Ethanai Per Unakku Lyrics English Meaning — Thiru Neelakandar | T. R. Mahalingam

T. R. Mahalingam’s resonant vocals define ‘Ethanai Per Unakku’ from the album Thiru Neelakandar. Lyricist Kannadasan and composer C. N. Pandurangan craft a devotional exchange with Lord Shiva. The track balances reverence and direct questioning of divine multiplicity.

Ethanai Per Unakku Lyrics English Meaning — Thiru Neelakandar | T. R. Mahalingam

Ethanai Per Unakku

T. R. Mahalingam • From “Thiru Neelakandar”

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Composer
C. N. Pandurangan

What is the meaning of Ethanai Per Unakku Lyrics from Thiru Neelakandar?

Kannadasan addresses Shiva as Nataraja across Madurai, Kasi, and Nagapattinam. Each location pairs the deity with distinct consorts and titles. The line ‘Everything I see here is you, O Lord of All’ identifies divinity in all existence. Shiva’s self-originating nature surfaces in the ‘Sivalingam that sprouted from within a seed’ metaphor.

Ethanai Per Unakku NadarajaHow many names do you have, Nataraja ‘Lord of the Dance’?
Ethanai Per Unakku NadarajaHow many identities do you hold, O Nataraja?
Enna Vayathu Solvaai YuvarajaWhat’s your age, won’t you tell me, O Prince?
Ethanai Per Unakku NadarajaHow many names do you have, Nataraja?
Muthu Tamil Madurai SomesaLord Somesa of the pearl-like Tamil city, Madurai.
Muthu Tamil Madurai SomesaLord Somesa of the pearl-like Tamil city, Madurai.
Gangai Muthamidum Kasi VisuvesaLord Visuvesa of Kasi, where the Ganges kisses the shore.
Kathung Kadal Naagai SokkesaLord Sokkesa of Nagapattinam by the roaring sea.
Kathung Kadal Naagai SokkesaLord Sokkesa of Nagapattinam by the roaring sea.
Inge Kaanbavai Yaavum Nee SarvesaEverything I see here is you, O Lord of All.
Ethanai Per Unakku NadarajaHow many names do you have, Nataraja?
Enna Vayathu Solvaai YuvarajaWhat’s your age, won’t you tell me, O Prince?
Ethanai Per Unakku NadarajaHow many names do you have, Nataraja?
Maduraiyile Un Manaivi MeenaatchiIn Madurai, your wife is Meenakshi ‘the fish-eyed goddess’.
Kasi Karaiyinil Un Manaivi VisalakshiOn the banks of Kasi, your wife is Visalakshi ‘the wide-eyed goddess’.
Unnudan Aval Nadathum ArasatchiThe divine reign she rules alongside you,
Intha Ulagathil Enakku Kankatchiis a spectacular sight for me in this world.
Vithu Kulle Mulaitha SivalingamThe Sivalingam ‘icon of Shiva’ that sprouted from within a seed.
Vithu Kulle Mulaitha SivalingamThe sacred icon that bloomed from a tiny seed.
Unnai Virumbi Nindrorkku Illai Oru PangamThere’s no misfortune for those who stand devoted to you.
Sathiya Sabaiyerum NyanamandramThe assembly of wisdom where truth enters the hall.
Sathiya Sabaiyerum NyanamandramThe assembly of wisdom where truth enters the hall.
Unnai Thazhuvi Konde Varuven NeelakandamI’ll keep embracing you, O Blue-Throated One ‘Shiva’.
Neelakandam Thiru NeelakandamBlue-throated One, O holy Blue-throated One.
Neelakandam Thiru NeelakandamO Blue-throated Lord, sacred and divine.
Neelakandam Thiru NeelakandamBlue-throated One, O holy Blue-throated One.
Neelakandam Thiru NeelakandamO Blue-throated Lord, sacred and divine.

Ethanai Per Unakku Music Video

Devotees seeking the Ethanai Per Unakku lyrics translation discover a Vedantic view of universal divine presence. Mahalingam’s performance reinforces Shiva’s immanence through Kannadasan’s geographic references. The Thiru Neelakandar album frames this philosophical inquiry as musical worship.