Meaning-maatE malayadvaja

[meena]

mAtE - O Mother!
malayadhvaja pANDya saMjAtE - born to malayadhvaja pANDya (according to legend the story of goddess mInAkshi)
mAtanga vadana guha mAtE - mother of the elephant-faced and guha(kArtikEya in the form of the hunter)

shatOdari - with a slim and tender waist
Shankari - embodiment of auspiciousness
cAmuNDEShvari - in the mArkanDEya purANa, goddess durga was ascribed to this name when she kept in check the asurAs caNDA and muNDa. On the other hand, the presiding diety of the maisUr temple is also the same.
candra kalAdari - wears the crescent moon
tAyE - O Mother
gauri - refers to saffron-like colored or bright, shining

dAtA sakala kalA nipuNa catura - giver of all the arts
vividha mada samaya samarasa dAtA - who is ever-present in the faithful???
dAtA sulabha hrdaya madhura vacana - who is auspicious and Whose heart is such that easily speaks sweetly
sarasa ruciratara svara laya gIta sukhada nija bhAva rasika vara - Who delights in the musical aspects of svara, laya and gIta and the resulting bhAva
dAta mahishUra nAda nAlvaTi
shrI krSNa rAjEndrara tAyE sadA pore mahite- Mother of ShRI kr.shNa rAjEndra Who constantly meditates upon Your greatness
harikEsha manOharE - One who delights harikESha (lord of the Sky = Shiva)
sadayE - Compassionate One

ShyAmE - probably refers to the blue-green hue of dEvI's body
sakala bhuvana sArvabhaumE - Who is the essence of all the worlds
ShaShi maNDala madhyage - I think this means "Who lies the middle of the moon's orb/circumference"

[rshankar]

harikEsha is also the mudra of HKMB.

[ramakriya]

Yes, nAlvaDi kRSNa rAjEndra is Krishnaraja Odeyar IV, who ruled between 1910 (I think) to 1940 AD.

nAlvaDi shrI krSNa rAjEndrara tAyE sadA pore -

Oh mother of King Krishnaraja 4th, do protect me always

The song is on pArvati, as seen by malayadhwaja pANDya sanjAte, chAmundESwari, gouri etc.
All the adjectives in the chiTTe swara sAhitya (sakala kalA nipuNa chatura dAtA etc) apply to the king, and not to the diety. Chamundi is referred as the mother of King Krishnaraja (with all the qualities described there).

-Ramakriya

[drshrikaanth]

nAlvaDi shrI krSNa rAjEndrara tAyE sadA pore -

Oh mother of King Krishnaraja 4th, do protect me always

No not protect "Me", but asking to protect the king kRShNarAjEndra.

kRShNarAjEndrara(nu), tAye! sadA pore.

[ramakriya]

nAlvaDi shrI krSNa rAjEndrara tAyE sadA pore -

Oh mother of King Krishnaraja 4th, do protect me always

No not protect "Me", but asking to protect the king kRShNarAjEndra.

kRShNarAjEndrara(nu), tAye! sadA pore.

This can be debated - Either way the meaning looks fine.

When the subject is missing, it can defaut to the first person as ;

kRShNarAjEndrara tAye sadA pore [ennanu]

We can see such use routinely where the I/me is left out. An example from another HMB kriti would be - vidhIndranute vimale salahou vEda sAre vijayAmbike

-Ramakriya

[drshrikaanth]

This can be debated - Either way the meaning looks fine.

When the subject is missing, it can defaut to the first person as ;

Anything can be debated But no, either way is not fine here.
How many songs have we not heard from court musician-composers where they ask the deity to protect their patron (Which ensures their protection as well
If it was solely a matter between HMB and the Goddess, why should the king make an appearance at all?

[thathwamasi]

I recently heard Trichur Brothers sing this Varnam in a concert. They sang it exceptionally well. They sang the Mukthayiswaram in Keezh Kalam, Mukthayiswara Jathi in Thisra Keezh Kalam and then Mukthayiswara Sahithyam in Mel Kalam. It was fabulous. Can anyone post a recording of this varnam sung by any senior male vocalist like KVN or TNS? And also the notation?? I am just too eager to learn this.

Thanks
T

[cmlover]

You can listen to MS rendering it @
http://www.sangeethapriya.org/~vasu/MSS ... Khamas.mp3