Sringara Lahari-Meaning

[prathibha.ramaswamy]

I am looking for the meaning of Sringara Lahari by Lingaraaj urs in Raga Neelambari.Could some body help me out?

[Lakshman]

Here are the lyrics:

shrngAra lahari. rAgA: nIlAmbari. Adi tALA. Composer: Lingaraj Urs

P: shngAra lahari shrtajana sukhakari
A: sangItAmbhOjAnanda madhu mAdhuri mada madhukari
mangaLAngi madanAri manOhari mAmava
C1: vadana shashi kaLankita mrgamada tilakE vibuhdAvaLi
madanavairi cumpbna samudita puLakE (nAyikE) mrdula
gAna rasikE dhrtashArikE sadayamE hrdaya kairava candrikE
2: taruNa taraNi kiraNAruNa mrdu caraNE bandhu sukhamarunE
caraNa sharaNa bharaNA dhrta nija karuNE sarasa guna
bharaNE kalavAraNE giri tanujE jagadAdima kAriNE
3: angajAri hrdayangama darahasitE akhilAgama sannutE
bhrnga chikurE karunArasa padabharitE tungaja ghana
lalitE surasEvitE lingarAja vacanAmbuja pUjitE

[Rajani]

SRngAra lahari - O wave of beauty/love
SRtajana sukhakari - O One who does good to those who have sought refuge

sangItAmbhOjAnanda madhumAdhuri madamadhukari - O Bee that is intoxicated by the sweetness of the blissful nectar of the lotus called music!
mangaLAngi - O One with auspicious/beautiful limbs
madanAri manOhari - O One who captivates the heart of Siva, enemy of cupid.
mAmava - protect me

vadana SaSi kaLankita mrgamada tilakE - One with a kasturi-tilaka that is like the blemish on the moon-like face
vibhudAvaLi - rows of Devas ( something missing here)
madanavairi cumbana samudita puLakE - O One with horripilation risen by the kisses of Siva
mrdula gAna rasikE - O One who enjoys gentle music
dhrtaSArikE - O one holding a bird (mynah)
sadayE - O merciful one
mE hrdaya kairava candrikE - one who is the moonlight to the lily that is my heart

2: taruNa taraNi kiraNAruNa mrdu caraNE - O One with tender feet red as the young(rising) sun
bandhuka sumArunE - O One red as the bandhuka flower
caraNa SaraNa bharaNA dhrta nija karuNE - O one with the mercy to protect those seeking refuge at (your) feet
sarasa guna bharaNE - O One full of beautiful qualities
khalavAraNE - O One who stops the evil ones
giri tanujE - O Daughter of the mountain
jagadAdima kAriNE - O primal cause of the world

Will post the rest later.

[Rajani]

3: angajAri hrdayangama darahasitE - O One with a smile that goes to the heart of Shiva(enemy of Manmatha)
akhilAgama sannutE - O One praised by all the Vedas
bhrnga chikurE - O One with hair that is dark like the blackbug
karunArasa padabharitE - O One filled with mercy
tunga jaghana lalitE - O delicate one with shapely hips
surasEvitE - O One served by the gods
lingarAja vacanAmbuja pUjitE - O One worshipped by the lotuses that are the words of Lingaraja

[prathibha.ramaswamy]

Thank you so much.

[laya2]

Thank you Mr. Lakshman.

But what does it literally mean "One with a kasturi-tilaka that is like the blemish on the moon-like face"

Can somebody be more specific on this line please.

thank you.

[Sachi_R]

vadana SaSi kaLankita mrgamada tilakE - One with a kasturi-tilaka that is like the blemish on the moon-like face

The goddess is an endless source of inspiration for the poet who is describing her beauty.

Here he says,
#1 Her face is like the moon!
#2She is wearing Kasturi tilaka. This is a most fragrant, in fact intoxicating material, used to mark a tilaka on her forehead

#3 Now the poet thinks, "Oh that tilaka or forehead mark resembles the marks on the moon, called kalas, considered again something that adds to the beauty of the full moon!

[Rajani]

Something like : Her face is like the moon, but unlike the moon it is perfect and blemishless. So the tilaka which is made of dark-coloured Kasturi (musk), applied on Her forehead, plays the role of the blemish, to make the simile more appropriate.

This epithet is just a paraphrasing of the name in Lalita Sahasranama "mukha chandra kalankAbha mRganAbhi visheShakA". One can look up Lalita Sahasranama commentaties to get more insights.