Bhajare Re Manasa

Composition by Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya

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Title: Bhajare Re Manasa

Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Abheri

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com 1
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Detailed lesson (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
karnatik.com 2

Lyrics

pallavi

bhajare re manasa sri raghuviram bhukti mukti pradam vasudevam harim (bhajare)

anupallavi

vrjina viduram visvadharam sujana mandaram sundarakaram (bhajare)

caraNam

ravana mardanam raksita bhuvanam ravi sasi nayanam ravijari mathanam ravijadi vanara parivrtam naravaram ratnahara parisobhita kandharam madhyama kalam ravi sasi kuja budha guru sukra sanaiscara rahu ketu netaram rajakumaram ramam pavanajaptam avanija manoharam (bhajare)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
bhajarE rE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram bhukti mukhti pradam vAsudEvam harim
(bhajarE)

Anupallavi:
vrijina vidUram vishvAdhAram sujana mandAram sundarAkAram
(bhajarE)

CaraNam:
rAvana mardanam rakSita bhuvanam ravi shashi nayanam ravijAti madanam
ravijAdi vAnara parivrtam naravaram ratnahAra parishObhita kandaram

madhyama kaalam
ravi shashi kuja budha guru shukra shanIscara rAhu kEtu nEttAram
rAjakumAram rAmam pavanajAptam avanijA manOharam
(bhajarE)

Meaning: (approximate – please report any mistakes!)
Oh Mind (“manasa”), pray (“bhajarE”) to Shri Rama, the hero (“vIram”) of the sun-clan (“raghu”).
He will give (“pradam”) prosperity (“bhukti”) and salvation (“mukthi”). He is Vasudeva and Hari.

He is meditated (“vrijina”) upon by the sages (“vidhUram”). He is the basis (“Adhaaram”) of the
universe (“vishwa”). He is the savior (“mandhaaram”) of the pious people (“sujana”). He has a
beautiful (“sundarA”) form (“AkAram”). Pray to that Rama, oh Mind!

He is the slayer (“mardhanam”) of rAvana. He protects (“Rakshita”) the world (“bhuvanam”).
He has eyes (“nayanam”) like the sun (“ravi”) and moon (“sashi”).
He is more beautiful (“madanam”) than (“Ati”) the sun (“ravi”).
He is the saviour of the monkey clan (“vanara”) and humans.
He wears beautiful jeweled neckacles (“ratnahAra parishObhita”) in his chest (“kandaram”).

He is above the navagrahas: ravi, sashi, kuja, budha, guru, sukra, shanicras, rahu, ketu.
He is prince (“rajakumaram”) Rama.. He is lotus-eyed (“Pavanajaptam”). He enthralls
(“manoharam”) sitA (“avanija”).

Pallavi:
bhajarE rE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram
bhukti mukhti pradam vAsudEvam harim

Oh Mind (“manasa”), pray (“bhajarE”) to Shri Rama, the hero (“vIram”) of the sun-clan (“raghu”).

   1         2       3     4                  5        6            7            8
; ; S S M ; ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M P ; |          ;;;M    ; psn N,      ND DP PM -MG              ||
     bhaja rE   rE - - mA - na sa               shrI - ra—ghu      vI - - - - - ram –

  1          2       3      4                            5          6          7         8
RS- S S M ; ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M P ; |                  ; ; ; M ; psn N,       ND DP PM -MG                 ||
    bhaja rE    rE - - mA - na sa                          shrI - ra—ghu    vI - - - - - ram –

grsn-N S M ; ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M mnP |                   ; ; ; nd pm- P sn S- SN ND ndpm -gmnp             ||
    bhaja rE     rE - - mA - na sa                         shrI - - raghu   vI - - - - - ram –

mgrs-N S M ; ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M mnP |                    ; ; ; nd pm- ps sm ; mggr rssn nddp -gmnp        ||
    bhaja rE    rE - - mA - na sa                           shrI - - ra-ghu- vI - - -  - - -- ram –

He will give prosperity (“bhukti”) and salvation (“mukthi”). He is Vasudeva and Hari.

