Kāmākṣi anudinamu
A prayer to Kamakshi of Kanchi, unfolding through eight lyrical sections in Bhairavi.
| Music | Detail |
|---|---|
| Composer | Syama Sastri |
| Raga | Bhairavi |
| Tala | Misra Chapu (also sung in Misra-jati Eka) |
| Type | Svarajati |
| Language | Telugu |
Lyrics
Pallavi
kāmākṣi anudinamu maravakanē
nī pādamula dikkanucu nammitini śrī kāñci
Charanam 1 — Svara lyrics
kundaradanā kuvalayanayanā talli rakṣiñcu
Charanam 2 — Svara lyrics
kambugaḷa nīradacikurā vidhuvadanā māyamma
Charanam 3 — Svara lyrics
kumbhakuca madamatta gajagama
padmabhava hari śambhu nutapada
śaṅkarī nīvunā cintala vēvēga dīrccammā ipuḍu
Charanam 4 — Svara lyrics
bhaktajana kalpalatikā karuṇālayā sadayā giritanaya
kāvavē śaraṇāgatuḍugadā tāmasamu sēyaka varamosagu
Charanam 5 — Svara lyrics
pātakamulanu dīrcci nī pada bhakti santatamīyavē
pāvanigadā mōravinadā parākēlanammā vinamma
Charanam 6 — Svara lyrics
kaluṣahāriṇi sadā nataphaladāyakiyani birudu bhuvilō
galigina dōrayanucu vēdamu mōraliḍagavini
Charanam 7 — Svara lyrics
nīpa vana nilayā surasamudayā kara vidhṛta kuvalayā
mada danuja vāraṇa mṛgēndrārccita kaluṣa damana ghanā
aparimita vaibhavamu gala nī smaraṇa madilō
dalacina janādulaku bahu sampadalaniccēvipuḍu
mākabhayamiyyavē
Charanam 8 — Svara lyrics
śyāmakṛṣṇa sahōdarī śivaśaṅkarī paramēśvari
hariharādulaku nī mahimalu gaṇimpa taramā sutudammā
abhimānamu lēdā nāpai dēvī parākēlanē
brōvavē ipuḍu śrī bhairavi
Meaning
The singer places unwavering trust in Kamakshi’s feet and asks her to remove distress. Each section praises another aspect of the goddess: her beauty, compassion, protection and power to grant blessings. The final appeal is personal—if even the gods cannot measure her greatness, will she not care for the child who calls to her?