Notes

Variations - (Pathanthara)
⁷ – hari harulaku - hari harAdulaku.
⁹ – brahmANDamuna – brahmANDamulanu.
¹⁰ – velayu – velasE.
¹¹ – vIrAdula – vara vIrAdula.
¹² - jata kUDi – jata gUDaka : ‘jata gUDaka’ gives an opposite meaning; therefore, it is wrong.
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References
¹ – brahma puri – In one book, it is stated that this refers to sIrkAzhi in Tamil Nadu. The name of Lord Siva in the temple is brahmapurISvara – (sIrkAzhi temple)

However, in another book, this is given as ‘dharmapura’. No further details are given as to where this place ‘dharmapura’ is situated.
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³ - praNavArthamu tAnanu vidhini kOpaginci – For complete story, please refer to ‘kanda purANaM’ of kacciyappa SivAcArya (tamizh) – prose translated by rAmasAmi pulavar. Please also refer to – e-book ‘Lord Shanmukha and His Worship’ (download)

⁴ - nava vIrulu – Nine chief warriors were also born along with subrahmaNya to help in His war effort. Their names all start with ‘vIra’ – vIra bAhu, vIra kEsari, vIra mahEndra, vIra mahESvara, vIra purandara, vIra rAkshasa, vIra mArthANDa, vIrAntaka, vIra dhIra (refer to ‘kanda purANa’ referred above).
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Comments
² – verapu lEka – this may be applied either to brahmA or to Lord subrahmaNya. As brahmA was telling a lie about the meaning of praNava, he should have been fearful of the consequences of such an utterance. On the otherhand, the audacity with which Lord subrahmaNya imprisoned brahmA and took upon himself the task of sRshTi may be considered ‘fearless’. Otherwise, would subrahmaNya ask His own father – Lord Siva – to come as disciple to be ‘initiated’ in praNava?

⁵ – mummAru – thrice - Uttering a word thrice makes it a proclamation.
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⁶ - mura purArulu – the word ‘ari’ is common for ‘mura’ and ‘pura’ - murAri (vishNu) and purAri (Siva).

⁸ - vidyAdhara – servants of Lord Siva with magical powers.

¹¹ - vIrAdulaku – this may refer to indra and others and not the nine warriors mentioned above.

¹³ - parama drOhi SUra padma – mAya – mother of SUra padma – was sent to sage kaSyapa (generator of celestials) by SukrAcArya (preceptor of asuras) for the sake begetting sons in order to vanquish the celestials. Therefore, SUra padma is considered as born enemy (parama drOhi) of celestials.
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¹⁴ - kumAra – Paramacharya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, in the below cited (web) reference, explains this word in the following words – “Manmadhan is also called 'mAran'; and 'kumAran' some one who puts mAra to shame - is more beautiful than him. 'kutsita-mAraH' - 'kumAraH' ”

He has given a beautiful exposition of Dikshitar’s kIrtana ‘SrI subrahmaNyAya namastE’ as told to Ariyakkudi Ramanuja Iyengar explaining in detail the story of subrahmaNya

¹⁵ – tyAgarAja – In this kRti, this refers to Lord Siva – name of the Lord at tiruvArUr.
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