help with word for word meaning for the Eeshana Kauthavam

[dakshina]

Hello:
I would like to get the word for word meaning and lyrics for one of the Navasandhi Kauthuvam: EEshaana raga: Malari

[avnipriya]

I need it too, I used to ask for the meaning of the kautvams in this topic.

[rshankar]

Please post the lyrics - I have to dig it out of the DVD (Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy's), and can't get to it in a hurry - I will help with the meanings.

[avnipriya]

tAtei tei tattA teitei tattA
taddhimita takadhimita taNajhonud dhimi tAtA
taddhimit tadingiNatom IshAnya dikkadanil
trishUlamum vAhanamum iDabam adAgavE
Ishvari sahitamAi sakala surAsura
muni rSigaL indu ravi shiva gaNamum kimpuruSa
gandharva gAnamuDan naTa bhringi mrdangi
bANAsura mAdUrvashi naTanam
acAna hanuma kumbha vAdyam tattiti tei
gItam malahari rI ma pa dhA sA* bhramarI nrttam
tiru padAka simham aruL tALam parama shivam
takkarItak takkedijhom aDiyavarkku aruL sheyyum
AndALi paNNAgum Isha sandhi kavuttuvamE
takku tikku takkiTTa tomkiTa kiTataka
dan tangi kiTataka dhikki tAm tattatAm tatta

[krishnaa]

vAhanamum iDabam

i think it is
vAhanamum vrRshabam

[avnipriya]

vAhanamum iDabam

i think it is
vAhanamum vrRshabam

Yes, I heard so in the song.

[rshankar]

I have to pull out my DVD and correct the lyrics before I translate - I will do it over the week-end.

[rshankar]

Anvipriya/Dakshina: Here you go:

ISAnya dikk(u)adanil
triSUlam vAhanam rishabhamadAgavE
ISvari sahitamAi sakala surAsura
muni rishigaL indu ravi Siva gaNamum kimpurusha
gandharva gAnamuDan naTa bhringi mrdangi
bANAsura mAdUrvaSi naTanam
AcAna hanuma kumbha vAdyam tattiti tei
gItam malahari rI ma pa dhA sA* bhramarI nrttam
tiru patAka simham aruL tALam parama Sivan
takkarItak takkedijhom aDiyavarkku aruL Seyyum
AndALi paNNAgum ISa sandhi kavuttuvamE

This is the ISa sandhi kauttuvam (kavuttuvamE) that describes ISANa, a manifestation of the mighty (parama) Siva, depicted by holding the hasta mudra of tripatAka/tirupatAka in the right hand, and simhamukha (simha) on the left [1], who showers his grace (aruL Seyyum) on his devotees (aDiyavarkku) while guarding the (adanil) the north-eastern (ISAnya) direction (dikku), wielding a trident (triSUlam), mounted on a vehicle (vAhanam) that is (adAgavE) a bull/nandi (rishabham), accompanied (sahitamAi) by pAravti (ISvarI), propitiated by the gods (sura) and demons (asura), sages (muni), ascetics (rishigaL), the moon (indu) and the sun (ravi), the Siva gaNas, the kimpurushas [2] with (uDan) the music (gAnamum) of the heavenly choristers (gandharva), with bhRingi [3] in attendance, along with the demon (Asura) bANa [4], while the heavenly nymph, the lady (mAdu) UrvaSi dances (naTanam) the bhramari nrittam, as the drummer, mRdangi plays the solkaTTu ‘tat dhit tai’ set to a rhythm cycle (tALam) called ‘aruL’, on the instrument (vAdyam), AcAna hanumakumbha [5], accompanying the melody (gItam), malahari, the tune (paNN) for which will be (Agum) AndALi.

FOOTNOTE
[1] However, in the bharatARNavam, according to Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy, ISAna is depicted with the tripatAka in the right hand, and mushTi on the left, crossed at the wrist
[2] kiMpurushas are usually beings with human bodies and animal heads who are supposed to be very good at creating music
[3] a naTa is a practitioner of the nATya vEda (a performer adept at acting, music and dancing). bhRngi is a very special devotee of Siva - however, I am not aware of a reference to him as a practitioner of the nATya vEda
[4] bANAsura, the grandson of prahlAda was a great devotee of Siva - his daughter ushA (who learnt lAsya from pArvati herself) married krishNa’s grandson, aniruddha, secretly, leading to war between krishNa and bANAsura, leading to the latters defeat

[dakshina]

thank you all for your contribution for the lyrics and meaning