hari narayana kauthuvam - lyrics and menaing

[krishnaa]

Can i have the lyrics, meaning and composer of hari narayana kauthuvam, please...

Thanks in advance

[Lakshman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI94wPhTORc

[krishnaa]

thats the video..... thanks!!!
i would be grateful if i could get the lyrics!

[Lakshman]

krishnaa: I tried to listen to the video but the sound from accompaniments are so overwhelming, it is very difficult to figure out the words.

[krishnaa]

I knew you would have given your try Lji!
Any other rasika who has the lyrics, pls do post here for me...

Thanks!

[lsr]

Could someone please post the lyrics to this kautuvam. There are few words that are not clear. Urgent. Thanks

[natyamnrityam]

Just saw this thread - here are the lyrics - hopefully someone else may be able to help you with the meaning:

Thath dhith thom nam enroru talam
tala kripa gnana peruvadu hari hari narayana kavuthuvame
othida haaram udaiyavar aada
urudiyai vaanavar othidave
kunda kukunda kukundari naka thaka
muthu maari pillaiyar jaga jagA
ezhuvathi naangu cathuryugamum yengum muzhangida thanga padam chaturangam alithida
chakra rayan
dharani alandavan chathur vedan
ilangai raavanan thulanga madiyave
malanga madiseida madusudanan
matsya,kurma,varaha avadharam
maNNai alandavan maga maayan
acchan thavirthu souriya raayan
hari narayana kauthuvame
kitathaka jekuku jekuku jana jen
thaku dhiku thakkiten...

[lsr]

thank you so much for the immediate reply

LSR

[radhikashetty]

Can anyone please help me with a word by word meaning of this Kauthuvam?
Thanks in advance.

[rshankar]

Some of the words do not make sense at all (unfortunately the singing in the clip is not much help either), but here is my attempt. If anyone else hears the words differently, please do correct...
Also, this composition is correctly refered to as kavitvam - which is what a kauttuvam is - a piece of poetry (kavitvam) that is specific to a temple, deity, group of people etc...
tat dhit tOm nam enRoRu tALam
There is a (oRu) rhythm cycle (tALam) called/that goes (enRu) ‘tat dhit tOm nam’ [1]
tALa kripai gnyAnatezhuvadu hari nArAyaNa kavitvamE
This piece of poetry (kavitvamE) on vishNu (hari nArAyaNa) bestows knowledge (gyAnam) and benevolence (kripai) as it resounds (tezhuvadu) to the tALam (tALa)
bhuktiDa hAram uDaiyavar ADa uRudiyAi vAnavar ottiDavE
As the one who wears (uDaiyavar) a garland (hAram) of the units of time (bhuktiDa) dances (ADa) and the gods (vAnavar) keep time with cymbals (ottiDavE) firmly/precisely (uRudiyAi)
kunda kukunda kukundari kiTa taka muttu mAri piLLai jaga jaga
The composer muttu mAri piLLai ????[2]
ezhuvatinAngu caturyugamum yengum muzhangiya tanga padam
The stable/firmly planted (tanga) [3] feet (padam) that resounded (muzhangiya) all over (yengum) and all through the 74 (ezhuvattinAngu) mahAyugas (caturygamum) [4]
caturangam turattiDum cakra rAyan dharaNi aLandavan catur vEdan
The Lord with the discuss (cakra rAyan) who was able to rout (turattiDum) a big army (caturangam) [5], the essence of the four (catur) vEdas (vEdan) who measured (aLandavan) the world (dharaNi)
ilangai rAvaNan tuLanga maDiyavE malanga maDiseida madhusUdanan
The slayer of the demon madhu (madhusUdanan) who killed (maDiseida) the scared and shaken (malanga, tuLanga) rAvaNa (rAvaNan) of Lanka (ilangai)
matsya, kUrma, varAha avatAran maNNai aLandavan mahA mAyan
The prime (mahA) illusionist (mAyan) who measured (aLandavan) the earth (maNNai) and incarnated (avatAran) as matsya, kUrma and varAha
accam tavirta souriya rAyan
vishNu (sauriya rAyan) who prevented (tavirta) fear (accam)
hari narayaNa kavitvamE[/b/
This is the harinArAyaNa kavitvam (kavitvamE)!

