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DAY 4 (caturthI vibhakti k.rti)
nIlOtpalAmbikAyai
rAgam:
kEdAragauLa (28) tALam: Adi
pallavi
nIlOtpalAmbikAyai
namastE jagadambikAyai
anupallavi
mUlAdhArakSEtrasthitAyai
mucukundavarapradAyai
mUlamantrAtmikAyai
mUlAj~nAnaharaguruguhavaradAyai
caraNam
kAmasa~njIvinyai
kamalAvANIsEvitAyai
kalikalmaSanAshinyai
karuNAm.rtarasapravAhinyai
kAmEshvaramohitakauLinyai
kAmatantravitaraNanalinyai
kamalEshapUjitatrikONAyai
kAmitArthaphalapradanipuNAyai
This k.rti is set in caturthI
vibhakti (dative case).
anvayam (word order)
- nIlOtpalAmbikayai tE namaH, and all words ending in “yai” qualify the
caturthi noun “nIlOtpalAmbikAyai”.
Word for Word Meaning
nIlOtpalAmbikAyai -
to nIlOtpalAmbikA
namaH –
(our)
obescence
tE –
to
You
jagadambikAyai –
to the mother of the universe
mUlAdhArakSEtrasthitAyai -
to the one who resides in
the mUlAdhAra kSEtra
mucukundavarapradAyai
– who
granted boons to mucukunda (story of mucukunda was given earlier in the
second k.rti)
mUlamantrAtmikAyai –
who is the embodiment of the
fundamental chant (mUlamantra)
mUlAj~nAnaharaguruguhavaradAyai –
to the one who grants boons
to guruguha, the destroyer of basic ignorance
kAmasa~njIvinyai –
who resurrected Cupid
kamalAvANIsEvitAyai –
who is attended by lakSmI
and sarasvati
kalikalmaSanAshinyai –
who destroys the evils
caused by kali
karuNAm.rtarasapravAhinyai –
who is flood of the ambrosia
of compassion
kAmEshvaramohitakauLinyai –
who is kauLini, who enchants
her consort, Lord shiva
kAmatantravitaraNanalinyai –
who is naLini, the expounder of kAma
tantra
kamalEshapUjitatrikONAyai –
who dwells in the triangle,
worshipped by viSNu
kAmitArthaphalapradanipuNAyai –
who is
adroit in granting the desires boons
Free Translation
Salutations to
nIlOtpalAmbA, the mother of the entire universe, to the one who resides in the
mUlAdhAra cakram, who grants boons to mucukunda, who is the embodiment of the
mUla mantra, who grants boons to guruguha, and who destroys basic ignorance;
who resurrected Cupid, who is flanked by lakSmi and sarasvati, who destroys
the evils of kali(yuga), who is the flood of the nector of mercy, who is
kauLini, who is very dear to shiva, the Lord of kAma, who is naLini, who
blesses with the knowledge of kAma tantra, who dwells in the triangle
worshiped by Lord viSNu, and the one who is the expert in granting all
desires.
NOTES
As can be seen, this
composition contains tantrik themes. The “bhOga shakti” aspect of goddess is
appropriately depicted in this k.rti.
This song does not feature
the rAga mudra for kEdAragauLa, and is the only k.rti in this series without a
raga mudra.
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