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Om Sakthi Om Sakthi

From Panja Bootham · 1979

Lyricist
Nellai A. Ganapathy
Singers
Madurai Surendar, Chorus
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Details
Panja Bootham1979

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthiOm Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthiOm Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Male
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthiOm Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Annai parasakthiChorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthiMale: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthiChorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male
Manai nalam kaathidum mahamaayi karumaayiMahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home
Vinaigalai theerthida viraindhu nee varuvaayaeWill you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins?
Manai nalam kaathidum mahamaayi karumaayiMahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home
Vinaigalai theerthida viraindhu nee varuvaayaeWill you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins?
Male
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthiOm Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Annai parasakthiChorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthiMale: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthiChorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male
Therinju theriyaamalum seidhidum paavathaiThe sins committed knowingly or unknowingly
Arindhu nee mannithu arulvaayae thirisooliUnderstanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer
Therinju theriyaamalum seidhidum paavathaiThe sins committed knowingly or unknowingly
Arindhu nee mannithu arulvaayae thirisooliUnderstanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer
Vaedhathin naayagi vilaiyaadum bairaviThe heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi
Paadham saran adaindhom baalagarai mannippaaiWe surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children
Vaedhathin naayagi vilaiyaadum bairaviThe heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi
Paadham saran adaindhom baalagarai mannippaaiWe surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children
Male
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthiOm Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Annai parasakthiChorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthiMale: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthiChorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthiOm Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Male :Annai parasakthiMale: Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthiChorus: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Male :Neeyae mahasakthiMale: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthiChorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male :Neeyae mahasakthiMale: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthiChorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male :Neeyae mahasakthiMale: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthiChorus: You alone are Mahasakthi

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is an energetic devotional chant dedicated to the supreme mother goddess, Parasakthi. The lead singer and chorus invoke her various forms and titles—Mahasakthi, Mahamaayi, Karumaayi, Thirisooli, and Bhairavi—seeking her divine presence and protection for domestic well-being and prosperity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Mondhu)

Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi

The rhythmic chant 'Om sakthi om sakthi' is repeated continually to invoke a meditative, trance-like devotional tempo.

Antithesis (Muran)

Therinju theriyaamalum seidhidum paavathai

The phrase 'Therinju theriyaamalum' uses opposing terms ('knowingly' vs 'unknowingly') to cover the full spectrum of human errors.

Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Manai nalam kaathidum mahamaayi karumaayi

The rhyming end-syllables in 'mahamaayi' and 'karumaayi' create a euphonic, song-like cadence.

Epithet / Divine Naming

Vaedhathin naayagi vilaiyaadum bairavi

Addressing the deity through powerful descriptive attributes such as 'Vaedhathin naayagi' (Heroine/Mistress of Vedas) and 'Thirisooli' (Wielder of the Trident).

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Trivia

Composed by the veteran duo Sankar Ganesh for the 1979 film 'Panja Bootham', this devotional track features Madurai Surendar on lead vocals. High-tempo Amman devotional songs like this were standard in late-1970s Tamil cinema to heighten dramatic and spiritual emotions during pivotal climactic sequences.

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