Pala Jenmam Jenmanthara
From Azhagiya Kanne · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Azhagiya Kanne1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pala jenmam jen maanthara | Across many births and lifetimes, |
| Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal | Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds. |
| Pala jenmam jen maanthara | Across many births and lifetimes, |
| Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal | Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds. |
| Virumbum varangal vazhangum aval poo karangal | Her flower-like hands bestow the boons one desires. |
| Female | |
| Pala jenmam jen maanthara | Across many births and lifetimes, |
| Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal | Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds. |
| Female | |
| Vennthaamaraiyil sinthum thaenthuliyil | In the honey drop dripping from the white lotus, |
| Pala jeevangal pasiyaarum | Many living beings find their hunger satisfied. |
| Malar poonguzhalaal mani paarvaiyinaal | With her flower-adorned hair and precious glance, |
| Entha oomaiyum mozhi pesum | Even a mute person will speak language. |
| Female | |
| Sarva saatchiyaai…. | As the universal witness... |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa…. | Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa.... |
| Sarva saatchiyaai…. | As the universal witness... |
| Sarva saatchiyaai nindra naayagi | The heroine goddess who stands as the universal witness, |
| Namangal dhinam dhinam ninai | Meditate upon her divine names day by day. |
| Female | |
| Pala jenmam jen maanthara | Across many births and lifetimes, |
| Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal | Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds. |
| Female | |
| Thanga vaalirukkum thadantholirukkum | She who wields a golden sword and possesses broad shoulders, |
| Dharma devathai avalaagum | She is the Goddess of righteousness. |
| Manam veettrikkum pugazh yaettrikkum | She resides in the mind and elevates one's fame, |
| Anbu thaayaval arasaangam | Her reign is that of a loving mother. |
| Female | |
| Saththiya roobini… | The embodiment of truth... |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa…. | Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa.... |
| Saththiya roobini nithya poorani | The embodiment of truth, eternally complete, |
| Dheiva maalini soolini thiruvadi thunai | Divine garlanded goddess holding the trident, her sacred feet are our refuge. |
| Female | |
| Pala jenmam jen maanthara | Across many births and lifetimes, |
| Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal | Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds. |
| Virumbum varangal vazhangum aval poo karangal | Her flower-like hands bestow the boons one desires. |
| Female | |
| Pala jenmam jen maanthara | Across many births and lifetimes, |
| Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal | Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds. |
பல ஜென்ம ஜென் மாந்தர
பந்தங்கள் தீர்ப்பாள் அம்மா மூகாம்பாள்....
பல ஜென்ம ஜென் மாந்தர
பந்தங்கள் தீர்ப்பாள் அம்மா மூகாம்பாள்....
விரும்பும் வரங்கள் வழங்கும் அவள் பூ கரங்கள்
Across many births and lifetimes,
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Across many births and lifetimes,
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Her flower-like hands bestow the boons one desires.
பல ஜென்ம ஜென் மாந்தர
பந்தங்கள் தீர்ப்பாள் அம்மா மூகாம்பாள்....
Across many births and lifetimes,
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
வெண்தாமரையில் சிந்தும் தேன்துளியில்
பல ஜீவன்கள் பசியாறும்
மலர் பூங்குழலாள் மணிப் பார்வையினால்
எந்த ஊமையும் மொழிப் பேசும்
In the honey drop dripping from the white lotus,
Many living beings find their hunger satisfied.
With her flower-adorned hair and precious glance,
Even a mute person will speak language.
சர்வ சாட்சியாய்......
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ...ஆ...
சர்வ சாட்சியாய்.......
சர்வ சாட்சியாய் நின்ற நாயகி
நாமங்கள் தினம் தினம் நினை
As the universal witness...
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....
As the universal witness...
The heroine goddess who stands as the universal witness,
Meditate upon her divine names day by day.
பல ஜென்ம ஜென் மாந்தர
பந்தங்கள் தீர்ப்பாள் அம்மா மூகாம்பாள்....
Across many births and lifetimes,
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
தங்க வாளிருக்கும் தடந்தோளிருக்கும்
தர்ம தேவதை அவளாகும்
மனம் வீற்றிக்கும் புகழ் ஏற்றிக்கும்
அன்பு தாயவள் அரசாங்கம்
She who wields a golden sword and possesses broad shoulders,
She is the Goddess of righteousness.
