Meaning of varnam

[nrityaaradhya]

Hi,

Kindly can anyone share the meaning of below pada varnam

P: paramAkula hrdayAm kimu mAmayi parikhEdayasIha
A: taruNIjana vadanAmbuja taraNE tamamayi hA karuNA kimu nahi sajjana bharaNAmbujanAbha
(svara sAhityam)
pAlita bhuvana samudaya savinaya majahara harIDita sattama kari suruciragama mahanIya
hrdayadhAma gamayi mAdhava kuru mudama marIjana sadA kalita vimata vidala nAnagha
C1: rItirESA kimutE
(svara sAhityams)
1: mAdhava samayamani dAnA kalaya
2: tanu vhisita rativara khihaga mahitaratha sarasijapada
vadana su-vijita sudhAkara parama puruSa sakala sharaNa
3: tApasanuta vasudhApa padanata sudhApa pari nijavidhA
parisita vibudhA padaga kulisha tApamapa gamaya
4: sAdhIrA sumashara pAdA parivrta kAmA paramaham
aruNa japAdhara surAri kuladhava vAridapa dApatita hita
kAmita mapApa disha jalaja nayana suvimala mrduhasa
nigamanutatara sAdhu bhaya krpA sharaNa kAma vitaraNapara
2: rItirESA kimutE nIti salila rAshE mAtA mahAya
datta mahita saurASTra sukha paramAkula

Thanks,
Nrtya

[Rajani]

Here is my attempt , hope it helps :
( This is the first part. The "tama" in the Anupallavi shd be "tava". I have split some long vowels into the component words)

kimu - Why
parikhEdayasi - do you torment
mAm - me
paramAkula hrdayAm (who am) agitated in the heart
iha - here/now
ayi - Oh

taruNIjana vadanAmbuja taraNE ! - O Sun to the lotus-faces of young women!

mayi tava karuNA kimu nahi - Is your mercy not there towards me?
hA - Alas!
sajjana bharaNa - O sustainer of good people!
ambujanAbha - O Padmanabha
(svara sAhityam)

pAlita bhuvana samudaya - O Protector of the multitude of worlds!
ajahara harIDita - O one praised by Brahma, Shiva and Indra,
savinayam - with humility!
sattama - O most virtuous!
kari suruciragama - O one whose gait resembles an elephant's!
mahanIya - O praiseworthy one
!
ayi mAdhava - O husband of Lakshmi!
hrdayadhAmagam kuru mudam - create joy in my heart!
amarI jana sadA kalita - O one always meditated upon by the goddesses (wives of the Amaras=Devas )
vimata vidalana - O destroyer of foes!
anagha - O sinless one!
C1:
kimu - What
rItir ESA - is this conduct/behaviour
tE -of yours?
( is this cruel/indifferent behaviour of yours right or acceptable?)

[Rajani]

I request Lakshman Sir or anyone else to check the lyrics. I am unable to understand some words and feel they may be misspelt.

[Rajani]

Part 2:

1. mAdhava - O Madhava!
samayam anidAn - (the second word is probably idAnIm) - now is the time!
Akalaya - Consider ( showing mercy)

2: tanu vihasita rativara - O one whose form ridicules (the beauty of) manmatha!
khaga mahitaratha - O one whose exalted chariot is a bird!
sarasijapada - O one with lotus -like feet!
vadana su-vijita sudhAkara - O one whose face excels the moon!
parama puruSa - O Supreme Being!
sakala sharaNa - O refuge of all!

3: tApasanuta - O one adored by Rishis!
vasudhApa - O Lord of the earth!
padanata sudhApa vara - O one at whose feet, the eminent Devas prostrate!
nijavidha- aparimita - O one who is unlimited in your forms/methods !
vibudha - Apad- aga kulisha - O thunderbolt to the mountain of dangers that befall the Devas!
tApam apagamaya - Wipe out (my) suffering!

[rshankar]

Lovely, Rajani!
sudhApa - does that mean those that consumed the nectar (of immortality)?

[Rajani]

Thank you, Ravi. Yes, that's what I think.

[Rajani]

4: sAdhIrA sumashara pAdA parivrta kAmA paramaham - ???
aruNa japAdhara - O one who has red lips the colour of hibiscus flowers!
surAri kula dava vArida - O cloud to the forest fire of Asuras!
padApatita hita - O Benefactor of those who fall at your feet!
apApa - O sinless one!
kAmitam disha - Grant (my) desires!
jalaja nayana - O lotus-eyed!
suvimala mrduhasa - O one with a pure, gentle smile!
nigama nuta tara - O one praised greatly by the Vedas!
sAdhu bhaya krpaNa sharaNa - O refuge of the good people and those miserable with fear
kAma vitaraNapara - O one intent on granting wishes!

