AdipurIshvaram sadA bhajEham - Lyrics

AdipurIshvaram sadA bhajEham

raagam: Arabhi

Aa:S R2 M1 P D2 S Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

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).