Ambara Chidambaram - Surutti full meaning

[VidhunVasudevan]

Namaste Sir/Madam,

Can you please provide the lyrics meaning for Ambara Chidambaram song:

ambara cidambara
raagam: suraTi
Aa:S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 P M1 R2 S

taaLam: jhampa
Composer: Marimuttu PiLLai
Language:

pallavi

ambara cidambara parampara sadAnanda vaDi kaN maravAdaruLum anudinamum

anupallavi

shempon malai shilai vaLaitta divya paramAnanda shambhO shiva shankara shrI tANDava naTEsA

caraNam 1

gangai matiyavarak-kAdirk-kuzhai ashaiya shenkai mazhuttuDiya ashaiya shaiva shaDai ashaiyap-
pongu bhuvi ashaiyap-porpAda shilambashaiya mangai shivakAma valli magizh naTam puriyum

caraNam 2

nirmala nirAlamba nirguNa niranjana cinmayAnanda para cidguNa svarUpA
varmalak-kONIkki aruL variyuravE enadu pumaiyara umaikkANap-pOdu vinaTam puriyum

caraNam 3

tungamara yAgamangaL shonna vidhi vazhuvAmal singAramAm engaL sheidu dinam dinamum
angAda nIrupunai vaidhIka mUvAyirar nangOnenra parava nALum naTam puriyum

[Rajani]

Note : Both shaivam.org and the book of Thirupamburam Sri Shanmukhasundaram say the composer is Muthuthandavar.

https://shaivam.org/scripture/Tamil/118 ... &gsc.tab=0

Corrected lyrics

pallavi
ambara cidambara parampara sadAnanda aDikaL maRavAdaruLum anudinamum

anupallavi

sempon malai silaivaLaitta divya paramAnanda shambhO shiva shankara shrI tANDava naTEsA

caraNam 1

gangai mati aravasaiyak-kAdirk-kuzhai asaiya senkai mazhuttuDi asaiya sekkarsaDai asaiyap-
pongupuli adaLasaiyap-porpAda silambasaiya mangai sivakAmavalli magizha naTam puriyum

caraNam 2

ninmala nirAlamba nirguNa niranjana cinmayAnanda para ciRguNa svarUpA
vanmalak-kOL nIkki aruLvAriyuRavE enadu punmaiyaRa umaikANap-pOduvil naTam puriyum

caraNam 3

tungamaRai AgamangaL sonna vidhi vazhuvAmal singAra mAmagangaL seidu dinam dinamum

mangAda nIRupunai vaidika mUvAyirar nankOn enRE parava nALum naTam puriyum

Translation

pallavi
ambara cidambara - O Lord of Chidambaram which is the Akasha (ambara) Kshetram
parampara - O Supreme one!
sadAnanda - O Ever blissful one!
aDikaL maRavAdu aruLum - Bless me such that I never forget (your) feet,
anudinamum - everyday.
anupallavi

divya paramAnanda - O Embodiment of divine, supreme bliss,
sempon malai silaivaLaitta - who bent the golden mountain (Meru) as a bow !
shambhO shiva shankara - O Shambhu, Shiva, Shankara!
shrI tANDava naTEsA - O Lord of dancers, performing a beautiful dance!
caraNam 1


naTam puriyum - O One who dances,
gangai mati aravu asaiya - as Ganga, the moon and snake move about,
kAdil kuzhai asaiya - as the Kundalam sways in the ears,
senkai mazhu tuDi asaiya - as the axe and Damaru (small drum) move in your red-hued(tender) hands,
sekkar saDai asaiya - as the tawny matted locks swing,
pongu puli adaL asaiya - as the skin of the angry tiger sways,
porpAda silambu asaiya - as the anklet in your shining feet shakes,
mangai sivakAmavalli magizha - as the lady, Sivakamavalli rejoices.
caraNam 2

ninmala - O One devoid of impurities !
nirAlamba - O One with no (other) support!
nirguNa - O One transcending the (three) Gunas!
niranjana - O Blemish-less one!
cinmayAnanda - O One abiding in the bliss of Cit (consciousness) !
para ciRguNa svarUpA - O One whose form is supreme consciousness !
vanmala kOL nIkki - Removing (my three) evil faults,
aruL vAriyuRavE - enabling (me) to reach the ocean of grace,
enadu punmai aRa - such that my pettiness disappears (Bless me to always remember your feet)

umai kANa - As Goddess Uma watches,
pOduvil - in the Sabha (you remain the lord of Chidambaram ...)

Note : The three "Malams"(impurities/faults) the afflict Jivatmas are "ANavam, kanmam (karma) and mAyAi (mAyA)"

caraNam 3

naTam puriyum - O One who dances
(such that)
vaidika mUvAyirar - the three thousand Dikshitas well-verses in the Vedas,
mangAda nIRu punai - who wear the never-fading Vibhuti (sacred ash),
parava - praise (you)
nankOn enRE - saying "this is our Lord",
nALum - everyday,
singAra mA magangaL seidu - perfoming the lovely great Yagnas,
vidhi vazhuvAmal - without slipping up in the rules
tunga maRai AgamangaL sonna - that the lofty Vedas and Agamas state,
dinam dinamum - day after day.

[aravind_suresh]

Sanjay Subrahmanyan sings a different version of this song in Janaranjani as opposed to Surutti. Does anyone find know the source of that version?

[Rajani]

Many of Muthuthandavar's songs were tuned in the past century by different people, so there are multiple ragas for the same song.

For eg."Arumarundhoru " also has versions in two Ragas - Kambhoji as well as Mohanam.