- Lyricist
- Nellai Arulmani
- Singer
- Sirkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
- Movie name
- Agathiyar
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This verse reflects on the legend of Mount Vindhya's arrogance and its ultimate humbling by Sage Agathiyar. The narrator compares human ego to the Vindhya mountain, which grew excessively proud and blocked the sun, only to be humiliated before both heavenly beings and mortals when Agathiyar subdued it to bow to the earth. Addressing the great master who blessed humanity with divine, pure Tamil (Senthamizh), the devotee pleads for spiritual redemption. Acknowledging their own past vanity and mistakes, the seeker humbly asks the master to bestow the same divine mercy and grace upon them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mythological Allusion (புராணக் குறிப்பு)
“Veenaanam vindhiyum serukazhinthu”
Refers to the puranic legend where Sage Agathiyar humbled the arrogant Vindhya mountain range that grew tall to block the sun.
Second-letter Rhyme (எதுகை - Ethugai)
“Naanendra aganthaiyinaal thalai nimirndhen”
The second consonant sound 'na' rhymes between 'Naanendra' and 'Naan sellum'.
Antithesis / Structural Parallelism
“Vaanullor nagaithidavum / Mannullor pazhithidavum”
Contrasts the heavenly beings (Vaanullor) with the earth-bound humans (Mannullor) using parallel phrasing.
Epithet (சிறப்புப் பெயர்)
“Gnyaana senthamizh alitha naayaganae”
Refers to Agathiyar with the exalted title of the supreme lord who gave the wisdom of pure Tamil to the world.
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Trivia
According to Hindu mythology, the Vindhya mountain range was filled with pride and grew so tall that it obstructed the path of the sun. Sage Agathiyar journeyed from the north to the south and asked Vindhya to bow down so he could cross, instructing it to stay lowered until he returned. Agathiyar settled in the south permanently, keeping Vindhya's arrogance subdued forever.
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