Jayachamaraja Odeyar (Mysore Maharajah) - Part II

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 03 Feb 2006, 07:11

OK! I have the clearance

lakaara lObhAt sangeetam aghE bhavati
when the letter 'la'(lakaaram) was lost music became sin(agham)
here is how:
In meena's post of the lyric 'palavi' became 'paavi' (sinner) and 'anupallavi' became 'anupaavi' (follower of a sinner)
akaara lObhE sundarI bhavati jhaShaM
when the letter 'a' (akaaram) was lost the lovely woman (sundarI) becomes a fish (jhaShaM)
Here is how
From meena if you take away 'a'(akaaram) you get 'meen' (fish):-)
vakaara sakaara vikaaraat bhavati
sangeetapriyam sangeetaviyuktaM
when 'va' (vakaaram) is changed to 'sa' (sakaaram) a lover of music becomes deprived of music
here is how
When you change 'v' to 's' CMlover(sangeetapriyam) becomes 'CMloser'(sangeetaviyuktam)

aho = expression of wonderment
ekaakShara vinodaM = the amusement due to a single letter
jAlandharEshvara vibhO! = Oh my Lord JAlandharEshvara!

Incidentally now I note that the addition of the single letter RiShabham (ri) makes the majestic gaMbhIranATTai lose its majesty (gaMbhIraM)

All work and no play makes CML a dull spectator

meena · Post by **meena** » 04 Feb 2006, 00:11

I should hand it to u cml, creative!
I guess if this was at bboard by now sub/VK/arasi would have stretched this thread, hee hee.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 04 Feb 2006, 06:49

Notes on || SrI jAlandharam ||

rAga: gambhIranATa ; Adi tALa

SrI jAlandharam ASrayAmi aham- I seek refuge in jAlandharESvara;
jalajAkSham- Lotus-eyed one.

SrI jAhnavIdharam-Him Who bears ganga in his matted locks; Sankaram;
SrIvidyAswarUpam- Him in the form of SrIvidyA;
SaSidharam- Him Who is adorned with the moon;
SrIvAsam-Abode of prosperity; Sarvam;
SivAramaNam- Lord of pArvati;
maNigaNavarabhUShaNam- Him bedecked with various ornaments;

Srita jana ananta abhIShTa phaladam- Him Who grants the sounted desired wishes of those
who seek refuge in him;
SrI sadASivam; aniSam- ever.

purA- In ancient days;
dEvatA kAryArtham- For the sake of the dEvas` purpose/enterprise;
tripuradahanakArakam- slayer of tripura (by burning);
"dAhakArakam" also conveys the same meaning;
tryambakam- Him with 3 eyes.
murAri dEvottama pUjita- Him worshipped by viShNu and other dEvas;

tAraka vadhArtham- With the aim of killing tArakAsura;
mahAsEna rUpadharam- Him Who took the form/guise of mahAsEna;
dEvAdhi pramukham- The leader of all Gods;
harAdi akhilanAma pratipAdyam- Him praised and called by various names such as hara;
hamsam- parabrahma; jagadvyApakam- All pervadin One; anantam-eternal One;
purandarAdi sannuta- Woshipped by indra et al;
tAraka tEjOrUpavAyulingam- effulgent vAyulinga Tha helps one cross the ocean of samsAra.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 04 Feb 2006, 08:14

gambhIranATa is an auDava auDava upAnga janya of SankarAbharaNa, 29th mELa. It is also called vEdaNDagamana(elephaint gait!). Its scale is

SG3M1PN3S* | S*NPMGS ||

It is a very sprightly and easy to sing rAga. G and N are vAdi samvAdis. In many places the sancAras are very like nATa. The rAga is used in th beginning of plays, harikathe etc and of course for playing mallAri on the nAgaswara. It is vIrarasapradhAna. It does have a majesty in its gait.
The hindUstAni rAga "tilang" which is fairly common in karNATaka sangIta uses te kaiSikI niShAda as a bhAShAnga swara. But this causes a remarkable change in the character of the rAga. tilang does not have the majesty of gambhiranATa.
SrIjAlandharam is a popular and weighty composition. oDeyar`s composition has added status and weight to the rAga and made it worthy of concert platform. The ciTTEswara is quite exacting as it requires considerable lung effort to hold the breath and render it without a break and finish off with the pallavi.
Mysore vINe venkaTagiriyappa has composed a varNa (vanajAkSha) in vEdaNDagamana which is very springy and lilting. I have heard this varNa rendered in a few concerts. There is also an MV composition "girijAramaNam"

I am unsure as to which particular place, if at all, is being referred to by oDeayar. tEjOrUpavAyulingam!! vAyulinga is of course SrIkALahasti. But tEjOmaya? There does not appear to be any clear pointers in the kRti.

