Need Help with This Thillana

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lekshmi04
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Need Help with This Thillana

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Namaste,
Please help me identify this Thillana and its composer. Also please provide the lyrics of the Sahityam and the meaning.
Link to the Thillana audio- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z3n6NP ... sp=sharing

Thank you in advance!
Lekshmi

Pratyaksham Bala
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Post by Pratyaksham Bala »

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கம்ப ராமாயணம் –

நன்மையும் செல்வமும் நாளும் நல்குமே
தின்மையும் பாவமும் சிதைந்து தேயுமே
சென்மமும் மரணமும் இன்றித் தீருமே
இம்மையே இராம என்ற இரண்டு எழுத்தினால்


kamba rAmAyaNam –

nanmaiyum shelvamum nALum nalgumE
tinmaiym pAvamum shidaindu tEyumE
shenmamum maraNamum inRi tIrumE
immaiyE iRama enRa iraNDu ezhuttinAl

lekshmi04
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Re: Need Help with This Thillana

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Thank you! Can someone please identify the raga and the composer of the Thillana please

lekshmi04
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Would be very grateful for the meaning of the Sahityam as well

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

It is intersting that a simila tillAnA exists with a different caraNa.

tajjham tatajham (t). rAgA: sindhubhairavi. Adi tALA. composer not known.

P: tajham tatajham tattajham tomta jhamta namta dhImta dhIm
nAdhrutAni dhIm tomdhru tAni dhIm takundari kukumdaritAm (3 times)
A: taNam ta dhiranA namta dhiranA jhaNa jhaNa dhimmi dhimmi jhaNa jhaNa tika taka tarita tomdhru dhIm
tajjham tatajham takundari kukundari tAm (3 times)
C: sa shankha cakram sa kirITa kuNDalam sa pIta vastram sarasIruhEkSanam
sa hAra vakSasthala shObhita kautubham namAmi viSNum shirasA caturbhujam
taNam ta dhiranA namta dhiranA jhaNa jhaNa dhimmi dhimmi jhaNa jhaNa tika taka tarita tomdhru dhIm (3times)
tajjham tatajham takundari kukundari tAm (3 times)

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Lakshman-ji
The caraNan is all garbled up.
It should read
स शंख चक्रं स किरीट कुण्डलं स पीत वस्त्रं सरसीरुहेक्षणम् ।
स हार वक्षस्थल शोभि कौस्तुभं नमामि विष्णुं शिरसा चतुर्भुजम् ।।

Right now, it looks the end product of a Chinese Whispers game...😜

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Thanks rshankar for the correct words of the carNa. Much appreciated. I have edited my post.

Rajani
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Post by Rajani »

nanmaiyum shelvamum nALum nalgumE
tinmaiym pAvamum shidaindu tEyumE
shenmamum maraNamum inRi tIrumE
immaiyE iRama enRa iraNDu ezhuttinAl

The glory of the name "Rama":

immaiyE - In this world itself,
iraNDu ezhuttinAl - with the two letters
iRama enRa - viz. "Ra Ma"
nanmaiyum shelvamum - wellness and wealth,
nALum nalgumE - are created everyday;
tinmaiym pAvamum - Evil and sins
shidaindu tEyumE - disintegrate and disappear;
shenmamum maraNamum - (the cycle of) birth and death
inRi tIrumE - are extinguished.

Sachi_R
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Post by Sachi_R »

The sahitya in praise of Vishnu is exactly the same as a part of the dhyanashloka of Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam

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