Va , va , va Vadivel Muruga

Va , va , va Vadivel Muruga 

By

AAndavan Pichai

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

( Thanks to  my face book friend Hariharasubramanian Venkatasubramanian   who brought this great prayer to my notice)

“Andavan Pichai is a contemporary woman composer who composed in Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit. It is said that her vision of Lord Muruga was the impetus behind her compositions. One of the well known songs for all us “Ullam Urugudhayaa” was composed by you but got lot popular after TMS sang that song. She is also an ambal upasaki. She has composed a Tamil version of Soundarya Lahari. It is believed that she composed a poem on ambal while she was delivering her child!

It seems that this great soul has been born with a special devotion and a blessing from divinity from childhood. Once when Mahaperiyava was visiting her place, everyone in her street were standing outside with poorna kumbam etc. Her parents were also one among them. When Periyava approached and told her father, “Go and call the girl who is washing the dishes inside”…”She is not an ordinary girl…She is Aandavan Pichai”. After she came out Periyava accepted the poorna kumbam and blessed her. This incident was narrated by one of the people who were there at that time…(I dont have a proof for this!). In her last days, she went to rishikesh and attained siddhi.”

வா வா வா வடிவேல் முருகா
வண்ண மயில் ஏறி வா வா வா

Va Va  Vadi Vel  Muruga ,

Vanna mayi yeri va va va

Come come Muruga with  staff like   spear,

Come come come riding on a  coloured peacock

நீல மயிலேறி வா வா வா
நீலகண்டன் மகனே வா வா வா
பாலமுருகனே வா வா வா
பாதம் பணிந்தோம் காக்க வா வா வா. ( வா வா வா )

Nela Mayileri Va va va,

Neela kandan Makane  va va va,

Bala murugane va va va ,

Padham paninthom kakka va va va

Come, come, come riding on a blue peacock,

Son of God who has  a blue b neck  come, come come.

Oh Muruga in form oh a  boy  come, come ,come .

We  saluted your feet , .to protect us  conme, come come

ஆனந்த வடிவனே வா வா வா
அம்பிகையாள் பாலகனே வா வா வா
கானக் குறத்திக் கன்பா வா வா வா
கார்த்திகை மைந்தனே வா வா வா
( வா வா வா )

AAnanda  vadivane  va va va  ,

Ambigayaal  balagane  va va va,

Kana kurathikku  anbaa  va va va  ,

Karthikai  mainthane  va va va

Oh K Lord with joyful form come , come , come,

Oh son of Goddess Parvathy  come, come , come

Oh Darling of the kurathhi of the forest come , come , come

 குஞ்சரி நாயகனே வா வா வா
கும்பமுனி குருவே வா வா வா
தஞ்சமடைந்தேன் உன்னை வா வா வா
தாமதமேன் ஓடி வா வா வா
( வா வா வா )

Kunchari  Nayakana  va va va,

Kumbhamuni  Guruva va va va  ,

THanjamadainthen  unnai va va va,

Thamatham   yen  odi va va

Come come  the lord of a lady  who walks like an elephant

Oh Guru of   Agasthya  , come come , come ,

 Have surrendered to you, come , come come

Why delay  , come , come come  running

தணிகாசல பதியே வா வா வா
தாயினும் தயையுடையாய் வா வா வா
( உன்னை ) பணியாப் பிழை பொறுத்து வா வா வா
பவப்பிணி தீர்த்திட வா வா வா
( வா வா வா )

THanikachala  pathiye va va va,

Thayinum  dhayai udayai   va va va,

(Unnai)  paniyaa  pizhai poruthu  va va va,

Bhava  pini  theerthida  va vava

Oh Lord of Thiruthani mountain come , come , come,

Oh Lord who has more kindness than the mother come, come , come,

Please pardon me for the mistake of not saluting you,.  Come, come , come

For destroying   the illness of Samsara come, come, come

வடபழனி ஆண்டவனே வா வா வா
வரமளித்து வாழ்வு தர வா வா வா
விடமாட்டோம் உன் பதத்தை வா வா வா
விருப்பமுடன் பாடுகின்றோம் வா வா வா
( வா வா வா )

