Lyrics- kalayE mama hrdayE

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 18 Apr 2006, 10:28

Smt Rajeswari Padmanabhan at a recent concert played a kriti which started 'kalayE' in kApi rAgam set to kaNDa tripuTa tALam.

being a vINa rendition i couldnt catch the lyrics. could somebody thro' more light into this composition.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 18 Apr 2006, 16:32

kalayE mama hrdayE. rAgA: hindustAnikApi. k/tripuTa tALA.

P: kalayE mama hrdayE tvAm kamalAlayE kali kaluSa vidUra vAsudEva jAyE
A: kalApa su-shObhita sundara kAyE krpAlayE
kalAdhara bimba sannibha sukha pradacchAyE kalyANa guNa nikAyE
kaladauta kacita maNI valayE kala bhASaNa priyE
C: vArijOdbhavAdi dhyEyE vAridhi tanayE vArijadaLa vishAla nEtra dvayE varENyE
vArita bhakta santApa nicayE vishvapriyE vArijAbhi vyakta mahOdayE su-hrdayE
varamuni nAradAdi hrN-nilayE vara varNini kumkumAdyarchana priyE
vara mandahAsa shObhitAsyE varuNAdyaSta digpAlakAbhi vandyE

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 17 Apr 2009, 16:39

An incredibly beautiful song. Sri T. M. Krishna's rendition on his Mysore Vasudevachar CD is extremely sensitive - a heavy and delectable piece.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 17 Apr 2009, 20:05

I echo Prashant's comment - lovely song on lakshmI! In the last line of the caraNam, shouldn't it be varuNAdyaSTa?

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 06 Aug 2009, 16:10

Could someone attempt a translation of this piece? I continue to be drawn to it again and again - such a dignified song.

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 06 Aug 2009, 20:23

One of vasudevacharya's best pieces, this krti combines a fine tune with lovely poetry...

P: kalayE mama hrdayE tvAm kamalAlayE kali kaluSa vidUra vAsudEva jAyE

kalayE - I bear,I place
mama hrdayE - in my heart
kamalAlayE, tvAm - you, o lotus dwelling goddess
kali kaluSa vidUra - One who is far (removed) from the dross of the kali yuga
vAsudEva jAyE - O wife of viSNU (vAsudEva)

A: kalApa su-shObhita sundara kAyE krpAlayE - O repository of mercy! your form is decorated by strings of pearls.

kalAdhara bimba sannibha sukha pradacchAyE - the shelter/refuge of you(r feet) is as cool as the full moon.

kalyANa guNa nikAyE - You are the confluence of all virtue.

kaladhauta* khacita maNI valayE** - you are engirdled by a band of gold silver and gems

kala bhASaNa priyE - Fond of sweet speech.

C: vArijOdbhavAdi dhyEyE - adored bythe lotus-born (brahma) and others,
vAridhi tanayE - O daughter of the ocean!
vArijadaLa vishAla nEtra dvayE - Your eyes are like two broad lotus petals.
varENyE - O ultimate one!
vArita bhakta santApa nicayE - you dispel all the woes of your votaries
vishvapriyE - O darling of the whole world!
vArija- abhivyakta-mahOdayE - You apparently emerge from a lotus.
su-hrdayE - O good hearted one!
varamuni nAradAdi hrN-nilayE - you inhabit the hearts of sages like narada
vara varNini kumkumAdyarchana priyE - You delight when worshiped with vermilion and turmeric.
vara-mandahAsa-shObhitAsyE - Your face is illuminated by a gentle smile.
varuNAdyaSta digpAlakAbhivandyE - you are worshipped by VaruNa and the other lords of the quarters..

kaladhauta* - a mixture of gold and silver, or a streak of silver.. this alloy was called electyrum in greece and egypt, and was favoured for strengthenimg bowstrings..

valayE** - Valaya comers from a verb which translates to encircle, and can mean armlet/bracelet/bangle/girdle.. i have chosen the latter for no particular reason..

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 Aug 2009, 20:57

Nice, Keerthi.

In the last phrase of the composition, isn't the word varuNAdyashTa?

And vAsudEva also serves as the svanAma ankita...

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 Aug 2009, 21:03

Another question - can kalAdhara bimba sannibha sukha pradacchAyE - be also interpretted as 'one whose form (chAyE) is as pleasing (sukha prada - happiness giving) as (sannibha) as the full (bimba) moon (kalAdhara)'?

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 06 Aug 2009, 21:17

Lovely, keerthi! Thank you! I agree - this is Vasudevachar really displaying some vivid imagery coupled with serene music.

smala · Post by **smala** » 06 Aug 2009, 23:13

Is there an audio link - please point. Thanks.

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 07 Aug 2009, 05:35

Keerthi - that was beautiful!

Just a small addition:
"vara varNini" means a lady of noble birth.
So the whole line could mean "one who delights in the kunkuma-archana performed by hign-born/virtuous women".

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 07 Aug 2009, 06:59

keerthi and Rajani,
that was a nice translation. We get to learn lot.

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 07 Aug 2009, 11:24

Very nice Keerthi And Rajani!

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 08 Aug 2009, 05:16

Rajani,

Vara-varNinI can mean a beautiful woman/noble woman.. but one of the meanings of the word is turmeric, and I thought it fitted the context better...

rshankar,

agree varunAdyashTa and svanama mudra.. will incorporate into the translation..

about chAyA meaning form, I am not too sure..

It is generally used in the sense of colour/hue/complexion or shade/shadow/reflection..

as an interesting aside, sUrya had a 'wife' called chAya - It is befitting that shadow is the sun's mate..

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 08 Aug 2009, 09:23

....isn't the word varuNAdyashTa?

... just a sandhi rule of conjugating the vowel, I think.

varuNAdi + ashTa = varuNAdyashTa

vAridhi

Does anyone know the etymology of this word? There's also a variation of Saradhi (i.e. Saradhi bandhana for rAma) used.

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 08 Aug 2009, 12:06

kmrasika wrote: ....isn't the word varuNAdyashTa?

he was pointing at an error in the transliteration.. I had it as varuNAdyashta

kmrasika wrote:
vAridhi
Does anyone know the etymology of this word? There's also a variation of Saradhi (i.e. Saradhi bandhana for rAma) used.

the suffix 'dhi'denotes 'repository of' as in nidhi..I think it is a truncated form of nidhi.. this has led to a whole set of synonyms for ocean, using words for water followed by -dhi.

vAridhi, sharadhi, payOdhi, nIradhi, pAthodhi, ambudhi,ambhOdhi, udadhi are a few such synonyms..