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Parama Pavana

Composition by Mishu Krishna Aiyyar

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Title: Parama Pavana

Composer: Mishu Krishna Aiyyar

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Ranjani

Talas: Rupaka

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Lyrics

pallavi

parama pavana papa mocana bhagyamiyadra karunalavala

anupallavi

nirupamana tejo nirmalatma rupa parama hamsa vara sadasiva brahmendra

charanam

papajalamula kopa tapa ghana papamocana sri raghu nive guharanjana ne pogadajala dhuma rupadhara misukrsna sannuta

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
parama pAvanA pApa mOcanA bhAgyamiyAdrA karuNAlavAla

Anupallavi:
nirupamAna tEjO nirmalAtma rUpa parama hamsa vara sadAshiva brahmendra

Charanam:
pApajAlamula kOpa tApa ghana pApamOcana shrI raghu nIvE
guharanjana nE pogaDajAla dhuma rUpadhara mIshukrSNa sannuta

Meaning: (approx.)
O absolutely (“parama”) pure one (“pAvanA”)! You bestow good fortune and auspiciousness
(“bhAgyamiyAdrA”). O ocean of kindness (“karuNAlavAla”).

O the one without comparisons (“nir-upamAna”). The resplendent one (“tEjO”). You are the form of
pure Atman/soul (“nirmalAtma rUpa”). O supreme enlightened one (“parama hamsa”), prayed to
(“vara”) by sadashiva brahmendra.

You allow us to transcend the maze of sin (“pApajAlamula”). You give us freedom (“mOcana”) from
anger (“kOpa”), pain (“tApa”), and major sins (“ghana pApa”).
You are Shri Raghu (“shrI raghu nIvE”).

You enchant Guha (“guharanjana”) who praises you (“nE pogaDajAla”). Keeping your lovely form in
mind (“dhuma rUpadhara”), this poet Mishu Krishna (“mIshukrSNa”) bows to you (“sannuta”).

Pallavi:
parama pAvanA pApa mOcanA bhAgyamiyAdrA karuNAlavAla

O absolutely (“parama”) pure one (“pAvanA”)!

 1      2      3    4                  5        6        7         8
;;   ; nd   ,m–G ; S             |   R;        ; ;   |   ; ;      ; ;     ||
       Para ma pA - va               nA         --       --       - -

;;   ; nd   ,m–G ; S             |   R;        ; S |     R gm     dm gm ||
       Para ma pA - va               nA         - pA     pa mO-   - - ca-

G ; S- nd    , m – G ; gs        |   R;        ; S |     R gm     dm gm ||
nA - Para     ma pA - va             nA         - pA     pa mO-   - - ca-

gs-rg md- nd     , m – G ; gs    |   R;        ; S |     R gm     dm gm ||
nA    - - Para    ma pA - va         nA         - pA     pa mO-   - - ca-

gs-rg md- nd     , m – sn dm gs | R ;          ; S |     R gm     dm gm ||
nA    - - Para    ma pA - va      nA            - pA     pa mO-   - - ca-

gs-rg md- nd        , m – sn dm gs | R ;           ; dg |            sn- dn    dm gm ||
nA    - - Para       ma pA - va      nA             - pA             pa mO-    - - ca-

You bestow good fortune and auspiciousness (“bhAgyamiyAdrA”). O ocean of kindness
(“karuNAlavAla”).

G;     S - sr , g – S ; nd          |    S;        ; sr |           gm- rg   md -nd ||
nA     - bhA -gya mi - yA-               dA-         ka-            ru-- NA- - - la-

mgr- g m d- nd       , m – sn dm gs | R ;           ; dg |           sn- dn dm gm ||
vA—la - - Para       ma pA - va       nA            - pA              pa mO- - - ca-

G;     S - sr , g – S ; nd          |    S;        ; sr |           gm- rg   md -nd ||
nA     - bhA -gya mi - yA-               dA-         ka-            ru-- NA- - - la-

mgr- g m d- nd       , m – sn dm gs | R ;           ; ;       |     ; ;        ; ;       ||
vA—la - - Para       ma pA - va       nA            - -              - -       - -

Anupallavi:
nirupamAna tEjO nirmalAtma rUpa parama hamsa vara sadAshiva brahmendra

O the one without comparisons (“nir-upamAna”). The resplendent one (“tEjO”).

 1          2         3      4            5        6                7          8
;;         ; dg     snd – s ; S     |    ; ;      ; ;     |        ; ;        ; ;        ||
             Niru   pa-- mA - na

snnd   D- dg        snd – s ; S     |    ; ;      ; ;     |        S ;        ; ;        ||
         Niru       pa-- mA - na

snnd   D- dg        snd – s ; S     |    R , -r   ; -; |           ; ;        ; ;        ||
         Niru       pa-- mA - na         tE jO

You are the form of pure Atman/soul (“nirmalAtma rUpa”).

gsnd   ; - dg       snd – s ; S     |    R , -r    ; -sr |         , G- g       SS       ||
          Niru      pa-- mA - na         tE jO    - nir-          - ma lA      - tma

snD    S - dg       snd – s ; S     |    R dr      R- sr | , G- g               SS       ||
rU--   pa Niru      pa-- mA - na         tE --    jO nir- - ma lA              - tma

snD    S - dg       snd – s ; S     |    R dr      R- sr | , G- g               S Srg ||
rU--   pa Niru      pa-- mA - na         tE --    jO nir- - ma lA              - tma

snD    S - dg       snd – s ; S     |    R dr      R- sr | G- rg                gm G     ||
rU--   pa Niru      pa-- mA - na         tE --    jO nir- ma lA                - tma

