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Lyrics & meaning

Om Shiva Shiva Om

From Adangathey · 2018

Lyricist
Sahithi
Singer
Vijay Prakash
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Adangathey2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Om shiva shivaOm Shiva, Shiva!
Hare hare om mmHare, Hare, Om...
Om hare hareOm, Hare, Hare,
Shiva shiva om omShiva, Shiva, Om, Om.
Om sasidhar shiva hare om omOm, Lord Shiva who bears the moon, Hare Om.
Om ripuhar layakar om omOm, destroyer of enemies and cause of cosmic dissolution, Om.
Om puruhut nuth hare om omOm, praised by Indra, Hare Om.
Om prabhavit dinkar om omOm, radiant like the sun, Om.
Om prachalith bhaykar om mOm, fierce and formidable, Om.
Om prakatith pur hare om omOm, revealed destroyer of the tri-cities, Hare Om.
Male
Pramathnath amarnaath pasupathiLord of spirits, immortal Lord, Lord of all creatures,
Mahaa kaal ujjainpathiGreat Lord of Time, Lord of Ujjain.
Danuj dhushan daman neethi sunkarHearing the calls for justice to subdue evil demons,
Bhatne unko bheekaraakrithiHe assumed a terrifying form to vanquish them.
Jabik baar asur amar ran huaOnce, when a battle broke out between demons and celestial beings,
Usme amar chor viphal hogayaThe malicious plans of the demons failed completely.
Tabne shivji khand parsu uthkarThen Lord Shiva raised his sharp battle-axe,
Asur balko poora khatham kardiya…hooAnd completely wiped out the demonic forces!
Male
Yadha sadhaAlways and forever,
Prabhanjitho daityamCrushing the wicked demons,
Jaag utho mahaabhidandamAwaken, O mighty weapon of ultimate punishment!
Natho hitham nahirnahee budhdhamMere peaceful intellect brings no resolution now,
Swayam karo gadaaprahaaramStrike directly with the heavy mace yourself!
Male
Varki balse bheemMighty as Bheema through dark power,
Nnaam iknarA tyrant of great notoriety,
Asur gunse saadhuvokodarDriven by demonic traits to instill fear in holy sages,
Karthe rahthe aur bhakth sir koContinually severing the heads of devotees,
Kaat karthe vahee haal parCutting them down right on the spot.
Male
Bholenath and pind bhatkarBholenath, shattering physical realms and bodies,
Apar chandi chaa mundikolekarTaking the immense, fierce avatar of Chandi holding severed heads,
Satruvonko is mittime mitkarErasing the enemies into this very earth,
Damarubaaje chana thaandav noopurThe damaru drum beats alongside the rhythmic anklets of the cosmic dance!
Male
Amit durit chor narak kaaranamThe cause of hell for limitless wicked thieves,
Tarana maarcamanala taptha maanasamScorching troubled minds with the fire of divine power,
Nahitho jwalith phaalanetrajwaalanamOtherwise, the blazing flame from His third eye ignites,
Dushta duritha jana bhasmeepatalamReducing wicked and evil people to a heap of ashes!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a high-octane devotional and fierce hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva in his wrathful form as Rudra and Mahakala. Incorporating heavy Sanskritized chants and imagery, the lyrics invoke Shiva's sacred names—such as Sasidhara, Pasupati, Mahakal, and Bholenath—and depict his cosmic duty of maintaining cosmic balance and righteousness (Dharma). The text recounts Shiva rising with his divine battle-axe to defend the helpless and righteous from tyrannical demonic forces. As evil escalates, Shiva unleashes his fierce Tandava dance, sounding his damaru drum and opening his third eye to reduce evil-doers and tyrants to ashes. The emotional arc transitions from solemn chant to intense divine vengeance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora

Om sasidhar shiva hare om om ... Om prakatith pur hare om om

Repetition of the sacred syllable 'Om' at the beginning of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, incantatory chanting effect.

Iyaipu (Rhyme)

Om ripuhar layakar om om / Om prabhavit dinkar om om / Om prachalith bhaykar om m

End rhyming with the suffix '-kar' ('layakar', 'dinkar', 'bhaykar') builds cadence and poetic symmetry.

Imagery / Epithet

Pramathnath amarnaath pasupathi / Mahaa kaal ujjainpathi

Use of grand classical epithets and spatial imagery ('Mahaa kaal', 'Pasupati', 'Ujjainpathi') to invoke the awe-inspiring majesty of Lord Shiva.

Hyperbole / Violent Imagery

Dushta duritha jana bhasmeepatalam

Exaggerated dramatic visual imagery describing evil-doers instantly incinerating into heaps of ash from the fire of Shiva's third eye.

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Trivia

The song is part of the soundtrack for the film 'Adangathey', featuring lyrics penned by renowned lyricist Sahithi. Written in a heavy Sanskritized chant style, it blends traditional devotional hymn structures with high-octane action background score elements designed to accompany intense cinematic heroics.

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