Words to Kamakshi Stotram
Ranjani Saigal
I heard a rendition of two shlokas which sounded like the Kamakshi
Ashtakam. I did not know if anyone can confirm this. Basically I am
looking for the correct words and meanings. Before I type my idea of the
words, I would like to note that these were rendered in kalyani and
Karaharpriya. Is Karaharpriya also another name for Devi?
The shlokas were as follows.
Kanchi noopur ratna kankana harothjwala
Kashmirarun Kanchukanchita Kucham
Kalahantatrita Hasta yugma latika
Karunya Pallolini
Kamakshi kalayami kalpalathika
Kanchi Puri devata..
Kamaradhi Manapriya, Kamala Bhushitam Rama lalitam
Kandarpadhipa darpanash vinasha Soundraya Deepankuram
Vina nada vinodhini bhagavathim kama pradhayarchitam
Kamakshi kalayami kalpalathika
Kanchi Puri devata..
The words are obviously not correct
I particularly cannot understand
Kandarpadhipa darpanash vinasha
ANy help given would be deeply appreciated.
Shankar Iyer
In <58mr9u$k...@emerald.tufts.edu> rsa...@emerald.tufts.edu (Ranjani
Saigal) writes:
>
>I heard a rendition of two shlokas ----- (snip)
>
>The shlokas were as follows.
>
> Kamaradhi Manapriya, ------ (snip) -------
>The words are obviously not correct
>I particularly cannot understand
>Kandarpadhipa darpanash vinasha
>
> ANy help given would be deeply appreciated.
>-------------------------------------------------------------
SAIRAM. These sholkas are from KAmAkshI stOtram, which has nine
shlokas and a phala-shruti shloka. Here are the correct words
and the meaning for the two shlokas of interest to you. Please
verify the pronounciation with any one who knows Sanskrit.
KAnchI-nUpura-ratna-kankaNa-lasat-kEyUra-harOjjvalAm
KAshmIrAruNa-kanchukAnchita-kuchAm kartUrikA-charchitAm
KalhArAnchita-hasta-yugma-lasitAm kAruNya-kallOlinIm
KAmAkshIm kalayAmi kalpa-latikAm KAnchI-purI devatAm
(Adorning golden waistband, anklets, diamond-studded bangles, shiny
shoulder ornaments, pearl necklaces; breasts covered with a blouse
that is red like sindUr; anointed with kastUri paste; bearing
kalhara flowers in her two hands; brimming with the waves of the
ocean of Her mercy; (bountiful) like the kalpa tree; I meditate
on KAmAkshI (the one who fulfills our desires with a mere glance),
the reigning Goddess of the city of KAnchI.
KAmArAti-manah-priyAm kamala-bhU-sevyAm ramA-rAdhitAm
KandarpAdhika-darpa-dAna-vilasat-soundarya-dIpAnkurAm
KIrAlApa-vinodinIm bhagavatIm kamya-pradAna-vratAm
KAmAkshIm kalayAmi kalpa-latikAm KAnchI-purI devatAm
(The beloved of the defeater of KAma; served by the one born out
of a lotus (i.e., Brahma); worshipped by LakshmI; shining with
the radiance of beauty's flame, greater than that of KAma himself;
beguiling/beguiled with a parrot's (melodious) speech; the supreme
Goddess; dedicated to fulfilling her devotees' wishes; I meditate
on KAmAkshI (the one who fulfills our desires with a mere glance),
the reigning Goddess of the city of KAnchI.
Hopes this is of help. SAIRAM. SAI 12/11/96
Rajan P. Parrikar
In article <58mr9u$k...@emerald.tufts.edu>,
Ranjani Saigal <rsa...@emerald.tufts.edu> wrote:
>
>Karaharpriya. Is Karaharpriya also another name for Devi?
Actually the original name for the melakarta (22nd?) is Harapriya,
with 'Khara' prefixed later to conform to the katayapadi scheme.
Some people therefore surmise that the name came about from the
fact that the Harapriya scale was the earlier shuddha swara scale
of the sAma gAna which was said to be dear to Lord Shiva whence the
name (since Harapriya = that which is dear to Shiva).
Comments anyone?
r
ramaprasad_k_v
In article <58n5ji$7...@lace.colorado.edu>, parr...@spot.Colorado.EDU says...
Till Govindacharya's rAgalakshNa ( Must be sometime in the early
-mid-18th century) , there is no mention of "Harapriya". The 22nd
mELa, or whatever corresponded to it was called "SrI rAga". EVen
though for some of the mEla names, a prefix was added to adhere to
katapayAdi sUtra, for many mElakartAs which were not in vougue
before that time, totally new names were given. For eg sEnApati,
kOkilaPriya etc. Kharaharariya also seems to be such an instance.
