sAri veDalina

sAri¹ veDalinayI kAvErini jUDarE
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Behold this river Kaveri flowing sprawingly!
vAru vIranucu jUDaka tAn-
avvarigAbhISTamulanosaGgucu (sAri)
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Behold this river Kaveri flowing sprawingly - She bestowing (to all those who take holy dip in the river) desires, abundantly, without differentiating anyone!
dUramunanoka tAvuna garjana bhI-
karamoka tAvuna niNDu karuNatO
niratamuganoka tAvuna naDucucu
vara kAvEri kanyakA maNi (sAri)
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At a distant place with a roar which is frightening, at another place with much grace, at yet another place perennially, at a slow pace, behold this blessed river Kaveri – the gem of rivers flowing sprawingly!
vEDukagA kOkilamu mrOyaganu
vEDucu raGgEzuni jUci mari
IrEDu jagamulaku jIvanamaina
mUDu² reNDu nadi nAthuni jUDa (sAri)
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Behold this river Kaveri flowing sprawingly - as koel birds sing notes playfully (along the banks), (on the way) beholding the Lord of Sri Rangam with prayer, and further down, as She flows to behold the Lord of Thiruvaiyaru - five rivers - who is the life of fourteen Worlds! \t
rAja rAjEzvariyani pogaDucu
jAji sumamula dharAmara gaNamulu
pUjalirugaDala sEyaga
tyAgarAja sannuturAlai mudduga (sAri)
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Behold this river Kaveri – being one praised by this Thyagaraja - charmingly flowing sprawingly - as Brahmins worship Her on both banks with jasmine flowers extolling Her as ‘Empress’!
  • The details of flow of the river, from its point of origin till it reaches the Bay of Bengal, are contained in the website – [[http://www.cauvery.com/cauvery_river.html Kaveri]]
  • An article regarding journey undertaken along the full course of river is contained in the website – [[http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/ig206/trip-report.html Journey along Kaveri]]
  • 1 sAri – This word seems to have been derived from ‘sAriJcu ’ – meaning ‘to stretch’. The normal meaning of the word ‘time’, ‘turn’, ‘occasion’ does not seem to be applicable here.
  • 2 mUDu reNDu nadi – Panchanadi – Thiruvaiyaru – The five rivers are Kaveri, Kollidam, Kudamurutti, Vennar, Vettar.