sArasadaLa nayanE - meaning request

[Lakshman]

A rasika has requested the meaning of this svarajati. Thanks.

sArasadaLa nayanE (svarajati). rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA. Mayuram Vishvanatha Shastri.

P: sArasadaLa nayanE murugA guhA dayAvahanE SANmukhanE
A: pArakam idilenadoru tuNaiyun padamE tirumAl maruganE shiva gurupara
(ciTTasvara sAhityAs)
1: tApam agala nI sariyAi mArgamadaLI
2: tanisamaya nI enakkaruL puri kArtikEya mahanIya vanitA sahAya
3: pArvati tanayA pAdam nI tA pArinilE tuNai yAr enakkini
4: mAman mAdhava marugA ArumukhA murugA guhA sukham peruga
manamagizhndoru varam tA nI sari samAnamariyEn ajita mAhA mathana
5: tAmada migamAdenakku sukhamA tani virahamA midu sammatamA iduvum
tagumA dharaNi tanil nAn unai aDaiya mA karuNai nida nida mA ghanam en raNi
6: bAdhakamAm unai marandAlenna sAmi nI urattadai nAnO sadA
nItamAga manadAravE irutti sannidhi tanil murugA ati
vAgamAga manamagizhnd-unadaruN-mArgam adAginE nin darishanam tA
varadA tanittaruLum sAmi vAdapuri gAngEya vishvanAtha hrdaya vara

[rshankar]

I'll post in a couple of days.

[Lakshman]

Thanks rshankar.

[rshankar]

Lakshman ji is there an audio track? There are some words that are clearly incorrect in the ciTTasvara sAhitya #5 and 6.

[Rajani]

The first word should be sArasadaLa nayananE since this is an address in Tamil.

[rshankar]

Rajani - that is a correction I had made, but in #5 and #6, some of the words are rather difficult to fix!

[rshankar]

Lakshman Ji sent me the notations for this svarajati - the driving force for the composition is, IMO, the svarAkshara sAhityam - simply beautiful.
But I think that may have resulted in usage of words that are tough for me, as well as a bit forced.

Here is my attempt - hopefully, Rajani, Arasi, Punarvasu and others will correct me.

pallavi
sArasadaLa nayananE murugA guhA dayAvahanE SANmukhanE
Oh murugA who has eyes (nayananE) like the petals (daLa) of a lotus (sArasa), Oh guhA [1], the compassionate one (dayAvahanE), the six-faced one (shaNmukhanE)!

anupallavi
pArakam idil enadoru tuNaiyun padamE tirumAl maruganE shiva gurupara
The feet (padamE) that are my (enadu) only (oru) company (tuNaiyum) in (idil) this world (pArakam) , Oh nephew (maruganE) of vishNu (tirumAl), the exemplary (para) preceptor (guru) of Siva himself, (Oh murugA, the six-faced, compassionate one with eyes like lotus petals)!

(ciTTasvara sAhityAs)
1: tApam agala nI sariyAi mArgamadaLI
Please grant/show (aLI) me the right (sariyAi) path (mArgam adai) for my sins (tApam) to be removed (agala).

2: tanisamaya nI enakkaruL puri kArtikEya mahanIya vanitA sahAya
Oh mighty (mahanIya) helper (sahAyA) of women (vanitA), Oh kArtikEya [2], you (nI) please bless (aruL puri) me (enakku) at the time (samaya) I am by myself (tani).

3: pArvati tanayA pAdam nI tA pArinilE tuNai yAr enakkini
Oh son (tanayA) of pArvati, you (nI) please extend (tA) your feet (pAdam) [3], for who (yAr) else is my (enakku) companion (tuNai) in this world (pArinilE) anymore (ini)?

4: mAman mAdhava marugA ArumukhA murugA guhA sukham peruga
manamagizhndoru varam tA nI sari samAnamariyEn jita mahA madana
Nephew (marugA) of (your) maternal uncle (mAman), vishNu (mAdhava), the six-faced one (ArumukhA), the handsome one (murugA), Oh guhA, please grant (tA) a (oru) boon (varam) out of delight (manamagizhndu). I am not aware (ariyEn) of another who is equal (sari samAnam) to you (nI), Oh lord who defeats (jita) the mighty (mahA) manmatha (madana) in beauty.

