Akhilāṇḍeśvari
verified pallaviAkhilandeshwari
Dvijāvanti rāga · Rūpaka Tāla tāla·kshetra
Akhilāṇḍeśvari rakṣa mām
Interactive notation — click any svara to hear it
Theme
Goddess of the whole universe — Jambukēśvaram śrī
A deeper bhāva note is being authored by our musicologist; this short theme stands in until then.
Sahitya
Akhilāṇḍeśvari rakṣa mām, āgama-sampradāya-nipuṇē
Goddess of the entire universe — protect me, O mistress versed in the āgama tradition.
Description of Akhilāṇḍeśvarī at Jambukēśvaram
The anupallavi describes the goddess as she resides at Jambukēśvaram (Tiruvānaikkāval), consort of Jambukēśvara, the water-liṅga of the Pañcabhūta set.
Tāla — Rūpaka Tāla
Dhruta + laghu(4) = 6 beats. Common for varnam + kīrtanas.
8 beats per āvarta · this notation spans ? cycle(s)
Paramparā
Saṅgīta Sampradāya Pradarśinī (1904)