14-PANCCHAASHAT PEETA

REFERENCE

Sri.V.Govindan's

http://guru-guha.blogspot.in/2008/01/dikshitar-kriti-panchaasat-peetha.html

पञ्चाशत्पीठ रूपिणि - रागं देव गान्धारम् - ताळं आदि

पल्लवि

पञ्चाशत्पीठ रूपिणि

मां पाहि श्री राजराजेश्वरि

अनुपल्लवि

पञ्च दशाक्षरि

पाण्ड्य कुमारि

पद्म नाभ सहोदरि

शङ्करि

चरणम्

देवि जगज्जननि

चिद्रूपिणि

देवादि नुत

गुरु गुह रूपिणि

देश काल प्रवर्तिनि

महा देव मनोल्लासिनि

निरञ्जनि

(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)

देव राज मुनि

शाप विमोचनि

देव गान्धार

राग तोषिणि

भाव राग ताळ

विश्वासिनि

भक्त जन प्रिय

फल प्रदायिनि

pallavi

pancASatpITha rUpiNi mAM

pAhi SrI rAjarAjESvari

anupallavi

panca daSAkshari pANDya kumAri

padma nAbha sahOdari Sankari

caraNam

dEvi jagajjanani cidrUpiNi

dEvAdi nuta guru guha rUpiNi

dESa kAla pravartini

mahA dEva manOllAsini niranjani

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

dEva rAja muni SApa vimOcani

dEva gAndhAra rAga tOshiNi

bhAva rAga tALa viSvAsini

bhakta jana priya phala pradAyini

kshEtra - madurai

pallavi

pancASat-pITha rUpiNi - O one who embodies the fifty dwelling seats!

mAM pAhi - Protect me!

SrI rAjarAja-ISvari - O Supreme Empress!

anupallavi

panca daSa-akshari - O one having the fifteen-lettered Mantra!

pANDya kumAri - O daughter of the Pandya King (Malayadhvaja)!

padma nAbha saha-udari - O sister of Vishnu (who has a lotus springing from his navel)!

Sankari - O wife of Shiva (Shankara)!

caraNam

dEvi - O goddess!

jagat-janani - O mother of the universe!

cit-rUpiNi - O embodiment of consciousness!

dEva-Adi nuta - O one praised by the Devas and others!

guru guha rUpiNi - O one who takes the form of Guruguha!

dESa kAla pravartini - O one who brings time and space into operation!

mahA dEva mana-ullAsini - O causer of delight to the heart of Shiva (the great god)!

niranjani - O blemish-less one!

dEva rAja muni SApa vimOcani - O liberator of the curse on Indra (king of Devas) by a Rishi!

dEva gAndhAra rAga tOshiNi - O one pleased with the Devagandhara Raga!

bhAva rAga tALa viSvAsini - O one in charge of sentiment, melody and rhythm!

bhakta jana priya phala pradAyini - O giver of desired benefits to devout people!

Comments:

• • This Kriti is in the eighth (Sambodhana Prathama) Vibhakti

  • The names ‘pancASat-pITha rUpiNi’ and ‘rAja rAjESvarI’’ are found in the Lalita Sahasranama

  • The names ‘cid Ekarasa rUpiNI’ and ‘dESa kAla aparicchinnA’ are found in the Lalita Sahasranama similar to the epithet here

panchashat pITha rUpiNi

mAm pAhi shrI rAja rAjEshwari

panchadhA sAkShari

pANDyakumAri

padmanAbha sahOdari

shaHNkari

dEvi jagajjanani

chidrUpiNi dEvAdinuta guruguha rUpiNi

dEshakAla pravarttini

mahA dEva manOllAsini

niraHnjani

dEvarAjamuni shApavimOchani

dEvagAndhAra rAga tOSiNi

bhAva rAga tALa vishvAsini

bhaktajanapriya phala pradAyini

(pancha)

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paHncAshat pITha rUpiNi mAm

Abstracted from: Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar by Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. K. Govinda Rao, published in Chennai 1997 (No. 151). English edited by me.

Raga: dEvagAndhAram / Tala: Adi

P: paHncAshat pITha rUpiNi mAm pAhi shrI rAja rAjEshvari

A: paHndashAkSari pANDyakumAri padmanAbha sahOdari shaHNkari

C: dEvi jagajjanani cidrUpiNi dEvAdinuta guruguha rUpiNi dEshakAla pravarttini mahA dEva manOllAsini niraHnjani dEvarAjamuni shApavimOcani dEvagAndhAra rAga tOSiNi bhAva rAga tALa vishvAsini bhaktajanapriya phala pradAyini

English

She who is of the form of the fifty Pithas, please protect me, oh Rajarajeshvari.

She who is of the form of the fifteen-syllabled mantra, is the daughter of King Pandya, is the sister of Vishnu, she is benevolent.

Oh Devi, Mother of the universe,

of the nature of consciousness,

is the mother of Guruguha,

and is worshipped by celestials.

She is the cause of time and space,

and delights the heart of Mahadeva.

She is the spotless one, pleased with Raga Devagandhara.

She is the embodiment of Bhava, Raga, and Tala.

Beloved of the devotees,

she bestows great boons on them.