20 naTabhairavi janya
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taaLam: Adi
Composer: Annamalai Reddiar
Language:

caraNam 1

puLLik-kalApa mayil bhAgan shatti pudalvanAna ghana yOgan malai
pOlat-tAn tiraNDa kOlap-pannirandu vAhan nalvi vEgan

caraNam 2

vaLLikishainda murugEshan aNNAmalaikkavi rAjan magizh nEshan enrum
vAzhum kazhugu malai vAvivaLam sholvEn mAdE kEL ippOdE

caraNam 3

veLLai nArai kottum vELai tappi mErkkoNDu ezhundu shina vALai gati
mIrip-pAyumtorum kIriccAyum tennam pALaiyuDan tAzhai

caraNam 4

teLLum piLLaiyanbaip anna-pEDum iLam shEvalAnaduvum Udum pinbu
tEmalart-tavishil kAmamuTru vandu kUDum uravADum

caraNam 5

minnikkulavi matimAnum vari veLLaip-paNilarashi tAnum maDa
minnAr vizhigaLenna mannu keNDai mInum muttam Inum

caraNam 6

vannat-tAmaraiyaik-kaNDu vAyil madhura rAgam pADikkoNDu
mati mayangip-pETTinuDan muyangiyE kiDakkum vaNDu kaLLaiyuNDu

caraNam 7

andarattu min pOl kUDik-kongaiyAlE nIndi viLaiyADi shellum
an-nallAr naDakkum nannaDaik-kurugi annam shellum pinnam

caraNam 8

manda mEdi uLLE eTTum shinai varAlum mElezhuntu muTTum pOdu
maDi shurandu kanru tanai ninaindu kaNDa maTTum pAlaik-koTTum

Meaning:

caraNam 1

puLLik-kalApa mayil bhAgan - He rides a peacock that has a plume patterned with dots,
shatti pudalvanAna - the son of Shakti(goddess Parvati), who is
ghana yOgan - the most blessed, (OR) the master of venerable Yoga Shastra.
kOlap-pannirandu vAhan - He has 12 good-looking shoulders
malai pOlat-tAn tiraNDa - that are broad, resembling a mountain,
nal vivEgan - and he is very wise !

caraNam 2

vaLLikishainda murugEshan - Lord Muruga who is well-matched with Valli,
aNNAmalaikkavi rAjan magizh nEshan - the loving one in whom Annamalai, the king of poets, rejoices,
kazhugu malai vAvivaLam sholvEn - I shall talk about the prosperity/beauty of Kazhugumalai hill and its ponds,
enrum vAzhum - (where He) always resides,
mAdE kEL ippOdE = O maiden, do listen now!

caraNam 3

veLLai nArai kottum vELai tappi - Having escaped when the white crane swoops,
mErkkoNDu ezhundu shina vALai - the angry Vaalai fish jumps up,
gati mIrip-pAyumtorum - whenever it dives, out of the river's path,
tennam pALaiyuDan tAzhai - the coconut fronds and screwpine bushes
kIriccAyum - become torn and (hence) collapse.

caraNam 4

teLLum piLLai annap-pEDum - The plump young female swan,
iLam shEvalAnaduvum Udum - and the young male (swan) have a tiff.
pinbu - Then,
tEmalart-tavishil - In the bed of the nectar-filled flower(lotus)
kAmamuTRu vandu kUDum uravADum - they come together to dally, overcome by love.

caraNam 5

minnikkulavi matimAnum - The shining deer in the moon,
vari veLLaip-paNilarashi tAnum - the pile of white conches,
maDa minnAr vizhigaLenna mannu keNDai mInum - the Kendai fish that resemble lovely women's eyes,
muttam Inum - (all these) produce/simulate pearls.

caraNam 6

vannat-tAmaraiyaik-kaNDu - Seeing the beautiful lotus,
vAyil madhura rAgam pADikkoNDu - singing sweet Ragas with its mouth,
mati mayangip - intoxicated,
pETTinuDan muyangiyE - united with its female,
kiDakkum vaNDu - lies the bumble-bee,
kaLLaiyuNDu - having drunk the nectar.

caraNam 7

andarattu min pOl - Like lightnings of the sky,
an-nallAr - those good women
kongayAlE - with (well-endowed) bosoms,
kUDik nIndi viLaiyADi shellum - who gather, swim and play (in the river) and then go.
naDakkum nannaDaik-kurugi - Moved/impressed by their beautiful gait, as they walk,
annam shellum pinnam - the swans follow (them)

caraNam 8

manda mEdi - The lethargic buffalo
uLLE eTTum - reaches in(to the water),
shinai varAlum mEle ezhuntu muTTum pOdu - when the pregnant Varaal fish jump up and hits against (its udder, like a calf would),
maDi shurandu - (then) its udders becoming full,
kanru tanai ninaindu - thinking of its calf,
pAlaik-koTTum - it yields milk
kaNDa maTTum - till as far as one can see.

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections provided by Rajani Arjun Shankar.