lyrics needed- Kolapureswari

ksiyer · Post by **ksiyer** » 05 Feb 2007, 15:51

Dear all,

Will you please make available the Lyrics for krithi sung by Chembai " KOLAPURESWARI BAGESREE " in raga Bagesree, composed by Lalithadasar, with meanings.

ksiyer

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 05 Feb 2007, 18:16

kohlapurEshvari. rAgA: bAgeshrI. Adi tALA.

P: kohlapurEshvari bAgEshvari mAmava rAjarAjeshvari (amba)
A: vEda vEdAnta vigjnAna svarUpini vihita vEvyamanODa ranjani
C: Adi madhyAnta virahitE giritE nirvikAra svarUpE arUpE
nAdabrahma parabrahma svarUpini mAyE ammeyE parashiva jAyE

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Feb 2007, 19:32

Lji,
Some corrections from a version I have:

P: kOhlapurEshvari bhAgEshvari mAmava rAjarAjeshvari (amba)
A: vEda vEdAnta vigjnAna svarUpini vijita vEdita-avya manOranjanI
C: Adi madhyAnta virahitE girijE nirvikAra svarUpE arUpE
nAdabrahma parabrahma svarUpini mAyE amEyE parashiva jAyE

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Feb 2007, 20:00

KSIyer:
Here is my distinctly amateurish attempt at translating:

kOlaprESwarI = the presiding deity of kollapuram - Kollur (the composition I think is on mUkAmbikE - kollUr in Karnataka is one of the 51 shakti pIThams)
bhAgESwarI = goddess of good fortune (bhAgya) - also the rAgamudrA
mAmava = our/mine
rAjarAjESwarI = goddes rAjarAjESwarI

vEda-vEdAnta-vignyAna svarUpiNI = (She) is the manifest form (svarUpiNI) of the vEdAs, vEdAnta and science as well (vignyAna)
vijita = (She who) conquers
viditavya = one who is understood or meant to be
manOranjanI = captivator (ranjanI) of our hearts/minds (manas)
Adi = starting point
madhya = middle
anta = end
virahitE = (She who is) without (She is formless - without a recognizable beginning, middle or end)
girijE = the daughter of the mountain (king) himavAn - pArvatI/umA/gowri
nirvikAra svarUpE = (Her) form (svarUpa) is without alteration - immutable form
arUpE = without form
nAdabrahma, parabrahma svarUpiNI = (She) is the form (svarUpiNI) of music (nAdabrahmam) as well as the eternal truth (parabrahmam)
mAyE = (She is) the creator of mAyA (illusion) - she is also called mAyA
amEyE = (She is) immeasurable
paraSiva jAyE = (She) brings forth/gives form to (jAyA) to paraSiva (powerful mantras)

(I am sure that my mistakes will be fixed by others with more knowledge)

Ravi

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 05 Feb 2007, 20:28

Thanks rshankar.

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 05 Feb 2007, 20:59

mAm+ava - Protect me
vijnAna - cognition or intelligence or intellect
nAda - IMHO this would refer to primal sound, particularly anAhata - also ahata - music comes in the category of 'ahata'.
jAya - would generally mean 'wife' - though it has meaning of 'bringing forth'.
vijita - viditavya - this may need checking

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 05 Feb 2007, 21:03

paraSivajAyE is wife of paraSiva.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 05 Feb 2007, 21:17

Ravi- first of all. Wonderful work of translation. You have relieved me of my duties

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Feb 2007, 21:33

DRS,
I decided that this would be the way to learn!:) Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Your duties have not decreased, but increased, because you will have to correct me first!:P

Coming back to the composition, it is on mUkAmbikE right?

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 05 Feb 2007, 22:43

rshankar wrote:Lji,

P: kOhlapurEshvari bhAgEshvari mAmava rAjarAjeshvari (amba)

Slightly wrong geographic reference calling kollUru As kolhApura - specially when kolhApura is another famous shakti kshEtra (mahAlakshI)

-Ramakriya

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Feb 2007, 22:51

Ramakriya:
2 things made me think that this composition is in reference to kollUru:
1. The song is on pArvatI and not mahAlakshmI, so I ruled out kolhApura
2. On a trip to kollUru many years ago, I remember hearing that it was also called kolhapuram...

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 05 Feb 2007, 23:11

I am not sure if this is a song by Lalitadasar and I don't remember where I got it from.
Lalitadasar's book of songs does not contain this kriti.
Should kOhlApUrEshvari should really be read as kollUrEshvari?

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 05 Feb 2007, 23:14

rshankar,

Your interpretation is very likely correct - I only commented on the word chosen by composer - when there is a conflicting kshEtra.

-Ramakriya

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Feb 2007, 23:20

Ramakriya..

Lji,
My records also refer to it as a lalitadAsar composition...but I may be wrong!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 06 Feb 2007, 00:18

kollApura is indeed the sanskritised version of kolUru and Ravi's interpretation is right. As akshman has pointed out, there are other songs with the usage kollApura for kollUru. Ony kolhApura would be wrong.

Priya · Post by **Priya** » 07 Feb 2007, 08:46

does anyone know if it's available online to listen to ?

meena · Post by **meena** » 07 Feb 2007, 08:51

Lji

the composer is Seetharama Sastry.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 07 Feb 2007, 09:56

Priya wrote:does anyone know if it's available online to listen to ?

I think I heard chembai sing this. Maybe it is in Sangeethapriya site.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 07 Feb 2007, 12:37

Great job Ravi, as our DRS has said.
vgovindan too. We don't have to associate him with tyAgarAjA alone!
Picked up a bit of sanskrit in the bargain...