Pahimam Sri

Composition by Mahaa Vaidyanaatha Aiyyar

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Title: Pahimam Sri

Composer: Mahaa Vaidyanaatha Aiyyar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Janaranjani

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): Detailed lesson (MP3)
YouTube: Video
sangeetham.com

Lyrics

pallavi

pahimam sri rajarajesvari krpakari sankari

anupallavi

ehi sukham dehi simhavahini daya pravahini mohini citta svaram pa pa ma ri sa dha pa pa ma ma ri ri sa ri sa ri ga ma pa sa ri ga ma pa dha pa ma pa dha pa ni sa pa ni sa ri sa ri ga ma ri sa sa dha pa ma ri sa ri ga ma

caraNam

bhanda canda munda khandani mahisa bhanjani ranjani niranjani pandita sri guhadasa posani subhasini ripu bhisani vara bhusani

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Paahimaam Shri Raja Rajeshwari Krupaakari Shankari

Anupallavi:
Ehi Sukham Dehi Simhavaahini Daya Pravaahini Mohini

Charanam:
Bhanda Chanda Munda Khandani Mahisha Bhanjani Ranjani Niranjani
Panditha Shri Guhadaasa Poshani Subhaashini Ripu Bheeshani Vara Bhushani

Meaning (approximate):
My (“maam”) obeisances (“paahi”) to the goddess Raja Rajeshwari, who is the kind one (“krupakari”)
and the wife of Shankara (“shankari”). She is the one who bestows (“dehi”) unsurpassed happiness
(“ehi sukham”). She is the one who rides (“vahini”) on a lion (“simha”). She is a river of kindness, and
the enchanting one. She is the one who destroyed (“khandani”) the demons: Bhanda, Chanda, Munda
and Mahisha. She is the entertaining one (“Ranjani”) and the spotless one (“Niranjani”). She is the one
who takes care (“poshani”) of the learned “guhadaasa” (the composer). She has sweet (“su”) voice and
speech (“bhashini”). She is the one who defeats (“bheeshani”) enemies (“ripu”) and grants
(“bhushani”) boons (“vara”).

Pallavi:
Paahimaam Shri Raja Rajeshwari Krupaakari Shankari

1. P ;   ;M      mmR R ;          |RS      RG       ; - gm   pm R ||
  Paa    - hi    maam- Shri-       Ra -    ja Raa   - je-    - - shwa

 S;      ;;      ;;       ;S      |S;      RS       R;       GM       ||
 ri -    --      --       - Kru    paa-    kari     Shan     ka ri

2. P ;   ; md    pmR   R;         |RS      RG       ; - gm   pm R ||
  Paa    - hi    maam- Shri-       Ra -    ja Raa   - je-    - - shwa

 S;      ;;      ;;       ;R      |SD      Pmd      pmR    GM         ||
 ri -    --      --       - Kru    paa-    kari     Shan-- ka ri

3. P ;   ; md    pmR   R;         |RS      RG       ; - gm   pm R ||
 Paa     - hi    maam- Shri-       Ra -    ja Raa   - je-    - - shwa

 S;      ;;      ;;       ; dr    | ssdp   mpmr     nsrs   sr gm      ||
 ri -    --      --       - Kru     paa-   kari     Shan-- ka ri

 4. P ; ; md     pmR   R;         |RS      RG       ; - gm   pm R ||
 Paa - hi        maam- Shri-       Ra -    ja Raa   - je-    - - shwa

 nsrs    mpdp    mpdp     nsrs    | rgmr   ssdp     ddpm     rs r gm ||

 ri -    Kru--   paa- -   ka--     ri      Shan--    ka --     ri ----

5. P ;   ; md    pmR   R;         |RS      RG        ; - gm    pmM R ||
 Paa     - hi    maam- Shri-       Ra -    ja Raa    - je-     - - shwa

 S;      ;;      ;;       ;;      |;;      ;;        ;;        ;;        ||
 ri -    --      --       --       --      --        --        --

Anupallavi:
Ehi Sukham Dehi Simhavaahini Daya Pravaahini Mohini

;P       ;P      mpdp     D;      |;D      PS        sn R      S;        ||
E        -hi     Su---    kham     - De    - hi      Div-      ya

;P       ;P      mpdp     D;      |;D      PS        sn R      S;        ||
E        -hi     Su---    kham     - De    - hi      Div-      ya

SR       GM      R,s      ;D      |DP      pm R      rSr       GM        ||
vaa-     hi ni   Da ya    - Pra    vaa-    hi- ni    Mo--      hi ni

Chitta Swaram:
P ;     ; P      MR       S;      |;D      P-P       M-M       RR        ||
S;      ;N       SR       GM      |P;      ;S        ;R        GM        ||
P;      DP       MP       DP      |N;      S- P      NS        RS        ||
RG      MR       S;       SD      | P mp   mmR       SR        GM        ||

P,p      mrS     , dp p   mmrr    |S,n     srgm      P,s       , rgm     ||
P dp     mpdp    Ns-p     nsrs    | rgmr   S sd      pmR       srgm      ||

Charanam:
Bhanda Chanda Munda Khandani Mahisha Bhanjani Ranjani Niranjani
Panditha Shri Guhadaasa Poshani Subhaashini Ripu Bheeshani Vara Bhushani

D;       P-D ;M           P;      | P mp md - pm       R-M          R S ||
Bhan     da Chan - da     Mun       da Khan- - da-     ni Ma        hi sha

rS ,     S R GM           P,d     | pm R G , m ; P             P;        ||
Bhan-    ja ni Ja na      Ran-     ja - ni Ni-ran - ja         ni -

D;       P-D ;M           P;      | P mp pd - pm R - M           R S ||
Bhan     da Chan - da     Mun       da Khan- - da-               ni Ma hi sha

rS ,     S R GM           P,d     | pm R G , m ; P             P;        ||
Bhan-    ja ni Ja na      Ran-     ja - ni Ni-ran - ja         ni -

pr ;     GM      P;       MP      |D;      P- P NS             R-S       ||
Pan-     ditha   Shri     Guha     daa-    sa Po - sha         ni -Su

SR       GM      RS       SD      | P mp pm R        SR        GM        ||
bhaa-    shini   Ripu     Bhee-     shani- Va- ra    Bhu-      shani

Chitta Swaram:

P ;    ; P    MR       S;     |;D      P-P    M-M   RR      ||
S;     ;N     SR       GM     |P;      ;S     ;R    GM      ||
P;     DP     MP       DP     |N;      S- P   NS    RS      ||
RG     MR     S;       SD     | P mp   mmR    SR    GM      ||

P,p    mrS    , dp p   mmrr   |S,n     srgm   P,s   , rgm   ||
P dp   mpdp   Ns-p     nsrs   | rgmr   S sd   pmR   srgm    ||