Nirajakshi Kamakshi

Ragam: Hindolam {20th Melakartha Ragam }

ARO: S G2 M1 D1 N2 S ||

AVA : S N2 D1 M1 G2 S ||

Talam: Rupakam

Composer: Dikshitar

Version: Ram Kaushik
Lyrics & Meaning Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam (http://guru-guha.blogspot.in/2007/12/dikshitar-kriti-neerajaakshi-kaamaakshi.html)

Pallavi

nIrajAkshi kAmAkshi nIrada cikurE tripurE

Anupallavi

SAradA ramA nayanE sArasa candrAnanE

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

vArija pAdE varadE tAraya mAM tatva padE

CaraNam

gaurI hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-mayAbharaNE

Sauri virinci vinuta Siva Sakti-maya navAvaraNE

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

nArImaNyAdyarcita nava nAthAntaHkaraNE

sUri jana saMsEvita sundara guru guha karaNE

Meaning

pallavi

nIraja-akshi - O lotus-eyed one!

kAmAkshi - O Goddess Kamakshi!

nIrada cikurE - O one whose tresses resemble a (dark) cloud!

tripurE - O goddess of the three cities!

anupallavi

SAradA ramA nayanE - O one with Sarasvati and Lakshmi as your eyes!

sArasa candra-AnanE - O one whose face is like the lotus and the moon!

vArija pAdE - O one whose feet are like lotuses!

varadE - O giver of boons!

tAraya mAM - Take me across!

tatva padE - O depository of the truth!

caraNam

gaurI - O fair one!

hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-maya-AbharaNE - O one decked with ornaments set with diamonds of white lustre!

Sauri virinci vinuta - O one exalted by Vishnu and Brahma!

Siva Sakti-maya nava-AvaraNE - O one who has nine enclosures which are forms of Shiva and Shakti!

nArImaNi-Adi-arcita - O one worshipped by the gems among women!

nava nAtha-antaHkaraNE - O one residing in the hearts of the Nava Nathas!

sUri jana saMsEvita - O one well-worshipped by the wise, learned people!

sundara guru guha karaNE - O creator of the handsome Guruguha!

Pallavi

nIrajAkshi kAmAkshi nIrada cikurE tripurE

nIraja-akshi - O lotus-eyed one!

kAmAkshi - O Goddess Kamakshi!

nIrada cikurE - O one whose tresses resemble a (dark) cloud!

tripurE - O goddess of the three cities!

1 2 3 1 2 3

dN, D – dm ; M ; gm , gS- ; S || N ; D N ; sn , S , ; ; ; ; ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- -mA- - kshi nI- ra da - ciku rE

dN, D – dm ; M ; gm , gS- ; S || N ; D N S N S ; ; M G M ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- -mA- - kshi nI- ra da ci ku rE tri pu rE

dN, D – dm ; M gmd-g dm – gS,- gs || N ; D N S N S ; ; M G M ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-kshi- nI- ra da ci ku rE tri pu rE

dsnn ; D - dm ; M gmd n S –s n dm g s || snG gs gs , d N S ; ; M G M ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-- - kshi nI- ra da ci ku rE tri pu rE

dN, D – dndd ; M gmd n S –s n dm g s || snG gs gs , d N S ; ; M G M ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-- - kshi nI- ra da ci ku rE tri pu rE

dsnn ; D – dndd ; M gmd n sg –ngS nddm g s || snG gs gs D N S ; ; M G M ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - - - - mA-- kshi nI- ra da ci ku rE tri pu rE

dsnn ; D – dndd ; M gmd n sg –ngS nddm g s || snG gs gs ,d N S G ; ; ; ; ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - - - - - mA-- kshi nI- ra da ci ku rE

gMg S ;; , dN S ;

Anupallavi

SAradA ramA nayanE sArasa candrAnanE

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

vArija pAdE varadE tAraya mAM tatva padE

SAradA ramA nayanE - O one with Sarasvati and Lakshmi as your eyes!

sArasa candra-AnanE - O one whose face is like the lotus and the moon!

