Meaning of Kamboji & Anandabhairavi Geethams

[vidsrox]

Dear Rasikas,

I am looking for the meaning of the following 2 geethams:
a) Mandara Dharare - Kamboji
b) Kamala Sulochana - Anandabhairavi

Can anyone here help me with these please?

This is a little urgent.

Thanks and regards,
Vidya

[Rsachi]

Hope this works for you:

mandarodhdhArE mOkshamurArE - Oh saviour of the Mandara mountain, oh Murari, who grants salvation!
daityakulAntaka pAvanamUrtE- Oh destroyer of the demon race, one whose form is sacred,
padashubharEkha makuTamayUra- whose feet have auspicious marks, who wears a peacock feather.

[vidsrox]

Thanks a lot Rsachi...This is great!

Any idea what the meaning of Kamala Sulochana Geetham is?

Thanks and regards,
Vidya

[Rsachi]

kamala sulOcana vimala taTAkini - oh lotus-eyed Saraswati sitting in a placid lake,
marALa gAmini kari hara madhyE - one who moves languidly and gracefully like an elephant, ?
bimbAdhareyAnana vidhu manDalu rE rE - red lipped, moon-faced
candana kumkuma pankaja rE rE- besmeared with sandal, vermilion, wearing a lotus (garland?)
parimaLa kastUri tilakadha rE rE - wearing a forehead mark of fragrant Kasturi
jAji shayyA kaca kuca ghana jaghanAdambhOruha marALa gAmini -wearing jAji flowers in your hair, with full breasts, torso placed on a lotus,
karihara madhyE bimbAdhareyAnana vidhu manDala rE rE - ?, moon faced, red lipped..

Sorry,
Can't figure out kariharamadhyE.

[satyabalu]

* Nice way to recap my initial learning with correct words &diction.
* After a longtime I rehearsed these Geethams.
* What a Ragabhava embedded therein. Never late to appreciate!
* How about another no in Anandabhairavi "raveme makura?"
* May suggest a separate thread for Geetham ,lakshana geetham, varanam&their varieties?

[vidsrox]

Thanks a million Rsachi. I'll let you know if i get the meaning of Karihara MadhyE...I would also appreciate if any other rasika can help us with this

@Satyabalu: Indeed it's a really nice way to recap our basic lessons...I am teaching small kids now and I feel it would be a boon to know the meaning of the song before teaching it to them! Geetham books years ago came alongwith the meaning of the song...These days, the books do not include the meanings. I feel ditto about your 3rd point...

In fact, i was wondering if this would be the right forum to request for the meaning of Geethams. I second your suggestions about starting a separate thread for these...

Regards,
Vidya

[rshankar]

Rsachi, marALa is a swan..several similes are used to describe the dEvi's gait - if it is majesty that the composer is seeking to convey, then, she is kunjara gamanI, and if it is grace that is to be invoked, she is marALa gamanI, or hamsa gamanI, one who moves with the grace of a swan.
karihara madhyE - I wonder if it is harihara madhyE - the one who is equal to both Hari and hara perhaps?

[Rsachi]

Yes rshankar..you're right I think. Hamsavahini is an epithet of Saraswati as she rides a swan.
I was playing on the several meanings possible and trying to use kari as elephant.
To quote Monier Williams, the origin of marALa is mR=soft and tender.

By the way I checked two textbooks, both say kariharamadhyE.

[keerthi]

kari - elephant; hara - killer; madhya - waist

kari-hara-madhye means one who has a waist slender like that of a lion. Parallels can be found in the expressions simha-kaTi and simhendra-madhyama

[rshankar]

Keerthi, thank you.

[Rsachi]

Yes! That sounds right in the context! Thanks.

[vidsrox]

So then, finally, should we all take kari-hara-madhye as one who has a waist slender like that of a lion?

Good work rshankar, keerti, Rsachi )

[Rsachi]

LOOKS FINAL:
kamala sulOcana vimala taTAkini - oh lotus-eyed Saraswati sitting in a placid lake,
marALa gAmini kari hara madhyE - one who rides a swan, is slender-waisted like a lioness
bimbAdhareyAnana vidhu manDalu rE rE - red lipped, moon-faced
candana kumkuma pankaja rE rE- besmeared with sandal, vermilion, wearing a lotus garland
parimaLa kastUri tilakadha rE rE - wearing a forehead mark of fragrant kasturi
jAji shayyA kaca kuca ghana jaghanAdambhOruha marALa gAmini -wearing jAji flowers in your hair, with full breasts, torso placed on a lotus, riding a swan
karihara madhyE bimbAdhareyAnana vidhu manDala rE rE - slender waisted like a lioness, moon faced, red lipped..

[vidsrox]

Nice...makes sense now.

Thanks a lot Rsachi

[Rsachi]

Thank you Vidya, your smile makes it all worthwhile!

[CHELLAM]

who is the composer for these 2 geethams?sri purandara das?
also who is the composer for the kalyani geetham -kamal jadala vimala
thanking in advance

[Lakshman]

kamalajadaLa vimala sunayana-kalyANi is by Appiah Dikshitar
kamala sulOcana vimala in Anandabhairavi is by Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
mandara dhararE in kAmbhOji is also by Paidala Gurumurti Shastri

[mohan]

Lakshmanji thanks for that info about the composers. Who are the composers of the other popular geetams/swarajatis? I think Purandaradasa has composed the ones in malahari. Mohana (vara veena) is by Appiah Dikshitar I think. What about geetham in Suddha Saveri and the Swarajatis in Bilahari (rara venu) and Khamas (sambasiva)?

[Lakshman]

I am listing the generally known gItams. There are gItams by many others that are not included here.

