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DAY 5 (pa~ncamI vibhakti k.rti)
nIlOtpalAmbikAyAH
param
rAgam: gauLa (15) tALam:
rUpakam
pallavi
nIlOtpalAmbikAyAH paraM nahi
rE rE citta
anupallavi
sAlOkAdi muktidAyinyAH
surapatiguruguhasannutacaraNAyAH
nIlaratnamaNibhUSiNyAH
nira~njnyAH
caraNam
sthUlasUkSmakAraNarUpiNyAH
bAlacandrasEvitavaradAyinyAH
kailAsavilasitakuLakauLamArgayOginyAH
Thei
k.rti is set is pa~ncamI vibhakti (ablative case).
anvayam (word order):
rE citta!
nIlOtpalAmbikAyAH param nahi – Oh mind, there is none beyond nIlOtpalAmibikA,
and all words with “yAH” ending qualify the pa~ncamI noun.
Word for Word Meaning
nIlOtpalAmbikAyAH -
nIlOtpalAmbA
paraM –
other than, beyond, superior to
na
hi –
not at all
rE
rE –
oh oh
citta
-
mind
sAlOkAdimuktidAyinyAH –
the one who grants the
stages of liberation, commencing with sAlOkya
surapatiguruguhasannutacaraNAyAH -
whose feet are worshipped by
the leader of the dEvas (Indra) and by guruguha
nIlaratnamaNibhUSiNyAH –
one who is adorned with
jewel made of blue gems
nira~njnyAH –
the one without any blemishes
sthUlasUkSmakAraNarUpiNyAH –
who is of the form of three
types of bodies, gross, subtle, and casual
bAlacandrasEvitavaradAyinyAH –
the one who is worshipped by
the crescent moon, and who grants boons
kailAsavilasitakuLakauLamArgayOginyAH –
the one who resides in mount kailAsa, and who is worshipped by the yoginis
by the tAntrik doctrines of kula and kauLa
Free Translation
Oh mind! There is none
superior to goddess nIlOtpalAmbikA; the one who grants the stages of
liberation commencing with sAlOkya; the one whose feet are worshiped by Indra
and guruguha; the one who is decorated with jewels studded with blue gems; the
one who is without any blemishes; the one who is of the form of three bodies,
gross, subtle, and casual; the one who is of the form of the yOginis
worshipped by the doctrines of kuLa, and kauLa; and the one who dwells in
mount kailAsa.
NOTES
There
are four stages of beatitude – sAlOkyam, sAmIpyam, sArUpyam, and
sAyujyam. The one in the same sphere (world) is sAlOkyam.
This k.rti also features some
tAntrik philosophy.
The
rAga mudra for gauLa is given in the line “kuLAkauLa
mArgayOginyAm” in a slightly altered form,
“kaUla”.
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