nIlakaNTa shivan compositions

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  1. Anandha naTam ADuvAr
  2. unnaiththavira vERillai
  3. enRaikku shiva
  4. shambhO mahAdEva

  1. Anandha naTam ADuvAr
  2. rAgam : pUrvI kalyANi thALam : rUpakam pallavi Anandha naTam ADuvAr thillai ambalam thannil aDipaNibavarkku apajayam illai (Anandha) anupallavi thAnandam illAdha rUpan thajjam thakajham thakajhaNu thaLAngu thaka thathingiNathOm thaLAngu thaka thathingiNathOm thaka dhimi thaka thathingiNathOm en (RAnandha) caraNam 1 vanycakam illAdha aDiyAr kuvikka vAnavar munivar Anavar thudhikka canycala vizi mAdhumaiyAL maDikkath -thakkiTa tharikiTa thongiTa dhiththimi dhimi thaka thathingiNa thakathOm thakathOm thakathOm thaka dhimi thaka thathingiNathOm en (RAnandha) caraNam 2 bhAgya muyalagan mIdhoru kAl thAkkip bhakthar thozha maRRa oRRaikkAlum thUkki Akki aLippOrai mELakkArar Akki ambara nAtha cidhambara shambhu sadAshiva sundhara arai maNi shala-shalavena aNi paNi khala-khala vena (Anandha) caraNam 3 pAdhi madhi jyOthi phaLIr phaLIr enna pAdha shilamboli ghalIr ghalIr enna Adhi kaRai uNDa nIlakNTham minna ara pura hara shiva sundhara aruL gurupara shiva shankara aNDamum piNDamum ADiDa eNdhicaiyum pugaz pADa (Ananda)

  3. unnaiththavira vERillai
  4. raagam: curuTTi thaaLam: Adhi pallavi unnaith thavira vERillai gadhiyenakku unnaith thavira vERillai anupallavi annai thanthaiyum nIyE akila bandhuvum nIyE annai umaiyAl nEyA anbarkkaruL cakAyA (unnaith) caraNam 1 pakalum iravum nIyE palathAm dheyvamum nIyE sukamum dhukkamum nIyE sOma cUDAmaNiyE (unnaith) caraNam 2 ikamum paramum nIyE ellAp poruLum nIyE sakala kalaiyum nIyE shambhO dhayAnithiyE caraNam 3 kaNDadhevaiyum nIyE kANAdhavaiyum nIyE kaNDAr kAkshiyE nIlakaNTa krupAnidhiyE

  5. enRaikku shiva
  6. raagam: mugAri thaaLam: misra chApu pallavi enRaikku shiva krupai varumO Ezai en mana sancalam aRumO (enRaikku) anupallavi kanRuk kuralaik kETTuk kanindhu varum pashu pOl onRukkum anjAdha enRan uLLaththuyaram nIkki (enRaikku) caraNam uNDAna pOdhu vegu urai muRaiyOrgaL vandhu koNDADith thoNDADik koLvAr dhanam kuRaindhAl kaNDAlum pEcAr indha kaiththavamAna pollAc caNDALa ulagaththai cArgathi cella (enraikku)

  7. shambhO mahAdEva
  8. rAgam: bUpALam thALam: rUpakam pallavi shambhO mahAdEva sharanam shrI kAla hastIsha anupallavi ambhOja sambhavanum anbAna mAyavanum aDimuDi kANA neDumalai vANa akhila bhuvana paripAlA sakala varaguNa vishAlA (shambhO) caraNam aRiyEn, cinnanjyciRiyEn unakku anantham danDaniTTEn aparAthangaL muzuthum kshamiththaruLvaai kai kumbiTTEn parivAi un sol kanavil kaNDu pizaikkum vazi thoTTEn pEdhaiyakilum un pAdham paNindhEn perukiya bhavavinai thIrum, guru paranE karuNaik kaN pArum (shambhO) Meaning: Ambhuja sambavanum - one who was born in a lotus (Brahma) Anbaana Maayavanum - the lovable Vishnu Adi Mudi Kaana, Nedumalai Vaana - refers to the Puraana episode in which Brahama and Vishnu could not find the feet (adi) or the crown (Mudi) of Shiva, Nedumalai - Kailasa, vANA - one who resides in (kailasha), Akhila Bhuvana paripaala - one who protects the universe (all worlds) Sakala Varaguna Vishaala - one who personifies all the fine qualities Ariyen, chinnam chiriyen - I am an ignorant small child Unakhanantham Dandanitten - I salute you many times Aparathangal muzhuthum Kshamitharulvai - forgive all my sins Kai Kumbitten - I worship you with folded hands Parivaai Un Sol Kanavil Kandu -after listening to your grace in my dream Pizhaikkum Vazhi Thotten - learned the way to live Pethaiyakilum Un Paatham Paniyum - though I am a naive ignorant person ('pethai'), let me worship your feet Perukiya bhavavinai theerum - please remove the growing earthly sins Guru parane, Karunaik kan paarum - Oh the Supreme teacher, bestow your grace on me


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