Sankari Samkuru

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Sankari SaM-kuru candra mukhi akhil(A)ND(E)Svari
SAmbhavi sarasija bhava vanditE gauri amba

Anupallavi
sankaTa hAriNi ripu vidAriNi kalyANi
sadA nata phala dAyikE hara nAyikE jagaj-janani (Sankari)

caraNam 1
jambu pati vilAsini jagad-avan(O)llAsini
kambu kandharE bhavAni kapAla dhAriNi SUlini (Sankari)

caraNam 2
angaja ripu tOshiNi akhila bhuvana pOshiNi
mangaLa pradE mRDAni marALa sannibha gamani (Sankari)

caraNam 3
SyAma kRshNa sOdari SyAmaLE SAt(O)dari
sAma gAna lOlE bAlE sad(A)rti bhanjana-SIlE (Sankari)

Meaning: http://syamakrishnavaibhavam.blogspot.com/2011/04/syama-sastry-kriti-sankari-samkuru-
raga.html

P: O Sankari! Please give (kuru) (literally do) us welfare (SaM) (SaM-kuru). O Moon (candra) Faced (mukhi)
Mother akhilANDESvari (literally Goddess of entire cosmos)!
O SAmbhavi (literally wife of Sambhu – Siva)! O Mother worshipped (vanditE) by brahmA – resident (bhava) in
lotus (sarasija)! O gauri! O amba!

A: O Reliever (hAriNi) (literally destroyer) of anxiety (sankaTa)! O Destroyer (vidAriNi) of enemies (ripu)! O
kalyANi!
O Bestower (dAyikE) of results (phala) (literally fruit) to those who always (sadA) supplicate (nata)! O Consort
(nAyikE) of Siva (hara)! O Generator (janani) of this Universe (jagat) (jagaj-janani)!
O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped
by brahmA! O gauri! O amba!

C1: O Mother who sports (vilAsini) with Siva – jambu pati (name of Lord at tiruvAnaikkA)! O Mother who takes
delight (ullAsini) in protecting (avana) the Universe (jagat) (jagadavanOllAsini)!
O Conch (kambu) necked (kandharE), bhavAni (literally wife of bhava - Siva)! O Mother who carries (dhAriNi)
skull (kapAla)! O Mother who wields trident (SUlini)!
O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped
by brahmA! O gauri! O amba!

C2: O Mother who brings delight (tOshini) to Siva – enemy (ripu) of manmatha (angaja)! O Nourisher (pOshini) of
entire (akhila) Universe (bhuvana)!

O Mother who bestows (pradE) auspiciousness (mangaLa)! O Consort of Siva – mRDa (mRDAni)! O Swan
(marALa) like (sannibha) gaited (gamani)!
O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped
by brahmA! O gauri! O amba!

C3: O SyAmaLA (SyAmaLE) - sister (sOdari) of vishNu – SyAma kRshNa! O Slender (SAta) waisted (udari)
(SAtOdari)!
O bAlA (bAlE) - enjoyer (lOlE) of sAma gAna (literally recitation of sAma vEda)! O Mother who is always (sadA)
intent (SIlE) on relieving (bhanjana) (bhanjana-SIlE) the problems (Arti) of devotees!
O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped
by brahmA! O gauri! O amba!

Meaning: (TK Govinda Rao’s book)

         O Shankari ! Bestow good fortune. Your face is like the moon.
O Akhilaandeshwari - mother of the universe!
O Shaambhavi - worshipped by Brahma! You are Gowri
         She is the eradicator of all difficulties; and the vanquisher of enemies. She is auspicious one -
Kalyaani, who is benevolent to her devotees. She is the consort of Shiva and the Mother of this world.
         She sports with Lord Jambupati - Siva, and enjoys protecting this world. Her neck is like a conch,
and She is Bhavaani, bearing Kapaala and Sula - the trident.
         She enchants Shiva, the enemy of Cupid and sustains the whole world. She confers auspicious
things on her devotees. She is Mrdani, whose gait is like that of a swan.
         She is the sister of Syamakrishna and is called Shyamala who has slender waist; she exults in the
music of Sama chanting. Baalaa the maiden, who always burns to cinder the miseries of her devotees.

Pallavi
Shankari SaMkuru Chandramukhi Akhilaandeeshwari
Shaambhavi Sarasija Bhava Vandite Gowri

Sahityam: Sankari SaM-kuru candra mukhi akhil(A)ND(E)Svari
Meaning: O Sankari! Please give (kuru) (literally do) us welfare (SaM) (SaM-kuru). O Moon (candra) Faced
(mukhi) Mother akhilANDESvari (literally Goddess of entire cosmos)!

snD R S - rp M               D P - dp M pd S | sn D D           ; S S | sn D - P M G R ||
Shan ka ri SaM-             ku ru Chan - dra mu khi - - -         A khi laan - dee - shwa ri

Srs nd R S- rp M             D P - dp M pd S | sn D D           ; S S | sn D - P M P D ||
Shan ka ri SaM-             ku ru Chan - dra mu khi - - -         A khi laan - dee - shwa ri

S ; ;    ; - dsrg           rsnd P M P D            | dsrs R     ; sr G | rs nd - P M P D  ||
Shri         A- khi-        laan dee - shwa ri        Shri       A- khi-laan dee - shwa ri

Sahityam SAmbhavi sarasija bhava vanditE gauri amba
Meaning: O SAmbhavi (literally wife of Sambhu – Siva)! O Mother worshipped (vanditE) by brahmA – resident
(bhava) in lotus (sarasija)! O gauri! O amba!

