55. श्यामलाङ्गी śyāmalāṅgī
श्यामलाङ्गी-कृत-वामभाग कोमलाङ्गज-शर-भङ्ग |
śyāmalāṅgī-kr̥ta-vāmabhāga kōmalāṅgaja-śara-bhaṅga |
Translation:
śyāmalāṅgī kr̥ta vāma bhāga - O One who has made (kr̥ta) Parvati, who has a dark-hued (śyāmala) body (aṅga), take your left (vāma) side (bhāga) !
kōmala aṅgaja śara bhaṅga - O One who caused the destruction (bhaṅga) of the tender (kōmala) arrows (śara) of Manmatha (aṅgaja) !
O One who has made (kr̥ta) Parvati, who has a dark-hued (śyāmala) body (aṅga), take your left (vāma) side (bhāga) ! O One who caused the destruction (bhaṅga) of the tender (kōmala) flower arrows (śara) of Manmatha (aṅgaja) !
Notes:
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| Ardhanaareeshvara - Artist S Rajam |
Manmatha’s arrows are flowers and are therefore described as tender.
Destroying the arrows of Manmatha implies conquering desire.
56. षण्मुखप्रिया ṣaṇmukha-priyā
षण्मुख-प्रियङ्गुप्रिय-जनक हिरण्मयाङ्ग-नत शरभाङ्ग |
ṣaṇmukha-priyaṅgupriya-janaka hiraṇmayāṅga-nata śarabhāṅga |
Translation:
ṣaṇmukha priyaṅgu priya janaka - O Father (janaka) of the six-faced (ṣaṇmukha) Subrahmanya, to whom Priyangu is dear (priya) !
hiraṇmaya aṅga nata - O One worshipped (nata) by Brahma, who has a golden (hiraṇmaya) body (aṅga) !
śarabha aṅga - O One who took the body (aṅga) of a Sharabha !
O Father (janaka) of the six-faced (ṣaṇmukha) Subrahmanya,to whom Priyangu is dear (priya) ! O One worshipped (nata) by Brahma, who has a golden (hiraṇmaya) body (aṅga)! - O One who took the body (aṅga) of a Sharabha !
Notes:
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| Sharabeshwara on a pillar in the Madambakkam temple |
Priyangu refers to the millet (panicum italicum) known as “tinai” in Tamil. The offering of the flour of this millet, cooked and served with honey, “tenum tinaimavum”, is traditionally a favourite of Subrahmanya.
Shiva once took the form of a Sharabha, a form which is part-man, part-lion and part-bird, with wings, four hands and four legs. He assumed this to quell the pride of Narasimha (Vishnu as a man-lion). Shiva as Sharabeshvara is worshipped in many temples.
57. सिंहेन्द्रमध्यम siṁhēndramadhyama
हर सिंहेन्द्र-मध्यमार्धाङ्ग नरसिंहाजिनाम्बर |
hara siṁhēndra-madhyamārdhāṅga narasiṁhājināmbara |
Translation:
hara - O Shiva!
siṁha indra madhyamā ardha aṅga - O One with half (ardha) of your body (aṅga) as Parvati, whose waist (madhyama) is like that of the king (indra) of lions (siṁha) !
nara siṁha - O Lion (siṁha) among men (nara) !
ajina ambara - O One who wears the skin (ajina) [of a tiger and an elephant] as garments (ambara) !
O Shiva, who has half (ardha) of your body (aṅga) as Parvati, the slender one, whose waist (madhyama) is like that of the king (indra) of lions (siṁha) ! O Lion (siṁha) among men (nara) ! O One who wears the skin (ajina) [of a tiger and an elephant] as garments (ambara) !
Notes:
The lion’s middle is often used as a simile to describe the form of gods and goddesses. Eg ‘karihara madhyē’ in the Geetham ‘kamala sulōcana’.
58. हेमवती hēmavatī
पुरहर हैमवती-मनोहर हर रक्षित-सुरनिकर |
purahara haimavatī-manōhara hara rakṣita-suranikara |
Translation:
pura hara - O destroyer (hara) of the three cities (pura) !
haimavatī manō hara - O One who captivates (hara) the heart (manō) of Parvati, the daughter of Himavan !
hara - O Shiva !
rakṣita sura nikara - O One who has protected (rakṣita) the assembly (nikara) of gods (sura) !
59. धर्मवती dharmavatī
विदित-धर्मावतिकायजिद्रामौ मुदितमनास्त्वं रक्षितवान् |
vidita-dharmāvatikāyajidrāmau muditamanāstvaṁ rakṣitavān |
Translation:
mudita manāḥ - With a pleased (mudita) heart (manāḥ),
tvaṁ - you
rakṣitavān - have protected
atikāya jid - Lakshmana, the victor (jit) of Atikaya,
rāmau - and Rama,
vidita dharmau - [who are] well-aware (vidita) of righteousness (dharma) !
With a glad (mudita) heart (manāḥ), you (tvaṁ) protected (rakṣitavān) Rama as well as Lakshmana who conquered (jit) Atikaya, both of them knowing (vidita) Dharma well.
Notes:
Atikaya is the son of Ravana and Dhanyamalini, and is one of the principal heroes killed in battle by Lakshmana.
60. नीतिमती nītimatī
नीतिमतीह जनेSतिप्रियोसि प्रीति-मतिरहितान् शिक्षितवान् |
nītimatīha janēStipriyōsi prīti-matirahitān śikṣitavān |
Translation:
asi - [You] are
atipriya - very affectionate
nītimati - towards righteous
janē - persons,
iha - here, [in this world].
śikṣitavān - [You] have punished
prīti mati rahitān - those devoid (rahitān) of love (prīti) and intelligence (mati) !
You are tenderly affectionate (atipriya) towards people (janē) with ethical values (nītimati)
here (iha), in this world. You have punished (śikṣitavān) those without (rahitān) of affection (prīti) and wisdom (mati) !
Notes:
Being devoid of love, kindness and wisdom implies a demoniac or Asura nature.
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