Minaksi Me Mudam Dehi

Composition by Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

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Title: Minaksi Me Mudam Dehi

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Gamakakriya

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)

Lyrics

pallavi

minaksi me mudam dehi mecakangi rajamatangi

anupallavi

manamatrume maye marakata caye sivajaye minalocani pasamocani manini kadamba vanavasini

caraNam

madurapuri nilaye manivalaye malayadhvaja pandya raja tanaye vidhuvidambana vadane vijaye vinagana dasa gamakakriye madhyamakala madhu mada modita hrdaye sadaye mahadeva sundaresapriye madhu suraripu sodari satodari vidhi guruguha vasankari sankari

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
mInAkSi mE mudam dEhi mEcakAHNgi rAjamAtaHNgi

Anupallavi:
mAnamAtRmEyE mAyE marakata chAyE shivajAyE
mInalOcani pAshamOcani mAnini kadambavanavAsini

Charanam:
madhurApurinilayE maNivalayE
malayadhvaja pANDya rAja tanayE
vidhuviDambana vadanE vijayE
vINAgAna dashagamakakriyE
madhumadamOdita hRdayE sadayE mahAdEva sundarEshapriyE
madhumuraripu sOdari shAtOdari vidhiguruguhavashaHNkari shaHNkari

Meaning: (From T.K. Govinda Rao’s book)
Pallavi: O goddess Meenakshi, the bluish (“mecha”) hued one (“kaangi”), the Raaja Maatangi, give
(“dehi”) me (“me”) bliss (“mudam”)!

Anupallavi: She is the knower (“maana”), the knowledge (“maatru”), the known (“meye”) and also the
means of knowledge (“maaye”).
She is of the hue (“chaaye”) of emerald (“marakata”) and the beloved (“jaaye”) of Siva.
She has eyes (“lochani”) that resemble fish (“meena”).
She removes (“mochani”) all bondages (“pasha”) of the world.
She is the eternal one (“maanini”), who resides (“vaasini”) in the forest (“vana”) of Kadamba.

Charanam: She is enshrined (“nilaye”) in the holy city (“puri”) of Madhura.
She is adorned with gemset (“mani”) bangles (“valaye”).
She is the daughter (“tanaye”) of Malayadhvaja Paandyaraaja.
The beauty of Her face (“vadane”) outshines (“vidambana”) that of the moon (“vidhu”).
She is the victorious one (“vijaye”).
She plays (“kriye”) the ten (“dasha”) kinds of Gamakas on the Vina.
She is delighted (“modhita”) with the sweetness (“madha”) of honey (“madhu”).
She is compassionate (“hrudaye”). She is the beloved (“priye”) of Mahadeva-Sundaresha.
She is the sister (“sodhari”) of Vishnu, who is the enemy (“ripu”) of demons Madhu and Mura.
She has a slender (“shaath-“) waist (“udari”).
She captivates (“vashankari”) Brahma (“vidhi”) and Guruguha. She is Shankari.

Pallavi:
mInAkSi mE mudam dEhi mEcakAHNgi rAjamAtaHNgi

O goddess Meenakshi, give (“dehi”) me (“me”) bliss (“mudam”)!

  1           2       3        4               5          6        7            8
S; ;;    Srs Srd S , r G ; pmR G M          | P; ;;    M ; D M | G R- G ;   gmpm g R ,         ||
mI - -   - - - - - nA-- - - kSi- - - -        mE - -   mu dam- - - dE-      - - - - hi - -

S; ;;    pmgr grsd S , r G ;      pmR G nd     | dpP ; ; M ; D M | G R- G ;             gmpm g R ,        ||
mI - -   - - - - - - nA-- - -     kSi- - - -     mE - - mu dam- - - dE-                 - - - - hi - -

S ; ; ,d pmgr grsd S , r G ;      pmR G nd     | dpP ; ; M ; D M | G R- G ;             gmpm g R ,        ||
mI - - - - - - - - - nA-- - -     kSi- - - -     mE - - mu dam- - - dE-                 - - - - hi - -

S ; ; ,d pmgr grsd S , r G ;      pmR G M      | gmds ; ; ND P M | G R- G ;             gdpm g R ,        ||
mI - - - - - - - - - nA-- - -     kSi- - - -     mE - - mu dam- - - dE-                 - - - - hi - -

