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 parasakthi | Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi |
| Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi | Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi |
| Male | |
| Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi | Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi |
| Chorus :Annai parasakthi | Chorus: Mother Parasakthi |
| Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi | Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi |
| Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi | Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Male | |
| Manai nalam kaathidum mahamaayi karumaayi | Mahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home |
| Vinaigalai theerthida viraindhu nee varuvaayae | Will you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins? |
| Manai nalam kaathidum mahamaayi karumaayi | Mahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home |
| Vinaigalai theerthida viraindhu nee varuvaayae | Will you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins? |
| Male | |
| Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi | Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi |
| Chorus :Annai parasakthi | Chorus: Mother Parasakthi |
| Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi | Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi |
| Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi | Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Male | |
| Therinju theriyaamalum seidhidum paavathai | The sins committed knowingly or unknowingly |
| Arindhu nee mannithu arulvaayae thirisooli | Understanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer |
| Therinju theriyaamalum seidhidum paavathai | The sins committed knowingly or unknowingly |
| Arindhu nee mannithu arulvaayae thirisooli | Understanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer |
| Vaedhathin naayagi vilaiyaadum bairavi | The heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi |
| Paadham saran adaindhom baalagarai mannippaai | We surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children |
| Vaedhathin naayagi vilaiyaadum bairavi | The heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi |
| Paadham saran adaindhom baalagarai mannippaai | We surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children |
| Male | |
| Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi | Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi |
| Chorus :Annai parasakthi | Chorus: Mother Parasakthi |
| Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi | Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi |
| Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi | Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Chorus | |
| Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi | Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi |
| Male :Annai parasakthi | Male: Mother Parasakthi |
| Chorus :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi | Chorus: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi |
| Male :Neeyae mahasakthi | Male: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi | Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Male :Neeyae mahasakthi | Male: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi | Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Male :Neeyae mahasakthi | Male: You alone are Mahasakthi |
| Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi | Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi |
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி அன்னை பராசக்தி
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி நீயே மகாசக்தி
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி அன்னை பராசக்தி
குழு :
அன்னை பராசக்தி
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி நீயே மகாசக்தி
குழு :
நீயே மகாசக்தி
மனை நலம் காத்திடும் மகமாயி கருமாயி
வினைகளை தீர்த்திட விரைந்து நீ வருவாயே
மனை நலம் காத்திடும் மகமாயி கருமாயி
வினைகளை தீர்த்திட விரைந்து நீ வருவாயே
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி அன்னை பராசக்தி
குழு :
அன்னை பராசக்தி
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி நீயே மகாசக்தி
குழு :
நீயே மகாசக்தி
Mahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home
Will you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins?
Mahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home
Will you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins?
தெரிஞ்சு தெரியாமலும் செய்திடும் பாவத்தை
அறிந்து நீ மன்னித்து அருள்வாயே திரிசூலி
தெரிஞ்சு தெரியாமலும் செய்திடும் பாவத்தை
அறிந்து நீ மன்னித்து அருள்வாயே திரிசூலி
வேதத்தின் நாயகி விளையாடும் பைரவி
பாதம் சரணடைந்தோம் பாலகரை மன்னிப்பாய்
வேதத்தின் நாயகி விளையாடும் பைரவி
பாதம் சரணடைந்தோம் பாலகரை மன்னிப்பாய்
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி அன்னை பராசக்தி
குழு :
அன்னை பராசக்தி
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி நீயே மகாசக்தி
குழு :
நீயே மகாசக்தி
The sins committed knowingly or unknowingly
Understanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer
The sins committed knowingly or unknowingly
Understanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer
The heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi
We surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children
The heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi
We surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி அன்னை பராசக்தி
அன்னை பராசக்தி
குழு :
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் சக்தி நீயே மகாசக்தி
நீயே மகாசக்தி
குழு :
நீயே மகாசக்தி
நீயே மகாசக்தி
குழு :
நீயே மகாசக்தி
நீயே மகாசக்தி
குழு :
நீயே மகாசக்தி
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Male: Mother Parasakthi
Chorus: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Male: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Annai parasakthi
Chorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi
Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Manai nalam kaathidum mahamaayi karumaayi
Mahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home
Vinaigalai theerthida viraindhu nee varuvaayae
Will you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins?
Manai nalam kaathidum mahamaayi karumaayi
Mahamaayi, Karumaayi, who protects the prosperity of our home
Vinaigalai theerthida viraindhu nee varuvaayae
Will you come swiftly to dispel our troubles and sins?
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Annai parasakthi
Chorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi
Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Therinju theriyaamalum seidhidum paavathai
The sins committed knowingly or unknowingly
Arindhu nee mannithu arulvaayae thirisooli
Understanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer
Therinju theriyaamalum seidhidum paavathai
The sins committed knowingly or unknowingly
Arindhu nee mannithu arulvaayae thirisooli
Understanding them, please forgive us and bestow your grace, O Trident-bearer
Vaedhathin naayagi vilaiyaadum bairavi
The heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi
Paadham saran adaindhom baalagarai mannippaai
We surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children
Vaedhathin naayagi vilaiyaadum bairavi
The heroine of the Vedas, the playful Bhairavi
Paadham saran adaindhom baalagarai mannippaai
We surrender at your lotus feet, forgive us your children
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Annai parasakthi
Chorus: Mother Parasakthi
Male :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi
Male: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Om sakthi om sakthi annai parasakthi
Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, Mother Parasakthi
Male :Annai parasakthi
Male: Mother Parasakthi
Chorus :Om sakthi om sakthi neeyae mahasakthi
Chorus: Om Sakthi Om Sakthi, you alone are Mahasakthi
Male :Neeyae mahasakthi
Male: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male :Neeyae mahasakthi
Male: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi
Chorus: You alone are Mahasakthi
Male :Neeyae mahasakthi
Male: You alone are Mahasakthi
Chorus :Neeyae mahasakthi
Chorus: 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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