Mohana Rama
Composition by Tyaagaraaja
About
Title: Mohana Rama
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu
Ragas: Mohana
Talas: Adi
Sources:
- karnatik.com
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
- YouTube: Video 1
- YouTube: Video 2
Lyrics
pallavi
mohana rama mukhajita soma mudduga balkuma (mohana)
anupallavi
mohana rama modati daivama mohamu nipai monasi yunnadira (mohana)
caraNam
dhara manujavatara mahima vini sura kinnara kimpurusa vidyadhara surapati vidhi vibhakara candradulu-karagucu premato vara mrga paksi vanara tanuvulace girini velayu sitavara cirakalamu guri maimaraci sevinciri vara tyagaraja varadakhila jagan (mohana)
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
mOhana rAma mukha jita sOma
mudduga palkumA
anupallavi
mOhana rAma modaTi daivamA
mOhamu nIpai monasi(y)unnadirA (mOhana)
caraNam
dhara manuj(A)vatAra mahima vini
sura kinnara kimpurusha vidyAdhara
sura pati vidhi vibhAkara candr(A)dulu
karagucu prEmatO
vara mRga pakshi vAnara tanuvulacE
girini velayu sItA vara cira kAlamu
guri tappaka mai maraci sEvinciri
vara tyAgarAja varad(A)khila jagan(mOhana)
Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-
vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/02/thyagaraja-kriti-mohana-rama-raga.html
Sahityam: P: mOhana rAma mukha jita sOma
mudduga palkumA
Meaning: O Captivating (mOhana) Lord rAma whose face (mukha) vanquishes (jita) the moon (sOma)! Please
speak (palkumA) to me charmingly (mudduga).
Sahityam: A: mOhana rAma modaTi daivamA
Meaning: O Captivating (mOhana) Lord rAma - the foremost (modaTi) (literally first) God (daivamA)!
Sahityam: mOhamu nIpai monasi-unnadirA (mOhana)
Meaning: I have been captivated by You (mOhamu nIpai monasiyunnadirA) (literally attraction (mOhamu) towards
You (nIpai) has developed (monasi unnadirA) (monasiyunnadirA)).
O Captivating Lord rAma whose face vanquishes the moon! Please speak to me charmingly.
Sahityam: dhara manuja-avatAra mahima vini sura kinnara kimpurusha vidyAdhara
Meaning: Hearing (vini) Your greatness (mahima) of having incarnated (avatAra) as a human being (manuja)
(manujAvatAra) in the World (dhara), celestials (sura), kinnara, kimpurusha, vidyAdhara,
Sahityam: sura pati vidhi vibhAkara candra-Adulu karagucu prEmatO
Meaning: ... indra – Lord (pati) of celestials, brahmA (vidhi), Sun (vibhAkara), moon (candra) and others (Adulu)
(candrAdulu),
melting (karagucu) with love (prEmatO),
Sahityam: vara mRga pakshi vAnara tanuvulacE girini velayu sItA vara cira kAlamu
Meaning: ... having embodied (tanuvulacE) (literally with bodies) as blessed (vara) animals (mRga), birds (pakshi)
and monkeys (vAnara),
O Consort (vara) of sItA shining (velayu) on the Mount (girini) prasravaNa or suvEla!
Sahityam: guri tappaka mai maraci sEvinciri vara tyAgarAja varada-akhila jagan-(mOhana)
Meaning: .. without missing (tappaka) the aim (guri), worshipped (sEvinciri) You for a long (cira) time (kAlamu)
bereft of body (mai) consciousness (maraci);
O Great (vara) Bestower of boons (varada) on this tyAgarAja!
O Lord SrI rAma who captivates (mOhana) the whole (akhila) (varadAkhila) Universe (jagat) (jaganmOhana)
whose face vanquishes the moon! Please speak to me charmingly.
Pallavi:
mOhana rAma mukha jita sOma mudduga palkumA
Sahityam: P: mOhana rAma mukha jita sOma mudduga palkumA
Meaning: O Captivating (mOhana) Lord rAma whose face (mukha) vanquishes (jita) the moon (sOma)! Please
speak (palkumA) to me charmingly (mudduga).