mgrs-; S ; S –snN ; ; ND    P;PN            |        S ; ; - G ; M mnP ;     ; ,m M ; ; G- gg mg ||
      bhu kti mu- - - khti- - pra-                   dam- vA - su dE- - -    - - vam - ha rim - -

grrs S- S ; S –snN ; ; -ND   P;PN               |     S ; ; - G ; M mnP ;     ; ,m pmM ; ; G- gg mg ||
      bhu kti mu- - - khti- - pra-                   dam- vA - su dE- - -    - - vam - ha rim - -

grrs S- S ; S –nsmg grrs -ndsn nddp- P N | S ; ; - G ; M- pnS   ; ,g –gmnd pm-G- gg mg ||
      bhu kti mu- - - - - khti- - - pra-   dam- vA - su dE- - - - - vam - - ha rim - -

grrs S- S ; S –nsmg grrs -ndsn nddp- P N | S ; ; - G ; M- pnS   ; ,g –gmnd pm-G- gg mg ||
      bhu kti mu- - - - - khti- - - pra-   dam- vA - su dE- - - - - vam - - ha rim - -

grrs S- ss ,M, ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M mnP ; | ; ; ; gm P -M mnP ; ; ; ; gm P M -P , n                         ||
     - bhaja rE    rE - - mA - na sa           mA - na sa         mA - - na sa

sndp ; ;
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Anupallavi:
vrijina vidUram vishvAdhAram
sujana mandAram sundarAkAram
(bhajarE)

He is meditated (“vrijina”) upon by the sages (“vidhUram”). He is the basis (“Adhaaram”) of the
universe (“vishwa”).

  1            2         3           4                   5            6          7           8
;;;-P      P nn M-P pnS-; ;      ;;S;               | ;;-;;         ;; ;;     ;; ;;        ;; ;;         ||
    vri    ji na- - vi dU-- -   - - ram

;;;-P      P nn M-P pnS-; ;      ;;S;               | ; ; - rs sn   N- S ; mg GR – sR,    ;S- S ;        ||
   vri     ji na- - vi dU-- -   - - ram                    vi - -   - shvA-- dhA - - -    -- ram

;;;-P      P nn M-P pggs-snN ; ns- S ;              | ; ; - rs sn   N- S ; mg gmpm mggr sRs- ; S         ||
   vri     ji na- - vi dU-- - - - - - ram                  vi - -   - shvA-- dhA - - -   -- - ram

He is the savior (“mandhaaram”) of the pious people (“sujana”). He has a beautiful (“sundarA”) form
(“AkAram”). Pray to that Rama, oh Mind!

;;;-P      S S S ; sngs snN ; ; ndsn                | nddp P- G ; M mnP ; ; ; mgG ;      R ,s- ; S       ||
    su     jana man dA- - - -   ram-                  - - -- - sun - da rA- - - kA-      - - ram

;;;-P      S S S ; nsmg grrs snN -ndsn | nddp P- G ; M gmpn sgmg snrs ndsn- ndpm                  ||
    su     jana man dA- - - -  - ram-    - - -- - sun - da rA- - - - kA- - - ram

grsn ;- P S S S ; nsmg grrs snN -ndsn | nddp P- G ; M gmpn sgmg snrs ndsn- ndpm                   ||
       su jana man dA- - - - - ram-     - - -- - sun - da rA- - - - kA- - - ram

grsn SS M; ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M mnP ; | ; ; ; gm P -M mnP ; ; ; ; gm P M -P , n                      ||
    bhaja rE - rE - - mA - na sa           mA - na sa         mA - - na sa

sndp ; ;
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Charanams:
rAvana mardanam rakSita bhuvanam ravi shashi nayanam ravijAti madanam
ravijAdi vAnara parivrtam naravaram ratnahAra parishObhita kandaram
madhyama kaalam
ravi shashi kuja budha guru shukra shanIscara rAhu kEtu nEttAram
rAjakumAram rAmam pavanajAptam avanijA manOharam
(bhajarE)

He is the slayer (“mardhanam”) of rAvana. He protects (“Rakshita”) the world (“bhuvanam”).

  1       2              3        4             5         6                 7         8
;;;-P ;PP;             pmpm Psn ND DP | pmP; - ; mg ; R S ;               G; GM      P; ;;        ||
    rA vana            mar-- da-- nam - - - - - - - rak - Shita -         bhu- va - nam - -

SGM- P ; P P ;          pmpm Psn ND DP | pmP; - ; mg ; R S ;              G; GM      P; ;;        ||
   rA vana              mar-- da-- nam - - - - - - - rak - Shita -        bhu- va - nam - -

SGM- P ; P P ;          pmps snN ndsn nddp | P; ; - mg ; R S ;     snsg gsgm mgmp-pmpn            ||
   rA vana              mar-- da-- nam - - - - - - - rak - Shita - bhu- va - nam - -

snnd pm- P ; P P ; pmps snN ndsn nddp | P; ; - mg ; R S ;                G; GM P; ;;              ||
        rA vana mar-- da-- nam - - -    - - - - rak - Shita -            bhu- va - nam - -

He has eyes (“nayanam”) like the sun (“ravi”) and moon (“sashi”).
He is more beautiful (“madanam”) than (“Ati”) the sun (“ravi”).