She resides in the mind and elevates one's fame,
Her reign is that of a loving mother.
சத்திய ரூபிணி.......
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....
சத்ய ரூபிணி நித்ய பூரணி
தெய்வ மாலினி சூலினி திருவடி துணை
The embodiment of truth...
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....
The embodiment of truth, eternally complete,
Divine garlanded goddess holding the trident, her sacred feet are our refuge.
பல ஜென்ம ஜென் மாந்தர
பந்தங்கள் தீர்ப்பாள் அம்மா மூகாம்பாள்....
விரும்பும் வரங்கள் வழங்கும் அவள் பூ கரங்கள்
Across many births and lifetimes,
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Her flower-like hands bestow the boons one desires.
பல ஜென்ம ஜென் மாந்தர
பந்தங்கள் தீர்ப்பாள் அம்மா மூகாம்பாள்....
Across many births and lifetimes,
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Pala jenmam jen maanthara
Across many births and lifetimes,
Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Pala jenmam jen maanthara
Across many births and lifetimes,
Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Virumbum varangal vazhangum aval poo karangal
Her flower-like hands bestow the boons one desires.
Pala jenmam jen maanthara
Across many births and lifetimes,
Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Vennthaamaraiyil sinthum thaenthuliyil
In the honey drop dripping from the white lotus,
Pala jeevangal pasiyaarum
Many living beings find their hunger satisfied.
Malar poonguzhalaal mani paarvaiyinaal
With her flower-adorned hair and precious glance,
Entha oomaiyum mozhi pesum
Even a mute person will speak language.
Sarva saatchiyaai….
As the universal witness...
Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....
Sarva saatchiyaai….
As the universal witness...
Sarva saatchiyaai nindra naayagi
The heroine goddess who stands as the universal witness,
Namangal dhinam dhinam ninai
Meditate upon her divine names day by day.
Pala jenmam jen maanthara
Across many births and lifetimes,
Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Thanga vaalirukkum thadantholirukkum
She who wields a golden sword and possesses broad shoulders,
Dharma devathai avalaagum
She is the Goddess of righteousness.
Manam veettrikkum pugazh yaettrikkum
She resides in the mind and elevates one's fame,
Anbu thaayaval arasaangam
Her reign is that of a loving mother.
Saththiya roobini…
The embodiment of truth...
Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....
Saththiya roobini nithya poorani
The embodiment of truth, eternally complete,
Dheiva maalini soolini thiruvadi thunai
Divine garlanded goddess holding the trident, her sacred feet are our refuge.
Pala jenmam jen maanthara
Across many births and lifetimes,
Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Virumbum varangal vazhangum aval poo karangal
Her flower-like hands bestow the boons one desires.
Pala jenmam jen maanthara
Across many births and lifetimes,
Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal
Mother Mookambika will resolve all worldly bonds.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a profound devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Mookambika of Kollur. It praises her divine grace, which liberates devotees from the karmic cycle of birth and rebirth (pala jenmam). The lyrics extol her motherly affection and compassionate gaze that can give speech to the mute and sustain all living beings like sweet honey from a lotus flower. The song celebrates her dual nature as both a gentle mother bestowing boons and a powerful protector equipped with a trident and sword to uphold Dharma. By meditating daily on her divine names, devotees seek refuge at her sacred feet for spiritual liberation and peace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Pala jenmam jen maanthara / Panthangal theerppaal ammaa moogaampaal”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'P' across words in the opening line.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Virumbum varangal vazhangum aval poo karangal”
Comparing the Goddess's soft, tender hands directly to blossoms ('poo karangal').
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Vennthaamaraiyil sinthum thaenthuliyil / Malar poonguzhalaal mani paarvaiyinaal”
End-rhyming with symmetrical rhythm across consecutive lines ('sinthum thaenthuliyil' / 'mani paarvaiyinaal').
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Trivia
This song from the 1982 film 'Azhagiya Kanne' pays homage to Goddess Mookambika of Kollur, Karnataka. According to popular legend, Goddess Mookambika restored speech to a mute child, a theme referenced directly in Vaali's line 'Entha oomaiyum mozhi pesum'.
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