Kaumaram-5 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Tiruttani-fifth of six special
abodes of Lord Muruga


Ichcha be desire and caprice and nomad
Who else than Thee can conquer 'Ichcha'
Ichcha be masqueraded as Valli
Masqueraded hunter Thee to espouse next
Seated on valorous peace, a mystic myth..
Tiruttani that allayed Thine heart peacefully

In pacific confinement blissful Thee
Sage Agastya to master gifted 'Tamil'
An ambrosial spread around the earth
Ah, Thanikachala, so many thy devotees
Sing and praise and extol 'Arohara, Arohara'
Kudos, kudos...so too we 'Vel, Vel, Vetrivel'

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Note: Thiruthani Murugan temple in TamilNadu is on a rocky
700 ft height hill that has 365 steps. After the intense war with Surapadman,
Lord Karthikeya married Valli and stayed here that
it is otherwise called Shantipuri, meaning Abode of Peace.

Sage Agasthiyar Muni (of Potikai hill)worshipped Muruga
at Tanikai when he Was blessed With the divine gift of the Tamil language.