Jala Jalam - looking for lyrics

[santy_010]

Hi

I heard a beautiful Sanskrit based (I assume) composition which started something like "Jala Jalam Jalita Manju Gatakam...". Any idea where this lyrics is taken from? Who is the composer? Where can I get the full text and meanings?

Best,
Santosh

[Rajani]

This is a part of a line from the "charana shRnga rahita stOtram" of Patanjali on Nataraja.

Interestingly the description "charana shRnga rahita" applies to the work and to the composer. He, being a snake, has neither legs(charana) nor horns (shRnga) and the entire 10-verse work has only short vowels , so none of the lines (called "charana") that indicate "aa" or the symbols that indicate "E" and "O" (called shRnga). These symbols are called "kaal" and "kombu" in Tamil too.

[Enna_Solven]

Thanks Rajani for the reference. I couldn't recall the song myself and searching my lyric collection failed because of the spelling difference. Sikkil Gurucharan has sung this in his Trinetram album.

SrI patanjalikŖta SambhunaTanam

sadancitaM udancita nikuncitapadaM jhalajhalancalita manjukaTakam
patanjali dŖganjanaM ananjanaM acancalapadaM janana bhanjanakaram
kadambaruciM ambaravasaM paramaM ambuda kadambaka viDambaka galam
cidambudamaNiM budha hŖdambuja raviM para cidambara naTaM hŖdi bhaja

haraM tripura bhanjanaM ananta kŖtakankaNaM akhaNDadayaM anta rahitaM
virinci surasamhati purandara vicintita padaM taruNa candra makuTam
paraM pada vikhaNDita yamaM bhasita maNDitatanuM madana vancana param
cirantanaM amuM praNata sancita nidhiM paracidambara naTaM hŖdi bhaja

avantaM akhilaM jagat abhangaguNatungaM amataM dhŖta vidhuM surasari-
ttaranga nikurumba dhŖti lampaTa jataM Samana Dambara haraM bhava haram
Sivam daSa digantara vijŖmbhita karaM kara lasan mŖgaSiSuM paSupatim
haraM SaSi dhananjaya patanga nayanaM para cidambara naTaM hŖdi bhaja

ananta navaratna vilasatkaTaka kinkiNi jhalaMjhala jhalanjhalaravam
mukunda vidhi hastagata maddala laya dhvani dhimiddhimita nartana padam
Sakuntaratha barhiratha nandimukha dantimukha bhŖngi riTi sangha nikataM
sananda sanaka pramukha vandita padaM paracidambaranaTaM hŖdi bhaja

ananta mahimaM tridaSa vandya caraNaM muni hŖdantara vasantaM amalam
kabandha viyadindvavani gandhavaha vahni makhabandhu ravi manju vapusham
ananta vibhavaM trijagadantaramaNiM triNayanaM tripura khaNDana param
sananda muni vandita padaM sakaruNaM para cidambara naTaM hŖdi bhaja

acintyaM alibŖnda rucibandhura gala sphurita kunda nikurumba dhavalam
mukunda surabŖnda balahantŖ kŖtavandana lasantaM ahikuNDala dharam
akampaM anukampita ratiM sujana mangala nidhiM gajaharaM paSupatim
dhananjaya nutaM praNata ranjana paraM paracidambara naTaM hŖdi bhaja

paraM suravaraM puraharaM paSupatiM janita dantimukha shaNmukhaM amum
mŖDaM kanaka pingala jataM sanaka pankaja raviM sumanasaM hima rucim
asanga manasaM jaladhi janma garalaM kabalayantaM atulaM guNanidhim
sanandavaradaM SamitaM induvadanaM para cidambara naTaM hŖdi bhaja

