Tag: Guruvayur

The Dance of the Yuga – Conclusion – Prayer – Carnatic Musing 9

I consider myself as extremely fortunate to make an attempt to understand the Dance of the Yuga from a three dimensional (Literary, Music and Dance) perspective. My learning has been immense. There is only one to thank – The Lord Himself. What better way to conclude these set of blogs than with a composition by Lalitha Dasar made universally popular by the legendary Carnatic Musician Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagawathar and later on by Dr KJ Yesudass.

Audio Link – Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagawathar

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x2zl12skipscsra/Paavana%20Guru%20%20-%20Chembai%20-%20%20Hamsaanandi-NbjeMhwgo2Q.mp3?dl=0

Audio Link – KJ Yesudass

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9perlmzyaxii7bv/Padmasree%20Dr%20KJ.%20Yesudas-Paavanaguru%20Pavanapura%20-Chembai%20Sangeetholsavam-Classical-uu1Qp9aPYqE.mp3?dl=0

Meaning in English

I surrender to the holy lord of the town created by Lord Guru and Lord Pavan (Guruvayur). The Lord is Sri. Krishna, who is dark like the rain bearing cloud and lives in the cattle rearing village (Gokulam). He is worshipped by Narada and Shiva and is the is protector of the three worlds. He is worshipped by Brahma and Indra ,shines greatly holding a flute and gives happiness to the damsels of his village. He cannot be defeated and is very magnanimous. He as pretty as hundred Gods of Love (Manmatha). He is a never ending source of mercy and is like the Chakora bird to the moon like face of Radha. He is the divine brother of Parvathi.

Sanskrit Verses

Pallavi

पावनगुरु पवन पुराधिषमाश्रये

Anupallavi

जीवनधर सङ्काशं कृष्णं

गोलोकेशं जीवनधर नारद गिरीशं

त्रिभुवनावनान्वेषम्

Charanam

पूजितविधिपुरन्दरं राजितमुरलीधरं

व्रजललनाऽऽनन्दकरं अजितमुदारम् – कृष्ण

स्मरशतशुभकाकारं निरवधि करुणापूरं

राधावदनचकोरं ललितासोदरं परम्

English Transliteration

pallavi

pAvanaguru pavana purAdhiShamAshrayE

anupallavi

jIvanadhara sankAsham krSNam gOlOkEsham bhAvita nArada girIsham tribhuvanAvanAvEsham….pavana

caraNam

pUjitavidhi purandaram rAjita muraLIdharam vraja lalanAnandakaram ajitamudAram

smarashada shubhakAkaram niravadhi karuNApUram rAdhA vadana cakOram laLitA sOdaram param…pavana

Meaning of the Sanskrit Words

Pallavi

पावन – pure/holy

गुरु – Lord Guru

पवन – Lord Vayu

पुराधि – Town

षमाश्रये – surrender

Anu Pallavi

जीवनधर – life preserving or water bearing (cloud)

सङ्काशं – appearance

कृष्णं – Lord Krishna

गोलोकेशं – गो लोकेशं cow, leader of the world

भावित – worshipped

नारद – Saint NArada

गिरीशं – Who lives in the Mountains (Lord Shiva)

त्रिभुवन – three worlds            

अवन – preserver/protects

अवॆशम् – posses

पूजित – Worshipped

विधि – destiny (in this case Brahma who decides destiny)

पुरन्दरं – name of Indira

राजित – brilliant/illuminated

मुरलीधरं – flute playing

व्रज – group/band/flock

ललना – woman

अनन्दकरं – delighting

अजितं -unconquered

उदारम् – generous /bountiful/illustrious/lofty

स्मरशत- स्मर शत – cupid hundred

शुभाका कारं – शुभ , beauty, author/source

निरवधि – infinite/endless

करुणापूरं – compassion/mercy

राधा – Radha

वदन – face

चकोरं – Chakora ird

ललिता – Parvati

सोदरं – brother

परम् – divine/supreme

Meaning in Tamil

பல்லவி

திருத்தலகுரு வாயூர் அப்பனை சரணமடைந்தேனே

அனுபல்லவி

கருமேக வண்ணன் கண்ணன் ஆயர்பாடி நாயகன்

கயிலை ஏகம்பனும் நாரதனும் வணங்கும்

மூவுலகு காத்தருளும்…… திருத்தல

சரணம்

பிரமனும் இந்திரனும் துதிக்கும் ஒளிநிறை குழலோனே

கோபியரின் மனமகிழ் வெல்லஇயலா தயாளனே- கண்ணா

காமன் நூறினும் மேல் எழில்கூட்டும் அழகன் அளவிலா கருணையன்

ராதையின் வதனம் எதிர்நோக்கும் நிலவருந்துபுள் பறவையவன்

உமையவளின் அருள்திரு சகோதரன் …….. திருத்தல

The Dance of the Yuga – Part 1 – Narayaneeyam – Dasakam 55 – Blog 2 – Slokas 6-10

