Sri Bhuvaneswari Malai of Durgai Chithar

Sri  Bhuvaneswari Malai         

By

Durgai  Chithar

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Manthira  oliye, mangala  isaye, Manmatha  paniyale,

Chandra  Shekari, Shanmugan thaye, Sankari  saundhariye,

Indira jalam , thanthira  mayam ilangidu vizhiyavale,

Pongida   yendrum punnagai   pootha  Bhuvanesawri thaye

Oh sound  of chants, Oh  auspicious  music, Oh  Goddess  with pretty hands,

Oh wife of Chandra Shekara, mother  of Shanmukha, Oh Sankari, Oh pretty one,

The magic of Indra,  the trick of illusion  are   your two eyes,

Oh Mother  Bhuvaneswari  who always  has  an ebbing   smile.

2.Panthanai  virali , parvatha  devi, bhava bhaya  haariniye,

Sundara  eesan  sruthiyum neeye, sukha sukha  roopiniye

Chinthanai yaavum   unnidam vaithen , sidhiyin oru vadive,

Yerndhanai kaakka , yezhil nagai pootha BHuvaneswari thaye.

Oh Goddess of Panthanai  nallur, oh goddess of mountain who removes fear of samsara,

You are  the music of lOrd Sundareswara, Oh Goddess  who has  a form of great  pleasure,

I  have kept all  my thoughts in you, Oh personification of  Sidhi

Oh mother Bhuvaneswari who smiled prettily   to protect me.

3,Sathiya vadive, sath guna  uruve, chathur  marai  sannidhiye,

Nithiya  nidhiye, nirai pugazh oliye, ninaithida varubavale,

Vaithiya  maniye, varumaikal  pokka vayyakam vaazhbavale,

Puthiyul cherthu punnagai pootha   bhuvaneswari  thaaye

Oh form of truth,Oh form  of good conduct, Oh form of   the four Vedas,

Oh forever  treasure,Oh light of  forever fame, who comes when we  think about you,

Oh gem of a doctor who lives in the heaven so that  poverty can be destroyed,

Oh mother  Bhavaneswari   who adds   us to your brain and smiles   at  us.

4.Vazhipaduvorkku  varam  tharum thaaye, vantharul  veniyale,

Pazhi padu thuyaram, pakai  tharu theemai, pagaikalai  pudaithavale,

Vizhikalin   arulaal vinaikalai  viratta vilakkoli aanavale,

Pozhinthiduarulaai  punnagai pootha  bhuvaneswari thaaye.

Oh mother  who gives boons  to those  who serve you, Please  come oh Goddess  with pretty hair,

She who buried the sorrow  which brings bad name, the evil  that  leads to enmity and the enmity ,

She who became  light of lamp so that she drives away  bad fate  by the grace  of her eyes,

Oh mother  Bhuvaneswari  who smiles  , please  shower   your   grace .

5.Arupathu naalu  kalikalumaai , Annayum  neeyaanai,

Karuvidu arakkar kan pagai  kadintha kani mozhi  neeyaanai,

KUrukalar  thammai , kurunthadi paichum  gunama ni ,

Maruvukal   pokka  , mangalam pootha Bhuvaneswari thaaye.

You became the sixty four arts, You also became  our mother ,

You became  the sweet  voiced one , for driving away the bad eye  of the vengeful  asuras,

You became  the great good gem who beats the  ones with narrow  mind,

Oh mother bhuvaneswari  who  became  auspicious   for removing   all my stains.

6.Vallaval  nee than  , vanchiyum nee than  , vasanthamum neeye than,

Nallaval  nee than , nannidhi nee than, narkanai  neeye than,

Chollaval nee than, sornamum nee than, sorgamum  neeye than,

Nalvayam  kaaka, nal nagai   pootha  , bhuvaneswari   thaaye.

You are most efficient, you are a lady  and you are  also the spring,

You   are the good lay, you are the good treasure, You are also the good arrow,

 You are the one   who told, You are   the gold, you are   also  the heaven,

Oh mother  Bhuvaneswari who has a good smile for protecting all that is good.

7.Narpathi moondru  konathin naduvil , naan marai  nee navindraai,

Nothidum nonpin  palan yena  vanthaai  , noikalai  nee theerthaai,

Kaar  mazhayaanai , kavalum aannai  , kaathida  nee vanthai  ,

Cheervayam  kaakka chevanil pootha  , bhuvaneswari  thaye

In the middle of forty three   triangles , you  chanted   the  four Vedas,

You came as the result  of penances we observe and  cured  our diseases,

You  became   the cloudy rain , you  became  the guard, you  Came to protect us,

Oh mother  Bhuvaneswari who flowered in our soul  to protect  our good conduct.

8.  Jeya, jeya Bhuvaneswari thaaye, jeys jeya  Sreemkari,

Jeya jeya maya  mangala roopi, jeya jeya   hreem kari,

Jeya jeya durga chandikai kali, jeya  jeya  kleem kari,

Nayanangal thanil  nannagai pootha  bhuvaneswai thaye

Hail , hail  mother  Bhuvaneswari , Hail hail, one   who chants  sreem,

Hail hail   one who has   form of illusion and auspiciousness ,  hail, hail one who chants   hreem,

Hail hail  Durga  , Chandika, kali  , hail, hail   one  who chants  kleem,

Oh mother  Bhuvaneswari   who has good  smile  in her good eyes