VArana Mukha vA (Class / Lesson) - Hamsadhwani - Rupakam - Kotishvara Iyer

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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

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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...