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Paramesvara Jagadisvara

Composition by Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

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Title: Paramesvara Jagadisvara

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Nata

Talas: Adi

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Lyrics

pallavi

paramesvara jagadisvara sankara pahimam pranatartihara sri

anupallavi

purahara mrgadhara sundaresvara dharma samvardhani manohara

caraNam

pancanadisvara gangadharesvara pannagabharana bhaktajanavana panca brahmahatyadi papahara para siva tatvarttha bodhita catura pancanada ksetra prabhakara palita guruguha bhavabhaya hara vira ksetra palanuta carana vicitra yama bhayadi nivarana

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
paramEshvara jagadIshvara shankara pAhimAm praNatArtihara shrI

Anupallavi:
purahara mrgadhara sundarEshvara dharma samvardhanI manOhara

Charanam:
pancanadIshvara gangAdharEshvara pannagAbharaNa bhaktajanAvana
panca brahmahatyAdi pApahara para shiva tatvArttha bOdhita catura
pancanada kSEtra prabhAkara pAlita guruguha bhavabhaya hara vIra
kSEtra pAlanuta caraNa vicitra yama bhayAdi nivAraNa

Meaning: (adapted from TK Govinda Rao’s book)
O supreme (“parama”) lord (“eshwara”), O lord (“eshwara”) of the world (“jaga”). O Shankara, the
one with a serpent around his neck. I pray to you (“pAhi-mAm”). You are the bestower of
auspiciousness and remover of sufferings of his devotees (“praNatArtihara”).

You defeated (“hara”) asura tripura (“(tri)pura”). You adorn (“dhara”) a deer (“mriga”) in your hand.
You are the beautiful (“Sundara”) lord (“eshwara”). You delight (“manOhara”) Parvati also known as
Dharma Samvardhani.

You are the lord (“eshwara”) at Tiruvaiyarru, also known as Panchanadi kshetra. You wear the river
Ganga (“gangAdharEshvara”) from your matted hair. You have the serpent (“pannaga”) as your
ornament (“Abharana”) and you take care of your devotees (“bhaktajanAvana”). You can wipe away
even terrible sins ( “pApahara” ) such as the killing of five brahmins (“panca brahmahatyAdi”). You
are adept at imparting the knowledge (“bOdhita catura”) of the principle of supreme Shivam (“para
shiva tatvArttha”). You give glory to (“prabhAkara”) the town of Tiruvaiyarru, also known as
Panchanada kshetra. You take care (“pAlita”) of Guru guha. You remove (“hara”) the fears (“bhaya”)
of the world (“Bhava”). Your feet (“charana”) are worshipped by (“vinuta”) the heroic Kshetra palas
(“vIra kSEtrapAla”). You dispel (“nivAraNa”) strange (“vicitra”) fears(“bhayAdi”), even that of death
(“yama”).

Pallavi:
paramEshvara jagadIshvara shankara pAhimAm praNatArtihara shrI

O supreme (“parama”) lord (“eshwara”), O lord (“eshwara”) of the world (“jaga”). O Shankara, the
one with a serpent around his neck. I pray to you (“pAhi-mAm”).

   1       2         3       4                  5     6           7        8
PM        mg M      RS       ,sN          |    SR S S        |   ;,s r gM            ||
Para      mE- -    shvara     jaga             dI - shvara       -- shan - kara

ppmg    M–P         ;;        ;;          |    ;;    ;;      |    ;;       ;;        ||
pA- -   hi mAm      --        --               --    --           --       --

PM         mg M      RS              ,sN          |   SR S S         |   ;,s r gM                   ||
Para       mE- -    shvara            jaga            dI - shvara        -- shan - kara

… You are the bestower of auspiciousness and remover of sufferings of his devotees
(“praNatArtihara”).

ppmg     M–P           ;;             ,pN         |    S;    sn - pm |   gmrs            , rgm      ||
pA- -    hi mAm        --             praNa           tAr    ti- ha-     ra - -          - shrI

