Day 7 (sarasvati)
dhyAna shlOkam
shuklAM
brahmavicArasAraparamAm
AdyAm jagad vyApinIm
vINApustaka dhAriNImabhayadAm
jADyAndhakArApahAm |
hastE spATikamALikAm
vidadhatIm
padmAsanE saMsthitAm
vandE tAM paramEshvarIM
bhagavatIm
buddhipradAm shAradAm ||
Meaning
shuklAm
-- pure, clean
brahmavicArasAraparamAm – who is ultimatein the thought of the absolute “brahman”
AdyAm –
the (very) first
jagad
vyApinIm – who speads the entire universe
vINApustaka dhAriNIm – who carried the vINa and book
abhayadAm – who gives
refuge (to devotees)
jADyAndhakArApahAm – who removes the insensibility (chillness) caused by
ignorance
hastE
spATikamALikAm vidadhatIm – who holds a crystal garland on hand
padmAsanE
saMsthitAm – who is seated on the lotus
vandE tAm
– I salute her
paramEshvarIM bhagavatIm – Goddess of the universe
buddhipradAm – the one who bestows knowledge
shAradAM
– Goddess shAradA (sarasvati)
Free Translation
I worship Goddess shAradA (sarasvati),
who is pure, who is the ultimate in the discussion of the eternal “brahman”,
who is the origin of the universe, who traverses the entire world, who carries
a vINa, and book, who grants shelter from fear, who removes the
insensibility caused by ignorance, who holds a crystal garland in the hand,
who is seated on the lotus, and who blesses the devotees with knowledge.
COMPOSITION OF DAY 7
sarasvati namOstutE
rAgam: sarasvati, tALam:
rUpakam
Composer: G. N.
Balasubramanian
pallavi
sarasvati namOstutE
shAradE vidyApradE
anupallavi
kara dh.rta vINA pustaka
varamaNi mAlAla”nk.rtE
caraNam
narahari suta vidhi lAlitE
navamaNi yuta kambugaLE
sura sEvita pada yugaLE
sudhAkara samadhavaLE
Meaning
sarasvati
-- sarasvati
namOstu
tE -- I pay my obeisance to you.
shAradE
--O! shAradA
vidyA --
knowledge
pradE --
one who grants
kara
--hands
dhrta --
holding
vINA --
vINa
pustaka
-- books
varamaNi
mAlA – garland made of precious gems
ala”nk.rtE -- adorned with
narahari
-- viSNu
suta --
son
vidhi --
brahma
lAlitE --
cared by
navamaNiyuta -- studded with precious stones
kambu --
conch
gaLE --
neck
sura --
gods
sEvita
-- served
pada --
feet
yugalE
-- pair
sudhAkara
-- moon
sama --
equal
dhavaLa
-- white
Free Translation
Oh Goddess Sarasvati, shArada,
the one who bestows knowledge, I prostrate thee. You hold vINa and
books in your hands, and are adorned with garlands made of precious gems; you
are taken care of by brahma, born (from the naval of) viSNu, you possess a
beautiful neck, resembling a conch, studded with precious gems; your pair of
feet are worshiped by the Gods; you are lustrus as the moon.
rAgam sarasvati
Sarasvati is an auDava - SaDava
rAgam,
generally classified under the mELa hEmavati.
ArOhaNam: s r m p d s
AvarOhaNam:
s n d p m r s
The note
ga is omitted altogether.
ri, ni are
rAga chAyA svarams; pa is the amsha svaram; this rAgam
shines well in pratyAhata gamakam. TyAgarAja’s k.rti, anurAgamulEni and MuttayyA bhAgavatar’s vAgIshvarI are popular songs in the rAgam.
There is no composition in this rAgam by either dIkSitar or shyAma
sAstri. The rAga mudra “sarasvati”, is right there at the first phrase
of the pallavi.
A profile of Shri. G. N.
Balasubramanian is available at:
http://www.carnatica.net/artiste/gnb.htm or at:
http://www.karnatik.com/co1022.shtml
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