Pannaga
पन्नगSanskrit
A serpent.
Lyrics
Meaning
Pannaga means serpent or snake. It appears in descriptions of Shiva, who wears serpents as ornaments, and of Vishnu, who reclines on the serpent Adishesha — so a line about being adorned with pannaga is identifying which deity is being praised.
In the songs
Sivanap pannaga taranai kaNDEn
I saw Shiva, the wearer of serpents
Krupa Samudram · Unknown
Sivanap pannaga taranai kaNDEn
I saw Shiva, the wearer of serpents
Krupa Samudram · Unknown
pannaga bhushitam
Adorned with serpents.
Vighnatvam Sakam · Muthuswami Dikshitar
pannaga bhushitam
Adorned with serpents.
Vighnatvam Sakam · Muthuswami Dikshitar