28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 S D2 N2 D2 P M1 G3 M1 R2 G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tanjavur Shankara Iyer
Language: Tamil

pallavi

poruttaruLvAyE bhUmAdEviyE pongum kOpam EnO pOdum tAyE

anupallavi

shurakkum anbai pozhindiDuvAyE shOdanai pOdAdO mAnilat-tAyE

caraNam

maNNil pirandAlE mAivadu nijamE mAyE nI manam vaittAl kavalaigaL OyumE
kaNNiyamAi vAzha kAttaruLvAyE karuNaiyuDan vAzha vandaruLvAyE

Meaning:
pallavi

bhUmAdEviyE - O Goddess Earth !
poruttaruLvAyE - May you mercifully forgive (us) !
pongum kOpam EnO - Why this rising anger?
pOdum - Enough (of it),
tAyE - O Mother !

anupallavi

pozhindiDuvAyE - May you mercifully shower
shurakkum anbai - love that wells up (in your heart) !
shOdanai pOdAdO Are the trials (we face) not sufficient ?
mAnilat-tAyE - O Great Mother Earth !

caraNam

maNNil pirandAlE - Once one is born on earth,
mAivadu nijamE - death is a fact.
mAyE - O Goddess of Illusion !
nI manam vaittAl - (But) if you set your heart,
kavalaigaL OyumE - (our) worries will cease.
kAttaruLvAyE - May you protect us mercifully,
kaNNiyamAi vAzha - so that we can live with dignity.
vandaruLvAyE - May you come and give us grace,
karuNaiyuDan vAzha - so that we can live with compassion.

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.