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Puthukottai Bhuvaneswari

From Rajakali Amman · 2000

Lyricist
Kalidasan
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Rajakali Amman
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
6 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pudhukottai bhuvanaeshwari
Bhuvanaeshwaram jagatheeshwari
Mannadiyin malleeshwari
Nanga nalloor rajeshwari
Paagaeshwari yogeshwari logaeshwari
Mael malaiyenum
Angaala paramaeshwari
Woraiyur-u vetkkaali
Ujjain maakkali
Siruvachur madhurakaali
Thiruvakarai pathrakaali
Pathrakaali ruthrakaali navakaaliyae
Ettupatti rajakaali
Ammaa thaayae….
Naachchiyamma pechiyammaa
Naadiyamma kaariyammaa
Aalaiyamma solaiyamma
Unnaamulaiyammaa
En maangalyam nizhaithirukka
Arulvaai neeyae
Mysore saamundiyae
Varuvaai neeyae
Magamaayi maariyamma
Thirisooli neeliyammaa
Muppaaththamma paalaiyaththamma
Mundagakanni thiraopathiyae
Angaalammaa aarani padavettamma
Arththanaari thaayae
Un arul kaattamma….
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayae
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayae
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….
Ellorukkum arul tharum unthan varam
Un pillaikku thara vendum thaali varam
Pillaiyin thunbam annaiyai saerum
Un vizhi paarththaal en thuyar theerum
Nee vaiththa kungumam azhinthidalaamo
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayae
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….
Thirukadaiyorin abiraami
Chidhambaraththil nee sivagaami
Thirupatturin poomaari
Thiruverkattil karumaari
Chorus: Thaayae
Mandaikkaattu bagavathiyae
Mylaaporin karpagamae
Kollur vaazhum moogaambigaa
Dhatchinaesharam bhavadhaarini
Jagathaambaa vadivaambaa
Kangaampaa lalithaambaa
Vaalaambaa swaranaambaa
Senniyammaa ponniyammaa
Gangaiyamma Sanjiyamma
Koniyammaa kulungaiyammaa
Kanniyammaa thulasiyamma
Srisailam brammaraambaa periyanaayagi
Sriranga pattanaththu ranganayagi
Thaali thantha mangalaambaa thaiyal naayagi
Maruvaththoor ammaavae vanthu nillaadi
Oom sakthi oom sakthi thaayae
Ulagaalum oru annai neeyae….
Lulululuululu….
Nellai nagar gaanthimathi
Ellaiyamma isakkiyammaa
Meenatchi kaamatchi thaenaakshi thirupaatchi
Viruppaatchi visaalaatchithaayae ammaa
Chorus :Karaikkudi nagar vaazhum ukkudaiyamma…
Bairaviyae vaishunaviyae arukkaani azhagammaa
Sellaayi silambaayi…..kannaaththaa saarathaambaa
Pannaari ammaavae….paala sowththiri….
Thaenaandaalae….
Engal kula dheivam
Dhurkkaiyammaa kumariyamma
Vaekkuliyammaa gowriyammaa
Kola vizhiyammaa muththaalammaa
Kasthoori varaahiyammaa
Neelaayathaashi muththu maalaiyammaa
Paraasakthi kollimazhai paavaiyammaa
Abaayaambigai neelaambigai
Alamaelammaa vazhikolammaa
Naaraaayani dhaatsayani
Kannigaa paramaeshari
Kanaga dhurgaiyae bhavani aavudaiyammaa
En poovum pottum nizhaiththirukka
Kann paarammaa…
Ammaa….ammaa….ammaa….aa….ammaa…aa….aa….
Ooooooooo…..ooooooooo…..
Ooooooooo…..ooooooooo….
Bhuvaneshwari of Pudukkottai,
Jagadeeshwari of Bhubaneswar,
Malleeshwari of Mannadi,
Rajeshwari of Nanganallur,
Bageshwari, Yogeshwari, Lokeshwari,
Residing on the sacred hill,
Angala Parameshwari,
Vekkali of Uraiyur,
Mahakali of Ujjain,
Madhurakali of Siruvachur,
Bhadrakali of Thiruvakkarai,
Bhadrakali, Rudrakali, O nine forms of Kali!
Rajakali of the eight surrounding villages,
O Mother, divine Mother!
Nachiyamma, Pechiyamma,
Nadiyamma, Kariyamma,
Alayamma, Solaiyamma,
Unnamulaiyamma,
So that my sacred marriage knot remains protected,
shower your divine grace!
Chamundi of Mysore,
please come to my aid!
Mahamayi, Mariyamma,
Trident-bearing Trishuli, Neeliyamma,
Muppathamma, Palayathamma,
Mundagakanni, Draupadi,
Angalamma, Padavettamma of Arani,
Ardhanari, O Mother,
reveal your divine grace, O Mother!
Om Shakti, Om Shakti, O Mother!
You are the supreme Mother who rules the world!
Om Shakti, Om Shakti, O Mother!
You are the supreme Mother who rules the world!
Your boons shower blessings upon everyone,
grant your child the boon of protecting her sacred marriage knot!
A child's suffering reaches the mother's heart,
if your eyes look upon me, my sorrows will end.
Can the sacred red mark you placed ever be erased?
Om Shakti, Om Shakti, O Mother!
You are the supreme Mother who rules the world!
Abhirami of Thirukkadaiyur,
in Chidambaram, you are Sivakami,
Poomari of Thiruppattur,
Karumari of Thiruverkadu,
Chorus: O Mother!
Bhagavathi of Mandaikkadu,
Karpagam of Mylapore,
Mookambika residing in Kollur,
Bhavatharani of Dakshineswar,
Jagadamba, Vadivamba,
Gangamba, Lalithamba,
Valamba, Swarnamba,
Chenniyamma, Ponniyamma,
Gangaiyamma, Sanjiyamma,
Koniyamma, Kulungaiyamma,
Kanniyamma, Thulasiyamma,
Bhramaramba of Srisailam, Periyanayaki,
Ranganayaki of Srirangapatna,
Mangalamba who bestows the sacred marriage knot, Thaiyalnayaki,
O Mother of Maruvathur, come and stand before me!
Om Shakti, Om Shakti, O Mother!
You are the supreme Mother who rules the world!
Lululoolulu...
Kanthimathi of Tirunelveli city,
Ellaiyamma, Isakkiyamma,
Meenakshi, Kamakshi, Thenatchi, Thirupatchi,
Virupatchi, Vishalakshi, O Mother!
Chorus: Ukkudaiyamma residing in the town of Karaikudi...
Bhairavi, Vaishnavi, Arukkani, Azhagamma,
Chellayi, Silambayi... Kannatha, Sharadamba,
O Pannari Amman... Bala Chaudhri...
O Thenandale...
Our family deity,
Durgaiyamma, Kumariyamma,
Vekkaliyamma, Gowriyamma,
Kolavizhiyamma, Muthalamma,
Kasthuri, Varahiyamma,
Neelayadakshi, Muthumaalaiyamma,
Parasakthi, Paavaiyamma of Kolli Hills,
Abayambigai, Neelambigai,
Alamelamma, Vazhikolamma,
Narayani, Dhakshayani,
Kannika Parameshwari,
Kanaka Durga, Bhavani, Avudaiyamma,
To protect the sacred flowers and forehead dot of my marriage,
cast your merciful eyes on me, O Mother!
Mother... Mother... Mother... Ah... Mother... Ah... Ah...
Oh... Oh...
Oh... Oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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