;;;G       G- R rs ;   S N ND      pdP P ;   |   ; ; ; -N    S- G ; M    P ; gmpn sn- D P P       ||
   ra      vi shashi   na - ya-    nam - -              ra   vi jA- ti   ma- - - - - - da- nam

;;;P       P nn M P ; nS , ;      ;SS;       | ;;;;           ;;;;       ;;;;          ;;;;       ||
- - -ra    vi jA- - di - vA- -    - nara -     ---            ---        ---           ----

He is the saviour of the monkey clan (“vanara”) and humans (“naravaram”).

;;;P       P nn M P nS , ; ;      ;SS;       | ; ; pg gs     N –S G;     GR SR         S- S S ;   ||
- - -ra    vi jA- - di vA- -      - nara -         pa- ri-   - vr tam    na- ra-       - varam

;;;P       P nn M P pggs snN ,s- S S ;       | ; ; pg gs     sn –S G;    gmpm mggr      R- S S ; ||
- - -ra    vi jA- - di vA- - - - nara -            pa- ri-   - vr tam    na- - ra- -     - varam

He wears beautiful jeweled neckacles (“ratnahAra parishObhita”) in his chest “kandaram”).

;;;P ;S S;             sngs snN ; N ndsn | nddp P- G ; M mnP ; mgG ; R ,s- ; S S;                ||
   ra tna hA           ra -- - - - pa ri - - - - - - shO –bhi ta - - kan- - - - - da ram

;;;-P ;S S;            nsmg grrs snN -ndsn | nddp P- G ; M mnP ; mgG ; R ,s-         ; S S;      ||
   ra -tna hA          ra -- - - - pa ri - -  - - - - shO –bhi ta - - kan- - - -     - da ram

madhyama kaalam
He is above the navagrahas: ravi, sashi, kuja, budha, guru, sukra, shanicras, rahu, ketu.

   1          2          3          4            5             6            7          8
M G R S N P N S N S M ; M- P pmG | G M P M                    P -ND P     pmpm P N      S; ;;    ||
ravi shashi kuja budha guru shu- kra sha nI- - scara rA-      hu kE- tu   nE- ttA-     ram - -

He is prince (“rajakumaram”) Rama.. He is lotus-eyed (“Pavanajaptam”). He enthralls
(“manoharam”) sita (“avanija”).

N;SG        grS S;        ; ; ndsn ndP ; ;       | nmP R S ; S – ,gM NP ; mp mgG ; - R S ||
rA jaku     mA--ram       - - rA- mam --          pa-va najA -ptam ava nijA ma- nO- - haram

N;SG        gRsS;        ; ; nsrs   nd-pd ,p ;   | nmP R S ; S – ,gM NP ; mp mgG ; - R S ||
rA jaku     mA--ram      - - rA-    mam --        pa-va najA -ptam ava nijA ma- nO- - haram

N;SG        gr sRs S       ; ; nsrs nd-pd ,p ;   | nmP R S ; S – ,gM NP ; mp mgG -R ggmg ||
rA jaku     mA--ram       - - rA- mam --          pa-va najA -ptam ava nijA ma- nO- - ha ram-

grrs-N S M ; ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M mnP |             ; ; ; nd pm- ps sm ; mggr rssn nddp -gmnp       ||
     bhaja rE    rE - - mA - na sa                     shrI - - ra-ghu- vI - - - - - -- ram –

mgrs S- S ; S–nsmg grrs -ndsn nddp- P N | S ; ; - G ; M- pnS   ; ,g –gmnd pm-G- gg mg ||
     bhu kti mu- - - - - khti- - - pra-   dam- vA - su dE- - - - - vam - - ha rim - -

mgrs SS M; ; ; pmmgG-gm P -M mnP ; | ; ; ; gm P -M mnP ; ; ; ; gm P M -P , n                     ||
   bhaja rE - rE - - mA - na sa          mA - na sa         mA - - na sa

sndp ; ;
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(bhajarE)