Vada Pazhani  aandavane  va va va,

Varamalithu  vaazhvu thara  va va va  ,

Vida maattom   un padathai  va va va,

Viruppamudan paadukirom va va va

Oh Lord of  Vada Pazhani  come , come come

Come come , come to give boons and make my life great  ,

We will not leave your feet, come come come,

We are singing this with desire   come , come , come

போரூர் பெருமானே வா வா வா
போற்றுகின்றோம் பொன்னடியை வா வா வா
ஏர்ஊர்ந்தான் மைந்தனே வா வா வா
ஏழை எங்களை காக்க வா வா வா
( வா வா வா )

Porur perumane va va va ,

Pothrukirom ponnadiyai  va va va  ,

Yer oornthaan mainthane   va va va 

Yezhai yengalai  kaakka va va  va

Oh Lord of Porur come , come , come

WE praise   your gol;den feet come , come , come

Oh Son of God who travels on a bull  come , come ,cme

Come , come , come  to protect us poor people

கைலாஸ வாஸ கந்தா வா வா வா
கடைக் கண்ணால் பார்த்திறங்கி வா வா வா
ஒயிலாக மயிலேறி வா வா வா
( எங்கள் ) உள்ளத்தில் என்றும் வாழ வா வா வா

Kailasa vasa kandha va va va ,

Kadai kannal parthu yirangi  va va va ,

Oyilaaga  mayileri va va va  ,

(Yengal)  ullathil  yendrum  vaazha  va va va

Oh Skandha who lives on Kailsa come, come , come,

See us with a corner of your eyes , take pity on us and come , come , come,

Come prettily   climbing on the pea cock,  cme , come , come

Come, come, come, to forever  live in our mind

Thangam Mami’s sashti Krithis in English

Thangam Mami’s sashti  Krithis  in English 

                    It is God’s will that I should post it today as tomorrow is thSkanda Sashti day

Smt  Thangam Viswanathan (THangam Mami  ) is a great music composer in Tamil  living in Peston Sagar  , Mumba.Here is a great composition of hers about  Lord Subrahmanya  in different Aru Padai Veedu  temples in Tamil Nadu. She calls this set of Kruthis as Sashti Kruthis. Each of them have been written as Bhajan songs , with a Dhyana Slogam , Krithi ending with a Namavali .My pranams to the great lady  , Her compositions have been brought out by Dr.Hemalatha  Ravi Ayyar , in memory of her parents and is being distributed free  of cost..

1.Thokai  Viritha  mayil Arugil- Sashti Kruthi-Pazhani

By

Thankam Viswanathan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam  Mohanam

Thalam  Aadhi

Dhyanam

Shadananam, chandana lepithangam,
Mahorasam, divya mayoora vahanam,
Rudrasya soonum, sura loka nadam,
Brahmanya devam, saranam prapadye.

I seek refuge with the god, who is Brahman,
Who has six faces,
Who applies sandal paste,
All over his body.
Who is the great essence,
Who rides on a peacock,
Who is the son of Lord Shiva,
And who is the lord of the heaven.

Pallavi

Thokai viritha  mayil arugil .virintha  thamarai malaril,

Sivantha  padha thandayudan  , Karathil veludan nindra,

Kandhane  , Guhane  , Kumarane  , Shanmukhabe

Pallavi

Oh Skanda .Oh Guha , Oh Kumara , Oh Shanmukha,

 Who stood  near  the peacock with open feathers,

On the fully open lotus flower, with his  reddish leg 

Wearing anklets, and Holding the Vel  in his hand

Anupallavi

Viritha jadayil  , gangayai daritha Shiva Balane,

Kurathi valliyai manantha Guruparane , Desigane

Anupallavi

Oh son of Shiva who holds  on his open tuft , the ganges,

Oh Divine   Guru   who married Valli, Oh teacher.

