Veruthen Manai Vazhkkaiyai
From Sundara Murthy Nayanar · 1967
- Lyricist
- Sundara Murthy Nayanar
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Sundara Murthy Nayanar1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai | I abhor domestic life, |
| Veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai | I abhor domestic life, |
| Veruthaen naan veruthaen | I abhor, yes, I abhor! |
| Vittozhindhen vilangum kuzhai kaadhudai vedhiyanae | I have completely relinquished it, O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings! |
| Naan veruthaen | I abhor, |
| Vittozhindhen vilangum kuzhai kaadhudai vedhiyanae | I have completely relinquished it, O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings! |
| Naan veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai | I abhor domestic life. |
| Male | |
| Iruthaai ilangaikku iraiyaaiyavanai | You crushed the ruler of Lanka, |
| Thalai pathodu thozh pala ittru vizha | Causing his ten heads and many shoulders to break and fall, |
| Iruthaai ilangaikku iraiyaaiyavanai | You crushed the ruler of Lanka, |
| Thalai pathodu thozh pala ittru vizha | Causing his ten heads and many shoulders to break and fall, |
| Karuthaai kadal nanju amudhu undu | You showed compassion by consuming the ocean poison as nectar, |
| Kandam kadukupiraman thalai aindhilum ondraruthaai | Staining your throat dark, and you severed one of Brahma's five heads, |
| Kadalangarai mel magodhai aniyaar | On the seashore in ornate Magodhai, |
| Kadalangarai mel magodhai aniyaar | On the seashore in ornate Magodhai, |
| Pozhil anjaikalaththu appanae | O Father residing in Thiruvanchikulam surrounded by groves! |
| Male | |
| Naan veruthaen …vittozhindhen | I abhor... I have completely relinquished, |
| Vangum kuzhai kaadhudai vedhiyanae | O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings! |
| Naan veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai | I abhor domestic life, |
| Naan veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai | I abhor domestic life. |
வெறுத்தேன் மனை வாழ்க்கையை
வெறுத்தேன் மனை வாழ்க்கையை
வெறுத்தேன் நான் வெறுத்தேன்
விட்டொழிந்தேன் விளங்கும் குழைக் காதுடை வேதியனே
நான் வெறுத்தேன்
விட்டொழிந்தேன் விளங்கும் குழைக் காதுடை வேதியனே
நான் வெறுத்தேன் மனை வாழ்க்கையை
I abhor domestic life,
I abhor domestic life,
I abhor, yes, I abhor!
I have completely relinquished it, O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings!
I abhor,
I have completely relinquished it, O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings!
I abhor domestic life.
இறுத்தாய் இலங்கைக்கு இறையாயவனைத்
தலை பத்தொடு தோள் பல இற்று விழக்
இறுத்தாய் இலங்கைக்கு இறையாயவனைத்
தலை பத்தொடு தோள் பல இற்று விழக்
கறுத்தாய் கடல் நஞ்சு அமுது உண்டு கண்டம்
கடுகப் பிரமன் தலை ஐந்திலும் ஒன்றறுத்தாய்
கடலங்கரை மேல் மகோதை அணியார்
கடலங்கரை மேல் மகோதை அணியார்
பொழில் அஞ்சைக்களத்து அப்பனே.....
You crushed the ruler of Lanka,
Causing his ten heads and many shoulders to break and fall,
You crushed the ruler of Lanka,
Causing his ten heads and many shoulders to break and fall,
You showed compassion by consuming the ocean poison as nectar,
Staining your throat dark, and you severed one of Brahma's five heads,
On the seashore in ornate Magodhai,
On the seashore in ornate Magodhai,
O Father residing in Thiruvanchikulam surrounded by groves!
நான் வெறுத்தேன்.....விட்டொழிந்தேன்
விளங்கும் குழைக் காதுடை வேதியனே
நான் வெறுத்தேன் மனை வாழ்க்கையை
நான் வெறுத்தேன் மனை வாழ்க்கையை
I abhor... I have completely relinquished,
O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings!
I abhor domestic life,
I abhor domestic life.
Veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai
I abhor domestic life,
Veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai
I abhor domestic life,
Veruthaen naan veruthaen
I abhor, yes, I abhor!
Vittozhindhen vilangum kuzhai kaadhudai vedhiyanae
I have completely relinquished it, O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings!
Naan veruthaen
I abhor,
Vittozhindhen vilangum kuzhai kaadhudai vedhiyanae
I have completely relinquished it, O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings!
Naan veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai
I abhor domestic life.
Iruthaai ilangaikku iraiyaaiyavanai
You crushed the ruler of Lanka,
Thalai pathodu thozh pala ittru vizha
Causing his ten heads and many shoulders to break and fall,
Iruthaai ilangaikku iraiyaaiyavanai
You crushed the ruler of Lanka,
Thalai pathodu thozh pala ittru vizha
Causing his ten heads and many shoulders to break and fall,
Karuthaai kadal nanju amudhu undu
You showed compassion by consuming the ocean poison as nectar,
Kandam kadukupiraman thalai aindhilum ondraruthaai
Staining your throat dark, and you severed one of Brahma's five heads,
Kadalangarai mel magodhai aniyaar
On the seashore in ornate Magodhai,
Kadalangarai mel magodhai aniyaar
On the seashore in ornate Magodhai,
Pozhil anjaikalaththu appanae
O Father residing in Thiruvanchikulam surrounded by groves!
Naan veruthaen …vittozhindhen
I abhor... I have completely relinquished,
Vangum kuzhai kaadhudai vedhiyanae
O Vedic Lord wearing shining earrings!
Naan veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai
I abhor domestic life,
Naan veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai
I abhor domestic life.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This hymn is a powerful expression of spiritual renunciation (Vairagya) composed by Saint Sundaramurthi Nayanar and rendered by Seerkazhi Govindarajan. The saint expresses deep detachment from worldly and domestic bonds ('manai vaazhkai'), surrendering entirely to Lord Shiva. Shiva is addressed as the supreme Vedic Lord adorned with glowing ear ornaments. Sundarar praises Shiva's glorious cosmic acts: subjugating Ravana under Mount Kailash, drinking the ocean poison Halahala to save all beings, and severing Brahma's fifth head to dismantle divine pride. The song glorifies the Lord enshrined at Thiruvanchikulam in Magodhai (Kodungallur, Kerala).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition
“Veruthaen manai vaazhkaiyai”
The phrase 'Veruthaen' (I abhor) is repeated to powerfully emphasize complete detachment from domestic and material existence.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Iruthaai ilangaikku iraiyaaiyavanai”
Prosodic second-letter harmony observed in 'Iruthaai' and 'Karuthaai'.
Mythological Allusion (Purana Kurippu)
“Karuthaai kadal nanju amudhu undu”
Alludes to classical Shaivite lore including the drinking of Halahala poison and the humbling of Ravana and Brahma.
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Trivia
This song is based on a famous Tevaram hymn composed at Thiruvanchikulam near Kodungallur in Kerala—the only Shiva temple in Kerala among the 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams. According to Shaivite tradition, Thiruvanchikulam is the sacred site where Sundarar sang his final hymn before ascending to Kailash on a divine white elephant.
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