BTW, Kharahara = One who killed Khara = rAma ; So kharaharapriya
can mean "that one dear to Rama !) But we need neally not worry
about names and meanings - for Hamsadvani does not resemble a swan's
voice nor does kOkiladhavani has anything to do with a koel :-)
Ramaprasad K V
r...@genius.tisl.soft.net
Rajan P. Parrikar
In article <58qkl4$1...@lana.zippo.com>, <Ramaprasad K V> wrote:
>In article <58n5ji$7...@lace.colorado.edu>, parr...@spot.Colorado.EDU says...
>>Actually the original name for the melakarta (22nd?) is Harapriya,
>>with 'Khara' prefixed later to conform to the katayapadi scheme.
>>Some people therefore surmise that the name came about from the
>>fact that the Harapriya scale was the earlier shuddha swara scale
>>of the sAma gAna which was said to be dear to Lord Shiva whence the
>>name (since Harapriya = that which is dear to Shiva).
>>
>>Comments anyone?
>
>
> Till Govindacharya's rAgalakshNa ( Must be sometime in the early
> -mid-18th century) , there is no mention of "Harapriya". The 22nd
> mELa, or whatever corresponded to it was called "SrI rAga". EVen
> though for some of the mEla names, a prefix was added to adhere to
> katapayAdi sUtra, for many mElakartAs which were not in vougue
> before that time, totally new names were given. For eg sEnApati,
> kOkilaPriya etc. Kharaharariya also seems to be such an instance.
I don't think so since I recall both Prof. Sambamoorthy and Subbarao
as saying that Harapriya was the original name to which Khara was added.
We do not, however, find Harapriya (the name, that is) in either
Bharata's Natyashastra or the Sangeeta Ratanakara of Sarngdeva. The
approximate scale equivalent in the former for the current K'harpriya
is referred to as the UttaramandrA murchhAnA and in the latter it takes
the form of the shadja grAma rAga derived from the shadja grAma. So the
name Haripriya must have come about sometime between the 13th and
17th century (wasn't Govinda's work (Sangeeta ChudAmaNi) of the 17th
century?).
r
Srini Pichumani
In article <58n5ji$7...@lace.colorado.edu>, Rajan P. Parrikar
Khara-hara-priya with the last 'a' being a short vowel
means "pleasing to or liked by Vishnu"... the legends
say that Vishnu is mura-khara-hara, i.e. defeater of
Mura and Khara. (Cf. the pallavi of Tyagaraja's kriti
"mundu venuga" in durbAr, where he calls Rama with the
phrase "mura khara hara rA rA".)
>Actually the original name for the melakarta (22nd?)
>is Harapriya, with 'Khara' prefixed later to conform
>to the katayapadi scheme.
Rajan, it seems that the very first time the 22nd sampUrNa
melakarta is identified and named itself, it is called
"Kharaharapriya"... by GovindAcAryA in his Sangraha-CuDAmaNi
(mid to late 1700s).
Prior to that, the rAga s'rI, a rAga of great antiquity,
is mentioned as occupying the 22nd position in the mela
scheme...
by Venkatamakhi himself who devised the 72 mela
scheme... but didn't bother to name _all_ of them
and didn't suggest the kaTapayAdi scheme for the
melas either.
and by the person who proposed the "earlier"
kanakAmbari nomenclature for the 72 asampUrNa
melas... these names also didn't have the kaTapayAdi
mnemonics. It is held by scholars that this
nomenclature came into being and was prevalent
after the writing of Sangita Saramrta in 1735 A.D.
by TulajAji, the Maharaja of Tanjore... and before
the appearance of the sampUrNa melakarta system and
the kaTapayAdi nomenclature.
-Srini.
ramaprasad_k_v
In article <58s0te$4...@lace.colorado.edu>, parr...@spot.Colorado.EDU says...
>
>
>I don't think so since I recall both Prof. Sambamoorthy and Subbarao
>as saying that Harapriya was the original name to which Khara was added.
>
Subba Rao says " Harapriya" is the old name of this mELakarta "
in his description of kharaharapriya. But is it not surprising,
if at all it were so, not to find the name Harapriya in any of
the books !
>We do not, however, find Harapriya (the name, that is) in either
>Bharata's Natyashastra or the Sangeeta Ratanakara of Sarngdeva. The
>approximate scale equivalent in the former for the current K'harpriya
>is referred to as the UttaramandrA murchhAnA and in the latter it takes
>the form of the shadja grAma rAga derived from the shadja grAma.
