meaning

kunjamma · Post by **kunjamma** » 16 Jan 2008, 21:02

Respected sir ,
please would it be possible to help me with the word to word meaning of the charanams of the following 2. thillanas
1.Ragam paras ,thalam adi---tha nom tha nathadhira na aadhiru thani----
2.Ragam kannada thalam roopakam--Thom tha tara taratha thirana----

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 16 Jan 2008, 21:52

Kunjamma,
It would help if you posted the caraNa sAhityam.

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 17 Jan 2008, 00:27

I think you are referring to Ramanathapura (poochi) Srinivasa Iyengar's tillanas.

paras tillana:

C: rAmanAthapura pAlakuDau muddu rAmalinga rAjEndra vibhuni abhi-
rAmi rayamuga rakSincumi vArAhi rAjarAjEshvari shankari

see http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1883 for the meaning

kanada tillana:

C: shrIkara karuNAkara vara shrIdhara munijana vandita
shrIkari varada durita hara shrI raghuvara mAm pAlaya

Both courtesy of Lakshman

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 17 Jan 2008, 01:24

I am no sanskrit expert, but here is my attempt with the meaning for the kAnaDA tillAnA:

C: SrIkara karuNAkara vara SrIdhara munijana vandita
SrI karivarada durita hara SrI raghuvara mAm pAlaya

SrIkara = one who bestows auspiciousness/wealth (SrI)
karuNAkara = bestower of compassion (karuNA)
vara = granter of boons
SrIdhara = one who bears (dhara) lakshmI (SrI) in his chest
munijana = the community of sages
vandita = one who is prayed to (by)
SrI kari varadA = the auspicious one (SrI) who granted a boon (varadA) to gajEndra, the king of elephants (kari)
durita = cares/bad deeds/sins/difficulty
hara = destroyer (of)
SrI raghuvara = rAma
mAm = me
pAlaya = protect

Oh bestower of auspiciousness and compassion, in whose chest SrIdEvi/lakshmI resides, who rescued the elephant king from the clutches of the crocodile, Oh rAma the destroyer of sin, to whom the sages pray! Please protect me.

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 17 Jan 2008, 18:17

Ravi,
great translation!!!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 17 Jan 2008, 20:10

Thanks...