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[Shawnna Franz]

MariMariyamma and Marikamba, all denote a grama devata[1] who is very popular in the villages of South India. While most people believe that she is the goddess Kali[2] or the form of Renuka Devi who was the mother of Parasurama, some people believe that she is Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas and yet others believe that she is Vasugi, the wife of Thiruvalluvar.

The Lullaby starts with a prayer to Ganesa and then prayer to Goddess Saraswathi. A request is made to her for help in singing the story of Mari. This is followed by the Lullaby. Though not written in the Stotra style, the lullaby sings praise of Goddess Mari, mentions her various forms, mentions her companions, mentions the acts of devotees for getting her favour, contains in various places of her worship, prayer to her to remove the small pox eruptions from the body etc. More than being poetic, it clearly brings out the utter devotion and the colossal fear in the mind of her devotees. Several references to Puranic gods are made. She in some places is referred to as the sister of Lord Krishna (the girl who was born to Yasoda, at the same time when lord Krishna was born to Devaki), there is reference to the yantras in the body, to Sri Chakra worship, to several village gods of Tamil Nadu and so on. There is also mention of her interaction with several Gods of the Vedas and Puranas.

Let the great Ganapathy provide the protection,

When I sing this special lullaby to the sister of Vishnu,

Who is the great support to all people in this earth,

And is praised as the queen among women,

And is the goddess of Mari.

Please lead me ahead and ahead, oh, God who removes obstacles,

Who is the son of the god with three eyes,

Please lead me, the gem who was born before lord Skanda,

Please lead me, Vinayaga who was born before the god with Vel,

Please lead me the lord Ganesa who sits under Neem tree,

And Please lead me he who removes obstacles.

Oh Goddess of all time whose fame is spread in all directions,

Oh Goddess of all time your power stands in all directions,

Oh Goddess who lives in Kannapura, who is pretty beyond reason,

Oh Goddess who is sister of Narayana, who is the good gem Mari,

Oh gem like goddess Mari, who is good, who is the mother of serpent maidens,

Your Karaga was born in the stage of Kannanoor,

Your margosa tree was born in the Vijayanagar city,

Your spear was born in the stage made of shining gems,

Your Alagu(bamboo) was born in the city of Ayodhya,

Your cane was born in the temple of Pichandi,

Your rolling drum was born in the land of Rudraksha,

Your Pambai(calling horn) was born in the great crystal stage,

Your ideas were born in Kanchagiri and city of Indra,

Let your mercy grow so that world is saved,

Let your children grow, Oh gem Mari who is like a life support,

You have three karagas, the karaga like a good gem,

You have five karagas, the golden karaga which shakes and moves,

You have seven karagas, the golden karaga which one takes and dances,

You have ten karagas, which is a golden karaga which shakes in the land,

Leaves of margosa tree and the golden karaga plays and marches on the road,

Oh goddess with thousand eyes who decorates herself, please come,

Oh Goddess with ten thousand eyes, who is the greatest power.

As a girl you were born to shake the borders of Thulukkanam,

Oh goddess come away from the borders of Thulukkanam,

As a girl you were born to play in all the land of Malayalam,

Oh goddess come away from the land of Malayalam,

You assumed this form in Samayapuram

Became effective in Kannapuram lived in viradapuram,

And also continued to live in Kannapuram,

Oh goddess who is the incense of myrrh,

Oh mother,come away from the borders of Samayapuram,

Oh Goddess who lives in Kannapuram, who is pretty beyond reason,

You sat as Shakthi and took as offering a sheep,

You sat in the border and took as offering a buffalo calf,

I have not seen any god like you in this world,

And where are children like me in this world,

You give boon with the chain along with its gems moving,

And milk flowing out of your breasts,

Oh Goddess who makes great sound, give boons to those suited,

Oh goddess who ruled over all directions, please come,

Oh goddess who wears directions as cloth, please come,

You are that Shakthi who stood in the triangular wheel,

You please come in that triangle and sat with us, cowherdess,

Oh mother who is difficult to attain and Oh Sankari please come,

Oh mother who is an enchantress, Oh goddess who collects jewel like spells,

Oh Goddess who is extremely powerful, Mari of gem who argues a case,

You have killed very strong ones, You have opened the chest of powerful ones,

You are blue, you hold the skull, Oh goddess with a spear,

The four corners are the Homa kunda pit for performing fire sacrifice,

And in the centre is the stage of gold,

Oh Goddess who is the reason for prettiness,

And who sits in the centre of golden stage,

Oh Goddess who is reason of all beauty,

Who is the younger sister of Lord Vishnu,

Oh Goddess who is the younger sister of Lord Vishnu,

Who is the benevolent goddess of gem Mari,

Who is on the way to Sudalai[6] and is in the middle Sudalai in Thillai[7],

Will this face ever change its look from the border of the forest of Thillai,

Oh Goddess who has statues which are made of metal,

Who has got chariots made of the beads of diamond,

The thorn is of the size of the thigh,

And the thorn to take it out is the size of the hand,

The thorn which hit the head melts in my chest,

The thorn which has hit my sides is making me shiver with pain,

The thorn which has struck the throat is going by the shoulder.

