Saturday, August 31, 2013

Manikya Veena, Sankarabharanam

Manikya Veena
Singers:  SP. Balasubramaniam, Janaki 
Music: KV. Mahadevan 
Lyrics: Mahakavi Kalidasu

మాణిక్య వీణాం ముఫలాలయంతీం మదాలసాం
మంజుల వాగ్విలాసామ్ మహేంద్ర నీలద్యుతి కోమలాంగీం మాతంగ కన్యాం _ మనసాస్మరామి చతుర్బుజే _ చంద్రకళా వతంసే కుచోన్నతే కుంకుమ రాగశోణే పుండ్రేక్షు పాశాంకుశ పుష్ప బాణహస్తే నమస్తే నమస్తే జగదేక మాత:
 maanikya veenaam muphalaalayamteem
madaalasaam manjula vaagvilaasaam
mahendra neeladyuthi komalaangeem
maatamgakanyaam manasaa smaraami

chaturbhuje chandrakalaavatamse yeeee
kuchonnathe kumkumaraagashone
pundrekshu paasaamkusha pushpabaanahasthe
namaste! namaste! namaste!
jagadekamaathaha jagadekamaathaha
aaaaaaaaa

5 comments:

  1. i want tis all songs lyrics in tamil

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  2. Way is the goddess called Maatangakanya? What is the mythological reference? Can anyone throw some light?

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    1. ShyAmalA DEvi one of the most importent godess in Sri vidyopasana. She is also one of the mahA-vidyAs of the shakta tradition as she is the mahAvidyA mAtangi herself.

      She is known with many names like Raja ShyAmalA, Raja mAtangi, matangi, mantraNi etc. All these aspects are similar to goddess Sarasvati.

      She is the goddess of music, arts, dance, speech etc.

      The Dhyana Mantra of Raja-matangi describes Matangi as green in colour with the crescent moon upon her forehead. She has long hair, a smiling face and intoxicated eyes, and wears a garland of kadamba flowers and various ornaments. She perspires a little around the face, which renders her even more beautiful. Seated on an altar and flanked by two parrots, she represents the 64 arts. The Saradatilaka, adds to this description that Raja-Matangi plays the veena, wears conch-shell earrings and flower garlands, and has flower paintings adorning her forehead

      During the sacred Navarātrotsava of Rājamātaṅgī, one worships nine forms of śyāmalā during the nine days:

      Day One - Laghu śyāmalā
      Day Two - Vāgvādinī
      Day Three - Nakulīśvarī
      Day Four - Kalyāṇaśyāmalā
      Day Five - Jagadrañjinī mātaṅgī
      Day Six - Vaśyamātaṅgī
      Day Seven - śārikā
      Day Eight - śukaśyāmalā
      Day Nine - Rājaśyāmalā

      The great Mantriṇī of Mahāsiṃhāsaneśvarī can be worshipped in the śrīcakra itself while imagining the seven āvaraṇas within it as taught in parā tantra; or in the Geyacakra composed of bindu - trikoṇa - pañcakoṇa - aṣṭadala - ṣoḍaśadala - aṣṭapatra - caturdala and caturaśra.

      Through her grace, vaśīkaraṇa of the Trailokya i.e. kāyaka, vācaka, citta (which are already made strong and free from obstacles through the upāsanā of Mahāgaṇapati) can become possible. Thus then becomes possible the ākarṣaṇa of Manas, Prāṇa and Mantra so as to unite them within the field of pristine awareness, leading to mantra siddhi. Mantra siddhi of Mahārājñī is hence difficult without the grace of Mantriṇī who verily is the essence of Vāk and hence of every mantra. She is thus described as creating innumerable Sarasvatī-s with her mere side glance.

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