Can we have someone post other kRtis/varNa in the rAga? weighty ones please.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Feb 2006, 09:48

Notes on || SrI jAlandharam ||

tAraka vadhArtham- With the aim of killing tArakAsura;
mahAsEna rUpadharam- Him Who took the form/guise of mahAsEna;

DRS,
Can you expand on this? I thought kArthikEyan killed tArakAsura...
Ravi

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 04 Feb 2006, 22:02

shankar
mahAsEna is indeed Lord subrahmaNya!
it is shiva himself who incarnated as skandha for the destruction of tArakAsura!

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 04 Feb 2006, 23:02

CML,

Any connection with Jalandhar in Punjab and the Demon jAlaMdhara and also any connection with the yoga- Asana jAlaMdhara ?

I understand there is a temple of Vrinda- wife of Jalandhara, in jalandhar known as Tulsi Mandir. Surprisingly in udupi district of karnataka women offer what is known as choodi pooja to tulasi as suggested by Lord Vishnu to vrunda after she came to know about his misdemeanor which resulted in jAlaMdhara?s death.

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 04 Feb 2006, 23:17

To day is Rathasapthami, so i would like to u/l a kRuti on srI raMganAatha. This is said to be the last kRuti composed by oDeyar in the year 1947 (19-12-1947)

http://rapidshare.de/files/12550454/shr ... a.mp3.html

It is not my intention to cut short the discussions on || SrI jAlandharam || . It can continue till DRS comes back with his explanations on this kRuti.

|| shreeraMganAtha pAhimAM ||

rAga: kalyANavasaMta ; mishra jhaMpe tALa

|| pallavi ||

|| shreeraMganAtha pAhimAM kRupAlaya ||
|| shreenivAsa shvEtAdrinilaya apramEya ||

|| anupallavi ||

|| kSheera sAgara shayana bhava bhayaharaNa ||
|| kShitijA ramaNa kShiteeshAdi vaMdita charaNa ||
|| garuDagamana nArAyaNa tritApaharaNa ||
|| shree vidyOpAsakAnugraha charaNa ||

|| charaNa ||

|| gajAraNyavAsa shree vEMkaTEsha ||
|| gajEMdramOkSha teerthavAsa darahAsa ||
|| sajjanamitra vasiShTAdi stuti pAtra ||
|| vijayajayashApa vimOchanA sucharitra ||
|| ajabhavEMdrAdi vinuta anaMtAnaMta guNa bharita ||
|| kalyANavasaMta rAga tOShita ||

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 05 Feb 2006, 01:40

RC
The story of the Jalandarasura is (as I knew it) found in
http://www.templenet.com/beliefs/jalandara.htm

But I am not aware of any connection to the Jullandar city in punjab.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 05 Feb 2006, 06:23

shankar
mahAsEna is indeed Lord subrahmaNya!
it is shiva himself who incarnated as skandha for the destruction of tArakAsura!

You got here before I did. Thanks.
mahAsEna/kArtikEya was born of Siva`s third eye(fire)(or his vIrya) which agni)Hence he is agni amSa) deposited in gangA (hence he is gAngEya). He was born in a mass of grass in the gangA (Sara vana) and thus became SaravaNa. Brough up by the 6 kRttikAs, he became kArtikEya. Ultimately pArvati takes over and hence he is gaurItanaya. ("kArtikEya gAngEua gauritanaya karunAlaya"). As he was born from Siva alone by his sankalpa(contemplation), he is Siva`s incarnation.

