shrI kALahastIsha shritajanAvana samIrAkAra mAm

Abstracted from: Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar by Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. K. Govinda Rao, published in Chennai 1997 (No. 156). English edited by me. This is a Panchabhuta Linga kriti.

Raga: husEni / Tala: jhampa

P: shrI kALahastIsha shritajanAvana samIrAkAra mAm pAhi rAjamauLE Ehi

A: pAkAri vidhi hari prANamaya kOshAnilAkAsha bhUmi salilAgni prakAsha shiva

C: jHnAna prasUnAmbikApatE bhaktAbhimAna dakSiNa kailAsavAsAbhISta dAna caturakaAbja dIna karuNAnidhE sUnasharasUdanAjHnAna hara pashupatE jHnAna guruguha saccidAnandamaya mUrttE hInajAti kirAtakEna pUjita kIrttE

English

O Lord of Kalahasti, You who protect those who take refuge in You, and are the form of Samira (air, one of the five elements), please protect me, oh Rajamauli.

You are the vital force of Indra, Brahma and Vishnu. You are the god of wind, Anila. You illumine ether (Akasha), earth (Bhumi), water (Salila), and fire (Agni).

You are the Lord of Jnanaprasunambika, and are enshrined in the Dakshinakailasa Kshetra, to the pride of devotees. Your lotus-like hands shower the desired boons on all those who pray to You. You are compassionate toward the afflicted, and destroyed Cupid-Manmatha and the Anjanan-ignorance. You are Pashupati, the Lord of all beings, and received the Jnanopadesha from Guruguha. You are the embodiment of Existence, Knowledge and Bliss. You have the fame of being worshiped by a low-caste hunter.


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