Music and Me

Sriman Narayana – Bowli

I loved this song. It has a very nice base sound….lovely song
Also a song that I ind of learnt at one shot …so has a special place in my own hall of fame

I have blogged before about this ragam in the song Bramham okkate..Tis raagam is supposed to be a morning raagam…

now to the song…..

Song: Sriman narayana
Ragam: Bowli
Talam: Aadhi
A: S R1 G3 P D1 S
Av: S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S
Parent Ragam: Mayamalavagowla
Composer: Annamacharya
Language: sanskrit

You could listne to MS Subbalakshmi at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciSJucB7LYU

Lrics and menaing taken from karnatik.com

Lyrics:

pallavi

shrIman nArAyaNa shrIman nArAyaNa
shrIman nArAyaNa nI shrIpAdame sharaNu

anupallavi

kamalAsati mukhakamala kamalahita
kamalapriya kamalekShaNA
kamalAsanahita garu.dagamana shrI
kamalanAbha nI padakamalame sharaNu

caraNam

parama yogijana bhAgadheya shrI
paramapuruShA parAtparA
paramAtmA paramANurUpa shrI
tiruveN^kaTagiridevA sharaNu

Meaning:
Oh, Auspicious Narayana, I seek the shelter of your auspicious feet.

Oh, one whose wife is KamalA (Lakshmi sitting on lotus), having the face of a lotus, one who tends lotus, one who likes lotus, one with eyes like lotus,

Oh, one in lotus posture, one who rides the eagle Garuda,

Oh, one with a lotus on his navel, I seek your lotus feet.

One who brings good fortune to great yogis

One the supreme soul beyond, Oh one who has the shape of an atom (or one who gives substance to an atom)

Oh, God of Thiruvenkata mountains, I seek your feet.

Shreeman- auspicious, venerable, pAdam- feet, sharanam Ð seek feet, surrender

Kamala - lotus, sati- wife, mukha- face, hita- welfare, tending, priya- lover, akshi- eye,

Aasana- posture, seat, – garudagamana- going on Garuda, nAbha- navel,

Parama- supreme, beyond, bhagya- fortune, deya- giver, atmA- soul, aNu- atom, giri , deva- god,

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