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;; S; D–SR; G; ; ; ; ; Rgr |R;- S ; D–SR; G; ; ; ; ; Rgr ||
mO - ha na rA - - - - ma-- - - mO - ha na rA - - - - ma--
R; ; rsD ; –SR; G G D P ; gp G R | srgg - rsD ; sd – S R ; G G D P G P G R ||
mO - ha na rA - - - - - ma-- - - mO - ha na rA - - - - ma--
srgg- rsD ; sd – S R ; G G P ds D P G R | srgg- rsD ; sd – S R ; G G P ds D P G R ||
- - - mO - ha na rA - - - - - ma- - - - mO - ha na rA - - - - - ma
srgg- rsD ; sd – S R ; srgp DS ; P dsdp | grsr - rsD ; sd – S R ; srgp DS ; P dsdp ||
- - - mO - ha na rA - - - - ma- - - - mO - ha na rA - - - ma –
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grsr- rsD ; sd – S R ; srgp dsrg rs-ds dp-gp | grsr -Pg-p ; D , S, Srs DP pgdp G ; ||
- - - mO - ha na rA - - - ma--- - - - - - mu-kha - ji- ta- sO- - - - - - ma
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; R- rG-rs ; - S , r D S ,r G ; R – gd , pdp | R S ; ; ; ; ; G P ds ; D P G R – rg ||
- - mu- - - dduga- pal- - - - - ku- - - - mA- - - - - Sri rA - - mA - - - Ja
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, rS – srgr sd - S R ; srgp dsrg rs-ds dp-gp | grsr -gpgg , -p ; D , S, srgr dsrs pdsd gpdp ||
gan- mO - - ha na rA - - - ma--- - - - - - mu-- kha - ji- ta- sO- - - - - - ma
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grS-gpdr sr-ds pd-gp grsd - srG R – gd pdP | gRs - ; ; ; ; ; G pdsr grsd rsdp – sdp- p ||
- - mu- - - ddu-- ga- - - - pal- - ku- - - - mA- - - - - - Sri rA - - - - mA- Ja -- gan
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grsr- rsD ; ; - S R; srgp dsrg rs-ds dp-gp | grsr -gpgg , -pd | pp ,-dsdd , S, sr srgr ds dsrs pd pdsd gpdp ||
- - - mO - - ha na rA - - - ma--- - - - - - mu-- kha -- ji- - ta- sO- - - - - - - - - ma - -
grS- gpdr sr-ds pd-gp grsd - srG R – gd pdP | gRs - ; ; ; ; ; G pdsr gr sd rsdp – sdp- p ||
- - mu- - - ddu-- ga- - - - pal- - ku- - - - mA- - - - - - Sri rA - - mA- - - - Ja -- gan
grsr -sd ; ; – G R ; gddp grG ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; RS R ; ;D–S; ; ; ; ; ||
mO - ha na rA - ma-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -
anupallavi
mOhana rAma modaTi daivamA
mOhamu nIpai monasi(y)unnadirA (mOhana)
Sahityam: A: mOhana rAma modaTi daivamA
Meaning: O Captivating (mOhana) Lord rAma - the foremost (modaTi) (literally first) God (daivamA)!
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;; ;- D ; D D; ;P D ; ; ; PD | dpG ; - D ; D D; ;P D ; ; ; Pds ||
mO - ha na- - rA - - - - ma- - - - - mO - ha na- - rA - - - - ma
dpGpg- D ; D D; ; P D pd sdS-,d-rs | dp-sdpg - pd sd D D ; ; P D pd sdS,d - rs ||
mO - ha na- - rA - - - - - ma- - - - - - mO - - ha na- - rA - - - - - - ma
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dp-sdpg- pd sd- D D ; ; P D pd sdS ; - dsR | , sdp G – G P D – S ; R ; - rSr G - R R ; ||
mO - ha na- - rA - - - - - - ma- - - - mo daTi dai - - - -- - va mA
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; ; ; - rsD ; D D ; P D pd sd S ; ; - dsR | , sdp G – G P D – S ; R ; - rSr G - R R ; ||
mO - ha na- rA - - - - - - - ma- - - - mo daTi dai - - - -- - va mA
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; ; R r-ss ,d- D D ; P D pd sd S ; ; - dsR | , sdp G – G P D – S ; R ; - rSr G - rs r-pG ||
mO - - ha na - rA - - - - - - - ma- - - - mo daTi dai - - - -- - va- - mA
Sahityam: mOhamu nIpai monasi-unnadirA (mOhana)
Meaning: I have been captivated by You (mOhamu nIpai monasiyunnadirA) (literally attraction (mOhamu) towards
You (nIpai) has developed (monasi unnadirA) (monasiyunnadirA)).
