The following notes are for the NamaSankeerthanam Weekly Bhajanai sessions in Solihull/Birmingham. The Ashtapathi consists of 24 Prabandhams and it is auspicious to spell the respective shlokas prior to each Ashtapadhi. It is customary to perform a Naivedyam after each Ashtapathi is sung.
Lesson 1 will spell out the preceding shlokas and the 1st Ashtapathi based on Dashavatharam
Shloka
(The ‘….’ means a short alaapanai. )
Yad Gopi vadanendu Mandana Mabhuth Kasturika Patrakam….
Yen Lakshmikuja shata kumba kalashe vyAkosham Indiwaram…
Yen nirmana…. Yen nirmana vidhana sadana vidhau, sidanjhanam yoginam…
Tanaha Shyamalam…, Shyamalam, Tanaha Shyamalam avirastu nidhaye, Krishna bhidhanam mahaha……..
Radha mano rama vara rasaleela
Gana mrutaika panitam kaviraja Ra…jam….
Sri…. Madhavar chana vidhananuraa….ga sadma
Padma…vati priyathamam… Pranathosmi nityam , Pranathosmi nityam…..
Sri… Gopala vilasini valyatha dattathi mukta kriti –
Sri Radha… pathi, pada Padma bajana nandabdhi, magnonisham
Loke sathka viraja raja etiya:, kyathodiyam bhonidhi:.
Tham vande….. Jayadeva sadguru varam, Padmavati vallabham…
Padmavati Ramanam (Group Singing)
Ragam: purvikalyani Talam: tripuTa
Pallavi
PadmAvati ramaNam…. Jaya Jaya.. padmAvati ramaNam..Jaya Jaya.. PadmAvati ramaNam
jayadEva kavirAja BhOja dEva suta padmapAda smaraNam (kuru mAnasa)
Anupallavi
yad-gOpI vadanEndu…. maNDala ramitam
tadgOvindapada Chandra chakOram (shrI)
CharaNam
kindubilva sadanam ati ati
divya mangaLa vadanam
sundarAnga shubha shObhita madanam
sumukhi rAmAdEvi priyakara sutanum
(madhyamakAlam)
saha paNDita samUhasEvyam, shata manmata jita mahanIyam
satata k.rSNa prEma rasamagna, samAna rahita gIta gOvinda kAvyam
The 4 opening Shlokas before 1st Ashtapadhi
How to sing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsd11pvOqDc
Shloka 1 – mEghainu mEduram ambaram vanabhuvaH, shyAmAH stamAladrumaiH
naktaM bhIrurayaM tvamEva tadimaM rAdhE gruhaM prApaya |
itthaM nanda nidEshash chalitayOH, pratyadhva kunjadrumam
rAdha mAdhavayOr Jayanti yamunA kUlE, rahaH kElayataH
Shloka 2 – vagdEvatA charita chitrita cittasadmA…
padmAvatI charaNa chAraNa chakravartI |
shrI… vAsudEvarati kElikathA… samEtam
Shloka 3 – yadi harismaraNE sarasaM manO
yadi vilAsakalAsu kutUhalam |
madhura kOmala kAnta padA..valiM
shruNU tadA jayadEva sarasvatIMEtaM karOti jayadEva kaviH prabandham
Shloka 4 – vAchaH pallava yatyumA patidharaH, sandarbha shuddhiM giram
jAnItE jayadEva Eva sharanaH shlAghyO… durUhUdrutE |
shirngArOttara satpramEya rachanaihi, AchArya gOvardhana-
spardhI kOpi na vishrutaH, shrutidharO dhOyI kavikSmA patiH…..
Ashtapadhi 1 – Dashavatharam
(Group Singing)
Matsya Avataram – Fish
pralaya-payodhijale Hare Mukunda, dhrutavanasi vedam…
vihita-vahitra-charitram akhedam |
kesava dhruta-mina-sharira
jaya jagadisa hare, Hare Mukunda
Kurma Avataram – Tortoise
kitirati-vipulatare, Hare Mukunda, tava tihati prishte
dharani-dharana-kina-chakra-garisthe |
kesava dhruta-kacchapa-rupa
jaya jagadisa hare
Varaha Avataram – Boar
vasati dasana-sikhare Hare Mukunda dharani tava lagna
shasini kalanka-kaleva nimagna |
kesava dhruta-sukara-rupa
jaya jagadisa hare
Narasimha Avataram – Man-Lion
tava kara-kamala-vare , Hare Mukunda , nakha adbhuta-shringam
dalita-hirayakasipu-tanu-bhrugam |
kesava dhruta-nara-hari-rupa
jaya jagadisa hare ||3||
Vamana Avataram – Dwarf man in Treta Yugam
chalayasi vikramane , Hare Mukunda , balimadbhuta-vamana
pada-nakha-nira-janita-jana-pavana |
kesava dhruta-vamana-rupa
jaya jagadisa hare ||4||
Parashurama Avataram – Warrior Man with an axe
kshashtriya-rudhira-maye , Hare Mukunda , jagad apagata-papam
snapayasi payasi samita-bhava-tapam |
kesava dhruta-bhrugu-pati-rupa
jaya jagadisa hare ||5||
Rama Avataaram – Lord Rama
vitarasi dikshu rane , Hare Mukunda , dik-pati-kamaniyam
dasa-mukha-mauli-bali ramaniyam |
kesava dhruta- Raghupathi rupa
jaya jagadisa hare ||6||
Lord Balaraama – the Bearer of the plough
vahasi vapushi vishade , Hare Mukunda , vasana jaladabham
hala-hati-bhiti-milita-yamunabham |
kesava dhruta-hala-dhara-rupa
jaya jagadisa hare ||7||
Gauthama Budha – Budha
nindasi yajña-vidhe, Hare Mukunda, ahaha! sruti-jatam
sadaya-hrudaya darshita-pashu-ghatam |
kesava dhruta-buddha-sharira
jaya jagadisa hare ||8||
Kalki Avataaram – Kalki
mleccha-nivaha-nidhane, Hare Mukunda, kalayasi karavalam
dhuma-ketum iva kim api karalam |
kesava dhruta-kalki-sharira
jaya jagadisa hare ||9||
sri-jayadeva-kave, Hare Mukunda, idam uditam udaram
shrunu sukhadam shubhadam bhava-saram |
kesava dhruta-dashavidha-rupa
jaya jagadisa hare ||10||
