Meaning - Jatadhara Shankara

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Meaning - Jatadhara Shankara

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Request to Sanskrit scholars,

Can any one please post word by word meaning for the following Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi's Saptaratna Krti?

Todi (8th melakarta) Adi
5th Saptaratna krti


P: jat adhara shankara deva deva

MK: shashankadhara mangal akara gangadhara bhujanga valayitalankara (jat adhara)

AP: natanananda chidambarananda lahari vihara svachchhanda

MK: kut hara pinaka kuranga dharanga kolahala tandava kalantaka kreeda kirata girija sameta gireesha shitikantha uddandavara (jat adhara)


C: palaya lokam adhuna parama pavana bhakta janavana

Svara - sahityam

1 madamaya daruka vana muni manohara nipuna mahatama dhanada nata (palayalokam)

2 pamarajana kumuda chandra bhagadheya neelakantha vrsha turanga paramesha pashadhara madahara bahu vara dayaka madhu murahara sannuta (palayalokam)

3 niravadhi kamaneeya ramaneeya ramanee mukha jalaja madhupa mukha sharan agata jana palana tamasadi hara bhasatara chandra panchamukha (palayalokam)

4 anandadhika nirupadhika mohana vadana panavanaka dundubhi dindima dhakka mrdanga dheem dhrta dheem dheem tadheemta samakrta natavara (palayalokam)

5 samagana rasa pooritabja mukha sadhu manasa nirantaracharita nagabhogi pariveeta adbhuta virajitanga aparajitanga vara (palayalokam)

6 sadyojata mukha bhasura sura poojita pavana mahesha bhuvanesha pavanesha paramesha nat anesha eeshana vama anana aghora tatpurus hanana samvadana

palaya lokam adhuna parama pavana bhakta janavana kala kala kapala vidharana kailasa giri sadana trinayana (jat adhara)


Thanks,
Seetha Chandrashekhar

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Hope someone obliges soon. Seems lovely. Is there any audio link?

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smala ji,

I am trying to make out the words.

I will have a try as for the translation.

May be it will take some time.

In the meanwhile if somebody tries, well and good.

Regards.

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Singer-USA.
please check your mail.

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Thanks for giving it a try.

Regards,
Seetha.

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Re written text

P: jaTAdhara shankara dEva dEva

MK: shashAnkadhara mangalAakAra gangAdhara bhujanga valayitAlankara (jaTadhara)

AP: naTanAnanda chidambara Anandalahari vihAra svachchhanda

MK: kuthAra pinAka kuranga dharAnga kolAhala tAndava kAlantaka kreeDa kirAta girijA sameta gireesha shitikantha

uddandavara (jaTadhara)


C: pAlaya lOkam adhuna parama pAvana bhakta janAvana

Svara - sahityam

1 madamaya darukA vana muni manOhara nipuNa mahAtama dhanada nATha (pAlayalokam)

2 pAmarajana kumuda chandra bhAgadhEya neelakantha vrsha turanga paramEsha pAshadhara madahara bahu vara dAyaka

madhu murahara sannuta (pAlayalokam)

3 niravadhi kamaneeya ramaNeeya ramaNee mukha jalaja madhupa mukha sharanAgata jana pAlana tAmasAdi hara bhasatara

chandra panchamukha (pAlayalokam)

4 AnandAdhika nirupAdhika mohana vadana panavanaka dundubhi dindima dhakka mrdanga dheem dhrta dheem dheem

tadheemta samAkrta naTavara (pAlayalokam)

5 samagAna rasa pooritAbja mukha sAdhu mAnasa nirantaracharita nAgabhOgi pariveeta adbhuta virAjitanga aparajitAnga vara

(pAlayalokam)

6 sadyOjAta mukha bhAsura sura poojita pAvana mahEsha bhuvanEsha pavanEsha paramEsha natanEsha eeshAna vAmAnana

aghOra tatpurushAnana samvadana

pAlaya lOkam adhuna parama pAvana bhakta janAvana kAla kAla kapAla vidharana kailAsa giri sadana trinayana (jaTAdhara)

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Word to word meaning::

jaTAdhara...asectic[shiva]

shankara..auspicious

dEva dEva...God of Gods[p]


ShaShAnka Dhara...wearing the moon

mangalAkAra.... auspicious figure

gangADhara......supporting gangA

Bhujanga valayitAlankAra....adorned with the circle of

snake[MK]


naTanAnanda..blissful in dance

chidambara .......Large hearted [heart as wide as the sky]

