Dikshitar Navagraha Kriti - 6; Shri Sukra Bhagavantham – Raga Paraz – Khanda jati ata talam

The sixth composition of the Navagraha Kritis of Shri Muthuswamy Dikshitar.
Rendered By Shri Thiruvananthapuram R Geethakrishnan & Smt Veena Balaji
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The Sahitya is replete with many astrological germs. Actually Sukra (Venus)is Rakshasa guru accepted as one of the Navagrahas. The use of Pharaz, a desiya rakti raga has significance. In fact Pharaz is a foreign raga adopted into the Carnatic music fold. It is highly appropriate that Dikshitar has employed this raga for his song on this Graha who is the Rakshasa guru and also karaka for kalatra, martial happiness and last, but not the least, for musical abilities.
Pallavi
shrIshukrabhagavantam cintayami santatam sakalatattvajhnam
Anupallavi
he shukrabhagavan mam ashu palaya vrshatuladhIsha daityahitopadesham keshavakatakshaikanetram kiritadharam dhavalagatram
Charanam
vimshativatsarodudashavibhagam ashtavargam kavim kalatrakarakam ravinirjaraguruvairinam navamshahoradrekkanadi vargottamavasarasamaye vakroccanichasvakshetravarakendramulatrikone
Madhyamakalam
Trimshamsha shashtyamshairavatamsha parijatamsha gopuramsha rajayogakarakam rajyapradam guruguhamudam
Meaning :
I always meditate upon the God Shukra, the knower of all truths.
Rescue me quickly Oh Shukra, Lord of the houses of Tula and Vrisa and sound counsellor to all demons. Whose one eye was safeguarded by the grace of Kesava, who is the wearer of the crown and of white substance.
Whose beneficial influence on the various constellations is for the duration of twenty years, one having eight vargas, the poet, beneficent planet for marital bliss, inimical to Surya and Brhaspati, who while in navamsha, hora, drekana, vakra, nicaj, ucca, svaksetra, varakendra, and in the mulatrikone ... and while in the different amshas, trimsamsha sastyamsha, airavatamsha, parijatamsha, gopuramsha, bestows royalty and kingdoms and delights Guruguha.