From: pjn@mimsy.cs.umd.edu (P. J. Narayanan)
Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.classical
Subject: Re: Correction to `Bhavayami..' lyrics.
Date: 9 Apr 92 13:09:08 GMT
Reply-To: pjn@cs.umd.edu
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
In-reply-to: naik@nynexst.com's message of 8 Apr 92 03:13:29 GMT


Here is my attempt at the lyrics. I should commend Jayakrishnan and Jayant
on their efforts.

>From: jaykay@orion.oac.uci.edu (R. Jayakrishnan)
>Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.classical
>Subject: Lyrics of `Bhavayami..'.   Also, Swati Tirunnal.
>Date: 5 Apr 92 19:47:47 GMT

-From: naik@nynexst.com (Jay Naik)
-Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.classical
-Subject: Re: Correction to `Bhavayami..' lyrics.
-Date: 8 Apr 92 03:13:29 GMT

> sAvEri
> ------
> bhAvayAmi raghurAmam
> bhavyasuguNArAmam    (BhAva.. rep)

Meaning:-

I think of/worship the Rama of Raghu-lineage,
  who
	is the seat (garden) of good qualities.

> bhAvukavitaraNaparA
> pAngalIlA lasitam

-  bhaavuka vitaraNa para apaanga leelaa lasitam  
-
-  bhaavuka = happiness, vitaraNa = gift, para = superior, 
-  apaanga = side glance, leelaa = play, lasitam = grace, shine, frolic

	The word "para" is not used in the sense of "superior". The
correct interpretation is "vitaraNapara" meaning "interested in/involved
in distributing", describing the apAngam or side glance.

-  (The accusative singular nouns, raamam, praanesham, etc. are all 
-  connected with the verb bhaavayaami ("I think of") ) 

	That is exactly right. Each charaNam stanzas is a replacement for
", who is the seat...." in the pallavi.

Meaning:-

  Who
	is shining with the side view that is keen on granting favours.

> nATTakkuRinci
> ------------
> dinakarAnvaya tilakam
> divyagAdhi suta savanA
> vanaracita subAhumukha vadham

-   dinakara anvaya tilakam divya gaadhisuta 
-   savana avana rachita subaahu mukha vadham  
-
-   dinakara = Sun (lit. day maker), anvaya = race, lineage
-   tilakam = the best of, divya = divine, gaadhisuta = Son of Gaadhi
-   savanam = sacrifice, avanam = protection, defense,
-   rachitam = formed, arranged, mukha = face, head, vadham = struck, hit 

	Tilkam is the pottu/bindi that adorns the forehead, used here in
the sense of "the best of".  subAhumukha the demon attacked Vishwamitra's
(who was the sun of gAdhi) yAgam and was killed by Rama. "rachana" also
means doing. Here "savana avanarachita" means "while protecting the
rituals".

> .....  ahalyA pAvanam
> anakhamISa cApabhangam		|| anaghamISa cApabhangam
> janakasutA prANESam
> khanakupita bhRugurAma		|| ghanakupit bhrUgurAma
> gaRvaharamiha sAkEtam			|| gaRvaharamita sAkEtam
            ^^^^
Meaning:-

  Who
	is the best of Surya-vamsa,
	killed SubAhumukha while protecting ViSwAmitrA's yAgam,
	made ahalya pure,
	is blemishless,
	broke of Siva's bow,
	is the darling of sIta, and
	returned to ayOdhya after ending the arrogance of the immensely
		angry paraSurama.

> Suddhadhanyasi			|| Dhanyaasi
> --------------
> vihatA abhishEkamadha
> vipinagatam AryavAca
> sahitasIta soumitRim
> Santatama SIlam
> guhanilayAgatam citRa-
> kUTAgata bharatadatta
> mahitaratnamaya pAdukam
> madanasundarAngam

-	vihata = aborted, abhishekam = coronation, atha = here, now
-	vipina = forest, gatam = gone, aarya = father, vaachaa = oath
-	sahita = with, soumitreem = son of sumitraa

Meaning:-

  Who
	went to the forest with LakshmaNa and sIta to protect
		father's word when the coronation was cancelled,
	is composed,
	visited to Guha's home,
	gave brother Bharatha the jewel-bedecked slippers when
		visited in ChitrakUtam, and 
	is as handsom as the cupid

> mOhanam
> -------
> vitata danDakAraNyakA-
> gata virAdha daLanam
> sucarita khaTajadattAnu-		|| sucarita ghaTajadattAnupamita
> pamita vaishNavAstRam
> padagavara jaTAyunutam		|| patagavara jaTAyunutam
> pancavaTI vihitavAsam
> atighOra SURppaNakha
> vacanAgata harAtiharam		|| vacanAgata kharAdiharam

