Guest guest Posted October 1, 1999 Report Share Posted October 1, 1999 devii miinanetrii - First charaNam [continuation of shrii naadapriyan's commentary] baala niive gatiyani ninne chaalaa nammina naapai paraakEla dayacheya niikidi mElaa divyaambaa kaalaa divi raaNii sadguNa shiilaa kiiravaaNii devii niila niirada veNii triloka jananii devii maheshvarii bhavanii || 1 || Term by term meaning ===================== baalaa - O Divine mother in the form of a small girl (kumaarii) HER nature is that of a child which is pure and innocent. nivve gatiyani - you alone are my refuge ninne chaala nammina naapai - I who trusted you completely paraakEla - Why are you ignoring me or looking away from me daya chEya - To bestow thy grace niikidi mElA - Is it befitting you (for not bestowing thy grace) divyaambaa - O Divine mother kaalaa - YOU who are time, who transcends time; who rules it diviraaNi - Ruler of heavens or queen of chit-AkAsha sat guNa shiilaa - YOU who is endowed with all auspicious qualities, as saguNa brahman. kiiravaaNii - Whose voise is very sweet or who adorns a parrot and listens to its mellifluous vedic chant. devii - O divine one niila-niirada-veNi - Whose hair is thick beautiful and dark triloka-jananii - You who are the mother of all three worlds (gross, astral and causal) maheshwarii - The supreme ruler of the Universe or One who is nirguNa (will be explained later) bhavaanii - who is the existence itself or one who gives life to everything Meaning: ======== shrii shyaama shaastri sings: O baalaa tripura sundarii, whose is essence is pure and guileless like a little child and who playfully creates, sustains, and destroys the universe, I surrendered to you and completely depend on you for everything, yet you ignore me and look away from me, without showering your compassionate glances on me. Is is a great thing for you to bestow your grace on me? Is is befitting you (as you are well known for compassion)? O ambaa, you are kaala, you transcend time and rule it (implies that you know me in past, present and future), ruler of heavens (everthing is under your rulership, so none can disobey you), you are endowed will all auspicious qualities and shine as saguNa brahman (compassion is one of them, and cannot ignore even the worst sinner), who has very sweet voice (cannot be harsh to devotees), with all these attributes how can you neglect me? O devii, who has a dark hair which is indeed the dark space (vyomakeshii), mother of three worlds (sthoola, suukshma, and kaaraNa), O supreme ruler and whose true essence is nirguNa, and who bestows life to all and the existence itself, O miina netrii, come quickly and bestow your grace on me. Are you not like a wish fulfilling chintaamaNi to your devotees! Essence of the verse ==================== This kR^iti is intricately linked with the muulamantrAtmaka baala stuti, which worships ambaaL as baala tripura sundari usind the biijaakShara-s aiM, kLiM, and sauH, and also with the shakti mahimna stotram. [to be continued] Ravi Bid and sell for free at http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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