FOOTNOTES
[1] ‘tat dhit tOm nam’ were the four sounds that were supposedly created when a small bell from Siva’s anklet fell from the skies and came hurtling to the earth like a meteor set to destroy it, and Siva himself descended ahead of the bell to absorb the impact – the bell made the sound ‘tat’ as it hit his matted locks, the sound ‘dhit’ when it struck his shoulder, ‘tOm’ when it hit this thigh, and finally ‘nam’ as it fell harmlessly to the ground – all the tALas are said to have to have been created from these four sounds - interesting that this incorporated into a kavitvam on vishNu....
[2] No idea how mArimutta piLLai fit in – not sure if he’s the composer (I think it is unlikely) – so this part of the lyrics needs to be checked for authenticity
[3] tanga can also mean ‘golden’
[4] one caturyugam comprises of one cycle of 4 yugas – sat yuga, trEtA yuga, dvApara yuga and kali yuga – together, each such cycle is also called a mahAyuga – a grand yuga which contains all four
[5] again, while caturangam is clear in the singing in the clip posted, the next word is not at all clear

[radhikashetty]

Thanks a lot, Ravi.

[rshankar]

Posting with some corrections based on Lakshman-ji's request in this thread:
tat dhit tOm nam enRoRu tALam
There is a (oRu) rhythm cycle (tALam) called/that goes (enRu) ‘tat dhit tOm nam’ [1]
tALa kripai gnyAnatezhuvadu hari nArAyaNa kavitvamE
This piece of poetry (kavitvamE) on vishNu (hari nArAyaNa) bestows knowledge (gyAnam) and benevolence (kripai) as it resounds (tezhuvadu) to the tALam (tALa)
bhuktiDa hAram uDaiyavar ADa uRudiyAi vAnavar ottiDavE
As the one who wears (uDaiyavar) a garland (hAram) of the units of time (bhuktiDa) dances (ADa) and the gods (vAnavar) keep time with cymbals (ottiDavE) firmly/precisely (uRudiyAi)
kuM tA ku-kuMtA kukuM tari kiTa taka muttu mAri piLLaiyAr naga jaga jaga
ganESa (piLLaiyAr) dances to the sorkaTTu "kuM tA ku-kuMtA kukuM tari kiTa taka" [2]
ezhuvatinAngu caturyugamum yengum muzhangiya tanga padam
The stable/firmly planted (tanga) [3] feet (padam) that resounded (muzhangiya) all over (yengum) and all through the 74 (ezhuvattinAngu) mahAyugas (caturygamum) [4]
caturangam turattiDum cakra rAyan dharaNi aLandavan catur vEdan
The Lord with the discuss (cakra rAyan) who was able to rout (turattiDum) a big army (caturangam) [5], the essence of the four (catur) vEdas (vEdan) who measured (aLandavan) the world (dharaNi)
ilangai rAvaNan tuLanga maDiyavE malanga maDiseida madhusUdanan
The slayer of the demon madhu (madhusUdanan) who killed (maDiseida) the scared and shaken (malanga, tuLanga) rAvaNa (rAvaNan) of Lanka (ilangai)
matsya, kUrma, varAha avatAran maNNai aLandavan mahA mAyan
The prime (mahA) illusionist (mAyan) who measured (aLandavan) the earth (maNNai) and incarnated (avatAran) as matsya, kUrma and varAha
accam tavirta souriya rAyan
vishNu (sauriya rAyan) who prevented (tavirta) fear (accam)
hari narayaNa kavitvamE
This is the harinArAyaNa kavitvam (kavitvamE)!

FOOTNOTES
[1] ‘tat dhit tOm nam’ were the four sounds that were supposedly created when a small bell from Siva’s anklet fell from the skies and came hurtling to the earth like a meteor set to destroy it, and Siva himself descended ahead of the bell to absorb the impact – the bell made the sound ‘tat’ as it hit his matted locks, the sound ‘dhit’ when it struck his shoulder, ‘tOm’ when it hit this thigh, and finally ‘nam’ as it fell harmlessly to the ground – all the tALas are said to have to have been created from these four sounds - interesting that this incorporated into a kavitvam on vishNu....
[2] Still not clear what muttumAri piLLaiyAr means, especially in the context of this kauttuvam
[3] tanga can also mean ‘golden’
[4] one caturyugam comprises of one cycle of 4 yugas – sat yuga, trEtA yuga, dvApara yuga and kali yuga – together, each such cycle is also called a mahAyuga – a grand yuga which contains all four
[5] again, while caturangam is clear in the singing in the clip posted, the next word is not at all clear