🙏. With a very little grasp of samskritham; The "Kamalamba Navavaranam" is a set of nine kritis (compositions) composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the trinity of Carnatic music. These compositions are dedicated to the Goddess Kamalamba, a form of the Goddess Parvati, and are set in the temple town of Thiruvarur. The ninth Avaranam, "Sri Kamalambikayai Param Nahire," is dedicated to the central sanctum (garbha griha) of the temple where the Goddess resides. In this composition, Muthuswami Dikshitar describes the Goddess Kamalamba in her transcendent form, beyond all the layers of the universe. Lyrics and Meaning The kriti is usually composed in Sanskrit and follows a specific format, with pallavi (the refrain), anupallavi (the subsequent), and charanam (the verse). The meaning of the lyrics delves deep into Hindu philosophy, describing the goddess’s divine attributes, her role in the creation and sustenance of the universe, and her benevolence towards her devotees.
From Tirupati Andhra Pradesh 🙏.
shrI kamalAmbA jayati ambA
raagam: Ahiri
Aa:S R1 S G3 M1 P D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
taaLam: rUpaka
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit
pallavi
shrI kamalAmbA jayati ambA shrI kamalAmbA jayati jagadAmbA shrI kamalAmbA jayati shrngAra rasa kadambA madambA shrI kamalAmbA jayati cidbimbA pratibimbEndu bimbA shrI kamalAmbA jayati shrIpura bindu madhyastha cintAmaNi mandirastha shivAkAra mancasthita shiva kAmEshAnkasthA
anupallavi
sUkarAnanAdyarccita mahA tripurasundarIm rAjarAjEshvarIm shrIkara sarvAnandamaya cakravAsinIm suvAsinIm cintayEham divAkara shIta kiraNa pAvakAdi vikAsa karayA bhIkara tApatrayAdi bhEdana dhurINatarayA pAkaripu pramukhAdi prArthita sukaLEbarayA prAkaTya parAparayA pAlitOdayAkarayA
caraNam
shrI mAtrE namastE cinmAtrE sEvita ramA harIsha vidhAtrE
vAmAdi shaktipUjita paradEvatAyAha sakalam jAtam
kAmAdi dvAdashabhi rupAsita kAdi hAdi sAdi mantra rUpiNyAha
prEmAspada shiva guruguha jananyAm prItiyukta maccittam vilayatu
brahmamaya prakAshinI nAma rUpa vimarshinI
kAmakalA pradarshinI sAmarasya nidarshinI
Meaning:
🙏. With a very little grasp of samskritham;
The "Kamalamba Navavaranam" is a set of nine kritis (compositions) composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the trinity of Carnatic music. These compositions are dedicated to the Goddess Kamalamba, a form of the Goddess Parvati, and are set in the temple town of Thiruvarur.
The ninth Avaranam, "Sri Kamalambikayai Param Nahire," is dedicated to the central sanctum (garbha griha) of the temple where the Goddess resides. In this composition, Muthuswami Dikshitar describes the Goddess Kamalamba in her transcendent form, beyond all the layers of the universe.
Lyrics and Meaning
The kriti is usually composed in Sanskrit and follows a specific format, with pallavi (the refrain), anupallavi (the subsequent), and charanam (the verse). The meaning of the lyrics delves deep into Hindu philosophy, describing the goddess’s divine attributes, her role in the creation and sustenance of the universe, and her benevolence towards her devotees.
shrI kamalAmbA jayati ambA
shrI kamalAmbA jayati jagadAmbA
shrI kamalAmbA jayati
shRHNgAra rasa kadambA madambA
shrI kamalAmbA jayati
cidbimbA pratibimbEndu bimbA
shrI kamalAmbA jayati
shrIpura bindu madhyastha
cintAmaNi mandirastha
shivAkAra maHncasthita shivakAmEshAHNkasthA
anupallavi
sUkarAnanAdyarccita mahAtripura
sundarIM rAjarAjEshvarIM
shrIkara sarvAnandamaya cakravAsinIM
suvAsinIM cintayEham
divAkara shItakiraNa pAvakAdi vikAsakarayA
bhIkara tApatrayAdi bhEdana dhurINatarayA
pAkaripu pramukhAdi prArthitasukaLEbarayA
prAkaTya parAparayA pAlitOdayAkarayA
caraNaM
shrImAtrE namastE cinmAtrE sEvita
ramA harIsha vidhAtrE
vAmAdi shaktipUjita paradEvatAyAh
sakalaM jAtam
kAmAdi dvAdashabhirupAsita
kAdi hAdi sAdi mantrarUpiNyAh
prEmAspada shiva guruguha jananyAm
prItiyukta maccittaM vilayatu
brahmamaya prakAshinI nAmarUpa vimarshinI
kAmakalA pradarshinI sAmarasya nidarshin
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