MARUTHAMALAI TEMPLE - COIMBATORE

MARUDHAJALA MOORTHI

PAMPPATTI SIDDHAR CAVE

The word "Marudhachalapathy" or "Maruthamalai Andavar" means Master of Hills, abounding in Marudha trees. The name has also a legendary origin. A Siddha, overcome by excessive thirst and tiredness, sought shelter under the shade of a Marudha tree and prayed to the mercy of the Lord Muruga for a shower of water, which sprang at once as though by a miracle from beneath the tree! As water gushed out from the roots of the marudha tree, the Siddha leaped in joy, glorifying Muruga as the Lord of "Marudha" and "Jalam" (water) with the passage of time, "Marudhajalapathi" became "Marudhachalapathy" or "Marudhachalamoorthy".

The "Pambatti Siddhar Cave" is another shrine attracting our attention. It is located on the slopes towards the South-east of the temple. It is reported that a snake charmer who became a Siddha used this cave as his abode for meditation on Lord Muruga and attained "Salvation" here. Here one can notice the image of the snake on the rock not carved but formed of its own accord.

The "Marudha Thirtam" and the"Pambatti Sunai" are springs on the hills with holy waters for ablution and a dip in them cures a number of diseases for they contain Medicinal Properties.

SIVA PURANAM - PANNIRU THIRUMURAIGAL

LORD NATARAJA

SIVA PURANAM - PANNIRU THIRUMURAIGAL
Sung by one of the 63 Nayanmars - MANICKAVASASAGAR

"OM"
THIRUCHITRAMBALAM

" THOLLAI IRUM PIRAVI, SULUM THALI NEENGI... ALLAL ARUTHU ANANDHAM AAGIYADHE YELLAI MARUVA NERI ALLIKUM, VADHAVUR YEM KON, THIRUVASAGAM YENUM THEN"

Namashivaya valgha, nathan thaal valgha,
Imai polluthum en nenjil neegathan thaal valgha.

Kokali aanda gurumanithan thaal valgha,
agamam aagi nindra annippan thaal valgha,
yegan anegan iraivan adi valgha,
vegam keduthanda vendhan adi velgha,
pirapu arrukum pingyanthan peinkalalgal velga
puratharuku seyonthan poonkalalgal velga
karam kuvivar onguvikum seeron kalal velga

Isan addi potri, endhai addi potri.
Desan addi potri, sivan sevadi potri.
Neyethe nindra nimalan addi potri.
Mayapirapu arrukum manan addi potri.
Serrar perundurai nam devan addi potri.
Aaratha inbam arulum malai potri.

Sivan avan en sindhayul nindra athanal
Avan arulale avan thaal vanangi
Sindhai maghila, sivapuranam thannai
Mundahi vinay muludhum oya, uraipan yaan
kannudhalan than karunai, kan katta vandhe eidhi
yennudharku yetta ellilar kalal irangi
vin nirayindhu maan nirayindu, mikka vilangu oliyay!
en irandhu, ellai illadhane! nin perum seer,
Polla vinayen pugalum aaru ondru ariyen:
Pullaghi poodai, puluvagi maramagi,
paravayay pambuagi, kalai manidharai, peyay kanangalay,
vallasuragi munivarai thevaray, sella nindra i thavara sangamathul,
Ellaa pirapum pirandhu illaithen em perumane!

Meyye!un pon adigal kandu indru veedu utren:
Uyya, en ullathul, ongaramay nindra
Meyya!Vimala!Vidai paga! Vedhangal.
Ayya enna ongi allnthu agandra nuniyane.
Veyay!Thaniyay!Iyamanam vimala!
Poyay enna ellam poyagala , vanduaruli,
Meiganam aagi milirgindra mei chudare!
Eiganam illadhan inba perumane!
Anganam thani agalvikkum nal arive!
Aakam, allavu, irudi, illay,annaithu ullagam, aakuvai,
kappay, alippay, arultharuvay,pokkuvai, ennaipuguvippai
nin tholumpin. Natrathun neriyay!
Seyay!Naniyane!

Mattram manamkaliya
Nindra marayone!
Karandha paal, kannalode nei kalandhal polle, sirandu adiyar sindhanaiyul then oori nindru,
pirandha pirapu arrukum yengal peruman!
Nirangal or ayindhu udayay vinorgal yetha
marindhirundhai, emperuman vallvinayen thannai
marainthida moodiya maya irulai,
aram, pavam, ennum arum kayitral katti,
puranthol porthu, engum pulu aluku moodi,
malam sorum onbadhu vayil kudilai
malanga pulan aindhum vanjanai seyya
vilngum manathal vimala unnaku
kalanthu anbgi kasindhu
ul urugum, nalanthan illadhan siriyerku nalgi,

Nilanthan mel vantharuli nil kalalkal katti,
nayyir kidayay kidandha addiyerku,
thayichirantha thayavana thathuvane!

Mastra sodhi malarndha malrchudre!
Thesane! Thenaramuthe! Sivapurane!
Pasamam pattru arruthu parikum ariyane!
Nesa arul purindhu. Nenjil vanjam keda,
Peradhu nindra, perum karunai perare!
Ara amuthe! Alavu illa pemmane!
Orathar ullathu ollikum oliyane!
Neerai uruki, en aaruyiray nindrane!
Inbamum thunbamum illane! Ullane!
Yavvayumai, allaiyumam sodhiyane!
Thunirrule! Thondra perumayyane!

Adhiyane!andham naduvagi, allane!
Eerthu ennai, aatkonda endhai perumane!
Koortha meiganathal kondunarvartham karruthin
Nokku ariya nokke!Nunaku arriya nun unnarve!
Pokkum varavum punarvum illa punniyane!

Kakum em kavalane, kaanbariya per oliye!
Aatru inba vellame attha mikka nindra!
Thotra chudar oliyay, sollatha nun unannarvai!
Mattramam vaiyagathin vevera vandhu arivam.
Thetrane!Thetra thelive en sindhaniyul
uttrane unn aar amuthe! udayane!

Vetru vigara vidaku udampin utkidappe.
Attren 'Em ayya, arane O endrendru.
Potri pugal thirandhu, poikettu, meyyanar,
meetu ingu vandu vinay piravi sarame.

Kalla pulla kurumbai kattra allika vallane!
Nall irulil nattram payindradum nathane!
Thillayul koothane! Thenpaandi nattane!
Allalpiravi arrupane! O! - yendru, sollarku ariyaanai
sollin thiruvadikeel.. solliya pattin porun unardhu solluvar....

Selvar sivapurathin ullar sivan addi keel
pallorum ettra panindhu.

"THIRUCHITRAMBALAM"