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Ragam: hindOLavasanta {20th Melakartha (Nata Bhairavi) Janyam}

ARO:     S G2 M1 P D1  S   ||

AVA:      S N2 D1 M1 G2 R2 G2 S   ||

(Alt AVA:  S N2 D1 - P D1 N2 D1 M1- G2 R2 G2 S)

Talam: Adi

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: T M Krishna

Pallavi:

santAna rAmasvAminam saguNa nirguNa svarUpam bhajarE

Anupallavi:

santatam yamunAmbApuri nivasantam natasantam hindOLavasantam

Adhavam jAnakIdhavam saccidAnanda vaibhavam shivam

Charanam:

santAna saubhAgya vitaraNam sAdhujana hrdaya sarasija caraNam

cintAmaNyAlankrta gAtram cinmAtram sUrya candra nEtram

antaranga guruguha samvEdyam anrta jaDa duhkha rahita manAdyam

Meaning: (Courtesy: http://guruguha.org/wiki/santanarama.html, and TK Govinda Rao’s book):

P: Adore (“bhaja”) santana rama, who is of the manifestation (“svarUpam”) for meditation through both formless (“nirguNa”) and with form (“saguNa”)!

A: The one who is eternally present (“nivasantam”)in the ksetra known as Yamunambapuri

The one worshipped (“nata”) by the tranquil ones (yogis – “santam”) ; The one who is pleased (“Adhavam”) by the raga hindolavasanta

The one dear to Janaka's daughter (“Idhavam”)

The one who is a celebration (“vaibhavam”) of knowledge-existence-bliss (“sat-cid-Ananda”); The auspicious (“shivam”).

C: The one who provides (“vitaraNam”) the boon (“saubhAgya”) of progeny (“santAna”).

The one who has serene devotees (“sAdhu-jana”) at his lotus (“sarasija”) feet (“caraNam”).

His neck (“gAtram”) is adorned with jewels like Chintamani (“cintAmaNya-alankrta”).

He is the embodiment of pure consciousness (“chin-maatram”).

The one who has the sun (“sUrya”) and the moon (“candra”) as his eyes (“nEtram”).

The one who is well understood (“samvEdyam”) in the inner heart (“antaranga”) of  subrahmanya

He is bereft (“rahita”) of falsehood (“anrta”), dullness (“jaDa”) and grief (“duhkha”). He is the primordial one (“manAdyam”).