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As I have already pointed out, there were 70 Paripaadals in the original compilation of the Third Sangam. Out of which, only 22 intact songs and other songs from other sources are available.
Out of these twenty-two songs, six are dediacated for ThiruMaal; eight for Murugan; and eight for Vaigai River.
Those songs which have been dedicated to Vishnu, talk about His avatharams, His Divine Beauty, and proclaims that Visnu is the Omnipotent, Almighty, Supreme God and the Thirumurthithis are all embodied within Him.
The songs dedicated to the Vaigai River, eulogise the flooded flow of the mighty Vaigai which overflows the banks and is filled with swirls and foams and bubbles; the crowds of men and women who come to take picnic baths and their joyous shoutings; and the gossiping pretty lasses.
I am giving an English version of the eighth Paripaadal which is dedicated to Murugan.
It deals with the birth of Murugan. It will be seen that this Paripaadal version is rather different from the version that is commonly known and the version from Kandha Puranam.
It should be borne in mind that the Paripaadal version is more ancient than whatever is found in other literature.
ParipAdal
O Lord Muruga! You rode upon the elephant called PiNimugam, with the speed that smashed the ocean rocks into smithereens; SUrapanman had changed himself into a huge tree. You cut that tree to its very roots. The Mountain called Graunca was the embodiment of a fierce asura; this was situated in the north of NAvalam ThIvu. You smashed it and created a way. O Muruga with the six faces.
"You were born in the Lotus blossom with six heads and twelve arms and handsomely coloured like the sun. O Son of the Destroyer of the worlds! O SevvEL! Possessor of every greatness". These are the VeRi hymns which praise you thus. Those praises are neither true or false. Because You are the Supreme Lord of these worlds. You are praised by those virtuous beings of high birth and by those who were born low because of the sins that they had commited. All these happen due to your Divine order. This greatness will never disappear.
Lord Siva destroyed the Three Flying Forts called ThiriPuram; he went on a chariot that was the world; it was drawn by four horses which were the VEdas; it was driven by Brahma. Lord Siva's bow was the Mount MEru and the great serpent was the bow string. He destroyed them with a single fiery missile. He eats the VELvi offerings made by the dEvas. That God joined with the Goddess and enjoyed erotic bliss; thus a Divine ovum was created. Because Indra asked Siva, the ovum was cut into many pieces. The pieces were received by the Seven Divine Rishis who poured them into the VELvi fire. Later the six KArththigai Damsels ate it. Thus they were impregnated and delivered You upon the Lotus blossom of Saravana Poygai.
O Lord Muruga of Great Name! As the KArththigai damsels delivered You thus, Indra cut You with his Vajra weapon. Hence You took six forms and later became one.
While You were an infant You played at warfare and Indra witnessed this and being surprised that You could perform such a thing bare-handedly, he decided that such a person as You with such awesome power should lead the army of dEvas; The God of Fire gave You the cockerel and Indra himself gave You the peacock. Yama gave You a ram. Thus other dEvas followed suit and gave You as arms the ram, the cockerel, the peacock, bow, shield, sword, spear, battle-axe, pike, fire, garland, and bell. These You bore in Your twelve arms. And You became the Supreme Commander of the army of dEvas at such a tender age. Thus You exceeded the limits of the fame and glory of Indra himself.
! Those evil-hearted people who cause misery to other lives; those fameless people who do not follow dharmic paths; those immoral people with false apprearance of holiness; those wisdomless people who deny rebirth, heaven, hell, and liberation; these are the people who will never attain the shadow of Your holy feet. Those people who do not fall into any of these categories but who are of high moral values, who follow the dharmic paths and those who are saluted by people of great penance, these are the people who will attain the shadow of Your feet.
Hence, it is not material riches and enjoyment that we beg and ask from You; but blessings, love, and dharma are the three boons that we seek from you. Grant us these, O Wearer of the garland of Kadappam blossoms which resemble the wheels of a chariot!
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Murugadas Sir
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