Lyrics and meaning for kandarpa janakA - annamAcharya

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 17 May 2006, 16:26

Could someone post lyrics (and meaning, if possible) of this annamAcharya keertana please?

This is has been rendered by Sri Voleti in valaji and by Sri Pinakapani in punnagavarAli, I think.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 17 May 2006, 16:44

kandarpa janaka. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA.

P: kandarpa janaka garuDa gamana nandagOpAtmaja namO namO
C1: vAridhi shayana vAmana shrIdhara narasimhA krSNa namO namO
nIraja nAbha nigamagOcara nArAyaNa hari namO namO
2: dAnava damana dAmOdara shrI bhAnu sashi nayana mana bhadrAnuja
dIna rakSaka shrI tiruvEnkaTEsha nAnA guNamaya namO namO

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 17 May 2006, 16:48

Thanks Sri Lakshman

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 18 May 2006, 05:31

A sketchy translation. Hope it helps. Corrections welcome.

kandarpa janaka - father of Manmatha
garuDa gamana - who travels on Garuda
nandagOpAtmaja = son of Nandagopa
namO namO - salutations

C1:
vAridhi shayana - one who reclines in the ocean
vAmana shrIdhara narasimhA krSNa -
namO namO
nIraja nAbha - one having a lotus in the navel
nigamagOcara - attainable thru the Vedas
nArAyaNa hari
namO namO

2: dAnava damana - subduer of Asuras
dAmOdara - having rope-marks on the abdomen ( due to Yashoda tying Him up)
shrI bhAnu sashi nayana - having the sun and moon as youre eyes
mana bhadrAnuja - must be balabhadrAnuja = younger brother to Balarama
dIna rakSaka - protector of the poor/weak
shrI tiruvEnkaTEsha - Lord of Tirupati
nAnA guNamaya - abode of all virtues
namO namO

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 18 May 2006, 05:44

Your translation is correct Rajani.

dAnava damana is "subduer of dAnavas" who are technically different form asuras(daityas). But they are often used interchangeably.

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 18 May 2006, 18:39

Thanks Rajani and DRS

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 18 Nov 2006, 04:02

Here is my attempt of this composition (learnt from Sri Voleti's version) in valaji/kaLAvati

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/8t9s

Any comments greatly appreciated

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 18 Nov 2006, 04:35

Very nice indeed, Sriram!

BTW, which mp3 recorder do you use for recording?

-Ramakriya

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 18 Nov 2006, 04:56

Thanks Ramakriya. I use an iRiver iHP-140.

hsuvarna · Post by **hsuvarna** » 18 Nov 2006, 05:20

mnsriram, excellent rendetion. very much satisfied. Thanks. Your aalapana in the beginning was great.
You used 3 namo's, perhaps to accomodate taalam.
The small aalapana after nigamagochara was excellent and repetetive singing of dinarakshaka completely
presented the essense of song. Your pronounciation was very good except for vaaridhi (vaaradhi).
Thanks. If you have more of these rendetions of sri voleti, please post. I will surely download and listen.

Kalavati is indeed sweet, great and melodious. With my knowledge, mention of kalavati, reminds only one artist. Prabha Atre for her tanaa-manaa.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 18 Nov 2006, 06:02

Ver nice Sriram,
Isnt Valaji=HM Kalavati
CM Kalavati is different.

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 18 Nov 2006, 15:19

Thanks hsuvarna. Please see the meaning above.

vAridhi sayana - one who reclines in the ocean

I don't have the recording with me now but I am sure I heard it as vAridhi. Also, vAradhi means bridge. I may be wrong but I am not sure if that would fit in.

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 18 Nov 2006, 15:22

Thanks Suji. To be honest I do not know the differences. I have only heard people use these interchageably.

hsuvarna · Post by **hsuvarna** » 18 Nov 2006, 23:38

mnsriram wrote:Thanks hsuvarna. Please see the meaning above.

vAridhi sayana - one who reclines in the ocean

I don't have the recording with me now but I am sure I heard it as vAridhi. Also, vAradhi means bridge. I may be wrong but I am not sure if that would fit in.

My fault and apologies. I stand corrected. Varidhi is ocean and Vishnu sleeps on it (Paala Kadali=milk ocean). Varidhi is correct in this context.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 23 Nov 2006, 01:32

mnsriram wrote:Thanks Suji. To be honest I do not know the differences. I have only heard people use these interchageably.

Sriram,
I heard the lecdem on kalAvati by Prof SRJ and he talks about Dikshitar's composition kalAvatI kamalAsana yuvati.
You will notice how different it is.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 23 Nov 2006, 01:38

Suji Ram wrote:
mnsriram wrote:Thanks Suji. To be honest I do not know the differences. I have only heard people use these interchageably.
Sriram,
I heard the lecdem on kalAvati by Prof SRJ and he talks about Dikshitar's composition kalAvatI kamalAsana yuvati.
You will notice how different it is.

There are 3 kalAvatis:

Tyagaraja's version (okapAri, and one more kriti) - a janya of chakravAka

MD's version (kalAvati kamalAsana yuvati) - 31st asampoorNa mELa

the 3rd variety: I have heard people using kalAvati for valaji,( for it is the hindustAni equivalent) when there are more dATu prayOgas skipping Da. Even though by definition kalAvati skips Ri and Ma , sometimes lighter compositions (hindustani) it can have limited use of Rishabha also. Coolkarni/hsuvarna/rshankar etc can clarify.

-Ramakriya

grsastrigal · Post by **grsastrigal** » 28 Sep 2009, 17:13

Sorry for being late to this.

Rajani's translation is, as usual, very helpful to non-telugu's like me

Here is Malladi B's Version. (the second song of this upload). The raga, I think, Kalavathi looks like janasammodhini. Is there any relation ?

http://www.sendspace.com/file/lmohe6

I could hear few differences in the wordings in "bhanu shasi nayana" and "gunamaya". Just want to confirm which is correct. Malladi Bs, being good, in Telugu, wondering which is correct.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 Sep 2009, 19:02

GRS,

I think this is a Sanskrit composition of Sri Annamacharya.

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 29 Sep 2009, 00:40

Yes this is a composition of Annamacarya.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 29 Sep 2009, 09:36

It seems this is krithi is rendered in many ragas - I have heard it in Saraswati

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 05 Jun 2019, 01:21

Wonder if anyone has the notations for this song.

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