Punnagai Onre Podhume (Class / Lesson) : Hamsanandi ; Adi; Ambujam Krishna

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Punnagai Onre Podhume

Ragam: Hamsanandi  (53rd Melakartha Ganashrama Janyam)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsanandi

AROHANA:   S R₁ G₃ M₂ D₂ N₃ Ṡ  ||

AVAROHANA:  Ṡ N₃ D₂ M₂ G₃ R₁ S  ||

Talam: Adi

Composer: Ambujam Krishna

Version: Neyveli Santhanagopalam

Youtube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUpmuo4oRBs

Audio MP3 Class: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/punnagaionre-class.mp3

Pallavi:

Punnagai Onre Podhume Igha Para

Virundhaagume Marundhaagume (Un)

Anupallavi:

Than Nigar Illada Sundara Tholudayai

Vannamai Marbamar Vanithayudan (un)

Charanam:

Nirainthu Nindrai Asura Baalanai Kaathida

Paranthu Sendrai Oru Yaanaiku Parindida

Nadanthu Sendrai Kanni Sapamu Agatrida

Nayandoru Nangaikku Arul Surandai

Madhyama kala sahityam:

Paranthu Nadamini Nondhida Vendam Padamalar Paniyum Adimai Yennaku (un)

MEANING:

O Rama! Your smile (“punnagai”) alone (“onre”) is enough for me. Your smile is equivalent (“agume”) to several (“para”) sumptuous feasts (“virundhu”) or medicines (“marundhu”) for our afflictions.

There is no one (“illaada”)  equal (“nigar”) to you (“Than”). O, the one with (“udayai”) beautiful (“sundara”) shoulders (“Thol”) ! I want to see your smile as you bear (“amar”) the two devis (“vanithai”) inseparably in your chest (“marbu”).

To protect (“Kaathida”)  Prahlada (“asura balai”), you appeared and stood (“Nindrai”) from everywhere (“Nirandhu”) as Narasimha.

To protect (“parindida”) Gajendra, an (“oru”) elephant (“yaanai”), you went (“sendrai”) flying (“parandhu”).

To absolve (“agatrida”) Ahalya, the damsel (“kanni”), from her curse (“saapamu”), you went (“sendrai”) walking (“nadandhu”) as Rama.

As Krishna, you blessed (“arul surandai”) and cured a (“oru”) old hunchback woman (“nayandhu nangai”) of her disease.

You do not have to strain (“nondhida”) yourself by flying  (“parandhu”) to me or walking (“nada”) to me today (“ini”). I (“yennakku”), your devotee (“adimai”) who worships (“paniyum”)  your feet (“padamalar”), need your (“un”) smile (“punnagai”) only.