rArA ! swAmi rArA !! swAmi rArA !!! (was Re: "SrIkRshNa prEmAmRtam - ashTapadula gItagOvindam - 5"

[Suresh Kolichala]

Subject: Re: "SrIkRshNa prEmAmRtam - ashTapadula gItagOvindam - 5"
To: soc-culture-...@cs.utexas.edu
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 93 1:58:06 EST
Cc: isw...@sol.cse.fau.edu (Narasimham Iswara)

>
> P.S. : rArA ! swAmi rArA !! swAmi rArA !!!
> yaduvamSa sudhAmbudhi chandra, swAmi rArA !!
> Sata kOTi manmathAkArA !
> swara rAga sudhArasa vIrA !! swAmi rArA !!!
>
> nA pAli dikku nIvErA, nI padamulanTi mrokkErA ,
> nI dAnarA , rAvElarA, nannElarA.......!!

I am kind of sure, that the above part was not written by
vETUri - though the rest of this song could have been. I heard
a casette by "swapna kumari", - the famous kuchipudi dancer -
contianing the full text of this song. I made few (actually only 2) calls
to find out who wrote this song, but (my efforts were) in vain. What
I could gather was that this is a traditional kuchipudi song and
kuchipudi dancers recognize this song with the title "kRshna Sabdam".

The complete text of the original song goes like this:-
(You can add "swAmi rArA", to which ever the lines you want.)

yaduvamSa sudhAmbudhi chandrA,
ratnAkara sama gambheerA
Sata kOTi manmathAkArA
bhasura bhuja bala raNa SUrA
nAri jana mAnasa chOrA
maha mEru samAnA dhiirA
kavi jana pOshaka mandArA
para rAja Satru samhArA
bharata Sastra nidhi nIvErA
niivEra, niivEra, niivErA
sarasata gala dora niivErA
mamu karuNa jUchuTaku
vELagA idi vELagA
chelamElarA, madi pUnarA
(?? chelamu+ElarA ; chelamu ?= delay)
nIdAnarA, mammElukOra dwArakAdhiiSwarA
Regards,
Suresh.
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pillana groviki niluvella gaayaalu
allana mroviki taakitE gEyaalu
--------- vETUri
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> bharata Sastra sambharita pada dwaya charita
> nirata sumadhura mangaLagaLa rArA, swAmi rArA !!
>
> rAgAlennO panDina gArAla nI meDalO,
> anurAga mAlikalE vEyAlani..
> nI challani charaNAlu, challina kiraNAlalO,
> rEpaTi kOsam, chIkaTi reppala tera tIyAlanI....
>
> pilichAnu, eduTa nilachAnu,
> kOri kOri ninnE valachAnu...
>
> - "siri siri muvva" kai vETUri(?) kalam chindulu...