Meaning:-

  Who
	slew VirAdhaa who was living in the vast (vitatam) forest
		DandakaraNya,
	got incomparable weapons (vaishNavAstrRam) from	the
		good-natured Agastyamaharshi (ghaTaja),
	is praised by the great bird jaTayu,
	lived in PanchavaTi for long, and
	killed Khara and others who were brought by the words of the
		evil SURppanakha

> mukhAri
> -------
> kanakamRuga rUpadharA			|| kanakamRuga rUpadharA
> khala mArIca haraAtihara		|| khala mArIca haramiha
> sujanavimata daSAsya			|| sujana vimata daSAsya
> hRuta janakajAnvEshaNam		|| hrUta janakajAnvEshaNam
> anakha pampA tIrasangha-		|| anagham pampA tIrasangatAnjanEya
> tAanjanEya nabhOmaNi			|| nabhOmaNitanuja sakhyakaram
> tanujasakhyakaram bAli		|| bAlitanudaLanamISam
> tanudaLanam Isam

-	anagham pampaateera sangata aanjanEya (sangadaanjanEya) 
-	nabhOmaNi tanuja sakhyakaram
-
-	(Him, who) is the blemishless one, met aanjanEya 
-	on the banks of the pampaa lake, and made friends with
-	the son of Sun (sugreeva) 
-	 (I think of...) 
-	
-        anagham = without blemish, teera = banks of lake (pampaa),
-	sangata = met, united, nabhOmaNi = (lit. jewel of the sky - Sun), 
-        tanuja = son, sakhya = friendship, karam = made 

Meaning:-

  Who
	killed the evil mArIca disguised as a golden dear,
	searched for sIta (daughter of janaka) who was kidnapped by
		evil (hated by good souls) RavaNa (daSAsya),
	met Hanuman on the banks of the the pure Pampa,
	made friendship treaty with sugrIva (son of sUrya), and
	killed bAli

> pURvikalyANI
> ------------
> vAnarOttama sahitA
> vAyusUnu karARppita
> bhAnuSata bhAsura			|| bhAnuSata bhAswara
> bhavyaratnAngulIyam
> tEnapunarAnIta			|| tEnapunarAnItAnUna cUTamaNi...
> nUnacUTamaNi daRSanam
> SRInidhim udadhi tIrA-
> SRita vibhIshaNamiLitam

Meaning:-

  Who
	gave the holy ring -- bright as a hundred suns -- in the
		hands of AnjanEya,
	saw the ornament (head-jewel) that Anjaneya brought
		back (from sIta),
	is the seat of prosperity/grace, and
	accepted VibhIshaNa who took refuge at the seashore.

> madhyamAvati
> -----------
> kalitavara sEtubandham		|| kalitavara sEtubandham
> khalaniSita piSitAsana		|| khala nissIma piSitASana
> daLanmURa daSakaNDha vi-		|| dalanamuru daSakaNTTa
> tAnam atidhIram			|| vidAraNam atidhIram
> jvalanabhUta janakasutA		|| jwalanapUta janakasutA
> sahitayAta sAkEtam			|| sahitam yAta sAkEtam
> vilasita paTTAbhishEkam		|| vilasita paTTAbhishEkam
> viSvapAlam padmanAbham		|| viSvapAlam padmanAbham

-       jvalana = flame, fire,  poota = purified, sutaa = daughter,
-       yaata = returned, saaketam = ayodhyaa 

Meaning:-

  Who,
	built the bridge across the sea,
	killed countless evil demons (piSita aSana -- meat eaters),
	destroyed ten-headed RavaNa,
	is valiant,
	returned to Ayodhya with the fire-purified sIta,
	shined at the coronation,
	is the protector of the universe, and
	is padmanAbham

>  R. JayakRishnan, Civil Engg, Univ of California, Irvine.

- Jayant Naik 

P. J. Narayanan
---------------

Reference:-

	Maharaja Sri Swati Tirunal Kritis, Part I, by
		Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer and
		K. S. Narayanaswami Iyer
	Published by: Sri Swati Tirunal Kritis publication committee,
		Trivandrum,
	1970.

Copies from:

	St. Joseph's Press, Cotton Hill Road, Thiruvananthapuram - 14.


My comments on the book:

	The book gives the text of the kritis in SamskrUtam (DEvanAgari),
MalayALam, and Tamizh. Meaning in prose form are given in MalayALam and
Tamizh. Music in notated in a combination of MalayALam and Tamizh, with
the notes written in Tamizh. There are 3 parts to the publication, I
currently posses only the first two. Definitely worthwhile to have if
the combination of languages makes sense to you!