dārini telusukoṇṭi
Sahityam
Pallavi
dārini¹ telusukoṇṭi tripurasundari
ninnē śaraṇaṇṭi
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ninnē śaraṇaṇṭi
O Tripurasundari! The path is now clear to me,
In You alone, I seek my refuge.
In You alone, I seek my refuge.
Anupallavi
māruni-janakuḍaina mā daśaratha-
kumāruni sōdari dayāpari mōkṣa- (dārini)
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kumāruni sōdari dayāpari mōkṣa- (dārini)
O Sister of Dasaratha’s son and Cupid’s sire!
Compassionate One! The path to liberation (is now clear to me).
Compassionate One! The path to liberation (is now clear to me).
Charanams
amba trijagadīśwari
mukha-jita-vidhu-bimba
ādipuramuna nelakonna
kanakāmbari namminavārikabhīṣṭa
varambulosagu dīnalōka-rakṣaki
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mukha-jita-vidhu-bimba
ādipuramuna nelakonna
kanakāmbari namminavārikabhīṣṭa
varambulosagu dīnalōka-rakṣaki
Mother! Queen of the three worlds,
Whose face outshines the beauty of the moon!
Dweller of Thiruvotriyur,
Adorned in golden robes!
Bestower of cherished boons to the devoted,
O Saviour of the forsaken!
Whose face outshines the beauty of the moon!
Dweller of Thiruvotriyur,
Adorned in golden robes!
Bestower of cherished boons to the devoted,
O Saviour of the forsaken!
ambuja-bhava puruhūta sanandana
tumburu nāradulanduru nīdu
padambunu kōri sadā nityā- nandāmbudhilō-nōllāḍucuṇḍē (dārini)
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tumburu nāradulanduru nīdu
padambunu kōri sadā nityā- nandāmbudhilō-nōllāḍucuṇḍē (dārini)
(The path) in which Brahma, Indra,
Sanandana, Tumburu and Narada,
seeking your holy feet, always remain sporting
in the eternal ocean of bliss, (I have come to know).
mahadaiśwaryamosagi² toli karma
gahanamunu koṭṭi brōcu talli
guha gaja-mukha janani
aruṇa paṅkēruha nayanē yōgi hṛt-sadanē
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gahanamunu koṭṭi brōcu talli
guha gaja-mukha janani
aruṇa paṅkēruha nayanē yōgi hṛt-sadanē
O Mother who protects by granting abundant wealth and
by destroying the forest of karma accrued earlier!
O Mother of Subrahmanya and Vinayaka!
O Red Lotus eyed! One resident in the hearts of ascetics!
tuhinācala tanaya nī cakkani
mahimātiśayammula cētanu
ī mahilō muni gaṇamulu prakṛti
virahitulai nityānandulaina (dārini)
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mahimātiśayammula cētanu
ī mahilō muni gaṇamulu prakṛti
virahitulai nityānandulaina (dārini)
O Daughter of Himavan! I have come to know the path by treading which – in this World, the sages, with the help of Your great wonderful might, remaining unattached to the phenomenal World, became eternally blissful.
rājita-maṇigaṇa-bhūṣaṇi
mada-gajarāja-gamani lōka-śaṅkari
danuja-rāja-guruni³ vāsara sēva
tanakē janma phalamō kanugoṇṭini
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mada-gajarāja-gamani lōka-śaṅkari
danuja-rāja-guruni³ vāsara sēva
tanakē janma phalamō kanugoṇṭini
One radiant with gem-studded ornaments!
Whose gait rivals the grace of an elephant in rut!
Bestower of auspiciousness upon the world!
I have been blessed to witness Your Friday worship,
By what merit of a past birth, I know not.
Whose gait rivals the grace of an elephant in rut!
Bestower of auspiciousness upon the world!
I have been blessed to witness Your Friday worship,
By what merit of a past birth, I know not.
ājanmamu peddalu tama madilō
nī japamē mukti-mārgamanukona
rājaśēkharuṇḍagu śrī tyāgarāja⁴ manōhari
gauri parātpari (dārini)
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nī japamē mukti-mārgamanukona
rājaśēkharuṇḍagu śrī tyāgarāja⁴ manōhari
gauri parātpari (dārini)
That the path to liberation lies in Your sacred japa,
Realized by the wise through their lifetimes;
O Conqueror of Siva’s heart (adorned with the crescent moon)!
O Gauri, greater than the greatest!
Realized by the wise through their lifetimes;
O Conqueror of Siva’s heart (adorned with the crescent moon)!
O Gauri, greater than the greatest!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 dārini – darini : dārini is the appropriate word.
References
- 2 aiśwaryamu – Eight kinds of powers – aṣṭa aiśwarya – vision, audition, cogitation, discrimination, omniscience, and active powers – swiftness of thought, power of assuming forms at will, and faculty of expiation. Some also consider eight siddhis such as aṇimā, laghimā etc are also aiśwaryaṃ .
Commentary
- 3 danuja rāja guruni vāsara - Friday – bṛgu vāra or śukra vāra : śukra is the guru of asuras (danuja).
- 4 tyāgarāja – Here it refers to the name of Lord Siva at Tiruvotriyur. Please visit website for more information on the temple – [[http://www.vadivudaiamman.org/home.htm Tiruvotriyur]]