True. I'd be greatful if somebody on the net post a few articles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
on the grAma sangita. If some have been already posted, please
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
let me know the dates.
>So the name Haripriya must have come about sometime between the 13th and
>17th century (wasn't Govinda's work (Sangeeta ChudAmaNi) of the 17th
>century?).
That practically includes the periods of KallinAtha, RAmAmAtya,
VidyAraNya, PundarIka Vitthala , GOvinda dIkshita and Venkatamakhi.
None of them make a mention of Harapriya !
So IMO, the name Kharaharapriya was coined as a single new name to
the 22nd mELa in Venkata Makhi's scheme. Addition of prefixes was
possible only to the mELas that were already famous, like
ShankarABharana, KalyANi , MALavagauLa or VarALi. IMO, since no rAga
existed with a sampUrAa - sampUrNa avakra sanchAra with the notes
that the 22 nd mELa in Venkata makhi's scheme, a new name , and a new
lakshana was to be given for Kharaharapriya.
Although we find the ShrI rAga mEla in all books, the rAga always had
the lakshana as it is sung now ( S R M P N S - S N ( P D N) P M R G R S)
SampUrNaif both arOhaNa and avarOhaNa are considerded and alpa dhaivata.
Muttuswami Dikshita , who has followes the asampUrna mELa scheme of
Muddu Venkatra Makhi has not composed in Kharaharapriya.
I do not know the period of gOvindAchArya precisely. Venkata Makhi
is dated around 1650 AD. Prof R SatyanArayaNa is of the opinon that
it must have taken a few decades his mELa scheme to become popular
before gOVinda could give them names according to katapayAdi sUtra.
So early 18th century is a more probable figure. And Tyagaraja
( born 1767 AD) has taken the raga names from Sangraha chUdAmaNi,
puts a sort of boundary for his book.
I've read somewhere that the book "svarArNava" which was given to
TyAgarAja by NArada was none other than Sangraha ChudamaNi. Keeping
aside the superhuman events in Tyagaraja's life . Can somebody please
comment on this ?
Ramaprasad K V
Sangeetham
I have heard that the rAgam should be called "Hari hara priya", i.e., a
rAgam that is pleasing to both Hari(Vishnu) and Hara(Shiva).
Subramanian
Rajan P. Parrikar
In article <595d7i$g...@lana.zippo.com>, <Ramaprasad K V> wrote:
> Rajan,
>
> Subba Rao says " Harapriya" is the old name of this mELakarta "
> in his description of kharaharapriya. But is it not surprising,
> if at all it were so, not to find the name Harapriya in any of
> the books !
Yes it is. As I've now confirmed, Prof. Sambamoorthy also asserts the
same and it would be unusual for a vidwAn of his calibre to overlook
something like Govindacharya's work for so 'basic' a rAga. But we don't
know the basis of his claim and must resort to speculation. On the other
hand, Shri Srini Pichumani of Michigan has adduced compelling data
(some here and some via private communication) that somewhat weakens the
Professor's claim. Perhaps he may want to post it here also.
>>We do not, however, find Harapriya (the name, that is) in either
>>Bharata's Natyashastra or the Sangeeta Ratanakara of Sarngdeva. The
>>approximate scale equivalent in the former for the current K'harpriya
>>is referred to as the UttaramandrA murchhAnA and in the latter it takes
>>the form of the shadja grAma rAga derived from the shadja grAma.
>
> True. I'd be greatful if somebody on the net post a few articles
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> on the grAma sangita. If some have been already posted, please
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> let me know the dates.
I may put something together early next year if somebody else doesn't.
>>So the name Haripriya must have come about sometime between the 13th and
>>17th century (wasn't Govinda's work (Sangeeta ChudAmaNi) of the 17th
>>century?).
>
> That practically includes the periods of KallinAtha, RAmAmAtya,
> VidyAraNya, PundarIka Vitthala , GOvinda dIkshita and Venkatamakhi.
> None of them make a mention of Harapriya !
What about Haripala? Isn't it in his work (what's it called?) that
we first hear about the branching into Hindustani and Carnatic music?
Regards,
r
L Ramakrishnan
On 17 Dec 1996, Sangeetham wrote:
> I have heard that the rAgam should be called "Hari hara priya", i.e., a
> rAgam that is pleasing to both Hari(Vishnu) and Hara(Shiva).
kharahara = slayer of (rAkShasa) khara = rAma
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