- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Deviyin Thiruvilayadal
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This devotional hymn from the movie 'Deviyin Thiruvilayadal' expresses the poet's quest to capture and describe the boundless divine beauty of the Mother Goddess, Kanyakumari. The devotee feels born specifically to celebrate her beauty, yet acknowledges that her true form remains hidden and incomprehensible from beginning to end, with the world experiencing only a single drop of her infinite nectar.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Azhagu ennum saagaraththil”
Compares beauty directly to an ocean ('Azhagu ennum saagaraththil') and the Divine Mother to churned nectar ('Kadaintheduththa amutham').
Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Sangaranum paadi vaiththaan sowntharyalahari…”
Refers to Adi Shankara composing the famous hymn 'Soundarya Lahari' in praise of the Goddess's boundless beauty.
Imagery & Nature Simile (Upama)
“Vaarkuzhalin karumai niram Kaarmugil kaatta….”
Uses nature elements—dark rain clouds for her tresses, sun rays for her red lips, and cool moonlight for her pure eyes—to illustrate divine attributes.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Aadhi mudhal antham varai arinthavanillai”
Contrasts the ultimate beginning ('Aadhi') and end ('Antham') to signify eternity.
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Trivia
The lyrics composed by Vaali explicitly cite Adi Shankara's 8th-century Sanskrit work 'Soundarya Lahari' (Waves of Beauty), which is one of the most revered classical texts dedicated to Sri Vidya and Goddess Parvati.
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