“இயல்” Literary/Prose – Sensing through Bhakti – Narayana Nambhoodhri (Bhattadhri) – Narayaneeyam Dasakam 55

Audio Link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h6emn8fe9i36qax/kalinga%20narthanam%20-%20Narayaneeyam.mp3?dl=0

Sanskrit Sloka 6

ज्वलदक्षि परिक्षरदुग्रविष–

श्वसनोष्मभर: स महाभुजग: ।

परिदश्य भवन्तमनन्तबलं

समवेष्टयदस्फुटचेष्टमहो ॥६॥

English Transliteration

jvaladakshi parikshara dugraviSha

H shvasanOShmabharaH sa mahaabhujagaH |

paridashya bhavantamanantabalaM 

samaveShTayadasphuTacheShTamahO6

Meaning in English

With its eyes flaming and its breath emitting deadly poisonous fumes, generatingintense heat all round, that serpent lord, bit Thee hard, but finding Thee unmoved,wrapped itself tightly around Thee, who hath unlimited power and strength. Quiteamazing, indeed.

Meaning in Tamil

கண்கள் அனல்கக்க கொடுவிடக்காற்று வெளிமூச்சென

கடும்வெப்பம் சூழ கடித்திட்டான் காளிங்கன்!

கடுவிடம் பயனுறுமோ மாயவனிடம், கண்ட மறுகனம்

சிக்கெனப்பற்றி சுற்றிவளைத்தான் சின்னக்கண்ணனை

Sanskrit Sloka 7

अविलोक्य भवन्तमथाकुलिते

तटगामिनि बालकधेनुगणे ।

व्रजगेहतलेऽप्यनिमित्तशतं

समुदीक्ष्य गता यमुनां पशुपा: ।।७॥

English Transliteration

avilOkya bhavantamathaakulite

taTagaamini baalakadhenugaNe |

vrajagehatale(a)pyanimittashataM 

samudiikshya gataa yamunaaM pashupaaH || 7

Meaning in English

The Gopa boys and the cows were waitng on the banks were getting worried andrestless, when they did not see Thee, and went to the bank of the river Yamunaa. In the houses in Gokula also the Gopas saw hundreds of evil omens and they also rushed towards Yamuna.

Meaning in Tamil

கண்ணனைக் காணாமல் கடுந்துயர் கொண்டு

ஆநிரையும் ஆயர்ரபாலகரும் நதிக்கரை சென்றனர்

ஆயர்பாடியில் இழிசகுனம் பலகண்டு

ஆயரும் விரைந்தனர் யமுனை நதி நோக்கி

Sanskrit Sloka 8

अखिलेषु विभो भवदीय दशा–

मवलोक्य जिहासुषु जीवभरम् ।

फणिबन्धनमाशु विमुच्य जवा–

दुदगम्यत हासजुषा भवता ॥८॥

English Transliteration

akhileShu vibhO bhavadiiyadashaa

M avalOkya jihaasuShu jiivabharam |

phaNibandhanamaashu vimuchya javaat 

udagamyata haasajuShaa bhavataa || 8

Meaning in English

Oh Lord ! Seeing Thy condition, all of them, overcome by grief, decided togive up their life in order to save Thee, when, all of a sudden, Thou, freeing Thyself from the deadly grip ofthe serpent, rose above the waters, smiling casually.

Meaning in Tamil

மாயவனைக் காணாமல் மாளாத்துயர் கொண்டு

மாண்டிடுவோமென மக்கள் உறுதியிட்ட நேரம்தனில்

மின்னலென அரவுப்பிடிவிடுத்து குறுநகைதனை கொண்டு

யமுனைநீர் உள்ளிருந்து உதயமானான் மேகவண்ணன்

Sanskrit Sloka 9

अधिरुह्य तत: फणिराजफणान्

ननृते भवता मृदुपादरुचा ।

कलशिञ्जितनूपुरमञ्जुमिल–

त्करकङ्कणसङ्कुलसङ्क्वणितम् ॥९॥

English Transliteration

adhiruhya tataH phaNiraajaphaNaan

nanR^ite bhavataa mR^idupaadaruchaa |

kalashi~njita nuupura manjumila

t karakankaNa sankula sankvaNitam || 9

Meaning in English

Then Thou mounted on the hoods of the serpent king and danced with Thy delicate beautiful feet. The gentle sound of the anklets mingled beautifully and rhythmically with the tinklings of the bangles on Thy wrists.

