mA mA ni nI - Lyrics

mA mA ni nI

raagam: tODi

8 hanumatODi janya Aa:S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 S Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S

taaLam: Adi Composer: BaalamuraLi Krishna Language:

pallavi

mA mA ni nI nI dhA magani nI dAsarini gA dA

anupallavi

mAmA pApa mada damani nI niganiga marI marI nimmA

caraNam sarigAni dAri mAri gadA dharinI niga niga gani nI magani sAma nigama garima gani nI pAda darini pari pari muraLI ravaLI nimmani sadA kOritinammA

Meaning:

pallavi

mA - our mAninI - woman (goddess) nI dhAmagani - looking at your abode nI dAsarinI gAdA - am I not your slave?

anupallavi

mAmA - each of our pApa mada damani - remover of sins and arrogance nI niganigani - your effulgent face marI marI nimmA - give us over and over

caraNam

sarigAni - unrighteous dAri mAri - changed path gadAdhari - holder of mace nI niganiga gani - witnessed your shining aura nI magani - your husband’s sAma - sama vEda nigama - nigama sAstra garima - strength gani - witnessed nI pAda darini - near your feet pari pari - many times muraLI ravaLI - music from flute nimmani - bestow sadA - always kOritinammA - begging you, oh mother

Summary

Oh mAninI, the goddess mother, I became a slave of yours after looking at your kindness. You remove each of our sins, arrogance and anger and I seek to look at your shining face over and over. I changed from the unrighteous path and oh gadAdhari (holder of mace), I long to see your face beaming with kindness and also I heard of your husband’s prowess in sAma and nigama sAstrAs. Oh mother! I am praying/begging you to please grant me the wish to play flute at your feet for ever.