036 Thirukkāvalandaṇbādi

  1. O Kaṇṇā, you measured the earth and the sky with your feet at the sacrifice of king Mahabali. You came to the large blooming pond, killed the crocodile and saved Gajendra the elephant when he worshiped you and called you. You stay in Kāvaḷandaṇbāḍi where wealth flourishes and Vediyars recite the Vedas. Take away our troubles.

  2. O Kaṇṇā, as a boar, you split open the earth and brought the earth goddess from the underworld. You went to the sacrifice of Mahabali as a dwarf to help the gods, asked for three feet of land and measured the earth and the sky. You stay in Kāvaḷandaṇbāḍi in Nāngai where the warriors living there conquer their enemies easily. Take away our troubles.

  3. You shot your arrow through Vāli’s chest when he came to fight with you angrily and killed him and you gave the kingdom and the shining crown of Kishkinda to his brother, good-natured Sugrivan. You stay in Kāvaḷandaṇbāḍi in Nāngai where mango fruits ripening on the trees fall on jackfruits and the juice of both fruits flows on the ground. Take away our troubles.

  4. You fought with the Rākshasa Rāvaṇa, cut off his ten heads and gave the kingdom of Lanka to his brother Vibhishana, granting him your grace. Ornamented with anklets, you stay in Kāvaḷandaṇbāḍi in Nāngai, where fish frolic in the mountain springs and bees drink honey from the flowers. Take away our troubles.

  5. O lord, you climbed on the head of the snake Kālingan and danced on it and you embrace beautiful Lakshmi on your chest. You stay in Kāvaḷandanbāḍi in famous Nāngai filled with palaces as large as hills. Take away our troubles.

  6. You killed Kamsan and fought with the wrestlers he sent and you made the kingdom of the Kauravas fall and conquered the Pandavas’ enemies in the Bharatha war. You stay in Kāvaḷandaṇbāḍi protected by stone walls in Nāngai where the shade of the trees in the groves spreads along with the fragrance of pollen.

  7. O lord, you went to Duryodhana’s assembly as a messenger and asked for a part of the kingdom for the Pandavas. You killed the mahout and broke the tusks of the angry elephant Kuvalayābeeḍam. You stay in Kāvaḷandaṇbāḍi in Nāngai where groves flourish and bloom with abundant flowers that spread their fragrance everywhere and the water of the Kāviri flows all over the land. Take away our troubles.

  8. You went to Indra’s world, conquered Indra and brought the Karpaga tree for your young wife Rukmani. You stay in Kavalandanbāḍi in Nāngai where Indra, the god of the gods, planted a flower garden in the groves. O Kaṇṇa, take away our troubles.

  9. O lord, you are the beginning, the end, the sky, wind, water, fire and religion, the rhythm in music and all the wonderful Vedas. You stay in the Kāvalandanpādi temple in Nāngai where beautiful peacocks dance in the fragrant groves. Take away our troubles.

  10. The poet Kaliyan composed ten pāsurams on Kaṇṇan, the god of Kāvalambādi in Nāngai where Vediyars skilled in the Vedas live and wealth flourishes. If devotees learn these ten good pāsurams and recite them well, they will become kings on the earth and be shaded by royal umbrellas as kings bow to them.