Pnp Mpm mg pm        gmrs            ,sN          |   pmR ,s S       |   ;,s r gM                   ||
Para    mE- -       shvara            jaga            dI - shvara        -- shan - kara

Pnp mg M – P           ;;             ,pN         |    sn mr sn – pm |     gmrs           , rgm     ||
pA- - hi mAm           --             praNa           tAr    ti- ha-       ra - -          - shrI

Pnp Mpm mg pm        gm R             ,sN         |   pmR , s S |        ;,s r gM                   ||
Para    mE- -       shvara            jaga            dI - shvara        -- shan - kara

mpnp mg M – P          ;;             ,pN         |    sn mr sn – pm |   gmrs            , rgm      ||
pA- -  hi mAm          --             praNa           tAr    ti- ha-     ra - -           - shrI

pn ns     , pmgM, mr rs              ,sN          |   pmR , s S |        ;,s r gM                   ||
Para       mE- -  shvara             jaga             dI - shvara        -- shan - kara

Pnp mg M – P           ;;             ,pN         |    sn mr sn – pm |     gmrs           , rgm     ||
pA- - hi mAm           --             praNa           tAr    ti- ha-       ra - -          - shrI

pn Srs      n- pmgM,        mr rs         ,sN     |   pmR , s S |        ;,s r gM                   ||
Para       - mE- -          shvara         jaga       dI - shvara        -- shan - kara

Pnp mg M – P           ;;             ,pN         |    sn mr sn – pm |     gmrs           , rgm     ||
pA- - hi mAm           --             praNa           tAr    ti- ha-      ra - -          - shrI

pn ns     , pmgM, mr rs              ,sN          |   ppmR, ; , s S |    ;,s r gM                   ||
Para       mE- -  shvara             jaga             dI - - shvara       -- shan - kara

pp mg    M–P           ;;             ;;          |   ;;    ;;       |   ;;         ;;              ||
pA- -    hi mAm        --             --              --    --           --         --

Anupallavi:
purahara mrgadhara sundarEshvara dharma samvardhanI manOhara

You defeated (“hara”) asuras (“pura”). You adorn (“dhara”) a deer (“mriga”). You are the beautiful
(“Sundara”) lord (“eshwara”).

   1          2       3            4                  5      6            7         8
; gm     , p snP    ;pn          , sS             | ;,s ;S           |   S;         rs sn           ||
- pura   -ha ra--   - mrga       - dhara            - -sun - da          rE-        shvara-

N;       ;;         S;               ;;           | ;;      ;;       |    ;;        ;;              ||
-- -     --         --               --             --      --            --        --

; gm     , p snP    ;pn          , sS             | ;,s ;S           |   S;         rs sn           ||
- pura   -ha ra--   - mrga       - dhara            - -sun - da          rE-        shvara-

N gm , p snP        ;pn        , sS       | ; ns R S            |       S;           rs R ||
- pura -ha ra--      - mrga     - dhara     - -sun - da                 rE-          shvara-

You delight (“manOhara”) Parvati also known as Dharma Samvardhani.

; sr     GM          R;        snsr       | sn P ; sn           | pm G               gm R ||
  Dha   - rma       sam        var- -      dha-nI - ma            nO- -              ha- ra-

,s- gm , pr srsnp    ;pn       , sS       | ; ns R S            |       S;           rs R ||
- pura -ha ra--      - mrga     - dhara     - -sun - da                 rE-          shvara-

; sr    GM           R;        snsr       | sn P ; sn           | pm gm              r s gm ||
  Dha   - rma       sam        var- -      dha-nI - ma            nO- -              ha- ra-

Charanam:
pancanadIshvara gangAdharEshvara pannagAbharaNa bhaktajanAvana
panca brahmahatyAdi pApahara para shiva tatvArttha bOdhita catura
pancanada kSEtra prabhAkara pAlita guruguha bhavabhaya hara vIra
kSEtra pAlanuta caraNa vicitra yama bhayAdi nivAraNa

You are the lord (“eshwara”) at Tiruvaiyarru, also known as Panchanadi kshetra.

