- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Movie name
- Jagathalaprathaban – 1961 Film
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Feb 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic devotional composition is a fervent prayer addressed to Goddess Sivashankari (a divine form of Parvati). The singer implores the Mother Goddess, adorned with the crescent moon, to shower her sweet nectar of compassion, reveal her grandeur, and protect her helpless devotee. Set to intricate Carnatic classical music, the song weaves intense emotional devotion with complex rhythmic solfege (kalpanaswarams) and soaring vocal improvisations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epithet / Visual Imagery
“Chandirakalathari eeswari”
'Chandirakalathari' translates to the bearer of the crescent moon, evoking a majestic iconography of the Goddess.
Metaphor
“Sivanandha lahari shivashankari”
'Sivanandha lahari' metaphorically describes the Goddess as a swelling 'wave of Shiva's supreme divine joy'.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Manadhu urugi vaa / Magimai thondra vaa / Ezhai balanaiyum kakka vaa”
The urgent repetition of 'vaa' (come) at the end of successive lines creates a rhythmic plea of devotion.
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Trivia
This composition is celebrated in Tamil film history for showcasing Dr. Seerkazhi Govindarajan's formidable classical prowess, featuring high-pitched aalaaps and intricate kalpanaswarams crafted by composer Pendyala Nageswara Rao.
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