Arutperunjodhi
From Viduthalai Part 1 · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vallalar Ramalinga Adigal
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Viduthalai Part 12023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pottrinin perarul | Praise be to your great grace |
| Pottri nin perunjeer | Praise be to your ultimate glory |
| Aatralinongiya | Rising high with supreme power |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Male | |
| Pottrinin perarul | Praise be to your great grace |
| Pottri nin perunjeer | Praise be to your ultimate glory |
| Aatralinongiya | Rising high with supreme power |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Male | |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Thaniperum karunai | The supreme unique compassion |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Thaniperum karunai | The supreme unique compassion |
| Male | |
| Sathiyum madhamum | Caste and religious dogma |
| Samayamum poiyena | And sectarian creeds are false |
| Aadhiyil unarthiya arutperun jodhi | The vast light of grace that made us realize this from the beginning |
| Male and Chorus :Sathiyum madhamum | Male and Chorus: Caste and religious dogma |
| Samayamum kaana | Unable to comprehend religious divisions |
| Aadhiyanaagiyam arutperunjodhi | Becoming the primordial vast light of grace |
| Male | |
| Emmadham em nirai | Whichever religion, whichever perfection |
| Enba uyirthiral | So say the multitude of living beings |
| Emmadham em nirai | Whichever religion, whichever perfection |
| Enba uyirthiral | So say the multitude of living beings |
| Male | |
| Ammadham endrarul | Bestowing grace that all religions lead to the same truth |
| Arutperunjodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Male and Chorus :Ammadham endrarul | Male and Chorus: Bestowing grace that all religions lead to the same truth |
| Male | |
| Aadhiyum andhamum | The beginning and the end |
| Arindhanai neeyae | You alone have known |
| Aadhiendraruliya | Blessed as the primordial origin |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Male and Chorus :Aadhiendraruliya | Male and Chorus: Blessed as the primordial origin |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Male | |
| Pattrugal athanaiyum | All worldly attachments |
| Pathena thavirthana | Avoided as mere illusions |
| Thattarmum neekiya arutperun jodhi | The vast light of grace that removed all obstacles |
| Male | |
| Samayamum kulammudhar | Religious sects, clan lineages, and more |
| Saarbellaam viduttha | Renouncing all such affiliations |
| Amayan thondriya arutperun jodhi | The vast light of grace appearing at the opportune moment |
| Male | |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Thaniperum karunai | The supreme unique compassion |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
| Thaniperum karunai | The supreme unique compassion |
| Male | |
| Pottrinin perarul | Praise be to your great grace |
| Pottri nin perunjeer | Praise be to your ultimate glory |
| Aatralinongiya | Rising high with supreme power |
| Arutperun jodhi | The vast light of divine grace |
போற்றிநின் பேரருள்
போற்றி நின் பெருஞ்சீர்
ஆற்றலினோங்கிய
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
Praise be to your great grace
Praise be to your ultimate glory
Rising high with supreme power
The vast light of divine grace
போற்றிநின் பேரருள்
போற்றி நின் பெருஞ்சீர்
ஆற்றலினோங்கிய
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
Praise be to your great grace
Praise be to your ultimate glory
Rising high with supreme power
The vast light of divine grace
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
The vast light of divine grace
The supreme unique compassion
The vast light of divine grace
The supreme unique compassion
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
Caste and religious dogma
And sectarian creeds are false
The vast light of grace that made us realize this from the beginning
Male and Chorus: Caste and religious dogma
Unable to comprehend religious divisions
Becoming the primordial vast light of grace
சாதியும் மதமும் சமயமும் பொய்யனெ
ஆதியிலுணர்த்திய அருட்பெருஞ் சோதி
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
சாதியும் மதமும் சமயமும் காணா
ஆதியனாகியாம் அருட்பெருஞ்சோதி
Whichever religion, whichever perfection
So say the multitude of living beings
Whichever religion, whichever perfection
So say the multitude of living beings
எம்மதம் எம்நிறை என்ப உயிர்திரள்
எம்மதம் எம்நிறை என்ப உயிர்திரள்
அம்மதம் என்றருள் அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அம்மதம் என்றருள் அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
Bestowing grace that all religions lead to the same truth
The vast light of divine grace
Male and Chorus: Bestowing grace that all religions lead to the same truth
ஆதியும் அந்தமும் அறிந்தனை நீயே
ஆதியென்றருளிய அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
ஆதியென்றருளிய அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
The beginning and the end
You alone have known
Blessed as the primordial origin
The vast light of divine grace
Male and Chorus: Blessed as the primordial origin
The vast light of divine grace
பற்றுகள் அனைத்தையும் பத்தென தவிர்த்தன
தற்றமும் நீக்கிய அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
பற்றுகள் அனைத்தையும் பத்தென தவிர்த்தன
தற்றமும் நீக்கிய அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
All worldly attachments
Avoided as mere illusions
