Lyrics in English
abhayAmbA jagadambA - rAgaM: kalyANi - tALaM :
Adi
pallavi:
abhayAmbA jagadambA rakshatu
Atma rUpa prati bimbA madambA
anupallavi:
ibha vadana SrI guru guha jananI
ISa mAyUra nAtha ranjanI
abhaya varada pANI ali vENI
ASrita mA vANI kalyANI
caraNam:
bhakta nAga linga paripAlinI
bhAsamAna nava ratna mAlinI
vyakta samasta jagadviSAlinI
vyadhikaraNa haraNa nipuNa SUlinI
rakta Sukla miSra prakASinI
ravi kOTi kOTi saMkASinI
bhakti mukti mAnasa nivAsinI
bhAva rAga tALa viSvAsinI
bhukti phala prada daksha mRDAnI
bhakti prada nipuNa-tara bhavAnI
Sakti saMpradAyaka SarvANI
bhukti mukti vitaraNa rudrANI
Meaning
pallavi:
May Goddess abhayAmbA, the mother of the entire universe protect me,
The one who reflects herself in the self
1, The one who is my mother, protect me.
anupallavi:
The mother of the elephant faced
2, and of the auspicious guruguha;
The one who captivates the Lord mayUranAtha
3
The one whose hands bear the abhaya and varada mudras
4 to Her devotees;
The one who has dark black tresses resembling the color of bees;
The one who is worshipped by lakShmi and sarasvati, and
The one who is kalyANi
5
caraNaM:
The one who protected the devotee nAgaliN^ga
6
The one who wears a sparkling necklace made of nine gems that shine like stars.
She illuminated the perceptible universe (dwells in all that is seen);
She is shUlini (one holding a trident), the adroit one at destroying the
dualities
7
She shines in a blend of red and white
8
She shines like crores and crores of Suns;
She resides in the minds of those that seek liberation through the path of devotion
and those who seek liberation through the path of knowledge.
She revels in music filled with bhAva, rAga, and tALA
She is m.rDAni, who is adept in bestowing various types of enjoyment;
She is bhavAni, who is adroit at bequeathing the power of devotion;
she is sharvANI
9, who is the giver of strength
She is rudrANI
10, who gives worldly pleasures and liberation.
This is one of the vibhakti kRtis on Abhayamba,the presiding goddess at Mayavaram / Mayiladuturai
Highlights:
1.Atma rUpa pratibimbA
According to the Shaktas, conscious Shakti veils herself and appears as limited
consciousness. The antarAtma is the enduring cit shakti ie consciousness appearing
as limited conciousness by virtue of its inscrutable power. Hence Dikshitar immediately
follows up the phrase Atma rUpa pratibimbA madambA meaning that it is Shakti
that appears as limited consciousness. However according to the Vedantic schools, the jIva is a reflection of the supreme self.ie it is an appearance of consciousness is due to the reflection of the cit.
A piece of mirror appearing to be luminous while it is merely reflecting the sun.
This process of illusion or Abhasa of the Cit is termed cidAbhAsa. CidAbhAsa on the
other hand assumes that the Brahman reflects itself in the unconscious mAya.
2.elephant-faced - An epithet of Lord Ganesha
3.MayuranAtha - The Lord of Mayuram or Mayiladuthurai , in Tamilnadu
4.Abhaya & Varada mudras - Palms offering refuge from fear and protection. These
are iconographic symbols of the deity.
5.Kalyani means ever-auspicious. Here it also serves as the Ragamudra.The raga mudra used by Dikshitar is Kalyani. It is noteworthy here to observe that Dikshitar does not use the kaTapayAdhi affix for Kalyani. Though it may be said that
this occurs in one of the compositions in later publications , ShivakAmEshvarIm , it is not present in any of the compositions available in the Sampradaya Pradarsini.
6.bhaktanAgalinga paripAlini
This is an unresolved reference and it is not known whether this reference is biographical or puranic. Some
opine that there was a devotee/person named Nagalinga.
There are others who say that this may be from a sthala purana.
7.vyadhikaraNaNa
Perception as a distinguishing attribute present in a substratum other than its own, ie in essence , the idea that there are several realities as opposed to The one truth.
Hence translated as remover of dualities.
8.rakta shukla mishra prakAshini .
