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Part III
3. shrIcakrarAja simhAsanEshvari
Composer:
agastyar
Adi
tAlam
pallavi
rAgam: ce~ncuruTTi
shrIcakrarAja simhAsanEshvari
shrI lalitAmbikE
bhuvanEshSvari
anupallavi
rAgam ce~ncuruTTi
Agama vEda kalAmaya rUpiNi
akhila carAcara janani nArAyaNi
nAga ka"nkaNa naTarAja manOhari
j~nAna vidyEshvari rAjarAjESvari
caraNam
rAgam: punnAgavarALi
palavidamAy unnai ADavum pADavum
pADik koNDADum anbar pada malar cUDavum
ulaga muzhudum unnai agamurak kANavum
oru nilai taruvAy kA~nci kAmEshvari
rAgam:
nAdanAmakriyA
uzhanRu tirinda ennai uttamanAkki vaittAy
uyariya periyOrgaLuDan onRiDak kUTTivaittAy
nizhalenat toDarnda mun Uzhk koDumaiyai nI"ngac ceidAy
nitya kalyANi bhavAni padmEshvari
rAgam:
sindubhairavi
tunbap puDattiliTTut tUyavanAkki vaittAy
toDarnda mun mAyai nIkki piRanda payanait tandAy
anbaip pugaTTi undan ADalaik kANac ceidAy
aDaikkalam nIyE ammA akhilANDEshvri
The composer offers his
salutations and heartfelt thanks to the dEvi (pallavi and
anupallavi), and in the three caraNams that follow, explains the
reasons for the same.The first caraNam takes the form of a request, and
the next two offer thanks to the dEvi for granting his request.
MEANING
Oh Mother
lalitA! the Goddess! of the universe (bhuvanEshvari), the
Goddess who is seated in the courtly throne (simhAsana) in the middle
of the shrI cakra, dEvi lalitA
(My salutations to
Thee!)
You are the essential manifestation of the
religious scriptures, vEdas and Agamas, and all graceful arts.
Oh nArAyaNI! You are the
generator of all life forms in the entire universe
(both moving and immovable). You captivate the mind of the cosmic
dancer, Lord shiva (naTarAja), who is adorned
with snakes as bracelets. Oh rAjarAjEshvarI (the consort of shiva,
the king of kings), You are the repository of all learning and
knowledge.
Oh kAmEshvari The Goddess of KA~nci!
Please grant me the mental stability to subdue
all my ego and see you everywhere in this world , and in the process, give me
the opportunity to sing and dance your praises and offer flowers at
your feet.
Oh ever
auspicious one! bhavAnI! dEvi who resides in a lotus! When I was
wandering aimlessly, and suffering endlessly, it was you who destroyed the
tyranny of the fruits of the bad deeds (left over from my previous births)
that were following me like a shadow You have made me an exalted person of
sterling worth, and accepted me in the company of of superior human beings.
By
subjecting me to an ordeal by fire (by placing me in a hollow vessel of
misery), you made me pure and removed the veil of illusion that was
following me not just in this birth, but in many previous ones as well, and
you finally blessed me with the ability to realize the purpose of my birth
You fed me your love, just as a mother would nurse her child, and made me
realize the many acts and mysterious deeds of yours . Oh Goddess of the
entire universe, you alone are my refuge in this world! (My Salutations to
Thee!)
Featured rAgams:
ce~ncuriTTi (janyam
of mELam 28, harikAMbhOji)
ArOhaNam:
D2 S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2
avarOhaNam:
N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S N2 D2 P D2 S
punnAgavarALi
(janyam of mELam 8, hanumatODi)
ArOhaNam:
N2 S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2
avarOhaNAm:
N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S N2
nAdanAmakriya
(janyam of meLam 15, mAyAmALavagauLa)
ArOhaNam:
S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3
avarOhaNam:
N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S N3
sindhubhairavi
(janyam of mELam 10, nATakapriyA)
ArOhaNAm:
S R2 G2 M1 G2 P D1 N2 S
avarOhaNam
N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S N2 S
There is
no rAgamudra in this composition. This song is frequently heard these
days in concerts.
Part
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Links
During
the last seven navarAtri seasons, we featured the following
thematic topics in Carnatica’s Special Features section:
In
addition, we also uploaded several stOtrams on dEvi
(saundaryalaharI, lalitA sahasranAmam,
and so on), appropriate for chanting on this festive occasion. They can all
be accessed from the “shlOka bank” of Carnatica’s
Composition Bank.
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