Meaning- Sukhadaascha sumupaascha (thillana)

vidya1980 · Post by **vidya1980** » 22 May 2007, 11:35

Namaste, I am working on a Amrita Varshani raga-adi tala based
tillana for my dance. I am a little confused with the meaning of the
abhinaya verse in it. This is what the lines and the meanings (as I
understand) are:

-Sukhadaascha sumupaascha sukshma nakshatra devatah
Giver of happiness, giver of wealth, is god of atomic stars

-Kinkinya kaantarasitah ekaantguhi kaantaranga
With ankle bells, in a lonely cave, attracts everyone anxiously

-Aapadha neelasutrena pratikaischa drudham gunaha
Bonded with the blue thread, gestures (indicates/shows) several good qualities

-Shatadwayam shatam vaapi paadayo naatya kaarini
Female dancer with 200 -100 feet

What is confusing is that the context doesnt seem clear - initial
lines indicate Shiva but the last line indicates female-dancer. Can
anyone please help me out by confirming if I got the meaning right ?

I appreciate the help. Thanks so very much, Vidya

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 23 May 2007, 01:41

Vidya,
Is an audio link available for this tillAnA - so we can actually hear the caraNa sAhitya?

vidya1980 · Post by **vidya1980** » 23 May 2007, 02:27

Hi there, Thanks so much for the effort - I shall put it up on my website and post the link here. Thanks. Vidya

vidya1980 · Post by **vidya1980** » 23 May 2007, 03:38

Hi, You can download it from here: www.sfu.ca/~vkotamra/dance/

I was not sure of your internet speeds so I have uploaded 2 versions of the
wav file: The shorter file - Tillana.wav is the verse sung just once
while the longer file - TillanaRepeat.wav is the verse repeated i.e
sung twice. I have also uploaded the zipped versions of the files -
Tillana.rar and TillanaRepeat.wav

Please feel free to download the file of your choice.

Thanks very much for the help.

Vidya

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 23 May 2007, 04:49

Vidya,
These are the words as I hear them. I am not sure of the exact meaning, but they appear to describe the attributes of a dancer...could this be a SlOka from the nATyaSAstra, or from some other treatise on nATyam?

Om!
sukhadAsca surUpAsca sUkSmA nakSatra dEvatAh
kiNkiNyA kAntarasikAh ekAngulIkAntaram
AppadhAnIla sUtrENa pratIkaisca druDham punah
Satadvayam Satam vApI pAdayO nATya kAriNI

vidya1980 · Post by **vidya1980** » 23 May 2007, 05:25

Hi,
I thought of the same initially too - attributes of a dancer from natyasastra or any other such text but somehow the meaning (as I understand) doesn't seem to gel very well. Could you /anyone please possibly help out with the meaning ? Thanks.