… the bluish (“mecha”) hued one (“kaangi”), the Raaja Maatangi

S; ;;    ; rg rs S     Srs DN      PD P ;      | S,r G ;      G , r G ; | ; ; gmpm g R , S ;              ||
mE- -    - -- ca- -    kA- --     HNgi - -       rA- - -      ja-- mA- - - taHN-- gi - - - -

S; ;;    dsrg rs S     Srs DN      ; ; PD      | P ; - S,r    G;-G,r | G;;;             gmpm g R ,        ||
mE- -    - --- ca- -   kA- --      - - HNgi - - - - rA-       - - ja-- mA - - -         taHN-- gi - -

[sometimes finish...]
S ; ; ,d pmgr grsd S , r G ;      pmR G M      | gmds ; ; ND P M | M G - G R               S; ;;          ||
mI - - - - - - - - - nA-- - -     kSi- - - -     mE - - mu dam- dE- - -                    hi - -

Anupallavi:
mAnamAtRmEyE mAyE marakata chAyE shivajAyE
mInalOcani pAshamOcani mAnini kadambavanavAsini

She is the knower (“maana”), the knowledge (“maatru”), the known (“meye”) and also the means of
knowledge (“maaye”),

 1           2             3        4                      5          6         7                  8
P;;;     P,m- DM        G R – G ,r G ; -G ; |       gmpm- gR , S ; - Srd | S, r G M            P; ;;      ||
mA- -    na-- mA-       - - tRu- - - mE-             - - - - yE -- - - - -- mA-- -             yE - --

P;;;     P,m- DM        G R – G ,r G ; -G ; |       gmpm- gR , S ; - rsnd ; | S, r G M          P; ;;     ||
mA- -    na-- mA-       - - tRu- - - mE-             - - - - yE -- - - - --   mA-- -            yE - --

She is of the hue (“chaaye”) of emerald (“marakata”) and the beloved (“jaaye”) of Siva.

; ; G , m ; P- MP       mpD ; ;       D ; D sn |    PD P ;        ; D dpP ; | S ; dsR         rs S ; ;    ||
- - ma ra - ka ta-      -- - --      chA- - --      yE- - -       - shiva- - - jA- - - -      yE -- - -

; ; G , m ; P- MP       mpD ; ;       D ; D sn |    PD P ;        ; D dP, ; | S ; dsrg        rs S ; ;    ||
- - ma ra - ka ta-      -- - --      chA- - --      yE- - -       - shiva- - - jA- - - -      yE -- - -

; ; G , m ; P- MP       mpD ; ;       D ; dr sn |   PD P ;         ; dn dpP ;    | S ; dsrg    rs S ; ;   ||
- - ma ra - ka ta-      -- - --      chA- - --      yE- - -       - shiva- - -    jA- - - -   yE -- - -

She has eyes (“lochani”) that resemble fish (“meena”).
She removes (“mochani”) all bondages (“pasha”) of the world.
She is the eternal one (“maanini”).
She resides (“vaasini”) in the forest (“vana”) of Kadamba.

DS R – S ; R – S ; snD N- P D – P P ; |             G M – R G ; - G N D | M G - G md m- gR S S ||
mI-na lO - ca ni - pA—sha mO - cani -               mA- ni ni - ka dam- - ba va na- - vA- sini

DS R – S ; R – S ; snD N- P D – P P ; |                ndpm –R G ; - G N D | M G - G md m- gR S S ||
mI-na lO - ca ni - pA—sha mO - cani -                  mA- ni ni - ka dam- - ba va na- - vA- sini

DS R – sr G- R – S ; snD D- md N – D dpP ; | ndpm –R G ; - G N D | M G - G md m- gR S S ||
mI-na lO - ca ni - pA—sha mO - ca ni -       mA- ni ni - ka dam- - ba va na- - vA- sini

S ; ; ,d pmgr grsd S , r G ;        pmR G nd      | dpP ; ; M ; D M | G R- G ;          gmpm g R ,         ||
mI - - - - - - - - - nA-- - -       kSi- - - -      mE - - mu dam- - - dE-              - - - - hi - -

S; ;;      ; rg rs S     Srs DN     PD P ;        | S,r G ;      G , r G ; | ; ; gmpm g R , S ;            ||
mE- -      - -- ca- -    kA- --    HNgi - -         rA- - -      ja-- mA- - - taHN-- gi - - - -

Charanam:
madhurApurinilayE maNivalayE
malayadhvaja pANDya rAja tanayE
vidhuviDambana vadanE vijayE
vINAgAna dashagamakakriyE
madhumadamOdita hRdayE sadayE mahAdEva sundarEshapriyE
madhumuraripu sOdari shAtOdari vidhiguruguhavashaHNkari shaHNkari

She is enshrined (“nilaye”) in the holy city (“puri”) of Madhura.
She is adorned with gemset (“mani”) bangles (“valaye”).

