Devi Mina Netri
A prayer to Meenakshi that surrounds a request for protection with richly layered names and images of the goddess.
| Music | Detail |
|---|---|
| Composer | Syama Sastri |
| Raga | Shankarabharanam |
| Tala | Adi |
| Type | Kriti |
| Language | Telugu |
Lyrics
Pallavi
dēvī mīnanētrī brōva rāvē daya cēyavē brōvarāvammā
Anupallavi
sēviñcavāri kellanu cintāmaṇiyai yunnārā
Charanam 1
bālā nīvē gatiyani ninnē cālā nammina nāpai parākēlā dayacēya nīkidi mēlā divyāmbā
kālā divirāṇī sadguṇa śīlā kīravāṇī dēvī nīla nīradavēṇī trilōka jananī dēvī mahēśvarī bhavāni
Charanam 2
ambā mukha nirjita śata dhara bimbā rakṣita dēvatātavammā natanija suta guha hērambhāmbā
śyāmaḷāmbā bimbādharī gaurī kādamba vihārī ambā kambu kaṇṭhī himāśaila vṛkṣa pālikā dēvī bālāmbikā ambā
Charanam 3
vāṇī ramā vandita rudrāṇī nī sāṭevaru kalyāṇī śyāmakṛṣṇanutā kīravāṇī vīṇā vinōdini śrī
cakrakōṇē nivāsinī gīrvāṇa vandita padāravindā śivā dēvī kātyāyanī ambā
Meaning
The singer asks the fish-eyed goddess to come and show mercy. She is compared to a wish-fulfilling jewel for those who serve her, making the devotee's appeal an expression of confidence in her nature. The verses gather images of beauty and sovereignty, her motherhood of Guha and Heramba, and her delight in the vina. Alongside those praises remains the question of why she delays helping someone who trusts her. The many attributes return to a single request for compassionate protection.