O supreme enlightened one (“parama hamsa”), prayed to (“vara”) by sadashiva brahmendra.

rgM ; - g m         , dm , g ; gs   | d g s – n D – dg | sn – dn              dm – gm ||
rUpa - para         - ma ham- sa-     va- - ra - sa- dA- shi-                 va- brah-

gs   rg     md- dg       snd – s   ; S    |     R dr R- sr | G- rg                    gm G    ||
men- - -    -dra Niru    pa-- mA - na          tE -- jO nir- ma lA                   - tma

rgM ; - g m        , dm , g ; gs      | d g s – n D – dg | sn – dn                  dm – gm ||
rUpa - para        - ma ham- sa-        va- - ra - sa- dA- shi-                     va- brah-

Chitta Swaram:
gs   rg md- S        , sn d   ,mG     |,gs–r           , g S | , sn d           ,s R            ||
men- - - -dra

,-Gm ,d- S          , sn d , M g      |,gs–r           , G s | , sn d          , S r            ||
, - G m , d - sn    dn dm g s rg      | md – sr        g S n | dm- S          ndm–g             ||

s R – g m d - nd      , m – sn dm gs | R ;                 ; ; |        ; ;          ; ;             ||
          - Para       ma pA - va      nA                   - -          --          - -

Charanam:
pApajAlamula kOpa tApa ghana pApamOcana shrI raghu nIvE
guharanjana nE pogaDajAla dhuma rUpadhara mIshukrSNa sannuta

You allow us to transcend the maze of sin (“pApajAlamula”). You give us freedom (“mOcana”) from
anger (“kOpa”), pain (“tApa”), and major sins (“ghana pApa”).

;;      ;D         , dD       ; dm    |D ,d       ; ;        |   ; ;          ; ;    ||
         pA          pajA       la-    mu la

;;      ;D         , dD       ; dm    |D ,d       ; md       |   , n-d ; dm ||
         pA          pajA       la-    mu la        kO-          pa tA - pa-

G gr gs - D , d D             ; dm    | D , d ; md |             , n-d ; dm ||
Gha-na - - pA pajA              la-     mu la   kO-              pa tA - pa-

G gs rg - D , d D             ;D      | gm , d ; ds  |           , n-d ; dm ||
Gha-na - - pA pajA             la-      mu la    kO-             pa tA - pa-

You are Shri Raghu (“shrI raghu nIvE”).

gm G ; - rg , dm mg ; S               | sgs-d      ; S   |       R G           M Dnd ||
Gha-na - - pA - pa- mO ca              na-- -     - shrI         - ra         - ghu

You enchant Guha (“guharanjana”) who praises you (“nE pogaDajAla”).

Gm- d ; - dg snd – s n m- D | S ;                 ;;         | ; ;      ; ;          ||
nI vE - gu- ha-- ran - - ja na

; ;   ; - dg snd – s   n d- D | R ;               ;sr        | , g- gs                ; S ||
      - gu- ha-- ran - - ja na                     poga         Da jA-               - la

Keeping your lovely form in mind (“dhuma rUpadhara”), this poet Mishu Krishna (“mIshukrSNa”)
bows to you (“sannuta”).

sn d – s ; dg snd – s     ;-S |R;                 ;S         | r g- g s              ; S ||
dhu-- ma - gu- ha-- ran - - ja na                  po          ga Da jA-               - la

sn d – s ; dg snd – s     ; - S | R ds          R- S         | r g- g s              ; Srg ||
dhu-- ma - gu- ha-- ran - - ja na i-            kE po           ga Da jA-             - la

sn d – s ; - dg    snd – s    ; S |     R dr        R- s r | G- rg              gm G       ||
dhu-- ma - gu-     ha-- ran - - ja      na i-       kE poga Da jA-              - la

rg M ; - g m       , dm , g ; gs       | d g s – n D – dg | sn – dn              dm – gm ||
dhu-ma rU-           pa- ru - pa         dha-- ra - mI- shu- kr-                --   SNa

gs   rg md- dg        snd – s   ; S |       R dr      R- s r | G- rg               gm G              ||
san- nu- -ta gu-      ha-- ran - - ja       na i-      kE poga Da jA-               - la

rg M ; - g m       , dm , g ; gs       | d g s – n D – dg | sn – dn              dm – gm ||
dhu-ma rU-           pa- ru - pa         dha-- ra - mI- shu- kr-                --   SNa

Chitta Swaram:
gs   r-g md -S      , sn d   ,mG       |,gs–r        ,gS      | , sn d           ,s R      ||
san- - nu -ta

,-Gm ,d- S         , sn d , M g       |,gs–r        , G s | , sn d             , S r       ||
, - G m , d - sn   dn dm g s rg       | md – sr     g S n | dm- S             ndm–g        ||

s R – g m d - nd   , m – sn dm gs | R ;                  ; S   |         R gm dm gm                  ||
          - - Para ma pA - va       nA                    - pA           pa mO- - - ca-

G;    S - sr , g – S ; nd          |    S ,r         ; sr |       gm- rg   md -nd ||
nA    - bhA -gya mi - yA-               dA-            ka-        ru-- NA- - - la-

mgr- g m d- nd , m – sn dm gs | R ;                   ; ; |        ; ;           ; ;            ||
vA—la - - Para ma pA - va        nA                     - -              --      - -

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