Thanks CML and Raja Chandra for posting the story of jAlandhara.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 05 Feb 2006, 06:48

Raja Chandra. I had been saving this kRti for the very end. But anyway you
have posted here for a good reason. Please also post more info on the
connection between rathasaptami and SrIranganAtha of SrIrangapaTNa.
So here we go.

mAtu of || SrIranganAtha pAhimAm ||

rAga: kalyANavasanta ; miSra jhampe tALa

SrIranganAtha pAhimAm kRpAlaya |
SrInivAsa SvEtAdrinilaya apramEya ||P||

kShIrasAgara Sayana bhava bhayaharaNa |
kShitijA ramaNa kShitISAdi vandita caraNa ||
garuDagamana nArAyaNa tritApaharaNa SrIvidyOpAsakAnugraha caraNa ||AP||

gajAraNyavAsa SrI vEnkaTESa |
gajEndramOkShatIrthavAsa darahAsa |
sajjanamitra vasiShTAtri stutipAtra |
vijayajayaSApa vimOcanA sucaritra ||
ajabhavEndrAdi vinuta anantAnanta guNa bharita kalyANavasata rAga tOShita ||C||

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 05 Feb 2006, 22:05

Notes on || SrIranganAtha pAhimAm ||

SrIranganAtha pAhimAm- Protect me O ranganAtha;
kRpAlaya- abode of compassion;
SrInivAsa; SvEtAdrinilaya- You Who abide in SvEtAdri(white mountain);

kShIrasAgara Sayana- You Who recline on the milk ocean;
bhava bhayaharaNa- You Who remove all fears of samsAra;
kShitijA ramaNa- Husband of sItA (daughter of the earth);
kShitISAdi vandita caraNa- You Whose feet are worshipped by kings et al;
garuDagamana- You Who travel around on garuDa;
nArAyaNa; tritApaharaNa- You who remove the 3 woes/sorrows
tApatraya is Adhidaivika, Adhibhautika and AdhyATmika.
SrIvidyOpAsaka anugraha caraNa- You Whose feet shine grace on the followers of SrIvidyA;

gajAraNyavAsa- You Who reside in the elephant-forest; SrI vEnkaTESa;

gajEndramOkShatIrthavAsa; darahAsa- You with a gentle smile;
sajjanamitra- Friend of the righteous;
vasiShTAtri stutipAtra- You Who has deservingly been praised by sages vasiShTa and atri;

vijaya jaya SApa vimOcanA- You Who washed away the curse on jaya and vijaya;

sucaritra- You With a pleasant disposition/nature;
aja bhava indrAdi vinuta- You Who is eulogised by brahma, ISvara, indra etc;
anantAnanta guNa bharita- You Who is verily the abode of countless qualities;
kalyANavasata rAga tOShita- You Who is pleased by the rAga kalyANacasanta.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 05 Feb 2006, 23:47

Jaya and Vijaya were the dvaarapaalakas at vaikuNTha. Since they prevented the entry of the sages (sanaka etc.,) they were cursed to take birth on earth. They chose to be born as enemies of nArAyaNa to minimize the number of births and to be redeemed by viShNu himself. These three births are: hiranyAkSha/hiraNyakashipu, rAvaNa/kumbhakarNa and shishupaala/dandavakra..All of them were redeemed by the Lord and they were restored to their position of glory at vaikuNTha. (There are also other versions of this story!)

What is the context of vashiShTa installing the deity at this temple?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 05 Feb 2006, 23:50

shankar/Badri/coolkarni/others...

Time for some exciting kritis in the fine raga kalyaaNavasantam....

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 06 Feb 2006, 00:35

Notes on ||
Note that biLigiri ranga is worshipped as ranganAtha, SrInivAsa as well as venkaTESa. All the three names occur in the kRti.

Bilgirirangan Hills - svetadri is near yelandur taluk of chamaraja nagar district.The God though known as Ranga is really Srinivasa. It is a fine figure of about 4-5 ft high with four hands, the upper bearing a discuss and a conch, the right lower in the varada attitude and the left lower placed on the waist. Among the decorations are a girdle and a dagger. The God is said to have been set up by the sage vasishtha. Incidentally from time immemorial Panchamas were allowed to the temple and pray from the dwaja sthamba. They prepare with great devotion a huge leather sandal 1ft 9 inch long and broad once in two years and offer to the god and it is displayed near the flagstaff. There is also a cave near by known as kanaka?s cave from where the kanakadasa is said to have sung in praise of the God.

