OmkAra AkAriNI - Lyrics

OmkAra AkAriNI

raagam: lavangi

1 kanakaangi janya Aa:S R1 M1 D1 S Av: S D1 M1 R1 S

taaLam: Adi Composer: BaalamuraLi Krishna Language:

pallavi

OmkAra AkAriNI mad-ahankAra vAriNI avatu mAm

anupallavi

hUnkAra mAtra shatru damanI hrInkAra rUpiNI rudrANI

caraNam muraLI sudhA laharI vihAri puraripu prEmita tripura sundarI karuNArasa bharita lalita lavangI varadA abhayadA sakala shubhAngI

Meaning:

pallavi

OmkArA kAriNI - The one whose form is Omkara , madahankAra vAriNI - one who prevents my arrogance ! avatu mAm - may (She) protect me !

anupallavi

hUnkAra mAtra shatru damanI - The one who quelled enemies with a simple roar of "Hum" ( Dhumraksha was killed thus by Durga) hrInkAra rUpiNI - the embodiment of the "Hrim" mantra, rudrANi - the wife of Rudra (Shiva),

caraNam

puraripu prEmita tripura sundarI - the beautiful one loved by Shiva (destroyer puras), muraLI sudhA laharI vihAri - one who delights in the nectar-like waves of the flute's notes, karuNArasa bharita - the one filled with mercy, lalita lavangI - the one graceful like the Lavanga creeper, varadA abhayadA - the one granting boons (vara) and protection(abhaya) sakala shubhAngI- the one with all auspicious/beautiful limbs.

Note : the word prEmita is not a grammatically correct one, and could be prInita or prEmika .