Goddess

Monday, 29 June 2015

Navavarnam

Kirtis

I. Navavarnam Kritis by Sri Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi on Goddess Kamakshi of Kanchipuram

The Kamakshi Navavarana kritis begin with:

Composition	Ragam	Talam	Description
Sri Ganeshwara	Shanmukhapriya	Adi	Invocatory piece on Lord Ganesha
Vanchasi yadi kusalam	Kalyani	Adi	Dhyana Kriti

The central theme is built around 9 kritis, one for each avarana

Composition	Ragam	Talam	Avarana descibed
Santatam aham seve	Desakshi	Adi	Trailokya mohana
Bhajasva sritripurasundari	Nadanamakriya	Adi	Sarvasha paripooraka
Sarvajeeva dayapari	Suddhasaveri	Misra Chapu	Sarvasamkshobhana
Yogayogeswari	Anandabhairavi	Khanda Triputa	Sarvasowbhagya dayaka
Neelalohitaramani	Balahamsa	Khanda Dhruva	Sarvartha sadhaka
Sadanandamayi	Hindolam	Khanda Matya	Sarvaraskhakara
Sakalaloka nayike	Arabhi	Adi	Sarva rogahara
Sankari srirajarajeswari	Madhyamavati	Adi	Sarvasiddhi pradayaka
Natajana kalpavalli	Punnagavarali	Adi	Sarvanandamaya

The set of compositions is then concluded with:

Composition	Ragam	Talam	Avarana descibed
Haladharanujam	Manirangu	Adi	Mangala Kriti

A special mention must be made of the lines, dEhi dEvi shrI akhilANDEshvari guruguha jananI, in the mangala kriti HaladharAnujaM prAptuM vayam AgatAH, where the composer is said to have stood in front of Goddess Akhilandeswari, to enhance his devotion towards Lord Krishna! It is believed that in Mannargudi, the deity, known as Srividya- Rajagopala, has been placed over the Srichakra.

II. Navavarana compositions popularly known as “Kamalamba navavaranam” by the illustrious composer, Srı Muthuswami Dikshitar, in praise of Goddess Kamalamba of the mammoth temple at Tiruvarur

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Muthuswami_Dikshitar

Tube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Muthuswami+Dikshitar

This set of kirtanams starts with a ‘dhyana (benediction) kirtanam followed by eight compositions in each of the forms (vibhaktis or declensions in the Sanskrit language) of the proper noun, ‘Kamalamba’ or ‘Kamalambika’ and then a ninth kirtanam employing all the 8 vibhaktis and finally concluding in the auspicious mangala kirtanam. The nine ‘vibhakti’ compositions are dedicated to each one of the nava- avaranas of the Sri Chakram.

Composition	Ragam	Talam	Kirtanam description	Avarana/ theme described
Kamalambike	Todi	Rupakam	Dhyana Kirtanam	Dhyana Kirtanam
Kamalamba Samraksatumam	Ananda Bhairavi	Triputa	Prathama Vibhakti (nominative)	Trailokyamohana
Kamalambam Bhajare	Kalyani	Adi	Dvitiya Vibhakti (accusative)	Sarvasaparipuraka
Srikamalambikaya	Sankarabharanam	Rupakam	Tritiya Vibhakti (instrumental)	Sarvasamksobhana
Kamalambikayai	Kambhoji	Ata	Chaturthi Vibhakti (dative)	Sarvasaubhagyadayaka
Sri Kamalambikayah	Bhairavi	Jhampa	Pancami Vibhakti (ablative)	Sarvarthasadhaka
Kamalambikayah	Punnagavarali	Rupakam	Sasthi Vibhakti (genitive)	Sarvaraksakara
Sri Kamalambikayam	Sahana	Triputa	Saptami Vibhakti (locative)	Sarvarogahara
Sri Kamalambike	Ghanta	Adi	Sambodhana Vibhakti (vocative)	Sarvasiddhiprada
Sri Kamalamba Jayati	Ahiri	Rupakam	All eight Vibhaktis	Sarvanandamaya
Sri Kamalambike	Sri	Khanda Ekam	Mangala Kirtanam	Mangala Kirtanam