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Mariamman Thalattu
The
Mariamman Thalattu is a 'lullaby' for this fierce goddess. It is an
ancient Tamil hymn wich is sung at dusk in many Mariamman temples. it
contains profound information concerning this Goddess. For the first
ever, it is translated into English by devotees of the Mother residing
in the Sri Premananda Ashram near Trichy.
This
is the first part of the Mariamman Thalattu, soon the full text will
be online!
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Click on the words followed by an asterix to read the footnotes.
Ven Sendhurai
1. Vinayakar,
who is the eldest son of the 3-eyed person
2. He who has been born before Skanda, prosperous one, come forward
3. He who has been born before Velava, come forward
4. Pillayar who is under the neem tree, Vigna please come forward
5. He who has a big tummy and who goes in the vehicle of bandicoots
6. Nephew of Vishnu the sustainer, prosperous one, that which is Truth is
you
7. Good and orderly nephew, wealthy Ganapati
8. Single-tusked one, divine son of Umaya
9. Son of Gangadhara who has his hair done in locks
10. Vinayakar who is god of all practical education and nephew of the one
who ate butter
11. The one who has the face of the matakam elephant, nephew of Mayon
12. Five-handed Lord, elephant-faced lord
13. Processing tusk god, Tatparane, come forward
14. Stay in my heart and come forward to me
15. Son of Parvati who has a cotton wool soul
16. Elephant-faced one, Vinayakar, come forward
17. Respectful good son of Shankara who has no down-falls, please come
18. We are first obeying Pillayar and obeying the eyes ornamented with gold
19. Your eyes are ornamented with gold and your anklets with pearls
20. And the Tandai-anklet with pearls. Come little forward, Pillayar
21. Wealthy Ganapati, I will not forget your venerable feet.
Saraswati
Thutti
Praise of Saraswati
1. Mother Saraswati,
Shankari, come forward
2. My Mother, Kalivaani, Yogavalli, Naayaki
3. Vaani, Saraswati, come and live on my words
4. Come and live on my tongue and give a good sound, Mother
5. Sitting on the Lotus, with your golden feet
6. Come and live in my voice, the one who has kissable feet
7. Without failing let my tongue give good voice, Amma
8. To sing happily the story of Mariamman
9. Stay well correctly on my tongue and live there Amma
10. Kannanur*
Marimuthu, I will sing with folded hands
11. Without me going back on it, please protect me from the bad
Mariamman Thutti
Praise of Mariamman
1. Mayi, Mahamayi,
Manimantra*
Shekariye
2. The one who became Uma, the consort of Shiva (who is the beginning origin)
3. Mother Mari, abled one, very prosperous one, who has a lot of wealthy children,
protect me Mother
4. Sister of Mayon, Marimuthu please come
5. Sister of Aayan*,
divine one of the Moolasthanam, Marimuthu
6. Mother Thurandariye*,
Shankariye, please come Mother
7. Devi, who is always praised by all directions
8. Shakti who stayed in all directions, pervading as the all-time Devi
9. She who stays in Kannapuram, the one who is the cause for everything, beautiful
one
10. Kaarana*
Saundariye*,
Mother who is sister of Narayana
11. Mother who is siter of Narayanar, Good pearl
12. Good pearl, Mariye, virgin cobra Mother
13. Your karagam*
is born in Kannanur floor
14. Your neem is born, Mother, in Vijaya Nagar*
15. Your trident is born in the dashling jewel hall
16. Your allagu*
is born in Ayoti Nagar
17. Your kane is born in the sanctum sanctorium of Pitchandi*
18. Your udukkai*
is born from the earth of Utracha
19. Your pambai*
is born in a great cristal hall
20. Your essence (meaning) is born in Kanyagiri Indrapura town
21. In order that the earth gets redeamed and that the devotees get prosperous,
Mother
22. For your Youth group to be prosperous, Kampaneyai*,
Mother
23. You have three Karagams; Muttanei is good karagam
24. For you there are five karagams, there is the dancing gold karagam
25. For you seven karagams. mother, that is the golden karagam which you take
and dance
26. You have ten karagams, Mother, that is the golden karagam in which you
bend and dance
27. Golden karagam and neem leaves dancing and coming along the roads
28. Decorated one who has 1000 eyes, come Mother
29. 10.000 eyed one, Parashakti, come Mother
30. The Thulukaana boundaries where you were born,
31. Leave those Thulukaana boundaries and come Mother
32. Mother Thurandari, Shankari, come Mother
33. The lady is born, to play around Kerala
34. Please leave the Malayam country and come this way, Mother
35. You matured at Samayapuram and you achieved in Kannapuram
