Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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krishna212001
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Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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Hi

Could anybody please send me the Sahityam for the Composition

Janani Natajana Palini in the Raga Saveri.

Regards
Krishna

Lakshman
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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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janani natajana. rAgA: sAvEri. Adi tALA.

P: janani natajana paripAlini pAhimAm bhavAni bhavAni trilOka
A: danuja vairinutaE sakalajana paritApa pApa hAriNi jaya shAlini
C1: satata vinuta suta gaNapati sEnAni rAjarAjEshvari vishAlAksa taruNi akhila jana
pAvani (shrI rAjarAjEshvari) sati shubha caritE sadA madhura bhASA vigaLadamrta
rasadhvani suranuta padayuga darishita iha mama gAtramati mAtramajani sujani
2: kuvalaya lOcana yugaLE kalyANi nIlavENi vikacagOkanada rajac-caraNE
ati ramaNi (ghana nIlavENi) bhuvi divi rakSiNi dhrtAmara gaNE bhAgyavati shakti
sampUrNE kavana nipuNamatimayi disha iha tava kAntimupayAtu girIsha ramaNi
3: caraNa nipata damara samudayE kALi sArasamukhi su-shObitOru yugaLa vara
kadali (nava sArasamukhi) surucira muraLI mrdanga svara samshObhini rasakrta
mahItalE sarasija karayugaLE katikalita maNi kAncI bhrtE kAncIpura vAsini

smala
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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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Translation would help a lot. Thanks.

keerthi
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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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there was a translation on the old version of the forum (I remember, because, i think i requested for it!) my rudimentary search didn't fish it out.. If we are all unsuccesful at retrieving it, we could try and translate it again..

rshankar
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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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Keerthi/S-P I tried to search for it at http://www.rasikas.org/forum_flux but did not have much luck. I am not sure if I was searching for it correctly - maybe one of you can try to search again before Keerthi embarks on another translation.

Lakshman
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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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Here is the meaning from smt. Vidya Shankar's book:

Meaning:

Mother! savior of people who bow to you! Protect me, Bhavani, Bhavani, Bhavani!. mother of the three worlds

One praised by the foes of demons! Destroyer of sins and plights of all people! Victorious one!

One who always adored by (her) sons Ganesha and Kumara! Rajarajeshvari!
Sati! One with auspicious annals! One whose sweet speech ever oozes a nectared tone! By the vision of (your) feet worshipped by the gods, in this world, my body has become exalted and pure.

One whose pair of eyes are like lotus! Auspicious one! One with dark tresses! One whose feet have the luster of a bloomed lotus! The most beautiful! One with the heavy, dark tresses! Protector of earth and heaven! Supporter of the immortals! All powerful!
Grant me a creative, skillful mind, in this world, to approach your brilliance; beloved of the lord of the mountain.

One at whose feet countless immortals fall! Kali! One whose face is like a lotus! One whose lissome limbs are like the plantain tree! One whose face is like a new bloomed lotus! Luxuriant in the exquisite notes of the flute and the mrdanga! One who has made the world meaningful! One having a pair of lotus-like hands! One wearing the belt bedecked with bells around the waist! Dweller in Kanchipura!

keerthi:
A friend of rasikas.org has sent me this link (from the old forum) of your request for clarification of the last line.

http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7383 ... hrase.html

smala
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Many thanks, Lakshmanji for typing up the meaning from the book.

keerthi
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http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 6&start=75

Found it!! it was in the shyama shastri thread under vaggeyakaras..

rshankar
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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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Ah...It was Kiran (or, more appropriately, Dr. Kiran Surya) who had posted those! Keerthi thanks for your diligence in looking through all those topics/posts.

smala
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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

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Keerthi, now may we look forward to your diligence on Mrigayatha Radhamadhavam as well, if not much trouble?

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Re: Sahithyam wanted for Janani Natajana Palini (Saveri)

Post by Lakshman »

I am reviving this topic after a decade.
In most books the mudra caraNa for this song is missing. Here are the complete lyrics.

janani natajana. rAgA: sAvEri. Adi tALA. Shyama Shastri.

P: janani natajana paripAlini pAhimAm bhavAni bhavAni trilOka
A: danuja vairinutE sakalajana paritApa pApa hAriNi jaya shAlini
C1: satata vinuta suta gaNapati sEnAni rAjarAjEshvari vishAlAksa taruNi akhila jana
pAvani (shrI rAjarAjEshvari) sati shubha caritE sadA madhura bhASA vigaLadamrta
rasadhvani suranuta padayuga darishita iha mama gAtramati mAtramajani sujani
2: kuvalaya lOcana yugaLE kalyANi nIlavENi vikacagOkanada rajac-caraNE
ati ramaNi (ghana nIlavENi) bhuvi divi rakSiNi dhrtAmara gaNE bhAgyavati shakti
sampUrNE kavana nipuNamatimayi disha iha tava kAntimupayAtu girIsha ramaNi
3: caraNa nipata damara samudayE kALi sArasamukhi su-shObitOru yugaLa vara
kadali (nava sArasamukhi) surucira muraLI mrdanga svara samshObhini rasakrta
mahItalE sarasija karayugaLE katikalita maNi kAncI bhrtE kAncIpura vAsini
4: akhila bhuvanatraya mOhini purANi shyAmakrSNa sOdari
sakala lOka janani sarvANi ambuja nEtri harihayAdi mahEsha mahita kalAdhari
kambugaLa nIraja padayugaLE ati lalitE mangaLa pradakarE

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