abhiramidevishaktiabhirami-bhattar

Abhirami Anthadhi (Kappu & Opening Verse)

அபிராமி அந்தாதி

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 On Pournami (full moon) and Amavasya (new moon) days, on Fridays, and during Navaratri·📜 Abhirami Anthadhi of Abhirami Bhattar (Tamil), Thirukkadaiyur

Also known as: abhirami anthadhi · abirami andhadhi · abhirami andhadhi · udikkinra sengadhir · abhirami bhattar anthadhi

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Abhirami Anthadhi is a celebrated Tamil hymn of 100 verses to the Goddess Abhirami of Thirukkadaiyur, composed by Abhirami Bhattar. It opens with a kappu invoking Ganapati and then pours forth praise of the Mother's radiant beauty and saving grace, verse linked to verse in the unbroken 'anthadhi' form. Tradition holds that the saint sang it to turn a new-moon night into a full-moon night by the Goddess's power.

Origin & Story

Abhirami Anthadhi of Abhirami Bhattar (Tamil), Thirukkadaiyur · Abhirami Bhattar (Subramania Iyer) · c. 18th century CE

Abhirami Bhattar served the Goddess Abhirami at the temple of Thirukkadaiyur, so immersed in her vision that he often seemed lost to the world. When the Thanjavur king Serfoji visited and asked him what day it was, the saint, seeing only the Mother's radiant face, said it was a full-moon day — though it was new moon. Bound to prove his word or be punished, Abhirami Bhattar sang the hundred verses of the Abhirami Anthadhi through the night, and the Goddess, to save her devotee, made her light shine forth as the full moon.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that as Abhirami Bhattar sang the Anthadhi on the new-moon night, the Divine Mother cast her gleaming ear-ornament into the sky — or by her power caused the full moon to rise — flooding the night with light and proving the truth of her devotee's word before the king.

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Verse 1

தாரமர் கொன்றையும் சண்பக மாலையும் சாத்தும் தில்லை ஊரர்தம் பாகத்து உமைமைந்த னே.உலகு ஏழும்பெற்ற சீர்அபி ராமிஅந் தாதிஎப் போதும்என் சிந்தையுள்ளே காரமர் மேனிக் கணபதி யே.நிற்கக் கட்டுரையே

tāramar konṟaiyum saṇbaka mālaiyum sāththum thillai ūrartham pāgaththu umaimainthanē. ulagu ēzhumpeṟṟa sīrabi rāmiyan thādhiyep pōdhumen sinthaiyuḷḷē kāramar mēnik gaṇapathiyē. niṟkak kaṭṭuraiyē

Meaning:The Abhirami Anthadhi is the great Tamil garland of 100 verses to the Goddess Abhirami of Thirukkadaiyur, sung by the devotee Subramania Iyer, known as Abhirami Bhattar.

Verse 2

உதிக்கின்ற செங்கதிர் உச்சித் திலகம் உணர்வுடையோர் மதிக்கின்ற மாணிக்கம் மாதுளம் போதுமலர்க் கமலை துதிக்கின்ற மின்கொடி மென்கதிர் மென்கும் குமம்என்ன விதிக்கின்ற மேனிஅபி ராமிஎன் தன்உயிர்த் துணையே

udhikkinṟa sengadhir uchchith thilagam uṇarvuḍaiyōr madhikkinṟa māṇikkam mādhuḷam pōdhumalark kamalai thudhikkinṟa minkoḍi menkadhir menkum kumamenna vidhikkinṟa mēniyabi rāmiyen than-uyirth thuṇaiyē

Meaning:Kappu (invocation): O Ganapati of splendid cloud-dark form, O son of Uma who is the half of the Lord of Thillai (Chidambaram) — He who wears garlands of konrai and shenbaga blossoms — ordain that this glorious Abhirami Anthadhi, (a hymn to the Mother) who bore all the seven worlds, may stand for ever within my thought.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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தாரமர் கொன்றையும் சண்பக மாலையும்🔊tāramar konṟaiyum saṇbaka mālaiyumThe garland of konrai (Indian laburnum) blossoms and the garland of shenbaga (champaka) flowers.

சாத்தும் தில்லை ஊரர்🔊sāththum thillai ūrar(He) who wears them, the Lord of Thillai (Chidambaram) — i.e. Lord Nataraja-Shiva.

பாகத்து உமைமைந்தனே🔊pāgaththu umaimainthanēO son of Uma (Parvati) who shares half of Shiva's body — i.e. Lord Ganapati.

உலகு ஏழும் பெற்ற🔊ulagu ēzhum peṟṟaWho gave birth to (bore) all the seven worlds — the Mother Abhirami.

