abhayAmbA nAyaka hari sAyaka
Sahityam
Pallavi
abhayAmbA nAyaka hari sAyaka¹
Atma rUpa prakAzaka avAva
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Atma rUpa prakAzaka avAva
O consort of Abhayamba! The one who had Vishnu as his bow.
The one who makes the soul shine forth.Protect me, Protect me.
Anupallavi
ubhayAtmaka prapaJca prakAza
dhIMkAra svarUpAvakAzaka²3
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
zubha-kara kAvErI tIra sthita
sundara gaurI mAyura nAtha
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dhIMkAra svarUpAvakAzaka²3
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
zubha-kara kAvErI tIra sthita
sundara gaurI mAyura nAtha
The one who pervades and illuminates the dual-natured universe(living and non-living).
The form of the dhIMkAra.
The auspicious one who dwells on the banks of the River Kaveri.
Lord Mayuranatha, the consort of the beautiful gauri.
Charanam
nAga liGga bhaktAbhISTa prada⁴
nAda bindu kalA rUpAspada
AgamAdi sannuta pallava pada
Ananda bhairavI⁵ yuta pada
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
bhOga mOkSa vitaraNa dhurINa-tara
bhU-surAdi saMsEvita zaGkara
tyAgarAja guru guha saGgava-kara
tApa traya⁶ hara dayA sudhA-kara
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nAda bindu kalA rUpAspada
AgamAdi sannuta pallava pada
Ananda bhairavI⁵ yuta pada
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
bhOga mOkSa vitaraNa dhurINa-tara
bhU-surAdi saMsEvita zaGkara
tyAgarAja guru guha saGgava-kara
tApa traya⁶ hara dayA sudhA-kara
The nagalinga who granted the wishes of his devotees.
The abode of the confluence of nada,bindu and kala.
The tender-feet one worshipped by the agamas.
The one whose feet is together with Anandhabhairavi.
The one who is skilled in bestowing enjoyment and liberation.
The auspicious one praised by brahmanas and others.
Lord tyagaraja who was the cause of guruguha’s creation.
The one who destroys the triple afflictions of the soul.The ocean of mercy.
Variations
- 3 svarUpAvakAzaka - svarUpAvakAza
References
- [http://guruguha.org/wiki/abhayambanayakaharisayaka.html Guruguha Wikipedia]
Renditions
Commentary
- ’’’ Kshetram - Mayavaram ’''
- 1 hari sAyaka - Shiva during his slaying of tripurAsura used Vishnu as his bow. In addition, tripura also refers to the 3 evils of aham(ego), karma(deeds and their effects) and mAya (delusion).
- 2 dhImkAra - dhIh means intelligence but does not derive the word dhImkAra accurately. There is a mantra to Rudra that goes as Aum dhAm dhIm dHUm dharmanAthAya . Hence it could be assumed that this line refers to a bIjAkshara , an originating syllable.
- 4 nAga liGga bhaktAbhISTa prada - The interpretation of this phrase is unclear as to whether it refers to some notable bhakta named Nagalinga specified in the temple’s hagiography or if it is to be split as Nagalinga, who fulfils the desires of his devotees.There are no stories or folklore showing the Lord to have protected a devotee by this name. The same devotee has been referred to in the kalyANi krithi abhayAmba jagadambA composed in praise of Goddess abhayAmbA at the same kSetra .
- 5 Ananda bhairavI - A direct incorporation of the rAga mudra while simultaneously referring to Goddess abhayAmbA .
- 6 tApa traya - This refers to the triple afflictions of the soul of the 3 realms - AdhyAtmika(internal), Adhidhaivika(divine) and Adhibhauthika(physical) that hinder a soul’s progress