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Part VII
rAgamAlika on
the navAvaraNams of the shricakram
svarNAkarSaNa
(navAvaraNa rAgamAlikA)
Composer : harikEshanallUr muttayyA bhAgavatar
tALam -- Adi
gaNEsha stuti -- rAgam
dhanyAsi
svarNAkarSaNa gaNapatE suguNa
dhanAsima dayAnidhE
karNAm.rtAyita navAvaraNa
shubha gAnak.rtau shaktiM dEhi sumatE
first AvaraNaM -- rAgam :
mOhanam
trailOkya mOhana
cakrAdhIshvari tripurAdi kONagA
dEvI bhAsvari AlOka mAtrENa
aNimAdi dAyini ambA
kumAri mAmavatu bhavAni
second AvaraNam -- rAgam
vasanta
sarvAshA
puraka cakra nivAsinIM sAdhu bhavasantApa vinAshinIm
nirvANa saukhyadAM nirmalAM trimUrtiM
nIrajAsinIM bhajE nira~njana kIrtim
third AvaraNam -- rAgam:
bhairavi
ana"nga kusumAdi aSTa
shaktiyutayA akhila saMkSObhaNa cakra niratayA
ana"ngAdyupAsitE kalyANi hi
tvayA
anisham rakSyatE jagat
bhairavinutayA
fourth AvaraNam -- rAgam:
kAmbhOji
sukumAra rOhiNi padAyai
namOkhila saubhAgyadAya kAmbhOdIndavE namO bahu manu kONa nilayAyai
namO
namO bhAsura hIra valayAyai
namO
fifth AvaraNanm -- rAgam:
tODi
kALI tODiyatE namE
manassukhi kAmita sarvArtha sAdhaki nAyaki
lALita nAda svarUpadharAya
lAsya navAdhAra vishvambharAya
sixth AvaraNam -- rAgam:
kalyANi
dasha kalAtmaka vahni
dashArarathE sakala rakSAkara cakra virAjitE
dasha balE kalyANi
caNDikAdEvi tE dAsOhaM dashamudrA sEvitE
seventh AvaraNam -- rAgam:
aThANA
shAmbhavi tvayI bhaktiM satatam
mE dEhi sarvarOga hara cakrE samEhi
jAmbunata nibhE
sakalavasha"nkari samaya v.rtATana mOham sha"nkari
eighth AvaraNam -- rAgam:
suraTi
nirupama mahimE durgE
nira~njani nikhila siddhi prada cakra sura~njani
sura TIkita
guNE shOka nivAriNi shubhamayi kuru shiva dEha vihAriNi
ninth AvaraNam-- rAgm:
saurASTram
sakalAnandamaya cakra nivAsE
saccidAnanda bimba vikAsE
akhilAgamanutE ambA subhadrE
mOdaya saurASTram mOda samudrE
ma"ngaLam -- rAgam shrI
navAvaraNa shrIrAga
mAlAM navAM samarpitAM svIkuru tava lIlAm
shivE shrI cAmarAja mahIshE
disha ma"ngaLam sadAshrita harikEshE
This is a heavy composition glorifying the navAvaraNams
of the shrI cakram, similar in line with the kamalAmbA
navAvaraNa kIrtanams of muttusvAmi dIkSitar, Here, the composer starts the
rAgamAlikA with a salutation to Lord gaNapati (svarNAkarSaNa
gaNapati, to be specific). This is followed by nine caraNam
segments, each devoted to one AvaraNam of the shrI cakram. The
composer cleverly employes different vibhaktis (declensions) for each
stanza, as in the kamalAmbA navAvaraNa series. The eleventh and
the concluding segment is the ma"ngaLa caraNam, appropriately in
the auspicious rAgam shrI, praising the Goddess, as a protector of the
composer's patron, cAmarAjEndra (MahArAjA of Mysore)
In order to understand the
significance and meaning of this rAgamAlikA, one needs to have an
overview of the shrI cakram and its geometrical features. The
following links give the appropriate background.
http://carnatica.net/special/srichakra.htm
http://carnatica.net/special/kamalamba.htm
http://carnatica.net/special/navaratri2002.htm
MEANING of
the rAgamAlikA
Oh svarNAkarSaNa Ganapati, the one with a superb mind,
and who is the treasurehouse of infinite compassion, please grant me the
energy to compose this song on the nine AvaraNams, that is bound to be
ambrosia to the listening ear.
first AvaraNam -- prathamA
vibhakti
(nominative case)
Basic word-order: "ambA mAm avatu" (Let ambA
protect me). Goddess dEvi, ambA, kumAri, bhavAni, the dazzling one, the
ruler of the trailOkya mOhana cakram (first AvaraNam), dwelling
in the directions of tripurA, and so forth, and the one who by a mere
glance, grants all the various powers such as aNimA, Let She protect me
second AvaraNam --
dvitIyA vibhakti (accusative case)
Basic word-order: "(ahaM)
nIrajasanIM bhajE" (I worship Her, the one seated on the lotus).
