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song34 51 Kamalanatha Mayamalavagaula

 



MEANING :PER COURTESY- DR ALAMELU AND SRI RAMAKRISHNAN

Song number 34                               Kamalanatha 

(Obeisance to the Lord of Kamala)

Ragam: Mayamalavagaula                     Talam: Adi 

15th Melakarta

Sampurna Ragam

Pallavi

I pray to Kamalanatha (the Lord of Kamala or Mahalakshmi ), the One who grants the desired fruit

Anupallavi

(I pray to) the One who is praised by the One seated on a lotus (i.e., Lord Brahma), the sages Sanaka and others (Sananda, Sanatana and Sanatkumara), the One who has long eyes resembling the petals of the lotus (Kamala)

Charanam

The essence of  Sama and the other Vedas and the destroyer of (demon) Mura! The One who destroys the cycle of birth (and death) of those who resort to His feet! The incarnation (avatara) after Sri Rama, the co-born of goddess Sivaa (consort of Lord Siva), Venkataramana, the One with the gait of the lordly elephant and the One suffused with mercy (for His devotees)



phāḷḷāī:


ri,ni, sa,ri, ga,,, ,,,, ma,,, ,,,, ga,ma, pa,dha,

ka ma _ _ _ _


pa,,, ,,,, pa,,, pa,,, dha,pa, pa,ma, ga,ri, ri,sa,||

tham _ _ _ bha ham _


sa,ni, sa,ri, ga,,, ,,,, ma,,, ,,,, sa,ri, ga,ma,

ka ma _ _ _ _


pa,dha, pa,ma, pa,,, pa,,, dha,pa, pa,ma, gamapama garisani ||

_ _ tham _ bha ham _


sa,ni, sa,ri, sa,ri, ga,ma, ga,ri, ga,ma, gamapadha dhapama,

ka ma _ _ _ _


pa,,, ,,,, pa,,, ,,,, mapadhapa dhapama, gamapama garisani ||

tham _ _ _ bha ham _


sa,ni, sa,ri, ga,ri, ga,ma, gamapadha pamagama padhanisa nipadha,

ka ma _ _ _ _


pa,,, ,,,, pa,,, dhanisai sanidha, pa,ma, gamapama garisani ||

tham _ _ bha _ ham _


ga,ma, pa,dha, ni,dha, pa,,, dha,pa, pa,ma, ga,ri, sa,ri,

ka _ mi _ r ttha pha


ga,,, ,,,, ga,,, magapama ga,ri, ri,,, sa,,, sa,,, ||

la _ _      pra dam _ _ _


gariri, sa,ri, gamariga ma,,, padhanidha pamagama padhanisa nidhanidha

ka ma _ _ _ _


pa,,, ,,,, pa,,, dhanisai saninidha dhapapama padhapama garisani ||

tham _ _ bha _ ham _


āṇūphāḷḷāī:


ni,,, dha,,, pa,,, ,,,, pa,pa, dha,pa, ma,ga, ma,,,

ka ma _ sa _ na _


ga,ma, pa,ma, dha,pa, dha,,, pa,dha, ni,ni, sa,,, sa,,,||

sa na _ di _ nu tam


ni,sa, ni,dha, dha,pa, pa,dha, ni,dha, pa,ma, gamapadha pamagama

ka ma _ sa _ na _


pamagama pa,dha, ni,sa, sanidha, pa,dha, ni,ni, sa,,, sa,,,||

sa na _ di _ nu tam


ni,sav, ni,sa, ni,dha, pa,dha, padhanisa sanidhapa mapadhapa magama,

ka ma _ sa _ na _


pamagama pa,dha, dhanisa,isa nidhadha, pa,dha, ni,,, sa,,, sa,,,||

sa na _ di _ nu tam


sa,ni, sa,risa,,, sa,,, ni,sa, ni,dha, dha,pa, pa,ma,

kan~ _ _ ya _ ta _


ga,ma, pa,dha, ni,dha, pa,ma, dha,pa, dha,ma, gamapama garisani ||

vi _ _ ca _ nam _


chḥāāṇāṁ:


