Meaning of song 'Kanchadalaya dhakshi'

saawariya · Post by **saawariya** » 29 May 2008, 00:16

Hi,

Would anyone be able to give me the meaning of the song by Muthuswamy Dikshitar titled 'Kanchadalaya dhakshi' Below are the lyrics to the song. Appreciate your help!

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
rAgA: manOhari.
tALA: Adi.
P: kanjadaLAyatAkSi kAmAkSi kamalA manOhari tripurasundari
A: kunjara gamanE maNi maNDita manjuLa caranE
mAmavashiva panjarashuki pankajamukhi guruguha ranjani niranjani durita bhanjani

C: rAkA shashi vadanE suradanE rakSita madanE ratna sadanE
shrI kAncana vasanE, surasanE shrNgArAshraya mandahasanE
EkAnEkAkSari bhuvanEshvari EkAnandAmrtajhari bhAsvari
EkAgra manOlayakari shrIkari EkAmrEsha grhEshvari shankari

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 29 May 2008, 02:42

You can find it here:
http://guruguha.wikispaces.com/kanjadala

saawariya · Post by **saawariya** » 29 May 2008, 19:06

Thank you very much Lakshman!

Purist · Post by **Purist** » 03 Jun 2008, 16:34

The raga is Kamalamanohari (not manohari)

saawariya · Post by **saawariya** » 05 Jun 2008, 16:30

Hi all,

There is a shlokam before the main song of Kanjadalaya dhakshi which is not explained.
Can anyone help with the meaning of this shlokam?

The shlokam is as follows:

Kaanchinoopura ratna kankala lasatkeyura alojwala
Kaashmeeraaruna kanchukaanchita kucha
kastoorika charchita kalhaaraanchita hastayudmalasitaam
karunya kallorini kaamakshi kalayami kalpalatika
kanchipuri devata

Kaamaaradhi manapriya kamala bhoosevyaa
Ramaaraadhitaa
Kandharpaadiga darpanaasavilasat soundarya deepankuraa
Keeraanaapa vinodini bhagavati kaamya pradhaanaprata
kaamakshi kalaymi kalpalatika
kanchipuri devata

Really appreciate your help!