Iza pAhi mAm
Sahityam
Pallavi
Iza pAhi mAM jagad(Iza)
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O Lord of the Universe! Please protect me.
Anupallavi
Azara gaNa mada haraNa
bilEzaya bhUSa sapta¹ RS(Iza)
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bilEzaya bhUSa sapta¹ RS(Iza)
O Subduer of arrogance of demons! O Lord who wears Sesha – the serpent - living in hole - as an ornament! O Lord Sapta Rshisa (name of Lord of Siva at Tapastirthapuri)!
Charanams Combined
zrI² nAtha karArcita dorakunAlpulakI³ darzanam-
E nATi tapaH phalamO nI nAmamu dorakE
zrI nArada gAna priya dInArti nivAraNa param-
AnandArNava dEvayAna⁴-pa janaka sapta RS(Iza)
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E nATi tapaH phalamO nI nAmamu dorakE
zrI nArada gAna priya dInArti nivAraNa param-
AnandArNava dEvayAna⁴-pa janaka sapta RS(Iza)
O Lord worshipped by the very hands of Lord Vishnu – Spouse of Lakshmi! Can this vision of You attainable to petty persons? I got Your name as a result of my penanace done, God knows, when; O Lord who loves the music of sage Sri Narada! O Reliever of suffering of the humble! O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! O Father of Lord Skanda – Lord of Devayana (wife of Skanda) (or protector of the way leading to the Gods)! O Lord Sapta Rshisa! Please protect me.
O Lord worshipped by sage Vyasa! O Protector of true devotees! The statement that this place (Tapastirthapuri) is The Kailasa on the Earth is indeed true; I beheld much; O Lord who is equal to You? Because of You being evident (to senses) here, all my griefs are gone; Indeed today my life attained fruition; O Lord of Universe! Please protect me.
vyAsArcita pAlita nija dAsa bhU lOka
kailAsambanu palkulu nijamE sAreku kaNTi
nI sATi evarayya nI sAkSAtkAramuna
vesaTalella tolage nEDE janmamu sAphalyamu (Iza)
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kailAsambanu palkulu nijamE sAreku kaNTi
nI sATi evarayya nI sAkSAtkAramuna
vesaTalella tolage nEDE janmamu sAphalyamu (Iza)
O Indweller of Sama and other Vedas and Sastras; O Lord who has Moon, Fire and the Sun as three eyes! O Lord who has destroyed six-enemies – desire and others! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by Lord Indra! O Lord who wields Mount Meru – the Golden Mountain- as a bow! Who else other than You for us, O Lord resident in the hearts of sages! O Lord who is the embodiment of the Love of this Thyagaraja! O Lord of the Universe! Please protect me.
Renditions
Variations
- 3 dorakunAlpulakulakI – dorikinAlpulakI - dorikenAlpulakI : dorakunAlpulakI - is the appropriate version.
- 4 dEvayAna-pa janaka – dEvayanAbha janaka - dEvayanApa janaka - dEvayAnApa janaka’ : dEvayAna-pa janaka is the appropriate version.
References
- 1 saptaRSIza – saptaRSIzvara - Name of Lord Siva at Tapastirthapuri – now known as Lalgudi. For more information on the Lalgudi temple, [[http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/12/24/stories/2004122400361400.htm Lalgudi]]
- 1 saptaRSi - Seven Great Sages – Different Puranas give different composition of the seven great sages. One such version is - vaziSTha, kazyapa, atri, jamadagni, gautama, vizhvAmitra, bharadvAja . Ursa Major in the Northern Sky revolving around Pole Star (Dhruva) is also called Sapta Rshi.
- 2 zrInAtha kArArcita – there are atleast two places – Tirumalpur near Kancheepuram and Thiruveezhimizhalai near Mayiladuthurai – where Vishnu is stated to have worshipped Lord Siva by offering his eye in lieu of 1000th lotus flower and consequently Vishnu was bestowed with discus (Chakra). [[http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/s261.html Vishnu]]
- 6
hEmAcala cApa
– Lord Siva is stated to hold Mount Meru as a bow. In Sivananda Lahari - verse 27 it is stated ‘karasthE hEmAdrau
’ – Thou holdest the golden mountain (Meru) in Thy hand (as the bow). The same epithet is also found in Siva Mahimna Stotra (18). [[http://www.gita-society.com/section3/shiva.pdf Siva Mahimna Stotra]]
- The spinal cord of man is called Meudanda. In the Kundalini Yoga there is a mention of Merudanda – For complete exposition of Kundalini Yoga, the e-book of Svami Sivananda may be downloaded free from – [[http://www.dlshq.org/download/kundalini.htm Kundalini Yoga 1]] [[http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/mws/mws_ch-38.html Kundalini Yoga 2]]
Commentary
- 4 dEvayAna-pa - this epithet may be translated either as ‘protector of path leading to the Gods’ or ‘consort of Devayana’.
- 5 kAmAdi – kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya .