akhilANDEshvari (Class / Lesson) - Dwijavanthi - Adi (2 kalai) - Dikshitar

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akhilANDEshvari

Ragam: Dwijavanthi / Jujavanti (28th Melakartha (Harikambodhi) janyam)

Hindustani equivalent: Jaijaivanti - Wikipedia

ARO: S R2 M1 G3 M1 P D2 S ||

AVA: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 M1 R2 G2 R2 S N2 D2 N2 S ||

Talam: Adi (2 kalai)

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: MS Subbalakshmi (YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDjYZcCOhvA )

Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Pallavi:

akhilANDEshvari rakSamAm Agama sampradAya nipuNE shrI

Anupallavi:

nikhila lOka nityAtmikE vimalE nirmalE shyAmaLE sakala kalE

Charanam:

lambOdara guruguha pUjitE lambAlakOd-bhAsitE hasitE

vAg-dEvatArAdhitE varadE vara shaila rAjanutE shAradE

jambhAri sambhAvitE janArddananutE jujAvanti rAganutE

jallI maddaLa jhar jhara vAdya nAdamuditE jnAnapradE

Meaning: Guru Guha Vaibhavam and ChatGPT Plus w edits

Oh AKHILANDESVARI! The one who is adept ("nipune") in the traditions ("samprabaya") of AGAMAs, please protect me ("Rakshamam").

SrI akhila-aNDa-ISvari - O goddess of the entire universe!

raksha mAM - Protect me!

Agama sampradAya nipuNE - O expert in the tradition of the Vedas!

Her inherent nature pervades ("nityatmike") all the worlds ("nikhila loka"). She is pure ("nirmale"), sublime ("vimale"), dark ("shyamale") complexioned one and is the repository of all arts ("sakalakale").

nikhila lOka nitya-AtmikE - O one who is eternally embodied as all the worlds,

vimalE - O pure one!

nirmalE - O unsullied one!

SyAmaLE - O dark-hued one!

sakala kalE - O one who personifies all the arts!

She is worshipped ("pujite") by LAMBODARA and GURUGUHA.

She possesses shining long tresses ("lambalakod-bhasite") and always sports a graceful smile("hasite").

lamba-udara guru guha pUjitE - O one worshipped by Ganesha (the one with a long belly) and Guruguha,

lamba-alaka-udbhAsitE - O one shining with long, hanging curls,

hasitE - O smiling one!

The supreme one worshipped ("aradhite") by SARASWATI ("vagdevata"). She is the bestower of boons ("varade") and the daughter of HIMAVAN ("varasaila") the honourable one("rajanute").

She is SARADA,

vAg-dEvatA-ArAdhitE - O one adored by Sarasvati (the goddess of speech),

varadE - O giver of boons!

vara Saila rAja nutE - O one extolled by the eminent Himavan (king of mountains),

SAradE - O Sarada (another name of Durga)!

… venerated ("sambhavite") by INDRA ("jambhari") and VISHNU ("janarddananute"). She is extolled through RAGA JUJAVANTI

… and takes delight in the music ("nadamudite") of instruments ("vadya") like JHALLI, MADDALA and JARJHARA. She is the conferer of the supreme knowledge. ("jnanaprade").