mayil
மயில்Tamil
Peacock — a large, colourful bird.
Lyrics
Meaning
This word means peacock. Dancers encounter it in lyrics referring to the bird, most commonly as the divine vehicle (vahana) of Lord Muruga. It often appears in descriptive lines about Muruga's majestic form or his arrival.
In the songs
Kola mayil meethinil kola halamai varum
He who comes majestically on the beautiful peacock.
Nadanai Kandayo Sakhi · Traditional
nīlaṅkoḷ mēkattiṉ mayil mītē
On the peacock that resembles a dark blue cloud
Neelam Kol Megathin · Unknown
nīlaṅkoḷ mēkattiṉ mayil mītē
On the peacock that resembles a dark blue cloud
Neelam Kol Megathin · Unknown
Thanga mayil vahanane
O Lord whose vehicle is the golden peacock
Vasalil Vandha Vagai Edhaiya · Traditional