2: rItirESA kimutE - ( repeated)
nIti salila rAshE - O Ocean of propriety/justice!
datta mahita saurASTra sukha - O giver of the pleasures of (ruling) a great kingdom
mAtA mahAya - to (your) maternal grandfather!

[nrityaaradhya]

Thank you very much !!!

Regards !!

[Rajani]

Please note the corrections in 4-5 words.

[Lakshman]

This is what is printed in the book of ST compositions by Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. I don't know if the meaning is changed in any way.

paramAkula (pv). rAgA: saurAStra. rUpaka tALA. Svati Tirunal.

P: paramAkula hrdayAm kimu mAmayi parikhEdayasIha
A: taruNIjana vadanAmbuja taraNE tamamayi hA karuNA kimu nahi sajjana bharaNAmbujanAbha
(svara sAhityam)
pAlita bhuvana samudaya savinaya majahara harIDita sattama kari suruciragama mahanIya
hrdayadhAma gamayi mAdhava kuru mudama marIjana sadA kalita vimata vidala nAnagha
C1: rItirESA kimutE
(svara sAhityams)
1: mAdhava samayamani dAnA kalaya
2: tanu vihasita rativara vihaga mahitaratha sarasijapada
vadana su-vijita sudhAkara parama puruSa sakala sharaNa
3: tApasanuta vasudhApa padanata sudhApa vara nijavidhA
parimita vibudhA padaga kulisha tApamapa gamaya
4: sAdhIrA sumashara pAdhA parivrta kAmA paramaham
aruNa japAdhara surAri kuladhava vAridapadA patita hita
kAmitama pApa disha jalaja nayana suvimala mrduhasa
nigama vinuta tarasAnupama krpA sharaNa kAma vitaraNapara
rItirESA kimutE nIti salila rAshE mAtA mahAya
datta mahita saurASTra sukha paramAkula

[Rajani]

Thanks a lot Sir.

I have edited Post #4 based on these lyrics.

Request Keerthi and SavitriJi (and anyone else) to check the translation for improvement.

[keerthi]

Rajani, wonderful - both the excellent translation and the astute text emendation. I think we can learn more manuscriptology by trying to interpret 20th century books with Sanskrit written in Tamil or even nAgari script; than by trying to collate actual manuscripts in grantha or telugu characters!

Such a grand, wonderful varnam. It exemplifies the literary and musical skills of the composer.

Just putting the text again with a few edits -

|paramA'kula hrdayAm kimu mAm ayi parikhEdayasI'ha || Pallavi

| taruNI-jana-vadan'Ambuja-taraNE! tava mayi hA!|
| karuNA kimu nahi sajjana bharaNA'mbujanAbha || AP ||


| pAlita-bhuvana-samudaya! savinayam aja-hara-harI'Dita-sattama! kari-surucira-gama |
| mahanIya-hrdaya-dhAmaga mayi mAdhava kuru mudam amarI-jana-sadA'kalita vimata-vidalaNA'nagha || Csw||

| rItirE'SA kimu tE nIti-salila-rAshE! | mAtAmahAya-datta-mahita-saurASTra-sukha || Caranam ||

| mAdhava samayam'anidAnA'kalaya || 1 ||

|tanu-vihasita-rativara vihaga-mahita-ratha sarasija-pada |
|vadana-suvijita-sudhAkara parama-puruSa sakala-sharaNa ||2 ||

| tApasa-nuta-vasudhApa pada-nata-sudhApa! pari nija-vi-|
|dhA'parimita vibudhApad'aga-kulisha! tApam'apagamaya ||3 ||

| sA'dhIrA suma-shara-bAdhA parivrta-kAmA param'aham aruNa-japA'dhara|
| surAri-kula-dava-vArida! padApatita-hita-kAmitam apApa! disha jalaja nayana |
| suvimala-mrduhasa! nigama-vinuta tarasA'nupamakrpA-sharaNa! kAma-vitaraNa-para || 4 ||

[keerthi]

Translations the sections that correspond to the edits



mAdhava! samayam'anidAnA'kalaya

anvaya- mAdhava! anidAna! Samayam (idam) Akalaya


mAdhava! - O lord of Lakshmi!
anidAna! – O causeless one!
Samayam (idam) – now is the time
Akalaya – take charge of me.

