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vAnattin mIdu mayilADak kaNDEn
mayilkuyil AccudaDi - akkacci
mayilkuyil AccudaDi
The poet says, My dear older sister, I beheld (kaNDEn) a peacock (mayil) dancing (ADa) on top (mIdu) of the skies (vAnattin), but lo and behold, the peacock (mayil) turned into (AccudaDi) a cuckoo (kuyil).
tuLLalai viTTut toDanginEn manRADum
vaLLalaik kaNDEnaDi - akkacci
vaLLalaik kaNDEnaDi
And when I finally abandoned (viTTu) my meaningless prancing (tuLLalai) and stated to chant the tiruvAmzhhi (toDanginEn) [1], I found/beheld (kaNDEnaDi) the bountiful one (vaLLalai) that I was praying to (manRADum).
sAdi samayac cazhakkai viTTEn aruT
cOdiyaik kaNDEnaDi - akkacci
cOdiyaik kaNDEnaDi
Once I gave up (viTTEn) the wickedness (sazhakkai) of caste (jAti/sAdi) and creed (samaya), I was able to behold (kaNDEnaDi) the divine (aruT) light/flame (jOtiyai/cOdiyai).
poyyai ozhittup puRappaTTEn manRADum
aiyanaik kaNDEnaDi - akkacci
aiyanaik kaNDEnaDi
Once I set out (puRapaTTEn) having destroyed (ozhittu) all falsehood (poyyai), I found the Lord (ayyanai) that I was praying for (manRADum).
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