Sri Lalitham- Nagadhwani-Mysore JCW

[vs_manjunath]

Lakshmanji- Can u pl provide the lyrics of this song by HH JC Wodeyar.

[Lakshman]

shrI lalitAm. rAgA: nAgadhvani. k/tripuTa tALA.

P: shrI lalitAm tripurasundarIm bhajEham
shrI rAjarAjEshvarIm shrI vidyAtmaka bhuvanEshvarIm
A: shrI cakrAntargata krtanyasa natrukEshvarIm shrI bIjAkSara
samupAsita mahEshvarIm EkAnta manOlayakarIm
C: dUrvasAdyarchita guptOyOginIm dUrvAdi patra puSpArcana tOShiNIm
pUrvarjita puNya phala pradAyinIm dUrvAdi caturAm nyaya madhyavardinIm
shumbha nishumbha mahiSAsurAdi bhanjanIm nAgadhvani rAginIm

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Lakshman Sir,

I have a slightly different version of this kirtana::

rAga: nAgadhvani ; khaNDa tripuTatALa.

SrI lalitAm mahAtripurasundarIm bhajEham {p}
SrI rAjarAjESvarIm SrI vidyAtmaka bhuvanESvarIm
SrI cakrAntargata navAvaraNAvrtAm SankarIm |
SrI kESavAdi catvArImSat tattvanyAsa mAtRkESvarIm |
SrI bIjAkShara samupAsita mahESvarIm
SrI karIm EkAnta manOlayakarIm {a.p}
dUrvAsAdyarcita guptayOginIm|
dUrvAdi patra puSpArcana toShiNIm |
pUrvArjita puNya phala pradAyinIm |
pUrvAdi caturAmnAya madhyavartinIm |
SarvANIm SuMbha niSuMbha mahiShAsurAdi bhanjanIm
nAgadhvani rAgiNIm {c}

[Lakshman]

Savitri:
My database does not show where I got the lyrics of this kriti. Since then I have obtained a copy of Odeyar's compositions book (reddish cover, showing a picture of the maharaja) but as I cannot read kannaDa I am anot able to find the name of the editor. Is this the source of the lyrics you posted? Thanks.

[aaaaabbbbb]

Lakshman Sir,
I had this kirtana in my old music notebook,
and I had copied it from my music teacher's book.
I cannot remember the exact look of the printed book.

[aaaaabbbbb]

Lakshman Sir,
I found this link,where many kirtanas of HH JCW can be checked.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ambaa-l/m ... 1433?var=1

[smala]

Here's a link with the same lyrics as Smt Savitri, with an mp3 file that does not work.
http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/shak ... darim.html

[smala]

please post or upload an audio file to this beautiful composition. Smt. Savitri, would like to hear your rendition

[aaaaabbbbb]

smala Ji,
How happy I would feel to sing!
The sad part is I have not been practising
for more than two decades.Hope we will
get an audio link through search,search and search.
Good Luck.

[vs_manjunath]

Good News !
Vkailasam has posted this song sung by none other than KVN. His rendition totally tallies with the lyrics provided by aaaaabbbbb !
It's a beautiful composition.

Request Vkailasam to provide this link in E -Swara so that all of us can practise and sing !

aaaaabbbbb- athough most of the lyric is understandable, few places may require some explanation. Pl do provide the complete meaning.

PS: one can also search in E-Swara and post it here for the benefit of everyone.

[smala]

Hope Vkailasam sees this and posts a link.

[varsha]

http://www.mediafire.com/?ybgb9vv9s75sck8

KVN sings aaaaabbbbb version

[aaaaabbbbb]

Thank you varsha for the link.
I can only explain some lines of this kirtana.
My knowledge of sanskrit is not much.
kEShavAdi catvArimSat tattvanyAsa mAtrkEShvarIm::
This refers to the 24 namas of SrI mahAviShNu,
kEshava,nArAyana,mADhava......,{which are recited during Acamana}

pUrvAdi caturAmnAya maDhyavartini:
SrI Adi ShankarAchAryaru founded 4 peethas in the 4 corners of India
They are called caturAmnAyas.
Puri jagannAth,{east} Dwaraka{west} Joshimath{north}
and Sringeri {south}
Sri lalita is the presiding Deity of these peethas.
I have written the meanings of a couple of lines only.

[smala]

Thanks for the link, Varsha.

Enjoyed the audio.

Hope Keerthi or Rsachi will expand on the translation.

[classicallover]

The version provided by 5a5b is lyrically more correct than the one given by Mr. Lakshman, although I cannot vouch for the completeness of the song in the absence of original book.

The meaning goes as follows :

SrI lalitAm mahAtripurasundarIm bhajEham {p}
I pray to the great divine force called Lalita who is the most beautiful of all women in the three worlds.

SrI rAjarAjESvarIm SrI vidyAtmaka bhuvanESvarIm
She is the consort of Shiva , she is the power of knowledge and ruler of the world

SrI cakrAntargata navAvaraNAvrtAm SankarIm |
She is the dweller of nine Shri Chakras and giver of good

SrI kESavAdi catvArImSat tattvanyAsa mAtRkESvarIm |
She is the force behind all the #forty philosophies associated with Vishnu's names

SrI bIjAkShara samupAsita mahESvarIm
She is worshipped with the power of bijaaksharaas

SrI karIm EkAnta manOlayakarIm {a.p}
She is the giver of all good things and enchants the meditating mind

dUrvAsAdyarcita guptayOginIm|
the secret force worshipped by sages like Durvaasa

dUrvAdi patra puSpArcana toShiNIm |
she is pleased when worshipped with "durva" leaves and flowers

pUrvArjita puNya phala pradAyinIm |
she presents all the good things deserved by the punya of good deeds

pUrvAdi caturAmnAya madhyavartinIm |
She is the presiding deity of the four mathas

SarvANIm SuMbha niSuMbha mahiShAsurAdi bhanjanIm
nAgadhvani rAgiNIm {c}
She is omnipresent and the destroyer of asuras like Shumbha, Nishumbha and Mahishaasura , enjoys the raga Nagadhwani.

# Chatvarimshat = forty

[smala]

Thanks for the running translation.