சீர் அபிராமி அந்தாதி🔊sīr abirāmi anthādhiThis glorious Abhirami Anthadhi (the 'end-and-beginning' garland of verses to Abhirami).

எப்போதும் என் சிந்தையுள்ளே🔊eppōdhum en sinthaiyuḷḷēAlways, within my mind / thought.

காரமர் மேனிக் கணபதியே🔊kāramar mēnik gaṇapathiyēO Ganapati of (dark) cloud-like splendid form.

நிற்கக் கட்டுரையே🔊niṟkak kaṭṭuraiyēOrdain (grant) that it stand firm (in my mind) — the prayer of the invocation (kappu).

உதிக்கின்ற செங்கதிர்🔊udhikkinṟa sengadhirThe rising red rays of the sun (the freshly-risen sun).

உச்சித் திலகம்🔊uchchith thilagamThe tilaka (sacred mark) upon the crown (of her brow).

உணர்வுடையோர் மதிக்கின்ற மாணிக்கம்🔊uṇarvuḍaiyōr madhikkinṟa māṇikkamThe ruby (manikkam) prized by the wise / discerning ones.

மாதுளம் போது🔊mādhuḷam pōdhuThe pomegranate blossom (to which her radiance is compared).

மலர்க் கமலை🔊malark kamalaiThe blossoming lotus (Lakshmi-like) — her lotus-like beauty.

துதிக்கின்ற மின்கொடி🔊thudhikkinṟa minkoḍiThe praised, dazzling streak of lightning (her shining, slender form).

மென்கதிர் கும்குமம் என்ன🔊menkadhir kumkumam ennaLike soft-rayed (radiant) kumkuma (saffron-red) — describing the glowing red lustre of her form.

விதிக்கின்ற மேனி அபிராமி🔊vidhikkinṟa mēni abirāmiAbhirami, whose ordained (resplendent) form is (all this) — the Goddess of surpassing beauty.

என் தன் உயிர்த் துணையே🔊en than uyirth thuṇaiyēShe is the very companion (support) of my life (my soul's refuge).

அந்தாதி🔊anthādhiAnthadhi — a poetic form in which the last word (antam) of each verse begins (adi) the next, forming an unbroken garland.

அபிராமி🔊abirāmiAbhirami — 'she of great beauty / delight', the supreme Goddess (Shakti) at Thirukkadaiyur.

Benefits of Chanting Abhirami Anthadhi (Kappu & Opening Verse)

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A supremely powerful hymn to the Divine Mother (Shakti) as Abhirami — held to grant her direct grace and protection.

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Recited for the removal of difficulties, for courage, and for the fulfilment of sincere prayers, as in the saint's own miracle.

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Cultivates devotion to the Goddess and is believed to bestow well-being, wisdom and freedom from fear.

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Traditionally recited especially on full-moon (Pournami) days, on Fridays, and on new-moon (Amavasya) days at Devi shrines.

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Cherished across Tamil Nadu as one of the greatest Shakta hymns of the Tamil tradition.

How to Chant Abhirami Anthadhi (Kappu & Opening Verse)

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Best TimeOn Pournami (full moon) and Amavasya (new moon) days, on Fridays, and during Navaratri

FaceFacing east or the deity of the Devi

Bathe and sit before an image of the Divine Mother (Abhirami / Amman). Light a lamp, offer kumkuma and flowers. Begin with the kappu invoking Ganapati, then recite the verses with devotion, dwelling on the beauty and grace of the Mother. The full work has 100 verses bound in the anthadhi form; many recite the kappu and selected verses daily, and the whole on Pournami. Conclude by praying for the Mother's protection and grace.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a Tamil devotional hymn of 100 verses in praise of the Goddess Abhirami, the form of Shakti enshrined with Lord Amritaghateshwara at Thirukkadaiyur. It was composed by the saint Abhirami Bhattar and is written in the 'anthadhi' form, where each verse's ending begins the next.

Abhirami Bhattar (Subramania Iyer) was a great devotee of the Goddess Abhirami at Thirukkadaiyur, who lived absorbed in her vision. Tradition places him in the 18th century, associated with the reign of the Maratha king Serfoji of Thanjavur.

It is told that, lost in devotion, Abhirami Bhattar declared a new-moon (Amavasya) day to be a full-moon day. Challenged to prove it, he sang the Abhirami Anthadhi, and by the Goddess's grace she flung up her shining earring (or, by her power, the full moon appeared) to light the night — vindicating her devotee.

An 'anthadhi' is a Tamil poetic form in which the last word or syllable (antam) of each verse becomes the first (adi) of the next, so that the verses are linked in an unbroken chain — like a garland — and the final verse loops back to the first.