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Maal Maruga

Ragam: Vasantha {17th Mela (Sooryakaantam) Janyam}

ARO:   S G3 M1 D2 N3 S  ||

AVA:   S N3 D2 M1 G3 R1 S    ||

Talam: Adi

Composer: Papanasam Sivan

Version: C V Shankar

Pallavi:

mAl marugA SaNmukhA murugA guhA

Anupallavi:

nAn marai sAra OmkAra svarUpA mAmayil vAhanE svAmi pratApA

CaraNam:

veLLi malai nAthan gaurI bAlA vEru tuNai kANEn vandenai ALAi

vaLLi deivAnai maNALA dayALA vaNangum rAmadAsan talaiyaNi tALA

Meaning: (approximate – please report any errors)

Oh nephew (“maruga”) of Vishnu (“Maal”), Six-faced (“Shanmukha”) Muruga, Guha!

He is the form(“svarUpa”) of Omkaara that includes all of creation (“nAn marai sAra”).

He is the lord (“svAmi”) that rides (“vAhanE”) on a peacock (“mAmayil”) and is brave (“pratApa”)

He is the lord (“nAthan”) of the mountain (“mallai), Velli mallai.

He is the son (“bAlA”) of Gauri, i.e. Parvathi.

I don’t seek (“kANEn”) any other (“vEru”) shelter or company (“tuNai”). Please come (“vandu”) and protect (“ALAi”) me (“ennai”).

He is the husband (“maNALA”) of Valli and Deivayani. He is a kind one (“dayALA”).

Ramadasan gives his obeisances (“vaNangum”) to this lord.