Muruga, Muruga, Muruga

 

By

Mahakavi Subrahmanya Bharathiyar

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

Ragam  Nattai kurinchi

Thalam Aadhi

   

   (Muruga is the one of the tamil names for Lord Subrahmanya-the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi. He rides on a peacock and carries a spear called Vadivel))

 

Pallavi

Muruga, Muruga, Muruga

 

Charanam

1.Varuvai mayil meedhinile ,

Vadi veludane varuvai,

Tharuvai nalamum  thagavum pugazum,

Thavamum, thiramum , dhanamum , ganamum

 

2. Adiyar pala ingu ulare ,

Avarai  viduvithu arulvaay,

Mudiya maraiyin mudive,asurar,

Mudive karuthum vadi velavane.

 

3. Suruthi porule , varuga,

Thunive , kanale varuga,

Karuthi karuthi kavalai paduvaar,

Kavalai  kadalai  kadiyum vadivel.

 

4.Amravathi vaazh urave,

Arulvai, saranam, saranam

Kumaraa , pini yavayume  chithara,

Kumurum  sudar velavane , saranam

 

5.Arivagiya koyilile ,

Arulgayathaiu madi mel ,

Pori veludane valarvay, adiyar,

Puthu vaazhvurave, puvi meethu arulvai

 

6. Guruve , paraman magane,

Guhayile valarum kanale ,

Tharuvai thozhilum payanum amarar,

SAmarathipane , saranam, saranam

 

English translation

 

Pallavi

Oh Muruga, Oh Muruga, Oh Muruga

 

Charanam

1.Please come riding  on a peacock.

Come  with your vadi vel(Long spear)

Give me comfort , suitability  , fame,

Penance , ability , wealth  and importance.

 

2.There are several devotees here,

Please give all of them freedom,

Oh end of the endless Vedas ,

Oh end of Asuras, Oh Vadivela  of  the desired form.

 

3.Oh Meaning of Vedas, come,

Oh bravery , oh fire , come,

Oh Vadivel  who dries the sea of worries,

Of all those  who  keep on worrying.

 

4.Oh relative who lives in Indra’s capital,

Shower  your grace, I surrender, surrender

Oh Subrahmanya, Oh Velava who is like a flame,

Which  is angry and drives away all ills, I surrender.

 

5. In the  temple called  wisdom,

In your lap which is your grace ,

Please come with a blazing Vel,

Please shower your grace so that,

The entire world  gets a rich new life

 

6.Oh Teacher, Oh son of Lord Parameshwara,

Oh flame  which grows inside a cave,

Please give me  a work and its result,

Oh commander of devas, I surrender, I surrender