    1         2                 3         4              5           6         7           8
; ; gdpm R; S ;           ; ; - rg rsnd ;- S , R , |   G; ;;       ;; ;-M| P ;;;       ; - G M – R ||
- - ma-dhu- rA- - -       - - pu-ri- - - -ni- la -     yE- - -    - - - ma Ni - - -    - va la -

GM- gd pm R; S ;           ; ,d –pmgr sd-S , R , | G,r G ; ; ; ; - D | dpP ; ; ; ; - G M – R ||
- yE ma-dhu- rA- - -       - - pu-ri- -- -ni- la - yE- - - - - - ma Ni - - -     - va la -

She is the daughter (“tanaye”) of Malayadhvaja Paandyaraaja.

GM- P P       P ; ; ,m     NDDP         P;;;      | P,m- DM        G R – G R | G ; - G ; gmpm- R ; ||
- yE mala     ya - - -     dhva-ja -    pA- -       NDya rA-       - - ja - - - ta- na- - - yE –

The beauty of Her face (“vadane”) outshines (“vidambana”) that of the moon (“vidhu”).
She is the victorious one (“vijaye”).

S ; - G , m ; D mdS ; ; ; R S            R- R Srg | rsnd ; , s S S ; Srd | ; ; S , r ; G ; ; ||
- - vi- dhu - vi Dam-- - - - -           - ba na    - - - - -vada nE-- - - - - - vi- ja - yE - -

; ; - G , m ; D mdS ; ; ; R S            R- R Srg | rsnd ; , s S S rg rsnd ; | ; ; S , r ; G ; ; ||
- - vi- dhu - vi Dam-- - - - -           - ba na    - - - - -vada nE-- - - -  - - vi- ja - yE - -

She plays (“kriye”) the ten (“dasha”) kinds of Gamakas on the Vina.

gR , ; ;        S;;;        snD N D       P; ;; | GMRG              GNDM       | g R , ; pm gR , S ;       ||
vI- - -         NA- -       gA-- - -      na - - - da - sha-        ga- ma -     ka - - - kri- yE - - --

She is delighted (“modhita”) with the sweetness (“madha”) of honey (“madhu”).
She is compassionate (“hrudaye”).
She is the beloved (“priye”) of Mahadeva-Sundaresha.

gd pm G R   S ; S D S R G ; pmgr G ; | P P ; -P               D P - S ; | R-S ; sn D- R S ;    ||
ma-dhu-mada mO di ta hRda yE sa-da-yE  mahA dE                - va sun darE- sha- - priyE-

She is the sister (“sodhari”) of Vishnu, who is the enemy (“ripu”) of demons Madhu and Mura.
She has a slender (“shaath-“) waist (“udari”).
She captivates (“vashankari”) Brahma (“vidhi”) and Guruguha.
She is Shankari.

S R G- R       SS–S;      S R- sn D dSn- MD | G R S- sn N D – P P | ,m- gr G ; gmdm G R ||
Madhumura      ripu sO-   da ri shA-- tO-- da ri vi dhi guru guha vashaHN- ka- ri- shaHN-kari

S ; ; ,d pmgr grsd S , r G ;    pmR G nd     | dpP ; ; M ; D M | G R- G ;     gmpm g R ,       ||
mI - - - - - - - - - nA-- - -   kSi- - - -     mE - - mu dam- - - dE-         - - - - hi - -

S; ;;   ; rg rs S    Srs DN      PD P ;      | S,r G ;   G , r G ; | ; ; gmpm g R , S ;        ||
mE- -   - -- ca- -   kA- --     HNgi - -       rA- - -   ja-- mA- - - taHN-- gi - - - -