Indirajaala Vidhdhaikkaaran
From Raja Mukthi · 1948
- Lyricist
- Papanasam Sivan
- Singer
- Serukulathur Sama
- Music director
- C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Raja Mukthi1948
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan | My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic. |
| Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran | He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world. |
| Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan | My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic. |
| Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran | He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world. |
| Male | |
| Inbamudan thunbam maari maari kaattuvaan | He alternately shows pleasure and pain. |
| Irulum oliyum suzhalum | Darkness and light revolve around. |
| Vetta veliyai kaattuvaan | He reveals the vast open space of truth. |
| Anburuvaai anbar manam thannilaaduvaan | As the embodiment of love, he dances in the minds of his devotees. |
| Anbar thunbam kandu poraarangavidobaa | Seeing the suffering of his devotees, Lord Ranga Vitthala will not bear it. |
| Sreerangavidobaa avan | He is Sri Ranga Vitthala. |
| Male | |
| Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan | My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic. |
| Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran | He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world. |
| Male | |
| Nallavar pol nammai suttrum kodiyavar undu | There are evil people surrounding us disguised as good people. |
| Nallavar palar pagaivar pola kaanbadhum undu | And there are many good people who appear like enemies. |
| Ellaam arangan arul vilaasa naadaga maedai | Everything is a stage for Lord Ranganatha's divine play of grace. |
| Edhilum mayangaadhavarkku | For those who are not deluded by anything, |
| Paerinba veedae arulum | He grants the supreme abode of ultimate bliss. |
| Male | |
| Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan | My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic. |
| Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran | He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world. |
| Male | |
| Eezhaigalae ezhaigalin thunbam unarvaar | Only the poor can truly understand the suffering of the poor. |
| Irumaappudan poruludaiyor | Those with wealth who are filled with arrogance, |
| Kann ulla kurudar | Are merely blind people despite having eyes. |
| Ezhaigalae oozhiyar tham thunbam unaraar | They do not feel the distress of the poor and the workers. |
| Goburatthai bommai thaangum | Like a statue thinking it bears the weight of the temple tower, |
| Ninaivunakkaeno andha | Why do you hold such a foolish thought? |
| Male | |
| Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan | My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic. |
| Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran | He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world. |
இந்திர ஜால வித்தைக்காரன் எம்பெருமான்
உலகமெல்லாம் ஆட்டி வைக்கும் சூத்ரதாரன்
இந்திர ஜால வித்தைக்காரன் எம்பெருமான்
உலகமெல்லாம் ஆட்டி வைக்கும் சூத்ரதாரன்
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
இன்பமுடன் துன்பம் மாறி மாறிக் காட்டுவான்
இருளும் ஒளியும் சுழலும்
வெட்ட வெளியை காட்டுவான்
அன்புருவாய் அன்பர் மனம் தன்னிலாடுவான்
அன்பர் துன்பம் கண்டு பொறாரங்கவிடோபா
ஸ்ரீரங்கவிடோபா அவன்
He alternately shows pleasure and pain.
Darkness and light revolve around.
He reveals the vast open space of truth.
As the embodiment of love, he dances in the minds of his devotees.
Seeing the suffering of his devotees, Lord Ranga Vitthala will not bear it.
He is Sri Ranga Vitthala.
இந்திர ஜால வித்தைக்காரன் எம்பெருமான்
உலகமெல்லாம் ஆட்டி வைக்கும் சூத்ரதாரன்
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
நல்லவர் போல் நம்மை சுற்றும் கொடியவர் உண்டு
நல்லவர் பலர் பகைவர் போல காண்பதும் உண்டு
எல்லாம் அரங்கன் அருள் விலாஸ நாடக மேடை
எதிலும் மயங்காதவர்க்கு
பேரின்ப வீடே அருளும்
There are evil people surrounding us disguised as good people.
And there are many good people who appear like enemies.
Everything is a stage for Lord Ranganatha's divine play of grace.
For those who are not deluded by anything,
He grants the supreme abode of ultimate bliss.