There are two aspects of Shakti the Prakasha and Vimarsha - the illuminating power
and the potential power. The Prakasha shakti or the illuminating power of the Goddess
representing 'Cit' unites with the Atma shakti and forms
the Shukla bindu, representative of the fire. The vimarsha shakti or the potential force unites with the shukla bindu forms the rakta bindu and this represents
the moon. The combination of these, the mishra bindu
is as effulgent as the sun. Dikshitar immediately follows up the reference with an allusion to the sun saying
'ravi kOTi kOTi samkASini'.
In the realm of the ritual, the feet of the Goddess are considered to be symbolic of these and the left represent the rakta charana and the right represents the shukla charana.
The Rakta and Shukla Charanas also stand for creation and protection, the Mishra for dissolution.
Creation occurs due to the outward dynamism of the effect (rakta)
representing Shakti, the inward directed force (Shiva) and the union of the two which is mishra due to which the unfoldment of the jiva and the universe occurs.
9.Sakti Sampradaya
The term used to the Saiva Tradition through lineage of gurus tracing their origin to Lord Shiva himself.
10.mRDAni, bhavAni, SarvANi, rudrANi
It is interesting to note the usages of these four words in succession. All four
of them are epithets of Shakti as the spouse of various forms of Siva. These
names occur together in the Sutra of Panini 4.1.49
(Indra-Varuna-Bhava-Sarva-Rudra-mRda- himAraNya-yava-yavana-mAtulAcAryANAm aNuk)
where he mentions the various forms of Rudra as Bhava, Sarva, MRda and Rudra and
mentions them along with Indra and Varuna.
Word-By-Word Meaning:
abhayAmbA - Goddess AbhayambA
jagad - universe
ambA - mother
rakshatu - May she protect
Atma - the soul
rUpa - form
pratibimbA - reflection
mad - my
ambA - mother
ibha - elephant
vadana - faced
guruguha - Shanmukha
janani - mother
Isha - Lord
mAyUranAtha - mAyUranAthA , the deity at Mayavaram
ra~njani - the one who causes happiness to
abhaya - Abhaya mudra , the hand gesture or mudra that removes the fear
varada - Varada mudra , the hand gesture or mudra that yields boons
pANi - hand
aLi- bees
vENi - hair
Ashrita - associated with
mA - ramA or Lakshmi
vANi - Saraswati
kalyANi - auspicious . (Also the rAga mudra)
bhakta - devotee
nAgalinga - Nagalinga
paripAlini - protector (of)
bhA - stars
samAna - equivalent to
navaratna - nine gems
mAlini - wearer of necklace
vyakta - manifested
samasta - all
jagad - universe
vishAlini -The one who Illuminates
