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taaLam: Adi
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

AdipurIshvaram sadA bhajEham tripura sundarI samEta vara guruguha janakam vandita muni samUham

caraNam

vidhi hari pUjita tyAga rAjAngam Aditya kOTi prakAsha lingam
nandi pUjita svayambU lingam nAga kavacadhara saikata lingam

Meaning:

pallavi

AdipurIshvaram - The lord of Adipuram
sadA bhajEham - praise always
tripura sundarI samEta - with tripura sundari
vara guruguha janakam - the father of guruguha
vandita muni samUham - worshipped by many saints

caraNam

vidhi hari pUjita - worshipped by brahma & vishnu
tyAga rAjAngam - in the form of tyagarajeswara
Aditya kOTi prakAsha lingam - lingam that shines like million rays of sun
nandi pUjita - worshiped by nandi
svayambU lingam - self manifested lingam
nAga kavacadhara - adorned by snake skin
saikata lingam - lingam made of sand

Summary

Always sing the praises of AdipurIswara. He is together with tripura sundari, is the father of guruguha and is worshipped by many saints. He is also worshiped by Brahma, Vishnu and Nandi. He has manifested himself as a lingam out of sand, shines like million rays of sun and is adorned by the snake skin. This song is on Siva known as AdipurIswara in Thiruvotriyur (near Chennai) temple known as the first Siva lingam manifested after the great deluge (pralayam).

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning by Aparna Munukutla Gunupudi.