Meaning needed for Maragadha manimaya

DanceKala · Post by **DanceKala** » 04 Sep 2008, 22:16

Can anyone post the meaning for Maragadha (marakatha) manimaya chelaa?

I would really appreciate it.

Thanks
Dancekala

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 04 Sep 2008, 23:26

marakata maNimaya. rAgA: Arabhi. Adi tALA.

P: marakata maNimaya cElA gOpAla madana kOTi saundarya vijita paramAnanda gOvinda mukunda
A: dhara karatala muraLI navanIta vadana kamala Ananda hasana dhara
nayana kamala Ananda jvalita mama hrdaya kamala nirantara jagannAtha
(madhyamakAlam)
tAm takiTa takataka dhimi ri sa ni dha tajhaNu sa ri ma ga ri da sa ri ma pA
tajhaNu sa ri ma ga ri tajham jham takiTa dhitlAm kiTa dha pa ma ga ri tadingiNatOm
C: mAnita guNa shIlA dayALA mAm pAlaya varabAlA gOpAlA sA ni dha pa ma ga ri
muraLIdharA nanda mukunda mama mAnasa pada sarasIruha dala yugaLA Adi
madhyAntha rahita vaibhava ananta kalyANa guNA mama rakSaka
(madhyamakAlam)
takiTa dhrimita taka taka dhimi dhImtaka taka tika tOm taka tOm taka dhiranA
vanaja nayana rAdhAmukha madhukara rasika rasikavara rAsa vilAsa
takiTa dhrimita taka taka dhimi dhImtaka taka tika tOm takatOm taka dhiranA
navarasa kaTitaTa shObhita vallabha nava vrajayuvatI manOllAsa
taka tika tOm taka taka tOm taka dhiranA kanaka maNimaya nUpura dharaNA
taka tika tOm taka tOm taka dhiranA kamala bhavanuta shAshvata caraNA
kalpita kali kaluSajvara mardana kALinga nartana katitha janArdana

DanceKala · Post by **DanceKala** » 05 Sep 2008, 02:28

Thanks a bunch for the lyrics, Lakshman sir.
If you can give me the meaning for the line "kalpita kali kaluSajvara mardana " it would be great!

Thanks
dancekala

parimalphadke · Post by **parimalphadke** » 05 Sep 2008, 15:16

is this uthakadu's composition

parimalphadke · Post by **parimalphadke** » 05 Sep 2008, 15:23

I found out the meaning from the net .

By V. Chandra of California.
marakata maNimaya - of the form of emerald gem
cElA - wearing such a garment
gOpAla - protector of vedas/cows
madana kOTi saundarya vijita - defeating crore manmadhaas in beauty
paramAnanda gOvinda mukunda - Lord of supreme bliss

tara karatala - palm of his hand
muraLI navanIta - flute and butter
vadana kamala Ananda hasana tara - lotus face smile
nayana kamala Ananda jvalita - lotus eyes glitter happiness
mama hrdaya kamala nirantara jagannAtha - resides permanently in my heart lotus

mAnita guNa shIlA - One possessing honourably great attributes
dayALA mAm pAlaya varabAlA gOpAlA - merciful Lord protect me!
muraLIdharA nanda mukunda - one having flute, son of nanda
mama mAnasa - in my mind
pada sarasIruha dala yugaLA - pair of lotus leaf like feet
Adi madhyAnanta rahita - devoid of beginning, middle and end
vaibhava ananta kalyANa guNA - Having countless auspicious qualities
mama rakSaka - protector of me

vanaja nayana - lotus eyed
rAdhAmukha madhukara rasika - enjoys the honey dripping in Radha's face
rasikavara rAsa vilAsa - enjoys rAsa krIDa (?)

navarasa kaTitaTa - waist emanating nine bhaavas (??)
shObhita vallabha - adorns
nava vrajayuvatI manOllAsa - rejoices in the minds of nine vraja girls.

kanaka maNimaya nUpura dharaNA - wearing golden gem-studded anklets
kamala bhavanuta shAshvata caraNA - One whose feet are permanently worshipped by the one born out of lotus (Brahma)
kalpita kali kaluSajvara mardana - Killer of the punishing fever of kali yuga
kALinga nartana katitha janArdana - one who danced on [the snake] Kalinga

DanceKala · Post by **DanceKala** » 05 Sep 2008, 23:59

Thank you so very much! This is really helpful.

-Dancekala

keeths · Post by **keeths** » 11 Sep 2008, 20:52

I thought this was narayana theerthar's composition. Whose is this?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 11 Sep 2008, 22:18

uttukADu venkaTa subbaiyer (venkaTa kavi)

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 24 Jul 2009, 07:12

I still don't understand this line " navarasa kaTitaTi shobhita vallabha ".

navarasa - Nine Rasas
kaTitaTi - Waist
shobhita - Shining
vallabha - Lord

Could anyone enlarge upon it ?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 24 Jul 2009, 09:04

Avnipriya,

Here is my take on the whole composition - slightly different from the one Parimal posted, and may help you...Rajani or Keerthi can fix any mistakes.