Charanam

Kanintha pazhathirkkaga , pazhani malayil amarnthu  ,

Thanithirunthu  vaazhntha   deiva sigamaniye,

Vadaitha  soorapadmanai , mayil vaahanamai  konda,

Thirumal marugane, aaru mugane, kumarane,

Un thanga padha malaril  saranam saranam,

Kadhiresane,Kadhiresane, Kadhiresane , Kadhiresane

Charanam

Sitting on the Pazhani mountain for the sake of a ripe fruit,

Oh  head gem like God   who lived there   alone  ,

Oh Nephew of Vishnu who   accepted  as steed,

In the form of peacock , Sooorapadma whom he killed,

Oh Lad, Oh six faced one, I surrender at your flower like feet  ,

Oh God with radiance, Oh God with radiance , Oh God with radiance

Namavali

Vel  Vel Muruga , Vethri vel Muruga,

Va Va Muruga , vadivel azhagaa ,

Pazhani malai velava, Bala  Kumara,

Pachai mayil  Vahana , Bala subrahmanya

Garland of names

Oh MUruga with  Vel , Oh Muruga   with victorious Vel,

Come come , Oh Muruga , Oh pretty one  holding the stick like Vel,

Oh Lord of the Vel of Pazhani  mountain  , Oh young lad  ,

Oh Lord who rides on green peacock , Oh Child  Subrahmany.

2.Kumaraa kumara  nin  -Sashti  Kruthi-Pazhamuthir solai(Garden where fruits drop)

By

Thankam Viswanathan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Karnataka  DEva Gaandhari

Thalam  Aadhi

Dhyanam

Uma komala hasthaabhyaam ,sambhaavitha  lalatakaam,

Hiranya  kundalam vandhe  , kumaram  pushkara   srajam.

Dhyanam

I salute   That lad   with golden ear globes, wearing a garland of blue lotus,

Who has   the foreheads   from the hands  of Goddess Parvathi.

Pallavi

Kumaraa kumara, nin sashti  kruthi thuthi pada,

Arul purivai  Velava(sola Malai  Kumara kumara)

Pallavi

Oh Lad, Oh Lad , For singing a  prayer song of six parts ,

Bless  me , Oh Lord holding the Vel(Lad, lad of   the mountain with garden)

Anupallavi

Muruga, Muruga  endru ullam   urugi paadinor mun,

Mayil meethileriye  varuvai , varuvai velava  , velava

Anupallavi

Before   those who  sing , Oh Muruga,  with amelting heart ,

Please come riding  on a peacock  , please come Oh God with Vel

Charanam

Yanai mukhan sodarane , Aadhi sakthi Balane,

Aaru padai  veedamarntha  aaru mukha  jothiye  ,

Manai theda vanthu(Muruga)Valli manai mananthavane,

Un Velai vanangi  thanga Thalai paninthisuvom,

Kadhiresane, Kadhiresane, Kadhiresane  , Kadhiresane,

Charanam

Oh Brother of God with elephant face  , Oh son of primeval  Sakthi  ,

Oh flame with six heads who sat on Six  army camps ,

Oh Muruga who searched for a deer and married Valli who is like a deer.

We would salute your Vel and surrender  before your golden feet,

Oh God with radiance, Oh God   with radiance, Oh God with radiance

Namavali

Solai malai kumaranukku hara haro hara,

Pazha muthi solai malai velanukku  hara haro hara,

Hara haro hara , swami  Hara haro hara

Hara haro hara , swami  Hara haro hara

Garland of names

To the lad of the garden on the mountain, hara haro hara,

To the lord with the Vel of the mountain  with garden where fruits drops, hara haro hara,

Hara haro hara , swami  Hara haro hara

Hara haro hara , swami  Hara haro hara

3.Varuvaye varuvaye-Sashti kruthi  -Swami malai(Mountain of God)

By

Thankam Viswanathan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Hamsadwani

Thalam  Aadhi

Dhyanam

Hey Swaminatha karunakara deena bandho,
Sree Paravatheesa mukha pankaja padma bandho,
Sreesadhi deva gana poojitha pada padma,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham.

Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the chief of gods, who is merciful,
Who is friend of the oppressed,
Who is the son of the lotus faced lord of goddess Parvathi,
And whose lotus feet is worshipped
By all gods and also by Lord of Goddess Lakshmi.

Pallavi

Varuvaaye , varunaaye, Varuvaaye  ,Kumaraa(un),

Sashti kruthi thuthi  pada  arul purivaaye ,

Arul purivaaye Kumara

Pallavi

Please come, please come , please come oh Lad,

Bless us so that we can sing  your song prayer of six  parts,

Oh Lad  bless us

Anupallavi

Guruvaakave  thanthaikku   upadesam cheitha,

Gurunadhane . swami malai  nadhane  kumara

Anupallavi

Oh Lord Guru   who taught   your own father.

Oh Lord   of Swami malai , Oh lad

Charanam

Kayilaya naadhanin nethri kannil uditha,

Kanmaniye, Sempon maniye,

Mayilaada , Velaada (Murukaa) seval kodiyaada,

Kavadikal aada aaru mukhane (un)

Thanga  pada malar saranam,, saranam ( Muthu)

Kumaresaner  murugesane  kadhiresane  , kumaaraa

Charanam

Oh Darling who was  born   from the  eye,

On the forehead of Lord of Kailasa, Oh golden gem,

With peacock dancing, with your Vel shaking,

With your flag with a cock waving, With kavadis shaking,

Oh six faced Godm, I surrender , surrender at your golden feet,

Oh God who is a lad, Oh God Muruga, Oh God who is a flame, Oh lad

 Namavali

Kumaraa, kumara , Muthu kumara shanmukha,

Kumaraa, kumara , Muthu kumara shanmukha

Velava, Velava , vel muruga, velava,

Velava, Velava , vel muruga, velava

Swami malai vaazhum   muthu kumara   kumaaraa  , Shanumkha

Garland of names

Oh lad, Oh lad  ,Oh gem like lad  , Oh God with six faces,

Oh lad, Oh lad  ,Oh gem like lad  , Oh God with six faces

Oh Lord with Vel, Oh Lord with Vel , Oh Muruga with Vel  , Oh lord with vel,

Oh Lord with Vel, Oh Lord with Vel , Oh Muruga with Vel  , Oh lord with vel,

Oh Gem like lad who lives on swami malai, Oh Lad. Oh God  with six faces.

4.Virintha thamarai  malaril –Sashti Kruthi –Thiruchendur –Divine read city

By

Thankam Viswanathan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Bhairavi

Thalam  Aadhi

Dhyanam

Heeradhi rathna vara yuktha kireeda hara,
Keyura kundala lasath kavachabhirama,
Hey Veera tharaka jayaa amara brunda vandhya,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham.

Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who wears crowns and chains with diamonds and gems,
Who wears armlet, ear rings and strong armour,
And who is the valorous one who killed Tharaka,
And was saluted by the groups of devas.

Pallavi

Virintha thamarai malaril  sivantha padam vaithu  ,

Narthanamaadiya  neela mayil  vahanaa , neela mayil vahanaa  Kumaraa

Pallavi

Oh Lad  who rides on a  dancing blue peacock,

Who kept  his red feet   on   the fully  open lotus  flower.

