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Lyrics & meaning

Thiruchendoorin Kadalorathil

From Dheivam · 1972

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan
Music director
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Movie name
Dheivam
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
27 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Thiruchendhoorin kadalorathil
Senthilnathan arasangam} (2)
{Thedi thedi varuvorkellam
Dhinamum koodum deivamsam} (2)
Thiruchendhoorin kadalorathil
Senthilnathan arasangam
{Asurarai vendra idam
Adhu devarai kaatha idam
Avani masiyilum
Varum aipasi thingalilum
Anbar thirunaal kanumidam
Anbar thirunaal kanumidam} (2)
Thiruchendhoorin kadalorathil
Senthilnathan arasangam
Thedi thedi varuvorkellam
Dhinamum koodum deivamsam
Kovilin aruginil
Koodia kootangal
Thalaiya kadal alaiya
Male :Kuzhandhaigal periyavar
Anaivarai izhukkum
Kumaranavan kalaiya
Kovilin aruginil
Koodia kootangal
Thalaiya kadal alaiya
Kuzhandhaigal periyavar
Anaivarai izhukkum
Kumaranavan kalaiya
Thiruchendhoorin kadalorathil
Senthilnathan arasangam
Thedi thedi varuvorkellam
Dhinamum koodum deivamsam
Mangaiyarin kungumathai
Kakkum mugam ondru
Male :Vaduginra yezhaigalai
Kanum mugam ondru
Sanjalathil vandhavarai
Thangum mugam ondru
Male :Jadhi madha bedhamindri
Paarkum mugam ondru
Noi nodigal theerthu vaikum
Vanna mugam ondru
Male :Nooru mugam kattudhamma
Arumugam ingu..
Mangaiyarin kungumathai
Kakkum mugam ondru
Vaduginra yezhaigalai
Kanum mugam ondru
Sanjalathil vandhavarai
Thangum mugam ondru
Jadhi madha bedhamindri
Paarkum mugam ondru
Noi nodigal theerthu vaikum
Vanna mugam ondru
Nooru mugam kattudhamma
Arumugam ingu..
Arumugam ingu..
Thiruchendhoorin kadalorathil
Senthilnathan arasangam
Thedi thedi varuvorkellam
Dhinamum koodum deivamsam
Ponnazhagu minni varum
Vanna mayil kandha
Male :Kan malaril than arulai
Katti varum kandha
Ponnazhagu minni varum
Vanna mayil kandha
Kan malaril than arulai
Katti varum kandha
Nambiyavar vandhal
Male :Nenjurugi nindraal
Male :Kandha….
Male :Muruga…
Nambiyavar vandhal
Nenjurugi nindraal
Kandha….
Muruga…
Varuvai..
Arul tharuvai…
Muruga…
On the seashore of Thiruchendur,
stands the kingdom of Lord Senthil Nathan.
For all who come seeking him,
his divine presence gathers every day.
On the seashore of Thiruchendur,
stands the kingdom of Lord Senthil Nathan.
This is the place where he defeated the demons,
this is the place where he protected the gods.
In the sacred months of Aavani and Maasi,
and in the coming month of Aippasi,
it is the place where devotees celebrate his sacred festivals.
It is the place where devotees celebrate his sacred festivals.
On the seashore of Thiruchendur,
stands the kingdom of Lord Senthil Nathan.
For all who come seeking him,
his divine presence gathers every day.
Near the temple,
in the crowds gathered together,
is it a sea of heads or the waves of the ocean?
Children and elders alike,
drawing everyone in,
is it the charming grace of Lord Kumaran?
Near the temple,
in the crowds gathered together,
is it a sea of heads or the waves of the ocean?
Children and elders alike,
drawing everyone in,
is it the charming grace of Lord Kumaran?
On the seashore of Thiruchendur,
stands the kingdom of Lord Senthil Nathan.
For all who come seeking him,
his divine presence gathers every day.
To protect the kumkum (sacred mark of marital blessing) of women,
there is one face.
To look upon the suffering poor,
there is one face.
For those who come in deep distress,
there is one face to comfort and sustain them.
Without any divide of caste or religion,
there is one face that sees everyone alike.
Curing all illnesses and ailments,
there is one radiant face.
Showing a hundred faces of compassion,
here stands the six-faced Lord!
To protect the kumkum of women,
there is one face.
To look upon the suffering poor,
there is one face.
For those who come in deep distress,
there is one face to comfort and sustain them.
Without any divide of caste or religion,
there is one face that sees everyone alike.
Curing all illnesses and ailments,
there is one radiant face.
Showing a hundred faces of compassion,
here stands the six-faced Lord...
Here stands the six-faced Lord...
On the seashore of Thiruchendur,
stands the kingdom of Lord Senthil Nathan.
For all who come seeking him,
his divine presence gathers every day.
Shining with golden beauty,
riding the colorful peacock, O Kantha!
Through eyes as gentle as blossoms,
bestowing your grace, O Kantha!
Shining with golden beauty,
riding the colorful peacock, O Kantha!
Through eyes as gentle as blossoms,
bestowing your grace, O Kantha!
If those who believe come seeking you,
and stand before you with a melting heart,
O Kantha...
O Muruga...
If those who believe come seeking you,
and stand before you with a melting heart,
O Kantha...
O Muruga...
You will come...
and shower your grace...
O Muruga...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This iconic devotional song celebrates Lord Murugan at His sea-side abode in Thiruchendur, one of the Arupadai Veedu (Six Abodes). Lyricist Kannadasan vividly paints the grand atmosphere of the temple town where crowds gather like ocean waves. The song describes how Lord Murugan defeated the demon Surapadman at Thiruchendur to protect the Devas, and how grand festivals take place during the auspicious Tamil months of Avani, Masi, and Aippasi (Kandha Sashti).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Thalaiya kadal alaiya

Compares the massive gathering of devotees at the temple to ocean waves ('Thalaiya kadal alaiya').

Anaphora / Repetition (Emoni & Rhyme)

Kakkum mugam ondru / Kanum mugam ondru / Thangum mugam ondru

Structured repetition of 'mugam ondru' across stanzas to describe the individual roles and compassionate attributes of the six faces of Shanmuga.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Nooru mugam kattudhamma Arumugam ingu

Poetic exaggeration describing how the six-faced deity displays a hundred different aspects of divine grace to His devotees.

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Trivia

Composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan for the blockbuster devotional film 'Dheivam' (1972), this song was rendered as a duet by legendary singers TM Soundararajan and Sirkazhi Govindarajan. It remains one of the most popular Tamil devotional songs dedicated to Lord Murugan played across temples globally during Kandha Sashti festivals.

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