The common belief today is that Joshimath, located on the way from Rishikesh to Badrinath, is the place referred to as Thirupiruthi. This place, approximately 150 miles from Haridwar and at an altitude of about 6200 feet above sea level, is worshipped as one of the 108 Divya Desams. The name "Thirupiruthi" is said to have evolved from the term "Preethi,"
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ரிஷிகேசத்திலிருந்து பத்ரிநாத் செல்லும் வழியில் உள்ள ஜோஷிமட் என்ற இடந்தான் இன்று திருப்பிருதி என்று பொதுவான அபிப்பிராயம். ஹரித்துவாரில் இருந்து சுமார் 150 மைல் தொலைவில், கடல் மட்டத்தில் இருந்து சுமார் 6200 அடி உயரத்தில் ஜோஷிர்மட் என்ற இந்த இடத்தைத்தான் 108 திருப்பதிகளில் ஒன்றாக வழிபடுகிறார்கள். + Read more
958. The god of Thirumāvallam
who bent his bow and killed the Rākshasas in Lankā
stays in Thirupprithi in the Himalayas
filled with fragrant groves, cool ponds and large springs
where dark clouds climb the top of the tall hills
filled with snow and roar with thunder
and peacocks with beautiful wings dance.
O heart! Let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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nenjĕ — ŏh heart!; anṛu — when sugrīva surrendered; vāli — one with the name vāli; mā — very; valam — powerful; oruvanadhu — the distinguished, his; udal — body; keda — to fall apart; vari — beautiful; silai — bow; val̤aiviththu — bent to shoot the arrows;; ĕlam — fragrance; nāṛu — blowing; thaṇ — cool; thadam — vast; pozhil — in the gardens; idam peṛa — in an expansive manner (sarvĕṣvaran); irundha — being present and giving audience; nal — distinguished; imayaththul̤ — in himavān; āli — having small droplets; mā mugil — huge clouds; adhir thara — making tumultuous sounds; peeli — having feathers; mā — large; mayil — peacocks; aru — difficult to climb; varai — mountains; agadu — lower stomach; uṛa — to rub; mugadu — on their peaks; ĕṛi — climb; nadam seyum — dancing; thadam — vast; sunai — having ponds; piridhi — the dhivyadhĕṣam named thiruppiridhi; senṛu adai — try to go and reach.
959 கலங்க மாக் கடல் அரிகுலம் பணிசெய்ய * அரு வரை அணை கட்டி * இலங்கை மாநகர் பொடிசெய்த அடிகள் தாம் * இருந்த நல் இமயத்து ** விலங்கல் போல்வன விறல் இரும் சினத்தன * வேழங்கள் துயர்கூர * பிலம் கொள் வாள் எயிற்று அரி அவை திரிதரு * பிரிதி சென்று அடை நெஞ்சே!(2)
959. The lord who, as Rāma, built a bridge
with the help of the monkeys with large stones over the roaring ocean
and went to magnificent Lankā and dashed it to pieces
stays in Thirupprithi in the Himalayas
where lions with sharp sword-like teeth living in caves
wander out and attack strong angry elephants as large as mountains.
O heart! Let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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960. Kannan, who wished to marry vine-like Nappinnai
with a thin waist, curly hair and shining teeth,
and killed seven angry bulls that bellowed like thunder
stays in Thirupprithi in the Himalayas
where male elephants sleep with their mates
on beautiful beds of fragrant vengai flowers as bees sing.
O heart, let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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961. The lord who took the form of an angry man-lion
and split open the broad chest of Hiranyan
as the gods saw him and worshiped him,
bending down so their crowns touched his divine feet,
stays in Thirupprithi in the Himalayas
where boars split open the stones of the hills with their tusks
and shining diamonds from the hills
fall into the waterfalls and are carried down.
O heart, let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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962. The lord who rests on the milky ocean
with Lakshmi ornamented with a mekalai around her waist
as the gods in the sky worship his sounding anklets
stays in Thirupprithi in the Himalayas
where bull elephants as large as mountains
break young bamboo sticks, put them in honey
and show their love as they feed them to their young mates.
O heart, let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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963 பணங்கள் ஆயிரம் உடைய நல் அரவு அணைப் * பள்ளிகொள் பரமா! என்று * இணங்கி வானவர் மணி முடி பணிதர * இருந்த நல் இமயத்து ** மணம் கொள் மாதவி நெடுங் கொடி விசும்பு உற * நிமிர்ந்து அவை முகில் பற்றி * பிணங்கு பூம் பொழில் நுழைந்து வண்டு இசை சொலும் * பிரிதி சென்று அடை நெஞ்சே! (6)
963. The lord who rests on ādisesha, the thousand-headed snake,
as the gods in the sky worship him
bowing their heads adorned with beautiful crowns
and proclaiming, “You are the highest!”
stays in Thirupprithi in the Himalayas
where bees enter blooming groves and sing
and fragrant mādhavi (Hiptage) vines touch the sky,
embracing the tall kurukkathi (Hiptage) plants that support them.
O heart, let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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964 கார் கொள் வேங்கைகள் கன வரை தழுவிய * கறி வளர் கொடி துன்னி * போர் கொள் வேங்கைகள் புன வரை தழுவிய * பூம் பொழில் இமயத்துள் ** ஏர் கொள் பூஞ் சுனைத் தடம் படிந்து * இன மலர் எட்டும் இட்டு இமையோர்கள் * பேர்கள் ஆயிரம் பரவி நின்று அடிதொழும் * பிரிதி சென்று அடை நெஞ்சே! (7)
964. He stays in Thirupprithi in the Himalayas
where fighting tigers wander
and vengai trees on the hills touch the clouds
while pepper plants grow nearby
and the gods in the sky come and bathe
in beautiful blossom-filled springs,
sprinkling eight kinds of flowers on his feet
and worshiping him and reciting his thousand names.
