Kanda Va Va Kadamba Va

Kanda Va Va Kadamba Va Va

Muruga Va Va Vela Va Va

Shiva Shakthi Bala Singara Vela

Sooranai Vadham Seidha Subrahmanya Va Va [ Kanda Va Va ... ]

Thanigai Kumara Thiruchendur Vela

Parthi Vasa Sai Muruga

Sharavana Bhava Guhane Shanmuga Va Va

Katharulvai Ni Prashanthi Muruga

Please come to us, O Lord Kanda, Kadamba, Muruga, Vela (various names of Lord Subrahmanya), Welcome O beautiful son of Lord Siva and Sakthi (Parvathi), who vanquished the demon Soorapadman. Welcome O Lord Shanmukha residing in the Holy abode of Thanigai (Thirutthani) and Thiruchendur. You are none other than Lord Sai residing in Puttaparthi. You are the one who emerged as six beautiful children from the Holy spark of Lord Siva's third eye. O Lord of Prashanthi, please protect us.

Audio

kanda-va-va-kadamba-va.mp4

Deity

Subrahmanya

Language

Tamil

Raga

Chakravakam / Ahir Bhairav

Beat

6 Beat / Dadra

Level

Intermediate

Tempo

Slow

Reference Gents Pitch

2 Pancham / D

Reference Ladies Pitch

6 Pancham / A

Music notes for First Line

n1 S S R1 S ~ P G2 R1 S S

In the Key of C:

B♭ C C C# C ~ G E C# C C

Notes Range

Lowest Note: n1 / B♭ (lower octave)
Highest Note: R1 / C# (higher octave)

* Western notes are in the Key of C

General Comments

This song is sung in the same tune as "Govinda Bolo Gopala Bolo".

Song Tags

lead-music

Glossary Terms

Song Glossary

bala:

child, son; (var) bal, balana, balagan (tamil), baalam

bhava:

being, becoming, birth, world

guha:

lord subrahmanya, also the name of the boatsman in whose boat lord rama travelled

kadamba:

another name of lord subramanya

kanda:

another name of lord subrahmanya

katharulvai:

protect and bless; (var) kathunirkkum - one who protects

kumara:

son, young boy, lord subrahmanya

muruga:

another name of lord subrahmanya

ni:

you (tamil), your (telugu)

prashanthi:

supreme peace; (var) prashantha; also refers to prashanthi nilayam at puttaparthi

puttaparthi:

birthplace of bhagawan sri sathya sai baba; (var) parti, parthi, parthipuri

sai:

sa + aai = divine mother

sharavana:

another name of lord subrahmanya since he appeared in a forest of shara (bamboo)

seiyya:

to do; (var) seidha - did, seivadu - that which is done; seidom, seidome - we did / shall do

shakthi:

power, primordial goddess, another name of mother parvathi

shanmukha:

lord with six faces - refers to lord subrahmanya, son of shiva; (var) shanmuga

shiva:

lord shiva - one of the trinity who is the destroyer - the name shiva means auspiciousness; (var) shiv, shivaya, shivaraj, shivaraja, shivarajam, shivom, shivani (f) - of shiva

singara:

beautiful, pleasant

sooran:

soorapadman - a demon slayed by lord subramanya; (var) soora

subrahmanya:

son of lord shiva and brother of lord ganesha, commander-in-chief of the army of the gods; (var) subramanya, subramanyam

thanigai:

another name of thirutthani - one of the six holy abodes of lord subramanya

thiruchendur:

one of the six abodes of lord subramanya in tamil nadu

va:

come

vadham:

to vanquish

vasa:

one who dwells or resides in; (var) vasaya, vaasam

vela:

one wielding the vel or spear - lord subrahmanya; (var) velan, velava

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