    1       2         3         4                    5    6                   7                    8
;,s     ,pM         mgpm      gm R            | ;;        S ;       |          ;;                 ;;    ||
- - pan -ca na      dI- - -   shva-ra           --        --                    --                --

You wear the river Ganga (“gangAdharEshvara”) from your matted hair.

;,s     ,pM         mgpm      gm R            | S- R      , rS |               S- S               r- g M ||
- - pan -ca na      dI- - -   shva-ra            - gan     - gA-              dha rE               - shvara

You have the serpent (“pannaga”) as your ornament (“Abharana”) and you take care of your devotees
(“bhaktajanAvana”).

;,g     ,m P        ; pn      sn – P      | ; , p        ,n P |                pp mg             M P ||
 Pan    - na gA     - bha-    ra- Na        - - bha      - kta ja              nA- - -           vana

;,s     , np pm;    mgpm      gm R            | S- nsR      , rS |               S- S             r- g M ||
- - pan -ca na      dI- - -   shva-ra            - gan       - gA-              dha rE             - shvara

;,g     ,m P        ; pn      sn – P      | ; , p         ,n P |               pm gm             g-m P ||
 Pan    - na gA     - bha-    ra- Na        - - bha       - kta ja             nA- - -            - vana

You can wipe away even terrible sins ( “pApahara” ) such as the killing of five brahmins (“panca
brahmahatyAdi”).

;,g     ,m P         ,nP       ,nP        | nS, ;          S- S |              ;-S                S s n ||
- - pan - ca brah    -- ma    - ha- -       tyA            di pA               - pa               ha- ra-

N–S      ;;          ;;       ;;          |     ;;         ;;       |          ; ;                ; ;        ||
- -      --          --       --                --         --                   --                 --

  1         2        3       4                5         6             7              8
;,g     , m pn      Srs np , n P          | nS, ;       S- S |        ;-S          r s R ||
- - pan - ca brah   -- ma - ha- -           tyA         di pA         - pa         ha- ra-

You are adept at imparting the knowledge (“bOdhita catura”) of the principle of supreme Shivam
(“para shiva tatvArttha”).

;sr     ,gM         s R- s     ; N        | ; ps      n–p M |         mg pmM        R ; ||
 para   - shiva     tat- vAr   - ttha       - bO-     - dha na        ca- tu- -     ra -

;,g     , m pn      Srs np , n P          | nS, ;       S- S |        ;-S          r s R ||
- - pan - ca brah   -- ma - ha- -           tyA         di pA         - pa         ha- ra-

;sr     ,gM         s R- s     ; N        | pn Srs    n–p M |         mg pmM        R ; ||
 para   - shiva     tat- vAr   - ttha       bO- - -   - dha na        ca- tu- -     ra -

You give glory to (“prabhAkara”) the town of Tiruvaiyarru, also known as Panchanada kshetra. You
take care (“pAlita”) of Guru guha.

P m–p N–N P– p m            ,m R          | ;S        ;;         |    ;,n         s r g m ||
Panca na da kSE tra prabhA - ka ra          --        --              ---          ----

... You remove (“hara”) the fears (“bhaya”) of the world (“Bhava”).

   1       2        3         4               5         6              7           8
P m – p N – N P – p pm       , m rs       | P ns       ns rs |         n P - n s r S ||
Panca na da kSE tra prabhA - - ka ra        pAlita    guruguha        bhava bha ya hara

Your feet (“charana”) are worshipped by (“vinuta”) the heroic Kshetra palas (“vIra kSEtrapAla”).
You dispel (“nivAraNa”) strange (“vicitra”) fears(“bhayAdi”), even that of death (“yama”).

    1      2              3          4       5         6         7         8
SR      G m- r        , s- r s n– rsn | pSn         pm–p n | s s–n p m g M                     ||
vI ra   kSEtra pA      - la vi nu ta caraNa vicitra maya bhayA - di ni vA- ra Na

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