Santana Ramasvaminam

Composition by Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

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Title: Santana Ramasvaminam

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Hindolavasanta

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP4)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

santana ramasvaminam saguna nirguna svarupam bhajare

anupallavi

santatam yamunambapuri nivasantam natasantam hindolavasantam adhavam janakidhavam saccidananda vaibhavam sivam

caraNam

santana saubhagya vitaranam sadhujana hrdaya sarasija caranam cintamanyalankrta gatram cinmatram surya candra netram antaranga guruguha samvedyam anrta jada duhkha rahita manadyam

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
santAna rAmasvAminam saguNa nirguNa svarUpam bhajarE

Anupallavi:
santatam yamunAmbApuri nivasantam natasantam hindOLavasantam
Adhavam jAnakIdhavam saccidAnanda vaibhavam shivam

Charanam:
santAna saubhAgya vitaraNam sAdhujana hrdaya sarasija caraNam
cintAmaNyAlankrta gAtram cinmAtram sUrya candra nEtram
antaranga guruguha samvEdyam anrta jaDa duhkha rahita manAdyam

Meaning: (Courtesy: http://guruguha.org/wiki/santanarama.html, and TK Govinda Rao’s book):
P: Adore (“bhaja”) santana rama, who is of the manifestation (“svarUpam”) for meditation through
both formless (“nirguNa”) and with form (“saguNa”)!

A: The one who is eternally present (“nivasantam”)in the ksetra known as Yamunambapuri
The one worshipped (“nata”) by the tranquil ones (yogis – “santam”) ; The one who is pleased
(“Adhavam”) by the raga hindolavasanta
The one dear to Janaka's daughter (“Idhavam”)
The one who is a celebration (“vaibhavam”) of knowledge-existence-bliss (“sat-cid-Ananda”); The
auspicious (“shivam”).

C: The one who provides (“vitaraNam”) the boon (“saubhAgya”) of progeny (“santAna”).
The one who has serene devotees (“sAdhu-jana”) at his lotus (“sarasija”) feet (“caraNam”).
His neck (“gAtram”) is adorned with jewels like Chintamani (“cintAmaNya-alankrta”).
He is the embodiment of pure consciousness (“chin-maatram”).
The one who has the sun (“sUrya”) and the moon (“candra”) as his eyes (“nEtram”).
The one who is well understood (“samvEdyam”) in the inner heart (“antaranga”) of subrahmanya
He is bereft (“rahita”) of falsehood (“anrta”), dullness (“jaDa”) and grief (“duhkha”). He is the
primordial one (“manAdyam”).

Pallavi:
santAna rAmasvAminam saguNa nirguNa svarUpam bhajarE

P: Adore (“bhaja”) santana rama, who is of the manifestation (“svarUpam”) for meditation through
both formless (“nirguNa”) and with form (“saguNa”)!

 1       2      3          4       5      6       7   8
S;      ;P      ;P        pd N | nddm ; M m g | R – G M ;           ||
San     - tA    - na     rA- - ma- - - svA - -  - mi nam

S;      ;P       ;P       pd gs | nddm ; M m g          | R–G             M ; ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -            - mi            nam

GR G–M            ;P    DM | SM            ; dm   | gr–mg              s–gsn                ||
sagu Na nir      - gu   Na - svarU         - pam-   - - bha-           - ja - -

S;      ;P       ;P       pd gs | nddm ; M m g          | R–G             mDm ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -            - mi            nam

GR G–M            ;P    DM | SM            ;dm       | gr–mg               s–gsn             ||
sagu Na nir      - gu   Na - svarU         - pam-     - - bha-         -    ja - -

S;      ;P       ;P       pd gs | nddm ; M , g         | R–G           gmpd ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -           - mi          nam

M;      ;;       ; gm     gg ;      | ;;      ggmg      | S;         ;;                ||
--      - - --   --       --          --      --          --         --

Anupallavi:
santatam yamunAmbApuri nivasantam natasantam hindOLavasantam
Adhavam jAnakIdhavam saccidAnanda vaibhavam shivam

The one who is eternally present (“nivasantam”) in the ksetra known as Yamunambapuri

GR     G -G   ; ;       ,gG | M;           P;       | DM       G S ||
San-   ta tam - -       - yamu nA-         mbA        pu ri    niva

GG      M;       ;;       ;;     | ;;         ;;    | ;;             ; ; ||
San-    tam-     --       --       --         --      --             --

GR     G -G   ; ;       ,gG | M;           P;       | DM       G S ||
San-   ta tam - -       - yamu nA-         mbA        pu ri    niva

GG      M;       ;;       ,gG | M;          pd sn | D M          GS               ||
San-    tam-     --       - yamu nA-        mbA-    pu ri        niva

The one worshipped (“nata”) by the tranquil ones (yogis – “santam”) ;
The one who is pleased (“Adhavam”) by the raga hindolavasanta

GG      M;       ,pD      S ,n | S ;         N ;     | nd M      G S ||
San-    tam-     nata     san-   tam-        hin-      dO –      Lava

R g- m , g S    ;;        ;;      |;;         ;;     | ;;      ;;           ||
santamA –dhavam - -        --       --        --       --       --

GR     G -G   ; ;       ,gG | M;           pd sn    | DM       GS            ||
San-   ta tam - -       - yamu nA-         mbA        pu ri    niva

GG      M;       ,pD      S ,n | NgssN, N ,d | D M                    G S ||
San-    tam-     nata     san-   tam-   hin-   dO –                   Lava

The one who is pleased (“Adhavam”) by the raga hindolavasanta ...
The one dear to Janaka's daughter (“Idhavam”)
The one who is a celebration (“vaibhavam”) of knowledge-existence-bliss (“sat-cid-Ananda”)
The auspicious (“shivam”) one.