Anupallavi

Malarntha mukhamathil  thiru neer aninthu,

Sukantha chandanam  vaitha  kumkuma  varnane

Anupallavi

Oh God who wers divine ash on his  joyous face ,

And over it  the perfumed sandalwood paste  and who is colour of red Kumlum

Charanam

Kala Bhairavi kayyil velinai vaangi,

Sooranai  vadaitha  veera singane ,

Neela kadal  arugil (muruga) kolamudane,

Singara kovil konda,

Thiruchendur  Velane,

Un thanga padha malar  saranam  kumarane  ,

Kathiresane, kathiresane, kathiresane kumara

Charanam

 Oh valorous lion like lord who received  ,

His Vel from goddess Kala Bhairavi ,

Oh THiruchendur Vela  who has,

A very pretty temple  near  the  blue sea,

I surrender  to  your feet which is like a golden flower , Oh Vela,

Oh Lord with radiance, Oh Lord with radiance , Oh Lord with radiance.

Namavali

Neelamayil meethileri  aadi vaa vaa va murugaa,

Bala Krishnan marugne aadi va va Kumara,

Peelikavadiyudane aadi vaa vaa Muruga,

Narthanam aadi aadi odi vaa vaa Muruga,

Aadi vaa vaa   murugaa aadi vaa vaa,

Odi vaa vaa  Muruga odi vaa vaa

Garland of names

Come come dancing  and riding  on the blue Peacock, Muruga

Oh nephew of Bala Krishna Come come dancing Oh lad,

Along with Kavadi decorated with peacock feather come  come dancing Oh Muruga,

Dancing and dancing come running and running  Oh Muruga

Come , come dancing Muruga, come , come dancing

Come , come running Muruga, come come running

5,Thamarai malaril  -Sashti kruthi  Thiruthani

By

Thankam Viswanathan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam AArabhi

Thalam  Aadhi

Dhyanam

Sree karthikeya karunamrutha poorna drushtya,
Kamadhi roga kalushi krutha drushta chitham,
Sikthwa thu mamava kala nidhi koti kantha,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham.

Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is known as Karthikeya , who with his ,
Fully nectar like looks of mercy cures,
Passion, diseases and mind which has made been dirty
Who is the treasure house of arts and
Who shines like billions of suns.

Pallavi

Thamarai malaril komala padham vaithu,

Thandavam aadiya  aandavane murugane

Pallavi

Oh Muruga  , Oh God    who danced  on,

The lotus flower with his pretty feet

Anupallavi

Somanai choodiya Shiva Sankaranin  Balane,

Shyamala varna kannan thirumal marugane

Anupallavi

Oh son of Shiva sankara   who wore the moon,

Oh nephew of  Lord Vishnu   who is the black coloured Krishna

Charanam

Paal abhishekane, Panneer  Abhishekane,

Parimala sukandha   chandana   abhishekane,

Panchamritha abhishekam (muruga) nenjam kulirnthidum,

Anjaathe yendra arulum   thanga padham  saranam ,

Kathiresane, kathiresane, Kathiresane, Muruga,

Charanam

Oh Lord anointed with milk, anointed with rose water,

Oh Anointed with sweet smelling   sadal paste  ,

An anointing with Panchamritha would make your heart cool,

I surrender to the golden feet ,which says , do not be scared,

Oh Lord with radiance, Oh Lord with radiance, Oh divine lad

Namavali

Thanikai malai kumaranukku haraharoohara,

Thiruthanigai malai velanukku  haraharo hara,

Hara haro hara swami hara haro   hara,

Hara har hara swami hara haro  hara,

Haraharohara  to the lad on Thiruthani mountain,

Haraharohara  to the vela of Thiruthani mountain,

Hara haro hara  oh God hara haro hara,

Hara  haro hara  Oh God hara haro hara.

6.Kalyana  kolathil .Sashti Krithi - Thirupara kundram

By

Thankam Viswanathan

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Kalyani

Thalam  Aadhi

Dhyanam

Devadhi deva sutha , deva ganadhi nadha,
Devendra vandhya mrudu pankaja manju pada,
Devarshi narada muneendra sugeetha keerthe,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 2

Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the son of God of gods, who is the chief of all gods,
Whose soft lotus like feet is worshipped by Devendra,
And whose fame is sung by deva sage Narada and others.

