Song:
tOttiram shei manamE
tOttiram shei manamE
raagam: kalyANi
Aa:S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S
taaLam: Eka
Composer: Muttu TaanDavar
Language:
pallavi
tOttiram sei manamE unakkidu mAttiram urpa(n)namE
anupallavi
kAttemai ALum veNNIRRanai vArsaDai-yARRanai Anandak-kUttanai anudinam
caraNam 1
Ishanaik-kanaka sabEshanai jnAna prakAshanai maRai sollum vAsanaip-patanjali
pUjanai seyyum sarvEshanaik-kailAsa vAsanai tiru naTarAjanai haranait- (tOttiram)
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caraNam 2
pANanai ANDa nanjUNanai vAsuki nANanai agnip-pUNanai mAl tEDum
sENanai nitya kalyANanai mukti nirvANanai ambala vANanai haranait- (tOttiram)
caraNam 3
vELanai muNDakat tALanai vIRu kankALanai vibhUti tULanaip-pAmbaNI
tOLanai aDiyavark-kALanai Adirai nALanai umai maNavALanai haranait- (tOttiram)
Meaning:
pallavi
manamE - O Mind!
tOttiram sei - Praise (the lord).
idu mAttiram - This alone
urpa(n)namE - is best
unakku - for you.
anupallavi
(Praise)
anudinam - everyday,
veNNIRRanai - the one wearing white ashes,
kAttu emai ALum - who protects and makes us His servants,
vArsaDai-yARRanai - the one who wears a river (Ganga) in his long matted locks
Anandak-kUttanai - the one dancing with bliss.
caraNam 1
(Praise)
Ishanaik - the ruler,
kanaka sabEshanai - the lord of the golden hall,
jnAna prakAshanai - the (cause of) radiance of enlighenment,
maRai sollum vAsanai - the one residing in and spoken about in the Vedas
patanjali pUjanai seyyum - whom Sage Patanjali worships,
sarvEshanaik - the master of all,
kailAsa vAsanai - the resident of Kailasa,
tiru naTarAjanai haranai - Hara, the sacred Nataraja.
caraNam 2
(Praise)
pANanai - the one playing a music instrument (Veena),
ANDa - who rules us,
nanjUNanai - the one who consumed poison,
vAsuki nANanai - the one who has Vasuki (the king of snakes) as his bowstring
agnip-pUNanai - the one bearing fire ( in his hand)
sENanai - the one in the form of space (Akasha)
mAl tEDum - whom Vishnu seeks,
nitya kalyANanai - the ever-auspicious one,
mukti nirvANanai - the embodiment of Mukti also called Nirvana,
ambala vANanai haranai - Hara, the resident of the dancing hall.
caraNam 3
(Praise)
vELanai - the creator,
muNDakat tALanai - the one with lotus-like feet,
vIRu kankALanai - the one holding a great skull,
vibhUti tULanai - the one smeared with ash powder,
pAmbaNI tOLanai - the one whose shoulders wear snakes,
aDiyavarku ALanai - the one who the trusted support for devotees,
Adirai nALanai - the one who is celebrated on Tiru-Adirai day,
umai maNavALanai haranait - Hara, the bride-groom for Goddess Uma.
Note: kAnkALa can also mean skeleton.
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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar.