Sunday, June 27, 2010

Himagiri thanaye , Hemalathe

Himagiri thanaye , Hemalathe
By
H.N.Muthaiah Bhagwathar
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Raga Sudha Dhanyasi
Thala Aadhi

Pallavi
Himagiri thanaye hemalathe amba
Eeshwari sreeLalithe mamava

Anupallavi
Rama Vani samsevitha sakale
Rajarajeshwari ramasahodari

Charanam

Paashaankusheshu danda kare amba
Paaraathpare nijabhakta pare
Ashambare hari kesha vilase
Aanantha roope amrutha prathape.

English translation

Pallavi
Oh my mother who is daughter of the ice mountain,
Who is a golden climber, who is goddess Lalitha

Anupallavi
Goddess who is served by Saraswathi and Lakshmi,
Goddess Rajarajeswari , Goddess who is sister of Rama.

Charanam
Oh mother who holds rope , goad and a stick in her hands,
Who is most divine , Who helps real devotees cross the ocean of birth,
Who is dressed in desire , who lives in Harikesava Nallur
Who has an endless form and who is famous as deathless one.
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43 comments:

  1. chinmayeeOctober 5, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    What do these sentences mean?
    "Who is dressed in desire" and "Who shines in the hair of Vishnu"
    How is Parvathi to be in the hair of Vishnu?...and why had the poet to use these prayogams and what did he actually mean?
    Please clarify these doubts of mine.....
    Thanks in advance!!!

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    1. l mallikarjuna rao hindupurFebruary 1, 2019 at 5:30 AM

      here aasha = dik ambara = dress , like peethaamabara .

      hari + kesa = like hairs of lion

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    2. sheelasarva@gmail.comSeptember 14, 2019 at 8:38 PM

      In slokas unlike petry sentences are not arranged or written in orderly manners. Sometime sams names may be repeated.
      Lalita devi is embodiment of all three Goddesses, Rajarajeswari( Parvati daughter of Himavant, mountain king( Saraswati, and Lakshmi. Parvati does penance worshiping Vishnu and offers her legs ( which are considered as Lotus),as a token of her devotion. Vishnu consider as her as his sister and keep her on is head as a token of respect and affection too.in Ashambari asha means respect or not desire and Ambari means Not Saree but Heavely heights, Ambar means AAkash or Sky too, not only Cloth.( as in Peetambar ambarmeans cloth)-One who creates for desire for Heaven or Vishnudham.

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    3. sheelasarva@gmail.comSeptember 14, 2019 at 9:36 PM

      Here Asha + Ambari means desire for heavenly heights. Ambar means Sky or heaven and also Cloth or Dress)
      Parvati as a staunch devotee of Vishnu offers her feet which are considered as LOTUS like and she was blessed a place in Vishnu's head means brain; so She is in Hair of Vishnu. Whenever names of Lord Vishnu's Incarnations are described his names are interchanged with other names and anecdotes happened in other incarnations are referred.Lalit is SUPREME DIETY FROM WHOM RAJARAJESWARI( PARVATI), LAKSHMI AND SARASWATI WERE INCARNATED.
      INn a single song Parvati's story with different anecdotes are describedIf you read Ashtottars namavali for various incarnations of Vishnu you will find repettions of NAMAS or names.

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    4. sheelasarva@gmail.comSeptember 14, 2019 at 9:38 PM

      Here Asha + Ambari means desire for heavenly heights. Ambar means Sky or heaven and also Cloth or Dress)
      Parvati as a staunch devotee of Vishnu offers her feet which are considered as LOTUS like and she was blessed a place in Vishnu's head means brain; so She is in Hair of Vishnu. Whenever names of Lord Vishnu's Incarnations are described his names are interchanged with other names and anecdotes happened in other incarnations are referred.Lalit is SUPREME DIETY FROM WHOM RAJARAJESWARI( PARVATI), LAKSHMI AND SARASWATI WERE INCARNATED.
      INn a single song Parvati's story with different anecdotes are describedIf you read Ashtottars namavali for various incarnations of Vishnu you will find repettions of NAMAS or names.

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  2. Raja ThathaOctober 6, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Thanks for the pointing out the mistake.Hari Kesa is the Mudhra of the composer. I have made modifications in the translation. Clothed in desire means she is attached to devotees/husband/children.

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  3. chinmayeeOctober 6, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    Thank you sir.
    Now it does make sense for me! :)

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  4. chinmayeeOctober 8, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    Thank you sir.....But this lyric of the song seems to be incomplete....is this the complete song or is there anything else in the middle ?

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  5. Raja ThathaOctober 9, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Dear Madam,
    I do not know. If you get the full lyrics, please send it ramya475 at hotmail.com

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  6. SumiFebruary 18, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    Many thanks for this translation and lyrics! You have taken the trouble, allowing us to appreciate this song all the more!

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  7. SumiFebruary 18, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    Many thanks for using your God-given talents for the good of Indian art and culture and science and everything else....thanks for the trouble you are taking that helps ordinary people to appreciate all these things more fully. I am an overseas Keralite, now without roots in Kerala... ....am much obliged to wonderful people like you who help me keep in touch.

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  8. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 6:32 PM

    Actually who is doing wright? U are trying to do goodness...It is god ..I got lyrics but I am in need of swaram..thank u sir...I am not having good knowledge like you...and also you are publishing such a godly things to the public ...I u r the man of great mind and mental power...god bless u sir..Om nama shivaya

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  9. KmanFebruary 20, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    Hello, Sir!

    You need to correct a few lines, I suppose. This is how I have interpreted this song:

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    O! Mother (Amba!)
    Who is the daughter of the Himavaan/Himalaya! (Hima-giri-tanayaa; it is a single word)
    (as beautiful as the) golden vine (Hemalata)
    (great) goddess (Eeswari)
    Goddess who is playful (Sree Lalitha)
    Protect me (mamava)
    Served by Lakshmi and Saraswati (Ramaa-vaani-samsevitha)
    complete or supreme goddess (Sakalaa)
    The queen of queens (the supreme goddess-Rajarajeswari)
    Sister of Lord Raama (Raama-sahodari)
    Who carries, rope, goad and stick (Pasha-ankusheshu-danda-kaare)
    Who is the highest of the highest beings (Paraatpare)
    Who is fond of her own devotees (nija-bhakta-pare)
    Who is the consort of Lord Siva (Aashaambare; Aashaambarah/Digambarah=Siva, Aashaambaraa=Parvati)
    Harikesha=Siva
    One who pleases Siva or who resides in the poet* ( Harikesha vilaase)
    Who is endless entity (ananta-roope)
    Who is eternal glory/splendor (amruta-pratape)

    Thank you
    (Rajaram Menon)

    Note: Lalita (one who is playful) and Rajarajeswari (the supreme goddess) are synonyms of Tripurasundari, the highest form of Parvati.
    *The poet is also called Harikesha.

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    1. UnknownApril 12, 2014 at 9:11 AM

      Hi Rajaram Menon,
      Great explanation! Thank you! For the first time, I was able to help my daughter understand the song better.
      Best Regards

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    2. UnknownOctober 19, 2018 at 11:24 PM

      Thank you sir for the explanation!
      Small corrections which I feel are relevant here...

      Who carries, rope, goad and sugar cane (Pasha-ankushe-ikshu-danda-kaare)
      Who is the highest of the highest beings (Paraatpare)
      Who protects and is fond of her own devotees (nija-bhakta-pare)
      Who is the consort of Lord Siva (Aashaambara hari; - who helps us to have ceiling on our disires!
      Aashaambarah Hari/Digambarah=Siva,
      Kesha vialse - who resides in shiva's jata mudi! =Parvati)
      Harikesha=Siva
      One who pleases Siva and who resides in the poet's heart * ( Harikesha Nallur Muthiah bhagavadar)
      Who is personification of Bliss - (Ananda roope)
      Who gives nectar -grants the boon of deathlessness/immortality/eternity of lives
      (amruta-pratape)

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    3. sheelasarva@gmail.comSeptember 14, 2019 at 10:13 PM

      Good explanation

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    4. Narasimhan SubbaramanJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:52 AM

      पाशाङ्कुश, इक्षु not इषु because Lalita holds sugarcane in one hand so the right interpretation will be इक्षु दण्ड करे

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    5. Narasimhan SubbaramanJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:52 AM

      पाशाङ्कुश, इक्षु not इषु because Lalita holds sugarcane in one hand so the right interpretation will be इक्षु दण्ड करे

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    6. Narasimhan SubbaramanJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:52 AM

      पाशाङ्कुश, इक्षु not इषु because Lalita holds sugarcane in one hand so the right interpretation will be इक्षु दण्ड करे

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    7. Narasimhan SubbaramanJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:54 AM

      पाशाङ्कुश, इक्षु not इषु because Lalita holds sugarcane in one hand so the right interpretation will be इक्षु दण्ड करे

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  10. AnonymousMay 17, 2014 at 9:22 AM

    what is raama sahodari?how parvati be sister of Raamaa? if it is convinced that vishnu and raama are one we can not call raama lakshmibhyaanamah.As krishna raama are the embodiments of vishnu we can not tell that bharata is the brother of krishna.Or the word Raamaa is having some other meaning that is 'ramayateeti raamah" or the most beautiful one and if so goddess parvati is the sahodari of the absolute beauty, it is somewhat reasonable.can any body clarify please?

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    1. Sarala BulusuNovember 18, 2014 at 7:52 PM

      Raamaa is Lord Vishnu and Parvathi is his chosen sister like sisters who tie Rakhi to men whom they consider as brothers. That's why Parvathi is 'Sarasijanabha sodari, Sankari'

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    2. sheelasarva@gmail.comJuly 21, 2018 at 7:54 PM

      Myth is Parvati worships cutting her lotus like feet thin I ing Lord , vishnu likes lotus vllwers. Vishnu says you will be like my sister. Being incarnation Rama inherits sister relation of Parvati.

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    3. sheelasarva@gmail.comJuly 21, 2018 at 7:54 PM

      Myth is Parvati worships cutting her lotus like feet thin I ing Lord , vishnu likes lotus vllwers. Vishnu says you will be like my sister. Being incarnation Rama inherits sister relation of Parvati.

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  11. AnonymousMay 17, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    what is ramaa sahodari? is it sister of Rama? how can it be? if it is construed that raamaa and vishnu are one, we do not say seeta vishunbhyaamnamah or lakshmi raamaabhyaanamah. is there any some other meaning for the word" raamaa'? that is the most beautiful one. If it is so raamaa sahodari may mean that it is the sahodari of the absolute beauty. can any body kindly clarify- Vijay Sankar

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    1. sheelasarva@gmail.comSeptember 14, 2019 at 9:50 PM

      In mythology names of various incarnations are interchanged. Here Rama represents Vishnu. Once Parvati did penance for Vishnu and her feet as a token of devotion(feet Parvtai are considered to be like Lotus and lotus is one of the most liked items of Vishnu) . Then Vishnu took Parvati as his sister. As Vishnu and Rama are interchangeable Rama Sahodari is used Certain things can't be questioned. In one anecdote where Vishnu Maya foces Ravana to ask for Shiv's AAtma lina he aks for Parvati and Shiva gives Parvati. Then Parvati curses Vishnu to face simila speration fom his souse and hence Rama got separated from Sita.

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  12. AnonymousMay 17, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    what is ramaa sahodari? is it sister of Rama? how can it be? if it is construed that raamaa and vishnu are one, we do not say seeta vishunbhyaamnamah or lakshmi raamaabhyaanamah. is there any some other meaning for the word" raamaa'? that is the most beautiful one. If it is so raamaa sahodari may mean that it is the sahodari of the absolute beauty. can any body kindly clarify- Vijay Sankar

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  13. AnonymousMay 17, 2014 at 9:33 AM

    what is ramaa sahodari? is it sister of Rama? how can it be? if it is construed that raamaa and vishnu are one, we do not say seeta vishunbhyaamnamah or lakshmi raamaabhyaanamah. is there any some other meaning for the word" raamaa'? that is the most beautiful one. If it is so raamaa sahodari may mean that it is the sahodari of the absolute beauty. can any body kindly clarify- Vijay Sankar

