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Vallalar · Ramalinga Adigal

வள்ளலார் · இராமலிங்க அடிகள்
A prayer can ask not only for comfort, but for a better way to live.
The Kandakkottam hymns in the first Thirumurai of Thiruvarutpa address Murugan with longing and ethical reflection. One prayer asks for the company of people whose attention rests sincerely on the divine.
That same verse turns toward truthful speech and a worthy path through life. Its request is practical as well as devotional: the company we keep and the words we speak matter.

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FROM THE ORIGINAL VERSE
ஒருமையுடன் நினதுதிரு மலரடி நினைக்கின்ற உத்தமர்தம் உறவுவேண்டும்
Thiruvarutpa, First Thirumurai, Chennai Kandakkottam section, verse 8; opening
A simple meaning, in our own words
May I have the companionship of good people who remember your sacred feet with an undivided heart.
Tradition & works
The childhood vision of Murugan in a mirror is part of devotional biography. The quoted prayer is independently identifiable in the text.
Thiruvarutpa, First Thirumurai, Chennai Kandakkottam hymns