Lord Murugan in ancient Tamil Nadu13-Paripaadal

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THE GREATNESS OF ANCIENT TAMIL LITERATURE- 13
PARIPAADAL -5 , MURUGAN
This song was composed by Nal Achudhanaar who was also a great musician who has set tune for this poem.
He is praising Murugan as follows,
The evening scenes in Thiruparangkundram: People lighted many lamps and sacrifice fire was worshipped by the priests. Some of the devotees played various musical instruments.
Some brought sandal paste, garlands, cock flags and cloths to Murugan.
Few offered peacocks, long spears and brass bells at the foot of kadhamba tree near the hillock. Few have installed long metal spears before Murugan and praised his deeds.
Do we want to visit heaven after seeing these devotional scenes?
* Musicians played Veena - a plucking instrument and many bees started singing along with that.
* Few played melodious flutes and for which many dragon flies sang and flew every where.
* Few men banged the drums . The noise of the cascade could not be heard when the drums were banged.
* Many young women sang and danced. There were many creepers with colorful flowers waving in the breeze.
* Peacocks were also dancing along with people at the slopes of the hillock.
* All these scenes were like the educated people gathered for a conference.
* The broad way between Thiruparangkundram and Madurai city became so crowded and got mashed with the flowers and garlands.
* Murugan is always residing in this hillock and accepting the various rituals performed by various devotees all over the Earth.
* The sacrificial fire smokes touched the haven and the angels were happy to smell that.
* The smokes from the temple some times shades the sun also.
* People also took holy dip in the temple tanks and spring.
* The cascade from the hillock irrigates the near by farms. The gems fell from ornaments will get studded in those farms and shines colorfully.
* Always people enjoyed feasts, festivals and gatherings in Madurai and Thiruparangkundram and also in the banks of Vaigai. This say that the country was peaceful without wars.
Poet's prayer:
Muruga! please bless me and my family with long span of life without and disease and hurdles. You have killed the demons by mounting on the elephant and now you are appearing on bluish peacock and holding the cock flag! We are at the foot hill of Thiruparangkundram singing your deeds! Please bless us!
Thankyou!
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