The vast light of grace that removed all obstacles
சமயமும் குலமுதற் சார்பெல்லாம் விடுத்த
அமயந் தோன்றிய அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
சமயமும் குலமுதற் சார்பெல்லாம் விடுத்த
அமயந் தோன்றிய அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
Religious sects, clan lineages, and more
Renouncing all such affiliations
The vast light of grace appearing at the opportune moment
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
The vast light of divine grace
The supreme unique compassion
The vast light of divine grace
The supreme unique compassion
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
தனிப்பெரும் கருணை
Praise be to your great grace
Praise be to your ultimate glory
Rising high with supreme power
The vast light of divine grace
போற்றி நின் பேரருள்
போற்றி நின் பெருஞ்சீர்
ஆற்றலினோங்கிய
அருட்பெருஞ் ஜோதி
Pottrinin perarul
Praise be to your great grace
Pottri nin perunjeer
Praise be to your ultimate glory
Aatralinongiya
Rising high with supreme power
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Pottrinin perarul
Praise be to your great grace
Pottri nin perunjeer
Praise be to your ultimate glory
Aatralinongiya
Rising high with supreme power
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Thaniperum karunai
The supreme unique compassion
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Thaniperum karunai
The supreme unique compassion
Sathiyum madhamum
Caste and religious dogma
Samayamum poiyena
And sectarian creeds are false
Aadhiyil unarthiya arutperun jodhi
The vast light of grace that made us realize this from the beginning
Male and Chorus :Sathiyum madhamum
Male and Chorus: Caste and religious dogma
Samayamum kaana
Unable to comprehend religious divisions
Aadhiyanaagiyam arutperunjodhi
Becoming the primordial vast light of grace
Emmadham em nirai
Whichever religion, whichever perfection
Enba uyirthiral
So say the multitude of living beings
Emmadham em nirai
Whichever religion, whichever perfection
Enba uyirthiral
So say the multitude of living beings
Ammadham endrarul
Bestowing grace that all religions lead to the same truth
Arutperunjodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Male and Chorus :Ammadham endrarul
Male and Chorus: Bestowing grace that all religions lead to the same truth
Aadhiyum andhamum
The beginning and the end
Arindhanai neeyae
You alone have known
Aadhiendraruliya
Blessed as the primordial origin
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Male and Chorus :Aadhiendraruliya
Male and Chorus: Blessed as the primordial origin
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Pattrugal athanaiyum
All worldly attachments
Pathena thavirthana
Avoided as mere illusions
Thattarmum neekiya arutperun jodhi
The vast light of grace that removed all obstacles
Samayamum kulammudhar
Religious sects, clan lineages, and more
Saarbellaam viduttha
Renouncing all such affiliations
Amayan thondriya arutperun jodhi
The vast light of grace appearing at the opportune moment
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Thaniperum karunai
The supreme unique compassion
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Thaniperum karunai
The supreme unique compassion
Pottrinin perarul
Praise be to your great grace
Pottri nin perunjeer
Praise be to your ultimate glory
Aatralinongiya
Rising high with supreme power
Arutperun jodhi
The vast light of divine grace
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is an adaptation of the sacred spiritual verses composed by the 19th-century Tamil saint Vallalar (Ramalinga Swamigal) from his canonical work 'Arutperunjodhi Agaval'. The lyrics extol the Divine as 'Arutperunjodhi' (Vast Light of Grace) and 'Thaniperum Karunai' (Supreme Unique Compassion). Vallalar passionately rejects divisive social constructs such as caste, clan, and rigid religious dogmas, declaring them false and calling for universal empathy and unity across all living beings. In Vetrimaaran's film 'Viduthalai Part 1', maestro Ilayaraja renders this anthem to underline the film's core themes of social justice, liberation, and human dignity. By pairing Vallalar's anti-caste philosophy with the struggle of oppressed people, the song elevates the film's narrative of emancipation beyond political conflict into a universal quest for human grace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Refrain / Anaphora
“Arutperun jodhi”
The key phrase 'Arutperun jodhi' (Vast Light of Grace) is repeated across multiple stanzas, serving as a rhythmic and spiritual anchor throughout the composition.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Sathiyum madhamum / Samayamum poiyena”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'S' across consecutive words creates melodic harmony and acoustic flow.
Edhukai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Emmadham em nirai / Ammadham endrarul”
Classical Tamil prosodic device where the second letter matches across lines ('m' in Emmadham and Ammadham).
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Trivia
The text comes from 'Arutperunjodhi Agaval' written by Vallalar (Ramalinga Adigal), an influential Tamil saint who founded Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Sangam to abolish caste discrimination and promote universal compassion. Maestro Ilayaraja composed and sang this version specifically for Vetrimaaran's acclaimed film 'Viduthalai Part 1' (2023).
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