இந்திர ஜால வித்தைக்காரன் எம்பெருமான்
உலகமெல்லாம் ஆட்டி வைக்கும் சூத்ரதாரன்
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
ஏழைகளே ஏழைகளின் துன்பம் உணர்வார்
இறுமாப்புடன் பொருளுடையோர்
கண் உள்ள குருடர்
ஏழைகளே ஊழியர் தம் துன்பம் உணரார்
கோபுரத்தை பொம்மை தாங்கும்
நினைவுனக்கேனோ அந்த
Only the poor can truly understand the suffering of the poor.
Those with wealth who are filled with arrogance,
Are merely blind people despite having eyes.
They do not feel the distress of the poor and the workers.
Like a statue thinking it bears the weight of the temple tower,
Why do you hold such a foolish thought?
இந்திர ஜால வித்தைக்காரன் எம்பெருமான்
உலகமெல்லாம் ஆட்டி வைக்கும் சூத்ரதாரன்
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
Inbamudan thunbam maari maari kaattuvaan
He alternately shows pleasure and pain.
Irulum oliyum suzhalum
Darkness and light revolve around.
Vetta veliyai kaattuvaan
He reveals the vast open space of truth.
Anburuvaai anbar manam thannilaaduvaan
As the embodiment of love, he dances in the minds of his devotees.
Anbar thunbam kandu poraarangavidobaa
Seeing the suffering of his devotees, Lord Ranga Vitthala will not bear it.
Sreerangavidobaa avan
He is Sri Ranga Vitthala.
Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
Nallavar pol nammai suttrum kodiyavar undu
There are evil people surrounding us disguised as good people.
Nallavar palar pagaivar pola kaanbadhum undu
And there are many good people who appear like enemies.
Ellaam arangan arul vilaasa naadaga maedai
Everything is a stage for Lord Ranganatha's divine play of grace.
Edhilum mayangaadhavarkku
For those who are not deluded by anything,
Paerinba veedae arulum
He grants the supreme abode of ultimate bliss.
Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
Eezhaigalae ezhaigalin thunbam unarvaar
Only the poor can truly understand the suffering of the poor.
Irumaappudan poruludaiyor
Those with wealth who are filled with arrogance,
Kann ulla kurudar
Are merely blind people despite having eyes.
Ezhaigalae oozhiyar tham thunbam unaraar
They do not feel the distress of the poor and the workers.
Goburatthai bommai thaangum
Like a statue thinking it bears the weight of the temple tower,
Ninaivunakkaeno andha
Why do you hold such a foolish thought?
Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran emperumaan
My Lord is a magician performing acts of magic.
Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran
He is the puppeteer who moves and controls the entire world.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic philosophical song from the 1948 movie Raja Mukthi portrays God as the supreme magician and master puppeteer who governs the cosmic stage. Life is depicted as a divine drama where light and darkness, joy and sorrow continually alternate. The lyrics remind listeners that appearances are often deceptive: evil people can pose as well-wishers, while true friends might seem adversary, and the wealthy often grow emotionally blind to the suffering of the poor. By drawing memorable imagery—such as an arrogant person resembling a tiny statue that foolishly believes it carries the weight of a majestic temple tower—Papanasam Sivan highlights the folly of human ego. Ultimately, the song promises that those who transcend worldly illusions and remain unattached to temporary trials will earn Lord Ranganatha's grace and attain supreme, eternal liberation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Ulagamellaam aatti vaikkum soothradhaaran”
Compares God to a magician ('Indhira jaala vithaikkaaran') and a master puppeteer ('Soothradhaaran') controlling human lives.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Kann ulla kurudar”
Describes arrogant rich people as 'sighted blind men' ('Kann ulla kurudar')—possessing physical sight yet lacking empathy and spiritual insight.
Analogy / Metaphor
“Goburatthai bommai thaangum”
Uses the vivid image of a decorative temple statue ('Bommai') assuming it supports the massive tower ('Goburam') to critique human hubris and false pride.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Anburuvaai anbar manam thannilaaduvaan”
Repetition of the 'Anb' sound in the initial words across consecutive lines to create rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
Raja Mukthi (1948) featured prominent stars of Tamil cinema including M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, V. N. Janaki, and M. G. Ramachandran in early roles. The music for the film was composed by C. R. Subburaman, with lyrics penned by the distinguished Carnatic composer Papanasam Sivan.
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