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Translation of Tirukkurrala Utal (Tirukkuṟṟāla Ūṭal)
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- 41 passages, 1,348 words
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- pramana-mt · Machine translation by Gemini 3.8 Flash (2026-10-06) of in.vernacular.tamil.late.tirukkurrala_utal · Machine output without human authorship: no copyright is claimed (CC0 1.0). The original text keeps its own…
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To sweetly sing the court where the Holy One of mount Tirukkuṟṟālam
and the unique Lady who birthed the universe resolved their lovers' quarrel,
he who holds the crescent moon like a tusk appeared before
the Warrior whose radiant hand-held spear rises high — he is the faultless one.
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The Work
Lady Kuḻalvāymoḻi:
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O Lord of Kuṟṟālam, praised with scattered garland-laden flowers by the people of the earth,
in the fine golden temple of Valampuri where suns mount their chariots and circumambulate!
Other than the pearls of compassionate laughter born of the lovely ocean being white,
O bearer of the battle-axe weapon praised by everyone, is it beautiful for coral to turn pale?
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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O goddess of the Tirikūṭa mountain that crows do not approach! Reverently praising the glory of your chastity
according to yoga, when all the lofty Vedas are white, the ocean of your elder brother
of cloud-like hue is white, the entire mountain on which we dwell is white, and my own
body is all white, who would say that the lip should not grow pale?
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Lady Kuḻalvāymoḻi:
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Whether with others or alone, O Lord of Tirikūṭa with the crescent-moon crown!
O God who bore the marks of excellent golden breasts and the marks of bangles,
you came having received on your chest that day a mark of kohl and a mark of fragrant turmeric;
speak the name of the fine-jeweled woman — is your heart indeed deceitful?
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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When you abide in my heart, could I think of anyone other than you?
O Kuḻalmoḻi, woman with carp-like eyes brushing against swinging earrings, hear one thing:
it is not the color of kohl, but the sacred sandal-paste flowing down and taking that hue;
and that color resembling turmeric is merely the change caused by open pollen from golden konṟai blossoms!
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Lady Kuḻalvāymoḻi:
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Like the splendor of a coral mountain holding court upon a contrasting silver mountain,
O our Father of Kuṟṟālam, who appears on a distinguished white bull!
While the white river is on your matted hair, while the white sliver of the moon is there, in addition,
yesterday you adorned yourself in white, but today you weighed it down with reddened eyes!
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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We never stopped and parted; on the days you parted and stayed on the snowy mountain,
we endured and sat beneath the banyan tree; unable to bear it,
when the warrior [Kāma] who came in blackness scattered daily flowers and raged,
is not the redness seen in the eyes with which we aimed and looked [at him], O maiden resembling a flowering vine, of flute-like speech?
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Lady Kuḻalvāymoḻi:
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In those days, with loincloth, tigerskin, and ascetic garb beneath the banyan tree,
you slept for many days; through me you attained the state of bridal adornment.
In these days, wearing washed garments and adorning yourself with flowers, enjoying pleasure daily, is this what you do?
Do you not need a few more lightning-like women, O Lord of the long conch-strewn streets?
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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Donning bark garments as clothing and sacred grass, assuming the garb of rare penance,
in ancient days wandering and roaming through every forest, and then reaching Ayodhyā,
united with the woman Sītā and ruling the earth — knowing the ways of your elder brother,
having heard it with your own ears, why do you speak thus, O lady of flute-like speech with carp-like eyes?
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Lady Kuḻalvāymoḻi:
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You begged alms from women; as they gave alms, you took their fresh garments and bangles;
meekly you wear animal skin, and the garment on your waist you even place on your head;
in your ear you put a snake, in your neck you put poison, and you keep an intense ghoul;
therefore, is there anyone as mad as you, O Lord of Kuṟṟālam?
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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O sweet nectar of a woman of Tirikūṭa's noble mountain, listen! First, your elder brother
Kṛṣṇa ate millet and threw it up with his mouth — haven't you heard that ancient tale?
On earth he put an anklet on his hand, placed a hand-bangle over his mouth,
and tore the sari of one woman for the sake of another — he indeed is the madman!
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Lady Kuḻalvāymoḻi:
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Without minding that you were a madman, he gave his woman; because of his bond by birth with her,
he gave all this dowry for the woman; though he was always a partner in alms for you,
you forgot the favor done by our brother who cherished his brother-in-law;
O dweller of the Śakti seat, it is indeed a doubt whether you have forgotten gratitude!
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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"He wandered about holding only a conch; we gave him the discus-weapon; / we dispelled the lion's frenzy he took on in the beginning, and made the Lady of the Lotus look upon his face, you see! / O young woman, Kuḻalvāymoḻi! Because your elder brother forgot the favors done [for him], / he had to steal milk everywhere, and it caused him to be beaten everywhere!"
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Kuḻalvāymoḻiyammaiyār:
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"O Lord of Mount Tirikūṭa, adept in speech! Do not forget the words you have spoken! / Reflect and see whether reproach has come to rest upon our brother or upon you: / Kṛṣṇa consumed boiled milk, while you partook of a hunter’s spittle—is this mercy? / While he was struck by a cowherdess’s hand, you, O Lord, were struck by the hand of a eunuch!"
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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"He consented to being struck and to drinking the cowherdesses' milk; / as a king, he protected the earth without a crown upon his crowned head; and he who came before you, / accustomed to begging bowls and herds of cattle—hear, O blossom-like maiden Kuḻalmoḻi: / was he born in the cowherd clan, or was he born in the Yadu clan, you see?"
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Kuḻalvāymoḻiyammaiyār:
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"Though you saw [me], was it lust for other young women that made you leave me, / or was it the drunkenness of having drunk the wine of intercourse, that made you speak a flaw in our brother’s lineage, sir? / If I were to speak of your ancient lineage, would it be a fault, O Supreme Lord? / Having taken [me in marriage], is it just to insult [my] lineage, O Dancer of Kuṟṟālam?"
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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"To grant the state of witnessing the dance, to hold audience for the seething sages, / and wishing that the gods who waited might also behold the sight, we left you and went in secret. / O green parrot dwelling on Mount Tirikūṭa in full bloom! For the sake of a lover's tiff, / if you face us and speak all these harsh words, what shall we do?"
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Kuḻalvāymoḻiyammaiyār:
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"Are there gods who have no devotion toward me, that you should part from me and go into the street? / O Wealth of southern Tirikūṭa, is this justice? There is an ancient fault upon Your Lordship; / because I have spoken back in opposition to your sacred word, / there is fault upon me too. But is there any [fault] upon my elder brother, that you should humiliate him?"
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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"Why this distinction between elder brother and younger sister, O lady of gentle grace and flute-like speech? / O Umā! If an elder brother is precious to you, he is precious to us as well! / You have cast a reproach upon us here; see, we spoke of him only in jest! / For the sake of the supplications of the immortals, forgive all this, O Lady of the Himalayas!"
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Kuḻalvāymoḻiyammaiyār:
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"You alone are the Great God; what you did has become a divine dance, for if the powerful do it [anything goes]! / You digest no evil; sir, digest the Kuṟṟālam poison! / The two-measure ration you bestow is not enough for me; / if I tell the full measure of gold, ornaments, and deceit, can its greatness be told by me?"
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Kuṟṟālanāthar:
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"The golden mountain has become yours; the world of gold and the silver mountain are your own possession— / is there any small possession left? Is there any foolish nature among women like this? / Saying, 'The unfathomable arable fields, the fine cities, and the nine treasures are yours alone,' / we have granted them, O Kuḻalvāymoḻi of melodious speech, and we have granted the title-deed too!"