It can’t be idAnIm, since samayam idAnIm has a punarukti, and makes one of them redundant.

* * *


pada-nata-sudhApa! pari nija-vidhA'parimita

pada-nata-sudhApa – The nectar-quaffing deva-s bow to you
pari nija-vidhA'parimita – You are limitless in giving to your devotees.

Nija – one’s own
Pari – surrounding [devotees, entourage]
Vidha – bestowing boons
Aparimita – immeasurable

* * *

sA'dhIrA suma-shara-bAdhA parivrta-kAmA param'aham

anvaya - sA aham adhIrA suma-shara-bAdhA-parivRta-kAmA (asmi)

This woman of yours (I) am restless, engulfed in desire, struck by manmatha’s flowery darts.
sA aham – I*
adhIra – restless
suma-shara- manmatha of the flowery arrows
bAdhA – torment
parivRta-kamA – am enveloped in longing

sA aham is a classical way of referring to oneself, like the characters who refer to themselves as ‘ayam janaH’ in the Sanskrit plays, or the yogi who refers to herself as sO’ham.

* * *


nigama-vinuta tarasA'nupamakrpA-sharaNa! kAma-vitaraNa-para|| rItireSA etc..

nigama-vinuta – adored by the Vedas
tarasA – quickly, make haste
anupama - matchless
kRpA-sharana – repository of mercy [= kRpA-nidhi or krpa-sAgara]
kAma-vitarana-para - one intent on granting wishes.

[keerthi]

Couldn't resist a postscript. Here goes..

The caraNa here is the extended 4 Avarta caraNa seen in several older varNa-s, often referred to as an ‘anubandha’. Several of the Sanskrit varna-s with the padmanabha mudrA have such an extended carana, whose first line alone is sung after the carana swaras, and the whole carana [aka anubandha] is sung at the end, dovetailing into the pallavi.

Many of svAti tirunAl’s varnam-s with the extended caraNa, have this special feature of inserting the rAga-mudrA in the caraNa – Bhairavi, aThAna, nIlAmbarI, ghaNTA, kAm(b)Odi , bhUpAla and this one.

Other varna-s, such as those in pUrNacandrikA and sAvEri, have the rAga-mudrA elsewhere in the text, and some, such as the madhyamAvati, suddhasAveri, begaDa and dhanyAsi varNa-s, do not have the rAga mudra.

Needless to say, they are all superlatively beautiful. I hope more people sing more of them, [It has been happening for a while now at Kuthiramalika and the Navaratri festival], and also hope more people interpret them in Abhinaya. [instead of resorting to some of those dreadful varna-s in vogue now]

[nrityaaradhya]

Thanks so much for the details.

So here, in the literal context the naiyka is longing for padamanadha's love and attention?

Also, in the below line which word suggest 'Sun'

taruNIjana vadanAmbuja taraNE ! - O Sun to the lotus-faces of young women!


Thanks.

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Rajani,

What a composition!

Beautiful, Fantastic translation.

God bless you.

Regards.

[rshankar]

Keerthi - awesome additions to Rajani's efforts. Thank you. Agree that this is a beautiful varNam.

[rshankar]

Also, in the below line which word suggest 'Sun'
taruNIjana vadanAmbuja taraNE ! - O Sun to the lotus-faces of young women!

taraNE?

[Rajani]

Keerthi - you have elevated this to another level! Was indeed hoping for this. Thank you so much!

Savitriji, thank you for going through the translation and for your kind words.

[Rajani]

Nrithya - taraNi indeed is the word meaning sun. It becomes taraNe while addressing the person! ( Like Hari becomes Hare)

Also please note another change basedon Keerthi's corrections :

mahanIya-hrdaya-dhAmaga - O one who reaches the heart of the praiseworthy(pious) as your abode!
mayi mAdhava kuru mudam - O Madhava, Give me joy!

[nrityaaradhya]

Thanks so much Rajaniji, Keerthiji, and rshankarji.

Will it be feasible to give the vAkyArtha (running meaning) for this pada varnam.
It will be very helpful for me to understand the complete picture and context.

Thanks once again.

[parimalphadke]

the pada varnam meaning has been given in tk govindrao's book on swati tirunal compositions

[nrityaaradhya]

Thanks parimalji