Akṣayaliṅgavibhō
A major Sanskrit kriti of Muttuswami Dikshitar in Shankarabharanam.
| Music | Detail |
|---|---|
| Composer | Muttuswami Dikshitar |
| Raga | Shankarabharanam / Dheerashankarabharanam |
| Tala | Misra Chapu (also sung in Misra-jati Eka) |
| Type | Kriti |
| Language | Sanskrit |
The song addresses Shiva as Akshayalingeswara at Kivalur.
Lyrics
Pallavi
akṣaya liṅga vibhō svayambhō
akhilāṇḍa kōṭi prabhō pāhi śambhō
Anupallavi
akṣara svarūpa amita pratāpa
ārūḍha vṛṣa vāha jaganmōha
Madhyama-kala sahityam
dakṣa śikṣaṇa dakṣatara sura lakṣaṇa
vidhi vilakṣaṇa lakṣya lakṣaṇa
bahu vicakṣaṇa sudhā bhakṣaṇa
guru kaṭākṣa vīkṣaṇa
Charanam
badarī vana mūla nāyikā sahita
bhadra kāḷīśa bhakta vihita
madana janakādi dēva mahita
māyā kārya kalanā rahita
sadaya guru guha tāta guṇātīta
sādhu janōpēta śaṅkara
navanīta hṛdaya vibhāta tumburu saṅgīta
hrīṃkāra saṃbhūta hēma giri nātha
Madhyama-kala sahityam
sadāśrita kalpaka mahī ruha
padāmbuja bhava ratha gaja turaga
padāti saṃyuta caitrōtsava
sadāśiva saccidānandamaya
Meaning
The singer asks Akshayalinga, the eternal and self-manifest Shiva, for protection. The praise recalls his bull mount, his compassion, his association with the goddess and his role as Guruguha's father. The final passage evokes a Chaitra festival procession with chariots, elephants, horses and foot soldiers, and addresses Shiva as existence, consciousness and bliss.