This song is fully in praise of Rama. All adjectives of Rama I will try to translate each adjective of Rama. Otherwise there is no hidden meaning to this song( I think )<\/p>\n
rAga: nATa
\nComposer: Sri Purandara dasa<\/p>\n
jaya jAnakI kAMta jaya sAdhu jana vinuta<\/p>\n
Victory! To Janaki’s beloved Victory! To one who is praised by good people.<\/p>\n
Jaya= victory
\nJanaki = Sita ( Lord Rama’s wife, Janaka’s daughter)
\nKanta = beloved
\nSadhu = good\/sage
\nJana = people
\nVinuta = ( couldn’t get exact meaning someone here can elaborate. Nuta in Sanskrit is praised, vineeta is humble, vinuth is name of vishnu. All these found in Sanskrit dictionary)<\/p>\n
jayatu mahimAnaMta jaya bhAgyavaMta | jaya jaya ||pa.||<\/p>\n
Victory to you whose glory is infinite, victory to the one who has a good destiny<\/p>\n
Jayatu = victory to you
\nMahimimananta = mahima( glory\/fame)+ ananta( infinite\/ endless)<\/p>\n
Bhagyavanta= ( Bhagya is destiny, could mean bestower of good destiny or one who has good destiny or one who is destiny itself)<\/p>\n
dasharathAtmaja vIra dashakaMTha saMhAra pashupatIshvara mitra pAvana caritra<\/p>\n
One who is born of Dasharatha, brave warrior, who killed RavaNa, friend of Shiva and who is good in conduct<\/p>\n
Dasharataatmaja = dasharatha ( Lord Rama’s father ) + atmaja ( born of him ) = Lord Rama<\/p>\n
Vira = warrior, brave warrior<\/p>\n
Dashakanta = one with ten heads( kantha= neck) = RavaNa<\/p>\n
Samhaara = killed, one who killed<\/p>\n
Pashupatheeshwara = shiva ( one who is the Lord of paashupataastra?)<\/p>\n
Mitra= friend<\/p>\n
Paavana = good, holy
\nCharitra = conduct<\/p>\n
kusuma bANa svarUpa kushala kIrti kalApa<\/p>\n
The one who is Kama himself, skilfull and with a collection of accomplishments \/glory<\/p>\n
Kusuma baNa = the one with the flower arrow ( kusuma = flower, BaNa = arrow) = God of love, Kama who is supposed to be very good looking
\nKushala = skilfull
\nKirthi= fame, renown, glory
\nKalaapa = ( I couldn’t find the kannada meaning, ) in Sanskrit among other things it means collection off. In this context I assumed this is right.<\/p>\n
asama sAhasa shikSha aMbujadaLAkSha ||1||<\/p>\n
One who is second to none in valour, who is humble and has eyes like the lotus petal<\/p>\n
Asama= unparalleled, un equaled, second to non
\nSaahasa = valour
\nShiksha = humility ( has many meanings in Sanskrit … Chose what I felt was correct here)
\nAmbujadaLaaksha = Ambuja ( ambu = water+ ja = born of ; = lotus ) + dala ( petal) + aaksha ( eyes)<\/p>\n
sAmagAna vilOla sAdhujana paripAla<\/p>\n
One who enjoys the song consisting of the verses of Rigveda set to music and one who look softer the good people\/sages<\/p>\n
Samagaana = saama ( = rigvedic verses set to music, with notes) + gaana ( song, to sing)
\nVilola = enjoys<\/p>\n
Sadhu = good\/sage
\nJana = people
\nParipala = one who looks after<\/p>\n
kAmitArtha pradAta kIrti saMjAta<\/p>\n
One who is capable of giving anything that is desired, and is always associated with glory<\/p>\n
Kaamitaartha = whatever is desired ( more explanation needed)
\n Pradatha = one who gives<\/p>\n
sOma sUrya prakAsha sakala lOkAdhIsha<\/p>\n
One who is resplendent with a brightness of both sun and moon and is the Lord of all the worlds<\/p>\n
Soma = moon
\nSurya = sun
\nPrakaasha = bright, light
\nSakala = all
\nLokadheesha = lokaat ( worlds’) + eesha ( Lord)<\/p>\n
shrI mahA raghuvIra siMdhu gaMbhIra ||2||<\/p>\n
Oh! Great Brave warrior of the Raghu clan and one who is as calm as the ocean<\/p>\n
Shri = a way to address ( also means Lakshmi )<\/p>\n
Maha = great
\nRaghuveera = Raghu ( an ancestor of Rama, since Raghu, the family was known as the Raghu clan) + veera = brave warrior<\/p>\n
Sindu = ocean
\nGambheera= calm<\/p>\n
sakala shAstra vicAra sharaNajana maMdAra<\/p>\n
One who knows all there is to know of shaastras and is the heaven for people who are in his refuge<\/p>\n
Sakala = all, everything<\/p>\n
Shaastra = study, subjects, topics of study, scriptures<\/p>\n
Vichaara = content<\/p>\n
Sharanajana = sharaNa( = one who takes refuge) + jana ( = people)<\/p>\n
Mandaara = heaven ( again the word has multiple meaning in Sanskrit, used what makes sense here)<\/p>\n
vikasitAMbuja vadana vishvamaya sadana<\/p>\n
One whose face is like a fully opened lotus, whose house is the whole universe<\/p>\n
Vikasitaambuja = vikasita ( = opened, bloomed ) + ambuja ( = lotus)
\nVadana = face<\/p>\n
Vishvamaya = of the whole universe<\/p>\n
Sadana = home, place where you live<\/p>\n
sukRuta mOkShAdhIsha sAkEta puravAsa
\nVirtuous, the Lord of moksha and the one who lives in the city of saket<\/p>\n
Sukruta = virtuous<\/p>\n
Mokshadheesha = mokshat ( =of salvation) + eesha ( = Lord)<\/p>\n
bhakutavatsala rAma puraMdara viThala ||3||<\/p>\n
One who is affectionate to the devotee, Lord Rama, oh! Vithala of Purandara<\/p>\n
Bhaktavatsala = Bhakuta ( = bhakta = devotee) + vatsala (=one who is affectionate)<\/p>\n
Raama = Lord Rama<\/p>\n
Purandara = a place in Karnataka<\/p>\n
Vithala = name of Krishna\/Vishnu<\/p>\n
Translated to the best of my ability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This song is fully in praise of Rama. All adjectives of Rama I will try to translate each adjective of Rama. Otherwise there is no hidden meaning to this song( I think ) rAga: nATa Composer: Sri Purandara dasa jaya … Continue reading