meaning of tillana caranam

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 26 Oct 2007, 12:38

Can i please have the meaning of the following caranam of a thillana in Hamirkalyani:

karuNai seyya vENum ammA shrI kAnci kAmAkSi
pada kalai tannil nAn sirandu viLangiDavE

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 26 Oct 2007, 16:44

Please shower (seyya vENDum) your compassion (karuNai) on me, Oh mother (ammA) kAmAkshI, who resides in kAncI, so that, I (nAn) can flourish (viLangiDavE) by becoming excellent (Sirandu) in (tannil) many (pala - not pada) art forms (kalai).

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 26 Oct 2007, 22:24

Thank you Ravi!!!

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 31 Oct 2007, 22:39

can i also ahve the meaning of the following caram from a tillana in purnacandrika,

nIdu mahimalanu telisi caraNamani ninnu migala kOri vacciti ganka
nAdu cittalanu vEga dIrccarA nAganAduDanucu suravara sadaya

meena · Post by **meena** » 01 Nov 2007, 01:12

Having heard your greatness (mahimA-s), I have chosen you and come for refuge. So, remove my worries fast, O! nAganAthA (Shiva), best among Gods, compassionate one!

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 01 Nov 2007, 12:00

Thanks Meena!

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 18 Nov 2007, 17:36

can i also have some help with the meaning of this one...

tAmasambu jEsEdi sarigAdurA manOharA tamitALadurA
kAmajanaka nA vinnapamunu vini karuNatO rArA shrInivAsA

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 19 Nov 2007, 08:55

It is not right (sarik(g)Adu rA - once again, rA is a 'familiar' form of address here) to delay (tAmasambu c(j)EsEdi) Oh handsome one (manOharA - one whose form is so appealing, that it has stolen/won over one's mind), I cannot stand it (tamitALadu rA). Oh father of cupid/manmathA (kAma janaka), SrInivAsA, please come (rA rA) to me with compassion (karuNatO) after listening (vini) to my request (viNNappamunu).

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 19 Nov 2007, 11:55

Thanks Ravi!!!

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 21 Jan 2008, 12:40

i also need the meaning of this caranam from a mohana thillana,

un padamalar dinamum paNiyum en mana nilayarindu viraindu sundara rAjanE varuvAi
krSNadAsanaik-kAttaruLvAi

thanks in advance

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 21 Jan 2008, 19:11

Please make haste (viraindu) and come (varuvAi), after understanding (arindu) the state/situation (nilai) of my (en) mind (mana), Oh Lord sundararAjan! Please protect (kAttu) and bless (aruLvAi) me/the composer (krishNadAsanai) who bows (paNiyum) down at your (un) lotus-like feet (padamalar) daily (dinamum).

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 22 Jan 2008, 12:45

Thanks Ravi!

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 09 May 2008, 22:26

I need help with the meaning of this one also... thnx in adv

tiru mayilaiyil tiruk-kOyil koNDirukkum tiruvEnkaTamuDaiyAn tiruvaDivai dinamum maravAda krSNadAsan
paNiyum

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 10 May 2008, 01:19

The divine (tiru) vEnkatESa (vEnkaTamuDaiyAn) whose feet (tiruvaDiai) are unfailingly (maravAda - without forgetting) worshipped by (paNiyum) the poet (krishNadAsan is the mudra of Madurai SrI N. Krishnan) daily (dinamum) is the Lord established (konDirukkum - one who has established himself) in the holy (tiru) temple (kOvil) located in Mylapore (tiru mayilaiyil).

Mylapore is an area in Madras/Chennai - famous for the temple of kapAlISwara and karpagAmbika - the legend is that pArvatI took the form of a peahen (mayil) and performed austere penance and worshiped a Siva linga made of sand - lord Siva was pleased with her devotion and what followed was holy matrimony - celebrated even today in the temple each year in a grand manner, after which, the divine couple is entertained with concerts arranged for what is called the 'vasanta utsavam' - the Spring Festival. In 'those' days, when the temple tank was full of water, some of these concerts were held on a float. The area around the temple is called the 'land (puri) of the peahen' - mylApur or mayilApur/maiyilApuri.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 May 2008, 04:18

Where is this VenkatESA temple in Mylapore?

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 10 May 2008, 12:58

Thanks for the translation Ravi!!!
yes indeed, where is the temple of Venkateswara in Mylapore?
maybe the words are meant to read "tirumalayil"
i am not sure though...

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 10 May 2008, 17:01

There is one 'Keshavaperumal Kovil' in Mylapore.
May be, as krishnaa says, it is 'tirumalayil'.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 10 May 2008, 17:06

I assumed it was the perumAL kOvil behind the kapAlISwara temple.

ravi2006 · Post by **ravi2006** » 10 May 2008, 23:49

Please could you post the meaning of the caranam of Sri Balamurali's famous kuntalavarali tillana.

I think the sahityam goes (and please correct if this is mistaken):

1. asamAna mAna tillAna muraLi nADa vinODa mAna tillAna kuntalavarALi rAga mAnadi
2. asamAna maina tillana murali nADa vinOda maina tillAna kuntalavarALi rAga mainadi