meaning for lambodaram requested

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Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Would someone provide the meaning? Thanks.

lambOdaram avalanbE. rAgA: kAmbhOji. c/rUpaka tALA.

P: lambOdaram avalanbE ambAsutam aharnisham
A: tumburu nArada vinutam lambAlakam ibhavadanam
C: surabhUsura samsEvita caraNam agha vidUram
sharaNAgata mandAram karuNAsAgaram
hariNAnka garvaharam dhIram guha sOdaram
vara pAshAnkushadharam vAsudEva bhakta varam

ramakriya
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Post by ramakriya »

pallavi: I depend on the long-bellied one, son of the mother, day-and-night

anupallavi: ( depend on) him with the elephant face, and long locks, who is revered by tumburu and nArada

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

P: (I) always/continually (aharniSam) depend (avalaMbE) on the big-bellied (lambOdaram) son (sutam) of pArvatI (ambA)
AP: who is revered by (vinutam) by the celestial sages tumburu and nArada, and whose heavy/pendulous curls (laMbAlakam) frame his elephant (ibha) face (vadanam).
C: Both the gods (sura) as well as the brahmins (bhUsura) offer worship (saMsEvitam) at the feet (caraNam) of the Lord who destroys (vidUram) sins (agha). He is like the mount mandAra (mandAram) to those that seek refuge (SaraNAgata) in him. He is an ocean/repository (sAgaram) of compassion (karuNA). He is the brave (dhIram) brother (sOdaram) of kArtikEya (guha) who destroyed (haram) the pride (garva) of the moon (hariNAnka). He holds (dharam) the excellent (vara) noose (pASa) and hook (ankuSa) in his hands, and is the benefactor (varam) of his devotee (bhakta), SrI vAsudEvAcAr (vAsudEva).

Rajani
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Post by Rajani »

Just one small correction. mandAra is one of the 5 Kalpaka (wish-fulfilling) trees of Heaven.

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Thanks, Rajani!

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