- Lyricist
- Ra. Pazhanisami
- Music director
- Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
- Movie name
- Agathiyar
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This devotional composition from the film Agathiyar celebrates Harihara Bhakti—the harmonious unity and equal devotion towards both Lord Shiva (Namasivaya) and Lord Vishnu (Narayana). The lyrics highlight how chanting Shiva's name brings countless blessings, while chanting Narayana's name dispels all four forms of worldly sorrow. It describes Lord Shiva enthroned on Mount Kailash and sharing His body with Goddess Parvati, alongside Lord Vishnu reclining on the Ocean of Milk with Goddess Lakshmi on His chest, emphasizing that both divine forms reside in human hearts as supreme grace and inspired the sacred language of Tamil and musical arts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaal (Initial Alliteration)
“Namasivaayam ena solvomae / Nanmaigal aayiram kolvomae”
Repetition of initial consonant 'N' across consecutive lines (Namasivaayam / Nanmaigal / Naarayanaa / Naalvagai).
Iyaibu (Rhyming Refrain)
“Namasivaayam ena solvomae / Nanmaigal aayiram kolvomae”
Ending lines with symmetrical verbal endings 'solvomae' and 'kolvomae' to maintain rhythmic harmony.
Imagery and Parallelism
“Velli pani malaiyil amarnthirupaan / Palli kondaan thirumaal paarkadalil”
Contrasting the abode of Shiva on Kailash ('Velli pani malaiyil') with Vishnu on the Ocean of Milk ('Paarkadalil') to draw a balanced divine comparison.
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Trivia
The film Agathiyar (1972), directed by A. P. Nagarajan, features music composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. This particular song exemplifies Smartism/Harihara worship, bridging Saivism and Vaishnavism within classical Tamil cinema music.
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