Request for Lyrics -Virutham

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 12 Jan 2009, 20:55

I wish to get the Lyrics for the following slokams/Viruthams and so request help from any of our Rasikas for the lyrics. Thanks, in advance.

1. " Kunitha puruvamum kovvai chevvayil kumai sirippum "

2. Part of the slokam is
"Amba Mohini Devata Tribuvani Ananda Sandayini ,
Vandeham rasakeli rathapathi subhakam Vasya Gopalakrishnam".

Radhe Krishna

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 12 Jan 2009, 22:20

kuNitta puruvamum kovai sevvayil kumai sirippum
panitta shaDaiyOn pavaLam pOl mEniyil pAl veNNIrO
inittam uDaiyai eDutta porpAdam kANa peTrAl
maNitta piraviyum vENDuvadE inda mAnilattE

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 12 Jan 2009, 23:28

Thanks Sri. Lakshmanji. Who is the composer of this virutham? Is this virutham refers to Lord Siva? A brief meaning of the lyrics is requested.
Thanks.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 12 Jan 2009, 23:55

I think it is mAniDa piraviyum....

The second one seems an amalgam - the first line is from the SrI rAjarAjESvarI ashTakam, and goes...

ambA mOhinI dEvatA tribhuvanI AnandasandAyinI
vANI pallava pANi vENUmurAlI gAnapriyA lOlinI |
kalyANI uDurAjabimba vadanA dhUmrAksha saMhAriNI
cidrUpi paradEvatA bhagavatI SrIrAjarAjESvarI ||

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 13 Jan 2009, 00:16

rshankar, 'manitta' is indeed the original word, not mAniDa; I can't guess it's meaning though. Have heard this tEvAram (appar?) in a Mani Ratnam film. I think it is "kumizh sirippum", "pAl vennIrum".

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 13 Jan 2009, 00:22

Found this later: http://www.shaivam.org/siddomain/thisl101.htm

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Jan 2009, 00:28

If I were fortunate enough to be granted (peTRAl) a vision (kANa) of Siva - with eyebrows (puruvamum) that are exact mirror images (kuNitta) [1]/perfectly arched (kuNitta) eyebrows (puruvam); with a tiny smile (sirippum) bubbling/playing (kumizh) [2] on beautiful lips (sevvAyil) that are luscious as red-berries (kovvai); with cascading (panitta) masses of matted locks (SaDaiyum); with milk-like (pAl) white (veNNirO) vibhUti adorning a complexion (mEniyil) that is like burnished gold (pavaLam-pOl - like a coral); with bark (inittam) garments (uDaiyai); and with a golden (poR) foot (pAdam) that is raised, then why would I need/seek (vENDuvadE) another human (mANiDa) birth (piravi) in this (inda) world (mAnilattE)?

FOOTNOTES
[1] kuNittal means to multiply, IIRC. I have interpretted this loosely as to have mirro image eyebrows - a mark of the Lord's perfection.
[2] If this word is kumai, then, I think it refers to the fact that Siva destroyed the three celestial cities (tiripuram) with a smile - so, 'kumai sirippu' would be a 'smile that destroys'

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Jan 2009, 00:31

Sridhar - our posts crossed.

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 13 Jan 2009, 17:32

Respected Sri. Shankar and Sri. Sridhar thanks for the Lyrics and itsdetailed meaning.

Happy Pongal

Radhekrishna
Hariharan.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 13 Jan 2009, 22:31

kunittal is also vaLaittal--so, vaLaitta puruvangaL

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Jan 2009, 22:35

Arasi, thanks - have edited my post suitably...