{"id":3977,"date":"2026-11-02T14:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/sadagopar-andhadhi-than-payiram\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:58:19","slug":"sadagopar-andhadhi-than-payiram","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/sadagopar-andhadhi-than-payiram\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadagopar Andhadhi Kambar&#8217;s own preface \u00b7 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long ago Madhurakavi Perumal went to Maran, Nammalvar, and with just one padhigam in southern Tamil he reached the Alvar&#8217;s golden feet and stood there. Thinking of that, the generous one of Thiruvazhundur, praised by the assemblies, sang padhigam after padhigam.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[74],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[76],"class_list":["post-3977","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-kambar","work_title-sadagopar-andhadhi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"0","verse_sort":0,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0 \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\n\u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bc7.","english_translation":"Long ago Madhurakavi Perumal went to Maran, Nammalvar, and with just one padhigam in southern Tamil he reached the Alvar's golden feet and stood there. Thinking of that, the generous one of Thiruvazhundur, praised by the assemblies, sang padhigam after padhigam.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bc8 (\u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc8) \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb2\u0bcd (\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba9\u0bcd) \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd (\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1) \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd; \u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd (\u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd) \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \"\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb2\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\nThis is Kambar's preface about himself; Thiruvazhundur is his town. Madhurakavi sang one padhigam, the Kanninun Siruthambu; Kambar sings ten padhigams, a hundred verses. 'Vallal', the generous one, is read here as Kambar himself.\n\nTransliteration: Manrae pukazhum thiruvazhunthoor vallal maaranai mun \/ Senra mathura kavipperumaal thenthamizhth thotaiyil \/ Onrae pathikam uraiththavan ponatiyurru ninraan \/ Enrae pathikam pathikam athaaka isaiththananae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Manrae pukazhum thiruvazhunthoor vallal maaranai mun \/ Senra mathura kavipperumaal thenthamizhth thotaiyil \/ Onrae pathikam uraiththavan ponatiyurru ninraan \/ Enrae pathikam pathikam athaaka isaiththananae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|praised by the assemblies\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb2\u0bcd|the generous one of Thiruvazhundur, Kambar\n\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bcd|Maran, Nammalvar\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1|who went (to him) long ago\n\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd|Madhurakavi Alvar\n\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc8|verse in southern Tamil\n\u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd|only one padhigam\n\u0baa\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd|reached and stood at the golden feet\n\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95|padhigam after padhigam\n\u0b87\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd|sang","meaning_ta":"\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bc8 (\u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc8) \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb2\u0bcd (\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba9\u0bcd) \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Long ago Madhurakavi Perumal went to Maran, Nammalvar, and with just one padhigam in southern Tamil he reached the Alvar's golden feet and stood there. Thinking of that, the generous one of Thiruvazhundur, praised by the assemblies, sang padhigam after padhigam.","explanation_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9, \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8. \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd; \u0b86\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1: \"\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1!\" \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1: \u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95.","explanation_en":"This is Kambar's humble preface, touched with gentle humour. Madhurakavi Alvar was Nammalvar's disciple, and all he sang of his teacher was a single padhigam of eleven verses, the Kanninun Siruthambu. With that one padhigam he reached his teacher's feet, and he is honoured as one of the Alvars.\n\nKambar's point: 'One padhigam was enough for Madhurakavi; I need ten!' There is humility in it, lowering himself, and there is praise of Madhurakavi's greatness. At the same time it tells us the shape of the book: a hundred verses in tens.","story_title_ta":"\"\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\": \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba3\u0bb5 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd; \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \"\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7\": \"\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd.\" \u0baf\u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f, \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1, \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"'I Know No Other God': The Disciple Who Saw God in His Teacher","story_en":"From Vaishnava tradition. Madhurakavi Alvar was a brahmin of Thirukkolur and a learned poet. Once he found Nammalvar, his whole life belonged to his teacher. He wrote down on palm leaves all that Nammalvar sang, and kept it safe.\n\nHe himself sang only one padhigam, the Kanninun Siruthambu. In it he did not sing of Vishnu; he sang of his teacher Nammalvar: 'I know no other god; I will wander singing the sweet music of the songs of Kurugur Nambi.' Sweeter to him than Krishna bound with Yashoda's rope, he says, is the name of his teacher.\n\nAfter Nammalvar left this world, Madhurakavi installed his image and worshipped it. In this preface, where Kambar measures his own humility against Madhurakavi, who became an Alvar with one padhigam, he bows to that devotion to the teacher.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \"\u0b87\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b86\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Which teacher in your life could you say 'without them, I would not be who I am' about?","image_prompt":"The disciple Madhurakavi Alvar with a stylus and palm leaves kneeling before the young saint Nammalvar seated in the hollow of a great tamarind tree, and to one side the poet Kambar writing ten bundles of palm leaves, 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\/3977","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":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4082,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3977\/revisions\/4082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3977"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3977"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3977"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3977"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}