pallavi
1nIl(A)yat(A)kshI nIvE 2jagat-sAkshI
anupallavi
phAl(A)kshuni rANI pAlita Srita SrENI (nIla)
caraNam
caraNam 1
dIna rakshakI abhaya 3dAnam(I)yavE sAma
gAna lOlE 4abhimAnam(I)yavE dEvI (nIla)
pallavi
nIlAyatAkshI nIvE jagat-sAkshI
O Mother nIlAyatAkshI - dark (nIla) long (Ayata) Eyed (akshi)! You are (nIvE) the witness (sAkshI) of the Universe (jagat).
anupallavi
phAla-akshuni rANI pAlita Srita SrENI (nIla)
O Queen Consort (rANI) of Siva – having third eye (akshuni) on the forehead (phAla) (phAlAkshuni)! O Mother who protects (pAlita) dependents (Srita SrENI) (literally rows of dependents)!
O Mother nIlAyatAkshI! You are the witness of the Universe.
caraNam
caraNam 1
dIna rakshakI abhaya dAnamu-IyavE sAma
gAna lOlE abhimAnamu-IyavE dEvI (nIla)
O Protector (rakshakI) of humble (dIna)! Please grant (IyavE) the gift (dAnamu) (dAnamIyavE) of refuge (abhaya) (literally freedom from fear), O Mother who delights (lOlE) in sAma gAna (literally recital of sAma vEda)! Please give (IyavE) me Your affection (abhimAnamu) (literally sense of belonging) (abhimAnamIyavE), O dEvI!
O Mother nIlAyatAkshI! You are the witness of the Universe.
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
1 – nIlAyatAkshI – nIlAyadAkshI : ‘nIlAyadAkshI’ is not appropriate form.
3 – dAnamIyavE – dAnamiyyavE.
4 - abhimAnamIyavE dEvI - abhimAnamIyavE (abhimAnamutO brOvumu SrI).
5 - ninnu pogaDa - ninu pogaDa.
6 - pAlinI dEvI - pAlinI SrI.
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References
1 – nIlAyatAkshi – name of Mother at nAgappaTTinam – Adi SEsha is stated to have worshipped here. nAgappaTTinam Temple.
2 – jagat-sAkshi – Please refer to lalitA sahasra nAmas – viSva sAkshiNI – sAkshi varjitA (384, 385).
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