Meaning for "pAhimAm shrI rAjarAjEshvari krpAkari shankari "

[rhranjana]

Can any one give ne the meaning of this song paahimam sri rAjarAjEshvari in raagam janaranjani
Composed by sri Mahaa Vaidyanaatha Aiyyar

Here is the lyrics:

pAhimAm shrI rAjarAjEshvari krpAkari shankari

Ehi sukham dEhi simhavAhini dayA pravAhini mOhini

ciTTa swaram

pA pa ma ri sa dha pa pa ma ma ri ri sa ri sa ri ga ma pA sA ri ga
ma pA dha pa ma pa dha pa nI sa pa ni Sa Ri Sa Ri Ga Ma Ri
SA Sa dha pa ma rI sA ri ga ma

caraNam

bhaNDa chaNDa muNDa khaNDani mahiSa bhanjani ranjani niranjani
paNDita shrI guhadAsa pOSaNi subhASiNi ripu bhISaNi vara bhUSaNI

Thank you,
ranjana

[rshankar]

pallavI:

Oh queen among queens (rAjarAjESvarI)! Oh granter (karI) of compassion (kripA) and auspiciousness (SaM) [1], please protect (pAhi) me (mAm)!

anupallavI:

Please come to/near me (Ehi) and grant me (dEhi) happiness (sukham), Oh alluring (mOhinI) divine/celestial (divya) lady mounted (vAhini) on a lion (simha)! You are the one from whom compassion (dayA) flows (pravAhinI) endlessly.

caraNam:

Oh spotless (niranjanI) and charming (ranjani) one! You are the one who tore asunder (khaNDani) the demons bhaNDAsura, and the brothers caNDa and muNDa, and the one who annihilated (bhanjani) the evil mahishAsura as well. Oh lady who strikes terror (bhishaNi) into the hearts of her enemies (ripu), and decorates (bhUshaNI) her devotees with gifts/boons (vara), you are the silver-tongued (subhAshiNi) one who cherishes/nourishes (pOshaNi) the learned (paNDita) SrI guhadAsa [2].

[1] SaMkarI - Can also mean the wife of Siva/SaMkara
[2] The composers mudra/ankita

[cmlover]

Good work Shankar!
I guess the composer is Ramasvami Sivan...the brother of Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer who used the same Mudra

[rshankar]

Thanks!