nI irangAyenil - Lyrics

nI irangAyenil

raagam: aThANA

Aa:S R2 M1 P N3 S Av: S N3 D2 P M1 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: Adi Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan Language: Tamil

pallavi

nI irangAyenil pughalEdu amba nikhila jagannAthan mArbil uraidiru (urai tiru)

anupallavi

tAyirangAviDil shEyuyir vAzhumO sakala ulagirkkum nI tAyallavO

caraNam pArkkaDalil uditta tirumaNiyE saubhAgya lakSmi ennaik-kaDaikkaNiyE nArk-kaviyum pozhiyum pulavorkkum mei jnAniyarkkum uyar vAnavarkkum amba

Meaning:

pallavi

nI iranga yenil - If you don't show mercy pugaledu - what other refuge is there? amba - Mother tiru - O Lakshmi nikhila jagannathan mArbil urai - who resides in the chest of the lord of the entire world (i.e Mahavishnu)

anupallavi

tAyirangAvidil - If the mother does not take mercy, sEy - the infant, uyir vAzhumO - can it live? nI tAyallavO - Are you not the mother sakala ulagirkkum - of the whole world ? tirumaNiyE - O divine gem

caraNam

pArkkaDalil uditta - that emerged from the milk-ocean ! sowbhAgyalakshmi - O goddess of fortune ! kaDaikkaNiye - Cast your sideglances ennai - on me. pulavOrkkum - To the poets nArkkaviyum pozhiyum - who shower poetry of the 4 kinds, meyjnaniyarkkum - to the realised souls, uyar vAnavarkkum - and to the noble celestials ( is there any other refuge?)