dha,,, ,,,, pa,,, ,,,, pa,ma, ma,pa, pamaga, ma,,,

sa _ _ thi ni ga ma


ga,ma, ga,ri, ri,sa, ri,,, ma,pa, pamaga, ma,pa, pa,,,||

_     ra m mu ra ha ram


ga,ma, pa,dha, ni,dha, pa,,, dha,pa, pa,ma, ga,ri, sa,ni,

sa ra ṇā _ cri dha jha na


sa,ri, ga,ri, gā,,, ga,ma, ga,ri, ri,,, sa,,, ,,,,

bha va _ ha ram _ _ _||


ma,,, ,,,, ma,,, ,,,, ma,,, pa,,, pamaga, ma,,,

ra _ ma _ nu jam śi va


ga,ma, pa,dha, ni,dha, pa,dha, pa,dha, ni,dha, ni,sa, sa,,,||

sa ha jam _ vē       ṅka ṭa


ni,dha, ni,,, sa,,, ,,,, sa,,, ni,dha, pa,,, pa,ma,

ra ma ṇa m ka ri va ra


ga,ma, pa,dha, ni,dha, dha,pa, dha,pa, pa,ma, magapama garisani ||

ga ma nam _ da gha nam

song31pg47evrb innum parāmukameno umakkitu muṟai tāno -rare raga sreedhari-lakshana-lnotation evrb

 https://youtu.be/ngqPLWzZkTk






Ramayana –episodes – innumparamukhamthe kr̥tis of E³³app¡¿a¯ VenÅki¿ar¡ma Bh¡gavatar

innumparamukham rare ragasreedhari

5.sreedhari -rare rāga lnotation nnumparamukham evrb 

innum text sreedhari evrb.htm   





4.ramayana kriti text sreedhari4.¾r§dhari -r¡m¡ya³a kriti pg 47

4.¾r§dhari -r¡m¡ya³a kriti pg 47

pallavi

i´´um par¡mukam£´µ umakkitu muºait¡´o £ªaiye´ m§tu

a´upallavi

pa´´aga ¾aya´a´£ para´t¡ma´£ p¡pavimoca´a´£ patampa³i´t£´

cara³am -1

mu´´am va´attiloru mu´iva´ v£©viyai k¡tt¡y

pi´´ava´u¿a´ ce´¿ru pe³³ava© c¡pam t§ºtt¡y

ma´´a´ ja´aka´ ma´am makiªave vil va©aittay

a´´ai c§tai kai pititt¡y aru©puriya

cara³am -2

ta´taicolmiku ma´tram tara³iyil illaiye´¿ru

ta³¿ak¡ra³yam ce´¿ru tapacika©kkaru© ta´t¡y

a´tarattµr makiªa arakkarka©aiye¿utt¡y

ayµti´akaril utitt¡y aracum pe¿º¡y

 pallavi

i´´um par¡mukam£´µ umakkitu muºait¡´o £ªaiye´ m§tu

a´upallavi

pa´´aga ¾aya´a´£ para´t¡ma´£ p¡pavimoca´a´£ patampa³i´t£´

cara³am -1

mu´´am va´attiloru mu´iva´ v£©viyai k¡tt¡y

pi´´ava´u¿a´ ce´¿ru pe³³ava© c¡pam t§ºtt¡y

ma´´a´ ja´aka´ ma´am makiªave vil va©aittay

a´´ai c§tai kai pititt¡y aru©puriya

cara³am -2

ta´taicolmiku ma´tram tara³iyil illaiye´¿ru

ta³¿ak¡ra³yam ce´¿ru tapacika©kkaru© ta´t¡y

a´tarattµr makiªa arakkarka©aiye¿utt¡y

ayµti´akaril utitt¡y aracum pe¿º¡y   

MEANING :PER COURTESY- DR ALAMELU AND SRI RAMAKRISHNAN

Song number 31                          ( Innum paramukham eno)  (Why are You turning away from me?)

Ragam: Sridhari                              Talam: Adi

Kharaharapriya janyam

Arohanam: s r g m d n s

Avarohanam: s n d m g r p m g r s

Pallavi

Still why do You turn Your face (away from me)?

Why do You turn Your face away  (from me)?

Is this befitting You, at me who is helpless and hapless?


Anupallavi

(O!) One who has a couch of serpent! (One) who suppresses enemies!(One) who saves those who commit sins! I resort to and supplicate at Your feet. (innum)

Charanam 1

Earlier, You protected the sacrifice of a sage (Viswamitra) in the forest! Then, accompanying him (sage Viswamitra), You redeemed her (Ahalya) from her curse (of sage Gautama). Then, You bent the bow and gladdened the mind of king Janaka, You held the hand (married) of mother Sita. To bless me, (innum ---why are You still reluctant?)

