madhurAmbikAyAM

Ragam: Hemavathi (58^th Melakartha Raga) a.k.a Deshi Simhāravam in Dikshitar school

ARO: S R2 G2 M2 P D2 N2 S ||

AVA: S N2 D2 P M2 G2 R2 S ||

Talam: Rupakam

Composer: Dikshitar

Version: Ram Kaushik

Meaning Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam

Pallavi:

madhurAmbikAyAM sadA bhaktiM karOmi SrI

Anupallavi

cidAnanda rasikAyAM SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

kadamba vana vAsinyAM kavi jana nuta yOginyAm

caraNam

sakalAgama vinutAyAM sAmarasya vibhavAyAM

kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM kAmESvara mOhitAyAm

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

sakala kalA rUpAyAM sadASiva pati-vratAyAM

sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM sukha-tara pravartanAyAm

Meaning: (Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam: http://guru-guha.blogspot.in/2008/04/dikshitar-kriti-madhurambikayam-raga.html )

Pallavi:

bhaktiM karOmi - I practice devotion,

sadA - always,

SrI madhurAmbikAyAM - unto Meenakshi, the goddess of the city of Madhura

Anupallavi

cidAnanda rasikAyAM - the one who revels in the bliss of consciousness,

SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM - the one served by Guruguha,

(Madhyama kala sahityam)

kadamba vana vAsinyAM - the resident of the Kadamba forest - Madurai,

kavi jana nuta yOginyAm - the goddess exalted by wise, insightful people

caraNam

sakala-Agama vinutAyAM - the one praised by all the Vedas,

sAmarasya vibhavAyAM - the one who has the loftiness of equanimity or harmony,

kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM - the one who bestows the knowledge of the worship whose Mantra starts with “ka”,

kAmESvara mOhitAyAm - the one enchanted by Shiva (Kameshvara),

(Madhyama kala sahityam)

sakala kalA rUpAyAM - the embodiment of all the arts,

sadASiva pati-vratAyAM - the devout wife of Sadashiva,

sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM - the cause of the gross, subtle and causal (bodies),

sukha-tara pravartanAyAm - the one who brings about great bliss.

Comments:

• This Kriti is in the seventh Vibhakti
• cidAnanda rasikAyAM - Dikshitar’s dIksha name is ‘cidAnanda nAtha’. Therefore this may also mean ‘Mother as connoisseur (rasika) of Dikshitar himself’.
• Madurai was originally a forest of Kadamba trees, before a Pandya king built the city there.
• “sAmarasya” comes from the word “sama-rasa” which means looking at diversities and seeing the one
• The names ‘kadamba vana vAsinI’ and ‘sadASiva pati-vratA’ is found in the Lalita Sahasranama
• The name ‘sAmarasya parAyaNA’ is found in the Lalita Sahasranama, similar to the epithet in this kriti

Pallavi:

madhurAmbikAyAM sadA bhaktiM karOmi SrI

For Meenakshi (“SrI madhurAmbikAyAM”), the goddess of the city of Madhura, I practice devotion (“bhaktiM karOmi”) always (“sadA”)

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1 2 3 1 2 3

M D P mp; ; P || pmG G M P ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM

M D P mp; ; P || pmG G M P ,d ||

Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM

N D dpP ; ; P || pmG G M P ,d ||

Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM

N D pdnd mp dp || gmpm gr-sr gmpd ||

Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - yAM - - - -

N D ; N ; S || nd-pm gr – sr gm -pd ||

sadA - bha - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-

N D pdns rs nd || pmgr s-n dp gr S ||

Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - - - yAM- -

sr gm pd-rg mp dn || mpdn sn – rs nd -pd ||

sa-dA- - - bha - - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-

, n D dpP ; ; P || pmG G nd dpM ||

Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM

; ; P ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

Anupallavi

cidAnanda rasikAyAM SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM

cidAnanda rasikAyAM - the one who revels in the bliss of consciousness,

SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM - the one served by Guruguha,

