{"id":3935,"date":"2026-11-02T07:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/vel-viruttam-6\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T07:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:17:23","slug":"vel-viruttam-6","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/vel-viruttam-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Vel Viruttam 6 \u00b7 \u0baa\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc2\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bca \u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sharp spear that won glory and pre-eminence, so that in their games of ball and of pebbles, on the shining swing, in song and in dance, the apsaras with fresh fragrant flowers in their hair, and women like Sachi, Indra&#8217;s queen, sing and dance with love, praising the might that cut down the swords of the old enemies and restored Indra&#8217;s kingdom to him. It is the spear in the beautiful hand of Murugan: the boon-giving Guru who gave the rare, perfect teaching to Shiva, whose matted locks carry the waves of the Ganga; who raised the rooster banner with its comb red as the flame-of-the-forest flower; whose chest wears woven garlands of clustered kadamba, vetchi, blue lily, red kanthal and koothalam flowers.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[73],"class_list":["post-3935","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-vel-viruttam"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"6","verse_sort":6,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0baa\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc2\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bca \u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7\n\u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bae\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd\n\u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe \u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc7","english_translation":"The sharp spear that won glory and pre-eminence, so that in their games of ball and of pebbles, on the shining swing, in song and in dance, the apsaras with fresh fragrant flowers in their hair, and women like Sachi, Indra's queen, sing and dance with love, praising the might that cut down the swords of the old enemies and restored Indra's kingdom to him. It is the spear in the beautiful hand of Murugan: the boon-giving Guru who gave the rare, perfect teaching to Shiva, whose matted locks carry the waves of the Ganga; who raised the rooster banner with its comb red as the flame-of-the-forest flower; whose chest wears woven garlands of clustered kadamba, vetchi, blue lily, red kanthal and koothalam flowers.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b92\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0bc2\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc2\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc7!\n\n\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5 \u0bae\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd; \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bc1: \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bc8\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf - \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bc1.\n\nEven the games of celestial women praise the spear; Murugan as Shiva's Guru. Traditionally sung in raga Sindhu Bhairavi, Khanda Chapu tala.\n\nTransliteration: Panthaatalir kazhang kaatalir sutaroosal paatalino taatalinelaam \/ Pazhanthevvar katkam thuniththinthirarkkarasu paaliththa thiral pukazhnthae \/ Santhaaru naanmalar kuzhalarampaiyarkalum sasimangkai anaiyarththaamun \/ Thannai anpotu paati aatum prathaapamum thalaimaiyum perra vaivael \/ Manthaakinith tharangka satilarukariya mantharra upathaesa nalkum \/ Varathaesikan kinjukas sikaa langkaara vaaranak koti uyarththoan \/ Konthaar malark katampum sessai maalaiyum kuvalaiyum seng kaanthalum \/ Koothaala malarum thotuththaniyu maarpinan koalath thirukkai vaelae","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Panthaatalir kazhang kaatalir sutaroosal paatalino taatalinelaam \/ Pazhanthevvar katkam thuniththinthirarkkarasu paaliththa thiral pukazhnthae \/ Santhaaru naanmalar kuzhalarampaiyarkalum sasimangkai anaiyarththaamun \/ Thannai anpotu paati aatum prathaapamum thalaimaiyum perra vaivael \/ Manthaakinith tharangka satilarukariya mantharra upathaesa nalkum \/ Varathaesikan kinjukas sikaa langkaara vaaranak koti uyarththoan \/ Konthaar malark katampum sessai maalaiyum kuvalaiyum seng kaanthalum \/ Koothaala malarum thotuththaniyu maarpinan koalath thirukkai vaelae","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0baa\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd|games of ball and of pebbles\n\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd|the shining swing\n\u0baa\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd|the old enemies, the asuras\n\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1|cutting down their swords\n\u0b9a\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0bae\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8|Sachi, Indra's queen\n\u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd|Shiva, whose locks hold the Ganga's waves\n\u0bb5\u0bb0 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in dance, the apsaras with fresh fragrant flowers in their hair, and women like Sachi, Indra's queen, sing and dance with love, praising the might that cut down the swords of the old enemies and restored Indra's kingdom to him. It is the spear in the beautiful hand of Murugan: the boon-giving Guru who gave the rare, perfect teaching to Shiva, whose matted locks carry the waves of the Ganga; who raised the rooster banner with its comb red as the flame-of-the-forest flower; whose chest wears woven garlands of clustered kadamba, vetchi, blue lily, red kanthal and koothalam flowers.","explanation_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1: \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf, \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"The spear's victory does not end on the battlefield. In the freed heaven, celestial women sing its praise even while playing ball or swinging. The second half of the verse draws Murugan himself: the Guru even to Shiva, the bearer of the rooster banner, garlanded with flowers of the hills. Kadamba, vetchi and kanthal are all flowers of the kurinji, the mountain land that is Murugan's own.","story_title_ta":"\u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc2\u0b9a \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc2\u0b9a \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc2\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b8f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf, \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf, \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"The Spear the Mother Gave","story_en":"From the Thaipusam tradition. When Murugan set out to face Surapadma, Goddess Parvati gathered all her power and gave it to him as a spear. Tradition holds that this was on the day of the Pusam star in the month of Thai. That is why on Thaipusam devotees carry kavadis and walk to Murugan's temples. The vel is not merely a weapon; it is the mother's love and wisdom placed in her son's hand.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 '\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd' \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcb?","reflection_en":"What 'spear' have you received from someone who loves you, a word or deed that gave you strength?","image_prompt":"Celestial apsaras on golden swings and playing ball in a restored heaven, singing; above them Murugan as Guru whispering to Shiva, rooster banner, garlands of kadamba and red kanthal, a radiant spear, 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\/3935","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\/3935\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3935"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3935"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3935"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3935"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}