O Captivating Lord rAma whose face vanquishes the moon! Please speak to me charmingly.
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; ; G , r ; G , R, S ; ; ; ; ; D P | D ; - G , r ; G , R, S ; ; ; ; ; DP ||
mO - - ha- mu nI - - - - - pai- - - mO - - ha- mu nI - - - - - pai-
D; G , r ; gP - gR srgr S ; ; ; drss D | D P - G , r ; gP - gR srgr S ; ; ; drss D ||
mO - - ha- mu nI - - - - - pai- - - - mO - - - ha- mu nI - - - - - pai-
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; ; G , r ; gP - gR srgr srgr S ; - D P | dsrg - G g- r R-sS - dP G G Pds DP – GR ||
mO - - ha- mu nI - - - - - pai- - - - mo- na - si- (y)un na- di – - - rA-
S ;- G , r ; gP - gR srgr srgr S ; - D P | dsrg - G g- r R-sS - dP pgdp-sdrs grsd - rsdp ||
mO - - ha- mu nI - - - - - pai- - - - mo- na - si- (y)un na- di – - - - rA-
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grS- G , r ; gP - gR srgr srgr S ; - D P | dsrg - G g- r R-sS - dP pgdp-sdrs grsd - rsdp ||
mO - - ha- mu nI - - - - - pai- - - - mo- na - si- (y)un na- di – - - - rA-
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grsr- rsD ; ; - S R; srgp dsrg rs-ds dp-gp | grsr -gpgg , -pd | pp ,-dsdd , S, sr srgr ds dsrs pd pdsd gpdp ||
- - - mO - - ha na rA - - - ma--- - - - - - mu-- kha -- ji- - ta- sO- - - - - - - - - ma - -
grS- gpdr sr-ds pd-gp grsd - srG R – gd pdP | gRs - ; ; ; ; ; G pdsr gr sd rsdp – sdp- p ||
- -- mu- - - ddu-- ga- - - - pal- - ku- - - - mA- - - - - - Sri rA - - mA- - - - Ja -- gan
; ; sd ; ; – G R ; gddp grG ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; RS R ; ;D–S; ; ; ; ; ||
mO - ha na rA - ma-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -
(mOhana)
caraNam
dhara manuj(A)vatAra mahima vini sura kinnara kimpurusha vidyAdhara
sura pati vidhi vibhAkara candr(A)dulu karagucu prEmatO
vara mRga pakshi vAnara tanuvulacE girini velayu sItA vara cira kAlamu
guri tappaka mai maraci sEvinciri vara tyAgarAja varad(A)khila jagan(mOhana)
Sahityam: dhara manuja-avatAra mahima vini sura kinnara kimpurusha vidyAdhara
Meaning: Hearing (vini) Your greatness (mahima) of having incarnated (avatAra) as a human being (manuja)
(manujAvatAra) in the World (dhara), celestials (sura), kinnara, kimpurusha, vidyAdhara,
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; ; ;-P P-P P ; P ; ; G DP D ; | ; ; - dPd S- D ; S pgpg-P ds D P – G R ||
Dha ra manu - j(A)- - va - - - - - tA- - ra – ma hi- - ma- - vi ni -
S R G- P P-P P ; P ; ; G DP D ; | ; ; - dPd S- D ; S pgpg-P ds D P – G R ||
Dha ra manu - j(A)- - va - - - - - tA- - ra – ma hi- - ma- - vi ni -
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S;-GG P ; DP pg pg - pg dp G P G R | S ; - Rg-rs sd , - S ; - R G ; grrs S – R Rpg ||
Su ra kin- - - na - ra - - kim- - -- - - pu-ru- - - sha vi dyA- - - - dha ra—
Sahityam: sura pati vidhi vibhAkara candra-Adulu karagucu prEmatO
Meaning: ... indra – Lord (pati) of celestials, brahmA (vidhi), Sun (vibhAkara), moon (candra) and others (Adulu)
(candrAdulu),
melting (karagucu) with love (prEmatO),
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
;;;-G P D S ; Srs D P P; D; | ; ; dPd S- D ; - S G G Pds D P – pgdp ||
Su ra pa ti - vi- dhi- vi - bhA ka- - ra - can dr(A)- - - - du lu - -