Meaning in Tamil

சின்னஞ்சிறுபதங்களின் சிலம்பொலியுடனே

கைவளை காப்புகள் குலுங்கொலி கலந்து

அழகிய மென்மலர் பாதகங்களுடன்

நாக மகுடமேறி நாட்டியம் ஆடினான் நாராயணன்.

Sanskrit Sloka 10

जहृषु: पशुपास्तुतुषुर्मुनयो

ववृषु: कुसुमानि सुरेन्द्रगणा: ।

त्वयि नृत्यति मारुतगेहपते

परिपाहि स मां त्वमदान्तगदात् ॥१०॥

English Transliteration

jahR^iShuH pashupaastutuShurmunayO 

vavR^iShuH kusumaani surendragaNaaH |

tvayi nR^ityati maarutagehapate 

paripaahi sa maaM tvamadaanta gadaat ||10

Meaning in English

As Thou performed the dance, the Gopas rejoiced, the sages sang hymns, and the gods showered flowers. O Lord of the Guruvaayur temple! Such that Thou are, save me from the severe illness.

Meaning in Tamil

ஆயர்குழாம் ஆனந்தநடனமாடி, முனியோர் கரியவனின் துதிபாடி,

விண்ணோர் மலர் சொரிந்து, மகிழ்ந்தனரே அந்நடனம் கண்டு!

என்னுள் உறைமாளாத் துயர்நீக்கி அருள்வாயே குருவாயூரப்பனே!

Link to the Meaning of the Sanskrit Words

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bh4y3goqcbxhkhk/Narayaneeyam%20Dasakam%2055%3B%20Verses%206-10.docx?dl=0

The Dance of the Yuga – Part 1 – Narayaneeyam – Dasakam 55 – Blog 1 – Slokas 1-5

“இயல்” Literary/Prose – Sensing through Bhakti – Narayana Nambhoodhri (Bhattadhri) – Narayaneeyam Dasakam 55

Preamble:

Ever since my visit to Guruvayur, I have been planning to study Narayaneeyam. The sheer daunting task of studying over 1000 Slokas put me off perhaps.

The only Slokas which I heard (without knowing that it is from Narayaneeyam) was the ones that KJ Yesudas used to sing “Yogeendraanaam…..aayur aarogya sowkyam” and the religious discourse by the legendary Sengalipuram Anantharama Dikshithar on GuruvAyurappan

They say that for every thing to happen the way it happens, one needs a specific time and God’s grace. Perhaps I got that when I decided to do a blog on Lord Krishna’s Kalinga Narthanam.

So, here I am plunging into the nectar of Bhakti and looking at how the little Krishna danced on the hoods of the serpent Kalinga.

I am obliged to the web page http://narayaneeyam-firststep.org

In Narayaneeyam Dasakam 55, Bhattadhri brings out the details of Kalinga Narthanam through 10 Slokas/verses. I will present each Sloka, its English Transliteration, its English and Tamil Meaning. For those who are interested in the meaning of the individual Sanskrit Words, I will provide a link to my Drop Box at the end of each blog where it will be stored and available. This is primarily to save space and memory. I will also consolidate the Tamil Meaning for the 10 slokas and provide as a separate blog at the end.

Link to the audio

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h6emn8fe9i36qax/kalinga%20narthanam%20-%20Narayaneeyam.mp3?dl=0

Sanskrit Sloka 1

अथ वारिणि घोरतरं फणिनं

प्रतिवारयितुं कृतधीर्भगवन्।

द्रुतमारिथ तीरगनीपतरुं

विषमारुतशोषितपर्णचयम् ॥१॥

English Transliteration

atha vaariNi ghOrataraM phaNinaM 

prativaarayituM kR^itadhiirbhagavan |

drutamaaritha tiiraga niipataruM 

viShamaarutashOShita parNachayam ||1

Meaning in English

Oh Lord ! Determined to drive away that deadly serpent from the river, Thou, quickly,climbed on to the Kadamba tree, on the bankof, river with all its leaves dried up, owing tothe poisonous air around it.

