Amba Neelayatakshi (Class / Lesson): Neelambari ; Adi (2 kalai); Dikshitar

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Amba Neelayatakshi

Ragam: Neelambari (29th mela janyam)

ARO: S R G M P N D N S   || AVA:  S N P D N P M G R G S   ||

Talam: Adi (2 kalai)

Composer: Dikshitar

Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Pallavi:

Ambaa Neelamyatakshi Karunaakataakshi

Akhilaloka Sakshi Katakshi

Anupallavi:

Bimbaadhari Chitpratibimbaadhari

Bindunaada Vashankari Shankari

Ambujaaramana Shodhari Aadhari

Ambari Kaadambari Neelambari

Charanam:

Sivaraajadhaani Kshetravaasini

Sritajana Visvasini

Siva Kaayaa Rohanee Sollasini

Chitrupa Vilaasini

Navayogini chakra Vikaasini Navarasa Darahaasini

Suvarnamaya Vigraha Prakaashini

Suvarnamaya Haasini

Bhuvanoodaya Sthithilaya Vinodhini

Bhuvaneshwari Kshipra Prasaadini

Navamaanikya Vallaki Vaadini

Bhava Guruguha Vedini Sammodhini

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book)

Oh Mother (“Amba”)  Neelaayatakshi, whose eyes (“akshi”)  are full of compassion ("karuna”). You are the witness (“sakshi”) to all (“akila”) the happenings of the world (“loka”). Please shower your

Blessings (“katakshi”) on me.

Her lips (“aadhari”) are red in colour like the BIMBA fruit.

She is of the form of knowledge (“chit”) and its reflection (“pratibimba”).

She is captivated (“vashankari”) by the Naada and Bindu. She is SHANKARI...

The sister (“sodhari”) of Mahavishnu (“Ambujaramana”). She pervades as the vast ether-space, and is fond of the Kadamba flowers (“kadambari”) and adorned with blue (“neela”) silk (“ambari”).

She resides (“vaasini”) in SIVARAAJADHANI - nagapattinam- and protects those (“sritajana”) who take refuge (“viswaasini”)  in her.

She delights in sharing half the form (“kaaya”) with Lord Shiva and shines (“rohane”) as supreme consciousness. (“sollasini”).

She is established (“vikaasini”) in the Sri Chakra (“chakra”) with nine Yoginis (“nava yogini”).

Her smile (“haasini”) reveals all the nine (“nava”) Rasas (“rasa”).

Her form (“vigraha”) is gloriously resplendent (“prakaashini”) like the gold (“Suvarnamaya”) and She sports a beatific smile (“Haasini”).

She is the suzerain of the universe (“bhuvaneshwari”), sports  (“vinodhini”) in creating (“udaya”), sustaining (“sthithilaya”) and dissolving the world. She is pleased very easily (“KshipraPrasaadini”). She plays on VALLIKAVINE, bedecked with nine (“nava”) gems (“maanikya”). She is understood well (“vedini”)  by Shiva (“bhava”) and Guruguha and always established in happiness (“samodhini”).