rAga: Anandabhairavi / tALa: mishra cApu
pallavi
kamalAmbA saMrakSatu mAM hRt
kamalAnagara nivAsinI
anupallavi
sumanasArAdhitAbjamukhI sundara manahpriyakara sakhI
kamalajAnanda bOdhasukhI kAntAtAra paHnjarashukI
caraNaM
tripurAdi cakrEshvarI aNimAdi
siddhIshvarI nitya kAmEshvarI
kSitipura trailOkyamOhana cakra
vartinI prakaTayOginI
suraripu mahiSAsurAdi marddinI
nigama purANAdi saMvEdinI
tripurEshI guruguha jananI
tripura bhaHnjana raHnjani
madhuripu sahOdarI talOdarI
tripura sundarI mahEshvarI
Kamalamba Samrakshatu (Avarana 1 of Navavarna Krithis)
Ragam: Ananda Bhairavi (20/22nd mela janyam)
ARO: S G2 R2 G2 M1 P D1 (or D2) P S ||
AVA: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S ||
Talam: Misra Chapu (Triputa)
Composer: Muthuswami Dikshitar
Version: Bombay Sisters
Pallavi
Kamalaambaa Samrakshatu Maam Hrut
Kamalaanagara Nivaasini
Anupallavi
Sumana Saaraadhita-abjamukhi Sundara Manah-Priyakara Sakhi
Kamalaja-ananda Bodhasukhi Kaantaataara Panjarashuki
Charanam
Tripuraadi Chakreshvari Animaadi Siddhishvari Nitya Kaameshvari
Kshitipura Trailokyamohana Chakra Vartini Prakata Yogini
Suraripu Mahishaasuraadi Marddini Nigama Puraanaadi Samvedini
Tripureshi Guruguha Janani Tripura Bhanjana Ranjani
Madhuripu Sahodari Talodari Tripura Sundari Maheshvari
Meaning (From Todd Mc Comb's web page: [ Ссылка ]):
May goddess Kamalamba, who resides ("nivasini") at the heart ("hrut") of Kamalangara, protect ("samrakshatu") me ("maam").
Her lotus-like ("abja") face ("mukhi") is praised ("sa-aaradhita") by virtuous people ("su-mana").
She who is the beloved ("manah-priyakara") companion ("sakhi") of Lord Sundara-Shiva, who revels in joy ("ananda") deriving from wisdom ("bodha") and is very beautiful. She is like the she-parrot ("shuki") in the center of the cage ("panjara") known as Tara.
She is suzerain of the Chakra cosmogram ("chakra-eshwari"), i.e. tripura etc., goddess ("eshwari") for the Siddhi powers such as Anima. She is eternal ("nitya") and beloved of Kameshvara-Nityakameshvari.
She is the sovereign ruler ("vartini") of the Trailokya Mohana Chakra, the circle that beguiles the three worlds. She is the manifestation ("prakata") of Yogic power ("yogini"), conqueror of the enemies ("ripu") of celestials ("sura") such as Mahishasura. She is revealed ("samvedhini") in holy ("nigama") scriptures ("puraana"). She is the spouse of Tripuresha-Shiva and the mother ("janani") of Guruguha. She enjoyed ("ranjani") the destruction ("bhanjana") of Tripura. She is the sister ("sahodari") of Vishnu, who is the enemy ("ripu") of the demon Madhu. She is slender-waisted ("talodhari"), Tripurasundari the great goddess and spouse ("eshwari") of Maheshvara.
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