Meaning request for Sri Rajamathangi varnam HMB

[HarishankarK]

Namastey

Please provide word by word meaning for
pallavi

shrI rAjamAtangi cAmuNDEshvari nArAyaNi rakSincu gauri

anupallavi

dhIrAgrEsharuDau cAmarAjEndra tanaya mArAri pUjAdurandara shrI krSNarAjEndruni

caraNam

ambikE mAyE harikEshajAyE

Thank you

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*dheerAgrEsaruDau* and *puja dhurandhara*

are the correct words,

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Please check your mail.

[ajaysimha]

Can I get the meaning too

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Sure.I have sent it.

[HarishankarK]

Thank you

Few questions maybe someone can answer
Why is the composer calling Chamundeswari the daughter of Chamarendra Wodeyar??
And who is Krishnarajendruni??

Ajaysimha can u help me??

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tanaya refers to krishNarAjEndra (as the son of cAmarAjEndra.)

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The composer is requesting Godess cAmunDEshwari to protect krishNarAjEndra,a staunch devotee of shiva,{mArAri>mAra::cupid
ari::enemy}the enemy of Cupid.
krishNarAjEndra is the son of the valiant warrior king,cAmarAjEndra.

The composer was patronised by krishNarAja woDeyar.

[ajaysimha]

the composer has beautifully praised the king and his father here

[ajaysimha]

i have one more question in my mind running:

pallavi: has phrases that praise devi (rAjamAtangi / cAmuNDEshvari / nArAyaNi / gauri)
and says protect me!!!

anupallavi: which means
worship shiva, the chief, (HH) Sri krishnarajendra whose is the son of the fore-runner (HH) chamarejendra

caraNam: has phrases that praise devi(ambikE / mAyE / harikEshajAyE)

i feel the idea of varnam on devi had deviated the concept in its pallavi which says worship shiva oh chief
(this is causing a confusion)

could anybody clarify ?

[rshankar]

i feel the idea of varnam on devi had deviated the concept in its pallavi which says worship shiva oh chief
(this is causing a confusion)

Does this help? There is absolutely no inconsistency in this varNam. The text in red could be adjectives for kRshNarAjEndra Wodeyar.

pallavi
shrI rAjamAtangi cAmuNDEshvari nArAyaNi rakSincu gauri

anupallavi
dhIrAgrEsharuDau cAmarAjEndra tanaya mArAri pUjAdurandara shrI krSNarAjEndruni

Taking the AP and P together, it says, "Oh SrI rAjamAtangI [1], cAmuNDESvari, nArAyaNi, gauri, please protect (rakshincu) the son (tanaya) of the valiant (dhIra) and best/superior (agrESaruDau), Sri cAmarAjEndra Wodeyar, Sri kRshNarAjEndra (kRshNarAjEndruni) who is the leader/chief/expert (dhurandhara) in the worship (pUjA) of Siva, the enemy (ari) or manmatha (mAra)."

caraNam
ambikE mAyE harikEshajAyE

Oh mother (ambikE), the illusory being (mAyE), the wife (jAyE) of Siva (harikESa)! [2]

[1] pArvati is referred to as mAtangi, in her form as the daughter of matanga (the fisherman)
[2] harikESa is the composer's aMkita - but also symbolizes Siva - the one with coppery (hari) locks (kESa); there are other interpretations of harikESa as well

EDITED based on inputs from Smt. Savitri

[ajaysimha]

Thank you @rshankar well explained !!!!
Your explanation made me understand how pallavi , anupallavi and charanam are consistent.

How do we understand meaning of there 2 words
Could you give any root words or the split words ??
1. AgrEsharuDau
2. durandara

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agrEsara::the best

agrEsaruDau::one who is the best.

durandhara::leader. Chief,


both are single words

[ajaysimha]

got it !!

[rshankar]

agrEsara::the best

agrEsaruDau::one who is the best.

durandhara::leader. Chief,


both are single words

Thank you, Smt. Savitri. I have edited my post accordingly. In Hindi, dhurandhar (धुरन्धर) can also mean expert as well - which is why I used 'proficient' in my first attempt.

[HarishankarK]

Aahaa ! Thank you thank you all
Now it's all clear and I can explain this to my little girl who is learning this varnam.
Another unique feature of this varnam it has only 3 chittaswarams i/o the usual 4.
Wonder why because the last chittaswaram which usually begins with mel Sa in most varnams and runs for around 4-5 tala avarathanams would have been splendid for this one.

[ajaysimha]

Another unique feature of this varnam it has only 3 chittaswarams i/o the usual 4.

but the version i have seen has 4 chittai swarams after the charanam.

[HarishankarK]

Really ?
Can u please share recording or notation?
Thank you for alerting mre about this

[ajaysimha]

Hi @HarishankarK ,

The recording is here:
https://youtu.be/zAfLu4CZKcg
And and I will share the notation is some time

[ajaysimha]

@HarishankarK
Tried to share notations but mail id is unavailable