Kamalaambikaayai

Fourth Avarana Kriti

Ragam: Khamboji
Thalam: Khanda Ata

Dikshitar glorifies the fourth avarana of the Sri Chakra. This avarana is called the Chaturdasaram; the Chakra is Sarvasaubhagyadayaka chakra, ‘grants excellence’; Fourteen shaktis preside over this chakra.

In this kriti Dikshitar says, I salute You, Kamalamba, You who wear golden clothes and enjoy camphor-flavored betal.

You are the younger sister of Vishnu, the spouse of Lakshmi. You are Kameshvari, and are the unborn one, daughter of Mount Himalaya, worshiped with the sound Hrim. You who reside in Kamalanagara, destroy the dishonest ones, wear lovely golden chains, and remove the sins we commit in the Kali age.

Physical violence, lewdness, using foul language, insulting elders and hurting someone purposely are all considered sins.

You possess lotus-like feet, which bestow all fortune. You embody the fourth Avarana containing the Shakti Samkshobhini, and rule the fourteen manifest worlds. You are the heart of the strong tradition to which Guruguha belongs. You are of flawless beauty and complexion. You are called Aparna. You are the bird Hamsa. You hold in your charming hands a bow and arrows. You, as the Chakra contain fourteen Konas triangles. You are besmeared with Kunkuma. You are the creator of movable as well as unmovable phenomena. You whose black hair triumphs over the blue clouds are the plenitude of consciousness and bliss.