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Sarasija Nabha Sodhari
Ragam: Naga Gandhari {20th Melakartha Janyam}
ARO: S R2 M1 G2 R2 M1 P D1 , N2 S || (or M1 P N2 N2 S )
AVA: S N2 D1 P M1 , G2 , R2 G2 (R1) S ||
Talam: Rupakam
Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Version: Ram Kaushik (Youtube
Original)
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde
Meanings Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam: https://guru-guha.blogspot.com/2008/10/dikshitar-kriti-sarasija-nabha-sodari.html
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Pallavi:
sarasija nAbha sOdari Sankari pAhi mAm
Anupallavi:
varadAbhaya kara kamalE SaraNAgata vatsalE
caraNam:
parandhAma prakIrtitE
paSu pASa vimOcitE
pannagAbharaNa yutE
nAga gAndhArI pUjitAbja padE
sadAnanditE sampadE
madhyama kAla sAhityam: vara guru guha janani mada Samani mahishAsura mardini manda gamani mangaLa vara pradAyini
Meaning: (Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam): https://guru-guha.blogspot.com/2008/10/dikshitar-kriti-sarasija-nabha-sodari.html
Pallavi
sarasija nAbha sOdari - O sister of Vishnu (who has a lotus springing from his navel)!
Sankari - O wife of Shiva (Shankara),
pAhi mAm - Protect me!
Anupallavi
varada-abhaya kara kamalE - O one whose lotus-like hands gesture granting of boons and freedom from fear!
SaraNa-Agata vatsalE - O one tenderly affectionate to those who have come seeking refuge!
CaraNam
paraM-dhAma prakIrtitE - O one renowned as the supreme abode (housing the universe)!
paSu pASa vimOcitE - O one who liberates creatures from bondage!
pannaga-AbharaNa yutE - O one in the company of Shiva (who wears snakes as ornaments)!
nAga gAndhArI pUjita-abja padE - O one whose lotus-feet are worshipped by Nagagandhari Raga!
sadA nanditE - O ever-blissful one!
sampadE - O supreme wealth (precious to your devotees)!
vara guru guha janani - O mother of the eminent Guruguha!
mada Samani - O one who extinguishes arrogance!
mahisha-asura mardini - O slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahishasura!
manda gamani - O one with a languorous (graceful) gait!
mangaLa vara pradAyini - O giver of auspicious boons!
Comments:
This Kriti is in the eighth (Sambodhana Prathama) Vibhakti
The name ‘parandhAma’ is found in the Lalita Sahasranama
The names ‘padmanAbha sahOdarI’, ‘paSu pASa vimOcinI’ and ‘ mada nASinI’ are found in the Lalita Sahasranama, similar to the epithets here