sIrvalarpa senthOgai mayilAl - kAvadi chindhu meaning

[Indran]

Hi
can any of you guide me with the meaning for 'sIrvalarpa senthOgai mayilAl' - kAvadi chindhu , please

[Rajani]

If you could post the lyrics, some of us will surely attempt a translation.

[Pratyaksham Bala]

Is it "shIrvaLar pashuntOgai mayilAn" ?

[rshankar]

Yes, Sri PB. It has been sung very nicely by Smt. Sowmya

[Pratyaksham Bala]

kAvadic cindu
'murugan tudi' by aNNAmalai reDDiyAr :-

shIrvaLar pashuntOgai mayilAn - vaLLi
shevvidazh alAdiniya teLLamudum ayilAn.
pOrvaLar taDangai uRum ayiLan - vimala
ponnaDiyai innalaRa unnudal sheivAmE.

kunjara vaNangu Aval vIDAdapaDi
konji maruvum sarasa ranjidavi shEDA
painsharavaNam kAval vIDA - vaLarum
bAlan ena mAlaiyoDu kAlai ninaivAmE

val avuNar vazhiyAdum viTTu veruLa
van shamarshei kandaniDam vazhiyaDimaip paTTu
nalla uNarvazhiyAdu maTTu - minju
jnAna paramAnanda mOnam aDaivAmE.

oru danta mAdanga mukattAn - magizha
uttama kaniTTan ena uTRiDu magattAn
varu danta mAdanga mukattAn - evarum
vAzhttu guha nAyakanai Ettudal sheivAmE.

[Pasupathy]

Perhaps this Tamil version ( 2nd song)
http://veerakeralampudur-nellai.blogspo ... st_14.html
may also help in translation.

[Rajani]

Thanks, PB and Pasupathy. These are most helpful.

Here is my translation. Indran, of you do need a word-by-word translation, pl indicate. I've only done a line at a time

shIrvaLar pashuntOgai mayilAn - He with a peacock with a beautiful, lush tail,
vaLLi shevvidazh alAdiniya teLLamudum ayilAn - (who) does not drink even Amrita, but only the red lips of Valli
pOrvaLar taDangai uRum ayiLan - (who) has a battle-hardy Vel (spear) in his broad/strong hand
vimala ponnaDiyai innalaRa unnudal sheivAmE - let us meditate on his pure, golden feet, such that our sorrows go

[Rajani]

(I am interchanging the first 2 lines so that the meaning can be read easily)

konji maruvum sarasa ranjida vi shEDA - O delightfully unique one, fondly embraced
kunjara vaNangu Aval vIDAdapaDi - with unceasing eagerness, by Deivanai (daughter of Airavata)!
painsharavaNam kAval vIDA - vaLarum bAlan - The youthful one whose fort is the verdant Sharavana tank
ena mAlaiyoDu kAlai ninaivAmE - so shall we meditate evenings and mornings

[rshankar]

Rajani - beautiful as always...these cindus by Sri Reddiar are so complex, but you bring out the beauty in them!

One questions re dEvasEnA - wasn't she indra's daughter, who grew up with airAvata as her companion (hence, the names deivayAnai, dEvAnai, dEvakunjari, kunjari etc.)?

[Indran]

Thanks a lot. I found another set of meaning too.

சீர்வளர் பசுந் தோகை மயிலான் - One who is seated on a peacock with a beautifully groomed youthful tail –
வள்ளி செவ்விதழ் அலாதினிய தெள்ளமுதம்அயிலான் Except nectar of vaLLis’sweet lips, he does not drink anything else (ayil here means drink)
போர்வளர் தடங்கையுறும் அயிலான் - He also adorns the war-weathered spear his hands
விமல பொன்னடியை இன்னலற உன்னுதல்செய்வாமே.His blemishless golden feet, to be rid of your difficulties, let’s think
குஞ்சர வணங்கு ஆவல் வீடாத படி கொஞ்சி மருவும் சரசஞ்சித விசேடா
(The exact meaning here is not clear; However, approximate meaning would be: Worshiping the elephant, for valli to come and embrace him, he did and using that trick he embraced vaLLi and he has that glory)
பைஞ் சரவணம் காவல் வீடா வளரும் பாலன் என மாலை யொடு காலைநினைவாமே.
The forest of charavanA became his abode, where he grew up and that knowing that child think about him in the morning and the evening.
வல் அவுணர் வழியாதும் விட்டு வெருள வன்சமர் செய்கந்தனிடம்வழியடிமைப்பட்டு
The strong asuras leaving their unsavory ways, fearing his warring abilty- to such skandas ways submit yourself
நல்ல உணர் வழியாது மட்டு மிஞ்சு ஞானபர மானந்த மோனம் அடைவாமே.
Not losing good senses, with only gyAna and paramAnda monA state, let’s attain
ஒருதந்த மாதங்க முகத்தான் - மகிழ உத்தம கனிட்டன் என உற்றிடு மகத்தான்
For the one tusked elephant faced (brother) to be happy, he had the gloriy as his celebrated younger brother
வருதந்த மாதங்க முகத்தான் - எவரும் வாழ்த்துகுக நாயகனை ஏத்துதல்செயவாமே.
Including such elephant god and all other devas Praise the guga. Lets’ worship him

[Rajani]

Thanks Ravi. Deivanai was the foster daughter of Airavata, hence her name Kunjari etc.

Thanks Indran for the complete translation.
aNangu means beautiful girl. kunjara+ aNangu would become kunjaravaNangu. That seems a simpler and better interpretation than one who called the elephant to scare Valli etc.

[Rajani]

Moderators - pl change the title of this thread to "shIrvaLar pashuntOgai mayilAn"