Nithya kalyani pancha Rathnam of Durgai chithar

Nithya kalyani pancha Rathnam

Five gems about  Goddess  Nithyakalyani)

By

Durgai  Chithar

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(The area around the place where we see the Nithyakalyani Ambal temple   at kadayam( temple town 40 km from Tirunelveli  of Tamil Nadu)   now, was once upon a time, a "Bilwa" tree forest. The legend goes on like this: The King of Ayodhya Sree Dasaratha Maharaja was moving through the length and breadth of Bharath and praying at almost all the temples spotted by Him for getting his progeny. Thus he chanced upon the "Bilwa" forest in Kadayam, and while moving into the forest, he found a "Suyambu Lingam" and prayed to Lord Shiva. Thus this Lord was named as "Bilwa Vana Nathar" i.e. Lord of Bilwa forest. This name over a period of time became Sree Vilvaranyeswarar and his consort Nithya Kalyani Amman. There are stone inscriptions, which say that Nayakar's of Madurai developed the temple. Vilva tree is sthala vruksham and theertham is Chakkra theertham, around three hundred years old. If one breaks the Vilva fruit from the sthala vruksham, one can find a Lingam shaped formation inside, which cannot be seen in any other Vilva fruit. The temple is one of the Thevaara Vaippu Sthalam of Lord Siva. The main Raja Gopuram is seven storeys with three prakarams. It is said that the Peetam is a Dharani Peetam. )

Nithya kalyani ninnadi paninthom , Yengalai kaathiduvai,

Ninthan vadivai yendrume  ninaippom,  yennudan  vanthiduvai,

Chinthayin vadive, siva mani uruve, Siva siva kalyaani,

Yenthayum thaayum neeye ammaa, , Yengalai  kathiduvaai

Oh Nithya kalyani  , we salute you, please  protect us,

We will daily   think about your form, please  come with me,

Oh form of thought, The form of Shiva gem, Shiva shiva  Kalyani,

Oh mother you are  only our mother  and father, Please  protect us.

Dukhangal inimel   yemmidam   vaaraa vanname   cheithiduvai,

Pakkangal   pakaigal   yengalai  anukaa vanname   cheithiduvaai,

Chokkarin manayil  sudar vilakkaka   yiruppaval  neeye than,

Athanin sabhayil    aadiya  devi  , ambikai  nee thane

Please  do  not allow sorrows   to come near us,

Please do  not allow divisions   and enmity    to come near us,

You are  the one who is the burning lamp of Sokkanathar’s house  ,

You are the one   who danced in his assembly, And you are Ambika

Vithukkal  mulaippathu unnarule, viripatham   thozhuthu vanthom,

Paththukkal yindri   parakkave neeye thunai yena kandu kondom,

Chitharin devi, siram urai devi, chidambara  devi, nithya kalyani,

Vithaki devi, virimalar  devi, vinmathi devi, parama kalyani

It is your grace that makes seeds germinate, we came saluting  your great feet,

We found out   that you are the only help to help us  fly without any attachments,

OH goddess  of sidhas. Oh Godess who is in our head, oh goddess of Chidambaram , Oh Nithya kalyani,

Oh  expert goddess , Oh goddess  of open flower, Oh goddess  of moon in the sky, Oh divine  kalyani

Sakthiyin vadive , sarvamum neeye , Sadhakar  thunai devi,

Sidhiyin vadive, Shiva shiva devi, chir chabhai urai   devi,

Mukthiyin niraive, muzhumalar   virive, munivarkal mana devi,

Sakthiye thaaye , sad guru  vadive, jakam pugaz sankariye.

Oh Goddess of the form of Sakthi , you are  every thing, You are the help to devotees,

You are the form of occult, Oh Shiva Shiva Devi, Oh Devi who lives in Chidambaram,

You are the end  of salvation, you are  the open full flower, you are the  mind of sages,

Oh Sakthi, Oh mother who has form of sadh guru, Oh sankari praised by the  universe.

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani, yendru unai koopittom,

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani, nidham nidham  vanthiduvaai,

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani, nalam tharum naayagiye,

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani,, saranam , saranam ammaa

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani, we called  you like that,

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani,   Please come   daily daily,

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani, Oh goddess  who gives all that is good,

Nithya kalyani, nithyakalyani, Oh mother we surrender, we surrender