lyrics and the meaning

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ketakits
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Post by ketakits »

pls can u give me the lyrics and the meaning of - shankari shamkaru by shyama shastri

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

shankari shamkuru. rAgA: sAvEri. tALA: tisram

P: shankari shamkuru candramukhi akhilANDEshvari shAmbhavi sarasija bhava vanditE gauri amba
A: sankaTa hAriNi ripu vidAriNi kalyANi sadA nata phaladAyikE haranAyikE jagatjanani
C1: jambupati vilAsini jagadavannOlAsini kambukandharE bhavAni kapAladhAriNi shUlini
2: angaja ripu tOSiNi akhila bhuvana pOSiNi mangaLa pradE mrDAni marALa sannibha gamani
3: shyAmakrSNa sOdari shyAmaLE shAtOdari sAmagAna lOlE bAlE sadArthi bhanjana shIlE

Rajani
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Post by Rajani »

Here is the meaning. Corrections and additions welcome.

shankari - O goddess Shankari
shamkuru - do me good
candramukhi - O moon-faced one
akhilANDEshvari - O empress of the universe
shAmbhavi - O wife of Shiva (Shambhu)
sarasija bhava vanditE -O one worshipped by the lotus-born(Brahma)
gauri - O fair one
amba - O mother
sankaTa hAriNi - O remover of distress
ripu vidAriNi - O slayer of foes
kalyANi - O auspicious one
sadA nata phaladAyikE - always granting benefits to devotees
haranAyikE - O consort of Shiva(Hara)
jagatjanani - O mother of the worlds
jambupati vilAsini - O one delighting with Shiva (Jambukeshwara)
jagadavannOlAsini - O one playfully protecting the worlds
kambukandharE - O one with a conch-like neck
bhavAni - O wife of Shiva (Bhava)
kapAladhAriNi - O bearer of skulls ( as Kali etc)
shUlini - O bearer of a trident

Rest after some time

Rajani
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Post by Rajani »

angaja ripu tOSiNi - O delighter of Shiva ( the enemy of Manmatha)
akhila bhuvana pOSiNi - O nourisher of the universe
mangaLa pradE - O giver of good fortune
mrDAni - O wife of Shiva ( mRDa)
marALa sannibha gamani - O one with a gait as graceful as a swan's
shyAmakrSNa sOdari - O sister of the dark Krishna
shyAmaLE - O dark one
shAtOdari - having a slender middle ( literally - stomach)
sAmagAna lOlE - O eager listener of the Sama Veda chanting
bAlE - O youthful one
sadArthi bhanjana shIlE - O one whose nature is to always destroy sadness

ketakits
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Post by ketakits »

Thanks a lot rajani ! I m going to perform the trinity compositions on the 25th of sept .

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Rajani,

Great job! Enjoyed your translation.

arasi
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Post by arasi »

Rajani,
Good to see your translations, always!

Rajani
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Post by Rajani »

Thanks Ravi and Arasi. Enjoyed doing it, ketaki.

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