South Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music Archive: Classes / Lessons

Ksheerasagara (Class / Lesson) : Devagandhari ; Adi (2 kalai); Tyagaraja


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KsheeraSagara

RAGAM-Devagandhari (29th Mela Shankarabharanam Janyam)

ARO:   S R₂ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ    ||

AVA:   Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S  ||

Talam: Adi (2 kalai)

Composer: Tyagaraja

Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer / MSS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxLTKAdGkw )

Meanings Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam (http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/05/thyagaraja-kriti-ksheera-sagara-sayana.html )

pallavi

kshIra sAgara Sayana nannu

cintala peTTa valenA rAma

anupallavi

vAraNa rAjunu brOvanu vEgamE

vaccinadi vinnAnurA rAma (kshIra)

caraNam

narI maNiki cIral(i)ccinadi nADE nE vinnAnurA

dhIruDau rAma dAsuni bandhamu tIrcinadi vinnAnurA

nIraj(A)kshikai nIradhi dATina nI kIrtini vinnAnurA

tAraka nAma tyAgarAja nuta dayatOn(E)lukOrA rAma (kshIra)

Meaning: (Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/05/thyagaraja-kriti-ksheera-sagara-sayana.html )

O Lord reclining (Sayana) in the Ocean (sAgara) of Milk (kshIra)! O Lord rAma! Should You keep (peTTa valenA) me (nannu) in distress (cintala)?

O Lord rAma! I heard (vinnAnurA) about Your coming (vaccinadi) quickly (vEgamE) in order to protect (brOvanu) gajEndra - the King (rAjunu) of elephants (vAraNa);

O Lord reclining in the Ocean of Milk! O Lord rAma! Should You keep me in distress?

I (nE) heard (vinnAnurA) long ago (nADE) about Your giving (iccinadi) sarees (cIralu) (cIraliccinadi) to draupadi – gem of a woman (nArI maNiki);

I also heard (vinnAnurA) about Your bringing to an end (tIrcinadi) the incarceration (bandhamu) of the brave (dhIruDau) rAma dAsu (dAsuni);

I even heard (vinnAnurA) about Your (nI) fame (kIrtini) in crossing (dATina) the ocean (nIradhi) for the sake of sItA - the Lotus (nIraja) eyed (akshi) (nIrajAkshikai);

O Lord whose name (nAma) carries one across (tAraka) (the ocean of Worldly Existence)! O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! O Lord rAma! Please govern (ElukOrA) me with compassion (dayatOnu) (dayatOnElukOrA);

O Lord reclining in the Ocean of Milk! O Lord rAma! Should You keep me in distress?

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