Charanam 2

Considering that there is no word more sacred in the universe than that of (one’s) father, going to (the forest) Dandakaranya, You protected the sages there, who were engaged in penance and austerities. Gladdening the hearts of the celestials, You removed the weeds in the form of demons. You rose (like the Sun) in the city of Ayodhya and ascended the throne (Innum en)


 SRIDHARI --ADI   notation

pallavi

1.s×, ,, n ,   d, m ,  ,, g , r ,| rg mg m , ,,|  m, ,, d, n ,||

i´   ´um par¡      muka  m£      ´µ              umak

2.s× n r× s×  n , d , m , ,, g, r , | gmp, m , ,,| m, ,, ndn,||

i´   ´um par¡      muka  m£      ´µ              umak

 3.s× n r× s×  n ,d ,gmpm g, r , | mg p, m , ,,| m, ,, nddn||

i´   ´um par¡      muka  m£      ´µ              umak

 4.g× r s× n r× s× n d s× n d m pm g r| gm p, m ,,,| m, ,, mgmg||

ki´   ´um par¡      muka  m£      ´µ              umak

     m,n, d, n, s× n d, n, s×,| s× n r× s×  n, d ,| n d m, d, n ,||

    kki    tu    muºai t¡´o £               ªai  ye´  m§   tu

a:upallavi

1. , , n, d, n, s× , s×, s× , r× s× | s×, ,, s× , ,, | s× , ,,  r× , s× ,|| 

      pa´´aga¾aya´a´£ --------------------------

2. , , n, d, n, s× , s×, g× r× r× s× | n, s×, s× , ,, | s× , ,, ns× r× s×|| 

       pa´´aga¾aya´a´£  -----------------------------

   r× s× s× n  d, n , s× , s× , s× r× r× s× | ns×, g× , r× g× ,| s×, r× ,  g× r× s×,||

       pa´´aga¾aya´a´£    --   pa   ra´  t¡    ma´£

 

 3. r× s× r× s×  nd n, s× , s×, s× r× r× s× | n s× n g×  r× ,g× ,| r× s× r× ,  g× r× s×,||

       pa´´aga¾aya´a´£    --   pa   ra´  t¡    ma´£

    s× n r× s×  n , d  , m , ,, g,r ,| gmp, m , m , | mndn  npdn ||

    p¡        pa   vi  mo   ca´a  ´£         pa    dam pa³i´t£´

caraam -2

m g m ,  d, d,   n, d,  d, n , | s× , s× , n , d , | m , m, g , r,||

ta´  tai colmiku ma´tram   dara    ³iyil     il  lai  ye´¿ru

mg  m, d, m ,  gr g,      r, s, | m, m, d, d, | n, d,   nd n,||

ta³  ¿a      k¡  ra³yam ce´¿rutapasika©   kkaru© ta´t¡y

s×, n,   d, n,  s×, s× ,   s× , s× , | n , g× , r× , g× , |m× , g× , r× , s×, ||

a´ tara ttµr    makiªa   a  ra kkarka  ©ai  ye¿utt¡y

s× n r× s×  n, d,  m, m, g, r, | p , m ,  m, m, | n d n, dm dn ||

a   yµ   ti  ´a  karil uti       tt¡            y a   ra¾um pe¿º¡y

 https://youtu.be/ngqPLWzZkTk innum-sreedhari evrb - audio  

Melodic analysis  of    rare   raga  

¾r§dhari - rāga lakṣaṇa given by evrb

Janya of 22nd mela kharaharapriya*PG 47

¡rµha³a sa ri² ga² ma¹ dha² ni² saÇ  

avarµha³a

  a. saÇ  ni² dha² ma¹ ga² ri² pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa

b. saÇ  ni² dha² ma¹ ga² ma¹ pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa

Swararanjani : R R Iyengar Lists  Swararanjani  Under 22nd Mela 

Arohana Same  sa ri² ga² ma¹ dha² ni² saÇ 

Avarohana Different saÇ ni²  pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa

Not found in sang chud or gaana bhaskaram

Observation

Melody- seems to be sandwiched between Kharaharapriya and Sriranjani

Avarohan has dha² ma¹ ga² ri² pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa- 

To delebarately avoid dpmgr prayoga

n ,d ,gmpm g, r , | mg p, m , ,,| m, ,- m g m ,  d, d,   n, d,

s× n d m pm g r|-mndn  npdn|- s× n r× s×  n, d,  m, m, g, r, | p , m ,  m, m,

Observation-

different avarohana patterns both vakra

The vakra pattern limits avarohana prayogas. To be carefully manouvered with ndmp,,,mgr  gmd,, nn,S,ndm pp, mgr, rp, mgr, gmd,n,s

Limited scope though with occasional use of pa-,sreeranjani effect needs to be eschewed.

