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Lyrics & meaning

Puthukottai Bhuvaneswari

From Rajakali Amman · 2000

Lyricist
Kalidasan
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
Rajakali Amman2000

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Pudhukottai bhuvanaeshwariBhuvaneshwari of Pudukkottai
Bhuvanaeshwaram jagatheeshwariBhuvaneshwaram Jagatheeshwari
Mannadiyin malleeshwariMalleeshwari of Mannadi
Nanga nalloor rajeshwariRajeshwari of Nanganallur
Paagaeshwari yogeshwari logaeshwariPaageshwari, Yogeshwari, Logeshwari
Chorus
Mael malaiyenumResiding on the upper hill
Angaala paramaeshwariAngaala Parameshwari
Female
Woraiyur-u vetkkaaliVekkali of Woraiyur
Ujjain maakkaliMahakali of Ujjain
Siruvachur madhurakaaliMadhurakali of Siruvachur
Thiruvakarai pathrakaaliBhadrakali of Thiruvakkarai
Pathrakaali ruthrakaali navakaaliyaeBhadrakali, Ruthrakali, Navakali
Chorus
Ettupatti rajakaaliRajakali of the eight directions
Ammaa thaayae….Mother, Divine Mother...
Female
Naachchiyamma pechiyammaaNachiyamma, Pechiyamma
Naadiyamma kaariyammaaNaadiyamma, Kaariyamma
Aalaiyamma solaiyammaAalaiyamma, Solaiyamma
UnnaamulaiyammaaUnnamalaiyamma
En maangalyam nizhaithirukkaFor my sacred mangalsutra to endure
Arulvaai neeyaeBless me, Mother
Chorus
Mysore saamundiyaeChamundi of Mysore
Varuvaai neeyaePlease come, Mother
Female
Magamaayi maariyammaMagamayi, Mariyamma
Thirisooli neeliyammaaTrident-bearing Neeliyamma
Muppaaththamma paalaiyaththammaMuppaththamma, Palaiyaththamma
Mundagakanni thiraopathiyaeMundagakanni, Draupadi
Angaalammaa aarani padavettammaAngalamma, Padavettamma of Arani
Chorus
Arththanaari thaayaeMother Ardhanari
Un arul kaattamma….Show me your divine grace...
Female
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayaeOm Shakti, Om Shakti Mother
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….You are the single mother who rules the world...
Chorus
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayaeOm Shakti, Om Shakti Mother
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….You are the single mother who rules the world...
Female
Ellorukkum arul tharum unthan varamYour boon that gives grace to everyone
Un pillaikku thara vendum thaali varamMust grant the boon of marital bliss to your child
Pillaiyin thunbam annaiyai saerumThe child's distress reaches the mother
Un vizhi paarththaal en thuyar theerumIf your eyes look upon me, my sorrow will end
Nee vaiththa kungumam azhinthidalaamoCan the vermilion you bestowed ever fade away?
Chorus
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayaeOm Shakti, Om Shakti Mother
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….You are the single mother who rules the world...
Female
Thirukadaiyorin abiraamiAbirami of Thirukadaiyur
Chidhambaraththil nee sivagaamiYou are Sivagami in Chidambaram
Thirupatturin poomaariPoomari of Thirupattur
Thiruverkattil karumaariKarumari of Thiruverkadu
Chorus: ThaayaeChorus: Divine Mother
Female
Mandaikkaattu bagavathiyaeBhagavathi of Mandaikadu
Mylaaporin karpagamaeKarpagam of Mylapore
Kollur vaazhum moogaambigaaMoogambika residing in Kollur
Dhatchinaesharam bhavadhaariniBhavatarini of Dakshineswar
Female
Jagathaambaa vadivaambaaJagadamba, Vadivamba
Kangaampaa lalithaambaaKandangamba, Lalithamba
Vaalaambaa swaranaambaaValamba, Swarnamba
Senniyammaa ponniyammaaSenniyamma, Ponniyamma
Gangaiyamma SanjiyammaGangaiyamma, Sanjiyamma
Koniyammaa kulungaiyammaaKoniyamma, Kulungaiyamma
Kanniyammaa thulasiyammaKanniyamma, Thulasiyamma
Female
Srisailam brammaraambaa periyanaayagiBramharamba of Srisailam, Periyanayagi
Sriranga pattanaththu ranganayagiRanganayagi of Srirangapatna
Thaali thantha mangalaambaa thaiyal naayagiMangalamba who bestowed the sacred thread, Thaiyalnayagi
