Syama Sastry Kriti

Meaning - Gist

O Mother! O amba! O dEvI!
O ambA! O kAmAkshI!
O Siva SankarI! O Wielder of trident!
O Sister of vishNu – SyAma kRshNa! O SyAmaLA sporting parrot! O tripura sundarI! O ambA!

Please protect me quickly.
Why this delay?
I am unable to endure.

If even You disregard me, is it possible for me to manage?

Why this deceit?
Are You enjoying it?
Is this agreeable to You?
Aren’t You the protector of devotees?

Because You alone are the protector of humble people, I meditate on Your holy name only.
I do not know other mantras or japas.
I do not find anywhere in this World a Goddess equal to You.

Please protect me quickly.

Word Division - Word-by-word meaning

pallavi
brOvu-ammA tAmasamu-ElE amba
dEvI tALa lEnE birAna (brOva)

O Mother (ammA)! Please protect (brOvu) (brOvavammA) me quickly (birAna). Why (ElE) this delay (tAmasamu) (tAmasamElE), O amba? O dEvI! I am unable (lEnE) to endure (tALa).

anupallavi
nIvE anAdaraNa jEsitE ambA
nirvahimpa vaSamA kAmAkshI (brOva)

O ambA! If even You (nIvE) disregard (anAdaraNa jEsitE) me, is it possible (vaSamA) for me to manage (nirvahimpa), O kAmAkshI?
O Mother! Please protect me quickly. Why this delay, O amba? O dEvI! I am unable to endure.

caraNam
caraNam 1
jAlamu-Ela vinOdamA Siva
SankarI idi sammatamA
SUlinI nIvE bhakta
paripAlini gadA birAna (brOva)

Why (Ela) this deceit (jAlamu) (jAlamElE)? Are You enjoying it (vinOdamA), O Siva SankarI? Is this (idi) agreeable (sammatamA) to You?
O Wielder of trident (SUlinI)! Aren’t (gadA) You (nIvE) the protector (paripAlini) of devotees (bhakta)?
O Mother! Please protect me quickly (birAna). Why this delay, O amba? O dEvI! I am unable to endure.

caraNam 2
dIna rakshaki nIvE-ani nI
divya nAmamE dhyAnamu
vErE mantra japamulu-
eruganE birAna (brOva)

Because (ani) You alone (nIvE) (nIvEyani) are the protector (rakshaki) of humble (dIna) people, I meditate (dhyAnamu) on Your (nI) holy (divya) (literally divine) name only (nAmamE).
I do not know (eruganE) other (vErE) mantras or japas (japamulu) (japamuleruganE).
O Mother! Please protect me quickly (birAna). Why this delay, O amba? O dEvI! I am unable to endure.

caraNam 3
SyAma kRshNa sahOdarI Suka
SyAmaLE tripura sundarI ambA
I mahilO nI samAna daivamu
endu gAna lEnE birAna (brOva)

O Sister (sahOdarI) of vishNu – SyAma kRshNa! O SyAmaLA (SyAmaLE) sporting parrot (Suka)! O tripura sundarI! O ambA!
I do not (lEnE) find (gAna) anywhere (endu) in this (I) World (mahilO) a Goddess (daivamu) equal (samAna) to You (nI).
O Mother! Please protect me quickly (birAna). Why this delay, O amba? O dEvI! I am unable to endure.

Notes

Variations - (Pathanthara)
¹ – tAmasamElE amba – tAmasamEla.
² - tALa lEnE - tALanE.
³ - nIvE anAdaraNa jEsitE - nIvanAdaraNa jEsitE.

⁵ - paripAlini gadA – paripAlini gAvA - paripAlinI gadA : In view of the word ‘gadA’, elongation of ending vowel – paripAlinI – is not appropriate.

⁶ - dIna rakshaki nIvEyani - dIna rakshakI nIvEyani : In view of the word ‘nIvEyani’, elongation of ending vowel – rakshakI – is not appropriate.
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⁷ - nI divya nAmamE – nidAnamai nI nAmamE.
⁸ - mantra japamuleruganE – mantra japa tapamuleruganE.
⁹ - tripura sundarI ambA - tripura sundarI.
¹⁰ - daivamu endu gAna lEnE – daivamendu gAnanE.
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References
⁹ – tripura sundarI – Meaning of ‘tripura’.
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Comments
⁴ – jAlamu – this may be translated as ‘tricks’ also.
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brOvavammA tAmasamElE - rAga mAnji