Need meaning of Navasandhi Kauthuvam

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 25 Nov 2008, 08:47

tattei tei tatta tAtaka tattei tei tattatA
takkiNam takataka taNamtari dhimta dhimitaka dhimita kiTatari
indra dishai vajrAyudan airAvatan indrANi sahitamAi
tAka jhoNu dhimi taka takiTataka kAma dEva cintAmaNi
santAna kalpa vrkSa sainya surAdi munivarum tomkiTa takatom
tomkiTa taka shUzhum aSTaishvarya bhOgarAi yagjnakarta simhAsanApati
vAdya mAmshAcatpuTam tadhinnA dhinnAdhi namtari gItam gurjari
sA gA mA dha pa nrttamAm bhujanga lalitam svastikattirupadAkamAm
tALasamamAm tatti takajhonu gAndhAram paN viLangiya
indra sandhi kavuttuvamE

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 25 Nov 2008, 09:42

Here you go:

Some of the words are not clear. This is one of the navasandhi kauttuvams.

The guardian deity of the east (indira diSai), bearer of the thunderbolt (vajrAyudan), accompanied by (sahitamAi) by his wife saci/indrANI and his mount, the divine airAvat (an elephant)! Surrounded by (SUzhum) celestial wealth like the cow that grants (dhEnU) all wishes (kAma), the cintAmaNI (a mythical gem that grants anything one thinks of), the tree (vrksha) that grants what one imagines (kalpa), including children (santAna), the army (sainiyam) of the dEvas, the gods and (surAdi) sages (munivarum), he sits on the yagnakartA throne (simhAsanApati) and enjoys (bhOgarAi) eight (ashTa) different types of wealth (aiSvarya). He is invoked by the instrument (vAdyamAm), the cAcatpuTam (a sort of rhythm instrument), and the tune (gItam) gurjarI, and the bhujangalalita dance (nrittam) to the ancient tamizh tune (paN), gAndhAram, set to the samam tALam, and is demonstrated by the svastika and tripatAka hasta mudras.

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 25 Nov 2008, 19:36

Thank you very much, rshankar.

I have one doubt about santAna (the children).what does it refer to ?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 25 Nov 2008, 21:25

If the lyrics are correct, to me it seems to be referring to fact that the kalpa vriksha also bestows the boon of having children...Is there an audio of this that I can listen to?

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 25 Nov 2008, 22:19

Navasandhi Kauthuvam : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... atyam&so=1

if I request more lyrics of Navasandhi Kauthuvam
I have to start new topic or change this topic name ?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 25 Nov 2008, 23:52

Just change this one...

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 26 Nov 2008, 02:38

Thanks for the link. The only differences I hear are in some of the jatIs, and 'kalpaka' vriksham - the meaning remains the same.

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 15 Dec 2008, 20:41

varuNa sandhi kavuttuvam.

rAgA: varALi. c/Eka tALA.

tAtei tein tattatA tarita dhimtataka tAdhimtaka
tAhata dInuta takadhimi tA varuNa sandhi pAshAyuda mudalai
vAhana kALka dEvi sahitamAi dharaNi kunru maharAdi jalAdhipa
kartarAnavarkku vAdyam simhanantam
tajhom jhom tajhom tajhom takiTa takatA
varALi sa ri ga ma pa dha ni sA* kuncita niruttam padAka shikharam
tattaNa tajjhonu nava tALattODu shikAmara paN viLangiyE
varuNa rAja sandhi kavuttuvamE takku tikku takkiTTa tomkiTa kiTataka
Dan tangi kiTataka dikki tAm tattatAm tatta

And I want to know the name of who composed this Navasandhi Kauthuvam.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 15 Dec 2008, 21:44

With a noose (pASa) for a weapon (Ayuda), and a crocodile (mudalai) as his vehicle/mount (vAhana), in the company of (sahitamAi) kAlkA dEvI (his consort), for varuNa, who is (Anavarkku) the creator of (kartar) of this earth (dharaNi), mountains (kunru) as well as the master (adhipa) of all bodies of water (jala) including the sea (makarAdi), the simhanandam serves as an instrument (vAdyam), and the kuncita nrittam to the rAga varALi is the dance form (to propitiate him). He is depicted with the patAka and Sikhara mudras. This paean (kauttuvam) to king (rAjA) varuNa the guardian of the East is invoked by using the illustrious (viLangiyE) SikhAmara paN set to a tALam (tALattODu) called 'nava tALam' [1].

AFAIK, these were traditional verses used in ritualistic temple dancing before the procession of the Lord set out. These were performed both in tanjAvUr as well as in SrIrangam. The quartette may have codified it - I am not too sure about this, but I am certain that the practice and the paeans pre-dated them.

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 15 Dec 2008, 23:14

Thank a lot.

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 25 Dec 2008, 03:24

IshAnniya sandhi kavuttuvam

(shaivE tu sthAnakE sthitvA dakSHiNam tripatAkikam
vAmashcha muSHTi stiryaksyAt IshAnasya pradarshanI)

rAgA: malahari. k/Eka tALA.

tAtei tei tattA teitei tattA
taddhimita takadhimita taNajhonud dhimi tAtA
taddhimit tadingiNatom IshAnya dikkadanil
trishUlamum vAhanamum iDabam adAgavE
Ishvari sahitamAi sakala surAsura
muni rSigaL indu ravi shiva gaNamum kimpuruSa
gandharva gAnamuDan naTa bhringi mrdangi
bANAsura mAdUrvashi naTanam
acAna hanuma kumbha vAdyam tattiti tei
gItam malahari rI ma pa dhA sA* bhramarI nrttam
tiru padAka simham aruL tALam parama shivam
takkarItak takkedijhom aDiyavarkku aruL sheyyum
AndALi paNNAgum Isha sandhi kavuttuvamE
takku tikku takkiTTa tomkiTa kiTataka
dan tangi kiTataka dhikki tAm tattatAm tatta

The Kauthuvam on Lord Shiva.