agastIzwaram
Sahityam
Pallavi
agastIzvaraM ArAdhayE(a)haM
haraM saccidAnanda vallIzam¹
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haraM saccidAnanda vallIzam¹
I salute and worship Lord agastishvara.
He is Hara, the destroyer and the consort of Goddess Anandavalli.
Anupallavi
jagajjIvEzAkaraM janana vilaya-karaM²
nagajAhlAda-karaM nandIzaM³ zaGkaram
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nagajAhlAda-karaM nandIzaM³ zaGkaram
The Lord of the universe and all the creatures;the one responsible for dissolution of life.
The one who delights parvati,the daughter of the mountains;the Lord of Nandi,the divine bull and the harbinger of auspiciousness.
Charanam
jala nidhi pAnArthaM kalazajEnArcitaM⁴
jalaja nAbhAdi nutaM jAhnavI dharaM satatam
kali kalmaSApahaM kamanIya vigrahaM
sulalita guru guha janakaM rakSita dhanikam
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
jala ruhApta candrAgni dRzaM
jaTAjUTaM IzAdrIzaM⁵
vala ripu vandita jagadIzaM
vAJcitArtha dAyakaM anizam
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jalaja nAbhAdi nutaM jAhnavI dharaM satatam
kali kalmaSApahaM kamanIya vigrahaM
sulalita guru guha janakaM rakSita dhanikam
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
jala ruhApta candrAgni dRzaM
jaTAjUTaM IzAdrIzaM⁵
vala ripu vandita jagadIzaM
vAJcitArtha dAyakaM anizam
The one worshipped by sage agastya for drinking the ocean.
The one worshipped by Lord Vishnu and the one who wears the ganges on his locks of hair.
The one who destroys the evils of kali yuga and the one who has exquisite form.
The father of the beautiful guruguha and the one who protected kubera.
The one who has the sun, the moon and the fire as his eyes.
The one with curly locks of hair and the Lord of the mountains.
The Lord of the universe and the one worshipped by Lord Indra,the enemy of demon vala.
The one who always grants the desires and wishes of his devotees.
Variations
References
- [http://guruguha.org/wiki/agastishvaram.html Guruguha Wikipedia]
- [http://nadhasudharasa.blogspot.com/2007/11/agastishwaram-lalita.html Nadhasudharasa blog]
Commentary
- ’’’ Kshetram - Tanjavur ’''
- 1 saccidAnanda vallIzam - This may also be interpreted as a description of Lord Siva as the greatest epitome of truth,consciousness and bliss. valli in general means a creeper and hence this could also be translated as describing the Lord as a divine creeper signifying truth,consciousness and bliss.
- 2 jagajjIvEzAkaraM janana vilaya-karaM - This is a classic example of an volteface and a grammatical oxymoron. In the first part jagajjIvEzAkaraM , the Lord is described as the creator of the entire universe and the creatures. In the second half janana vilaya-karaM , He is described as the destroyer of all life emphasizing on the fact that Lord Siva governs the gateway to the world of the after-death.
- 3 nandIzaM - Apart from referring to Nandi the divine bull who is the mount of the Lord, nandi could also be translated as joy, thereby describing Him as the Lord of all joy and happiness.
- 4 jala nidhi pAnArthaM kalazajEnArcitaM - Sage agastya was born out of a sacred vase as the son of mitra-varuNa and hence is referred to by various names like kalashaja, kumbhaja, kumbha-muni, kalashOdbhava etc. There is also a story in which sage agastya drank the ocean at the bidding of the dEvAs when the asurAs were hiding beneath it and this is being referred to here.
- 5 IzAdrIzaM - Lord Siva is called the Lord of the mountains either because of Him being the king of kailASa or by the virtue of being the husband of Goddess pArvati , the princess of the mountains.