Shri gaayatrI dhEvi raagam: valaci - Meaning request

[HarishankarK]

Shri gaayatrI dhEvi
raagam: valaci
16 cakravaakam janya
Aa: S G3 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P G3 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Origala Veeraraaghava Sharma
Language:
pallavi
shrI gAyatrI dEvI sanAtanI sEvaka jana sushrEyOdAyini
(shrI)
anupallavi
vAgAdhipati serEndra pUjitE varadAyaki pancaradanE suvAsini
(shrI)
caraNam
rAgadvESa rahitAntaranga hitE ratnakacita maNihAra maNDitE
rasayuta sangIta mOditE rAghavAdi bhakta rakSaNa caritE
Also would like to know the eduppu of this kruti - is it at samam?
Thank you,

[Rajani]

Here is my attempt. I have starred the words that are corrected. Also, the kriti is only a string of epithets and has no verb or equivalent words like namaste. So you may want to check that again.

I've converted the long Is to short i in the pallavi since the words are all addresses (sambodhanam) to the goddess.

Composer: *Ogirala Veeraraaghava Sharma
Language:
pallavi
shrI gAyatri dEvi - O Goddess Gayatri!
sanAtani - O primordial one!
sEvaka jana sushrEyOdAyini - O giver of supreme welfare to your servants/devotees!

anupallavi
*vAgadhipati *surEndra pUjitE - O one worshipped by Brahma and Indra!
varadAyaki - O giver of boons!
*pancavadanE - O five-faced one!
suvAsini - O fragrant one!

caraNam
rAgadvESa rahitAntaranga hitE - O one who is beneficial to those whose hearts are devoid of passion and hatred!
ratna*khacita maNihAra maNDitE - O one adorned by necklaces studded with gems!
rasayuta sangIta mOditE - O one pleased with music filled with Rasa!
rAghavAdi bhakta rakSaNa caritE - O one who has the reputation of protecting devotees such as Rama!

(Though Suvasini is used usually to mean a married woman, I have translated it literally as one wearing fragrant materials)

[Sachi_R]

ratna*khacita*



pañcavadane

[HarishankarK]

Thank you
I know I posted the lyrics but Sri Rama Varma sings as Suhasini and not Suvasini
Suhasini - meaning?

Also does raga mean passion - Is raga an avaguna? Even Dikshitar has used ragadweshadi rahita ramaniya hrudaya muditam
Till now i never thought raga was an avagunam
Does dwesha also mean jealousy?

[HarishankarK]

Nice photo of the Goddess by the way

[HarishankarK]

WhaTs the story where Sri Gayathri protected Sri Rama? It would be great to know

[Rajani]

Thank you Sachi Sir. I have made the correction of khacita.

Harishankar Sir - suhAsinI would mean one who has a lovely smile

In our day to day context Raga is not a bad thing. But for spiritual advancement, one needs have neutral attitude to all/everything and not have either like or dislike. Since like and dislike seem too gentle, we use passion and hatred for raga/dvesha. ( Others may please substantiate. )

The meaning of the latter is only hatred and enmity, though contextually we can interpret it as jealousy too.

[Sachi_R]

Harishankarji
Raaga means attachment. Dvesha means hatred.
Both attachment and hatred come from the illusion of I, me, and mine.
That is the core aspect of Maaya.

In Bhagavadgita, Krishna explains the process of liberation in these shlokas:
https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/18/51-53/

You can see how getting rid of raaga and dvesha works.

Now in music, art etc., raaga is often applied to aesthetics. That is the element of beauty. All descriptions of the goddess highlight beauty. So there is an apparent contradiction. The way to overcome it as suggested is the ability to see it without the sense of I, me, and myself. Then raaga becomes bhakti.

[rshankar]

Very nice, Rajani!!
And isn’t rAghava here the comoser’s mudra?

[HarishankarK]

Very nice, Rajani!!
And isn’t rAghava here the comoser’s mudra?

Wow - didn't notice that - very seamless

[HarishankarK]

Thank you for the explanations Rsachi ji and Rajani

[HarishankarK]

WhaTs the story where Sri Gayathri protected Sri Rama? I

[Sachi_R]

Sir,
Two ideas.
Aditya hRdaya is a prayer Rama undertakes at the instance of Agastya just before the the final battle with Ravana. As you know, Gayatri is the personification of a prayer to Surya. This prayer protected Rama in the final battle.

Second idea: Raghava refers to the mudra of the poet. Not the name of Raghukulaprasûta Rama.

[HarishankarK]

Sir,
Second idea: Raghava refers to the mudra of the poet. Not the name of Raghukulaprasûta Rama.

Will go with the 2nd idea I think although I think there might be an interesting story behind this