vINA-pustaka-dhAriNIm - Sriranjani S & Aishwarya VR

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Sachi_R
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vINA-pustaka-dhAriNIm - Sriranjani S & Aishwarya VR

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I very much liked the rendition of this kriti I saw just uploaded on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/Qy9Cu-lvs9U

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vINA book dhAriNIm - rAgaM vEga vAhini - tALaM khaNDa Ekam

pallavi
vINA pustaka dhAriNImASrayE
vEga vAhinIM vANImASrayE

anupallavi
ENAGka yuta jaTAjUTa makuTAM tAM
EkAgra citta nidhyAtAM vidhi kAntAm

caraNam
parAdyakhila Sabda svarUpAvakASAM
paurNamI candrikA dhavaLa sankASAM
karAravindAM kalyANadAM bhAshAM
kanaka campaka dAma bhUshA viSEshAm
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
nirantaraM bhakta jihvAgra vAsAM
nikhila prapanca sankOca vikAsAM
narAdhamAnana vilOka SOkApahAM
nara hari hara guru guha pUjita vigrahAm

May I share my own attempt at meanings please!?

vINA pustaka dhAriNIm - The Goddess holding the veena and the sacred book
ASrayE - I seek refuge in
vEga vAhinIM vANIm -(Raga mudra) the flowing river of knowledge (Vedic civilisation is called Sarasvati civilisation, Swami Vivekananda even pointed out the exact spot through his mystical vision of the river), Goddess of Speech Sarasvati
ASrayE - I seek refuge in

ENAGka yuta - adorned with the moon (bearing the deer image)
jaTAjUTa makuTAM -with matted locks as/and the crown
tAM - Her
EkAgra citta - with single pointed mind
nidhyAtAM - to be meditated upon
vidhi kAntAm - the consort of Brahma


parAdi - the four vidyas of Devi worship starting with Para
akhila - entire
Sabda - knowledge
svarUpa - collective body
avakASAM - The one encompassing it
paurNamI candrikA - the moonlight of the full moon
dhavaLa sankASAM - with her physical form as white as
karAravindAM - her hands are lotus-like
kalyANadAM - giver of auspiciousness
bhAshAM - the Goddess of speech
kanaka campaka - golden coloured Champaka flowers
dAma - garland
bhUshA -wearing
viSEshAm - resplendent as such

nirantaraM - always
bhakta jihvAgra vAsAM - residing at the tip of devotees' tongues
nikhila prapanca - entire creation of five elements
sankOca vikAsAM - who is ever expanding it from its compactness
narAdhamAnana - faces of despicable men
vilOka SOkApahAM - remover of the distress caused by gazing on (those faces)
nara hari hara guru guha pUjita vigrahAm - The Goddess whose form/image is worshipped by Vishnu (Nrisimha),Shiva, and Skanda - Dikshitar's mudra

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