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  14. AnonymousMay 17, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    what is ramaa sahodari? is it sister of Rama? how can it be? if it is construed that raamaa and vishnu are one, we do not say seeta vishunbhyaamnamah or lakshmi raamaabhyaanamah. is there any some other meaning for the word" raamaa'? that is the most beautiful one. If it is so raamaa sahodari may mean that it is the sahodari of the absolute beauty. can any body kindly clarify- Vijay Sankar

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  15. Raja ThathaMay 17, 2014 at 6:11 PM

    Goddess Parvathi is sister to Lord Vishnu. The composer considers Rama and Vishnu are one God.

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  16. Carnatic devoteeFebruary 12, 2018 at 12:54 AM

    Hello the charanam is written in correctly. It is not pasankuseshu
    Correct version is
    Pasankusekshu Kodandakare
    Pasa, ankusha, ikshu, and kodanda are the Astra goddess has in her hands

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  17. Carnatic devoteeFebruary 12, 2018 at 12:57 AM

    The charanam paashanjusheshu should be spelled as pasankusekshu kodanda Kate

    Goddess Lalitha has Pasa, Ankusa, Ikshu, and kodanda as astraa in her four hands

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  18. Carnatic devoteeFebruary 12, 2018 at 1:02 AM

    Also the last words are not amrutha pratape
    It is Amita pratape meaning limitless bravery in annihilating demons

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  19. sheelasarva@gmail.comJuly 21, 2018 at 7:57 PM

    It is Amita Pratape : one with limitless power, not Amruta pratape, someone sang like that in one post seen now on the list

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  20. എൻസുറാJuly 13, 2019 at 11:55 PM

    Which ragam sir?

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  21. UnknownMay 12, 2020 at 9:20 PM

    Please send notes with swaras
    of complete song

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  22. KartikMay 16, 2020 at 10:22 PM

    It is not pasankusheshu. It is Paasankusekshu.

    Paasam = rope
    Ankusam = Sharp-tip arrow like thing used to control an elephant.

    Ikshu dandam = sugarcane plant.
    Rajarajeswari devi is identified with Sugarcane plant. Therefore 'ikshudandam'

    So it is, paasankusekshu danda kare.

    It is a common mistake to write paasankuseshu, instead of Paasankusekshu

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  23. Gaurangi IyerJune 18, 2021 at 3:17 AM

    it is not raama but rama which is another name for lakshmi.
    🙏

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  24. jyothiJuly 14, 2021 at 4:51 AM

    We sing it as aananda roope.... Amitha prataape.

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  25. UnknownSeptember 8, 2021 at 1:56 AM

    Himagiri Thanaye
    The Muthiah Bhagavathar’s rendition
    Craves the mercy of Bhagavathy and
    describes her majestic appearance.
    The song set in Sudha Dhanyasi is will
    Help you contemplate the Nijaroopa of
    Lalitha Devi.
    Kamakshi who bless those who seek Her
    Blessings, is surrounded by Lakshmi and
    Saraswawthi. He addresses Her Rama
    Sahodari, as elsewhere we find
    Padmanabha
    Sahodari.
    Holder of Pasa, ankusa, Ekshudandam
    (Sugarcane),
    The Almighty (amitha prathape) is always
    Aananda swaroopini
    Himagiri Thanaye Hemalathe Amba,
    Himagiri Thanaye Hemalathe Amba,
    Eswaree Sree Lalithe, Maamava
    Ramaa Vaani Samsevitha Sakale
    Raajaraajeswari Raamasaodari
    Paasaankuse -Ekshu dandakare Amba
    Paraath-pare Sritha Bhaktha Pare
    Aaaaambara Harikesa Vilaase
    Aananda Roope, Amitha Prathaape

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  26. UnknownSeptember 8, 2021 at 2:01 AM

    THANKS!
    Actually, I am from United states... I loved the lyrics! Who is Rama? Is he a Hindu god or something? In India I heard his name :)

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  27. UnknownNovember 18, 2021 at 10:01 AM

    Please put searam portion too

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  28. UnknownNovember 18, 2021 at 10:02 AM

    Please upload Searam portion too

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