அம்மன்Amman Songs in Tamil
Also known as: Devi, Shakti, Parvati, Ananda Valli, Kamatchi, Poorani, Dharani, Uthirapatti Amman
The Mother Goddess in her many Tamil forms — Ananda Valli who dances to the right while Shiva dances to the left, Kamatchi of Thevadanapatti by the Manjal Aaru who receives daily turmeric abhishekam, and the Aadi Sakti of Uthirapatti who rises near Poigai Malai as Naga Sakti and Veda Sakti. Protector and giver of life, worshipped especially on Fridays, during Aadi month, and Navaratri.
8 Amman Songs by RG Madanagopal
- ஆதியாய் நின்ற நாதனின் பாதியேAadhiyaai Nindra Naathanin PaadhiyeA reverent Tamil devotional song to Ananda Valli — the 'half' of the primordial Lord, the flame within the Veda — marveling that the very mo…
- கற்பனைக்கு எட்டாத இரகசியமேKarpanaikku Ettatha RahasiyamayA mystical Tamil devotional song to the Devi as the secret beyond imagination — the Karpagam (wish-fulfilling tree) dwelling in this sacred …
- அன்னையே காமாட்சிAnnaiyay KamatchiA devotional Tamil song to Mother Kamatchi of Thevadanapatti — who grants boons even to the immortals. Seated by the bank of the Manjal Aaru…
- ஆதியே அந்தமும் இல்லாத நாதனின் பாகையேAadhiyay Andhamum Illaatha Naathanin PaagaiyayA majestic Tamil devotional song to the Devi as the beginning-and-endless 'half' of the primordial Lord. While Nataraja dances on the left, …
- அம்மா வர்றா — கிராமிய அம்மன் பாடல்Amma Varra — Kiramiya Amman PadalA rustic Tamil folk-style Amman song (kiramiya padal) — Mother comes in procession upon her temple-car. Draw a kolam in rice flour, think of…
- உடுக்கை ஒலி ஒலிக்கUdukkai Oli OlikkaA fierce Amman song in the Kali-Bhairavi tradition — as the udukkai drum sounds and the body trembles, Mother rises and runs to the devotee,…
- இத்தலமே நின்ற நித்திலமேIththalamay Nindra NithilamayA reverent Tamil devotional song to Uthirapatti Amman — the pearl who dwells in this sacred place yet is the truth living everywhere. Praisi…
- பொய்கை மலையருகே — உதிரப்பட்டி அம்மன்Poigai Malai Arugay — Uthirapatti AmmanA pastoral Tamil devotional song to Uthirapatti Amman — the Devi of the garden grove beside Poigai Malai. Her face like a blossomed lotus, t…