kuchipudi tarangam

[krishnaa]

can anyone please suggest me a few kuchipudi tarangams on krishna otehr than govardhana giridhara, markata manimaya and bala gopala

[avnipriya]

I've ever seen these songs :

- nIrada sama nIla
- pUraya mama kAmam
- nanda nandana gopAla (jaya navanIta chora)
- alokaye sakhi shrI bAlakRSHNa
- bAlagopala mAmuddhara

and a lot that I think they're new compositions.

[krishnaa]

Thanka alot avinipriya! Let me try and give each of them a search.

[vamshee krishna]

marakatha manimaya is not a tarangam written by narayana theertha........ it is keerthana written by oothukad venkata subhaya in which plate bit was used. This is one of the wonderful experiments of Padmabhusham Vempati chinna Satyam garu who have choreographed this piece and have encorporated plate bit in it.

[kuchipudivaibhavam]

Shiva Shiva Bhava Bhava is a rare tarangam on Lord Shiva.

[krishnaa]

I watched a new one in Kuchipudi - dance of divinity, a release by Ms Sailaja.
She performed "vikSeham kadA gopAlamUrtim" also taken from krishna lIlA tarangini.
A very vibrant one........

[rshankar]

krishnaa - I think it should be 'vikshEham sadA gOpAlamUrtim.

[krishnaa]

Ravi, nice to hear from you!

Both instances make send whereby kadA stands for "when will i see the form of gOpAla" and sadA stands for "i always admire the form of gopAla"
When they explain the meaning of the song in english before the item in the dvd, they say "when will i see gopAla". but nonetheless, it couls be the latter also......

[Chinmayee]

exact meaning of "SHIVS SHIVA BHAVA BHAVA SARANAM MAMA"plz....

[avnipriya]

shiva shiva. rAgA: nAdanAmakriyA / saurASTra. Adi tALA.

P: shiva shiva bhava bhava sharaNam mama bhavatu sadA tava smaraNam
C1: gangAdhara candracUDa jagan mangaLa sarvalOka nIDa
2: kailAsAcala vASa shivakara purahara darahAsa
3: bhasmOd-dhULita dEha shambhO parama puruSa vrSavAha
4: pancAnana phaNi bhUSa shiva parama puruSa muni vESa
5: Ananda naTana vilOla* saccidAnananda vikaLita khEla
6: nava vyAkaraNa svabhAva shiva nArAyaNa tIrtha dEva

* sometimes vinOda

Purvanasu posted it for me :

Avnipriya,
It is in Sanskrit;something like a namAvali- more a string of adjectives.
The whole Tarangam is in sambhodanam-ie. addressing Lord Shiva
Here is an attempt

P: shiva shiva- Oh, th auspicious one
bhava bhava- the very being-existence
sharaNam mama-your are my refuge
bhavatu sadA tava smaraNam- let there be(for me) your remeberance always(let me always remember you)

C1: gangAdhara candracUDa-the one who has(wears)the rivers Ganges and the crescent moon
jagan mangaLa sarvalOka nIDa- who is auspicious for the whole world

2: kailAsAcala vASa -the one residing in the Kailasa mountain
shivakara- who is the maker of auspiciousness
purahara ,-who destroyed Pura
darahAs-who sports a smile

3: bhasmOd-dhULita dEha shambhO -Oh Lord shambu, whose body is adorned with the sacred ash
parama puruSa ; vrSavAha-whos is the supreme being, who rides the bull

4: pancAnana, phaNi bhUSa -who is the five faceted(I think it refers to Aghoram, vAmadevam etc),
who wears the snake (as an ornament)
shiva parama puruSa muni vESa-Oh Lord shiva(the auspicious one)the supreme being, who is in the garb of an ascetic

5: Ananda naTana vilOla- who revels in the dance of bliss
saccidAnananda vikaLita khEla-who is the very embodiment of sat,chit and Ananda(some body may improve on this please)

6: nava vyAkaraNa svabhAva- for whom 'nava vyAkaraNa' is the very nature
(Can some one explain this bettter-I know that Hanuman is referred to as nava vyAkaraNa paNdita; but, with reference to Shiva ,I am not sure, what it means)
shiva nArAyaNa tIrtha dEva-Shiva,who is the Lord of NArAyaNa thIrtha.

I hope this helps.

