Meaning for Parashakthi Janani

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gs1968
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Meaning for Parashakthi Janani

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Would someone be able to provide the meaning for the Papanasam Sivan krithi "Parashakthi janani" in hamsadhwani. I need it for dance choreography for this piece. Thanks for your help

Lakshman
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Re: Meaning for Parashakthi Janani

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parAshakti janani. rAgA: hamsadvani. Adi tALA. Papanasham Shivan.

P: parAshakti janani emaip-paripAlanai puri parvata kumAri
A: surA surar paNi sarOja caraNa sundari nin caraNAmbujam nambinOm
C1: shankari krpAkari varAbhaya karE emaiyAdari hari sOdari
2: tAyE parashiva jAyE manaviruL mAyai agala aruLvAyE mAyE
3: ghOra mahiSa samhAriNi shyAmaLa rUpiNi simhavAhini mahEshvari

gs1968
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Re: Meaning for Parashakthi Janani

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Pretty much figured out the meaning for all lines , just want to confirm the meaning for the following line if anyone can help:
parashiva jAyE manaviruL mAyai agala aruLvAyE mAyE

rshankar
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Re: Meaning for Parashakthi Janani

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Oh mother (tAyE), wife (jAyE) of the supreme Siva (paraSiva)
Oh pArvati (mAyE), please bless (aruLvAyE) (me) so that the darkness (iruL) in my mind (mana) and illusion (mAyai) may disappear (agala).

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