Anandamritakarshini

A short Sanskrit prayer to the goddess, asking her to bring life-giving rain.

Music	Detail
Composer	Muttuswami Dikshitar
Raga	Amritavarshini
Tala	Adi
Type	Kriti
Language	Sanskrit

Lyrics

Pallavi

ānandāmṛtākarṣiṇi amṛta varṣiṇi
harādi pūjitē śivē bhavāni

Samashti charanam

śrī nandanādi saṃrakṣiṇi
śrī guru guha janani cidrūpiṇi

Samashti charanam — Madhyama Kala lyrics

sānanda hṛdaya nilayē sadayē
sadyassuvṛṣṭi hētavē tvāṃ
santataṃ cintayē amṛtēśvari
salilaṃ varṣaya varṣaya varṣaya

Meaning

The prayer addresses the goddess as the giver of bliss, the mother of Guruguha and the embodiment of consciousness. It asks her compassionately and repeatedly to send rain. The repeated final word, varshaya, makes that request especially direct.