kausalEya shrI bhava (Class / Lesson) - Gowri Manohari - Adi (2 kalai) - V V Srivatsan

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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