Divine Song - Shri Muttu Swami Deekshitar Kriti - C Vijayachandra Kumar

Ragam: Amrutavarshini; Talam: Aadi

Aanandaamrutaakarshini Amrutavarshini

Haraadi poojithe! Sive! Bhavaani!

Sree nandanaadi Samrakshini

Sree Guruguja Janani! Chidroopini!

Charanam (on faster tempo)

Sadaananda Hrudaya nilaye! Sadaye!

Sadyassu Vrushti Hetave Twaam!

Santatam Chintaye Amruteswari

Salilam Varshaya Varshaya Varshaya

Meaning: There is a historical importance to this Kriti sung by Sri Muttuswami Deekshitaar. The episode goes like this. Muttuswami’s brother Baalu swami left the house on a pilgrimage. For a few years Muttuswami could not know his whereabouts. He comes to know that at a place called Yettayyapuram his brother was marrying. With all happiness, he travels towards that village and finds that whole lands were barren and got dried up. He prayed for rain and invoked the goddess. The last line of the kriti says Varshaya, Varshaya, Varshaya meaning come on rain rain rain. It remained so heavily and he requested the goddess to stop, stop, stop by saying Stambhaya Stambhaya Stambhaya; then it stopped. That was the power of the devotion to the goddess.

Pallavi: Oh! Mother! You attract all the devotees with your bliss! You rain nectar on us! You are worshipped by Lord Siva! Oh! The one who gives all auspicious things! Oh Bhavaani!

Anupallavi: You the savior of Sri Vishnu (Sri nandana means one who gives happiness to Goddess Lakshmi)! The mother of Subrahmanya! Oh! The glowing Goddess. (the word Chit means that which shines/glows on its own).

Charanam: You stay in the hearts of those who always enjoy. You are the goddess responsible for the downpour of rain. I always pray you and seek your blessings. Please rain! Please rain! Please rain!

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