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nava nava sundara vilasita shashimukha kavanAdi lalita kaLA paripUrNa
shravaNAnanda kara muraLI vAdana vishArada nIrada nIla varNa
meaning for nava nava sundara ...
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Re: meaning for nava nava sundara ...
I am sure there are many far more competent and confident who will reply, but I just feel tempted to try:
nava nava sundara - ever-fresh, ever-beautiful
vilasita - shining, lustrous
shashimukha - face like the moon
kavanAdi lalita kalA paripurNa - endowed with fine arts like poetry- fully accomplished in fine arts and poetry
shravaNAnandakara - so melodious to the ears, giving bliss,
muraLIvAdana vishArada- expert in flute playing
nIRada nIla varNa - blue like the lotus. (= KRISHNA)
kavanam (spelt as kawanam in Telugu Online Dictionary) =poem/poetry.
nava nava sundara - ever-fresh, ever-beautiful
vilasita - shining, lustrous
shashimukha - face like the moon
kavanAdi lalita kalA paripurNa - endowed with fine arts like poetry- fully accomplished in fine arts and poetry
shravaNAnandakara - so melodious to the ears, giving bliss,
muraLIvAdana vishArada- expert in flute playing
nIRada nIla varNa - blue like the lotus. (= KRISHNA)
kavanam (spelt as kawanam in Telugu Online Dictionary) =poem/poetry.
Last edited by Rsachi on 18 Apr 2012, 18:31, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: meaning for nava nava sundara ...
Thanks for the quick response.
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Re: meaning for nava nava sundara ...
Sachi - great job...just want to add that 'muraLi' also serves as the composer's mudra.
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Re: meaning for nava nava sundara ...
Sachi - very nice.
Just a small addition:
nIrada refers to a cloud.
Also "shravaNAnandakara" is an adjective for the "muraLi-vAdana"
Just a small addition:
nIrada refers to a cloud.
Also "shravaNAnandakara" is an adjective for the "muraLi-vAdana"
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Re: meaning for nava nava sundara ...
nIrada=water-giver=cloud. My mistake.
Yes, BMK's mudra is 'Murali'.
Yes, BMK's mudra is 'Murali'.
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Re: meaning for nava nava sundara ...
niirada = water bearer , not water-giver
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Re: meaning for nava nava sundara ...
given that the root da means to give, should not water giver also be acceptable?