meaning of the song parAku mADade

[Lakshman]

I have received a request from a rasika for the meaning of this song. Thanks.

parAku mADade. rAgA: sAvEri. Adi tALA. Purandaradasa.

P: parAku mADade parAmbarisi enna aparAdhangaLa kSamiso
A: dharA ramaNa phaNidharArcita surAdhipati vandita
C1: nararoLage pAmaranu nAniha parake sAdhanavariye shrI hariye
sharaNu hokke ninna caraNa kamalakke karuNadhim ninna smaraNe enagittu
2: japavanariyenu tapavanariyenu upavAsa vratagaLanariye shrI hariye
krpAvalOkanadinda A pApagaLanella apAhatava mADo apAra mahimane
3: kariya rakSisi draupadiya more lAlisi taraLa kolidu nI porede dayadi
sariyarasa ninna sariyAru kANe karuNisayya shrI purandara viThala

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Some corrections::

3: kariya rakSisi draupadiya more lAlisi taraLa golidu nI porede dayadi
siriyarasa ninna sariyAru kANe karuNisayya shrI purandara viThala

Sir, will post meaning soon.

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P: parAku mADade parAmbarisi enna aparAdhangaLa kSamiso
A: dharA ramaNa phaNidharArcita surAdhipati vandita
C1: nararoLage pAmaranu nAniha parake sAdhanavariye shrI hariye
sharaNu hokke ninna caraNa kamalakke *karuNadhi* ninna smaraNe enagittu...*karuNadi*
2: japavanariyenu tapavanariyenu upavAsa vratagaLanariye shrI hariye
krpAvalOkanadinda A pApagaLanella apAhatava mADo apAra mahimane
3: kariya rakSisi draupadiya more lAlisi taraLa golidu nI porede dayadi
siriyarasa ninna sariyAru kANe karuNisayya shrI purandara viThala



Do not forget, pay attention,forgive my offences[p]

Lord of the Earth,worshipped by Shiva,{PhaNIndrArcita]

venerated by the King of suras [ap]

I am illiterate among humans,I am unaware of the practices for here and hereafter, SrIhari,

I have surrendered at Your lotus like feet,in sympathy,grant me [boon of] Your remembrance[c1]

I am ignorant of chanting, meditation,fasting,religious obligations,SrI hari,

Infinitely Supreme, [Lord,] with kind considerarion, destroy all those wicked deeds,[c2]

You protected the elephant,soothed the plaint of draupadi,graced the trembling young boy,nurtured [him] with kindness.

Lord of Prosperity,I cannot percieve anybody equal to you,Sri purandara viThala,have mercy on me.[c3]


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The trembling young boy is prahlAda]

[japa is the inaudible chanting of passages from the vedas]

[tapa is meditation]

[Lakshman]

Thank you Savitri.

[rshankar]

Smt. Savitri - Lovely. Thank you!
If I understand it, parAku is same as pArAmukham in tamizh, right? Turning away/forgetting?

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rshankar ji,
Thank You!
In kannada parAku means carelessness, inattentiveness,
In telugu parAku means oversight, carelessness, forgetful.
parAnmuKha in telugu means aversion, turning away or averting the face.

[kmrasika]

In kannada parAku means carelessness, inattentiveness,
In telugu parAku means oversight, carelessness, forgetful.
parAnmuKha means aversion, turning away or averting the face.

So, when virudāvaḷi's are announced ("dēva devōttama, dēvatā sārvabhauma.... "), at the pronouncement of the word, "heccarikā," what does the uninanimous reply,"parāk!" in context mean?

[Sreeni Rajarao]

I think in kannaDa "paraku" has two meanings: "ignore" as in in the opening line parAku mADade, it would mean without ignoring.

The second meaning would be praise or flattery and such (hail?) as in the context that kmrasika sir has mentioned.

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kmrasika Sir,
The virudAvaLi contains these words,*BhO parAk*
*parAk* is *heccarika.*
Sreeni Rajarao avare,
you are right. It means,Attention, take heed,listen,
It also means,Carelessness, inattentiveness,
forgetfulness.
Regards

[harimau]

People used to say in Tamil, "Engadaa paraakku paarthundu porai?", meaning "what are you doing without looking at where you are going?"

