Nirajaksi Kamaksi

Composition by Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

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Title: Nirajaksi Kamaksi

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Hindola

Talas: Rupaka

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
YouTube: Video

Lyrics

pallavi

nirajaksi kamaksi nirada cikure tripure

anupallavi

sarada rama nayane sarasa candranane varijapade varade taraya mam tattvapade

caraNam

gauri hindola dyuti hira manimayabharane sauri virinci vinuta siva saktimaya navavarane narimanyadyarccita nava nadantah karane surijana samsevita sundara guruguha karane

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi
nIrajAkshi kAmAkshi nIrada cikurE tripurE

Anupallavi
SAradA ramA nayanE sArasa candrAnanE
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
vArija pAdE varadE tAraya mAM tatva padE

CaraNam
gaurI hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-mayAbharaNE
Sauri virinci vinuta Siva Sakti-maya navAvaraNE

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
nArImaNyAdyarcita nava nAthAntaHkaraNE
sUri jana saMsEvita sundara guru guha karaNE

Meaning

pallavi
nIraja-akshi           - O lotus-eyed one!
kAmAkshi               - O Goddess Kamakshi!
nIrada cikurE           - O one whose tresses resemble a (dark) cloud!
tripurE              - O goddess of the three cities!

anupallavi
SAradA ramA nayanE          - O one with Sarasvati and Lakshmi as your eyes!
sArasa candra-AnanE        - O one whose face is like the lotus and the moon!
vArija pAdE           - O one whose feet are like lotuses!
varadE              - O giver of boons!
tAraya mAM             - Take me across!
tatva padE           - O depository of the truth!

caraNam
gaurI                - O fair one!
hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-maya-AbharaNE - O one decked with ornaments set with diamonds of white
lustre!
Sauri virinci vinuta      - O one exalted by Vishnu and Brahma!
Siva Sakti-maya nava-AvaraNE - O one who has nine enclosures which are forms of Shiva and Shakti!
nArImaNi-Adi-arcita          - O one worshipped by the gems among women!
nava nAtha-antaHkaraNE          - O one residing in the hearts of the Nava Nathas!
sUri jana saMsEvita         - O one well-worshipped by the wise, learned people!
sundara guru guha karaNE        - O creator of the handsome Guruguha!

Pallavi

nIrajAkshi kAmAkshi nIrada cikurE tripurE

nIraja-akshi           - O lotus-eyed one!
kAmAkshi               - O Goddess Kamakshi!
nIrada cikurE         - O one whose tresses resemble a (dark) cloud!
tripurE                - O goddess of the three cities!

    1        2              3             1           2                  3
dN, D – dm ; M ; gm      , gS- ; S || N ; D N     ; sn , S ,     ; ;      ; ;          ||
nI- ra jA- - kshi kA-    -mA- - kshi nI- ra da    - ciku rE

dN, D – dm ; M ; gm      , gS- ; S || N ; D N     SNS;           ; M GM                ||
nI- ra jA- - kshi kA-    -mA- - kshi nI- ra da    ci ku rE         tri pu rE

dN, D – dm ; M gmd-g dm – gS,- gs || N ; D N         SNS;              ; M G M ||
nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-kshi- nI- ra da       ci ku rE            tri pu rE

dsnn ; D - dm ; M gmd n S –s n dm g s || snG gs gs           ,dNS;              ; M GM         ||
nI- ra    jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-- - kshi nI- ra da         ci ku rE             tri pu rE

dN, D – dndd ; M gmd n S –s n dm g s || snG gs gs            ,dNS;          ; M GM             ||
nI- ra  jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-- - kshi nI- ra da            ci ku rE        tri pu rE

dsnn ; D – dndd ; M gmd n sg –ngS nddm g s || snG gs gs           DNS;              ; M G M ||
nI- ra     jA- - kshi kA- - - - - - - mA-- kshi nI- ra da         ci ku rE            tri pu rE

dsnn ; D – dndd ; M gmd n sg –ngS nddm g s || snG gs gs     ,d N S G    ; ; ; ;                ||
nI- ra     jA- - kshi kA- - - - - - - - mA-- kshi nI- ra da    ci ku rE

gMg S ;;   , dN S ;

Anupallavi
SAradA ramA nayanE sArasa candrAnanE
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
vArija pAdE varadE tAraya mAM tatva padE

SAradA ramA nayanE           - O one with Sarasvati and Lakshmi as your eyes!
sArasa candra-AnanE         - O one whose face is like the lotus and the moon!

