ardhanArIshvaram (Class / Lesson) : Kumudakriya ; Rupakam ; Dikshitar

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Ragam: kumudakriyA {51st Melakartha (Panthuvarali) Janyam}

ARO:     S R1 G3 M2 D1 S ||

AVA:      S N3 D1 M2 G3 R1 S          ||

Talam: Rupakam

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Pallavi:

ardhanArIshvaram ArAdhayAmi satatam atri bhrgu vasiSThAdi muni brnda vanditam shrI

Anupallavi:

ardhayAma alankAra vishESa prabhAvam ardhanArIshvarI priya karam abhayakaram shivam

Charanam:

nAgEndra maNi bhUSitam nandi turagArOhitam shrI guruguha pUjitam kumudakriyA rAganutam

AgamAdi sannutam ananta vEda ghOSitam amarEshAdi sEvitam Arakta varNa shObhitam

Meaning: (Approximate – please report errors):

P: I always (“satatam”) worship (“ArAdhayAmi”) Ardha Nareeswara, who was saluted (“vanditam”) by the group of saints (“brnda”) like Athri, Brugu and Vasishta.

A: The special (“vishESa”) decoration (“alankAra”) at midnight (“ardhayAma”) is powerful and wonderful (“prabhAvam”). He is liked (“priya”) by Ardha Nareswari, and he gives fearlessness (“abhayakaram”).

C: He is adorned (“bhUSitam”) by the serpent (“nAgEndra”) stone (“maNi”).

He rides on the bull (“turagArOhitam”) Nandi.

He is worshipped by Subrahmanya (“guruguha”).  He is praised by Raga (“rAga-nutam”) Kumuda Kriya,

He is praised (“sannutam”) by Agamas and extolled (“ghOSitam”) by Vedas,

He is served (“sEvitam”) by Indra and others (“amarEshAdi”).

He shines (“shObhitam”) in his red (“Arakta”) colour (“varNa”).