Muzhu Muthar Porulae
From Agathiyar · 1972
- Lyricist
- Nellai Arulmani
- Singer
- T. R. Mahalingam
- Music director
- Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
- Details
- Agathiyar1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Muzhumudhar porulae muththamizh sudarae | Oh ultimate supreme being! Oh radiance of the three forms of Tamil! |
| Monamae vedhanaayaganae ae ae…hae | Oh embodiment of silence! Oh lord of the Vedas! |
| Muzhumudhar porulae muththamizh sudarae | Oh ultimate supreme being! Oh radiance of the three forms of Tamil! |
| Monamae vedhanaayaganae ae ae…ae…aa…aa…aa..naa..gaa… | Oh embodiment of silence! Oh lord of the Vedas! |
| Thozhuthidum adiyaar thuyarellam theerkkum | You who relieve all the sorrows of the worshiping devotees, |
| Thooyanae ….aa…aa…aa….aa…aa…aa…aa… | Oh pure one! |
| Aa…aa…aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…a.a… | (Vocalizations) |
| Thozhuthidum adiyaar thuyarellam theerkkum | You who relieve all the sorrows of the worshiping devotees, |
| Thooyanae jodhi vanavanae ae…ae…. | Oh pure one! Oh luminous heavenly deity! |
| Jodhi vanavanae..aa…aa…aa…aa…naa…aa…naa…. | Oh luminous heavenly deity! |
| Male | |
| Mazhuvinai karathilyendhiya | Holding the divine battle-axe in his hand, |
| Peruman maindhanae..ae… vaarana muganae..ae…. | Oh son of Lord Shiva! Oh elephant-faced lord! |
| Pazhudhara panidhen kadaikannaal ennai | I bow before you faultlessly; with your side-glance, |
| Paartharul sei vinayaganae | Look upon me with grace, Lord Vinayagar! |
| Paartharul sei vinayaganae aa aa aa aa | Look upon me with grace, Lord Vinayagar! |
| Male | |
| Vedhanae vedha vedhaantham | Oh master of the Vedas! Oh pure one who transcends... |
| Kadantha vimalanae | ...the realm of the Vedas and Vedanta! |
| Vinnavarkellam naadhanae | Oh Lord of all celestial beings! |
| Naadha oongaara meiporulae | Oh ultimate truth of the primordial sound Om! |
| Naalvagai padhangalaum tharuvaai aa aa…aa…aa..aa… | Grant me the fourfold states of liberation! |
| Aa aa aa aa…aa…aa…aa…naa.. | (Vocalizations) |
| Naalvagai padhangalaum tharuvai | Grant me the fourfold states of liberation! |
| Seethala kamala vaaranae..ae…. | Oh elephant lord seated on the cool lotus flower! |
| Male | |
| Arulum sengaiyil angusamudaiyai | Holding the sacred goad in your gracious hand, |
| Yadhini uraippen en manam arinthu aa aa aa aaa | What more shall I say, as you know my heart? |
| Yadhini uraippen en manam arinthu | What more shall I say, as you know my heart? |
| Aandarul sei vinaayaganae | Rule over me and bless me, Lord Vinayagar! |
| Aandarul sei vinaayaganae…ae…… | Rule over me and bless me, Lord Vinayagar! |
முழுமுதற் பொருளே முத்தமிழ்ச் சுடரே
மோனமே வேதநாயகனே ஏ.. ஏஏ......ஹே
முழுமுதற் பொருளே முத்தமிழ்ச் சுடரே
மோனமே வேதநாயகனே ஏ......ஏ.....ஏ....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ....னா...கா
தொழுதிடும் அடியார் துயரெல்லாம் தீர்க்கும்
தூயனே......ஆ.......ஆ.......ஆ....ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ......
ஆ.......ஆ.......ஆ....ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....
தொழுதிடும் அடியார் துயரெல்லாம் தீர்க்கும்
தூயனே ஜோதி வானவனே......ஏ......ஏ.....
ஜோதி வானவனே......ஆ.......ஆ.......ஆ....ஆஆ......ஆ.....னா....ஆ......
Oh ultimate supreme being! Oh radiance of the three forms of Tamil!
Oh embodiment of silence! Oh lord of the Vedas!
Oh ultimate supreme being! Oh radiance of the three forms of Tamil!
Oh embodiment of silence! Oh lord of the Vedas!
You who relieve all the sorrows of the worshiping devotees,
Oh pure one!
(Vocalizations)
You who relieve all the sorrows of the worshiping devotees,
Oh pure one! Oh luminous heavenly deity!
Oh luminous heavenly deity!
மழுவினைக் கரத்திலேந்திய
பெருமான் மைந்தனே......ஏ....வாரண முகனே....ஏ.....ஏ......ஏ.....
பழுதறப் பணிந்தேன் கடைக்கண்ணால் என்னை
பார்த்தருள் செய் விநாயகனே
பார்த்தருள் செய் விநாயகனே ஆஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
Holding the divine battle-axe in his hand,
Oh son of Lord Shiva! Oh elephant-faced lord!
I bow before you faultlessly; with your side-glance,
Look upon me with grace, Lord Vinayagar!
Look upon me with grace, Lord Vinayagar!