¾r§dhari -r¡m¡ya³a kriti  ādi for use in Harikatha.

i´´um par¡mukam£´µ umakkitu muºt¡´o £ªaiye´ m§til

and ref ksna cd audio

vatsav¡¢¡cara ¾r§kara v¡c¡magocara vara-ref-tankam cassette


Janya of 22nd mela kharaharapriya*PG 47

¡rµha³a sa ri² ga² ma¹ dha² ni² saÇ 

avarµha³a

  a. saÇ  ni² dha² ma¹ ga² ri² pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa

b. saÇ  ni² dha² ma¹ ga² ma¹ pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa

Swararanjani : R R Iyengar Lists  Swararanjani  Under 22nd Mela

Arohana Same  sa ri² ga² ma¹ dha² ni² saÇ

Avarohana Different saÇ ni²  pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa

Not found in sang chud or gaana bhaskaram

Observation

Melody- seems to be sandwiched between Kharaharapriya and Sriranjani

Avarohan has dha² ma¹ ga² ri² pa  ma¹ ga² ri²  sa-

To delebarately avoid dpmgr prayoga

n ,d ,gmpm g, r , | mg p, m , ,,| m, ,- m g m ,  d, d,   n, d,

s× n d m pm g r|-mndn  npdn|- s× n r× s×  n, d,  m, m, g, r, | p , m ,  m, m,

Observation-

different avarohana patterns both vakra

The vakra pattern limits avarohana prayogas. To be carefully manouvered with ndmp,,,mgr  gmd,, nn,S,ndm pp, mgr, rp, mgr, gmd,n,s

Limited scope though with occasional use of pa-,sreeranjani effect needs to be eschewed.

            ¾r§dhari -r¡m¡ya³a kriti  ādi for use in Harikatha.

i´´um par¡mukam£´µ umakkitu muºt¡´o £ªaiye´ m§til

and ref ksna cd audio

vatsav¡¢¡cara ¾r§kara v¡c¡magocara vara-ref-tankam cassette

structure and textual Analysis in Thesis

Ramayana  episodes in the kr̥tis of E³³app¡¿a¯ VenÅki¿ar¡ma Bh¡gavatar

Many a number of kritis of Tyagaraja narrate episodes from the Ramayana.  In some of the kritis of Tyagaraja, we find certain episodes to which we do not get any clue in any of the other Ramayanas written by others.

 Kalala Nerchinaa in Deepaka Raga and Vachaama aghocharame in Raga Kaikavasi are good examples.[1]

innum parāmukameno umakkitu muai tāno[2]-raga sreedhari

 Valmikis epic i Ramayanas 24000 verses is divided into 7 kanda s

The 7 Kandas of epic Ramayana are
1) Bala Kanda
Ramas boyhood life in Ayodhya
2) Ayodhya Kanda
until his banishment
3) Aranya Kanda
Ramas life in forest and sitas abduction by Ravana

4) Kishkindha Kanda Ramas stay in Khishkinta-capital of his monkey ally Sugreeva
5) Sundara Kanda Ramas passage to Lanka with the help of Hanuman

6) Yuddha Kanda Ramas battle  with Ravana,recovery of Sita, return to ayodhya

7) Uttara Kanda Raama Rajya- coronation and rule

Both charanams to be sung before linking to the pallavi.the complete Ramayana story used for harikatha rendering.

munnamvanattiloru muni vanveviyai kāttāy-Sage Viswamtras Sacrifice

Bala Kanda

pinnavanuanśenru peṇṇavaśāpam tīrttāy-Ahalya rescued

mannan janakan manam makiave vilvaayttāy-King Janakasbow

Ayodhya Kanda

annai sītaikai piittāy arupuriya-Suyamvara of Sita

.tantaiśolmiku mantramtaraiyil illaiyenru King Dasaratha Ordrer

Aranya Kanda

taṇṭakārayam śenru tapasikakkarutantāy-Danda karanya forest

Kishkindha Kanda

Sundara Kanda

antarattormakia arakkar kaaiyeuttāy-anhillation of Ravana and others

 

Yuddha Kanda

ayotinakaril utittāy araśum peṭṭrāy..-Pattabhisheka-Coronation

atAyodhya

Uttara Kanda

For Ramayana Harikatha discourses bhagavatars songs do not have mudras.[3]



[1] PROF SRJ.Miscelleny of essays

[2] num31 pg 47

 

[3] Telephonic Interview with Smt.Jayamani -