I also remember while discussing another kRuti we came across Bhargavi River and DRS was not sure about the location. Here is one.

Nearby in the forest is a sacred and ancient place known as doDDa saMpige mara - a huge champaka tree. This is worshipped by pilgrims (thanks to veerappan and forest dept. it is not accessible now). Three big branches of the tree are said to represent trImUrthi's or triad of brahma, vishnu and shiva and the round stones imbedded in its trunk are believed to be saligramas. Near this is a small stream known as bharagavi (a) river. According to Sthala purana s bath in it absolved Bharagava or Parashurama from the sin of matricide. The spot is considered Holy.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 Feb 2006, 09:05

CML,
Here is a nice kalyANAvasanthA recording:
http://rapidshare.de/files/12657289/06_ ... A.mp3.html
Ravi

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 06 Feb 2006, 09:24

Shankar

You read my mind! I was thinking santhaanam! Thanks

abadri · Post by **abadri** » 07 Feb 2006, 02:39

CMLsir, here are a few kalyANavasantam tracks.

First Nadaloludai.

a short one by Somu:- [rapidshare link removed]
LGJ, who I think, played Nadaloludai regularly:- [rapidshare link removed]
an expansive endition with alapana by Santhanam:-
[rapidshare link removed]

And a kalyANavasantam alapana followed by Sri Venkatesam from Santhanam (with MSG & VR)
[rapidshare link removed]

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 07 Feb 2006, 06:53

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I also remember while discussing another kRuti we came across Bhargavi River and DRS was not sure about the location. Here is one.

Nearby in the forest is a sacred and ancient place known as doDDa saMpige mara - a huge champaka tree. This is worshipped by pilgrims ------.

That was lambOdara pAhimAm in nArAyaNa gauLa. No that is not this sthaLa although the river bhArgavi is here.
The doDDasampige mara is particularly revered by the members of the sOliga tribe.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 07 Feb 2006, 07:07

kalyANavasanta is a ubhayakrama auDava-sampUrNa janya of kIrvANi/kiraNAvaLi, the 21st mELa. Uts scale is

SG2~M1D1N3S* | S*NDPMGR2S ||

This is a very haunting rAga. It is a rAga brought to light by tyAgarAja. G and D are vAdi-samvAdi and they are the jIva swaras. They are both oscillated and are usually associated witha jAru/glide. The rAga is SrngAra and karuNA rasapradhAna. It is undoubtedly a rakti rAga.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Feb 2006, 07:42

RC
Are the Doddas you mention same as the Todas of hte Nilgiri Hills. The Todas are genetically distinct from the Tamils. Their inability to vocalize 'zha' in tamil is a genetically distinguishing factor.

Incidentally DRS may I ask whether sankEti language has the 'zha' sound?

Thanks Badri for that elaborate aalaapana by Santhaanam and the LGJ!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 07 Feb 2006, 15:56

CML
RC has not menioned doDDas. I have not heard of such a tribe. doDDa sampige mara means "big campaka" tree. tODas are called tOas only in kannaDa. The tOdas who live in the Nilgiris are said to be ancient(prehistoric?) cousins of the kannaDaigas. their languages is closer to kannaDa than to any other draviDian language.
And there is no "zha" in sankEti language. It has systematically changed to La as in kannaDa.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 07 Feb 2006, 16:38

Can we have tyAgarAja`s "kanulutAka nI" in this rAga.

kiransurya · Post by **kiransurya** » 07 Feb 2006, 16:43

Hi DRS
Here is Kanulu taakani by Smt Mani Krishna Swami
http://rapidshare.de/files/12735220/05Kanulu.mp3.html

Wonder if anyone has an audio with Manodharma in Kalyana Vasantha. I quite like this raaga

Kiran

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 07 Feb 2006, 20:32

purandaradAsa`s "innu daya bArade" is a classic in the rAga. This song is reckoned to be his lAst composition. Nagmani Srinath sings it beatifully. Here is Bombay sisters`s singing in an equally touching manner.

