Pankaja Lochanira-Pada Varnam

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Tattvamasi
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Pankaja Lochanira-Pada Varnam

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Hi,

I was wondering if I could get the meaning of the Anandabhairavi Pada Varnam - Pankaja Lochanira by Muttaiah Bhagavathar. The lyrics are below :-

Pallavi

pankaja lOcanirA bhAmA parama suguNi maNirA I paNati

anupallavi

pankajanAbha bhakta shirOmaNI bAla rAma varma citrOdaya nrpamaNi (muktAyi svarA)

caraNam

nIvE suguNa rAjAdhipatirA ninnu neranammiti

caraNam 2

nimala harikEsha bhakta satimaNirA sogasugADa nI sari

caraNam 3

nija sukumAruDu lEdu gAdaDarA nIdu kIrtipa anuvalalE

caraNam 4

nikhila lOkamula prakAshamuganE vikAsamai velagu cunnadi gadarA

caraNam 5

nija guNa vanitalaku tagina patiniyani talacina sumatanumatirA

caraNam 6

nirupama guNa gaNanidhi mahA madhura gAnanidhirA rasaganirA

caraNam 7

niravadhi sukha dAyini mahAmati rAcuka mrdu vacanirA bahu sukhirA

caraNam 8

nimiSamunE sumagamanE talaci sadA mudA sukhAnubhavamu kOrinadi

And here's the link to the song :-
http://radioweb.in/programs/ananda-bhairavi-part-2

Not sure if the link works now. Initially when I tried it it worked, but of late it seems to be not working.

Much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Kind regards,
Sanjay Prasad

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Post by aaaaabbbbb »

Some typos are present.

The link is working but there is more sAhitya.

Sri Lakshman Sir may be able to provide the complete sAhitya.

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This what I could make out::

Pallavi

pankaja lOcanirA bhAmA parama suguNi maNirA I *paDati*

anupallavi

pankajanAbha bhakta shirOmaNI bAlarA *ma varma citrOdaya*{?} krpamaNi (muktAyi svarA)

caraNam

nIvE suguNa rAjAdhipatirA ninnu neranamminadirA

caraNam 2

*nirmala* harikEsha bhakta satimaNirA sogasugADa nI sari

caraNam 3

nija sukumAruDu lEdu *gadAdhara* nIdu kIrti *pa anuvalane*{?}

caraNam 4

nikhila lOkamula prakAshamuganE vikAsamai velagu cunnadi gadarA

caraNam 5

nija guNa vanitalaku tagina *patinIyani* talacina *sumatanumatirA*{?}

caraNam 6

nirupama guNa gaNanidhi mahA madhura gAnanidhirA rasaganirA

caraNam 7

niravadhi sukha dAyini mahAmati rA *shuka* mrdu vacanirA bahu sukhirA

caraNam 8

nimiSamunE *sumukhamunE* talaci sadA mudA sukhAnubhavamu kOrinadi.


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Post by Lakshman »

I checked in the book and these are the lyrics.

pankaja lOcanirA (pada varNa). rAgA: Anandabhairavi. Adi tALA. Muttiah Bhagavatar.

P: pankaja lOcanirA bhAmA parama suguNi maNirA I paNati
A: pankajanAbha bhakta shirOmaNI bAla rAma varma citrOdaya nrpamaNi
(muktAyi svarA)
1: nIvE suguNa rAjAdhipatirA ninnu neranamminati
2: nimala harikEsha bhakta satimaNirA saugasugATa nI sari
3: nija sukumAruDu lEdugAdaTarA nIdu kIrtipa anuvalanE
4: nikhila lOkamula prakAshamuganE vikAsamai velagu cunnadi gadarA
5: nija guNa vanitalaku takina patinIyani talacina sumatanumatirA
6: nirupama guNa gaNanidhi mahA madhura gAnanidhirA rasaganirA
7: niravadhi sukhadAyini mahAmatirAcuka mrdu vacanirA bahu sukhirA
8: nimiSamunE sumakhamanE talaci sadA mudA sukhAnubhavamu kOrinadi

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Thank you Sir.
Regards.

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This is a general meaning of the composition.

This lotus eyed gem of a girl has the most noble charecter{p}
You are the gem of a devotee of Sri mahAvishNu{ {pankajanAbha}
rAmavarma citrOdaya,You are the king of kings,
You are the king with the noblest of qualities,she has trusted you.
She is the devotee of The Pristine harikEsha,The handsome.She is equal to You
In this world, is there anybody as delicate as you?
She has bloomed and brilliantly manifested herself
She thinks that you are the proper consort for women of noble qualties.
She is the matchless mine of good qualties,She is the treasure trove of
melodious music,She is the mine of good taste,
She grants eternal bliss,She has great intellect,She speaks as soft as a parrot,
She is contentedly happy,
In the twinkling of an eye, she imagines You to be in her presence,
She wants to experience the eternal bliss.

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J
Last edited by aaaaabbbbb on 29 Nov 2017, 05:28, edited 2 times in total.

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Smt. Savitri - I think this composition is written in 'praise' of the King, Rama Varma. As Kings of tiruvanantapuram, they considered themselves as devotees/servants of padmanAbha (their kula deivam) and called themselves padmanAbha dAsa. So, I think the anupallavi refers to the king. i.e., pankajanAbha bhakta shirOmaNI bAla rAma varma citrOdaya nrpamaNi, refers to the king (nRpamaNi), bAla rAma varma as the most eminent of the devotees of pankajanAbha.

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rshankar jI

Thank you for the clarifications. I have corrected the post accordingly.

Regards

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One more change::

It is::nija sukumAruDu lEDu gadA Dhara nIdu kIrti bhAnuvalene::

None is as delicate as you,On this earth your fame is like that of sun.

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Does anyone have audio for this varnam?

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aaaaabbbbb wrote: 28 Nov 2017, 22:27 This is a general meaning of the composition.

This lotus eyed gem of a girl has the most noble charecter{p}
You are the gem of a devotee of Sri mahAvishNu{ {pankajanAbha}
rAmavarma citrOdaya,You are the king of kings,
You are the king with the noblest of qualities,she has trusted you.
She is the devotee of The Pristine harikEsha,The handsome.She is equal to You
In this world, is there anybody as delicate as you?
She has bloomed and brilliantly manifested herself
She thinks that you are the proper consort for women of noble qualties.
She is the matchless mine of good qualties,She is the treasure trove of
melodious music,She is the mine of good taste,
She grants eternal bliss,She has great intellect,She speaks as soft as a parrot,
She is contentedly happy,
In the twinkling of an eye, she imagines You to be in her presence,
She wants to experience the eternal bliss.

********

J
Thank you all for quenching my thirst to know the meaning. I asked a lot of my Telugu speaking friends but couldn't get meaning. I admit that the word "pankajanabha" did make me think of The Royal Family but didn't ponder too much upon that.And then someone pointed out the Rama varma bit. I think the Bhagavathar here pulled a Dikshitar. :-)

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vijay.siddharth wrote: 29 Nov 2017, 17:36 Does anyone have audio for this varnam?
It's in mu OP :-)

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Post by Tattvamasi »

The fundamental thing about me is that Anandabhairavi is a raga closest to my heart and listening to a song such as this and not knowing the meaning is a disgrace. When I hear Anandabhairavi, I think of Ambal smiling and it makes me so happy :-). Thank you all !

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