Happy to share Raave Himagiri - one of the Swarajathis of Shyama Shastri on His Jayanthi Mahotsvam today.
pallavi
rAvE himagiri kumArI kanci kAmAkSi varadA manavi vinavamma shubhamimmA mAyammA
(Please come, oh the daughter of the slow clad mountains, Kaamaakshi of Kaanchi!, the bestower of boons, listen to my prayers and grant me auspiciousness. Oh my mother !)
caraNam 1
natajana paripAlini vanucu nammitini sAdA brOva
(The saviour of those who surrender to you. I place my implicit faith in you to protect me always.)
caraNam 2
madamatta mahiSa dAnava mardani veta dIrcavE duramuganu
(You who subdued the arrogant demon Mahisha, please dispel my agony at once.)
caraNam 3
kAma pAlini nIvE gatiyani kOriti koniyADiti vEDiti
(The protector of Cupid, you are my sole refuge. I beseech you, praise you ardently, entreat you to protect me.)
caraNam 4
kAmitArtha phaladAyaki yanETi birudu mahilO nIkEdagu
(The title accorded to you, as one who confers the fruits of the desired boons befits you.)
caraNam 5
kamalamukhi daragaLa ghana nIla kaca varA mrga vilOcana maNIradanA
gajagamanA madilO ninu sadA talacukoni nI dhyAnamE tallI
(You, the lotus faced one with a beautiful blue neck, whose dark tresses are adorned with flowers, are having eyes like that of a doe. Your teeth are like pearls and your gait is majestic like that of an elephant. Mother, I always reflect upon you in mind!)
caraNam 6
shyAmakrSNanutA vinu nA cintanu vEvEga dIrcc-
AbhayamiyyavE kalyANI kanci kAmAkSi nIpAdamE dikku
(Oh the one, worshipped by Syamakrishna, pray listen, dispel my fears and confer on fearlessness. Oh the auspicious one! The Kamakshi of Kanchi, I have no place to go, but to surrender at your feet.)
Lyrics credits - karnatik.com
Meaning credits - shivkumar.org (T.K.Govinda Rao book)
