- Lyricist
- Nellai A. Ganapathy
- Singers
- Madurai Surendar, Chorus
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Panja Bootham
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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