Maruvaththoor ammaavae vanthu nillaadiOh Mother of Melmaruvathur, come and stand before me
Female
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayaeOm Shakti, Om Shakti Mother
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….You are the single mother who rules the world...
Chorus
Lulululuululu….Ululations (Lulululuululu...)
Female
Nellai nagar gaanthimathiGanthimathi of Tirunelveli city
Ellaiyamma isakkiyammaaEllaiyamma, Isakkiyamma
Meenatchi kaamatchi thaenaakshi thirupaatchiMeenakshi, Kamakshi, Thenakshi, Thirupaatchi
Viruppaatchi visaalaatchithaayae ammaaViruppatchi, Visalakshi, Mother Goddess
Chorus :Karaikkudi nagar vaazhum ukkudaiyamma…Chorus: Ukkudaiyamma residing in Karaikudi town...
Female
Bairaviyae vaishunaviyae arukkaani azhagammaaBhairavi, Vaishnavi, beautiful Arukkani Mother
Sellaayi silambaayi…..kannaaththaa saarathaambaaSellayi, Silambayi... Kannatha, Saradamba
Pannaari ammaavae….paala sowththiri….Mother Bannari... Bala Sowthri...
Chorus
Thaenaandaalae….Thenandale...
Engal kula dheivamGoddess of our family lineage
Female
Dhurkkaiyammaa kumariyammaDurgaiyamma, Kumariamma
Vaekkuliyammaa gowriyammaaVekkaliyamma, Gowriyamma
Kola vizhiyammaa muththaalammaaKolavizhiyamma, Muthalamma
Kasthoori varaahiyammaaKasthoori Varahiyamma
Neelaayathaashi muththu maalaiyammaaNeelayathakshi, Muthumalaiyamma
Chorus
Paraasakthi kollimazhai paavaiyammaaParasakti, Paavaiyamma of Kollimalai
Female
Abaayaambigai neelaambigaiAbayambigai, Neelambigai
Alamaelammaa vazhikolammaaAlamelamma, Vazhikolamma
Naaraaayani dhaatsayaniNarayani, Dakshayani
Kannigaa paramaeshariKannika Parameshwari
Kanaga dhurgaiyae bhavani aavudaiyammaaKanaka Durga, Bhavani, Aavudaiyamma
En poovum pottum nizhaiththirukkaFor my flower and vermilion dot to endure long
Kann paarammaa…Cast your merciful glance upon me...
Ammaa….ammaa….ammaa….aa….ammaa…aa….aa….Mother... Mother... Mother... Mother...
Chorus
Ooooooooo…..ooooooooo…..(Devotional Chanting/Vocalizations)
Ooooooooo…..ooooooooo….(Devotional Chanting/Vocalizations)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a grand devotional litany dedicated to the Supreme Goddess (Parasakti) in her various forms across famous pilgrimage sites and local shrines throughout South India and beyond. The protagonist fervently invokes dozens of local manifestations and major deities of the Divine Mother, seeking her protective grace and blessing. The core emotional plea of the song centers around a woman praying for the longevity and welfare of her husband (symbolized by her 'thaali', 'poovum pottum', and 'kungumam'). She appeals to the maternal instincts of the Goddess, trusting that an ultimate mother cannot turn a blind eye to her child's grief and will preserve her sacred marital bond.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Namavali / Enumeration (Anaphora)

Pudhukottai bhuvanaeshwari ... Bhuvanaeshwaram jagatheeshwari

Continuous listing of sacred names of the Goddess to build devotional intensity and rhythm throughout the song.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Assonance)

Meenatchi kaamatchi thaenaakshi thirupaatchi

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words to create melodic flow in Tamil poetry.

Rhetorical Question

Nee vaiththa kungumam azhinthidalaamo

A dramatic question posed to the Goddess emphasizing faith that she will not let her devotee suffer loss of her marital sign.

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Trivia

This track from 'Rajakali Amman' (2000) serves as one of Tamil cinema's most comprehensive devotional songs, referencing over 50 divine shrines and forms of Goddess Shakti from across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal.

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