Sanskrit Varnam Meanings

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savannahmagic
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Sanskrit Varnam Meanings

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Hi everyone.

This is a request for meanings of a Sanskrit Varnam (for dance) on Ganga.
Unfortunately I do not have just the lyrics, I have only the actual sound track.
Is there anyone who would be willing to work on the lyrics & meaning (word to word) for this, for me?

Rajani
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Re: Sanskrit Varnam Meanings

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Please share the soundtrack. I can try.

Lakshman
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Re: Sanskrit Varnam Meanings

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Corrections welcome:

lOkapAlini nAkadOni (pv). rAgA: shuddhadahanyAsi. Adi tALA. composer unknown.

P: lOkapAlini nAkadOni gangA vimala vAmana pAdabhavana
amita sAgarasuta mOkSakAriNi shamanidhi bhagIratha bhrata kAriNi
(muktAyisvara sAhitya)
kAma jaTAjUTa pANI valli shUli shubhra kallOla sItapatI
haimAcala shrngAgra patita hitatimAtitE dhruti gati gambhIra vIra
C: harihara priya giripriya supriya
1: kAshikApuri kAshini prayAga prabhAvAsini
2: alakAnanda mandAkini jAnnhavi lalitA gangA mandAprada shAmbhavi
3: hA hanta santa kaluSita gangA bhrngA paryAvaraNa mAlinyanunnati
paNNA duhkya managari satya janavita kaluSita uddaraNa pasam kasam kalayatE mahita

Rajani
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Re: Sanskrit Varnam Meanings

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Here are the corrected lyrics, done with the audio track sent to me kindly by Lakshman Sir.

lOkapAvanI nAkadhunI rAgA: shuddhadhanyAsi. Adi tALA. composer unknown.

P: lOkapAvanI nAkadhunI gangA vimalA vAmana-pAdOdbhavA
A: amita-sagarasuta-mOkSakAriNI shamanidhi-bhagIratha-vrata-sAriNI
(muktAyisvara sAhitya)
sAmba-jaTAjUTa -vanI-vallI malli-shubhra-kallOllOllasita-hasitA
haimAcala-shrngAgra-patitA hitA sImAtItA druti-gati-gambhIrA dhIrA

C: harihara-priyA giripriyA supriyA
1: kAshikApuri-kAshinI prayAga-prabhA-bhAsinI
2: alakAnandA mandAkinI jAhnavI lalitA gangA AnandapradA shAmbhavI
3: hA hanta hanta ! kaluSitA gangA-bhangAH paryAvaraNa-mAlinya-nunnA
vipannA udyama-nagarI-rathyA-jalavisha-kaluSitA, uddharaNa-patham katham kalayatE mahitA

Rajani
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Re: Sanskrit Varnam Meanings

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Translation:

P:
lOkapAvanI - Sanctifying the worlds,
nAkadhunI - the river of heaven,
gangA - (is) Ganga,
vimalA - the pure one,
vAmana-pAdOdbhavA - the one born from the feet of (Vishnu as) Vamana.

A:
amita-sagarasuta-mOkSakAriNI - the cause of liberation to the large number of sons of King Sagara,
shamanidhi-bhagIratha-vrata-sAriNI - the one who followed Bhagiratha, whose wealth was his austerity, due to his penance (Vrata ),

sAmba-jaTAjUTa -vanI-vallI - the creeper in the forest of Shiva's matted locks,
malli-shubhra-kallOllOllasita-hasitA - the one who smile shines through her waves which are white as jasmine,
haimAcala-shrngAgra-patitA - the one who fell on the peaks of Himalayas (from Shiva's head),
hitA - the well-wisher (of all),
sImAtItA - the one who swells beyond boundaries,
druti-gati-gambhIrA - the majestic one with flowing movement,
dhIrA - the deep one.

C:
harihara-priyA - The one dear to Vishnu and Shiva,
giripriyA - the one to whom mountains are dear,
supriyA - the one very dear (to all),

1: kAshikApuri-kAshinI - the one shining in the city of Kashi,
prayAga-prabhA-bhAsinI - the one shining with the radiance of Prayaga,

2: alakAnandA mandAkinI - She is (the rivers) Alakananda, Mandakini
jAhnavI - the daughter or Jahnu Maharshi,
lalitA gangA - the graceful Ganga,
AnandapradA - the giver of bliss,
shAmbhavI - the one associated with Shiva (Shambhu),

3: hA hanta hanta ! Alas, alas!
kaluSitA gangA-bhangAH - the waves of Ganga are polluted,

vipannA - afflicted
paryAvaraNa-mAlinya-nunna - effected by the degradation of the environment,
udyama-nagarI-rathyA-jalavisha- kaluSitA - contaminated by the toxins in the water from the drains of cities and industries,
katham kalayatE - How will (she) attain
uddharaNa-patham - the path of restoration?
mahitA - the revered (Ganga, the river of heaven)

savannahmagic
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Re: Sanskrit Varnam Meanings

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Dear Lakshman ji and Rajani,

Thank you so much for this. Really appreciate all the effort

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