Vishalakshim (Class / Lesson) : Panthuvarali ; Misra Chapu; Dikshitar

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Ragam: Panthuvarali (kAshIrAmakriya; 51st Melakartha Ragam)

ARO: S R1 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S   ||

AVA: S N3 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S  ||

Talam: Misra Chapu

Composer: Dikshitar

Version: D.K. Jayaraman
Lyrics Courtesy: Todd McComb’s www.medieval.org (http://www.medieval.org/music/world/carnatic/dikshitar.html )

Pallavi:

vIshAlAkSIm vishvEshIm bhajarE rE mAnasa sadA

Charanam:

kAshIrAjHnIm kapAlinIm vinOda jAlinIm vAriNIm pAshamOcanIm prasiddhinIm IshAnIm guruguha jananIm

Meaning: (From T.K. Govinda Rao's book)

P: Oh (“Re”) mind (“manasaa”), constantly worship(“bhajare”)  the Eternal Mother! She has large (“vishaala”) eyes (“akshim”) and she presides over the entire universe (“vishvesheem”).

C: She is the goddess (“raagnim”) who resides in Kaashi. She is the wife of Kapaali (the form of Shiva holding skulls – “kapaali”)). She is entranched (“jaaliniam”) with music (“vinoda”). She is the one who gives boons (“Vaarinim”). She liberates (“mochanim”) the soul from the noose (“pasha”) of earthly attachments. She is the famous one (“prasidhinim”). She is the wife of Eeshan (“eeshaaneem”). She is the mother (“jananim”) of lord guru guha (“Guruguha”).