Re: Request for Meanings of Potana Padyams!

Prasad Chodavarapu (prasad@acm6.me.uiuc.edu)
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 14:15:36 -0500 (CDT)

: 1. ala vaikunTapurambulO nagarilO naa moola sowdambu daa
: pala mandaara vanaantaraamrutasarah praantEndu kaantOpalO
: tpala paryanka ramaavinOdi yagu naapanna prasannunDu vi
: hvala naagendramu "paahi paahi" yana guyyaalinci samramBhiay
:
: (I am not clear on meanings of: kaantOpalOtpala, aapanna, vihvala, guyyalinci)
:

here's my attempt based on SabdaratnAkaramu.

vaikunThamuna oka mUla gA nunna mEDaki eDamana(dApala) unna
mandAra vana madhyalO, amRta sarassu prAntamlO, chaluvarAti(indukAnta)
tO jEsian arugu(upala = rAyi,ratnamu) paina kaluvalu(utpala) paracina
Sayyapai parunDi, lakshmIdEvitO vinOdistunna
SaraNAgata vallaBhuDu -- vishNuvu --
mikkili bhIti nomdina nAguDu(why nAgEndruDu -- is it sarpamulu in
the kolanu which were frightened by the fight between kari & makari?)
SaraNu vEDa, aa mora vini AScharyapaDe.

i am sure there r lots of amusing errors in here.
i will appreciate if corrections r suggested.

thanks to srInivas for this thread. there's nothing
better than finding out for oneself, the meanings of
these beautifully crafted poems.

: 2. sirikin jeppaDu Sankacakramun cEdOyi sandimpa DE
: parivaaramu jeera Dabragapatin bannimpa DaakarNikaan
: tara dhammilamu jakka nottaDu vivaada prOdhata Sree kucO
: pari cElaancamayina veeDaDu gaja praaNaavanOtsaahiay
: (I am not clear on: jeeraDu, abragaptin(is it Garuda?), aakarNikaantara,
: dhammilamu, prOdhata, what is praaNaavanOtsaaham?)

sankArAm was correct except for "dhammilamu".
yes, abraghapti is Garuda.

regards
prasad

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