vyadhikaraNa - Perception of multiple realities-
haraNa -removing
nipuNa - adept
SUlinI - The one who bears the trident
rakta - red
Sukla - white
miSra - mixed
prakASinI - shining
ravi - sun
kOTi kOTi - croes of croes
saMkASinI - brighness
bhakti - devotion
mukti - liberation
mAnasa - mind
nivAsinI - dweller
bhAva - The essence of emotion
rAga - The music
tALa - Tala
viSvAsinI - believer in
bhukti - enjoyment
phala - fruits
prada -giver
daksha - Adept / Daughter of Daksha
mRDAnI - The consort of mRDa (a name for Shiva)
bhakti prada - bestower of devotion
nipuNa-tara - adept
bhavAnI- The one who is the consort of Bhava / The one who helps cross the ocean of samsara
Sakti saMpradAyaka - The path of Shakti
SarvANI - The consort of Sharva
bhukti - enjoyment
mukti - liberation
vitaraNa - expert in
rudrANI - The consort of Rudra
Lyrics in Devanagari
अभयाम्बा जगदम्बा - रागं कल्याणि - ताळं आदि
पल्लवि
अभयाम्बा जगदम्बा रक्षतु
आत्म रूप प्रति बिम्बा मदम्बा
अनुपल्लवि
इभ वदन श्री गुरु गुह जननी
ईश मायूर नाथ रञ्जनी
(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)
अभय वरद पाणी अलि वेणी
आश्रित मा वाणी कल्याणी
चरणम्
भक्त नाग लिङ्ग परिपालिनी
भासमान नव रत्न मालिनी
व्यक्त समस्त जगद्विशालिनी
व्यधिकरण हरण निपुण शूलिनी
रक्त शुक्ल मिश्र प्रकाशिनी
रवि कोटि कोटि संकाशिनी
भक्ति मुक्ति मानस निवासिनी
भाव राग ताळ विश्वासिनी
(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)
भुक्ति फल प्रद दक्ष मृडानी
भक्ति प्रद निपुण-तर भवानी
शक्ति संप्रदायक शर्वाणी
भुक्ति मुक्ति वितरण रुद्राणी
varations -
अनुपल्लवि - मायूर नाथ - मयूर नाथ
चरणम् -
भक्ति मुक्ति मानस - भुक्ति मुक्ति मानस
Lyrics in Tamil
அப4யாம்பா3 ஜக3த3ம்பா3 - ராக3ம் கல்யாணி - தாளம் ஆதி3
பல்லவி
அப4யாம்பா3 ஜக3த3ம்பா3 ரக்ஷது
ஆத்ம ரூப ப்ரதி பி3ம்பா3 மத3ம்பா3
அனுபல்லவி
இப4 வத3ன ஸ்ரீ கு3ரு கு3ஹ ஜனனீ
ஈஸ1 மாயூர நாத2 ரஞ்ஜனீ
(மத்4யம கால ஸாஹித்யம்)
அப4ய வரத3 பாணீ அலி வேணீ
ஆஸ்1ரித மா வாணீ கல்யாணீ
சரணம்
ப4க்த நாக3 லிங்க3 பரிபாலினீ
பா4ஸமான நவ ரத்ன மாலினீ
வ்யக்த ஸமஸ்த ஜக3த்3விஸா1லினீ
வ்யதி4கரண ஹரண நிபுண ஸூ1லினீ
ரக்த ஸு1க்ல மிஸ்1ர ப்ரகாஸி1னீ
ரவி கோடி கோடி ஸங்காஸி1னீ
ப4க்தி முக்தி மானஸ நிவாஸினீ
பா4வ ராக3 தாள விஸ்1வாஸினீ
(மத்4யம கால ஸாஹித்யம்)
பு4க்தி ப2ல ப்ரத3 த3க்ஷ ம்ரு2டா3னீ
ப4க்தி ப்ரத3 நிபுண-தர ப4வானீ
ஸ1க்தி ஸம்ப்ரதா3யக ஸ1ர்வாணீ
பு4க்தி முக்தி விதரண ருத்3ராணீ
varations -
அனுபல்லவி - மாயூர நாத2 - மயூர நாத2
சரணம் -
ப4க்தி முக்தி மானஸ - பு4க்தி முக்தி மானஸ
Lyrics in Telugu
అభయాంబా జగదంబా - రాగం కల్యాణి - తాళం ఆది
పల్లవి
అభయాంబా జగదంబా రక్షతు
ఆత్మ రూప ప్రతి బింబా మదంబా
అనుపల్లవి
ఇభ వదన శ్రీ గురు గుహ జననీ
ఈశ మాయూర నాథ రంజనీ
(మధ్యమ కాల సాహిత్యమ్)
అభయ వరద పాణీ అలి వేణీ
