TAMBOORI MEETIDAVA - SINDHU BHARAVI - ADI - PURANDARA DASA by Veena Artist N. Karthik published on 2020-04-14T11:46:28Z In this song Purandara dasaru is singing about dasas. The dasa not only enlightens people he also attains salvation through his songs. Pallavi: tamboori meetidava bhavaabdhi daatidava| The one who plucked the tamboori( a musical instrument) the one who crossed this world ( the one here is the dasa. He has crossed this ocean called earthly life ) Tamboori = a stringed musical instrument Meetidava = meetidavanu = meetu ( to pluck the string of a musical instrument) + avanu ( that person ) Bhavaabdhi = bhava ( life on Earth) + abdhi ( ocean) Anupallavi: taaLava taTTidava suraroLu seridava || The one who maintained the rhythm joined the demigods ( became one of the demigods) TaaLava = Taalavannu = Thaala( rhythm) + annu ( a gramatical suffix) TaTTidava= tattidavanu = taTTida + avanu Tattu= to tap ( in Carnatic music rhythm is maintained by the singer by tapping the palm of the right hand on a surface. The fingers are used to keep count and so does the downward or upward facing palm) SuraroLu : surara ( demigods, devas who live in heaven or swarga) + oLu ( in, with) Seridava = serida ( to join, joined ) + avanu CharaNa 1: Gejjeya kattidava khaLaredeya mettidava | The one who tied the anklets conquered the hearts of evil people ( the dasa with his dance and song can conquer or influence even evil people) Gejjeya = Gejjeyannu = gejje ( anklets) + annu ( grammatical suffix) Kattidava = kattidavanu = kattida ( tied) + avanu KhaLaredeya: khaLara ( evil people’s) + edeya ( heart) Mettidava = Mettidavanu = Mettida ( stepped on, conquered)+ avanu Gaanava paadidava hari- mooruti nodidava || The one who sang has seen God ( through his songs the dasa actually sees God) Gaanava = gaanavannu = gaana( song ) + annu Paadidava = paadidavanu = paadida ( sang ) + avanu Hari = name of Vishnu Mooruthi = usually means idol, here it means the actual form of God Nodidava = nodidavanu = nodu ( to see ) + avanu Charana 2: vithalana nodidava | The one who has seen vithala Vithala : name of Krishna (Purandara) vithalana nodidava vaikuntakke Odidava || The one who has seen God runs to vaikunta ( the dasa who has seen the form of God is transported to vaikunta, the place where Vishnu resides. In other words, the dasa attains moksha) Purandara vithala = purandara ( a place in karnataka) + vithalana ( vithalanannu = vithala + annu ) Vaikuntakke = to vaikunta ( place of Vishnu) Odidava = Odidavanu = Odida ( to Run) + avanu #chittibabuveenasongs #instrumentalveena #guinnesskarthik #veenaclassicalmusic #swaraveena #Carnaticveena #veenainstumentalmusic #veenamusic #carnaticmusiconveena #thinkveena #saraswativeena #instrument (musical genre) #carnatic music instrumental veena #carnaticclassical music instrument #Veenacarnaticmusic Genre Classical