36. You stayed in Viladapuram, thereafter you stayed in Kannapuram
37. Athale of Samayapuram, who lives in the sambrani
38. Leave the Samyapuram boundaries and come please, Mother
39. Mother of Kannapuram, who is the cause of everything, beautiful one
40. Leave the Kannapuram boundaries, Kaarani, please come and sit
41. Marimuthu, you have been protecting all the boundaries of Kadumbaadi,
42. Who sat in Utukaadu and gave birth to Parasurama
43. Leave the hunting, Patini*,
please come
44. The one who stayed in Pidiapaalayam, and who is called Petchi Mari
45. Leave the Pidiapaalyam boundaries, great emperess, please come
46. Aarani*,
Paalayamam, and the river bed that is there
47. Leave that river bed, Aatchiare, and please come
48. Vedantha Marimuthu who sat in Virampattanam
49. Mariyare, who lived in the boundaries of Kolliyanur
50. Without that it is attached to something, your vehicle is in the air,
next to that chedils*
are moving
51. At the penacle the vehicle is running and the chedil is moving higher
52. From the wooden arch of the vehicle the chedil is moving like a fish
53. On the sides the ropes are being pulled, he chedil is moving like a luster
54. On the sides the ropes are being pulled, he chedil is moving like a luster
55. Those human beings who do not know the ruling Guru
56. You appear to them to put the chedil to catch them, you took birth to
shake them
57. You sat as energy and you took the sacrifice of a single young god
58. You sat on the boundary and you took the sacrifice of a male buffalo
59. The whole world has not seen a god like you
60. All over the world there are children like me
61. While the belt that is made of a string of pearls is moving, from both
her breasts milk is leaking
62. You grant boons to those who have accepted you, Devi
63. While trumpetting, respectful Goddess, you rule in all directions
64. You rule in all directions, Digambari, come Mother
65. Goddess who stood first in the triangular chakra
66. Grandmother, please come and sit in that angle
67. Mother, Thurandhariye, Soundariye, come Mother
68. Mayi, respectful Maruli, Manimantra Shekari
69. Lady who is like a strong male and who is pleading [for Truth, ...], Marimuthu
70. The strong ones you kill, the overpowering ones you split their chest
71. Nili, Mother who is wearing skulls, complete divine trident person
72. In the middle of the square fire place for the yagam, there is a gathering
with Shiva
73. You sit with them in that gathering, Kaarana Soundariye
74. Kaarana Soundariye, younger sister of Vushnu
75. Younger sister of Narananar, good Mother
76. Mother of the distressful cremation place, that cremation is called Thillaivanam*
77. Leave the rpoblems in Thillaivanam and please turn this side
78. You are poured into statues and your vehicle is made up of strong gems
79. Its hook is the size of the hand, its stick is the size of your thigh
80. The hook has pricked the head and makes the chest melt and go
81. The hooks pricked on the sides are pulsating
82. The hooks on the throat are pulling the skin away
83. You have sent the whole world into crying by sending the sword
like neem leaves*
84. Like a spear you sent the neam leaves in order to cure them afterwards
85. Who will know the essence of the leave
86. Who will know the magics within the neam leaves?
87. The chedhil is the size of the hand, the size of the thread is like your
thigh
88. She pulls then with a fish hook and control their mischiefs, Marimuthu
89. One chedil is dancing and the whole village is making pongal
90. Two chedils are dancing and the kings with their batalions are screaming
and shouting
91. At the gate of Paramashivan, you took the sacrifice of a milking cow
92. At the gate of Yama, you took the sacrifice of a male buffalo
93. All time goddess Devi, you took the sacrifice of a male buffalo
94. All time goddess Devi, you are the energy that rules all the directions
95. Leave the prosperous Benares country, young beauty, come!
96. The country of the prosperous pine trees, and Utiya, country of Kanya
Kumari
97. I don't know the divine story of our Mother, but I am singing it
98. I don't know the divine story of the Goddess, but I am singing it
99. I am a very poor person and I am your slave, Mother, eight, one and two
I don't know
100. Ten, one and two I don't know. I am an infant and your slave, Mother
101. I do not know how to sing Mother, and I don't know the meaning of this
song
102. I don't know how to hurt anyone, and I don't know any names to describe
you
* Click on the words followed by an asterix to read the footnotes.
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