- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- Female Chorus
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara
- Movie release year
- 1998
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Jan 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This devotional song is a solemn prayer addressed to the Divine Mother by a female chorus, offering praise and seeking her cosmic protection. Drawing upon sacred epithets from traditional hymns—such as Aigiri Nandini, Sambhavi, Tripura, Shyamala, and Bhairavi—the lyrics express deep surrender to the Goddess as the supreme embodiment of grace, divine nectar, and love. The devotees pray for her benevolent glance to shower blessings upon humanity, drive away lingering poverty and suffering, and resolve turmoil in the world. The song serves as a soulful plea for spiritual liberation, peace, and auspicious grace on a sacred occasion of worship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“திருநாள் இந்தத் திருநாள் / உனை தொழும் நாள் / அருள் பெறும் நாள்”
The repetition of the word 'நாள்' (day) at the end of successive lines creates a rhythmic cadence emphasizing the sacredness of the occasion.
Mónai (Initial Alliteration)
“துரத்தும் வறுமை தொடரும் துயரம்”
The repetition of the initial 'து' sound in 'துரத்தும்' and 'தொடரும்' provides alliterative rhythm to the prayer.
Epithet / Devotional Allusion
“சங்கரி சுந்தரி சௌந்தரி / அய்கிரி நந்தினி”
The lyricist integrates classic Sanskrit and Tamil epithets of the Divine Mother (e.g., Aigiri Nandini, Sambhavi, Bhairavi) echoing classical texts like the Mahishasuramardini Stotram.
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Trivia
The song incorporates iconic Sanskrit devotional epithets—most notably 'Aigiri Nandini' from the Mahishasuramardini Stotram—seamlessly blending traditional hymnody into Panchu Arunachalam's lyrics and Ilaiyaraaja's choral composition for the 1998 film Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara.
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