dArini telusukoNTi
Sahityam
Pallavi
dArini¹ telusukoNTi tripurasundari
ninnE zaraNaNTi
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ninnE zaraNaNTi
O Tripurasundari! The path is now clear to me,
In You alone, I seek my refuge.
In You alone, I seek my refuge.
Anupallavi
mAruni-janakuDaina mA dazaratha-
kumAruni sOdari dayApari mOkSa- (dArini)
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kumAruni sOdari dayApari mOkSa- (dArini)
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 trijagadIzwari
mukha-jita-vidhu-bimba
Adipuramuna nelakonna
kanakAmbari namminavArikabhISTa
varambulosagu dInalOka-rakSaki
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mukha-jita-vidhu-bimba
Adipuramuna nelakonna
kanakAmbari namminavArikabhISTa
varambulosagu dInalOka-rakSaki
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 puruhUta sanandana
tumburu nAradulanduru nIdu
padambunu kOri sadA nityA- nandAmbudhilO-nOllADucuNDE (dArini)
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tumburu nAradulanduru nIdu
padambunu kOri sadA nityA- nandAmbudhilO-nOllADucuNDE (dArini)
(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).
mahadaizwaryamosagi² toli karma
gahanamunu koTTi brOcu talli
guha gaja-mukha janani
aruNa paGkEruha nayanE yOgi hRt-sadanE
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gahanamunu koTTi brOcu talli
guha gaja-mukha janani
aruNa paGkEruha nayanE yOgi hRt-sadanE
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!
tuhinAcala tanaya nI cakkani
mahimAtizayammula cEtanu
I mahilO muni gaNamulu prakRti
virahitulai nityAnandulaina (dArini)
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mahimAtizayammula cEtanu
I mahilO muni gaNamulu prakRti
virahitulai nityAnandulaina (dArini)
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.
rAjita-maNigaNa-bhUSaNi
mada-gajarAja-gamani lOka-zaGkari
danuja-rAja-guruni³ vAsara sEva
tanakE janma phalamO kanugoNTini
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mada-gajarAja-gamani lOka-zaGkari
danuja-rAja-guruni³ vAsara sEva
tanakE janma phalamO kanugoNTini
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.
Ajanmamu peddalu tama madilO
nI japamE mukti-mArgamanukona
rAjazEkharuNDagu zrI tyAgarAja⁴ manOhari
gauri parAtpari (dArini)
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nI japamE mukti-mArgamanukona
rAjazEkharuNDagu zrI tyAgarAja⁴ manOhari
gauri parAtpari (dArini)
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 dArini – darini : dArini is the appropriate word.
References
- 2 aizwaryamu – Eight kinds of powers – aSTa aizwarya – 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 aNimA, laghimA etc are also aizwaryaM .
Commentary
- 3 danuja rAja guruni vAsara - Friday – bRgu vAra or zukra vAra : zukra is the guru of asuras (danuja).
- 4 tyAgarAja – 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]]