Paratpara

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi
Paraatparaa Parameshvaraa Paarvatipate Hara Pashupate

Anupallavi:
Suraasurar Tozhum Paavana Sundara Charanaaravinda Ananta

Charanam:
Ariya Ayanum Kaanaa Ariya Jyoti
Aadi Antamillam-Pazhamanaadi
Purameritta Mukkan-karumbe Endan Punyamoorti Subrahmanyan Thandhaye

Meanings: (approximate)
O the Supreme Lord ("parameshwara"), Shiva! Husband ("pathe") of Parvathi! Lord of the cow, nandi
("pashupate")! I bow down to you ("hara").
You are the blemishless one ("paavana") worshipped ("tozhum") by celestials ("suraa") and demons
("asura")! You are beautiful ("sundara") ! Worshipping your feet ("charana") gives bliss
("aravinda") ! You are the immortal and un-ending one ("ananta")!
You are the flame ("jyothi") that has no beginning ("aadi") or end ("anta"). Even Hari ("ari") and
Brahma ("ayanum") who tried to search for it could not find ("kanaa") your limits. You are the
ancient, ageless one ("pazhamanaadi"). You burnt and reduced to ashes ("eritha") kamadeva
("puram")! You are the one with three eyes ("mu-kkan"). You are the father ("thanthaye") of the
auspicious ("punyamoorthi") lord Subramanya.

Pallavi
Paraatparaa Parameshvaraa Paarvatipate Hara Pashupate

O the Supreme Lord ("parameshwara"), Shiva! Husband ("pathe") of Parvathi! Lord of the cow, nandi
("pashupate")! I bow down to you ("hara").

;;       ;P      D;      ;N        |D;      ;P      P - pm G M    ||
--       - Pa    raa-    - tpa      raa-    - Pa    ra me- - shva

P;       ;P      D ,n    rs- N     |D;      ; pd   pd - pm G M   ||
raa -    - Pa    raa-    - - tpa    raa-    - Pa   ra me- - shva

P;       ; PD    pdN dnS nsrs- N | D ; ; pd         pd - pm G M   ||
raa -    - Pa    raa-     - - tpa raa- - Pa         ra me- - shva

P;       ;-P     , p- pm G - R     |R,-s    ;G      M , - p dn S    ||
raa -    - Paa   -rva ti- - - pa    te- -   - Ha    ra - Pa shu- pa

d N- d   pm - PD pdN dnS nsrs- N | D ; ; pd         pd - pm G M   ||
te -     - - Pa raa-     - - tpa raa- - Pa          ra me- - shva

P;      ;-N      , d- pm G - R     |R,-s    ;G     M , - p dn S    ||
raa -   - Paa    -rva ti- - - pa    te- -   - Ha   ra - Pa shu- pa

rs nd   pm- P    D ,n    rs- N     |D;      ;;     ;;      Dnp      ||
raa -   - - Pa   raa-    - - tpa    raa-    --     --      ---

Anupallavi:
Suraasurar Tozhum Paavana Sundara Charanaaravinda Ananta

You are the blemishless one ("paavana") worshipped ("tozhum") by celestials ("suraa") and demons
("asura")!

;;      ; dN,    nd D    ; dn      |S;      ;;     ;;      ;;       ||
--      - Su     raa--   - su-      rar-    --     --      --

;;      ;S       nd D    ; dn      |S;      ;S     R - sr G R       ||
--      - Su     raa--   - su-      rar-    - To   zhum Paa- va

S;      ;nr      snN , -d ; dn     |S;      ;S     R - sr G R       ||
na -    - Su     raa--    - su-     rar-    - To   zhum Paa- va

S;      ; S,r    snN , -d ; dn     |S;      ;S     R - gm pm- gR, ||
na -    - Su     raa--    - su-     rar-    - To   zhum Paa- -- va-

You are beautiful ("sundara") ! Worshipping your feet ("charana") gives bliss ("aravinda")! You are
the immortal and un-ending one ("ananta")!

S;      ; nr     sN, , - d ; nd | n P - n D - dn S , - s ; nS, ||
na -    - Sun-   da- - ra - Cha ra - naa - ra- vin- da - A-

N , - d pm- n r sN, , - d ; nd | n P - n D - dn S , - s ; S || N , - d pm
nan - ta - - Sun- da- - ra - Cha ra - naa - ra- vin- da - A- nan ta - -

Charanam:
Ariya Ayanum Kaanaa Ariya Jyoti
Aadi Antamillam-Pazhamanaadi
Purameritta Mukkan-karumbe Endan Punyamoorti Subrahmanyan Thandhaye

You are the flame ("jyothi") that has no beginning ("aadi") or end ("anta"). Even Hari ("ari") and
Brahma ("ayanum") who tried to search for it could not find ("kanaa") your limits. You are the
ancient, ageless one ("pazhamanaadi").

;;      ;D       P,-d    PP     | d N - d pm - P        D N nd D ||
--      -A       ri a    ya num Kaa- naa -- A           ri ya Jyo--

P;      ;D       P,-d    PP     | d N - d pm - P        D N nd D ||
ti -    -A       ri a    ya num Kaa- naa -- A           ri ya Jyo--

P;      ;P       , p - pm G R   |rS-s ;-G          MP    DN         ||
ti -    - Aa     - di An- - tam il - laam- Pa      zhama naa-

You burnt and reduced to ashes ("eritha") kamadeva ("puram")! You are the one with three eyes
("mu-kkan").

nd D     ;pd     ,n-D     ; N     |S,-s ;;       ;;      ;;         ||
di- -    - Puram - e ri   - tta    Mu kkan- -    --      --

rs nd    pm- p d , n - D ; N      |S,-s ;-S      R - sr G - R       ||
-- -     - - Puram- e ri - tta     Mu kkan- ka   rum be- - En

S;       ;pd     , n - nd D- N    |S,-s ;-S      R - sr G - R       ||
dan- -   - Puram - e ri - tta      Mu kkan- ka   rum be- - En

S;       ;pd     , rs - nd D- N   |S,-s ;-S      R - gm pm - gR, ||
dan- -   - Puram - e ri - tta      Mu kkan- ka   rum be- -  En

You are the father ("thanthaye") of the auspicious ("punyamoorthi") lord Subramanya.

S;       ; -R    sN, , - N ; D    |dP-d ;-S       N;       ; S ||
dan-     - Pun   nya- - moor ti    Su- brah - man          yan-          - Than

d N- d pm-
dha- ye - -