Need help with meaning for Mayil Vaahana Raaga-Mohana

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nehab
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Need help with meaning for Mayil Vaahana Raaga-Mohana

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I searched the forum for the meaning but couldn't find it. Can anyone please post the meaning for Shri Papanasam Shivan kriti Mayil Vahana VaLLi in raaga Mohana.

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smala
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Re: Need help with meaning for Mayil Vaahana Raaga-Mohana

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Lyrics here :

mayilvAhana

rAgam: mOhanam tALam: Adi

shrI pApanAsham shivan

pallavi

mayil vAhana vaLLi manamOhana (mA)shara-
vaNabhavA varamaruLvAi vA mA

anupallavi

kayilAyamudal malaikkalillellAm kaLittu
viLaiyADum pannirukaiyyA murugaiyyA

caraNam

poorNa chandiran polum Arumuga
bhuvanamengum niraimAyavan marugA
AraNapporuLe aDimai ennaiyAla
vA vA vA rAmadAsan paNi guhA

rshankar
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Re: Need help with meaning for Mayil Vaahana Raaga-Mohana

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pallavi
mayil vAhana vaLLi manamOhana shara-
vaNabhavA varamaruLvAi vA mA (mayil vAhanA...)


Oh delighter (mOhanA) of vaLLI's heart (mana), who has a mighty (mA) peacock (mayil) for a mount (vAhanA), who appeared/came into being (bhavA) in a thicket (vana) of Sara grass, please come (vA) and grant (aruLvAi) me boons/my desires (varam)!

anupallavi
kayilAyamudal malaigalillellAm kaLittu
viLaiyADum pannirukaiyyA murugaiyyA (mayil vAhanA...)


Oh handsome (murugayyA) 12 (panniru) armed (kaiyyA) one (with a mighty peacock for a mount), who plays around (viLaiyADum) in exultation (kaLittu) in mountains (malaigaL ellAm) starting with (mudal) kailAS (kayilAyam) (please come and grant me my desires...)

caraNam
pUrNa candiran pOlum Arumuga
bhuvanamengum nirai mAyavan marugA
AraNapporuLE aDimai ennaiyAla
vA vA vA rAmadAsan paNi guhA (mayil vAhanA...)


Oh six (Aru)-faced (mukha/muga) who appears like (pOlum) the full (pUrNa) moon (candiran), the nephew (marugA) of the mighty illusionist (mAyavan) [1] who is present (niRai) everywhere (engum) in this world (bhuvanam), oh essence/meaning (poruLE) of the vEdAs (AraNa), oh guhA [2], who is worshiped by (paNi) by the composer (rAmadAsan) [3], please come (vA vA vA) [4] and admit me (enai) to your graces (ALa) (and grant me my desires, Oh lord who has a peacock for a mount...)
FOOTNOTES
[1] vishNu
[2] murugA is referred to as guhA because he lives deep within the cave of our consciousness
[3] pApanASam Sri Sivan's actual name was rAmaiyyAh/rAmaiyyer, and his mudra, used in some, but not all his compositions is rAmadAsan
[4] the use of multiple 'vA's is to symbolize the urgency of the composer's plea

nehab
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Re: Need help with meaning for Mayil Vaahana Raaga-Mohana

Post by nehab »

Thank You so much for providing the meaning.

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