Chintaya Makanda Mula Kandam
A Sanskrit meditation on Ekamranatha at Kanchipuram, associated with the earth element.
| Music | Detail |
|---|---|
| Composer | Muttuswami Dikshitar |
| Raga | Bhairavi |
| Tala | Rupaka |
| Type | Kriti |
| Language | Sanskrit |
Lyrics
Pallavi
cintaya mākanda mūla kandaṃ
cētaḥ śrī sōmāskandam
Anupallavi
santataṃ akhaṇḍa saccidānandaṃ
sāmrājya prada caraṇāravindam
Charanam
mangaḷa-kara manda-hāsa vadanaṃ
māṇikya-maya kāncī sadanaṃ
anga saundarya vijita madanaṃ
antaka sūdanaṃ kunda radanaṃ
Charanam — Madhyama Kala lyrics
uttunga kamanīya vṛṣa turangaṃ bhairavī prasangaṃ
guru guhāntarangaṃ pṛthivī lingam
Meaning
Dikshitar asks his own mind to contemplate Shiva beneath the mango tree, with Uma and Skanda. The lyrics praise his gentle smile, beauty and bull mount, concluding with the earth linga. Bhairavi appears as the goddess's name within the charanam, echoing the raga.