{"id":3904,"date":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-107\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:41:42","slug":"kandar-alankaram-107","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-107\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 107 \u00b7 \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bae \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0b9e\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will never fear Yama, who comes pursuing with trident in hand, whirling his noose. We have the spear and the holy hand of the six-faced one, son of the Lord who drank the halahala poison that rose from the ocean; they are our one true companion.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3904","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"107","verse_sort":107,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bae \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0b9e\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0b9e\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\n\u0b86\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7.","english_translation":"I will never fear Yama, who comes pursuing with trident in hand, whirling his noose. We have the spear and the holy hand of the six-faced one, son of the Lord who drank the halahala poison that rose from the ocean; they are our one true companion.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b86\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1: \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8.\n\nThe close of the work: the spear and his hand are the true companion.\n\nTransliteration: Soolam pitiththema paasanj suzharrith thotarnthuvarung \/ Kaalan thanakkoru kaalumanj saenkatal meethezhuntha \/ Aalang kutiththa perumaan kumaaran arumukavan \/ Vaelun thirukkaiyu munta namakkoru meyththunaiyae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Soolam pitiththema paasanj suzharrith thotarnthuvarung \/ Kaalan thanakkoru kaalumanj saenkatal meethezhuntha \/ Aalang kutiththa perumaan kumaaran arumukavan \/ Vaelun thirukkaiyu munta namakkoru meyththunaiyae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd|trident\n\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf|whirling the noose\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd|Yama\n\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b86\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd|the poison that rose from the sea\n\u0b85\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd|the six-faced one\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8|holy hand\n\u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8|true companion","meaning_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b86\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8.","meaning_en":"I will never fear Yama, who comes pursuing with trident in hand, whirling his noose. We have the spear and the holy hand of the six-faced one, son of the Lord who drank the halahala poison that rose from the ocean; they are our one true companion.","explanation_ta":"\u0b85\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.","explanation_en":"The Alankaram ends in fearlessness. The son of Shiva, who drank poison for the world's sake, will take on any sorrow for his devotees. While his spear and his hand are with us, there is no room for fear.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb2\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b86\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb2\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8.","story_title_en":"Neelakantha, the blue-throated","story_en":"When the milk ocean was churned, the halahala poison rose first and began to burn the worlds. Gods and asuras fled in terror. Shiva calmly held it in his palm and drank it. Lest it go down and destroy the worlds within him, Parvati held his throat and stopped it there. The poison stayed in his throat and turned it blue, and he became Neelakantha. The son of that father, who takes on sorrow for the world, is our true companion.","reflection_ta":"\u0b85\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"Which verse of the Alankaram feels closest to you?","image_prompt":"Six-faced Murugan extending his holy hand and spear to a fearless devotee while Yama with trident and noose stops short, Shiva with blue throat and Parvati blessing above, 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\/3904","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\/3904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3904"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3904"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3904"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3904"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}