4th Avarana kritis – sarvasaubhagya dayaka chakram

The fourth layer is the giver of auspiciousness. Though the process of Navavarana and the rituals and significance is the same, the two composers have created pieces in incredibly contrasting styles – with a distinct choice of words and manner of expression. Venkata Kavi’s style is highly personal and direct, while Dikshitar’s is generally introverted and meditative.

October 18, 2012 03:05 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 11:01 am IST

Kumari - painting by Keshav

Kumari - painting by Keshav

Song 1

kamalAmbikAyai

muttusvAmi dIkShitar

rAgaM: kAmbhoji (28)

tALaM: aTa

pallavi

kamalAmbikAyai kanakAMshukAyai

karpUravITikAyai namaste namaste

anupallavi

kamalAkAntAnujAyai kAmeshvaryai ajAyai

himagiritanujAyai hrIMkarapUjyAyai

kamalAnagaravihAriNyai khalasamUhasaMhAriNyai

kamanIyaratnahAriNyai kalikalmaShaparihAriNyai

caraNam

sakalasaubhAgyadAyakAmbhojacaraNAyai

saMkShobhiNyAdishaktiyutacaturthAvaraNAyai

prakaTacaturdashabhuvanabharaNAyai

prabalaguruguhasaMpradAyAntaHkaraNAyai

akaLaN^karUpavarNAyai aparNAyai suparNAyai

sukaradh.rtacApabANAyai shobhanakaramanukoNAyai

sakuN^kumAdilepanAyai carAcarAdikalpanAyai

cikuravijitanIlaghanAyai cidAnandapUrNaghanAyai

Note: This composition is on the presiding Goddess of the fourth AvaraNa, which is called sarvAsaubhAgyadAyaka cakra.

Free translation:

Dikshitar extols the mother thus - who art the possessor of the fourth avaranam, which is guarded by Samkshobini and other powers, who holds in the heart the powerful Achara of Guruguha, who art possessor of supreme flawless lustre, who art known as Parvati, who art Devi Suparna who art revealed in the Sama Veda.

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Song 2

yoga yogeshvari tripuravAsini

caturthAvaraNam - sarvasaubhAgyadAyaka cakram

UttukkADu veN^kaTasubbayyar

rAgam: Anandabhairavi

tALam: khaNDa tripuTa

pallavi

yogayogeshvari tripuravAsini

madhyamakAla sAhityam

yojaya mAmapi tavapAdapadmamUle

munijanAnukUle shrIvidyA

anupallavi

tyAgeshah.rdayeshvari prasiddha

caturdashakoNeshvari

bhogamokShavaradAyaki sarva-

saubhAgyadAyakacakreshvari

madhyamakAla sAhityam

AgamAdisakalashAstrArtharUpe

akhilabhuvanapAlitavarapratApe

nAgaratnatAlapatrakanakAbhe

natajanamanapara karuNAyutashobhe

caraNam

saMpradAyayoginiparivAre

sadAshiva h.rdayavihAre

haMsatUlikAtalpasAre mahA-

mAyAmantrArthasAre ek-

AmratarumUle shrIkA~ncI-

purakShetre pavitre

tAmravarNAN^gamataN^gamuni putre

sucaritre

madhyamakAla sAhityam

IMkArakAmakalAmantravihAre

IshvaratatvavicAre AnandAdi

adhikaraNabhAva bhuvanAtmakAnanda-

rUpa-caturdashaprAkAre

Free translation:

Oh Goddess of the Srividya Yoga, you reside in the three cities, and are ever benevolent towards the sages. Unite me too at your lotus feet.

Beloved of Tyagesha, you are the giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation. You reside in the fourteen triangles known as the sarvasaubhAgyadAyaka cakra. You embody the meaning of all the scriptures, and protect the entire universe. You show great compassion towards your devotees. You wear golden palm-leaf earrings, studded with the Nagaratna gem.

You reside in the heart of Sadashiva, surrounded by the traditional Yogini-s. You are seated on a cushion of swan feathers, at the foot of the mango tree in Kanchipuram. You are most holy, and are the essence of Maya. You are the daughter of the copper-colored sage, Matanga, of good observances. You are the essence of the IM mantra, you meditate on the principle of Isvara. You reside in the blissful enclosure of fourteen triangles.

>Click here to view the video

Click here for >PDFs in English ; click here for >PDFs in Sanskrit

Courtesy: >www.carnatica.net

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