Tirukkurralak Kuravanci 40
English (machine translation) 40
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40.1
Building temple services around the shrine, / building feeding-houses, and further building the Teṉkāci / bridge, building fixed daily rations, / raising the banner to protect the devotees, / tying on his sash to perform hereditary service / to Kuṟṟālanāthar, who is praised by Māl and Ayan— / in all the reclaimed external lands for the morning service / of the virtuous Ciṉṉaṇañcēndran of Kiḷuvai— (they have been grazing…)
40.2
In all the reclaimed lands of Piccaip Piḷḷai, known as a benefactor, / the shoot of Śaivism fathered by the army commander Vaittiyappaṉ, / an abode of dharma, brother of the army's Cavarip Perumāḷ, / along with the wealthy Marutūr Vaittiyappaṉ, / an honorable man who attained Kuṟṟālanāthan— / inside Kāṉakkuḷam, in the eastern Putukkuḷam, / in the Karppūrakkāl tract, and around Taṭṭāṉkuḷam— (they have been grazing…)
40.3
As minister to the court of Vaṭakarai / for King Ciṉṉaṇañcēndran of Kiḷuvai, / as head of red-paddy Marutūr, / and as a caring mother to the town of Teṉkāci, / and as the trustee fostering the sacred site / of Kuṟṟālanāthar who fosters him, / he who sang the Antādi of Kuṟṟālam in fair Nannakar— / in all the reclaimed lands of Piccaip Piḷḷai, worshipped by foes— (they have been grazing…)
40.4
Building Nannakar town, building wayside resthouses, / building the assembly hall of the Lord’s temple, / planting coconut groves in supreme bliss, / building the temple tank, building the chariot pavilion, / building the celebrated hall of Tirikūṭam, / building cow-sheds and countless sacred endowments, / and establishing the storehouse of charity in those days— / in all the endowment lands of Ananta Paṟpaṉāpaṉ— (they have been grazing…)
40.5
Like a standing mirror reflecting the charity / and the hall built formerly by his father, / establishing a Piḷḷaiyār at the entrance of our Father / and creating two flights of steps at Kuṟiñci, / the strong-shouldered Irākkatap Perumāḷ, / the elder brother of Kuṟṟālanāthaṉ, / the brother-in-law of revered Caṅkumuttu— / in all the reclaimed lands of King Vaittiyanāthaṉ— (they have been grazing…)
40.6
Dispelling the suffering that falls upon anyone, / quelling the mischief of the unruly, / establishing the elevated Law of Manu over the town of Teṉkāci, / providing worship and offerings to the master Kuṟṟālar, / chariot festivals and float festivals, / the painted pavilion, the feeding-house, and wayside inns, / creating prosperity on earth—in all the reclaimed lands / of Vaittiyanāthaṉ, the son of Ananta Paṟpaṉāpaṉ— (they have been grazing…)
40.7
In the endowment of King Aḻakappa of Āṟai, / the endowment of the beloved Tirumalaik Koḻuntu, / the endowment of Kuṟṟālacc Caṅku of fragrant blossoms, / the endowment of the lion-like King Naṅkaḷollār, / the endowment of the glorious Pālvaṇṇacc Caṅku, / the endowment of great Kṛṣṇa, merchant king of Ōmalūr, / and the endowment of blessed Caṅkumuttu who came from the Pampa— / in all the fine lands of these renowned endowments— (they have been grazing…)
40.8
In all the tenures of the pious endowments—the endowment of the exalted, magnificent Cuntarat-tōḻaṉ,
who performs untiring and loving service as the temple trustee Carkkaraip Paṇṭāram;
the endowment of the eminent Pati Rāmanāyakaṉ of Karuvai;
the endowment of Caṅkaramūrtti from Nallūr, along with Tākantīrttāṉ praised by the four worlds;
the begging-bowl endowment of the venerable Caṭait-tampirāṉ;
and the endowment holdings of the hill country people further on—[even if they graze…]
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Ciṅkaṉ speaks, remembering Ciṅki:
Koccakak kalippā
On the mountain of Kuṟṟālattīcar, who took pity on the merchant and removed his karma,
why did I not remain as a breast-band,
to press against the breasts of the beautiful woman whose forehead matches a jewel,
lying huddled, cooing, playing kissingly, tightly united in embrace?
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Ciṅkaṉ sees Kuḷuvaṉ and tells him to bring the snare:
Rāga: Kalyāṇi, Tāla: Cāppu
Pallavi
Bring the snare, o Kuḷuvā! Bring the snare!
Anupallavi
Bring the snare! The celestial Lord of Kuṟṟālam
clouds hover on His Tirikūṭa slopes; coming there,
as if reaping the accrued merit of good deeds,
all the birds fly down, spread out, and graze! (Bring the snare!)
Caraṇams