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magan

மகன்
Tamil

Son, male offspring

Lyrics

Meaning

Magan refers to a male child or offspring. In Indian classical dance lyrics, it frequently appears in epithets for deities, such as Murugan as the son of Shiva, or Krishna as the son of Devaki or Nanda. It can also be used in narrative contexts to refer to a human son.

In the songs

  • Hara hara sivan magan murugan murugan murugan

    The son of Lord Shiva (Hara Hara) is Murugan, Murugan, Murugan.

    Sutri Varuguthu Vel · Madurai R. Muralidharan

  • Hara hara sivan magan murugan murugan murugan

    The son of Lord Shiva (Hara Hara) is Murugan, Murugan, Murugan.

    Sutri Varuguthu Vel · Madurai R. Muralidharan

  • Hara hara sivan magan murugan murugan murugan

    The son of Lord Shiva (Hara Hara) is Murugan, Murugan, Murugan.

    Sutri Varuguthu Vel · Madurai R. Muralidharan

  • balan alladi un magan jalam aga seivadhellam

    Your son is not a mere child! All the magical tricks he does...

    Thaye Yashoda · Oothukkadu Venkata Subbaiyer

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 2 songs.

  • Sutri Varuguthu Vel

    Madurai R. Muralidharan

    appears in 3 lines

  • Thaye Yashoda

    Oothukkadu Venkata Subbaiyer

    appears in 1 line

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