Thillana charana meaning.

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radhikashetty
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Thillana charana meaning.

Post by radhikashetty »

Had the below thillana lyrics from one of the previous posts here. Thanks to Lakshman sir.
tanana dhirana. rAgA: khamAs. Adi tALA. Lalgudi
P: tanana dhirana dhIm tadhiranA dhiranA dhiranA takadhIm tajhaNu dhIm tA takadhIm tA dhiranA
A: tanOm taka dhiranA tajham jham tadhiranA taka tajjham tadhIm takatajjham tadhIm takattajjhamta
C: mAdiruvaruDan mAmayilil vara umA kumArA tAmadamA taghumA
mAdvar paNiyum mAl marugA kOTi mAranum nin samAnam AghumA
tAm tAm takatakiTa sA* ni dha ma tOm tOm sa ma ga ma pa sa* ni dha pa ma
tAkujham takatarijham takiTa taka jham sa ma ga ma ni dha pa dha ni sA* ;
dhImta jhaNu dhIm *dha *ni *dha ni sa mA , jhaNu jhaNu ni dhA , dha ni dha ni sa dhIm dhim
takiTa dhimita jhaNuta tAm tAm sa* ga ma pa sa* dha pa ma ga tOm tOm

Need help with the meaning of the charana.
Also, it would be great if anyone can point me to an online link where I can listen to the same.

Thanks in anticipation.
Regards,
Radhika.

rshankar
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Re: Thillana charana meaning.

Post by rshankar »

Radhika - here you go, with some minor corrections:

caranasAhityam
mAdiruvaruDan mAmayilil vara umA kumArA tAmadamA tagumA
mAtavar paNiyum mAl marugA kOTi mAranum nin samAnam AgumA


Oh son (kumArA) of pArvati (umA), are you delayed (tAmadamA) in coming (vara) to my aid, atop the mighty (mA) peacock (mayilil) accompanied by (uDan) your two (iruvar) women/wives (mAdu) [1]? Is it appropriate (tagumA)? Oh nephew (marugA) of vishNu (mAl) who is worshipped (paNiyum) by great (mA) ascetics (tavar)! Can even countless (kOTi = crores) manmathas (mAranum) become (AgumA) your (nin) equal (samAnam) in beauty?

[1] valli and dEvasEnA


radhikashetty
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Re: Thillana charana meaning.

Post by radhikashetty »

Thank you so much Ravi & Lakshman sir.

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