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Pahi Raama Doota

Ragam: Shadvidhamargini (46th Melakartha Ragam)

ARO:   S R₁ G₂ M₂ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ    ||

AVA:  Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₂ G₂ R₁ S  ||

Talam: Rupakam

Tyagaraja

Version: Ram Kaushik/CV Shankar. Similar to MDR version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8CErPxegJs

Meanings Courtesy: Thiagaraja Vaibhavam http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/08/thyagaraja-kriti-pahi-rama-duta-raga.html

[Note – there are many places where the raga is mentioned as Vasanta Varali. I have learnt it in Shadvidhamargini]

Pallavi:

Pahi Raama Doota ! Jagat Praanakumaara ! Maam

Anupallavi:

Vaahineesha Tarana! Daasa Vadanasoonu Tanu Harana!

Charanam:

Karunaarasa Paripurna Kanchanaadri Samadeha

Paramabhagavata Varenya! Varada Tyagaraja Vinuta!

Meaning: (Courtesy: Thiagaraja Vaibhavam)

P: O Messenger (dUta) of SrI rAma! O Son (kumAra) of vAyu – life breath (prANa) of the World (jagat) (jagat-prANa)! Deign to protect (pAhi) me (mAM).

A: O Messenger of SrI rAma! O Son of vAyu -

who leaped across (taraNa) (literally crossed) the ocean – Lord (ISa) of rivers (vAhini) (vAhinISa)!

slayer (tanu haraNa) (literally seize the body) of aksha kumAra – son (sUnu) of rAvaNa – the ten (daSa) faced (vadana)!

Deign to protect me.

C: O Messenger of SrI rAma! O Son of vAyu –

replete (paripUrNa) with compassionate (karuNa) feeling (rasa) towards devotees!

whose body (dEha) is like (sama) the Mount mEru – the golden (kAncana) mountain (adri) (kAncanAdri) (in firmness or hue)!

besought (varENya) by the great (parama) devotees of Lord (bhAgavata);

bestower of boons (varada) to devotees!

praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja!

deign to protect me.