Maravairi Ramani
Composition by Tyaagaraaja
About
Title: Maravairi Ramani
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Sanskrit
Ragas: Nasikabhusani
Talas: Adi
Sources:
- karnatik.com
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
- YouTube: Video
Lyrics
pallavi
maravairi ramani manju bhasini
anupallavi
krura danavebha varanari gauri
caraNam
karma bandha varana niskama varade dharmasamvardhani sada vadana hase subha phalade
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
mAra vairi ramaNI manju bhAshiNI
Anupallavi:
krUra dAnav(E)bha vAraN(A)ri gaurI (mAra)
Charanam:
kArma bandha vAraNa nishkAma citta varadE
dharma saMvardhani sadA vadana hAsE Shubha Vadane
In some versions, "sadaa vadana haasE shubha phaladE" is replaced with "tyaagaraaja vinutha."
Meaning: (Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.in/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-
maara-vairi-ramani.html)
O Beloved (“ramaNI”) of Lord Siva – enemy (“vairi”) of cupid (“mAra”)! O Sweet (“manju”) Spoken
(“bhAshiNI”)!
O Mother gaurI – the Lioness – enemy (“ari”) of elephant (“vAraNa”) (“vAraNAri”) - to the cruel
(“krUra”) elephantine (“ibha”) demons (“dAnava”) (“dAnavEbha”)!
O Beloved of Lord Siva! O Sweet-spoken!
O Mother who is an obstacle (“vAraNa”) to those bound (“bandha”) by desires (“kAma”)! O Bestower
of Boons (“varadE”) to those whose minds (“citta”) - literally intellect - are bereft of desires
(“nishkAma”)!
O Mother dharma saMvardhani abiding at tiruvaiyAru! O Mother who has ever (“sadA”) smiling
(“hAsE”) (literally laughing) face (“vadanE”)! O Bestower of auspicious (“Subha”) results (“phaladE”)
to this tyAgarAja! O Beloved of Lord Siva! O Sweet-spoken!
Pallavi:
mAra vairi ramaNI manju bhAshiNI
O Beloved (“ramaNI”) of Lord Siva – enemy (“vairi”) of cupid (“mAra”)!
1 2 3 1 2 3
pmG G , - r ; – S || , r R G ; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - Vai - ri - Rama ni - - -
pmG G , - s R – S || , g R G ; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - Vai - ri - Rama ni - - -
mpd-m pm- gm g-gr s || G R G; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - - Vai - -- ri Rama ni - - -
O Sweet (“manju”) Spoken (“bhAshiNI”)!
GM P – mp D - P || P ; ; ; ; ; ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - -
pmG G , - s R – S || , g R G ; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - Vai - ri - Rama ni - - -
GM P – mp D - P || P ; ; ; ; ; ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - -
mpd-m pm- gm g-gr s || G R gMg ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - - Vai - -- ri Rama ni - - -
gmP P – mp D - N || ndD ; ; ; ; ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - -
mpd-m pm- gm g-gr s || G R GM G; ||
Ma-- ra - - Vai - -- ri Rama ni - - -
GM P – mp D - N || ndD ; ; DP ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - -
mpd n s- nd p m-gr s || , g R G; ;; ||
Ma-- - - ra- Vai - - -ri Rama ni - - -
gmpd N – dn S - N || S ; ; ; ; ; ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - -
mpd n s- nd p m-gr s || , g R GM G; ||
Ma-- - - ra- Vai - - -ri Rama ni - - -
GM P – mp D - N || NS ; ; ;; ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - -
mpd n s- nd p m-gr s || , g R G; ;; ||
Ma-- - - ra- Vai - - -ri Rama ni - - -
gmpd N – dn S - sr || rS-r s-sn-n d-dpd ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - ---
pmG G , - s R – S || , g R G ; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - Vai - ri - Rama ni - - -
gmpd N – dn S - sr || rS-r s nd-s n-dpd ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - ---
pmG G , - s R – S || , n D P ; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - Vai - ri - Rama ni - - -
Anupallavi:
krUra dAnav(E)bha vAraN(A)ri gaurI (mAra)
Enemy to the cruel (“krUra”) elephantine (“ibha”) demons (“dAnava”) (“dAnavEbha”)!