5: tAmadam igamAdenakku sukhamA tani virahamAm idu sammadamA iduvum
tagumA dharaNi tanil nAn unai aDaiya mA karuNainidhi nidamAga nam enRaNi
This delay (tAmadam) is not right (igamAdu) by me (enakku). Is this happiness (sukhamA)? No, this (idu) is lonely (tani) separation (viraham). Is this acceptable (sammadamA)? Will this (iduvum) be appropriate (tagumA) for me (nAn) to attain (aDaiya) you (unai) in this earth (dharaNi tanil)? Oh compassionate (mA karuNAnidhi), please embrace (aNi) me delicately (namenRu) at all times (nidamAga).

6: bAdhakamAm unai marandAlena sAmi nI urattadai nAnO sadA
nIdamAga manadAravE irutti sannidhi tanil murugA ati
vEgamAga manamagizhnd-unadaruN-mArgam adAginEn nin darishanam tA
varadA tanittaruLum sAmi vEdapuri gAngEya vishvanAtha hrdaya vara
(Realizing that) forgetting (marandAlena) you (unai) will be a problem (bAdhakamAm), I (nAnO) undertook (adAginEn) your (unadu) divine path (aruNmArgam) in your sanctum sanctorum (sannidhi tanil), Oh murugA, by quickly (ati vEgamAga), and happily (manamagizhndu) establishing (irutti) to my heart’s content (manamAravE) for eternity (nidamAga) the (teachings) that you (nI) have taught (uraittadai). Please grant (tA) me your (nin) vision (darisanam), oh bountiful one (varadA), lord (sAmi) who grants unique boons (tanittaruLum), the Lord of vEdapuri, the one who bears the gangA (gAngEya), the lord of the universe (viSvanAtha) with the superior (vara) heart (hRdaya)!

FOOTNOTES
[1] guha - this name for murugA is supposed to indicate that he lives in the deep caverns of our subcouncious and cosciousness
[2] kArtikEya - this name indicates that murugA (as 6 individual babies) was initially cared for by the 6 kRtikA maidens
[3] extending (his) feet - figure of speech to grant assylum

[Lakshman]

Thanks rshankar.

[Ponbhairavi]

my two cents:
dala nayanA,dala nayanE and dala nayananE allthe three are acceptable.
pallavi-dayAparanE instead of dayAvahane
anupallavi: tunai/un/padame
cittaswaram 4-sukham peruga grant me the boon ) for increased bliss.
5- tAmadam miga, adhu enaku sukhamA?
(when) delay increases, is it a pleasure for me?
tani virahamA?
me alone suffer the separation(question) ?
idu sammadamA?
is it acceptable to you ?
iduvum tagumA?
is it fair ?
darani tanil nAn unai adaiya
in this world for me to reach you
mA karunai idA ?
is it great compassion ?
idamAga nAm enraNai
( so) embrace me delicately(making)you and me together

6-----bAdagamAm unai marandhAl
it will be detrimental if you are forgotten
ena sAmi nI uraithadhai
that is what you said , oh God
nAn sadA nidamAga (nijamAga is also possible )
everyday, constantly( truely) I
manadArave irutti, sannidi tanil,
keeping it in mind and in your precincts,
adi vEgamAga manamagizhndu
very quickly I become happy
unadarul mArgam AginEn
I merged in your divine path
un darisanam tA ,varadA, tanitarulum sAmi,
pl give me your vision in a special way,oh God,
vedapuri gAngeya visvanAtha hridaya vara
who dwells in the heart of visvanAtha( author/ Siva ) who is enshrined
at vedapuri, with Ganga on his head.

[Ramgopal]

Dear Respected Sirs
Please pardon my ignorance- but I tried to search for the notations for sArasadaLa nayanE -sAramati rAga and I am unable to find it.
Can you kindly share the notation for this beautiful svarajati please...
My mail ID [email protected]

[Lakshman]

It is sent.

[balajij]

Notation is available at https://carnaticnotations.blogspot.com/ ... jathi.html