Shivadam Shiva Namam - Mazhavillu

Singer – KJ Yesudas

Lyrics – Kaithapram

Composition – Mohan Sithara

Prelude – Shivadam Shiva Namam is a song that carries the nostalgia of my school days when my classmates and seniors performed a dance to this song during our annual day of 2000 . When I watched the song in the cinema in 1999 , it had a scintillating effect on me as a 6th grader .Composed in raag Darbari Kannada , the song is enriched by the meandering ornamentation of KJ Yesudas’ and Chitra’s voices . 

Shivadam shiva namamshree parvatheeshwara naman

Chanting the name of Lord Shiva uproots the threefold miserable conditions of life . The three fold miseries in this world are those inflicted on the material body and mind , from other living beings and natural catastrophes like earthquakes , floods , epidemics etc .

Shubadam Shivacharitam papaharam

The story of Lord Shiva is auspicious, and chanting it destroys all sins committed by humans.

Nandi mridangi ninaada tharangita kailas eshwara namam

The beats of the drum played by the holy bull of Lord Shiva , Nandi, and the sound of waves chant Lord Shiva's name . 

Saphalamee jeevitham prema poornam

Parvathi lola nin karunayale

My life is content and filled with love due to the kindness of the delicate Goddess Parvathi.

Thiru jadak ullil ilaki unarunnu loka dhatriyam shiva ganga

The universal mother of humanity , river Ganga, moves and rises from the matted locks of Lord Shiva.

Layam unarthunnu swaram unarthunnu

Thudikkum ushashil nabhasil uyarnnu

Mriga mada thilakitha surajanam akhilam

Shivadam Amrutha nadana dharana thillana

The musical notes with rhythm arise due to the waves in the river Ganga . The cosmic dance of lord Shiva, like nectar,rises with the throbbing dawn in the sky. It is witnessed by the celestial gods  of the whole universe who are marked by intoxication like the musk deer . 

Saphalamee jeevatham raga lolam

Kavya kallolini theera bhoovil

My life is content with the wavering melodies and poetic compositions of the waves hitting the riverbank on the earth . 

Hridayam unmada lahari nukarunnu

Tharalam uyarunnu thillana

The heart is delighted by the intoxicating rhythm of the cosmic dance by Lord Shiva.

Pranaya kallolam ilaki marayunnu

The waves of love are moving and disappearing in the heart.

Vasantha sugandha taranga rajaniyil

Kavithakal ozhukkum madabhara nimikalil

Shivadam Amrutha nadana dhirana thillana

Poems flow in the intoxicating blinking of your eyes in the excited fragrant night of the spring season . 

Postlude – The lyricist Kaithapram has written the verses symbolising the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva . Through his dance, Lord Shiva embodies the acts of creation, preservation, destruction and the liberation of the soul . Lord Shiva dances his way, destroying the sins and illusions of human beings, endowing them with intellect and knowledge .