Manirangu

[Ashwin]

Hi Lakshman Uncle,

P:
SRI rukmiNi SRIyam dEhi mE janani

AP:
kAruNya sAgara lOcani
kalA mRdu vANi kalyANi maNi mayAbharaNi

C:
kambu kandari kanakAmbari
bimbAdari prEmAdari

SambarAri vairi sahOdari
amba mISu krSNAnanda bhAgyakari

[sundarusha]

Mamava Pattabhirama is also sung by Ranjani Gayatri sisters in their Pravaham album.

[Lakshman]

Thanks Ashwin.

[rshankar]

DRS/CML,
I have a few questions about this composition:

1. Who is this song in praise of? it starts of with SrI rukmiNI (lakshmI?)...but isn't SambarAri vairi, Siva and so, isn't Siva sahOdari, saraswatI? (HKMB in his kIravANi composition amba vAni nannu, also refers to SambarAri vairi sahOdari).
2. What does kambu kandari mean?
3. bimbAdari - shouldn't it be bimbAdhari?
4. prEmAdari - what does this mean?

THANKS a TON

[drshrikaanth]

The song is in praise of rukmiNi AKA lakShmi. kambu is conch and kambukandhari is "Her with the neck shaped like a conch" (Considered mark of beauty). bimbAdhari is correct. prEmAdari, dont know. Looks like an error.

lakShmi is also praised as the sister of ISvara/Siva, though not as well-known/popular a concept as pArvati being a sister of nArAyaNa. So, that is OK.

[rshankar]

Thanks, DRS!

[knandago2001]

I recall DK Pattammal having presented Purandara dasa's "iko namma swami jagadantaryaami" in Manirangu during a radio recital for Akashvani. Maharajapuram Santanam sang "yaar enna sonnaalum" a composition of Oothukkadu - available in a cassette recording. MLV's "Potri yaam" (thiruvempavai) is vintage Manirangu - she may have sung pallavis in this raga as well.

[anumk9]

Need english notation help for jaya jaya pathmanabhanu... Manirangu... thanks in advance..

[Lakshman]

arumk9: Please post this request in the lyrics & Identification thread. Thanks.