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/vJp ... As1NMvHdW/

And now a beautiful bhAvagIte wherein th rAga has ben used skillfuly to bring out pathos.
The poem is by the famous kannaDa poet, N.S. Lakshminarayana Bhatta

http://www.udbhava.com/udbhava/play.jsp?id=4335&

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 07 Feb 2006, 22:50

The doDDasampige mara is particularly revered by the members of the sOliga tribe.

Though I have moved around in BRH and seen quite a few hamlets of soligas, I did not come across any overt religious affinities, may be I did not probe in that direction.

As i said earlier, after independence only soligas are privileged to move around in the deep forests of BRH now.

Any way i certainly know of a pilgrim of rare devotion who is not a soliga!

According to Late jagadguru Shree Shree Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamigalu of Suttur Mahasamsthana, once on the occasion of a Solar Eclipse oDeyar decided to visit doDDa saMpige mara and invited jagadguru also to accompany him. After reaching the sacred place oDeyar promptly took a holy dip in the bhArgavi river and in the wet cloth itself went in to hour long deep meditation (japa tapa) and as the jagadguru says it was an extraordinary experience for him and it was a sight to behold!

One should know these forests are infested by wild animals and bloodsucking leeches.

I wonder if there was any solar eclipse in 1947 and the present composition has any bearing on the above incidence.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 07 Feb 2006, 23:28

The doDDasampige mara is particularly revered by the members of the sOliga tribe.
Though I have moved around in BRH and seen quite a few hamlets of soligas, I did not come across any overt religious affinities, may be I did not probe in that direction.

As i said earlier, after independence only soligas are privileged to move around in the deep forests of BRH now.

Any way i certainly know of a pilgrim of rare devotion who is not a soliga!

Looks like you overlooked the word "particularly" in my post. A cursory search on google will bear ample testimony to the reverence the sOligas have for the doDDasampige mara. I am giving 2 links here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilgiri_Hills

http://www.timelessindia.us/chapter20.htm

Iam posting here just the relevant part form the 2nd link as it is a lenghthy article. Less chance of oversight

Literally, Soliga means ?the one who came from within bamboo;? however, they have their own creation story. The deity Madeswara was passing through the forest, carrying a small Champak seedling. Setting it aside, he visited the nearby stream. When he returned, he found the tree had rooted, so he left it at that spot. That seedling has now grown into the two-thousand-year Dodda Sampige. The Soligas claim to be the descendants of one of this deity?s two sons. So the Soligas are the children of the ?Lord of the Great Champak Tree.?

The deity is worshipped by placing smooth round stones at the foot of the tree. Among the stones are signs of offerings such as grains and flowers. To be in the presence of this sacred tree, which has been honored through the centuries, is completely overwhelming. To behold the wonder and beauty of this manifestation of nature is an act of worship. When I arrive at the tree, several Soligas have come to worship. They prostrate themselves at its feet and offer flowers. I follow their example, putting my knees in the damp sandy gravel of the river bed. The Soligas, curious and friendly, attempt to talk to me, but there?s no hope for communication. By the way, I do not see a single wild animal either coming or going, so, as I suspected, the armed guard was not needed.

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 08 Feb 2006, 22:47

DRS,

Honestly I only made use of your statement to narrate the anecdote about oDeyar.

We both agree on the some facts but the perceptions are different. Every day, lot of pilgrims travel to this remote forest and then again trudge the very steep steps to pray at BRH temple. Yet even if they want to reach DSM, they are denied entry in to the forest. As a matter of fact any one going by private vehicle to BRH has to go thro check post. You have to be a rich Tourist staying at Jungle lodges huts to gain entry in to DSM. Thus only soligas are privileged to pray at DSM being inhabitants of the forest! You don?t have to say "particularly" but can safely say "only"- but for a stray rich tourist who may reach out out of curiousity or for entnological study! Any way I believe soliga?s beliefs are quite primitive to the one of any devout Hindu which is based on the what I have stated in my post ( parashurama etc etc )

jeevarathna · Post by **jeevarathna** » 26 Feb 2006, 00:49

drshrikaanthji said: Raja Chandra. I had been saving this kRti for the very end !!