O heart, let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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965 இரவு கூர்ந்து இருள் பெருகிய வரை முழை * இரும் பசி அது கூர * அரவம் ஆவிக்கும் அகன் பொழில் தழுவிய * அருவரை இமயத்து ** பரமன் ஆதி எம் பனி முகில் வண்ணன் என்று * எண்ணி நின்று இமையோர்கள் * பிரமனோடு சென்று அடிதொழும் பெருந்தகைப் * பிரிதி சென்று அடை நெஞ்சே! (8)
965. The lord whom Nānmuhan and the gods in the sky worshipped, saying,
“You are the ancient one of the world.
You have the color of a cool dark cloud, ”
stays on a snowy mountain in the Himalayas
filled with large blooming groves
where snakes in dark caves sigh
when they feel hungry in the dark night and go to look for prey.
O heart, let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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966. The lord who gives his grace to his devotees
protects them and removes their karmā
if they recite his thousand names
and worship him in their minds-
stays in the Himalayas where asoka trees bloom
with fire-like flowers and the ignorant bees that see them
are frightened because they think the grove is ablaze.
O heart, let us go to Thirupprithi and worship him.
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967 கரியமாமுகிற்படலங்கள்கிடந்து * அவை முழங்கிட * களிறென்று பெரியமாசுணம்வரையெனப்பெயர்தரு * பிரிதியெம்பெருமானை ** வரிகொள்வண்டறைபைம்பொழில் மங்கையர் * கலியனது ஒலி மாலை * அரியஇன்னிசைபாடுநல்லடியவர்க்கு * அருவினை அடயாவே. (2)
967 ## கரிய மா முகில் படலங்கள் கிடந்து * அவை முழங்கிட * களிறு என்று பெரிய மாசுணம் வரை எனப் பெயர்தரு * பிரிதி எம் பெருமானை ** வரி கொள் வண்டு அறை பைம் பொழில் மங்கையர் * கலியனது ஒலி மாலை * அரிய இன் இசை பாடும் நல் அடியவர்க்கு * அரு வினை அடையாவே (10)
967. Kaliyan, the chief of Thirumangai
surrounded with flourishing groves
where bees with lined wings swarm, composed a musical garland
of ten pāsurams on the god of Thirupprithi
where huge snakes on the mountain
hear the roaring sound of large dark clouds,
think they are elephants and move away from their places.
If good devotees learn and recite this garland of pāsurams with sweet music,
the results of their bad karmā will not come to them.
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kariya — dark; māmugil — huge clouds; padalangal̤ avai — the groups; kidandhu — remaining in one place; muzhangida — as they make noise (hearing that noise); periya — big; māsuṇam — pythons; kal̤iṛu enṛu — confusing those clouds to be elephants (arriving to be their prey); varai ena — like mountain; peyar tharu — will come swaying; piridhi — eternally residing in thiruppiridhi; emperumānai — on sarvĕṣvaran; vari kol̤ — having stripes; vaṇdu — beetles; aṛai — humming; pai — vast; pozhil — having garden; mangaiyar — the ruler of the residents of thirumangai region; kaliyandhu — āzhvār-s; oli — merciful pāsurams which have sound; mālai — being garland; ariya — difficult for anyone to know; in — sweet; isai — pāsurams which have tune; pādum — those who recite; nal — distinguished; adiyavarkku — the bhāgavathas; aruvinai — great sins; adaiyā — will not reach
1022. The eight-armed god of the Himalayas at Thirupprithi
took the form of a bachelor,
went to the sacrifice of generous Mahabali,
the king of the Asurans, begged for three feet of land
and measured the earth and the sky with two steps.
He shot one arrow and destroyed seven marā trees,
who stays in the Himalayas and Thirumālirunjolai
and he saved the long-trunked elephant Gajendra from the crocodile.
He stays in the Thiruvenkatam hills.
O heart, let us go there and worship him.
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vaṇ kaiyān — being the one with a generous hand; avuṇarkku — for the demons; nāyagan — mahābali, the leader, his; vĕl̤viyil — in the sacrificial arena; māṇiyāy — being a celibate boy; senṛu — went; maṇ — earth; kaiyāl — with his hand; irandhān — being the one who begged; marāmaram ĕzhum — the seven ebony trees; eydha — (in rāmāvathāram) shot them down; valaththinān — being the strong one; eṇ kaiyān — being the one with many divine hands; imayaththu ul̤l̤ān — being the one who is mercifully residing in himavān (in thiruppiridhi in the himalayas); irunjŏlai — in thirumālirunjŏlai which is known as southern thirumalā; mĕviya — one who is eternally residing; em pirān — being the lord of all; thiṇ — strong; kai — having trunk; mā — ṣrī gajĕndhrāzhwān-s; thuyar — sorrow; thīrththavan — sarvĕṣvaran who eliminated, is present in; thiruvĕngadam — thirumalā; adai nenjamĕ — ŏh mind! ṛeach there.
1641. He, the young Māyan
who drank poisonous milk from the breasts of the devil Putanā
and is worshipped by sages with minds devoid of confusion at Thirupprithi,
stays in Thirukkovalur surrounded by walls and backwaters.
He, my father, the shining light
whom the Vediyars keep in their minds,
is my refuge when I grow weak
and my jewel and treasure when I am poor.
I searched for him and found him in Thirukannamangai.
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