Sunday, November 2, 2025
Vedhantha and Dhakshina Kaalika books
Friday, October 24, 2025
Lalithaa Sahasranaamam - Second Try
Now that I'm actually singing along and learning the words, I've tried to make it easier for me to understand the words. So I've made an excel sheet for myself to find the 1000 names of Lalitha, how to pronounce them and its meanings.
My Excel sheet: Lalithaa Sahasranaamam
Also a PDF version if you prefer: Google drive pdf file
The bolded Text in my spreadsheet has helped me pronounce the Sanskrit words better but I'm still learning and getting better as I hear it more often.
Here's a sample of what it looks like:
My sources: https://shlokam.org/lalithasahasranamam/
Friday, September 26, 2025
Amudha Mooru
Tamil lyrics take from here but he has English as well. I'm creating from from my grandfather's recording and so I can understand each of the words better as the separations done by me are for words rather than the way it was originally poetically written. I've just learned from this site that this song is from Thiruppugazh.
Amudha mooru sollaagiya thogayar
porul ulaarai yaenaanayan naanaiyaen
arugu veedidhu thaanathil vaarumaen - uraikoorum
Achadu maathar kuvaadhu chol kaedikal
thaeruvin meedhu kulavi ulaavikal
avarkal maayai padaamal kaedaamal nin - arulthaarai
kumari kaali varaagi makaeswari
Gavuri modi suraari niraapari
kodiya sooli sudaarani yaamali - magamaayii
kuralu roopa murari sagothari
ulaka thaari udhaari paraapari
kuru paraari vikaari namokari - abhiraami
samara neeli puraari than naayaki
malai kumaari kabaali nanaarani
salila maari sivaya manogari - paraiyogi
savuri veeri muneer vida bhojani
thigiri maevu kaiyaali seiyaaloru
sakala vaedhamum aayina thaayumai - arulbaala
thimitha maadu suraari nisaasarar
mudigal soru kataavi idae oru
silapa saasu kunaali ninaamuna - vidum vaelaa
thiruvulaavu sonae saranaa malai
mukilulaavu vimaana navo nilai
sikara meethu kulaavi ulaaviya - paerumaalae
Yaathumaagi nindrai Kaali by Barathiyar
This song was composed by Mahakavi Bharathiyar but the lyrics come from a recording of my grandfather's singing. Please let me know if you see any mistakes so I can correct them!
Pallavi
Yaathumaagi nindrai Kaali
Engum nee niraindhaai
Charanam 1
theethu nanmai ellam kaali
unthan leelai andro
bootham ainthum aanaai kali
porigal ainthum aanaai
bodham aagi nindrai kali
poriai minji nindrai
(yaathum)
Charanam 2
inbamaagivittai kali
ennulae pugundhai
pinbu ninnai illal kali (?)
piridhu naanum undo
anbalithuvittai kali
aanmai thanthuvittai
thunbam neekivittai kali
thollai pookivittai
(yathum)
Charanam 3
yendranullavelliyil gnaana thiravi aeravaendum
kundra mothaa tholum meruk kola mutha vadivum
nandrai naadum manamum
nee en naaalum eethal vaendum
pondrai vittu mattror thuyaril
uzhalum nenjam vendaam
kaali meethu nenjam endrum
kalandhu nirka vaendum
vaelai otraviralum paaril
vaendha nerthu pugazhum
yaali yutha valiyum
endrum inbam nirkum manamum
vaazhi eethal vendum annaai
vaaazhga nindran arulae
(yathum)
Lyrics taking from a version that my grandfather sang.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Unnai Saranadainthen by Trivendram Sisters
Unnai Saranadainthaen neeyae gathi
sivashakthi enai yardhari
unnaal naan ena uruvagiya pinnar
ennaale ondrethadi
annai nee tharum amutham podhumadi
vaerenna vendumadi
kannil oli nee oyaadha om oli
pannaaga olirkithadi
naan yaar endradhum nee thaan naan endrae
ododi vandhaayadi
neeyar embadhum nenjil nindradhum
kandaen karunakari
thaen pol inithathu devi nin kuraladhu
vanvazhi vandhadhadi
aenthano athu ennul pugundhadi
ezhai en baagyam adi
thayum neeyadi thanthai nee adi
sonthangal nee thaan adi
kaayum neeyadi pazhamum neeadi
vithaithaale maram thaan adi
neeyae kaatradi nilamum neeyadi
nilam soozh neerumadi
aagaaiyam nee agniyadum nee
aimbudham aanaayadi
elumbum neeyadi narambugal neeyadi
raththam dasai nee adi
kudalum nee adi udalukkul murai
uyirum nee unmayadi
thotram vazhvu mudivu enum moondrume
thodarndhe nadakkudadi
aetram irakkam ellaamun kayiladi
ammanai attam adi
kaalai nanpakal maalai iravu endru
kaalangal thoatram adi
podai ilavaenil vaadai mazhaiendru
paruvangal paatramadi
maasam varushamena odum sakkaran thaan
oyvadhu eppodhadi
neeyum naanum ondraaga chendra pin
sutruvadhu nindradhadi
keelvi neeyadi bathilaum neeyadi
kaettaavadhu ennadi?
velvi neeyadi veeyum neeiadhum
needhaanadi solladi
mantram enthram tantram ellam nee
maayaajaalam adi
un dhayavillaadhu oru seyalum aedhu
ulladhai maraikaadhedi
aanondru pennondru padaithathu edharku
sol vaedikkai thaanoodi
aenno veenaana vilayattu thaanadi
vidhdhaikku peyarennadi
eppodhu idhavittai thappittu chelvadhu
eppadi ena cholladi
ikkarai kadandhu akkarikku chellave
upaayam adhai kooradi
kaamam ennai seidhom solladi thayee
parvardha vardhini
koabam kollaadhe gunavathi neeyadi
kudhakkangal vaendaamadi
vaegam podhumadi ambaa gowri
vedhanai theerthidadi
--moagam agatridu thaagathai thanithidadi
illaipaara vaendumadi
karpagamaam tharu kaamadhenu undhan
kai kaatta vandhidume
kaanal neerilae maadalaiv poole
aennalaya vittayadi
indradi devar irrukum idam kaattavae
innum manam illayodi
irrukkum idame podhum podhumadi
enrudane irundhidadi
kaaldi nizhal padum oaridum podhumae
ammavin mugham paarkavae
kaana kaana oru aanandha paravasam
kannakilae adangaadhadi
naan paesa nee paese
naaaledhu pozhudhaedhu
nammakullae nadakkatumae
monamum mozhi thaan muttrum thelhindha pinnae
ikkadamae sorgam adi
neeyum naanum aega bogham
nammidaye aedhu vedham
thaayum saeyum veeru veerai
thondirnaalum ondrudhaanae
sakthi veeru sivanum vaeru endru solvar thavaru seivar
sakthi indrae sivanum illai sakthi vazhga vazhga vazhga
sakthi indrae sivanum illai sakthi vazhga vazhgave
Lyrics typed from the Youtube video: Unnai Saranadaindhen