   1        2             3             1             2           3
NS N – D N –D D M       D G M ; || ; ; ; ;        ; ; ;   gs , g M ; ; ||
SA- ra dA - ra mA-      nayanE

NS N – D N –D D M       D G M ; || G M ns ndD ; N S ;    ; nG S , ||
SA- ra dA - ra mA-      nayanE     sA- ra-sa - - can drA na- nE-

ngss ; N – dsnn ; –D D M     , dG DM || gmd-mdn- nsnndD, - N S ;                sns G S , ||
SA-    ra dA - ra mA-         nayanE    sA- ra-- sa - - can drA                 na- - nE-

ngss ; N – dsnn ; –D D M     mdG M ; || gmd-mdn- nsnndD, -dn S ; sns G S , ||
SA-    ra dA - ra mA-        nayanE     sA- ra-- sa - -  can drA na- - nE-

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
vArija pAdE          - O one whose feet are like lotuses!
varadE             - O giver of boons!

tAraya mAM              - Take me across!
tatva padE            - O depository of the truth!

sn s g S S Ggs;-ndD , ;         ; ; ; ;    ||
vA-rija pAdE vara dE - -

sn s g S S gs ndD – D n d         M m g s – g M ||
vA-rija pAdE vara dE - tAraya     mAM tat-va padE

dN, D – dm ; M gmd-g dm – gS,- gs || N ; D N         SNS;         ; M G M ||
nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - mA-kshi- nI- ra da       ci ku rE       tri pu rE

CaraNam
gaurI hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-mayAbharaNE
Sauri virinci vinuta Siva Sakti-maya navAvaraNE

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
nArImaNyAdyarcita nava nAthAntaHkaraNE
sUri jana saMsEvita sundara guru guha karaNE

gaurI               - O fair one!
hindOLa dyuti hIra maNi-maya-AbharaNE - O one decked with ornaments set with diamonds of white
lustre!

   1          2          3          1         2                    3
gS, M ; G M – gS , N ; D N || mg S N gs D N – S ;               , mG M , dm ||
Gau- rI - hin- dO- - La dyuti hI- - ra ma- Ni ma yA             bhara NE

S ; M ; gmd-gdm –gs N ; D N || mg S N gs D N – S ;               , mG M ;    ||
Gau- rI - hin- dO- - La dyuti  hI- - ra ma- Ni ma yA             bhara NE

Sauri virinci vinuta    - O one exalted by Vishnu and Brahma!
Siva Sakti-maya nava-AvaraNE - O one who has nine enclosures which are forms of Shiva and Shakti!

M N D – M gmgs S – G M N D D || ddM ns ndD D – M N D n- s N S ; ||
Sau- ri vi rin- - ci vi nu ta Si va Sa - kti-ma- ya na vA- - varaNE

M N D – M gmgs S – G M N , d D || ddM ns ndD D – M N D n- s N S ; ||
Sau- ri vi rin- - ci vi nu ta Si va Sa - kti-ma- ya na vA- - varaNE

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
nArImaNi-Adi-arcita     - O one worshipped by the gems among women!
nava nAtha-antaHkaraNE     - O one residing in the hearts of the Nava Nathas!

s n s g S S s s n d – d n D M m g - s g M ||
nA-rI- maNyA dyar-cita nava nA thA ntaH karaNE

sUri jana saMsEvita      - O one well-worshipped by the wise, learned people!
sundara guru guha karaNE     - O creator of the handsome Guruguha!

S , n d m – M g m g s g s d n s m g m n d M ||
sU ri jana saM sE- vita sun-dara guru guha karaNE

N , n d m - gm g g s s | N , - d , n s g g m m d     ||
N,Dn - ss        m m g - s| s m G - sn sg S – n d         ||
s N- n dm – g g , m M ||

dN, D – dm ; M gmd n sg –ngS nddm g s || snG gs gs               DNS;          ; M GM         ||
nI- ra jA- - kshi kA- - - - - - mA- kshi- nI- ra da              ci ku rE         tri pu rE

dN, D – dm ; M ; gm       , gS- ; S || N ; D N      ; sn , S ,     ; ;   ; ;         ||
nI- ra jA- - kshi kA-     -mA- - kshi nI- ra da     - ciku rE