pallavi
evaru teliya poyyEru nI mahimalu
anupallavi
bhuvilO 1varamau nAga puramuna kanugoNTi
lava lESam(ai)nanu 2nIlAyat(A)kshi sAmarthyam(evaru)
caraNam
caraNam 1
karugu bangAru valva kaTTi 3nirjara taru
virulanu koppu niNDa juTTi sogasu mIra
karamuna cilukanu paTTi adiyu gAka
4haruni aTT(i)TT(A)Dincin(a)TTi nI lIlalanu (evaru)
pallavi
evaru teliya poyyEru nI mahimalu
Whoever (evaru) has understood (teliya poyyEru) Your (nI) greatness (mahimalu)!
anupallavi
bhuvilO varamau nAga puramuna kanugoNTi
lava lESamu-ainanu nIlAyatAkshi sAmarthyamu-(evaru)
Whoever has understood even (ainanu) a little (lava lESamu) lESamainanu) of the prowess (sAmarthyamu) (sAmarthyamevaru) of Mother nIlAyatAkshi (literally who has dark blue (nIla) longish (Ayata) Eyes (akshi))!
But, in this Earth (bhuvilO), in the sacred (varamau) town of nAga pura (nAga puramuna) (nAgappaTTinam), I beheld (kanugoNTi) Her prowess.
caraNam
caraNam 1
karugu bangAru valva kaTTi nirjara taru
virulanu koppu niNDa juTTi sogasu mIra
karamuna cilukanu paTTi adiyu gAka
haruni aTTu-iTTu-ADincina-aTTi nI lIlalanu (evaru)
Whoever has understood the nature (aTTi) of Your (nI) Sport (lIlalanu) of -
wearing (kaTTi) pure (karugu) (literally molten) golden (bangAru) garments (valva),
tying (juTTi) pArijAta – celestial (nirjara) (literally non-ageing) tree (taru) - flowers (virulanu) around the whole (niNDa) chignon (koppu),
holding (paTTi) parrot (cilukanu) in the hand (karamuna) very (mIra) elegantly (sogasu), and (adiyu gAka),
making Siva (haruni) dance (ADincina) hither and thither (aTTu iTTu) (aTTiTTADincinaTTi),
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
1 – varamau – vAramu. In the present context, ‘varamau’ seems to be appropriate.
3 – nirjara taru virulanu goppu niNDa juTTi sogasu mIra karamuna cilukanu paTTi – sogasu mIra karamuna cilukanu paTTi nirjara taru virulanu goppu niNDa juTTi.
5 – A vELa sura – A vELanu. In the present context ‘sura’ is an appropriate word and has, accordingly, been adopted.
6 – amara vAra – amara vara. In view of the ensuing words ‘taruNulu nATyamucE kolva’, ‘vAra’ seems to be appropriate because ‘vAra taruNulu’ means ‘dancing girls’.
7 – ninnu vinA gati – ninnu vinAga.
8 – bhaktula pAli – bhaktula.
9 – priyamaina ninnu – priyamainaTTi. ‘priyamainaTTi’ seems to stand aloof as it cannot be connected to pallavi. Therefore, ‘priyamainaTTi’ may not be appropriate.
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2 – nIlAyAtAkshi – name of pArvatI at nAgapuram (nAgappaTTinaM).
4 - haruni aTTiTTADinci – This may refer to competition between Siva and pArvatI on the question of who is greater, Siva or Sakti. Dance of Siva and pArvatI
This may also refer to the period of courtship of Siva and umA (pArvatI) before birth of kArtikEya. In this regard, please refer to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa – bAla kANDa – Chapter 36 regarding courtship of Lord Siva and umA for 100 divine years equivalent to 36,000 human years.
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