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N,d ; D M P || , m P D N S ; ||

ci dA nan - da rasi kA- yAM

snN , d ; nd pm - P || M P D N S ; ||

ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM

snN , d ; pd nd - pm || dm P D N S ; ||

ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM

N D nd- pd nd - pm || dm P D N S ; ||

ci dA - nan -- da ra si kA- yAM

G ; G R R S || snrs nd – rs nd pm ||

SrI guru guha sE-- vi- tA- - - yAM

N D ; nd pm - P || M P D N S ; ||

ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM

G ; G R R S || snrs nd – rs nd pm ||

SrI guru guha sE-- vi- tA- - - yAM

snN , d ; nd pm - P || M P rs N S ; ||

ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM

G ; gm G nr S || snrs nd – rs nd pm ||

SrI guru gu ha sE-- vi- tA- - - yAM

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

kadamba vana vAsinyAM kavi jana nuta yOginyAm

kadamba vana vAsinyAM - the resident of the Kadamba forest - Madurai,

kavi jana nuta yOginyAm - the goddess exalted by wise, insightful people

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g D p mg – M N ; || D ; ; ; ; ; ||

kadamba vana vA sin yAM

g D p mg – M N D || g r – n d pm –g r gm pd ||

kadamba vana vA sinyAM kavi jana nuta yO- gin-yAm

g D p mg – M N D || mg gr – n d pm –g r gm pd ||

kadamba vana vA sinyAM ka vi jana nuta yO- gin-yAm

N D pdns rs nd || pmgr s-n dp gr S ||

Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - - - yAM- -

sr gm pd-rg mp dn || mpdn sn – rs nd -pd ||

sa-dA- - - bha - - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-

, n D dpP ; ; P || pmG G ; ; ; ||

Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - - -

gr R ; ; ; ; || S ; ; ; ; ; ||

yAM

caraNam

sakalAgama vinutAyAM sAmarasya vibhavAyAM

kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM kAmESvara mOhitAyAm

sakala-Agama vinutAyAM - the one praised by all the Vedas,

sAmarasya vibhavAyAM - the one who has the loftiness of equanimity or harmony,

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S G R ; G M | , p M pmG gr R || ; ; ; ; ; S ||

Saka lA- gama vinu tA- - yAM

, s G R ; gm pd | , p M pmG gr R ||

Saka lA- ga-ma- vinu tA- - yAM

, s G R ; gm gm | , p M pmG gr R ||

Saka lA- ga-ma- vinu tA- - yAM

S ; pm-G M P | , p dn nd D dp P ||

sA ma- ra - sya vibha- vA- - yAM-

, s G R ; gm pd | , p M pmG gr R ||

Saka lA- ga-ma- vinu tA- - yAM

S ; pm-G M P | pdnd nd D dp P ||

sA ma- ra - sya vi-bha- vA- - yAM-

kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM - the one who bestows the knowledge of the worship; Mantra starts with “ka”

N S R – sr gr G | G M G – gr R S ||

kA- di vi- - - dyA dA - yi kA- - yAM

; ; ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

-- -- -- -- - - - -

N S R – sr gr G | gmpm G – gr R S ||

kA- di vi- - - dyA dA - - yi kA- - yAM

kAmESvara mOhitAyAm - the one enchanted by Shiva (Kameshvara),

ngr-sn N - D P – M | P D nd pm g r S ||

kA- mE - Sva ra mO - hi tA- - - yAm- -

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

sakala kalA rUpAyAM sadASiva pati-vratAyAM

sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM sukha-tara pravartanAyAm

(Madhyama kala sahityam)

sakala kalA rUpAyAM - the embodiment of all the arts,

sadASiva pati-vratAyAM - the devout wife of Sadashiva,

sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM - the cause of the gross, subtle and causal (bodies),

sukha-tara pravartanAyAm - the one who brings about great bliss.

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s g r- g M nd pm gr | s D- n d- mp d N S ||

sakala ka lA rU- pA- yAM sadA Si va pati-vra tAyAM

G g – m , g - S r – N d | r s n d m P p d n S ||

sthUla sU -kshma kA ra NAyAM sukha-tara pravarta kA-yAm

N D dpP ; ; P || pmG G M P ; ||

Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - - -

s g r- g M nd pm gr | s D- n d- mp d N S ||

sakala ka lA rU- pA- yAM sadA Si va pati-vra tAyAM

G g – m , g - S r – N d | r s n d m P p d n S ||

sthUla sU -kshma kA ra NAyAM sukha-tara pravarta kA-yAm

N D pdns rs nd || pmgr s-n dp gr S ||

Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - - - yAM- -

sr gm pd-rg mp dn || mpdn sn – rs nd -pd ||

sa-dA- - - bha - - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-

, n D dpP ; ; P || pmG G nd dpM ||

Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM

; ; P ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||