Shree Kamalaambike Avaava (Class / Lesson) : Ghanta; Adi (2 kalai); Dikshitar ( Navavarnam #8 );

Full Notation / Meaning -> http://www.shivkumar.org/music/#k

Pallavi:

SrI kamalAmbikE avAva

SivE kara dhRta Suka SArikE

Anupallavi:

lOka pAlini kapAlini SUlini

lOka janani bhaga mAlini sakRd-

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

AlOkaya mAM sarva siddhi-pradAyikE

tripurAmbikE bAlAmbikE

caraNam

santapta hEma sannibha dEhE

sadA(a)khaNDaika rasa pravAhE

santApa hara trikONa gEhE

sakAmESvari Sakti samUhE

santataM mukti ghaNTA maNi -

ghOshAyamAna kavATa dvArE

ananta guru guha viditE

karAnguli nakhOdaya vishNu daSAvatArE

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

antaHkaraNEkshu kArmuka SabdAdi -

panca tanmAtra viSikhA(a)tyanta -

rAga pASa dvEshAnkuSa dhara -

karE(a)ti rahasya yOginI parE

Meaning (From Todd Mc Comb's web page: http://www.medieval.org/music/world/carnatic/lyrics/srao/kamala.html,

Original: T.K. Govinda Rao's book):

May goddess Kamalambika, spouse ("shive") of Shiva, She who ("shaarike") holds ("druta") a parrot ("shuka") in Her hand ("kara"), protect me ("avaava").

She is the protector ("paalini") of the world ("loka").

She is adorned with the Kapala skull  ("kapaalini") and the Shula trident ("shoolini").

Mother of the universe ("shakrudaa") and also known as Bhagamalini.

May She bestow Her glance ("alokaya") on me ("maam"), and confer all ("sarva") accomplishments ("siddhi") on me.

She is Tripurambika and Balambika.

Her body ("dehe") is like ("sannibha") burnished ("santapta") gold ("hema").

She is the eternal ("sadaa") stream ("pravaahe") of undifferentiated ("akhanda") unique ("eka") bliss ("rasa").

She is the remover ("apahara") of sufferings ("santa").

She resides ("gehe") in the Trikona triangle, which obliterates the three kinds of miseries.

She is in the company ("sa") of Kameshvari and a host ("samuhe") of Shaktis.

In the wide ("kavaata") doorway ("dvaare") of Her abode, wherein the jewelled bell ("ghantaa-mani") constantly ("santatam") announces ("ghosaayamaana") salvation ("mukthi").

She is understood ("vidite") by Guruguha, who is eternal ("ananta").

From Her ten fingernails ("kara-anguli-nakho"), She created ("udaya") the ten ("dasha") incarnations ("avataare") of Vishnu.

She is the supremely ("ati") secret ("rahasya") Yogini, who holds ("dhara") in Her four hands ("kare") the sugar cane ("ikshu") bow ("kaarmuka") symbolising the mind ("antahkarana"), five arrows symbolising the five ("pancha") Tanmatras - essences, sounds ("shabda") etc ("aadi") of the five elements, the noose ("paasha") symbolising attachment ("raaga"), and the goad ("ankusha") symbolising hatred ("dvesha").