Janaki Ramana

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Janaki Ramana

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Sudda Simantini

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP4)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

janaki ramana bhakta parijata pahi sakala loka sarana (janaki)

anupallavi

ganalola ghanatamala lila karunalavala sugunasila (janaki)

caraNam

rakta nalinadala nayana nrpala ramaniyanana mukura kapola bhakti hinajana madagaja jala panca vadana tyagarajapala (janaki)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
jAnakI ramaNa bhakta pArijAta pAhi sakala lOka sharana

Anupallavi:
gAna lOla ghanatamAla nIla karunAlavAla suguNa sI_la

Charanam:
rakta naLina daLa nayana nrpAla ramanIyAnana mukura kapOla
bhakti hIna jana madagaja jAla panca vadana tyAgarAja pAla

Meaning (Courtesy: Tyagaraja Vaibhavam: )
URL: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.in/2009/01/tyagaraja-kriti-janaki-ramana-raga.html

O Consort (“ramaNa”) of jAnakI! O Wish Tree (“pArijAta”) of devotees (“bhakti”)! Please protect
(“pAhi” me, O Refuge (“SaraNa”) of entire (“sakala”) Worlds (“lOka”)!

O Enjoyer (“lOla”) of Music (“gAna”)! O Dark (“Ghana”) blue (“nIla”) hued like (“bark of”) tamAla
tree! O Ocean (“AlavAla”) of Compassion (“karuNA”) (“karuNAlavAla”)! O Virtuous (“suguNa”) by
nature (“SIla”)!
O Consort of jAnakI! O Wish Tree of devotees! Please protect me, O Refuge of entire Worlds!

O Red (“rakta”) Lotus (“naLina”) petal (“daLa”) Eyed (“nayana”)! O King (“nRpAla”)! O Lustrous
(“ramaNIya”) Faced (“Anana”) (ramaNIyAnana)! O Lord with mirror (“mukura”) like cheeks
(“kapOla”)!
For arrogant (“mada”) elephants (“gaja jAla”) called devotion-less (“bhakti hIna”) people (“jana”),
You are like Lord Siva – five (“panca”) faced (“vadana”)! O Nourisher (“pAla”) of this tyAgarAja!
O Consort of jAnakI! O Wish Tree of devotees! Please protect me, O Refuge of entire Worlds!

(TK Govinda Rao’s book)
Lord of Janaki ! You are the divine Kalpaka tree of your devoees as you readily grant everyone their
wishes. You are the refuge of all beings in the Cosmos.

You are delighted by music. You are of matchless beauty with the green hue of a tender leaf. You are the
reservoir of compassion and of spotless conduct.

You are the Possessor of eyes like the petals of red lotus. O King ! O beautiful faced one with mirror-like
cheeks ! To men who have no spark of devotion in them and who wander about intoxicated with power and
arrogance like an elephant running amuck, you are the saviour.

Pallavi:
jAnakI ramaNa bhakta pArijAta pAhi sakala lOka sharana

O Consort (“ramaNa”) of jAnakI! O Wish Tree (“pArijAta”) of devotees (“bhakti”)! Please protect
(“pAhi” me, O Refuge (“SaraNa”) of entire (“sakala”) Worlds (“lOka”)!

;,G      , R      S ;     ; ;      | ; D             S S | ; ;         ; ;         ||
 Jaa       na     ki      - -        - Ra            ma na - -               - -

;,G      , R      S ;     rs - D   | S S                  ; ;     | srgr     rs r g    ||
 Jaa       na    ki       -- Ra      ma na

;,G      , R      srgr    rs - S   | ; D                  S S    | srgr      rs - rs   ||
 Jaa       na    ki       -- -       - Ra                  ma na Sri

rGG      , R      srgr    rs - S   | ; D                  S S    | Srg       M P       ||
  Jaa      na    ki       -- -        - Ra                 ma na Sri - -     - -

, D - pm G R      srgr    rs - S   | ; D                  S S     | SR       G;        ||
      Jaa  na    ki       --           Ra                 ma na     Bhaktha Paa

M P      DP      MP      pm - G | R sr                    gmpd Pdp | pm -gr sr - gm ||
ri jaa   - ta    Paa - - hi   Sa ka la                    Lo - - -   ka- Sha ra-- na

O Consort (“ramaNa”) of jAnakI! O Wish Tree (“pArijAta”) of devotees (“bhakti”)! Please protect
(“pAhi” me, O Refuge (“SaraNa”) of entire (“sakala”) Worlds (“lOka”)!

 [Lord of Janaki ! You are the divine Kalpaka (parijata) tree of your devoees as you readily grant
everyone their wishes. You are the refuge of all beings in the Cosmos.]

