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Neethandi Arul Kodukkum

From Aagaya Pookkal -1995 · 1995

Lyricist
Deenadayalan
Singers
S. Janaki, Chorus
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Aagaya Pookkal -1995
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
19 Jan 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Amma neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Varam tharum neeli sugam tharum sooli
Intha pennival vedhanai
Pokkida vanthidu punpadum
En thunai kaaththida vanthidu
Neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Amma neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Vadivukkoru naayagiyae
Varuvaai karumaariyammaa
Saei enakku thaai vadiam neeyae
En oon uyirai pettraval nee
Un pola enai kandaval nee
Uravenukku thanthavalum neeyae
Vadivukkoru naayagiyae
Varuvaai karumaariyammaa
Saei enakku thaai vadiam neeyae
En oon uyirai pettraval nee
Un pola enai kandaval nee
Uravenukku thanthavalum neeyae
Amma un aanaikkoru
Vidai koorammaa
Ampodu veesi yaeriya thadai yaenammaa
Than pillaiyin vaazhvinai
Kaakkaavittaal adhil
Enna pudhumaiyadi
Iru kannimai moodiya
Kangal irunthenna
Naanindru velvathu
Unnidam ullathu
Neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Amma neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Varam tharum neeli sugam tharum sooli
Intha pennival vedhanai
Pokkida vanthidu punpadum
En thunai kaaththida vanthidu
Neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Amma neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Dhatsan magal thaatsaayani
Kaantharva manam mudiththaai
Sathipathiyaai nindranaiyae thavaro
Puvi ratchagiyae neeyirunthum
Sikkalilae naan vaazhthal
Saththiyamae idhu enna muraiyo
Dhatsan magal thaatsaayani
Kaantharva manam mudiththaai
Sathipathiyaai nindranaiyae thavaro
Puvi ratchagiyae neeyirunthum
Sikkalilae naan vaazhthal
Saththiyamae idhu enna muraiyo
Amma nee aadhi sivanai
Meeravillaiyaa
Aanaalum avanil
Paathi aagavillaiyaa
Antha deiva thirumanam
Thappillai enbathu
Engulla neethiyadi
Sama neethiyai thanthidu
En mana vaazhkkaiyil
Oozhvinai pokkidu
Vaazhvinai kaaththidu
Neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Amma neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Varam tharum neeli sugam tharum sooli
Intha pennival vedhanai
Pokkida vanthidu punpadum
En thunai kaaththida vanthidu
Neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Amma neethaandi arul kodukkum maari
Maari muththumaari magamaayi karumaari
Maari muththumaari magamaayi karumaari
Maari varuvaayae arulvaayae thunai neeyae
Maari varuvaayae arulvaayae thunai neeyae
Om sakthi om om sakthi om
Om sakthi om om sakthi om
You are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Mother, you are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Neeli who grants boons, Shooli who brings peace and joy!
To take away the pain
of this woman, please come;
come to save my suffering partner...
You are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Mother, you are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
O goddess of beauty and grace,
come to me, Mother Karumari!
To me, your child, you are the caring mother.
You gave me my body and my life,
you cherished me as your very own,
and you gave me every loving bond.
O goddess of beauty and grace,
come to me, Mother Karumari!
To me, your child, you are the caring mother.
You gave me my body and my life,
you cherished me as your very own,
and you gave me every loving bond.
Mother, to this test of yours,
give me an answer, Mother!
Why throw hurdles at me like piercing arrows, Mother?
If you do not protect
the life of your own child,
what wonder is there in your power?
What is the use of eyes
if their lids stay shut?
Whether I triumph today
is entirely in your hands!
You are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Mother, you are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Neeli who grants boons, Shooli who brings peace and joy!
To take away the pain
of this woman, please come;
come to save my suffering partner...
You are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Mother, you are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
As Daksha's daughter Dakshayani,
you chose a marriage of love,
and stood as wife beside him—was that wrong?
When you are here, the protector of the earth,
that I should live trapped in troubles—
truly, what kind of justice is this?
As Daksha's daughter Dakshayani,
you chose a marriage of love,
and stood as wife beside him—was that wrong?
When you are here, the protector of the earth,
that I should live trapped in troubles—
truly, what kind of justice is this?
Mother, did you not cross boundaries
for Lord Shiva?
Yet did you not become
the very half of his being?
If that divine wedding
was never a mistake,
where is that same fairness for me?
Grant me that equal justice!
In my married life,
banish cruel fate,
and protect my life!
You are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Mother, you are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Neeli who grants boons, Shooli who brings peace and joy!
To take away the pain
of this woman, please come;
come to save my suffering partner...
You are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Mother, you are the one who showers grace, O Mari!
Mari, Muthumaari, Mahamayi, Karumaari!
Mari, Muthumaari, Mahamayi, Karumaari!
O Mari, please come and bless us, you are our only refuge!
O Mari, please come and bless us, you are our only refuge!
Om Shakti Om, Om Shakti Om!
Om Shakti Om, Om Shakti Om!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song from 'Aagaya Pookkal' (1995) is a moving devotional plea composed by Deva and rendered by S. Janaki. The female protagonist appeals directly to Goddess Mariamman (Karumari) to rescue her injured husband and repair her troubled marital life. Through her prayer, she invokes Hindu mythology, referencing Goddess Dakshayani's (Parvati's) love marriage to Lord Shiva. She argues that if the Goddess's own love union was divine and sacred, her own earthly marriage deserves equal divine justice and protection against cruel fate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Assonance (Iyaibu & Ethukai)

Varam tharum neeli sugam tharum sooli

The internal rhyme 'Varam tharum / Sugam tharum' creates a rhythmic devotional chant effect.

Mythological Allusion

Dhatsan magal thaatsaayani Kaantharva manam mudiththaai

References the tale of Dakshayani marrying Lord Shiva through Gandharva (love) rites to justify her own love marriage.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)

Puvi ratchagiyae neeyirunthum Sikkalilae naan vaazhthal Saththiyamae idhu enna muraiyo

The singer challenges the divine authority, asking why she must suffer if the Goddess is truly the protector of the universe.

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Trivia

Deva's devotional compositions sung by S. Janaki were extremely popular in 1990s Tamil cinema, often serving as dramatic turning points in family drama films where divine intervention alters the climax.

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