Well from rathasaptami to shivaratri appears to be a long yawn! What ever happened to meenaji / Raja Chandraji ! Your sources have dried up or lost interest? You have a long way to go before you can post the 94 kRuti's of maharaja ! Let us hope others will chip in!

To avoid the last composed kRuti becoming the last posted kRuti on his thread and on the eve of shivaratri let us invoke lord shiva who is -sakala kShEtrOdbhava ! carukEsi /taraMgini rAga is appropriate being known for dainya/ bhaMkti .

kindly d/l

http://rapidshare.de/files/14125688/svA ... M.mp3.html

As per Raja Chandraji's post at forum:

|| svAminAtha pAlayamAM sadAshiva ||

rAga: chArukEshi ; KaMDatripuTa tALa

|| pallavi ||

|| svAminAtha pAlayamAM sadAshiva ||
|| svAdiShThAnAdi sakala kShEtrOdbhava ||

|| anupallavi ||

|| svAtmAnaMdarata paramEshvara svaprakAsha svaravyaMjana
svarNagarbha svayaM bhava ||

|| charaNa 1 ||

|| AdhAramaKilalOkAnaMda AdiguruvarENyaM ||

|| charaNa 2 ||

|| AnaMdasudhArasavarShita shree vidyAnAgaliMgAtmaka ||

|| charaNa 3 ||

|| AshritAbhiShTaphaladAnaMda kOmalAgragaNya dEvAgragaNya ||

|| charaNa 4 ||

|| sajjana hRudaya sadAnaMda sachchidAnaMda shaMkara jagadAnaMda ||
|| sunAda paritOShita biMba anAdi tEjOroopa sAMbashiva ||

It appears this text is not the same as the text in the U/l version !

Happy shivaratri

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 26 Feb 2006, 01:08

drshrikaanthji said: Raja Chandra. I had been saving this kRti for the very end !!

Well from rathasaptami to shivaratri appears to be a long yawn! What ever happened to meenaji / Raja Chandraji ! Your sources have dried up or lost interest? You have a long way to go before you can post the 94 kRuti's of maharaja ! Let us hope others will chip in!---

Welcome to the forum. While you enthusiasm is welcome, you should perhaps spend more time reading all the threads and posts before questioning our interests. This kRti has already been discussed in the old thread.

meena · Post by **meena** » 26 Feb 2006, 01:15

jeevarathna

Thanks for ur interest! and for the kriti.

Please give some time for RC, at present he is bit wrapped up with his business, but he will be back with stuff

For others memebers who are following this thread:

FYI the kriti u/l by jeevarathna -swAminAtha pAlayamAm sadASiva -cArukESi-khaNDa tripuTatALa - it was #13 kriti that we discussed here! So Pl. look up previous pages to read DRS meaning/notes /discussion on it.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 26 Feb 2006, 01:39

I am delighted to now that there are still undiscovered gems of JC! Here is an earnest request for all to bring them out through this forum!
Agin the discussions are never closed. If there are new perspectives to already posted lyrics and comments please feel free to enlighten us!

LONG LIVE YOUR INTERST!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 26 Feb 2006, 04:29

oDeyar`s kRti in pUrNacandrike here.

http://rapidshare.de/files/14142239/bha ... u.wma.html

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 26 Feb 2006, 04:58

mAtu here

|| bhajarE rE mAnasa ||

rAga: pUrNacandrike ; Adi tALa

bhajarE rE mAnasa mahiShAsura mardinIm |
nija bhakta jayaSubhadAyinIm ||P||

bhavasAgara tAraka rUpAm |
SrIvidyAm mahAkAmasundarIm ||AP||

purA dEvAsura sangrAmE |
daitya mastakachEda vinOdinIm |
harAdi dEvaSakti svarUpiNIm |
murAri mOhinIm mahAlakShmIm ||
nirantaram bhakta viSvAsinIm navadurgAm kAmAkShIm |
nitya pUrNa candrikA vilAsinIm mahAbalAdri nivAsinIm ||C||