P d - pm G R      srgr    rs - S   | ; D                  S S     | S P     pp mg           ||
- - - Jaa - na    ki      -- -        - Ra                ma na     Bhaktha Paa - -

M P      DP      MP      pm - G | R sr                    gmpd Pdp | pm G , rsr || g mp
ri jaa   - ta    Paa - - hi   Sa ka la                    Lo         ka Sha - ra-- na - - (janaki)

Anupallavi:
gAna lOla ghanatamAla nIla karunAlavAla suguNa sI_la

;,p      ,dP     ;P       ;; | ; ;           ; ; |;;              ; ; ||
 Gaa      nalo    la !    --   - -             -- --                         --

;,p      ,dP     ;P       MP | D-S           ;S |;;               ; ; ||
 Gaa      nalo    la !   Gha na ta Maa         la - -             --

;,p      ,dP     ;P       MP | D-S           ; S | srgr           rs S ||
 Gaa      nalo    la !   Gha na ta Maa          la Ni             - - la

P , -p    ,dP    ;P       MP | D-S           ; S | srgr           rs rg ||
  Gaa     nalo    la !   Gha na ta Maa          la Ni             - - la

; , -p   ,dP     ;P       MP | D-S           ; S | srgr           rs S ||
   Gaa   nalo     la !   Gha na ta Maa          la Ni             - - la

O Enjoyer (“lOla”) of Music (“gAna”)! O Dark (“Ghana”) blue (“nIla”) hued like (“bark of”) tamAla
tree! [You are delighted by music. You are of matchless beauty with the green hue of a tender leaf.]

G,g      rs - S  p-dpm pmG           | r S- s dp pm | G , r s r - g m || P d (janaki)
Ka ru    - - naa - la- - vaa - -       la- Su gu - - na si    - - la - - -

O Ocean (“AlavAla”) of Compassion (“karuNA”) (“karuNAlavAla”)! O Virtuous (“suguNa”) by nature
(“SIla”)! [ You are the reservoir of compassion and of spotless conduct.]

P d - pm G R     srgr    rs - S   | ; D            S S        | S P     pp mg     ||
- - - Jaa - na   ki      -- -        - Ra          ma na        Bhaktha Paa - -

M P      DP      MP      pm - G | R sr             gmpd Pdp | pm G , rsr || g mp
ri jaa   - ta    Paa - - hi   Sa ka la             Lo         ka Sha - ra-- na - - (janaki)

Charanam
rakta naLina daLa nayana nrpAla ramanIyAnana mukura kapOla
bhakti hIna jana madagaja jAla panca vadana tyAgarAja pAla

O Red (“rakta”) Lotus (“naLina”) petal (“daLa”) Eyed (“nayana”)! O King (“nRpAla”)!
[ You are the Possessor of eyes like the petals of red lotus. O King ! ]

;,m      ,mM MM          GG       | ; gM g R      | rg Mpm gr - gr ||
  Ra     kta Na li na    Dala         Na ya na Nru paa    - - la

s r g-m , m M M , r      ,gM      | ; gM g R      | rg Mpm gr - gr ||
     Ra kta Na li na     Dala         Na ya na Nru paa    - - la

s r g- m , m M d pm - R - g M     | ; m P m G | rg Mpm gr - gr ||
       Ra kta Na li - na Dala         Na ya na Nru paa - - la

s r g- m , P - g , M -r , g M | ; m P m G | rg Mpm G R ||
       Ra kta Na - li na  Dala    Na ya na Nru paa - - la

O Lustrous (“ramaNIya”) Faced (“Anana”) (ramaNIyAnana)!
O Lord with mirror (“mukura”) like cheeks (“kapOla”)!

;r m      ,Gr    S;        DS     | ; s d , p M | pm G         R S     ||
 Ra ma     ni    Yaa      nana        Mu ku ra Ka po - -       - la

For arrogant (“mada”) elephants (“gaja jAla”) called devotion-less (“bhakti hIna”) people (“jana”),
[ To men who have no spark of devotion in them and who wander about intoxicated with power and
arrogance like an elephant running amuck, you are the saviour.]

;,p , d P        ;P      MP       | ; mP dS        |   S;     S;       ||
 Bha kti hi       na     ja na        Mada gaja        Jaa    la -

;;       ;;      ;;      ;;       | ;;      ;;     |   ;;     ;;       ||
--       --      --      --         --      --         --     --

;,p , d P        ;P      MP       | ; mP dS        |   S;     SP       ||
 Bha kti hi       na     ja na        Mada gaja        Jaa    la -

You are like Lord Siva – five (“panca”) faced (“vadana”)! O Nourisher (“pAla”) of this tyAgarAja!
O Consort of jAnakI! O Wish Tree of devotees! Please protect me, O Refuge of entire Worlds!

;,p , d P        ;P      MP       | ; mP dS        |   sr gr rs P      ||
 Bha kti hi       na     ja na        Mada gaja        Jaa    - - la

;,p , d P        ;P      MP       | ; mP dS        |   sr gr rs rg     ||
 Bha kti hi       na     ja na        Mada gaja        Jaa    - - la

;,p , d P        ;P      MP       | ; mP dS        |   sr gr rs S      ||
 Bha kti hi       na     ja na        Mada gaja        Jaa    - - la

G,g    r s - S p- d p m -pm G | R , - s dp pm | G , r s r - g m || P d (janaki)
Pancha - Va - da - na Tyaa      ga raa - -      ja Paa - - la - --

P d - pm G R     srgr   rs - S   | ; D           S S     | S P     pp mg     ||
- - - Jaa - na   ki     -- -        - Ra         ma na     Bhaktha Paa - -

M P      DP      MP      pm - G | R sr           gmpd Pdp | pm G , rsr || g mp
ri jaa   - ta    Paa - - hi   Sa ka la           Lo         ka Sha - ra-- na - - (janaki)