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Maya Atita

Composition by Ponniah Pillai

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Title: Maya Atita

Composer: Ponniah Pillai

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Mayamalava Govla

Talas: Rupaka

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Lyrics

pallavi

mayatita svarupini nannu brovave maha tripurasundari sankari

anupallavi

mayamalavagaula desamuna mahimagala tolararcincu (or yatulakellanu) isvari (sankari) madhyamakalam kayajuni vairiki prana kanta brhadisvari (or jagadisvari) krpa seya valenu ma guruguha svamiki ne dasudaiti maya athitha svarupini nannu brovave maha thripura sundari sankari govri

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi
Mayaa Atheetha Swaroopini Nannu brovave
Maha Thripura Sundari Sankari Gowri

samaashTi caraNam

Mayamalava gowla desha muna,
Mahimagala doralarchinchu muniswari,
Kayajuni vairiki prana kaanthaa Brahadheeswari ,
Kripa seya valenu maa Guru guha swamiki ne dasudaithi

Meaning: (Courtesy: PR Ramachander)
Oh Goddess whose form (“swaroopini”) is beyond (“ateeta”) illusion (“maya”), Please protect
(“Brovave”) me (“Nannu”). Oh great (“maha”) beauty (“Sundari”) of Tripura, Oh Gowri, the consort
of Shankara (“shankari”) !

In the land (“desha muna”) of Mayamalavagowla, Oh Goddess you are worshipped by Lords
(“doralarchinchu muniswari”), by chanting your greatness (“mahima-gala”),
Oh great Goddess (“brahadeeshwari”) who is life like (“prana”) consort (“kantha”) of the enemy
(“vairiki”) of God of love (Bodiless one - Kayajuni)
Please show your mercy (“kripa seya valenu”). I am (“ne”) the servant (“dasudaithi”) of the teacher
Lord (“swamiki”) Subramanya (“guru guha”)

Pallavi
Mayaa Atheetha Swaroopini Nannu brovave
Maha Thripura Sundari Sankari Gowri

Oh Goddess whose form (“swaroopini”) is beyond (“ateeta”) illusion (“maya”)…

S;      R;    G ; || M ; P- pp  mg M       || P ;    ;;     ;;       ||
Ma      yaa   Athee tha Swaroo- - - pi        ni -   --     --

… Please protect (“Brovave”) me (“Nannu”).

S;      R;    G ; || M ; P- pp  mg M       || P ;    ;;     P D || P ;       ,m-gm g-rs n         ||
Ma      yaa   Athee tha Swaroo- - - pi        ni -   --     Nannu  bro        -- va- - ve—

S rs    R gr G mg|| M pm -dp- pp mg- M || P ;        ;;     P D || P ;       ,m-gm g-rs n         ||
Ma      yaa Athee tha - Swa roo- - - pi ni -         --     Nannu  bro        -- va- - ve—

S rs    R gr G mg|| M pm -dp- pp mg- M || P ;        ;;     gm pd || nsn-d pm-gm g-rs n           ||
Ma      yaa Athee tha - Swa roo- - - pi ni -         --     Nan-nu   bro   -- va- - ve—

sr ss   rg rr gm gg|| mpmm -dp- pp mg- M || P ;      ;;     gm pd || nsn-d pm-gm g-rs n           ||
Ma      yaa Athee tha - Swa roo- - - pi ni -         --     Nan-nu   bro   -- va- - ve—

sr ss   rg rr gm gg|| mpmm -dp- pp mg- M || P ;     ;;      gm pd || SrsS-d pm-Mpm G -rs n ||
Ma      yaa Athee tha - Swa roo- - - pi ni -        --      Nan-nu   bro    -- va- - ve—

Oh great (“maha”) beauty (“Sundari”) of Tripura, Oh Gowri, the consort of Shankara (“shankari”) !