ajaM kshitirathaM bhujagapungava guNaM kanaka SŖngi dhanushaM karalasat
kuranka pŖthu Tanka paraSuM rucira kunkuma ruciM DamarukaM ca dadhatam
mukunda viSikhaM namadavandhya phaladaM nigama bŖnda turagaM nirupamm
sa caNDikaM amuM jhaTiti saMhŖta puraM para cidambara naTaM hŖdi bhaja

ananga paripanthinaM ajaM kshiti dhuraMdharaM amalaM karuNayantaM akhilam
jvalantaM analaM dadhataM antakaripuM satataM indrasura vandita padam
udancat aravinda kula bandhu Satabimba ruci saMhati sugandhi vapusham
patanjali nutaM praNava panjara SukaM para cidambara nataM hŖdi bhaja

iti stavaM amuM bhujaga pungava kŖtaM pratidinaM paThati yaH kŖtamukhaH
sadaH prabhu padadvitaya darSanapadaM sulalitaM caraNa SŖnga rahitam
smaraH prabhava saMbhava haritpati hari pramukha divya nuta SankarapadaM
sa gacchati paraM na tu janu jarlanidhiM parama duHkha janakaM duritadam

[rshankar]

Smt. Priyadarshini Govind has choreographed parts of this and has performed it in NJ and in B'luru as well.

[krishnaa]

I have seen a video of Medha Hari performing it as well....
Its a beautiful stotram...

[Enna_Solven]

Further to Rajani's explanation, from the following link:
http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/detail ... tanam.html

The slokam is also given in Sanskrit in that page.

His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamiji about the Shambu Natanam slokam:

At Sandhya kalam (Pradosha kalam) Shiva dances at all places not only at Chidambaram. Wherever he dances, Pathanjali muni, Vyagrapada muni, Nandhi and Bhringi will be with him. While Bhringi and Nandhi stay with Shiva always, Pathanjali and Vyagrapadar are there whenever and wherever he dances.

Pathanjali is stated to be the Avatar of Adisesha and is depicted with a human face and the body of a snake. Vyagrapadar has also a human face and his legs are like that of a tiger with long nails. Nandhi, the divine vahana has two horns (Kombu, in Tamil) and four feet (Kaal in Tamil). Bhringi has three legs. Pathanjali was teased by the other three saying that he has neither Horn (Kombu) nor Kaal (legs).

Pathanjali gave a rejoinder stating that the other three have separate eyes and ears which was a disadvantage. If they concentrate on Ishwara’s dance form by seeing, they will miss the laya or thala and if they concentrate on the laya and listen, they will miss out on the visual treat. However, Pathanjali, in his serpent form, had a common organ for perceiving sound and sight (it was commonly believed that snakes make use of the same organs for hearing and seeing) and therefore could concentrate on both the form and laya simultaneously.

Pathanjali also stated that inspite of his not having Kombu and Kaal, he can appreciate the cosmic dance of Shiva better and will sing His praises. The trio of Nandi, Bhringi and Vyagrapadar teased Pathanjali further saying that he had no Kombu and Kaal and how will he sing Shiva’s praise without Kombu and Kaal. Pathanjali said that since he himself had no Kombu and Kaal, he will sing Shiva’s praise also with a sloka in which the letters had no Kombu or Kaal ( e E a etc.)

The Shambu natana sthothram has no words with Kombu or Kaal. This was sung according to the laya/ thala of Shiva’s cosmic dance.

[vgovindan]

An interesting Tamil website on the same subject - kAl - kombu (caraNa SRnga) -
http://www.treasurehouseofagathiyar.net/41200/41256.htm

[Enna_Solven]

wow!

[Sundar Krishnan]

11/11/11

Rajani,

Wrt yr Post # 2 above dt 6/3/11 :
>> "This is a part of a line from the "charana shRnga rahita stOtram" of Patanjali on Nataraja."
- could you pl let me know in which stanza / line, the words requested by Santosh in Post # 1 appear : "Jala Jalam Jalita Manju Gatakam..." ??
I could not spot them in the Lyrics given in Post # 3.

TIA

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