Ramnad Krishnan | Raga Saveri | Shankari Shankuru

Shankari Shankuru Raga - Saveri / Talam - Adi (Thisra nadai) / Composer - Shyama Sastri Pallavi: Sankari SaM-kuru candra mukhi akhil(A)ND(E)Svari SAmbhavi sarasija bhava vanditE gauri amba Anupallavi sankaTa hAriNi ripu vidAriNi kalyANi sadA nata phala dAyikE hara nAyikE jagaj-janani (Sankari) Charanam 1 jambu pati vilAsini jagad-avan(O)llAsini kambu kandharE bhavAni kapAla dhAriNi SUlini (Sankari) Charanam 2 angaja ripu tOshiNi akhila bhuvana pOshiNi mangaLa pradE mRDAni marALa sannibha gamani (Sankari) Charanam 3 SyAma kRshNa sOdari SyAmaLE SAt(O)dari sAma gAna lOlE bAlE sad(A)rti bhanjana-SIlE (Sankari) Meaning Pallavi: O Sankari! Please give (kuru) (literally do) us welfare (SaM) (SaM-kuru). O Moon (candra) Faced (mukhi) Mother akhilANDESvari (literally Goddess of entire cosmos)! O SAmbhavi (literally wife of Sambhu – Siva)! O Mother worshipped (vanditE) by brahmA – resident (bhava) in lotus (sarasija)! O gauri! O amba! Anupallavi: O Reliever (hAriNi) (literally destroyer) of anxiety (sankaTa)! O Destroyer (vidAriNi) of enemies (ripu)! O kalyANi! O Bestower (dAyikE) of results (phala) (literally fruit) to those who always (sadA) supplicate (nata)! O Consort (nAyikE) of Siva (hara)! O Generator (janani) of this Universe (jagat) (jagaj-janani)! O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped by brahmA! O gauri! O amba! Charanam 3: O SyAmaLA (SyAmaLE) - sister (sOdari) of vishNu – SyAma kRshNa! O Slender (SAta) waisted (udari) (SAtOdari)! O bAlA (bAlE) - enjoyer (lOlE) of sAma gAna (literally recitation of sAma vEda)! O Mother who is always (sadA) intent (SIlE) on relieving (bhanjana) (bhanjana-SIlE) the problems (Arti) of devotees! O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped by brahmA! O gauri! O amba! Lyrics and meaning: www.shivkumar.org