nIlOtpalAmbikE nitya shuddhAtmikE mAmava

Abstracted from: Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar by Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. K. Govinda Rao, published in Chennai 1997 (No. 46). English edited by me. This is Nilotpalamba Vibhakti kriti No. 8.

Raga: chAyAgauLa / Tala: rUpakam

P: nIlOtpalAmbikE nitya shuddhAtmikE mAmava

A: trilOkajanani tribhuvanamOhini trailOkyacakravAsini sadguruguha vishvAsini

C: mAyAprapaHncAtIta svarUpiNimucukunda bhakta pAlini varadAyini chAyAgauLarAgamOdini niraHnjanisAyujyadAyini saccidAnanda rUpiNi

English

Oh, my mother Nilotpalambika, you who are eternally pure, deign to protect me.

You are the mother who created the three worlds, and who captivate all three of them. You reside in the Triloka Chakra, and are the beloved mother of the righteous Guruguha.

Your form transcends the illusory world, protected the devotee Muchukanda, and bestows boons. You revel in the Raga Chayagaula, and are the blemishless one. You bestow liberation that is Sayujya and are of the nature of Saccidananda.


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