ādiśēṣa ananta śayana
śrīnivāsa śrī vēnkatēśa
pannaga bhūṣaṇa kailāsa vāsa
gauri patē śambhō śankara
gauri patē śambhō hara hara
yadukula bhūṣaņa yaśoda tanaya
rādha pate gopāla kṛṣṇā
raghukula tilakā raghu rāmacandra
sītā patē śrī rāmacandra
pandarināthā pānduranga
jay jay vittala jaya hari vittala
vittala vittala jay jay vittala
Akhilāṇḍĕśvari
Rāgam: Dvijāvanti
Tāl̤am: ādi
Composer: Muttusvāmy Dikśitar
Language: Sanskrit
Pallavi
akhilāṇḍĕśvari rakṣamām āgama sampradāya nipuṇĕ śrī
Oh Akhilandeshwari! The one who is adept in the traditions of the Agamas (Vedas), please protect me.
Anupallavi
nikhila lŏka nityātmikĕ vimalĕ nirmalĕ śyāmal̤ĕ sakala kalĕ
Her inherent nature pervades all the worlds, is pure, sublime. She is the dark-complexioned one and is the repository of all arts.
Caraṇam
lambŏdara guruguha pūjitĕ lambālakŏdbhāsitĕhasitĕ
vāgdĕvatārādhitĕ varadĕ varaśailarājanutĕ śāradĕ
jambhāri sambhāvitĕ janārddananutĕ jujāvanti rāganutĕ jallī
maddal̤a jhar jhara vādya nādamuditĕ jḥnānapradĕ
She is worshipped by Lambodara (Ganesha) and Guruguha (Murugan). She possesses shining long tresses and always sports a graceful smile. She is the supreme one worshipped by Saraswati. She is the bestower of boons and the daughter of Himavan (King of Mountains), the honorable one. She is Sharada, venerated by Indra and Vishnu. She is extolled through raga jujavanti (dvijaavanti) and takes delight in music of the instruments like jhalli, maddala, and jarjhara. She is the conferrer of supreme knowledge.
sapta svarangalkkum
mukti nalkidunna
suddha vaikhari rupini
O Mother, You are the pure ‘Vaikhari’ sound which gives life to the seven musical notes.
citta ragangale bhasmamakkitunna
sakti mantratinte dhamame divya sakti mantratinte dhamame
You are the abode of the ‘Shakti mantra’ which turns all the attachments of the mind to ashes.
ahatanahata nãda svarupini
sahiti tirtta pravahini
manava hydayattil agama saundarya
dharayozhukkum suraradhite
You are of the nature of the ‘ahata’ and ‘anahata’ sounds (voiced and unvoiced sounds, the Source of all mantric sounds). You are the One who makes the stream of literature flow. You are the One, worshipped even by the Gods, who makes the stream of the revealed scriptures flow in human hearts.
sarasijayata lola sulocane
tarasa namikkunnitayenmanam
My mind bows down in reverence to You, the lotus-eyed One.
manalaya santikkayiozhukatte
nin punya mdu gana raga sudhamrtam
Let Your sacred soft music flow like a stream of ambrosia, and let my mind lose itself in that stream.
O Mother, Thou art the Redeemer of mankind taking us across the ocean of the world, Bhajan session by Swami Pranavamritananda Puri