- Lyricist
- Puratchi Dasan
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- Rajan Nagendra
- Movie name
- Rathna Manjari
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 10 May 2024
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This heart-rending song from Rathna Manjari (1961) expresses the intense grief and helpless prayer of a newly wedded bride facing the sudden, tragic loss of her husband. She laments to Goddess Sakthi about the cruelty of fate, noting that the physical marks of her wedding—the poured ritual water, blessed rice, and sacred thread on her wrist—are still fresh and untouched.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Pugundhuvitta minnalakku”
Comparing sudden grief and tragedy to an unexpected lightning strike that destroys happiness ('Pugundhuvitta minnalakku baliyaagiyum ponathaiyaa').
Visual Imagery & Pathos (Soga Rasa)
“Thaarai vaartha neer innum thuli kooda ularavillai”
Evokes deep tragic imagery by describing the fresh wedding rituals—wet water, rice grains, and tied thread—contrasted against impending widowhood.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinaa Ani)
“Naanum vidhavaiyoo amma”
The singer repeatedly questions Goddess Sakthi about the injustice of taking away her auspicious symbols (bangles, turmeric, kumkum) right after marriage.
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Trivia
Rathna Manjari (1961) was a fantasy-folklore film featuring music composed by the celebrated Kannada duo Rajan-Nagendra. Sung by the iconic P. Leela with lyrics by Puratchi Dasan, this song intensely highlights Tamil marital traditions and ritual symbols like Thaarai vaarthal, Kanganam, Kungumam, and Manjal.
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