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 26 Feb 2006, 07:07

Notes on || bhajarE rE mAnasa ||

rAga: pUrNacandrike ; Adi tALa

bhajarE rE mAnasa mahiShAsuramardinIM- O mind! Meditate on/sing praise of mahiShAsura mardinIm;
nija bhakta jayaSubhadAyinIm- Her Who gives victroy and prosperity to Her devotees.

bhavasAgara tAraka rUpAm- Her Who is in the form That takes people across the ocean of samsAra;
SrIvidyAm; mahAkAmasundarIm- Her Who is kAmESvari;

purA- In the days of yore; dEvAsura sangrAmE- In the war between the dEvas and asuras;
daitya mastakachEda vinOdinIm- Her Who took pleasure in sundering the foreheads/crowns(ucci, netti) of the asuras;
harAdi dEvaSakti svarUpiNIm- Her in the form of the power/strength Siva and the other dEvas;
murAri mOhinIm- Her Who enchanted viShNu(the foe of mura); mahAlakShmIm- mahAlakShmi;
nirantaram- forever; bhakta viSvAsinIm- Her Who is trusted by devotees/Who stands by Her devotees; navadurgAm- Her Who is Herself the 9 durgAs;
I have written details of navadurgAs in a previous post when discussing the kOkilapancama kRti. Am cutting and pasting from the old thread here.

navadurgAs are the 9 forms of Her that fought bhaNDAsura and mahiShAsura and their comrades on the 9 days of war as described in the lalitOpAkhyAna and dEvi mahAtme. These are the 9 days celebrated as navarAtri. The names of the 9 durgAs are as follows-
ShailaputrI, brahmacAriNI, chandraghaNTA, kUShmANDA, skandamAtA, kAtyAyanI, kALarAtrI, mahAgaurI, siddhidAtrI.
There are alternative names for the 9 durgAs but I have taken these as authentic as they occur in the navadurgAstOtra. As I have mentioned earlier in my notes on a previoys kRti, one of the interpretations as to why She is called durgA is because she helped the suras to overcome the insurmountable might of the asuras.

kAmAkShIm;
nitya pUrNa candrikAvilAsinIm- Her Who is always complete in Herself;
pUrNacandra represents being complete- sakalakalAyuktate.

mahAbalAdri nivAsinIm- Her Who resides in the mahAbala mountain of Mysore.

jeevarathna · Post by **jeevarathna** » 26 Feb 2006, 13:05

drshrikaanth: you should perhaps spend more time reading all the threads and posts before questioning our interests. This kRti has already been discussed in the old thread.

shiva shiva, nAnu Enu tappu mADide ? drshrikaanthji ko gussa kyo aathi hai ?:P

See I checked in this thread and found this particular kRuti has not been posted earlier. Only red herring is it says it ? part II! But i do not know where is part II hidden? In archives? Kindly educate me. I have not questioned any one's interest, least of all yours! You have been doing a wonderful job by sharing your own compositions. I only said what happened to Raja Chandraji and Meenaji? Any way the fact that my u/l has been d/l already by 10 people proves it has not been a lost cause

But sir you did not comment on slight changes in the text part of the kRuti and U/l.?

Any way I am happy if my innocent comment has provoked a new lease of life to this thread! Keep it going.

Thanks Meenaji about the feedback, kindly let me know where to find them and how can new comers avoid making a fool of themselves like me

Kindly request Admin to post it under Vageyakkaras only !

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 26 Feb 2006, 17:37

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shiva shiva, nAnu Enu tappu mADide ? drshrikaanthji ko gussa kyo aathi hai ?:P

See I checked in this thread and found this particular kRuti has not been posted earlier. Only red herring is it says it ? part II! Bu i do not where is part II hidden? In archives? Kindly educate me.------

Any way I am happy if my innocent comment has provoked a new lease of life to this thread! Keep it going.---

I agree fully with your last observation. "Agiddella oLLitO."- all that happens is for good.