So that would mean "ignoring" or "being careless", depending on how you interpret it.

[harimau]

That also raises the question: Is "paraakku" Tamil, Telugu, Kannada or what?

[arasi]

Even English , the second half of the word: para (other)+short for 'occu'pation? sorry, couldn't help kidding

Strangely enough, there's the other word parAk! which means attention (spoken by guards in the sense of 'who goes there?).

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I do not know tamil very well.
Therefore I am unable to say anything.
Long back the security staff would give the call, *pArA huShAr*
The words **pArA*and *huShAr* being the localised words for the hindi words
*paharA*and **hOShiyAr*
*paraakku* may not be either telugu or kannaDa.

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*paharA* is *look out* *sentinel* *security guard* *watch*
*hOShiyAr* is *careful* *wary**mindful* *sharp*
Can the phrase*who goes there* be the english adaptation of *hOShiyAr*{ }

[kmrasika]

The virudAvaLi contains these words,*BhO parAk*
*parAk* is *heccarika.*
Sreeni Rajarao avare,
you are right. It means,Attention, take heed,listen,
It also means,Carelessness, inattentiveness,
forgetfulness.
Regards

A sample virudāvaḷi: dēvadēvōttama, dēvatā sārvabhauma, vēdāntavēdya, akhilāṇḍa kōṭi brahmāṇḍa nāyaka, śrī (amuka) mahāprabhō hēccarikā - parāk! (parāku is more apt)

Taking in your valuable inputs, as well as looking up the word (http://telugu.indiandictionaries.com/me ... ang=Telugu), I think the hēccarikā is the part where one is requested to be vigilant (e.g. hēccarikaga rā rā hē rāmacandra!... )and the parāku part is recited (deliberately) loudly so as to behoove one to be on guard. The saṁskr̥t equivalent of this word I can think of is "bhadraṁ". Please feel free to discuss further.

[Rsachi]

Kannada sahitya parishat dictionary:

Noun, 1. Carefulness, attention. 2. Oversight, disdain, carelessness. 3. Praise, tribute.

In this context, the poet pleads "without ignoring me, without overlooking my plight..."

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kmrasika Sir,
these are the meanings for the word *bhadra*
prosperity,happiness,health,welfare, good fortune
I remember my grandparents saying *bhadra*
to people who were taking leave of them.
In telugu also the same set of meanings can be found.

[PUNARVASU]

There is the slOkam:
'bhadram karNEbhihinshruNuyAma dEvAhA'.
Bhadram means auspicious also.

[Rsachi]

rAmabhadra, subhadra, Balabhadra, all are based on the meaning 'auspicious', 'one that augurs well'
sarvE bhadrANi pashyaMtu...

[kmrasika]

Had to refer to sources before replying.

I was referring to a ritual performed at the ante-part of the ḍōlōtsava ceremony of the traditional South Indian bhajana tradition (dakṣiṇa bharata sampradāya bhajana paddhati), called the prākāra rakṣaṇa (securing of the four directions) - IIUC, the idea behind the rite is based on the imagery of śrī raṅganātha along with His consort(variations of dieties depending on the pramukhadēvatā being celebrated), are performing their yōganidrā (subconscious slumber), and each of pairs of devotees are summoned to vigilantly guard the four gates to the śrīraṅgaṁ temple in the meantime - prahlāda & dhruva the East, so on so forth.

The rite commences with a short song , followed by a litany (vacana) eliciting a response (prativacana). The text for the first is provided below for reference:
(vacana-by leader)
ahōḥ pūrvadvārasthāḥ! prahlāda dhruva balabhadrādayaḥ sarvē paramabhāgavatōttama! śrī rāmacandraḥ sītā samētasannayōdhyāyāṁ ratnamaṇṭapē śēṣaparyaṅke haṁsatūḷikātalpamadhyē kusumaśayanē yōganidrāmanubhavati! - tatra bhavantaḥ sāvadhānatayā prākāra rakṣaṇam kurvantu! uttara prākārarakṣaṇaṁ kurvantu - bhadraṁ!
(prativacana - reply by congregation)
bhadramasmi!

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kmrasika Sir,
Thank you for the details
Regards