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grsr- G , g ,r – rG , rss S ; sRd S R gd-dp | R ; S ; ; ; srgp gR, S ; ; ; ; ; ||
- - - ka- ra - - gu- cu- prE- - - - - - - ma- tO - - - - - --- --- -- -- - -
Sahityam: vara mRga pakshi vAnara tanuvulacE girini velayu sItA vara cira kAlamu
Meaning: ... having embodied (tanuvulacE) (literally with bodies) as blessed (vara) animals (mRga), birds (pakshi)
and monkeys (vAnara),
O Consort (vara) of sItA shining (velayu) on the Mount (girini) prasravaNa or suvEla!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; P , p , g- d P Gr S ; ; ; srgp – gRs | S ; ; rg , rssd , ; s r , g rs , - RG ; ; ; ; ||
Va ra -- mRu- ga- pa - - - kshi- - - - vA - -na- - ra-- - - tanu - vula- cE- - - - -
; ; P , p , g- d P Gr RG GR srgp – gRs | S ; ; rg , rssd , ; s r , g rs , - Rpg G ; ; ; ||
Va ra -- mRu- ga- pa - - - kshi- - - - vA - -na- - ra-- - - tanu - vula- cE- - - - -
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; ; ; - G P D – ; S Srs D P P ; dsdp | grsr - G , g ,r- ; R G gpdp – gr G ; rsS ; ||
Gi ri ni - ve la—yu- sI - - - tA -- va ra -- - ci ra kA-- la-mu - - - -
Sahityam: guri tappaka mai maraci sEvinciri vara tyAgarAja varada-akhila jagan-(mOhana)
Meaning: .. without missing (tappaka) the aim (guri), worshipped (sEvinciri) You for a long (cira) time (kAlamu)
bereft of body (mai) consciousness (maraci);
O Great (vara) Bestower of boons (varada) on this tyAgarAja!
O Lord SrI rAma who captivates (mOhana) the whole (akhila) (varadAkhila) Universe (jagat) (jaganmOhana)
whose face vanquishes the moon! Please speak to me charmingly.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; ;-D D–D; ; DP–PD D P – PD | dpG ; - G P D ; - S R ; grsr G- R R ; ||
Gu ri Ta - - ppa- ka - - - mai- - - - - ma raci - sE vin-- - - - ci ri
; ; ; - rsD D – D ; ; DP–PD D P – PD | dpGpg - G P D ; - sr G,r- rSr G- rSr-pg ||
Gu ri Ta - - ppa- ka - - - mai- - - - - - ma raci - sE vin-- - - - ci- ri
; ; ; - G,rssD – D ; ; DP–PD D P – PD | dpGpg - G P D ; - sr G,r- rSr G- rSr-pg ||
Gu ri Ta - - ppa- ka - - - mai- - - - - - ma raci - sE vin-- - - - ci- ri
; ; G , r ; gP - gR srgr S ; ; ; drss D | D P - G , r ; gP - gR srgr S ; ; ; drss D ||
Va ra - tyA-ga- rA- - - - - - ja - - - - Va ra - tyA-ga- rA- - - - - - ja - - -
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P ; G , r ; gP - gR srgr srgr S ; - D P | dsrg – R , - s ; D, P, G G Pds DP – GR ||
Va ra - tyA-ga- rA- - - - - - ja - - - - va - ra - d(A)- - - - khi- la - - -
S ;- G , r ; gP - gR srgr srgr S ; - D P | dsrg - G g- r R-sS - dP pgdp-sdrs grsd - rsdp ||
Va ra - tyA-ga- rA- - - - - - ja - - - - va - ra - d(A)- - khi- la - -- ---
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grS- G , r ; gP - gR srgr srgr S ; - D P | dsrg - G g- r R-sS - dP pgdp-sdrs grsd - rsdp ||
Va ra - tyA-ga- rA- - - - - - ja - - - - va - ra - d(A)- - khi- la - - - ja- -
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grsr- rssd ; ; - S R; srgp dsrg rs-ds dp-gp | grsr -gpgg , -pd | pp ,-dsdd , S, sr srgr ds dsrs pd pdsd gpdp ||
gan- mO - - ha na rA - - - ma--- - - - - - mu-- kha -- ji- - ta- sO- - - - - - - - - ma - -
grS- gpdr sr-ds pd-gp grsd - srG R – gd pdP | gRg - ; ; ; ; RS R; ; R DS ; ; ||
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