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Song: ardhanArIshvaram


ardhanArIshvaram
raagam: kumudakriyA

Aa:S R1 G3 M2 D1 S
Av: S N3 D1 M2 G3 R1 S

taaLam: rUpaka
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

ardhanArIsvaram ArAdhayAmi satatam atri bhrugu vasiSThAdi muni brunda vanditam srI

anupallavi

ardhavAma alankAra vishESa prabhAvam ardhanArIsvarI priya karam abhayakaram sivam

caraNam

nAgEndra maNi bhUSitam nandi turagArOhitam srI guruguha pUjitam kumudakriyA rAganutam
AgamAdi sannutam ananta vEda ghOSitam amarEshAdi sEvitam Ardra varNa sObhitam


Meaning:

pallavi

ardhanArIsvaram - ardhanarIswara - half siva and half parvati
ArAdhayAmi satatam - always worship
atri bhrugu vasiSThAdi - atri, bhrugu, vasishTa and others
muni brunda - group of saints
Vanditam - bowed

anupallavi

ardhavAma - left half
alankAra vishESa prabhAvam - beauty from the adornments
ardhanArIsvarI priya karam - loved by ardhanArIswari
abhayakaram sivam - lord siva the one who takes away the fears

caraNam

nAgEndra maNi bhUSitam - adorned by the snakes and other gems
nandi turagArOhitam - ascending his stead nandi
shrI guruguha pUjitam - worshiped by srI guruguha
kumudakriyA rAganutam - praised in kumudakriya rAgam
AgamAdi sannutam - praised in the Agama sAstras
ananta vEda ghOSitam - unending veda chanting
amarEshAdi sEvitam - attended by the indra and others
Ardra varNa sObhitam - shining in red color

Summary

Always worship ardhanArIswara (half shiva and half pArvati), who is also worshipped by great sages like atri, bhrugu, vasishTa and other groups of saints. His left half (pArvati) is beautifuly decked and shines in red color, he is loved by ardhanArIswari and he is the remover of all fears. He is adorned with the serpents, other gems and ascends his stead nandi. He is worshiped by guruguha, Indra and others and is praised in Agama sAstras in kumudakriya rAgam and he is enchanted by unending veda chanting.


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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning by Aparna Munukutla Gunupudi.


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updated on 03/23/2022