'Sri Nathadi Guruguho', that very moment. He set the signature 'Guruguha' in all his compositions.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"What good act do you know you should do but keep postponing?","image_prompt":"Thiruthani hill temple surrounded by pools and green fields, a rooster banner flying, an old man on the steps placing sugar candy on a young musician's tongue, 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\/3902","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\/3902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3902"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3902"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3902"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3902"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}