Lyrics - Chandrasekharam Ashraye

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 15 Jun 2007, 16:00

Dear Anyone have lyric for this song, sung by Dr MSS?

Song = Chandrasekharam Ashraye
Raaga - Keeravani

-hari

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 15 Jun 2007, 16:22

candrashEkharam. rAgA: kIravANi. k/tripuTa tALA. Composer: Dr.V.Raghavan.

P: candrashEkharam AshrayE (shrI) guruvaram shrI
A: indra sarasvati yadivara sahasra candragrisham shankarASTa shaStitama guruvaram shrI
kAmakOTi pIThAchAryam adhvaitAcAryam sarva sammatAcAryam
kAmAkSi candramauli mananarada anavarada jagadanugraha niratam shrI
C: nirugNAgrahamatam saguNAnugraham parama shivagrEti matim nArAyaNa smrtim
karuNAdra drisham niyama krisham smita vadanam mrdu gadanam
karAbhaya mudram vihita jana bhadram smara kAraNam api sthiratara smaraNam
kavi kOkila gItam api kIravANipriyam
vAcam yamam samshaya shamam tatvamasi cintana atatvati candana
kumbha sambhavamiva bhavamuddaram dakSiNAya dEshikam jayEndra dEshikam

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 15 Jun 2007, 16:24

Thanks Sri Lakshmanan

-hari

sthyagaraja01 · Post by **sthyagaraja01** » 19 Jun 2007, 21:23

Great song .. Lakshman-ji, do you also happen to have the meaning for these lyrics?

Does anyone have a recording of this song that can be uploaded here? I haven't heard the rendition by MSS.

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 21 Jun 2007, 09:56

My attempt at translation. Please pitch in with corrections/omissions
AshrayE-_ I seek refuge in
candrashEkharam guruvaram - the greatest Guru Sri Chandrasekhara
indra sarasvati yativaram - the best among the "Indra saraswati" sanyasis
sahasra candradrisham - one who has seen a 1000 moons( an epithet for anyone who has lived 80 years)
shankarASTa shaStitama guruvaram - The 68th guru in the line of Adi Shankara
kAmakOTi pIThAchAryam adhvaitAcAryam - preceptor of Kamakoti Math, of Advaita
sarva sammatAcAryam - accepted by all as Guru
kAmAkSi candramauli mananarada - NOT CLEAR
anavarata jagadanugraha niratam - always involved in spreading grace in the world
C: nirguNAgrahamatam saguNAnugraham - one whose tenet is worship of Nirguna-brahma(formless God) , yet who provides the blessings of sa-guna ( God with form)
parama shivagrEti matim - NOT CLEAR
nArAyaNa smrtim - who meditates on Vishnu
karuNAdra drisham - one whose glance is full of (wet with) compassion
niyama krisham - one whose body is emaciated by austerities
smita vadanam - one with a smiling face
mrdu gadanam - soft-spoken
karAbhaya mudram - one who shows "abhaya-hasta-mudra"
vihita jana bhadram - one who executed the welfare of the people
smara kAraNam api sthiratara smaraNam - NOT CLEAR
kavi kOkila gItam - sung by the nightingale among poets
api kIravANipriyam - yet fond of the parrot's song
vAcam yamam - one who practises control on speech(mounam)
samshaya shamam - who extinguishes all doubts
tatvamasi cintana atatvati candana
kumbha sambhavamiva- one who is like Agastya (small in physical stature yet a spiritual powerhouse)
bhavamuddaram - one who uplifts from the cycle of births
dakSiNAmnAya dEshikam guru of the Southern Math
jayEndra dEshikam- Guru of Shri jayendra saraswati

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 21 Jun 2007, 22:29

Rajani,
The gurUs of the kAmakOTi pIThas always offer special prayers to kAmAkshI and candramouLISwarar and narada is the brahman, right? Will this info help you to make sense of 'kAmAkSi candramauli mananarada'?

'kavi kOkilam' IIRC is the mudra of Dr. Raghavan.

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 23 Jun 2007, 06:20

Ravi,
Thanks for the inputs, but I am still unable to find the complete meaning of the line.
DRS may be able to help