DAY 6 (SaSthI vibhakti k.rti)
nIlOtpalAmbikAyAH
rAgam:
mAyAmALavagauLa (15) tALam: mishra cApu
pallavi
nIlOtpalAmbikAyAstava
dAso’haM shrI
anupallavi
nIlAmbArAnujAyAH
nirupamapadAmbujAyAH
nIlakaNThArdhasharIriNyAH
nikhilalOkajananyAH
caraNam
mAyAmALavagauLAdidEshaprakAshinyAH
mAta"ngavadanEndrAdipUjitavaradAyinyAH
mAyAmAyavishvOtpattisthitilayakAraNAyAH
mAdhuryAm.rtadhAramahAdEvaguruguhapAshinyAH
This composition is in SaSThI
vibhakti (genitive case).
anvayam (word order)
- aham nIlOtpalAmbikAyAh dasaH (asmi) – I am the servant of nIlOtpalAmbA, and
all nouns ending in “yAH” qualify the SaSThI noun “nIlOtpalAmbikAyAH”.
Word for Word Meaning
nIlOtpalAmbikAyAH –
(of) nIlOtpalAmbA
tava -
your
dAsaH
– servant,
attendant
ahaM
– I am
shrI –
auspicious
one
nIlAmbArAnujAyAH –
the sister of balarAma, who is clad in blue robes
nirupamapadAmbujAyAH –
one with incomparable (unparalleled) and lotus-like feet
nIlakaNThArdhasharIriNyAH –
who is the other half of the
body of the blue-necked shiva
nikhilalOkajananyAH –
who is the mother of the entire universe
mAyAmALavagauLAdidEshaprakAshinyAH –
who shines the geographical
locations like mAyA(puri), maLAva, gAuLa, and other regions
mAta"ngavadanEndrAdipUjitavaradAyinyAH -
who is worshipped by the
elephant faced (gaNesha), and indra, and who is bestows boons
mAyAmAyavishvOtpattisthitilayakAraNAyAH –who
is the cause of this illusory world of creation, sustenance and destruction
mAdhuryAm.rtadhAramahAdEvaguruguhapAshinyAH
– who pours out sweet ambrosia
of affection towards shiva and gurugua
Free Translation
I am the devoted servant
of nIlOtpalAmbA, the sister of balarAma who is clad in blue robes, the one
who possesses unparalleled lotus feet; who is the other half of the blue
necked shiva; and who is the mother of all universe; the one who shines in
the regions mAyApuri, mALava, gauLa lands; the one who bestows boons, the one
worshiped by gaNesha, the elephant faced one; the one who is the cause of the
creation, sustenance, and destruction of this illusory universe; the one who
pours out sweet nectar of affection to guruguha and shiva.
NOTE
The rAga mudra appears in the
line “mAyAmALavagauLAdi dEsha” as a geographical location.
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