Anandalahari vihAra......... enjoying the wave of bliss

svacchanda... with a free will [MK]


kuThAra pinAka kuranga DharAnga...bearing the axe, the bow [named pinAka],the antelope

kOlAhala tAnDava..{dancing} the resounding tAnDava dance

kAlAntaka ...the destroyer of yama

kreeDa kirAta....playing the game of a hunter

girijA samEta...with girijA

girISha.. Lord of mountain

ShitikanTha.. dark blue throated,

uddanDavara....holding up a staff[MK]


Swara sahityam::


pAlaya lOkam aDhunA...protect this world now

parama pAvana....the Supremely Pure,

bhakta janAvana.....favour the devotees[c]


madamaya dArukAvana muni manOhara nipuNa.....skillfully winning over

the arrogant sages of dArukA forest.

[and] mahAtama Dhanada nAtha.. the intense distress of kubEra[1]


pAmarajana kumuda chandra.....the moon to the white water lily like hearts of the uninitiated.

BhAgaDhEya...prosperous

nIlakanTha.....blue throated,

vrSha turanga... riding a bull

paramESha... the Supreme Lord

pAShaDhara... holding a noose

madahara...remover of pride

bahu vara dAyaka...granter of many wishes

maDhu murahara sannuta...served by the slayer of maDhu,mura {viShNu} [2]


niravaDhi..infinitely

kamanIya, ramaNIya...charming,delightful

ramaNI muKha jalaja.... .consort {with a face} like lotus,

maDhupa muKha....honey bee {like} mouth

SharaNAgata jana pAlana.....protector of those who surrender

tAmasAdi hara....remover of malignancy {and other negative qualities}

Bhasatara..............lustrous as the moon

pancamuKha.... possesing five faces [3]


AnandADhika.....abundantly cheerful

nirupADhika... The Absolute

mOhana vadana...{possessing an}attractive countenance

panavanaka.. [it is paNava and anaka, two types of drums]

dunduBhi.....percussion instrument

DinDima... ''

Dhakka.... ''

mridanga... ''

Dheem.........taDhImta samAkrta......including these jatis

naTavara....The Supreme Dancer[4]


sAmagAnarasa pUritAbJamuKha... Lotus like face filled with the essence of sAmagAna


sADhu mAnasa nirantara carita...moving around eternally in the minds of sages


nAgaBhOgi parivIta adBhuta virAjitAnga....enjoying the marvellous presence of snakes surrounding


[His] glorious figure


aparAjitAnga...unsurpassed form


vara...foremost [5]


sadyOjAta.... a form of Shiva

mukha bhAsura.....with a bright face

sura poojita....worshipped by gods

pAvana.....pure [holy]

mahESha...the Great Lord

BhuvanESha....Lord of the world

pavanESha......Lord of the breath of life

paramESha....the Supreme Lord

naTanESha .........Lord of dance

IShAna.........Shiva as the Sun god

vAmAnana...facing left

aghOra............not terrific

tatpuruShAnana...the face of The Original

samvadana..............charming[6]


pAlaya lOkam aDhunA...protect this world now

parama pAvana....the Supremely Pure,

bhakta janAvana.....favour the devotees

kAla kAla......The destroyer of yama

kapAla viDharaNa...possessing the bowl of alms

kailAsa giri sadana...residing in the mountain of kailAsa

trinayana.......possessing three eyes.

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panavanaka should probably be paNavAnaka = paNava+Anaka both of these being forms of drums.

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Amateur avarige,

DhanyavAdagaLu.

You are right.

I have edited accordingly.

Regards
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Smt. Savitri, that was a tough one! Thank you. A couple of comments...

kAlAntaka should be destroyer (antaka...one who put an end to) of yama (kAla)...I think Sri Adi Sankara refers to him as 'antakAntaka' with the same meaning in the gaNESa pancaratna.

And the story of arjuNa and Siva as hunters chasing after the same boar is detailed in the epic poem kirATArjunIyam. The concept that the later composer Sri Papavinasa Mudaliar used in his kRti naTamADi tirinda...dhananjaya mahipanuDan samaril aDi paTTu vizha

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rshankar Ji,

of course it was.You are right about kAlAntaka

and I have edited accordingly.

Thank you very much.

Regards

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I think it is *kirAtArjunIyam*

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aaaaabbbbb wrote:I think it is *kirAtArjunIyam*
You are correct 't' instead of 'T'...thank you.

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Thank you so much for your help in translation.

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