Word-by-Word Meaning for abhayAmbA jagadambA - kalyANi by dikshitar please

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narayara000
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Word-by-Word Meaning for abhayAmbA jagadambA - kalyANi by dikshitar please

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pallavi

abhayAmbA jagadambA rakSatu
Atma rUpa pratibimbA madambA

anupallavi

ibhavadana shrI guruguha jananI
Isha mAyUranAtha raHnjanI

abhaya varada pANI aLivENI
Ashrita mAvANI kalyANI

caraNaM

bhakta nAgaliHNga paripAlinI
bhAsamAna navaratna mAlinI
vyakta samasta jagad vishAlinI
vyadhikaraNa haraNa nipuNa shUlinI
rakta shukLa mishra prakAshinI
ravi kOTi kOTi saHNkAshinI
bhakti mukti mAnasa nivAsinI
bhAva rAga tALa vishvAsinI
bhukti phalaprada dakSa mRDAnI
bhaktiprada nipuNatara bhavAnI
shakti sampradAyaka sharvANI
bhukti muktivitaraNa rudrANI

Rajani
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Re: Word-by-Word Meaning for abhayAmbA jagadambA - kalyANi by dikshitar please

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Meaning

pallavi
abhayAmbA jagad-ambA - Goddess Abhayamba, the universal mother,
Atma rUpa prati bimbA - the reflection of the supreme self,
mad-ambA - my mother,
rakshatu - may (she) protect!

anupallavi
ibha vadana SrI guru guha jananI - the mother of Ganesha(the elephant-faced) and Guruguah,
ISa mAyUra nAtha ranjanI - the delighter of Shiva who is Mayuranatha,
abhaya varada pANI - the one with hands gesturing giving of boons and granting fearlessness,
ali vENI - the one whose tresses are black as a bumble-bee,
ASrita mA vANI - the one sought by Lakshmi and Sarasvati,
kalyANI - the auspicious one

caraNam
bhakta nAga linga paripAlinI - the protector of the devotee Nagalinga,
bhAsamAna nava ratna mAlinI - the one with brilliant necklaces set with the nine gems,
vyakta samasta jagad-viSAlinI - the one who spreads forth as the manifest entire universe,
vyadhikaraNa haraNa nipuNa - the skillful one in removing differentiation,
SUlinI - the one holding a trident,
rakta Sukla miSra prakASinI - the one who is radiant with an intermingling of red and white,
ravi kOTi kOTi saMkASinI - the one who shines like a crore suns,
bhakti mukti mAnasa nivAsinI - the one residing in the hearts (of devotees) which seek devotion and salvation,
bhAva rAga tALa viSvAsinI - the one who appreciates sentiment, melody and rhythm,
bhukti phala prada daksha - the expert at granting the fruits of enjoyment,
mRDAnI - the wife of MRda(Shiva)
bhakti prada nipuNa-tara - the most adept at granting devotion,
bhavAnI - the wife of Bhava(Shiva)
Sakti saMpradAyaka SarvANI - the wife of Sharva(Shiva) who follows the tradition of Shakti worship,
bhukti mukti vitaraNa - the bestower of both enjoyment and liberation,
rudrANI - the wife of Rudra(Shiva)

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RajanI ,

Each translation is so captivating.

Many thanks.

Regards


Rajani
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Re: Word-by-Word Meaning for abhayAmbA jagadambA - kalyANi by dikshitar please

Post by Rajani »

Thank you SAvitri-ji.

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Post by rshankar »

Beautiful, as always! Thank you, Rajani.

A composition that's littered with '-an(N)is' all over, ending with mRDAni, bhavAni, SarvANi, rudrANi....

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