DN D – dp P P || dn S N–S ; ; ||
KrU- ra dA - na vE - - - bha - -
DN D – dp P P || dn S N–N S ; ||
KrU- ra dA - na vE - - - bha - -
dns- p dn – mp d- gmp || dn S N – N S ; ||
KrU-ra - - dA- - na - - vE - - - bha - -
dns- p d-p mg r- gmp || dn S N – N S ; ||
KrU-ra - dA- - - na - - vE - - - bha - -
dns- p d-p mg r- gmp || dn sr rn – S R ; ||
KrU-ra - dA- - - na - - vE - - - bha - -
O Mother gaurI – the Lioness – enemy (“ari”) of elephant (“vAraNa”) (“vAraNAri”)
G, r ; - sn dn – S || sn dn sr – rs ndpm ||
vA-ra - NA- - - ri gau- - - - - - rI- - -
dns- p d-p mg r- gmp || dn sr rn – S R ; ||
KrU-ra - dA- - - na - - vE - - - bha - -
gM - g ; - sn dn – S || sn dn sr – rs ndpd ||
vA- ra - NA- - - ri gau- - - - - - rI- - -
pmG G , - s R – S || , n D P ; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - Vai - ri - Rama ni - - -
dns- p d-p mg r- gmp || dn sr rn – S R ; ||
KrU-ra - dA- - - na - - vE - - - bha - -
gM - g ; - sn dn – S || sn dn sr – rs ndpd ||
vA- ra - NA- - - ri gau- - - - - - rI- - -
mpd n s- nd p m-gr s || , g R G; ;; ||
Ma-- - - ra- Vai - - -ri Rama ni - - -
gmpd N – dn S - sr || rS-r s nd-s n-dpd ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - ---
pmG G , - s R – S || , n D P ; ; ; ||
Ma-- ra - Vai - ri - Rama ni - - -
Charanam:
kArma bandha vAraNa nishkAma citta varadE
dharma saMvardhani sadA vadana hAsE Shubha Vadane
O Mother who is an obstacle (“vAraNa”) to those bound (“bandha”) by desires (“kAma”)!
P; Dnd dpP ; pm || gmdp pm- G ; rs ||
kA- rma- ban- - dha vA- - ra- Na - nish
O Bestower of Boons (“varadE”) to those whose minds (“citta”) - literally intellect - are bereft of desires
(“nishkAma”)!
S, r G ,g ;M || , p M P ; ; ; ||
kA-- ma ci - tta - va ra dE - - -
P; D P ; pm || gmdp pm- G ; rs ||
kA- rma- ban- - dha vA- - ra- Na - nish
S, r G ,g ;M || , p M P ; ; ; ||
kA-- ma ci - tta - va ra dE - - -
P; Dnd dppm ; M || pmG G- R ; rs ||
kA- rma- ban- - dha vA- - ra- Na - nish
S r -g ;G ,M, || N D P ; ; ; ||
kA-ma - ci - tta va ra dE - - -
P; Dnd dpP ; pm || gmdp dm- mg R- rs ||
kA- rma- ban- - dha vA- - ra- Na - nish
S r -g ;G ,M, || N D dpP ; ; ||
kA-ma - ci - tta va ra dE - - -
O Mother dharma saMvardhani abiding at tiruvaiyAru!
DN D – dp M P || dn S N–S ; ; ||
dha- rma saM - - var- - dha ni - -
; ; ; ; ;; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||
---- - - -- - - - - --
DN D – dp M P || dn S N–S ; ; ||
dha- rma saM - - var- - dha ni - -
dns- p d-p mg r- gmp || dn S N – N S ; ||
dha- rma - saM - - - - - var- - dha ni - -
dns- p dn – mp d- gmp || dn S N – N S ; ||
dha- rma - - saM - - - - - var- - dha ni - -
dns- p d-p mg r- gmp || dn sr rn – S R ; ||
dha- rma - saM - - - - - - var- - dha ni - -
O Mother who has ever (“sadA”) smiling (“hAsE”) (literally laughing) face (“vadanE”)!
gG- r ; - sn dn – S || sn dn sr – rs ndpm ||
vada na - hA- - - sE Shu-bha- Va- da ne - -
dns- p d-p mg r- gmp || dn sr rn – S R ; ||
dha- rma - saM - - - - - - var- - dha ni - -
gM - g ; - sn dn – S || sn dn sr – rs ndpd ||
vada na - hA- - - sE Shu-bha- Va- da ne - -
mpd n s- nd p m-gr s || , n D P; ;; ||
Ma-- - - ra- Vai - - -ri Rama ni - - -
gmpd N – dn S - sr || rS-r s nd-s n-dpd ||
Man- ju bhA- - shi NI - - - ---
pmG G ; ; ; || ; ; ; sr , rS ||
Ma-- ra - - - - - - Vai ri -
; ; ;; , n D || D ; ; ; DN ||
Rama ni - - - --
dpP ;; , p M || grG ;; , r S ||
Rama ni - - - ra ma
R; ; ; ;; || S R S ; ; ; ||
Ni - - - -- - - - - - -