You got as sacrifice the buffalo in front of god of death,

Oh goddesses who are for all time, You are the power that ruled all over,

Oh goddess who belonged to Kasi,

Oh Goddess who belonged to Kanya Kumari,

Of beauty of the Kasi, come out of Kasi,

The thin fertile land is the land of Kanyakumari,

This ignorant one is singing your holy story,

This man who does not know is singing the story of the goddess,

When you say eight, I may miss two since Your this slave is very poor,

When you say ten, I may miss one as Your slave is only a child,

I do know how to sing, I do not know the tunes of songs,

I do not know how to make you sorry,

I do not your names to describe your names,

I do not know your names, Oh mother who delivered me.

I am the son of your temple Sankari who is my mother,

I am entreating you to come with interest, with no sorrow in your face,

I am searching you and calling you, without seeing the face of the goddess,

I am a child of the poor, an orphan who has been found out by somebody,

I am a grown up baby, and a young boy to all those who see,

I am the your baby and your son, Oh queen please look after me,

Is your heart stone and has it not melted even a little,

Is your mind made of steel, is there not even a little pity there,

When even the stone melts, how does your mind not melt,

When even the steel melts, how is it that your mind does not have pity,

Is it because of wrongs done earlier or is it the result of past deeds,

Or is it the bad things done by my elders, please tell me my mother,

I do not know anything, please tell me my goddess.

Oh Pretty one, you would be sitting in the borders of Kadambadi,

Oh pretty one, please come out of the borders of Kadambadi,

Oh pretty one of the holy pot, Oh pretty one who is the gem Mari,

Please sit on the holy pot, oh pretty one and endear me,

Oh mother who gave me birth, sit on the big pot and then endear me,

Endear me oh mother so that I never have any problems,

Silk for you shaking with your legs with glitter,

Gems for you shaking along with ring with lots of prettiness,

You have come truly in this world so that world takes gems.

Oh Goddess of Kannanoor, you will take gems all over the country,

You entered there by taking gems, Oh honest one, oh gem Mari,

Let your basket made of reeds be made of gold for you,

Let your basket made of pandanus be made of gold,

You came with basket full of gems and entered here, oh beauty,

If I call you in the sounds of temple, are you not able to hear it,

If I call you in the sounds of palace, are you not able to hear it,

Oh mother were you not able to hear me in the sounds of the mansion,

Is the sound made by your children or is it by your nephews,

Is it the sound made by our sons or is it by your grand sons,

Is it the fame of your worship or is it the sound of rituals,

Please remove all the sounds and Oh mother come over here,

Oh pretty lass call the God of Kolli malai who is Subramanya,

And the lord Kathavarayan who is his commander,

Call Chinnan of thotiyam, and Duraimaga,

Oh mother call Veerappan of Madurai,

Oh virtuous wife call here Pavadai Rayan,

Oh pretty lass please call Karuppanna swami.

Please quickly call Karuppan of Bamboos,

Oh mother of words who sits in Periya palayam,

Please call Muthalu Ravuthan who is an efficient servant,

Oh Goddess from Palayam, Oh mother who takes blame of devotees,

Oh mother who is the gem Mari,

Oh Gem Mari of Kannanur who dances with vigour,

Please keep constant company for those who worship you.

Hey the primeval Parameshwari, please be near me for company,

I have not seen a goddess like you in this world,

However people like me can be seen everywhere,

People who know your power are not to be seen in this planet,

Do the people of the country know your story,

I have come to sing about you after knowing your greatness,

Crores of people have died without knowing your greatness,

Crores of people have passed away without understanding your news,

If errors and mistakes do occur, Oh Sankari, you have to pardon,

Six errors and hundred mistakes that your devotees have committed,

Should be pardoned by you and your mind should be happy,

Oh Goddess, pardon us please, protect us for long,

After accepting us by your mind, Oh pretty one please pardon us,

Hey Pretty Goddess, there is enough reason for you to pardon us.

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