Chidambarame Mukthi padaham tharume

Chidambarame Mukthi padaham tharume

By
Neelakanta Sivan

Translated by
P.R.Ramachander

(Sage Neelakanta Sivan was a great composer belonging to South Travancore and lived at the end of 19th century. Though a very great composer of Carnatic music Krithis, very many people do not know about him. His Disciple Papanasam Sivan is however well known. http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/nilakanta_sivan.html as well as http://www.carnatica.net/neelakantasivan.htm give a very detailed account of this composer and his Krithis. Though he is said have composed over 2000 Krithis very few of them are now available.)


Ragam Balahamsa
Thalam Aadhi

Pallavi
Chidambarame Mukthi padaham tharume

Anupallavi
Nitham Shivakami kana Padham jalithu aadumana

Charanam
1.Ari ayanum kondada , iru munivar koothada,
Peru marai nangum viri chadai aada aadum

2. aadhi anthamil eka jothi sabhayil yoga,
Bodha roopan vaibhoga ma thidamaka aadum

3. Aru uru vay kanda peruman , nadanam konda ,
Peru vala amuthu munda , thiru neelakandanadum

English translation

Pallavi
Chidambaram would give you state of salvation

Anupallavi
Daily dancing with movement of feet , with Shivakami witnessing it

Charanam
1.The dance which is praised by Vishnu and Brahma,
With two great sages dancing together ,
With the great four Vedas dancing with the opened tuft shaking

2.The dance With no beginning or end , in the only stage lit by light,
Danced by the God who knows all dances with festivities

3.The dance danced by the God who was seen as the rare divine form,
Danced by Neelakanta who swallowed Ala kala poison in large quantities