Please see at the bottom of the index under "work in progress" and you will find the old thread/part 1.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 26 Feb 2006, 23:41

Thanks DRS

It feels refreshing to renew the JC discussions with the new-look Forum! The pUrNacandrika kriti is just simple and delightful. Are the ciTTaswrams part of the kriti? I am waiting to hear from you a scholarly discussion of this lovely raga and who can ever forget T's Telisirama! Prof SRJ writes that MD's pUrNacandrika was quite different

(Badri/coolkarni/ ... Can we have Telisirama/palukavemi along with Sankacakra gadApANi)

SRJ also claims that T may have discovered Janaranjani from pUrNacandrika but MD missed it!

Awaiting your scholarly comments

RC

Did JC write the ciTTaswarams for his compositions?

jeevarathna · Post by **jeevarathna** » 27 Feb 2006, 00:28

thanks drshrikaanthji

work in progress !! ha ha it sounds like a road side board when road work is in progress ! what a way to hide a very profound discussion !

It is time work in progress moves out from the bottom of the rasikas.org and finds a place befitting the contributions from all of you !

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Feb 2006, 00:37

ok!

lets get back to the topic please!

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Feb 2006, 00:40

cml

Our friend Badri is upto his neck, let us also not pressure him too

palukavEmi daivamA - pUrNa candrikA by sree mdr (i had this handy on my desktop, shall look for others by noon)
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palukavEmi by BMK
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nE jEsina nEramu liTTidani - pUrNacaNdrika ? paTnaM
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tOm tOm tadhara -tillana-pUrNacaNdrika-poochi by sree SSI
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cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Feb 2006, 04:33

Thanks meena

It is just the habit of running to Badri for help, like ajAmiLa

We need a MD kriti rendering for the subtle comparisons!

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 27 Feb 2006, 04:45

Jeevarathna,

Why the old thread is under "work in progress" is because of a long old story. The gist of it is that the server crashed some months back and all the data was lost. With the help of some good souls such as CML, Meena, Raja Chandra, DRS etc. I was able to get back most of the discussions.

Now this Wodeyar thread was a really huge one, and it is taking a lot of time for me to manually restore the thread back to its full glory. So the restoration is still a work in progress. I hope to move it to 'vaggeyakaras section' soon if all goes well. Another 20-25% of the thread is yet to be restored.

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Feb 2006, 12:32

last one Telisirama by sree nedunuri
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srkris · Post by **srkris** » 01 Mar 2006, 01:28

Hi everyone,

Shri Raja Chandra took the pains to search and type out a list of the JCRW kritis already discussed (including the first thread which is currently being reconstructed in the work in progress section).

I have taken a snapshot of the excel file and attached it to the first post of this thread. Trust that helps new and existing members alike.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Mar 2006, 01:49

Thanks RC/Chembai

That is very useful!

Folks

We have continued the pUrNacandrika discussions at
http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=255& ... &start=350

Please read it in full there as there is no need to repeat the same here. Thanks

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 01 Mar 2006, 01:52

Trust that helps new and existing members alike.

Absolutely... srkris and others, thanks for bringing back the old thread to an easy to find form. When people were getting admonished for not reading the old threads, I thought that was a bit unfair since it was not that easy to find them... but now there is no excuse

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 01 Mar 2006, 04:29

Here I post
jagatpatE dakShiNAmUrtE

http://rapidshare.de/files/14381787/Sur ... y.mp3.html

Meena
Please send me the up-to-date list of discussed kRtis on notepad/word pad so that I can use search function. Thanks

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 01 Mar 2006, 05:04

mAtu of || jagatpatE dakShiNA mUrtE ||

rAga: sUryakAnta ; khaNDa tripuTa tALa

jagatpatE dakShiNAmUrtE namastE |
bharga Sabda bOdhita sadASiva parabrahma mUrtE ||P||

nAgarAjAlankRta nAradAdi sannuta ||
nirguNOpAsana suprIta SrI guruguhAdi sakala parivAra suSObhita ||AP||

namaH SivAya sAMbAya rudrAyEti |
nAmOcchAraNa mAtrENa kaivalya pradAna
gurOradhikam ityAdi Saivarahasya |
pramita daSAngulasthAna svaprakAshavirAjita
nigamavidita SrIvidyAsahita sUryakAntarAga ranjitAdyanta rahita ||

meena · Post by **meena** » 01 Mar 2006, 05:05

DRS

i've sent u the word doc list, pl. check ur email.