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kausalEya shrI bhava
RAGAM- Gauri manOhari (23rd melakartha ragam)
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ARO:S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S
AVA: S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
taaLam: Adi (2 kalai)
Composer: V.V.Srivatsa.
Lyrics: Courtesy karnatik.com and Lakshman Ragde
Meanings: ChatGPT Plus with author edits
Version: Ram Kaushik (Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8WXAO_QA5U )
YouTube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIwofkb80sI
Audio Class (MP3): www.shivkumar.org/music/kausaleya-sri-gowrimanohari-class.mp3
Pallavi:
kausalEya shrI bhava jaladhi dharaNA jAnaki ramaNa sakala lOkakara sAdhujana smaraNa
Anupallavi:
pannaga shayanA pankaja nayanA bhadrAdri kSEtra vAsakAtri putrAri dvaja agOkSajAhE
caraNam:
rAmA pAhimAm parandAmA raviukula soma (Raghu) ratirAja janaka ati shubha paladhara vikula somA
khara dUSaNA bhanjana munijana mana ranjanA shrtajana pAlakA shrIvatsa nAyaka mukti dAyaka
Meaning: (ChatGPT Plus w edits)
Pallavi:
kausalEya shrI bhava jaladhi dharaNA jAnaki ramaNa sakala lOkakara sAdhujana smaraNa
"The descendant of Kausalya (kausalEya), the embodiment of prosperity (shrI), who upholds the world like an ocean (bhava jaladhi dharaNA), the beloved of Janaki (jAnaki ramaNa), adored by all (sakala), the creator of the world (lOkakara), remembered by the virtuous (sAdhujana smaraNa)."
kausalEya: Descendant of Kausalya
shrI: Wealth, prosperity, or beauty
bhava: Existence, world, or birth
jaladhi: Ocean
dharaNA: Holding or bearing
jAnaki: Another name for Sita, meaning daughter of Janaka
ramaNa: Beloved or engaging
sakala: All, entire, whole
lOkakara: World-doer, maker of the world
sAdhujana: Holy people or virtuous men
smaraNa: Remembrance
Anupallavi
pannaga shayanA pankaja nayanA bhadrAdri kSEtra vAsakAtri putrAri dvaja agOkSajAhE
"He who reclines on the serpent (pannaga shayanA), with eyes like lotuses (pankaja nayanA), resident of the holy place Bhadradri (bhadrAdri kSEtra vAsakAtri), enemy of the demon Putra (putrAri), represented by the flag (dvaja), incomprehensible even to the learned (agOkSajAhE)."
pannaga: Snake
shayanA: Lying or reclining
pankaja: Lotus
nayanA: Eyes
bhadrAdri: A name of a holy hill, Bhadradri
kSEtra: Holy place or field
vAsakAtri: Dweller or resident
putrAri: Enemy of (demon) Putra
dvaja: Flag
agOkSajAhE: Agokshaja, another name for Lord Vishnu, implying one who is beyond comprehension
caraNam
rAmA pAhimAm parandAmA raviukula soma raghurAja janaka ati shubha paladhara vikula somA
rAmA pAhimAm parandAmA raviukula soma raghurAja janaka ati shubha paladhara vikula somA
"rAmA pAhimAm parandAmA" “raviukula soma”
"Rama (rAmA), protect me (pAhimAm), the supreme being (parandAmA)." “Of the solar dynasty (raviukula), the moon (soma) of the Raghu dynasty (raghurAja),”
rAmA: Rama, the protagonist
pAhimAm: Protect me
parandAmA: Supreme being
" raghurAja janaka ati shubha paladhara"
"In the Raghu dynasty (raghurAja) and in Janaka (janaka, father of Sita), is the bearer of extremely auspicious results (ati shubha paladhara)."
raviukula: Solar dynasty
soma: Moon
raghurAja: King of the Raghu dynasty
janaka: Father, referring to King Janaka, Sita's father
ati shubha: Extremely auspicious
paladhara: Bearer of results
"khara dUSaNA bhanjana"
"the destroyer (bhanjana) of the demons Khara and Dushana (khara dUSaNA)."
khara: Demon Khara
dUSaNA: Demon Dushana
banjana: Destroyer
"munijana mana ranjanA shrtajana pAlakA shrIvatsa nAyaka" .. "mukti dAyaka"
"Delighting the minds of sages (munijana mana ranjanA), the leader (nAyaka) who takes care (pAlakA) of devotees (shrtajana), bearing the mark of Srivatsa (shrIvatsa)." "The giver (dAyaka) of liberation (mukti)."
munijana: Sages
mana: Mind
ranjanA: Pleasing
shrtajana: Devotees or followers
pAlakA: takes care of
shrIvatsa: An auspicious mark, representing Lord Vishnu (and also mudra of the poet, V V Srivatsan)
nAyaka: Leader
mukti: Liberation
dAyaka: Giver