According to Needamangalam Sri Krishnamurthy Bhagavatar, in this composition, Sri OVK imagines krishNa caught red-handed by Yashoda with butter in his hands that he hastily wipes on his hips to hide the evidence, trying to charm his way out, dancing eyes, dazzling beauty, sweet innocence and all!

pallavi
marakata maNimaya cElA gOpAla
madana kOTi saundarya vijita
paramAnanda gOvinda mukunda

Oh protector/guardian (pAla) of cows/senses (gO), Oh Govinda whose external appearance (cElA) resembles that of an emerald (marakata) gemstone (maNimaya), whose beauty rivals/vanquishes (vijita) countless (kOTi - literally, crores) cupids (madana), you are the granter of freedom (mukundA) and supreme (parama) bliss (Ananda).

anupallavi
dhara karatala muraLI navanIta vadana kamala Ananda hasana dhara
nayana kamala Ananda jvalita mama hrdaya kamala nirantara jagannAtha

Holding (dhara) a flute (muraLI) and some butter (navanIta) in the palm of your hands (karatala), and sporting (dhara) a beatific (Ananda) smile (hasana) on your lotus (kamala)-like face (vadana), and your lotus (kamala)-like eyes dancing/gleaming (jvalita) with joy (Ananda) - that is how you reside eternally (nirantara - without end) in my (mama) heart (hrudaya-kamala), Oh Lord (nAtha) of the universe (jagat).

caraNam
mAnita guNa shIlA dayALA mAm pAlaya varabAlA gOpAlA
muraLIdharA nanda mukunda mama mAnasa pada sarasIruha dala yugaLA Adi madhyAnanta rahita vaibhava ananta kalyANa guNA mama rakSaka

Oh gOpAla, the exemplary (vara) child (bAlA), revered (mAnita) as a repository of sterling character (guNa SIlA), please protect (pAlaya) me (mAm)! One who holds (dhara) a flute (muraLI) you are the delightful (nanda) granter of freedom (mukunda) whose feet (pada yugaLa - both/pair of feet) that are as soft and tender as the petals (daLa) of a lotus (sarasIruha) are firmly planted in my (mama) mind (mAnasa). Oh Lord whose grandeur (vaibhava) lies in the fact that you are sans (rahita) a beginning (Adi), a middle (madhya) and an end (anta), and are qualified by an unending (ananta) list of auspicious (kalyANa) moral qualities (guNA). My (mama) keeper/protector (rakshaka)!

madhyamakAla sAhityam
vanaja nayana rAdhAmukha madhukara rasika

The lotus (vanaja) eyed (nayana) discriminating connoisseur (rasika) of the bee (madhukara) on rAdhA face (mukha) [1]!

rasikavara rAsa vilAsa nava rasa kaTitaTa shObhita vallabha

The ideal (vara) appreciator (rasika) and participant (vilAsa) in rAs krIDa, the Lord (vallabha) whose waist (kaTitaTa) is adorned (SObhita) with fresh (nava) butter (rasa) that you have hastily wiped on your hips!

nava vrajayuvatI manOllAsa

The one who beguiles (ullAsA) the minds and hearts (mana) of young (nava) women (yuvati) of brindAvan (vraj)!

kanaka maNimaya nUpura dharaNA

One who wears (dharaNA) golden (kanaka) anklets (nUpura) studded with gemstones (maNimaya).

kamala bhavanuta shAshvata caraNA

One whose feet (caraNA) are praised (nuta) at all times (SASvata) by the one who was created (bhava) in a lotus (kamala) - i.e., brahmA.

kalpita kali kaluSajvara mardana

One who destroys (mardana) the foul (kaluSa) illness/fever (jvara) of kaliyug (kali) that is a consequence (kalpita) of our own sinful acts.

kALinga nartana katitha janArdana

Oh Lord who dances (nartana) on the serpent, kALIya (kALinga), you are said (katitha) to be the one without births (janArdana)!

FOOTNOTE
[1] The bee, or the maker (kara) of honey (madhu) on rAdhA's face refers to her lips, that were supposed to be as sweet as nectar to kiss.

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 24 Jul 2009, 10:17

Excellent Ravi! That was a beautiful translation!!

However i am not satisfied with the meaning of nava rasa ktitata shobhita, will also do some research and find out...

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 24 Jul 2009, 18:53

Yes, It was a beautiful translation ! Thank you very much, Rshankar !!

and rasikavara rAsa vilAsa - sometimes I heard that rasikajana rAsa vilAsa in some versions.

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 24 Jul 2009, 21:44

Ravi, i checked in my sanskrit dictionary. it says that rasa is also used for metal. But i am just not satisfied, especially because of the nava prefix used... it sounds simply like the nine rasas,,, but then the line doesnt make sense.. what do you think?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 24 Jul 2009, 23:37

Krishnaa - I am going entirely by the explanantion for this composition given by Needamangalam Sri Krishnamurthy Bhagavatar (who was a descendant of Sri OVK, and used to propagate Sri OVK's compositions via the medium of harikatha) - and his explanation was the butter stains that were around krishNa's waist where he'd hastily wiped his butter-laden hands in an attempt to get rid of incriminating evidence - and these fresh (nava) stains of butter appeared to add to the Lord's beauty for both yaSOda who saw this, and Sri OVK who visualized this.

This is what the Cologne Lexicon gives as the myriad meanings for the word 'rasa': m. (ifc. f. %{A}) the sap or juice of plants , Juice of fruit , any liquid or fluid , the best or finest or prime part of anything , essence , marrow RV. &c. &c. ; water , liquor , drink MBh. Ka1v. &c. ; juice of the sugar-cane , syrup Sus3r. ; any mixture , draught , elixir , potion R. BhP. ; melted butter etc. etc. etc.

Sri OVK was also extremely well versed in sanskrit and in his compositions, it is not unusual to find rare meanings for commonly used words, and rare words to describe common things. For instance, he uses the word 'rOhishajA' to describe vaLLi, the consort of muruga - meaning 'one born of a deer' - which is apparently an unusual usage.

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 25 Jul 2009, 01:43

If that is what the learneds have explained it to be, i shall accept it fully...

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 02 Aug 2009, 02:57

Ravi,
have you explained to me this topic earlier also? or has it been discussed before? it has been coming to my mind from a long time that i have seen this explaination somewhere else before...