Manikya Veena - Odissi 

                                

Lyrics:

Manikya veenamupalalayathim
Madalasam manjula vagvilasam
Mahendra neeladwithy komalanki
Mathanga kanyam manasa smarami

I see Thee holding a Veena made of  Ruby

 

Thou art attractive with a beauteous face

And endowed with a smile and voice sweet

Who shines like a jewel brilliant
And elegant with figure perfect

I bow mentally to Thee, O daughter of Matanga

( Matangi is the Tantric equivalent of Saraswati ).

 

Chathur bhuje chandra kalavathamse
Kuchonnathe kunkuma raga shone
Pundrekshu pashankusha pushpa bana haste
Namaste jagatheka mathah

 

O Thou who has Hands Four

With the beauty of a Moon Full

Heavily breasted, with red nostrils
Who holds weapons like rope,

Discus, spear and flower arrow

I bow to the only Mother of the Universe !

Maata marakatashyama
Maatangi madhushalini
Kuryaat kataaksham kalyani
Kadamba vanavaasini

 

O Mother of bluish hue
O honeyed Matangi

Grace me with Thy Glance

O Dweller in the forest !

Jaya maatanga tanaye,
Jaya neelotpala dyute
Jaya sangeeta rasike,
Jaya leela shuka priye.

 

Hail the Daughter of Matanga

Hail O Bluish One

Hail O Reveller in Music

Hail O Lover of Cosmic Play !

Sudha samudraanta Hridyanmani dweepa Samroodha bilvaatalee madhya Kalpa
dhruva kalpa kaadamba kaantaara vaasapriye

Krittivaasapriye, Sarvaloka priye, Vallaki vaalana Prakriyalola thaalee
dalaabadda Thaatanka bhusha visheshaanvithe Siddhasammaanithe

Deva devesha daityesha yakshesha bhootesha vaageesha konesha vaayuvagni
Kotiraa maanikya sankrushta baalaa tapoddaama laakshaara saarunya lakshmi
gruheetaantvi padamdvaye

Advaye, Kotira navaratna peethastithe, Sustithe, Shankha
padmadvayopaashrithe Aashrithe,
Devidurga vatukshetra paalairyuthe
Matta maatanga kanya samoohanvithe...

Sarva yantratmike, Sarva mantratmike
Sarva thantratmike Sarva mudratmike
Sarva shaktyatmike Sarva varnatmike,
Sarva roope, jaganmaatruke,
Hey jaganmaatruke,

Paahimaam... Paahimaam. Paahimaam Paahi...