Amarikapari para bhramari mukhari kritam (g)-Nata-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Analakaravunni poladi sakala shastra purana (g)-Shuddhasaveri-Purandaradasa
Areyanaka dundubi udatile avatarutva (g)-Nata-Appiah Dikshitar
Bhaya maya deva enna deva shri venkatachala (g)-Deshakshi-Purandaradasa
Bhaya samaya devuvuni deva shri venkatachala (g)-Bilahari-Purandaradasa
Bhuvanatraya mohana vamsha (g)-Kambhoji-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Gana vidya durandara venkata subharya guro (g)-Nata-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Gereyaniranu (g)-Malahari-Purandaradasa
Ila mane himagiri vazh ezhil menpidiyanai (g)-Bilahari-Periasami Tooran
Janaki ramana te namo namo (g)-Nilambari-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Jaya karuna sindho (g)-Dhanyasi-Paidala GUrumurti Shastri
Kamala sulochana vimala tatakini marala kamini (g)-Anandabhairavi-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Kamasura khandana (g)-Shahana-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Kereya niranu kerugajalli varava (g)-Malahari-Purandaradasa
Kunta gaura gauri vara (g)-Malahari-Purandaradasa
Lambodara lakumikara (g)-Malahari-Purandaradasa
Mandara dharare moksha murare daitya kulantaka (g)-Kambhoji-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Minakshi jaya kamakshi gangadika vamakshi (g)-Shri-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Padumanabha parama purusha paranjyoti (g)-Malahari-Purandaradasa
Pahi shri ramachandra kausalya (g)-Anandabhairavi-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Paidala vamsha jata (g)-Arabhi-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Paidalavayanka guru (g)-Nata Paidala-Gurumurti Shastri
Palayanage svara vandi budha vali (g)-Bilahari-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Parvati janani bhavani shri rajarajeshvari (g)-Bhairavi-Shyama Shastri
Sarasakshi sada pahimam kumara janani sarasa (g)-Saveri-Shyama Shastri
Sarasvati nanna naligeyani kunisali yavalanu (g)-Begada-Purandaradasa
Shri gananatha sindura varna karunasagara (g)-Malahari-urandaradasa
Shri ramachandra saketapuravasa (g)-aula-aidala Gurumurti Shastri
Shri ramachandrapura vasa (g)-Gaula-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Vande madhavam vanita umadhavam (g)-Varali-Paidala Gurumurti Shastri
Vara vina mrudu pani vanaruha lochana rani (g)-Mohana-?Appiah Dikshitar

[CHELLAM]

vara veena mrudupani is by sri purandara dasa
It is called "Lakshmi Geetham"
lot of poeple think this geetham is on saraswathi
I was told Lakshmi also plays the veena
the phrase "varadha priya ranganyaki" tells this is on Lakshmi.
any corrections welcome
regards

[Lakshman]

I wasn't sure. You noticed the question mark I hope.

[CHELLAM]

yes I did

[aaaaabbbbb]

Two more geetas are there:
Sri rAmacandra Shrita parijata [not sure about raga]
janakasutA kuca kumkuma pankita in raga:saveri

[PUNARVASU]

I have learnt 'Sri Ramachandra' in Bhairavi. But I do not know whether it is a slokam converted into a song bec. I have heard it being sung as one before songs on Rama.

[Rsachi]

zrIrAmacandrAzritapArijAtaH samastakalyANaguNAbhirAmaH
sItAmukhAmbOruhaca~ncarIkaH nirantaram mangaLam AtanOtu
May Sri Ramachandra, one who is like the wish-fulfilling tree to those who take shelter in Him, one graciously exuding all the blessed and divine qualities, one who is like the bee to the lotus-like face of Sita, confer all things auspicious on us all forever.

[keerthi]

Punarvasu - srIrAmacandraH, sung as the bhairavi gitam; is indeed a stOtra verse, tuned into a geetam. This is true of other stotra-turned geetams as well. the nATTai 'amarI-kabarI-bhAra' is a verse from appayya dIkSitar's treatise kuvalayAnandaM, that has been tuned by some later musician.

All attributions of gItams to Appayya dIkSitar are unsubtantiated.

Lakshmanji,

It is interesting that AmarI-kabarI-bhAra is attributed to gurumUrthi shAstri. What is the source for this, please? Do you have any publication exclusively devoted to his songs??

[mukta]

The shlokam 'srirAmacandraH shrita parijata' used to be printed on
marriage invitations.
The geetam 'jaya karuNA sinDhO' is a lakshana geetam of raga dhanyasi.
'Lambodara lakumikarA' is the first line of the geetam of the same name
'Sri gaNanATha sindurAvarNa' is the second line.

[Lakshman]

mahavishnu: I am not able to readily pinpoint the reference for this song but I will look for it.

[satyabalu]

*Just come to realise- for the beautiful Geethams We all know "Paidala Gurumuthy Shastri is the composer.Thanks Lakshman!

[a.jacob]

Hope this works for you:

mandarodhdhArE mOkshamurArE - Oh saviour of the Mandara mountain, oh Murari, who grants salvation!
daityakulAntaka pAvanamUrtE- Oh destroyer of the demon race, one whose form is sacred,
padashubharEkha makuTamayUra- whose feet have auspicious marks, who wears a peacock feather.

Please could you translate the final line in this song: dhaityaku lAndaka pAvana mUrttE
as well for me please, I would be so grateful.

[aaaaabbbbb]

It has already been posted by Rsachiji.

The actual words are::daitya kulAntaka pAvana mUrte:

daitya::demon [rAkshasa]

kulA:race

antaka:destroyer

pAvana:sacred

mUrte:form[figure]

[asangeetha]

Here are a list of geethams on Acharyanet.com taught by Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran. They follow the book Perfecting Carnatic Music Level 1.

https://streaming.acharyanet.com/geethams/