ఆశ్రిత మా వాణీ కల్యాణీ
చరణమ్
భక్త నాగ లింగ పరిపాలినీ
భాసమాన నవ రత్న మాలినీ
వ్యక్త సమస్త జగద్విశాలినీ
వ్యధికరణ హరణ నిపుణ శూలినీ
రక్త శుక్ల మిశ్ర ప్రకాశినీ
రవి కోటి కోటి సంకాశినీ
భక్తి ముక్తి మానస నివాసినీ
భావ రాగ తాళ విశ్వాసినీ
(మధ్యమ కాల సాహిత్యమ్)
భుక్తి ఫల ప్రద దక్ష మృడానీ
భక్తి ప్రద నిపుణ-తర భవానీ
శక్తి సంప్రదాయక శర్వాణీ
భుక్తి ముక్తి వితరణ రుద్రాణీ
varations -
అనుపల్లవి - మాయూర నాథ - మయూర నాథ
చరణమ్ -
భక్తి ముక్తి మానస - భుక్తి ముక్తి మానస
Lyrics in Kannada
ಅಭಯಾಂಬಾ ಜಗದಂಬಾ - ರಾಗಂ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ - ತಾಳಂ ಆದಿ
ಪಲ್ಲವಿ
ಅಭಯಾಂಬಾ ಜಗದಂಬಾ ರಕ್ಷತು
ಆತ್ಮ ರೂಪ ಪ್ರತಿ ಬಿಂಬಾ ಮದಂಬಾ
ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ
ಇಭ ವದನ ಶ್ರೀ ಗುರು ಗುಹ ಜನನೀ
ಈಶ ಮಾಯೂರ ನಾಥ ರಂಜನೀ
(ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಕಾಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಮ್)
ಅಭಯ ವರದ ಪಾಣೀ ಅಲಿ ವೇಣೀ
ಆಶ್ರಿತ ಮಾ ವಾಣೀ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣೀ
ಚರಣಮ್
ಭಕ್ತ ನಾಗ ಲಿಂಗ ಪರಿಪಾಲಿನೀ
ಭಾಸಮಾನ ನವ ರತ್ನ ಮಾಲಿನೀ
ವ್ಯಕ್ತ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜಗದ್ವಿಶಾಲಿನೀ
ವ್ಯಧಿಕರಣ ಹರಣ ನಿಪುಣ ಶೂಲಿನೀ
ರಕ್ತ ಶುಕ್ಲ ಮಿಶ್ರ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿನೀ
ರವಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಸಂಕಾಶಿನೀ
ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಮಾನಸ ನಿವಾಸಿನೀ
ಭಾವ ರಾಗ ತಾಳ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಿನೀ
(ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಕಾಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಮ್)
ಭುಕ್ತಿ ಫಲ ಪ್ರದ ದಕ್ಷ ಮೃಡಾನೀ
ಭಕ್ತಿ ಪ್ರದ ನಿಪುಣ-ತರ ಭವಾನೀ
ಶಕ್ತಿ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಕ ಶರ್ವಾಣೀ
ಭುಕ್ತಿ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ವಿತರಣ ರುದ್ರಾಣೀ
varations -
ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ - ಮಾಯೂರ ನಾಥ - ಮಯೂರ ನಾಥ
ಚರಣಮ್ -
ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಮಾನಸ - ಭುಕ್ತಿ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಮಾನಸ
Lyrics in Malayalam
അഭയാമ്ബാ ജഗദമ്ബാ - രാഗം കല്യാണി - താളം ആദി
പല്ലവി
അഭയാമ്ബാ ജഗദമ്ബാ രക്ഷതു
ആത്മ രൂപ പ്രതി ബിമ്ബാ മദമ്ബാ
അനുപല്ലവി
ഇഭ വദന ശ്രീ ഗുരു ഗുഹ ജനനീ
ഈശ മായൂര നാഥ രഞ്ജനീ
(മധ്യമ കാല സാഹിത്യമ്)
അഭയ വരദ പാണീ അലി വേണീ
ആശ്രിത മാ വാണീ കല്യാണീ
ചരണമ്
ഭക്ത നാഗ ലിങ്ഗ പരിപാലിനീ
ഭാസമാന നവ രത്ന മാലിനീ
വ്യക്ത സമസ്ത ജഗദ്വിശാലിനീ
വ്യധികരണ ഹരണ നിപുണ ശൂലിനീ
രക്ത ശുക്ല മിശ്ര പ്രകാശിനീ
രവി കോടി കോടി സങ്കാശിനീ
ഭക്തി മുക്തി മാനസ നിവാസിനീ
ഭാവ രാഗ താള വിശ്വാസിനീ
(മധ്യമ കാല സാഹിത്യമ്)
ഭുക്തി ഫല പ്രദ ദക്ഷ മൃഡാനീ
ഭക്തി പ്രദ നിപുണ-തര ഭവാനീ
ശക്തി സമ്പ്രദായക ശര്വാണീ
ഭുക്തി മുക്തി വിതരണ രുദ്രാണീ
varations -
അനുപല്ലവി - മായൂര നാഥ - മയൂര നാഥ
ചരണമ് -
ഭക്തി മുക്തി മാനസ - ഭുക്തി മുക്തി മാനസ