I worship Her, who resides in the sarvAshAparuipUraka cakram (second
AvaraNam), who is capable of removing the sorrows of the worldly
attachments instantly, who grants the bliss of eternal happiness, who is ever
pure, who is trimUrti, who is seated on a lotus, and who has the
reputation of total blemishlessness.
third AvaraNam -- tritIyA
vibhakti
(instrumental case)
Basic word-order: "tvayA jagat rakSyatE" (the world is
protected by You). Day and night, the world is protected by You, the ever
auspicious kalyANi, who possesses of the eight fold energies commencing
with anan"nga kusuma, who dwells in the sarvasaMkSObhaNa cakram
(third AvaraNam), worshiped by ana"nga, etc.
fourth
AvaraNam -- caturthI vibhakti
(dative case)
Basic
word-order: " … bhAsurahIravalayAyai namaH" (salutations to Her, the
one decorated with shining golden ornaments) Salutations to Her, salutations
to Her, who is sukumAra rOhiNI pada, who is the moon in the ocean of
sarvasaubhAgyadAyakaya cakram (fourth AvaraNam), who resides in the
outer manukOna (14 triangles), who is decorated with shining golden
jewels.
fifth
AvaraNam -- pa~ncamI vibhakti
(ablative case)
Basic
word order. "… vishvambharayA kAlItaH me manaH na DiyatE" (my mind
does not fly away from Goddess kALi).
Flying away from kALi is impossible (cannot break away from Her), so,
in my devotion, my mind is ever attached to Her, who is ruler of the desirous
sarvArthasAdhaka cakram (fifth AvaraNam), who is of the form of
mellifluous sound, and who is adept in the cosmic dance (lAsya), and
who controls the nine-fold universe.
sixth
AvaraNam -- SaSThI vibhakti
(genitive case)
Basic
word-order: "(aham) tava dAsaH (asmi)" (I am your servant). I am your
humble devoted servant, oh! kalyANi, caNDIkA dEvi! who is seated in
the chariot of the dashAra (10 triangles) in the form of ten-folded
fire (dashakalAtmaka vahni svarUpa), who shines in the
sarvarakSAkara cakram (sixth AvaraNam), who has ten-fold energies,
who is worshipped by dashamudrAs
seventh
AvaraNam -- saptamI vibhakti
(locative case)
Basic
word-order: " tvayi bhaktiM mE dEhi" (Please grant me devotion unto
Thee) Oh shAmbhavi, sha"nkari, who dwells in the savrarOgahara
cakram (seventh AvaraNam), shining like a jambu fruit,
fulfilling every desires. Please grant me devotion unto Thee instantly
eighth AvaraNam --
sambOdhanA vibhakti
(vocative case)
Please
Bless me! Oh durgA, of unparalleled glory, who is without any blemish,
who rejoices in the sarvasiddhiprada cakram (eighth AvaraNam), possessing
the most precious quality valued by the dEvas, who removes all
distress, who confers auspiciousness, and who resides in Lord shiva.
ninth
AvaraNam
Oh! Mother
ambA, subhadrA, the ocean of joy! the one residing in the
sarvAnandamaya cakram (ninth AvaraNam), who radiates the
sat-cid-Ananadam (existence-consciousness-bliss), who is revered in all
scriptures, please be kind enough to shower ocean of delights on (this) good
land.
ma"ngaLa
stuti
Oh Goddess
shivA, the protector of MahArAja cAmarAja! The one always
worshipped by HarikEsha! Please accept this noval, and auspicious.
this garland of navAvaraNa rAgamAla that I have humbly placed at your
feet, and grant us auspiciousness (ma"ngaLam).
The lyrics
of this rAgamAlika in in sanskrit and diacritical English are available
at:
www.carnatica.net/lyrics/ragamalika.htm
RAGA MUDRA
There is
cleverly built-in rAgamudra in each of the eleven stanzas of this
rAgamAlika. Some of these are straightforward phrases like mOhana,
bhairavi, kalyAni, saurASTram, and shrI. For the remaining
rAgams, we find the typical dIkSitar-like constructions - suguNadhanAsima
(for dhanyAsi), bhavasantApa (for vasanta)
, kambhOdIndavE (for kAmbhOji), kALItODIyatE
(for tODi), samayav.rtATana (for AThANA),
and suraTIkagunE (for suraTi). The vAggEyakAra
mudra (composer's signature), "harikEsha" is present in the
last line of the rAgamAlikA. Due to its sacredness, depth in concept,
and deep shrIvidyA philosophy, this rAgamAlikA is never heard in
public concerts.
Part VIII
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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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