R g- m , g S    N gr        ,gM | S s–p         , ds s | N dm     , m gs                  ||
santamA –dhavam jAnakI     - dhavam saccidA     nan-da   vaibhavam- shivam-

S;      ;P       ;P       pd gs | nddm ; M m g     | R–G         M, g                ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -       - mi        nam va

R g- m , g S    N gr        ,gM | S s–p         , dg s | N dm     , m gs                  ||
santamA –dhavam jAnakI     - dhavam saccidA     nan-da   vaibhavam- shivam-

S;      ;P       ;P       pd gs | nddm ; M m g     | R–G         M ; ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -       - mi        nam

GR G–M            ;P    DM | S,m       ;dm    | gr–mg          s–gsn            ||
sagu Na nir      - gu   Na - svarU     - pam-   - - bha-      - ja - -

S;      ;P       ;P       pd N | nddm ; M , g | R – G         M ; ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -   - mi         nam

Charanam:
santAna saubhAgya vitaraNam sAdhujana hrdaya sarasija caraNam
cintAmaNyAlankrta gAtram cinmAtram sUrya candra nEtram
antaranga guruguha samvEdyam anrta jaDa duhkha rahita manAdyam

C: The one who provides (“vitaraNam”) the boon (“saubhAgya”) of progeny (“santAna”).

S;      ;G       ;G       gS , | M ; M – M | P D       dM,            ||
San     - tA     - na    sau- bhA gya vi     tara      Nam-

The one who has serene devotees (“sAdhu-jana”) at his lotus (“sarasija”) feet (“caraNam”).

S;       N–D      M – mg G S | , s S   GG      | M M P ; ||
sA-     dhu ja    na hr- daya sara     si ja     ca ra Nam

His neck (“gAtram”) is adorned with jewels like Chintamani (“cintAmaNya-alankrta”).

S;      S ,n     DsnnD, D M | G M        ND | ,Pd S;             ||
Cin     tA-      maN - - yA - lan-       kr ta gA-- tram

;;      ;;       ;;       ;;    | ;;      ;;    | ;;    ; ; ||
--      --       --       --      --      --      --     --

S;      NgssN, DsnnD,     D mm | G M      N D | P ,d    S;   ||
Cin     tA-    maN - -    yA -a lan-      kr ta gA--    tram

He is the embodiment of pure consciousness (“chin-maatram”).
The one who has the sun (“sUrya”) and the moon (“candra”) as his eyes (“nEtram”).

S;      M;       gS,      S;      |S–N DM |GM gS,                          ||
Cin     mA-      tram    sU-       rya can - dra nE - tram

S;      NgssN, DsnnD,     D mm | G M       N D | P ,d        S;   ||
Cin     tA-    maN - -    yA -a lan-       kr ta gA--        tram

S;      gmgg     S;      S;       | S – sn D M | G M g S ,              ||
Cin     mA-      tram    sU-        rya can - dra nE - tram

The one who is well understood (“samvEdyam”) in the inner heart (“antaranga”) of subrahmanya
(“guru guha”).

S s- g , m- p n    dm–gm pdS | ;;                ;;     ;;     ;;            ||
Antaran - ga guru guha sam- vE-dyam - -          --     --     --

He is bereft (“rahita”) of falsehood (“anrta”), dullness (“jaDa”) and grief (“duhkha”).
He is the primordial one (“manAdyam”).

S s- g , m- p n    dm–gm pdS | mgs-n                  s–N d mnd–m gm g s            ||
Antaran - ga guru guha sam- vE-dyam an r ta ja        Da duhkha rahita ma nA- dyam-

S;      ;P       ;P       pd N | nddm ; M m g         | R–G      M ; ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -          - mi     nam

S s- g , m- p n    dm–gm pdS | mgs-n                  s–N d mnd–m gm g s            ||
Antaran - ga guru guha sam- vE-dyam an r ta ja        Da duhkha rahita ma nA- dyam-

S;      ;P       ;P       pd gs | nddm ; M m g        | R–G         M ; ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -          - mi        nam

GR G–M           ;P     DM | SM         ;dm      | gr–mg             s–gsn        ||
sagu Na nir     - gu    Na - svarU      - pam-    - - bha-       -    ja - -

S;      ;P       ;P       pd N | nddm ; M , g | R – G            M ; ||
San     - tA     - na    rA- - ma- - - svA - -   - mi            nam