Pallavi
amba ninnu nammiti nanTE nI-kanumAna mEmamma
Anupallavi
sambara vairi janaka sOdari sharaNu jocci manasAra shrI jagad
Charanam
1. gIrvANa gaNAdhAri amba sharvANi akhaNDAkAri parvatarAja manOjna kumAri nirvAhamu lEka madini kOri
2. suravairi kadana shauryE varuNAlaya sama gambhIryE svarajita kOkila rava mAdhuryE paritApamu tALakanu sucaryE
3. sharma dAyaki gauri duSkarma kaluSa vanakuThAri nirmala tyAgarAja hRccAri dharma samvardhani OmkAri
Meaning
pallavi - O Mother! What did You understand when I say that I believed You?
anupallavi - O Sister of Lord viSNu - father of cupid – enemy of demon Sambara! O Mother of the Universe! What did You understand when I, having sought Your refuge, whole-heartedly say that I believed You?
caraNa 1 - O Mother, the prop of the multitude of the celestials! O Wife of Lord Siva! O Mother of the form of the whole (unfragmented) Universe! O pArvati – the Sweet daughter of himavAn – the king mountains! O Mother! What did You understand when I, being unable to manage my affairs, beseeching You in my mind, say that I believed You?
caraNa 2 - O Mother whose bravery was responsible for the destruction of the enemies of celestials! O Mother who is as majestic as the Ocean – the abode of Lord varuNa! O Mother, the sweetness of whose voice puts to shame the koel! O Mother of virtuous conduct! O Mother! What did You understand when I, being unable to bear the distress, say that I believed You?
caraNa 3 - O Mother who confers happiness! O Mother gauri! O Mother who is the axe that destroys the foul forest of evil-conduct! O Mother who roams in the heart of this blemish-less tyAgarAja! O Mother dharma saMvardhani – name of Mother at tiruvaiyyAru! O Mother who is of the form of praNava!
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