வேதனே வேத வேதாந்தமும்
கடந்த விமலனே
விண்ணவர்க்கெல்லாம் நாதனே
நாத ஓங்கார மெய்ப்பொருளே
நால்வகைப் பதங்களும் தருவாய் ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....னா
நால்வகைப் பதங்களும் தருவாய்
சீதளக் கமல வாரணே....ஏ....
Oh master of the Vedas! Oh pure one who transcends...
...the realm of the Vedas and Vedanta!
Oh Lord of all celestial beings!
Oh ultimate truth of the primordial sound Om!
Grant me the fourfold states of liberation!
(Vocalizations)
Grant me the fourfold states of liberation!
Oh elephant lord seated on the cool lotus flower!
அருளும் செங்கையில் அங்குசமுடையாய்
யாதினி உரைப்பேன் என் மனமறிந்து ஆஆ ஆ ஆ ஆஅ
யாதினி உரைப்பேன் என் மனமறிந்து
ஆண்டருள் செய் விநாயகனே
ஆண்டருள் செய் விநாயகனே...ஏ.....
Holding the sacred goad in your gracious hand,
What more shall I say, as you know my heart?
What more shall I say, as you know my heart?
Rule over me and bless me, Lord Vinayagar!
Rule over me and bless me, Lord Vinayagar!
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Muzhumudhar porulae muththamizh sudarae
Oh ultimate supreme being! Oh radiance of the three forms of Tamil!
Monamae vedhanaayaganae ae ae…hae
Oh embodiment of silence! Oh lord of the Vedas!
Muzhumudhar porulae muththamizh sudarae
Oh ultimate supreme being! Oh radiance of the three forms of Tamil!
Monamae vedhanaayaganae ae ae…ae…aa…aa…aa..naa..gaa…
Oh embodiment of silence! Oh lord of the Vedas!
Thozhuthidum adiyaar thuyarellam theerkkum
You who relieve all the sorrows of the worshiping devotees,
Thooyanae ….aa…aa…aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…
Oh pure one!
Aa…aa…aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…a.a…
(Vocalizations)
Thozhuthidum adiyaar thuyarellam theerkkum
You who relieve all the sorrows of the worshiping devotees,
Thooyanae jodhi vanavanae ae…ae….
Oh pure one! Oh luminous heavenly deity!
Jodhi vanavanae..aa…aa…aa…aa…naa…aa…naa….
Oh luminous heavenly deity!
Mazhuvinai karathilyendhiya
Holding the divine battle-axe in his hand,
Peruman maindhanae..ae… vaarana muganae..ae….
Oh son of Lord Shiva! Oh elephant-faced lord!
Pazhudhara panidhen kadaikannaal ennai
I bow before you faultlessly; with your side-glance,
Paartharul sei vinayaganae
Look upon me with grace, Lord Vinayagar!
Paartharul sei vinayaganae aa aa aa aa
Look upon me with grace, Lord Vinayagar!
Vedhanae vedha vedhaantham
Oh master of the Vedas! Oh pure one who transcends...
Kadantha vimalanae
...the realm of the Vedas and Vedanta!
Vinnavarkellam naadhanae
Oh Lord of all celestial beings!
Naadha oongaara meiporulae
Oh ultimate truth of the primordial sound Om!
Naalvagai padhangalaum tharuvaai aa aa…aa…aa..aa…
Grant me the fourfold states of liberation!
Aa aa aa aa…aa…aa…aa…naa..
(Vocalizations)
Naalvagai padhangalaum tharuvai
Grant me the fourfold states of liberation!
Seethala kamala vaaranae..ae….
Oh elephant lord seated on the cool lotus flower!
Arulum sengaiyil angusamudaiyai
Holding the sacred goad in your gracious hand,
Yadhini uraippen en manam arinthu aa aa aa aaa
What more shall I say, as you know my heart?
Yadhini uraippen en manam arinthu
What more shall I say, as you know my heart?
Aandarul sei vinaayaganae
Rule over me and bless me, Lord Vinayagar!
Aandarul sei vinaayaganae…ae……
Rule over me and bless me, Lord Vinayagar!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This devotional song from the 1972 film Agathiyar is a sublime prayer dedicated to Lord Vinayagar (Ganesha). The lyricist Nellai Arulmani praises Ganesha as the supreme primordial source of existence, the embodiment of silence, and the divine light of Tamil literature. The prayer highlights his status as the son of Lord Shiva, the master of the Vedas, and the cosmic truth represented by the sacred syllable Om. The devotee humbly seeks Vinayagar's divine grace, asking him to banish all worldly distresses and grant the four stages of spiritual liberation (Padhangal). Expressing complete surrender, the singer acknowledges that the omniscient Lord already knows the devotion within their heart and prays for his eternal protection and blessing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Muzhumudhar porulae muththamizh sudarae”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Mu') across 'Muzhumudhar' and 'muththamizh', creating rhythmic harmony.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Muzhumudhar porulae muththamizh sudarae”
Lord Ganesha is metaphorically described as the light/radiance of Muthamizh (the three divisions of Tamil language).
Anaphora / Repetition
“Paartharul sei vinayaganae”
Repetition of key invocation lines like 'Paartharul sei vinayaganae' to underscore spiritual pleading.
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Trivia
The mythological film Agathiyar (1972) was directed by A. P. Nagarajan. The soundtrack was composed by the legendary violinist and composer Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, and this iconic devotional invocation was performed by Sirkazhi Govindarajan, who also portrayed Sage Agathiyar in the film.
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