mAra-vairi ramaNi

mAra vairi ramaNI maJju bhASiNI
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O Beloved of Lord Siva – enemy of cupid! O Sweet Spoken!
krUra dAnavEbha vAraNAri gaurI (mAra)
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O Mother gaurI – the Lion (Lioness) – enemy of elephant - to the cruel elephantine demons!
kAma¹ bandha vAraNa niS-kAma citta varadE
dharma² saMvardhani sadA vadana hAsE
tyAgarAja³ zubha phaladE (mAra)
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O Mother who is an obstacle to those bound by desires! O Bestower of Boons to those whose intellect (mind) is bereft of desires! O Mother Dharma Samvardhani abiding at Thiruvaiyaru! O Mother whose face is ever smiling! O Bestower of auspiciousness on this tyAgarAja!
  • 1 kAma bandha – karma bandha : kAma bandha - is appropriate.
  • 2 dharma saMvardhani – dharma vardhini : dharma saMvardhani - is appropriate.
  • 3 tyAgarAja zubha phaladE– zubha phaladE
  • General - ‘‘‘This Kriti is listed in the category of ‘doubtful’ in some books, which means it is doubtful whether this Kriti was indeed composed by Sri Thyagaraja.’’’