Lyrics- GAJAVADANA KARUNA SADANA & more.

[vijesh.r.c.]

i need the name of the composer along with the lyrics for the following:
gajavadana karuna

ninnaiyya

[bhaktha]

rAgA: sriranjani thala: Adi composer: Sri Sivan

Pallavi:
gajavadanA karunA sadanA shankara bAlA lambOdara sundara

Anupallavi:
ajanamarEndranum munivarum paniyum
pankaja caranA sharanam sharanam shrI

caranam:
nIyE muvvulagukkAdhAram nIyE shivAgama mantra sAram
nIyE en vAzhvu en jIvAdhAram
nI arulvAi sumukhA OmkAra

[rshankar]

ajanamarEndranum

I have heard this as 'ajanum and mahEndiranum'

nIyE en vAzhvu en jIvAdhAram

I have heard this as 'nIyE vAzhvil yen jIvAdhAram'

Lji, which is the correct version?

paniyum -------> paNiyum
caranA ----------> caraNA
sharanam -------> sharaNam
arulvAy ----------> aruLvAy

[arunk]

ravi,

I almost replied saying it would be paNiyum, caraNa etc. - although I was quite perplexed as to why you would have had such doubts

Arun

[rshankar]

[arasi]

Ravi,
Wouldn't ajan, amarEndranum (ajan+amarEndan+um, or, ajan+amarar+indran+um?) also be apt? God, indrA et al?

[mahakavi]

The Thamizh version I have is:
P: gaja vadanA karuNA sadanA sang-
g(k)ara bAlA lambhOdara sundara-- (gajavadanA)

AP: ajana marEndranum munivarum paNi pang-
gaja caraNA sharaNam sharaNam srI (gajavadanA)

C: nIyE mUvulagiRkAdhAram nIyE sivAgama mandraSAram
nIyE vAzhvilen jIvAdhAram nIyaruLvAy Sumukha OmkArA (gajavadanA)

ப: கஜ வதனா கருணா சதனா சங்-
கர பாலா லம்போதர சுந்தர-- (கஜவதனா)

அப: அஜன மரேந்த்ரனும் முனிவரும் பணி பங்-
கஜ சரணா ஸரணம் ஸரணம் ஸ்ரீ (கஜவதனா)

ச: நீயே மூவுலகிற்காதாரம் நீயே சிவாகம மந்த்ரஸாரம்
நீயே வாழ்விலென் ஜீவாதாரம் நீயருள்வாய் ஸுமுக ஓம்காரா (கஜவதனா)

[rshankar]

Arasi,
You are right!
BTW, isn't ajan brahmA?

[vgvindan]

1 aja 1 m. a drove , troop (of Maruts) AV. ; a driver , mover , instigator , leader ; N. of Indra , of Rudra , of one of the Maruts [%{aja4@e4ka-pA4} RV. , and %{aja4@e4ka-pAda} AV.] , of Agni , of the sun , of Brahma1 , of Vishn2u , of S3iva , of Ka1ma (cf. 2. %{a-ja}) ; the leader of a flock ; a he-goat , ram [cf. Gk. &2547[9 ,2] $ ,$ ; Lith. $] ; the sign Aries ; the vehicle of Agni ; beam of the sun (Pu1shan) ; N. of a descendant of Visva1mitra , and of Das3aratha's or Di1rghaba1hu's father ; N. of a mineral substance ; of a kind of rice ; of the moon ; (%{A4s}) m. pl.N. of a people RV. vii , 18 , 19 ; of a class of R2ishis MBh. ; (%{A}) f. N. of Prakr2iti , of Ma1ya1 or Illusion see %{a-jA} (s.v. 2. %{a-jA}) ; a she-goat ; N. of a plant whose bulbs resemble the udder of a goat Sus3r.

2 aja 2 mfn. not born , existing from all eternity ; (%{a4s}) m. N. of the , first uncreated being RV. AV. ; Brahma1 , Vishn2u , S3iva , Ka1ma ; (%{A}) f. N. of Prakr2iti , Ma1ya1 or Illusion (see also 1. %{aja4} and 1. %{ajana}).

3 ajA f. a she-goat. see 1. %{aja4}.

But, 'aja' generally means 'brahmA'

[arasi]

Yes, Govindan. However, the meaning that best suits the context is ajan as kaDAvuLin Agu peyar (an epithet of God)?
All the god's names are there in your english dictionary too, besides 'existing from all eternity'.

[ksiyer]

can u give the meaning of karuna sadana?

[arasi]

abode of karuNA--karuNaiyin iruppiDamE! in tamizh.

[vgvindan]

kalpa - A day of brahmA or 1000 yugAs – 4,320,000 mortal years
- this is the duration of the World.
- 30 such days of brahmA is one month and 12 months a year
- 100 such years is the lifetime of brahmA
- 50 such years have elapsed and we are in 51st year of brahmA
- known as zvEta varAha kalpa
- At the end of 100 years of brahmA the world is annihilated
manvantara – Age of a Manu – consisting of 71 mahA yuga –
- equal to 12,000 years of Gods
- equal to 4,320,000 years of humans
- equal to 1/14th of a day of brahmA
- 6 such manvantaras have elapsed
- 7th presided over by vaivazvata manu is going on
- 7 more manvantaras are yet to come
mahAyuga – consists of 4 yugAs of mortals –
- kRta, trEtA, dvApara and kali - 4,320,000 years of mortals.
- A day and night of brahmA consists of 2,000 such mahA yugAs.
- kali yuga – begun on 3,102 B.C
NB : There seems to be some contradiction in the figures.
Source – Monier’s Sanskrit Dictionary
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Taking the above into account, even 'brahmA' cannot be truly called 'aja'. As far 'indra' is concered, in my understanding, this is a designation and does not refer to an individual. Accordingly, if 'brahmA' is not 'aja', so also the others of trinity. The only 'aja' therefore is viShNu (not of Trinity).

Sri tyAgarAja uses 'aja' to mean 'brahmA'. That's what I have seen elsewhere also.
Therefore, 'aja' may not be an epithet.
BTW, IMHO, kAma also qualifies to be called 'aja' - one of the names of 'kAma' is 'ananyaja' - 'uniquely born'.

ks,
karuNa sadana means 'abode of mercy'.

[rshankar]

To me, aja has always refered to brahmA - remember Purandara dasa's 'koDu bEga divya matI' - he refers to saraswati as 'brahmanna rANi' as well as 'ajana paTTada rANI'....

[vijesh.r.c.]

thanks to u all

[Preethee]

Sir, Pl. Send me notations for Gaja Vadana karuna sadana song. My email ID is : [email protected]. Thank U.

[Lakshman]

Please check your mailbox.

[Tyson]

Hello Lakshman sir,

Could you please send me the lyrics and the notations of this composition ?

Thanks in advance.

[Lakshman]

Done.

[Anuradhasreenivas]

Namaskaram sir,
Can you please sent me the lyrics and notations for the song Gajavadana karuna in sriranjani
Thank you sir

[Anuradhasreenivas]

Namaskaram sir,

I need lyrics with notation for the songs, roopamu soochi varnam in rags todi and Gajavadana karuna in sriranjani. If you sent it,it will be very greatfull sir. Thank you

[Lakshman]

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