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mAtE malaya (daru varNa)

RAGAM- khamAs (28th melakartha (HariKambodhi) Janyam) ARO: S M1 G3 M1 N2 D2 N2 P D2 N2 S ||

AVA : S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R3 S ||

Talam: Adi (2 kalai)

Composer: Mysore Vasudevacharya

Version: T M Krishna (Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_7S_ZCs44Q )

Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Meanings Courtesy: ChatGPT Plus (with edits)

Youtube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEb-AFf8hAc

Meaning: (Courtesy: R Shankar & Ganesh, Rasikas.org https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13249 )

Meaning: Oh mother of the elephant (mAtanga)-faced (vadana) one and kArtikEya (guha), and the daughter (sanjAtE) [1] of the pANDya king malayadhvaja.

mAtE: Oh mother

malayadhvaja: Malayadhvaja (name of a Pandya king)

pANDya: Of Pandya (a South Indian dynasty)

sanjAtE: Born or daughter

mAtanga: Elephant

vadana: Faced

guha: Referring to Guha (Kartikeya), also interpreted as Ganesha

Meaning: Oh mother (tAyE), who is fair complexioned (gauri) and slender-waisted (SATOdari)! You are the creator (kari) of auspiciousness (SaM), oh durgA (cAmuNDESvari), who wears (dhari) the crescent moon (candarakalA)!

shAtOdari: Slender-waisted

shankari: Consort of Shiva; creator of auspiciousness

cAmuNDEshvari: Goddess Chamundeshwari; a form of Durga

candrakalAdhari: Bearer of the crescent moon

tAyE: Mother

gaurI: Fair-complexioned

Oh mighty (mahitE) mother (tAyE), the compassionate (sadayE) beguiler (manOharE) of the golden/red (hari)-tressed (kESa) [2] Siva, please protect (porE) my benefactor (dAtA), the maharAja (nAtha) of mysUru (mahiSura), SrI kRshNa rAjEndra oDeyAru the fourth (nAlvaDi) at all times (sadA), for he is the benefactor (dAtA) who possesses skilled (catura) expertise (nipuNa) in all (sakala) art-forms (kalA); he has an open/easily obtainable/simple (sulabha) heart (hRdaya); his speech (vacana) is sweet (madhura) ; and he is the supreme/eminent (vara) rasika of the intrinsic (nija) meaning (bhAva) and joy (sukhada) of music - the notes (svara), the rhythm (laya) and the lyrics (gIta) - that is filled with rasAnubhava (sa-rasa) of unsurpassing brilliance/splendor (rucira-tara)!

… he is the benefactor (dAtA) who possesses skilled (catura) expertise (nipuNa) in all (sakala) art-forms (kalA); he has an open/easily obtainable/simple (sulabha) heart (hRdaya); his speech (vacana) is sweet (madhura) ;

dAtA: Giver; benefactor

sakala: All; every

kalA: Arts; skills

nipuNa: Skilled; expert

catura: Clever; dexterous

sulabha: Easily accessible; simple

hRdaya: Heart

madhura: Sweet

vacana: Speech; words

… he is the supreme/eminent (vara) rasika of the intrinsic (nija) meaning (bhAva) and joy (sukhada) of music - the notes (svara), the rhythm (laya) and the lyrics (gIta) - that is filled with rasAnubhava (sa-rasa) of unsurpassing brilliance/splendor (rucira-tara)!

… Oh mighty (mahitE) mother (tAyE), the compassionate (sadayE) beguiler (manOharE) of the golden/red (hari)-tressed (kESa) [2] Siva …

sarasa: Juicy; essence

ruciratara: More delightful or splendid

svara: Notes; sound

laya: Rhythm; tempo

gIta: Song; singing

sukhada: Pleasure-giving; delightful

nija: Own; inherent

bhAva: Feeling; emotion

rasika: Connoisseur; one who appreciates

vara: Excellent; best

mahishUra: Mysore (a city in India)

nAtha: Lord; ruler

nAlvaDi: Fourth

shrI: Respected; holy

… please protect (porE) my benefactor (dAtA), the maharAja (nAtha) of mysUru (mahiSura), SrI kRshNa rAjEndra oDeyAru the fourth (nAlvaDi) at all times (sadA),

Oh dark-hued one (SyAmE), the empress (sArvabhaumE) [3] of the entire (sakala) collection of worlds/universes (bhuvana), you occupy the center (madhyagE) [4] of the never-waning center of the 16th phase of the ob/circle (maNDala) of the moon (SaSi).