Sotrunai Vedhiyan

Thevaram (Thirunaavukkarasar)

soTRuNai vEdhiyan sOdhi vaanavan
poTRuNai thirunthadi poruntha kaithola
kaTRuNai poottiyOr kadalil paaychinum
naTRuNai aavadhu namachi vaayavE. 1

poovinuk karungalam pongu thaamarai
aavinuk karungalam aranan saaduthal
kOvinuk karungalam kOttam illathu
naavinuk karungalam namachi vaayaavE. 2

Meaning:
O Lord of Scripture, whom the Word doth help,
Celestial light of heaven, so I but praise,
With hands meetly upraised, Thy golden feet,
Then though men tie on me two weighty stones,
And sink me in the ocean’s depth, e’en then
The cry ‘Hail, Siva,’ would salvation be.

The lotus is the glory of all flowers;
The glory of all kine is Hara’s use
Of that which they put forth. Glory of kings
Is the unswerving straightness of their deeds.
But if we ask the glory of the tongue,
’Tis to cry out aloud, ‘Hail, Siva, Hail.’