1 2 3 1 2 3

NS N – D N –D D M D G M ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ; gs , g M ; ; ||

SA- ra dA - ra mA- nayanE

NS N – D N –D D M D G M ; || G M ns ndD ; N S ; ; nG S , ||

SA- ra dA - ra mA- nayanE sA- ra-sa - - can drA na- nE-

ngss ; N – dsnn ; –D D M , dG DM || gmd-mdn- nsnndD, - N S ; sns G S , ||

SA- ra dA - ra mA- nayanE sA- ra-- sa - - can drA na- - nE-

ngss ; N – dsnn ; –D D M mdG M ; || gmd-mdn- nsnndD, -dn S ; sns G S , ||

SA- ra dA - ra mA- nayanE sA- ra-- sa - - can drA na- - nE-

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

vArija pAdE - O one whose feet are like lotuses!

varadE - O giver of boons!

tAraya mAM - Take me across!

tatva padE - O depository of the truth!

sn s g S S Ggs;-ndD , ; ; ; ; ; ||

vA-rija pAdE vara dE - -

sn s g S S gs ndD – D n d M m g s – g M ||

vA-rija pAdE vara dE - tAraya mAM tat-va padE

dN, D – dm ; M gmd-g dm – gS,- gs || N ; D N S N S ; ; M G M ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-kshi- nI- ra da ci ku rE tri pu rE

CaraNam

gaurI hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-mayAbharaNE

Sauri virinci vinuta Siva Sakti-maya navAvaraNE

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

nArImaNyAdyarcita nava nAthAntaHkaraNE

sUri jana saMsEvita sundara guru guha karaNE

gaurI - O fair one!

hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-maya-AbharaNE - O one decked with ornaments set with diamonds of white lustre!

1 2 3 1 2 3

gS, M ; G M – gS , N ; D N || mg S N gs D N – S ; , mG M , dm ||

Gau- rI - hin- dO- - La dyuti hI- - ra ma- Ni ma yA bhara NE

S ; M ; gmd-gdm –gs N ; D N || mg S N gs D N – S ; , mG M ; ||

Gau- rI - hin- dO- - La dyuti hI- - ra ma- Ni ma yA bhara NE

Sauri virinci vinuta - O one exalted by Vishnu and Brahma!

Siva Sakti-maya nava-AvaraNE - O one who has nine enclosures which are forms of Shiva and Shakti!

M N D – M gmgs S – G M N D D || ddM ns ndD D – M N D n- s N S ; ||

Sau- ri vi rin- - ci vi nu ta Si va Sa - kti-ma- ya na vA- - varaNE

M N D – M gmgs S – G M N , d D || ddM ns ndD D – M N D n- s N S ; ||

Sau- ri vi rin- - ci vi nu ta Si va Sa - kti-ma- ya na vA- - varaNE

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

nArImaNi-Adi-arcita - O one worshipped by the gems among women!

nava nAtha-antaHkaraNE - O one residing in the hearts of the Nava Nathas!

s n s g S S s s n d – d n D M m g - s g M ||

nA-rI- maNyA dyar-cita nava nA thA ntaH karaNE

sUri jana saMsEvita - O one well-worshipped by the wise, learned people!

sundara guru guha karaNE - O creator of the handsome Guruguha!

S , n d m – M g m g s g s d n s m g m n d M ||

sU ri jana saM sE- vita sun-dara guru guha karaNE

N , n d m - gm g g s s | N , - d , n s g g m m d ||

N , D n - s s m m g - s| s m G - sn sg S – n d ||

s N- n dm – g g , m M ||

dN, D – dm ; M gmd n sg –ngS nddm g s || snG gs gs D N S ; ; M G M ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - - - mA- kshi- nI- ra da ci ku rE tri pu rE

dN, D – dm ; M ; gm , gS- ; S || N ; D N ; sn , S , ; ; ; ; ||

nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- -mA- - kshi nI- ra da - ciku rE