S sn      D – dn dd P || gmdd     pm- gm gr – pm || R ; ; sr gm -pd || nsn-d pm- gm g-rsn ||
Maha      - Thri- pu-ra Sun--     - - - - - - da- ri - - San- - - - - - - - ka - - ri - - - -

Sgr rs Rmg gr Gpm mg|| Mdp pm -dp- pp mg- M || P ; ; ; gm pd || SrsS-d pm-Mpm G -rs n ||
Ma     yaa   Athee -- tha - - Swa roo- - - pi ni - - - Nan- nu  bro    -- - va- - ve—

S sn      D – pn dd P || gmdd     pm- gm gr – pm || R ; ; sr gm -pd || nsn-d pm- gm g-rsn ||
Maha      - Thri- pu-ra Sun--     - - - - - - da- ri - - San- - - - - - - - ka - - ri - - - -

S;      ;R    ; G || ; M   ,d- pp mg M      || pdpd dm ;    P;      ||
Ma      yaa   Athee tha    Swaroo- - - pi      ni - --      --

samaashTi caraNam

Mayamalava gowla desha muna,
Mahimagala doralarchinchu muniswari,
Kayajuni vairiki prana kaanthaa Brahadheeswari ,
Kripa seya valenu maa Guru guha swamiki ne dasudaithi

In the land (“desha muna”) of Mayamalavagowla …

;D      ,P,    mP,; n || dP, M gMg rg-rs || S – sr , g- M P ; || ; ;     ; ; pmg-r ||
Ma       ya    ma - - la-- va gow- - - la- - de- - sha mu na                 Am—ba

gm- P , dm P mP,; n || dP, M gMg R- S || ; – sr , g- M P ; || ; ;         ; pm gr- sr ||
   Ma ya     ma - - la-- va gow- - - la- - de- - sha mu na                 Am— - -

gm- P , dm P mP,; n || dP, M gMg rg-rs ||rn – sr , g- M P ; || ; ;         ; pm gr- sr ||
ba Ma ya     ma - - la-- va gow- - - la- - de- - sha mu na                   Am— - -

gm- P , dm P mP,; n || dP, M gMg rg-rs ||rn – sr , g- M P ; ||
ba Ma ya     ma - - la-- va gow- - - la- - de- - sha mu na

Oh Goddess you are worshipped by Lords (“doralarchinchu muniswari”), by chanting your greatness
(“mahima-gala”),

; ps , s N     pdpd     || pd ns d p pm G ; || gm dd pm-gm gr- pm || gr ; ; R S ; ||
Mahi maga      la - -      do-ra- lar- - - chin- chu-mu- - - ni- -- swa- ri - - - - - -

Oh great Goddess (“brahadeeshwari”) who is life like (“prana”) consort (“kantha”) of the enemy
(“vairiki”) of God of love (Bodiless one - Kayajuni)

M g r s- P m g R s || s r g m p m – g m , p D || N S             ; ;     ; ;   ||
Kayaju ni vairi ki prana kaan-thaa- Braha dhee- swa- ri -        - -     - -

Oh great Goddess (“brahadeeshwari”) who is life like (“prana”) consort (“kantha”) of the enemy
(“vairiki”) of God of love (Bodiless one - Kayajuni)
… Please show your mercy (“kripa seya valenu”). I am (“ne”) the servant (“dasudaithi”) of the teacher
Lord (“swamiki”) Subramanya (“guru guha”)

M g r s- P m g R s || s r g m p m – g m p d n s || S n - d n d -P            g m p d ||
Kayaju ni vairi ki prana kaan-thaa- Braha dhee- swari Kripa seya va lenu maa Guru guha

S n d p m – g m g – g r s ||
swamiki ne - da - su dai-thi

S;      R;    G ; || M ; P- pp  mg M        || P ;    ;;   ;;       ||
Ma      yaa   Athee tha Swaroo- - - pi         ni -   --   --

M g r s- P m g R s || s r g m p m – g m p d n s || S n - d n d -P            g m p d ||
Kayaju ni vairi ki prana kaan-thaa- Braha dhee- swari Kripa seya va lenu maa Guru guha

S n d p m – g m g – g r s ||
swamiki ne - da - su dai-thi

sr ss   rg rr gm gg|| mpmm -dp- pp mg- M || P ;       ;;   gm pd || SrsS-d pm-Mpm G -rs n ||
Ma      yaa Athee tha - Swa roo- - - pi ni -          --   Nan-nu   bro    -- va- - ve—

S sn      D – pn dd P || gmdd    pm- gm gr – pm || R ; ; sr gm -pd || nsn-d pm- gm g-rsn ||
Maha      - Thri- pu-ra Sun--    - - - - - - da- ri - - San- - - - - - - - ka - - ri - - - -

S;      ;R    ; G || ; M   ,d- pp mg M      || ndpd dm ;   P;       ||
Ma      yaa   Athee tha    Swaroo- - - pi      ni - --     --

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