श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
अथ कदाचिद्रङ्गराजो मलयानिलमन्दस्पन्दितमल्लिका ।
लतालिङ्गितमाकन्दशाखाविलसत्किसलयान्तराङ्कुरित
नवमञ्जरीपरिक्रमणकुतूहलभ्रमरगणकृतझङ्कारनिनदा ।
नन्दितकोकिलकुलकाकलीकलकले सुशीतले चम्पक
पुन्नागचन्दनपारिजातपाटलाशोकवकुलासनकदली ।
नालिकेरपनसजम्बीरचूतपूगादिवनभूरुहातिनिबिडे
कावेरीतटे तुङ्गवक्षःस्थलशोभिततूणीरस्तुल्यपरिजन ।
परिवारस्तुरगमारुह्य धनुर्धरो मृगयामटन् विजहार ॥
The Sadguru said:
Then, once upon a time, Rangaraja, with a quiver adorning his high chest, accompanied by his retinue of attendants, mounted a horse. As a bowman, he roamed and sported on a hunt. This was on the bank of the Kaveri, which was very cool, dense with forest trees like Campaka, Punnāga, Candana, Pārijāta, Pāṭala, Aśoka, Bakula, Asana, Kadalī, Nālikera, Panasa, Jambīra, Cūta, and Pūga. The air was filled with the soft murmur of the cuckoo flocks, delighted by the humming sound of swarms of bees, which were curious to circle the new blossoms sprouting from within the tender shoots on the branches of mango trees embraced by jasmine creepers, gently swayed by the Malaya breeze.
śrīsadgururuvāca
atha kadācidraṅgarājo malayānilamandaspanditamallikā
latāliṅgitamākandaśākhāvilasatkisalayāntarāṅkurita
navamañjarīparikramaṇakutūhalabhramaragaṇakṛtajhaṅkāraninadā
nanditakokilakulakākalīkalakale suśītale campaka
punnāgacandanapārijātapāṭalāśokavakulāsanakadalī
nālikerapanasajambīracūtapūgādivanabhūruhātinibiḍe
kāverītaṭe tuṅgavakṣaḥsthalaśobhitatūṇīrastulyaparijana
parivārasturagamāruhya dhanurdharo mṛgayāmaṭan vijahāra
रङ्गराजः · raṅgarājaḥ — The King of Ranga (Lord Ranganatha)
मलयानिल · malayānila — the Malaya breeze
मन्दस्पन्दित · mandaspandita — gently swaying
मल्लिका · mallikā — jasmine creeper
लतालिङ्गित · latāliṅgita — embraced by the creeper
आकन्दशाखा · ākandaśākhā — mango tree branch
नवमञ्जरी · navamañjarī — new blossoms
भ्रमरगण · bhramaragaṇa — swarms of bees
झङ्कार · jhaṅkāra — humming sound
कोकिलकुल · kokilakula — flocks of cuckoos
कावेरीतटे · kāverītaṭe — on the bank of the Kaveri
धनुर्धरः · dhanurdharaḥ — the bowman
विजहार · vijahāra — sported
कदाचित् रङ्गराजः कावेरीतटे विजहार। सः धनुर्धरः तुङ्गवक्षःस्थलशोभिततूणीरः तुरगम् आरुह्य मृगयाम् अटन् आसीत्। तत्र वनभूरुहातिनिबिडे सुशीतले स्थाने कोकिलकुलकाकलीकलकले च सः रेमे।
The King of Ranga (Lord Ranganatha) · the Malaya breeze · gently swaying · jasmine creeper · embraced by the creeper · mango tree branch · new blossoms · swarms of bees · humming sound · flocks of cuckoos · on the bank of the Kaveri · the bowman · sported
This verse sets the stage for the divine encounter by describing the lush, vibrant environment of the Kaveri riverbanks. It establishes the romantic atmosphere necessary for the meeting of the Lord and the Princess.