Meaning in Tamil

நதிவாழ் நச்சுடை நாகம்தனை வெருட்டிட உறுதியிட்டு

நச்சுக்காற்றினால் நதிக்கரையில் நலிந்து மக்கிய இலையுடை

கதம்ப மரம் ஏறினான் எந்தன் மாயக்கண்ணன்

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Sanskrit Sloka 2

अधिरुह्य पदाम्बुरुहेण च तं

नवपल्लवतुल्यमनोज्ञरुचा ।

ह्रदवारिणि दूरतरं न्यपत:

परिघूर्णितघोरतरङ्ग्गणे ॥२॥

English Transliteration

adhiruhya padaamburuheNa cha taM na

vapallava tulya manOj~naruchaa |

hradavaariNi duurataraM nyapataH

parighuurNita ghOratarangagaNe || 2

Meaning in English

Placing the feet with a a pleasing radiance and which resembled tender leaves, Krishna climbed the tree trunk and reaching to the top, and with a long leap jumped far out into the deep waters with swirling fierce waves of the river, and went far down below.

Meaning in Tamil

கொழுந்திலைத்தளிரென ஒளிமிகு கமலமலர்ப் பாதமுடன்

காழ் மர உச்சிக்கொம்பேறி எழும்பித் குதித்து

சுழிர்நிறை நதியில் வெகுஆழம் சென்றான் பாலகிருஷ்ணன்

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Sanskrit Sloka – 3

भुवनत्रयभारभृतो भवतो

गुरुभारविकम्पिविजृम्भिजला ।

परिमज्जयति स्म धनुश्शतकं

तटिनी झटिति स्फुटघोषवती ॥३॥

English Transliteration

bhuvanatraya bhaara bhR^itO bhavatO

gurubhaaravikampi vijR^imbhijalaa |

parimajjayati sma dhanushshatakaM

taTinii jhaTiti sphuTaghOShavatii || 3

Meaning in English

When, the bearer of the weight of the three worlds, jumped, Thy immense weight caused the waters to swirl and swell. On the river bed an area of a hundred bows (yards) submerged, as a sudden roar arose from the river.

Meaning in Tamil

மூவுலகுச்சுமைதாங்கும் முகுந்தன் முக்குளித்ததும்

முழுநீரும் சுழன்று பொங்கி ஆர்பரிக்கும் ஓசையுடனே

மூழ்கடித்தே நதிக்கரையை நூறுவில் அம்புசெல் தூரம்

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Sanskrit Sloka 4

अथ दिक्षुविदिक्षु परिक्षुभित–

भ्रमितोदरवारिनिनादभरै: ।

उदकादुदगादुरगाधिपति–

स्त्वदुपान्तमशान्तरुषाऽन्धमना: ॥४॥

English Transliteration

atha dikshuvidikshu parikshubhita 

bhramitOdara vaari ninaadabharaiH |

udakaadudagaaduragaadhipati-

stvadupaantamashaantaruShaa(a)ndhamanaaH || 4

Meaning in English

The deep whirling swells, generated in the agitated waters, in all directions, due to Thyplunging into it, and the deafening uproar, which accompanied it, enraged the Kaaliya, and he emerged from the waters, and approached Thee in a fit of blinded anger.

Meaning in Tamil

ஆழ்சுழி நீர் பொங்கி எட்டுத்திக்கும் கரைபுரண்டோட

ஆர்ப்பரிக்கும் ஒசைகேட்டு எழு அரவரசன் காளிங்கன்

அடைந்திட்டான் நிலைகலங்கி சீற்றமுடன் கடுஞ்சினம்

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Sanskrit Sloka 5

फणशृङ्गसहस्रविनिस्सृमर–

ज्वलदग्निकणोग्रविषाम्बुधरम् ।

पुरत: फणिनं समलोकयथा

बहुशृङ्गिणमञ्जनशैलमिव ॥५॥

English Transliteration

phaNashR^ingasahasravinissR^imara

jvaladagnikaNOgraviShaambudharam |

purataH phaNinaM samalOkayathaa

bahushR^ingiNamanjana shailamiva || 5

Meaning in English

Thou saw the serpent in front with his thousands of peak like hoods emmitting burning fire flakes and fierce poison fluid, looking like a many peaked black mountain in front of Thee.

Meaning in Tamil

முகடுபல நிறை கருமலைத் தொடரென பன்னாயிரம் படம்எடுத்து

திரள்வந்திழியுஞ்சாரலென அனல்மிகு தீப்பிழம்புடன் விடநீரும்

கக்கும் சினமிகு காளிங்கனை முன்நின்று கண்டான் மாயவன்

Meaning of the Sanskrit Words

The meaning of the words are available at

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bspkup04arb9arj/%20Narayaneeyam%20Sadakam%2055%20-%20verses%201%20to%205.docx?dl=0