Pallavi

Kalyana  kolathil  (thiru) para  kundril kakshi tharum,

Kalyani  balakane   kumarane

Pallavi

Oh lad who is the son of Kalyani,

Who  is seen as in marriage   ritual in Thirupara  kundram,

Anupallavi

Ullasamagave  deivayanai   valliyudan,

Sallabha  vinodha   singara  velavane

Anupallavi

Oh lovely Velava who istalking sweet nothings ,

In a joyful manner    with Devayani   and Valli

Charanam(duritham)

Mallika mullai manam kamazhum roja,

CHampakam , javvanthi  malai   aninthu nirkkum  ,

Villali veera mani  kandanin   sodharane,

Yellorkku arul puriyum (thiru) kalyana  murugane,

Thanga padham saranam

Kathiresane, kathiresane , kathiresane, Kathiresane

Lord who stands wearing garlands of jasmine  ,

Sweet scented rose  , Chrysanthymum  and Champaka flowers,

Who is the brother of the great archer valorous Mani Kanda ,

Oh Auspecious muruga    who is pleased   with all,

I surrender to your golden feet, Oh lord of radiance,

 Oh lord of radiance, Oh lord of radiance, Oh lord of radiance

Namavali

Thiruparam giri  dheeranukku  hara haro hara,

Thirumalin maruganukku hara haro hara,

Pazhani malai velanukku hara haro hara,

Solai malai kumaranukku hara haro hara,

Swami malai nadha muthu kumaranukku hara haro hara,

THiruchendur velanukku hara haro hara,

Thiruthanigai velanukku hara haro hara,

Aaru mukha velanukku hara haro hara,

AAru padai veedu amarntha kandhanukku hara haro hara,

Garland of names

To   the courageous lord of Thirupuramgiri  hara haro hara,

To the nephew of Lord Vishnu hara haro hara,

To the Vela who lives  in Pazhani mountain  hara haro hara,

To the Kumara of the garden of the mountain hara haro hara,

To the Muthukumara   the lord of Swami malai hara haro hara,

To the Vela of Thiruchendur hara haro hara,

To the Vela of Thiruthani hara haro hara,

To the vela with six faces hara haro hara,   

To the Skanda who lives in the aaru padai veedu  hara haro hara,

Mangalam

Mangalam, jeya mangalam , Mangalam shubha  Mangalam,

AAru muga velanukku  jeya  mangalam,

AAdhi sakthi balanukku  Shubha Mangalam

Aanai mukhan thambikku  Jeya  mangalam,

Aaru padai veedu amarbtha   kandhanukku  Mangalam,

Aadhi sesha  sayananukku   jeya mangalam

Guruvayurappanakku   shuvha mangalam,

Anjanai kumaranukku  Jeya  mangalam,

AAnjaneya   veeranukku  Shubha Mangakam,

Mangalam, jeya mangalam , Mangalam shubha  Mangalam,

Mangalam, jeya mangalam , Mangalam shubha  Mangalam,

Song wishing auspiciousness

Auspeciousness , victorious auspiciousness, Auspiciousness, Charming auspiciousness,

To the vela with six faces victorious auspiciousness,

To the  son of Primeval Sakthi charming auspiciousness

To the younger brother of God with elepant face  victorious auspiciousness,

To the skanda   who lives in  six padai Veedu auspeciousnessm

To the Lord who sleeps on Adhi sesha victorious auspiciousness,

To Guruvayurappa  charming   auspiciousness,

To the son of Anjana  devi victorious  auspiciousness

To the  valorous  Anjaneya, charming auspiciousness ,

Auspiciousness , victorious auspiciousness, Auspiciousness, Charming auspiciousness,

Auspiciousness , victorious auspiciousness, Auspiciousness, Charming auspiciousness,