🌺 The SanKirtana is focused on 'Neerajanam' (part of shodasa-upachara pooja ritual) in praise of Sri Mahalakshmi Devi. 🙏
The Shodasa - Upachara Pooja (ritual worship consisting of 16 services) has a two-fold purpose:
1. To uplift the five senses o...
Jagati Nalamaelmamga Chakkadanamulakella Nigudu Nija Sobhanapu Neeraajanam
🌺 Translation:
To that feminine form (kanyaka) who manifested from the ocean of milk and is residing on a lotus, to that Sri Mahalakshmi – Neerajanam. 🙏
To that lotus-eyed face, to those firm & attractive breasts – Neerajanam from a lighted camphor. 🙏
To that woman's hair-bun, to those tender hands (as delicate as a lotus) – Neerajanam with heaps of rubies. 🙏
To that woman's lotus feet with slender toes 👣 – A continuous Neerajanam with pearls. 🙏
To that woman's wonderful hips & loin and to Her prominent navel (nijanaabhi) – A Neerajanam with many colors and hues done with a lot of zeal & enthusiasm. 🙏
To Her flourishing feminity (beaming feminine traits) as the consort of loving Sree Venkatesa – Neerajanam. 🙏
To that Alamelumanga who outdoes all the beautiful niceties in the world - An eternal, dazzling Neerajanam. 🙏
🌺 🌺 Here's M.S. Subbulakshmi & Radha Viswanathan Garu performing an arati to Sree Mahalakshmi with their soulful voices. An Annamayya classic from the Sringara genre. 🙏