Lyrics of Shambho Mahadeva in Bhowli

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vs_manjunath
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Post by vs_manjunath »

Lakshmanji- Can I have the lyrics of this tamil song by Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan popularised by Smt MSS.
Thanks in advance.

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

shambhO mahAdEva. rAgA: bhUpALa / bauLi. rUpaka tALA. Composer: Nilakantha Shivan.

P: shambhO mahAdEva sharaNam shrI kALahattIshA
A: ambOja shAmbhavanum anbAn mAyavanum aDi muDi kANA
neDu malai vANA akhila bhuvana paripAlA sakala vara guNa vishAlA
C1: antaranagat-tarumaiyAm un anbanaiyAn vegu shollAl azhittEn Eshi-pazhittEn
uNmai ariyum arivillA endan mIdirk-kOpam koLLAdenakkun aruL vENDum uLLAi
himagiri maghan umaiyavaL pugazh idaya kamala mArttANDA udaya vimala mati pUNDa
2: ariyEn cinnam shiriyEn unaka ghanantan daNDaniTTEn aparAdhangaL muzhudum poruttaruLvAi
kai kumbiTTEn pirivAi un shol kanavil koNDu pizhaikkum vazhi toTTEn pEdai aghilum un pAdam
paNiyum en perugiya bhava vinai tarum guruparanE karuNai pArum
3: AdiyE oru bhEdamillAda bOdha nirguNa rUpA aDiyavar uLLam kuDi koNDa guru vaDivAna
jnAna dIpA vEda purANa shAstiram ellAm Odum perum pratApA viNNavA munivar kinnarar
gandharvar vENDit-tozhum tAmaraip-pAdA ANDavanE kALahatti nAthA

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Lji;

Some corrections, primarily based on Smt. MSS' version:

A; ambOja sambhavanum (one who arose in a lotus = brahmA) anbAna mAyavanum (and the loving vishNu) aDi (feet) muDi (hair) kANA (could not see).
c1: himagiri magaL umai avaL...
c2: ariyEn cinnan ciriyEn unakk(u)anantam danDamiTTEn aparAdhangaL muzhudum kSamittaruLvAi kai kumbiTTEn...parivAi un Sol kanavil......
en perugiya bhava vinai tIrum guruparanE karuNai kaN pArum

vgvindan
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Post by vgvindan »

rs,
muDi - crest - top; aDi-muDi may be interpreted as 'beginning - end' also.
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Post by Lakshman »

Thanks rshankar.

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Post by Lakshman »

Interstingly, there is another composition by Nilakantha Shivan with the same two starting words.

shambhO mahAdEva. rAgA: kAnaDA. rUpaka tALA.

P: shambhO mahA dEva sharaNam karuNAnidhE
A: nin perumai yAR arivAr nIla maNikaNTha shiva
C: catur maraiyin perumudalE sakalAdhArap-poruLE
Adi karuNai mAkaDalE aDiyavarAm emakkaruLE

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

vgvindan wrote:rs,
muDi - crest - top; aDi-muDi may be interpreted as 'beginning - end' also.
VGV,

You are correct! I gave the first meaning that popped into my head without finessing it! muDi could also mean crown...aDi-muDi is indeed the Adi to anta (or in this case, Adi-madhya-anta-rahita!)

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Post by [email protected] »

May I please know meaning of this line?
unakk(u)anantam danDamiTTEn

Ranganayaki
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Re: Lyrics of Shambho Mahadeva in Bhowli

Post by Ranganayaki »

I think it means ”I prostrated myself endlessly before you.” I think “dhandam samarpanam“ is the idea and that specifically means prostrate oneself like a stick.

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