[Chinmayee]

avnipriya thanq ............shiva is also called so. it also means that shiva is such god,whose deeds r spread all over the world(going for the meaning of each letter)
but can u say me why does shiva put on ashes and the cresant moon n why does he live on kailasa mountain?(i mean how did it get itz name as kailasam?)plz help me with this

[Pratyaksham Bala]

C1: gangAdhara candracUDa

Usally the above expression has been commanding the colloquial description that Lord Siva wears the river Ganges and the crescent moon. But, what was originally meant was that Lord Siva wears the AkASa gangA (the milkyway)! To emphasize the fact that it is AkASa gangA, and not the river gangA, the crescent moon is added. The crescent moon indicates the position of the 'gangA' that is referred to.

If Lord Siva can wear the whole of the milkyway (galaxy) in his matted hair, visualize His image encompassing the entire universe!

[Chinmayee]

thanq Prakasam Bala garu . can u also tell me why he puts on ashes n the cresant moon?i mean is there any epic in supporting of these adjectives............

[Pratyaksham Bala]

Putting on ashes:

Ash indicates the end. People apply ash to their forehead to remind themselves that their stay in this world is short and anytime death may catch up with them to turn them into ashes. If reminded of this idea, people may appreciate others and try to do as much good as possible during their lifetime.

Enthusiastic bhaktas of Siva have started applying ash to Lord Siva also! It is ok as along as people are reminded of the message behind it.

[Chinmayee]

then what about sacchidananda swarupa,panchanana(heard that each face has different meaning...need that meaning) and kailassachalavaasa?

[Pratyaksham Bala]

then what about sacchidananda swarupa, panchanana (heard that each face has different meaning...need that meaning) and kailassachalavaasa?

pancAnanA:

The meaning of 'pancAnanA' is 'fierce as well as passionate', though literally it can be translated as 'five-faced'. As this literal meaning offers easier visual appeal, Lord Siva is depicted as a five-faced God, four faces facing the four directions and the fifth one facing the sky. It is explained that not only He is directly observing everything happening everywhere, but a bhakta, wherever he is located, can also see the 'face' of Lord Siva.

Over a period, different poets have given different meanings. Distinct attributes have also been designated to each face.

Here are two sites worth visiting:-
http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/s ... otram.html
http://www.hindu-blog.com/2009/06/panch ... -five.html

[Chinmayee]

thanq pratyaksham bala garu............then what about sacchidananda swarupa n kailaasachala vasa?

[Pratyaksham Bala]

thanq pratyaksham bala garu............then what about sacchidananda swarupa n kailaasachala vasa?

kailAsAchalavAsa (kailAsa-achala-vAsa) means ‘kailAsa-mountain-resident’.

Similar expressions are:-
kailAsa-nikEtana = having His abode on mount kailAsa
kailAsa-sikhara-vAsin = residing on the summit of kailAsa

Yes, Lord Siva, who is omnipresent, may be declared as residing in any place. He resides in Kailas mountain in the Himalayas, as also in any temple and also in the pUja rooms of our houses/flats! It is not that he resides ONLY in Mount KailAs. Located in the Himalayas, Tibet, KailAsa is the loftiest of his abodes.

Lord Siva is also called affectionately as:-
kailAsa-nAtha = King of kailAsa mountain
kailAsa-pati = Lord of kailAsa

Mount KailAs is located north of mAnasarOvar -- mAnasa (spiritual) sarOvara (lake). MAnasarOvar, the highest fresh-water lake in the world, is believed to represent Sakti. (In Hinduism, all mountains, hills and hillocks are believed to represent God, and all rivers, lakes and ponds are believed to represent Goddess.) Thus, Mount KailAs and Lake MAnasarOvar together represent Lord Siva and Goddess Sakti.

[rshankar]

then what about sacchidananda swarupa n kailaasachala vasa?

saccidAnanda (sat+cit+Ananda) means existence+perception/consciousness+bliss, which is the supreme brahman - so, as saccidAnanda svarUpa, one who is the embodiment (svarUpa) the supreme brahman, Siva represents the cosmic energy that permeates everywhere.
Lord Siva not only resides in kailAS but also in cidambaram which is both a physical place, and our consciousness - cit+ambaram - the temple/hall of our consciousness - the myth is that the world will come to an end when Siva stops dancing in cidambaram, and our lives will end when he stops dancing in our consciousness..