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Vaarana Mukha Vaa
Ragam: Hamsadhwani (29th Melakartha Janyam)
ARO: S R2 G3 P N3 S ||
AVA: S N3 P G3 R2 S ||
Talam: Rupakam
Composer: KotIshvara Iyer
Version: Ram Kaushik
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde
Meaning Courtesy: Arasi, Rasikas.org: https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8468
Youtube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdtMOnY3osA
Audio MP3 Class: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/vaaranamukha-class.mp3
Pallavi:
vAraNa mukha vA tuNai varuvAi aruLvAi dayavAi
Anupallavi:
AraNap-poruLAna kanda gAnAmudattirkkuL karuNAmudam udaviyE aruL mata
Charanam:
innishai iyal ilakkiyam Ariyam tamizh arivEdum inri kannal annaik-kanda
gAnAmuda nannUlai unnum kavi kunjaradAsan nAn unnaruL koNDE paNNat-
tuNindEn munnavanE nI mun ninrAl muDiyAda-donrillai AdalAl ati vEgam-adAgavE
Meaning Courtesy: Arasi, Rasikas.org: https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8468
This is the invocation song in the book of krithis by kOTISvara Iyer.
P: vAraNa mukA=the elephant faced one!
vA! tuNai varuvAi!=come, walk with me (keeping me company, guiding me)
AP: AraNap poruLAna (poruL+Ana)=that which is the essence of the vedAs (AraNam=vEdam)
kanda gAnAmudattiRkkuL=in the kanda gAnAmudam (his own--kOTISvara Iyer's--compositions)
karuNAmudam udaviyE aruL=help with the nectar of karuNA too, in it (mada vAraNa mukA--here madam is knowledge)
C: inniSai iyal ilakkiyam Ariyam tamizh=sweet poetry, prose, literature, sanskrit, tamizh)
aRivEdum inRi=without any knowledge of the above
kannal anai=honey like; kanda gAnAmuda nannUlai=of the kanda gAnAmuda song collection
unnum (ninaikkum)=thinking upon; kavi gunjara dAsan (that is himself, kOtISvara Iyer, the disciple and dAsan
of his grandfather kavi kunjaram)
nAn unnaruL koNDE=with your grace; paNNat tuNindEN=I resolved to sing these songs
munnavanE!=the god who comes before all! (vinAyakA)
nI mun ninRAl muDiyAdadonRillai=nothing is impossible if you lead me, guide me
AdalAl adi vEgamAgavE=so, very speedily...