D R S sn D ;                PD N       D P M         | mpd- dpm G r r D | dpm G r gr gr S ||
Shaam bha vi - -            Sa ra si   ja Bha va       Van- di- - te- Gow - - ri - - - - - -

D gr S sn D ;               GR N        D P M        | mpdSn- dpm G r r D | dpm G r gr gr S          ||
Shaam bha vi - -            Sa ra si    ja Bha va     Van- di- - te- Gow - - ri - - - - - -

snD R S - rp M               D P - dp M pd S | sn D D           ; ; ; | ; ; ;       ; ; ;     ||
Shan ka ri Shan-            ku ru Chan - dra mu khi - - -       - - - - - -          - - -

Anupallavi
Sankata Haarini Ripu Vidhaarini Kalyaani
Sadaanatha Phala Daayaki Hara Naayaki Jagath Janani

Sahityam: sankaTa hAriNi ripu vidAriNi kalyANi
Meaning: O Reliever (hAriNi) (literally destroyer) of anxiety (sankaTa)! O Destroyer (vidAriNi) of enemies (ripu)!
O kalyANi!
   1      2              3          4                 5         6       7                      8
PDN D P ;          ; dn dpM       ; P D            | R S ; N D dd | M D ;                     S ; ;    ||
San-ka ta Haa        -ri ni - -    - Ri pu          Vi dhaa ri ni Kal - yaa-                  ni - -

Sahityam: sadA nata phala dAyikE hara nAyikE jagaj-janani (Sankari)
Meaning: O Bestower (dAyikE) of results (phala) (literally fruit) to those who always (sadA) supplicate (nata)! O
Consort (nAyikE) of Siva (hara)! O Generator (janani) of this Universe (jagat) (jagaj-janani)!
   1     2          3          4                         5                6         7                8
pd S ;  ; R S sr MG         ; R S                  | d r S, r sn        D D D | m P dpm           G R S ||
Sa- daa - na tha Pha la Daa - ya ki                  Ha- ra -Naa        - ya ki Ja - gath-        Ja na ni

pd S ;  ; R S s r pm G              ; R S          | d r S, r sn        D D D | mpd Sn dpm             G R S ||
Sa- daa - na tha Pha la Daa        - ya ki           Ha- ra -Naa        - ya ki Ja - - - gath-         Ja na ni

Chitta Swaram:
    1     2            3       4                        5                6             7                   8
R;;      ;R;       , R g- sr sn d p D              | S ; ;              ,dS;     | , S r gr            s n d p D ||
rsr M g rs- rmpd - pmpDp - pmpd sr                 | gR grs        n d - pmpd    | r S rsn             dp mgrs ||

O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped
by brahmA! O gauri! O amba!

Srs nd R S- rp M               D P - dp M pd S | sn D D                ; S S | sn D - P M P D ||
Shan ka ri Shan-              ku ru Chan - dra mu khi - - -              A khi laan - dee - shwa ri

D gr S sn D ;                 GR N           D P M           | mpdSn- dpm     G r r D | dpm G r gr gr S ||
Shaam bha vi - -              Sa ra si       ja Bha va         Van- - di- -   te- -- Gow - - ri - - - -

snD R S - rp M                 D P - dp M pd S | sn D D                ; ; ; | ; ; ;          ; ; ;    ||
Shan ka ri Shan-              ku ru Chan - dra mu khi - - -            - - - - - -             - - -

Charanam

Shyamakrishna Sodhari Shyamale Saathodhari
Saama Gaana Lole Baale Sadaarthi Bhanjana Sheele

Sahityam: SyAma kRshNa sOdari SyAmaLE SAt(O)dari
Meaning: O SyAmaLA (SyAmaLE) - sister (sOdari) of vishNu – SyAma kRshNa! O Slender (SAta) waisted (udari)
(SAtOdari)!

  1                    2            3                    4            5            6           7        8
S    S sn          D pm dp    , d- S s n           D         D ; | P ; dr        sn D P | ; dpm -G R R ;              ||
Shya ma kri -      - shna So- - - dha ri-          -         -     Shya ma       le - - Sha -tho – dha - ri

Sahityam: sAma gAna lOlE bAlE sad(A)rti bhanjana-SIlE (Sankari)
Meaning: O bAlA (bAlE) - enjoyer (lOlE) of sAma gAna (literally recitation of sAma vEda)! O Mother who is
always (sadA) intent (SIlE) on relieving (bhanjana) (bhanjana-SIlE) the problems (Arti) of devotees!

S; R M;M           P , dpm            D, P,     | pd S ;         N-Pdn | DM mg               R gr S       ||
Saa ma Gaa na      Lo le - -          Baa le      Sa- daa        rthi Bhan- ja na Shee-      - le - -

S; R M;M           P , dpm            mpdp D | pd S ;            N-Pdn | DM mg               R gr S       ||
Saa ma Gaa na      Lo le - -          Baa le   Sa- daa           rthi Bhan- ja na Shee-      - le - -

O Sankari! Please give us welfare. O Moon Faced Mother akhilANDESvari! O SAmbhavi! O Mother worshipped
by brahmA! O gauri! O amba!

Srs nd R S- rp M                D P - dp M pd S | sn D D       ; S S | sn D - P M P D ||
Shan ka ri Shan-               ku ru Chan - dra mu khi - - -     A khi laan - dee - shwa ri

D gr S sn D ;              GR N          D P M       | mpdSn- dpm     G r r D | dpm G r     gr gr S ||
Shaam bha vi - -           Sa ra si      ja Bha va    Van-    di- -   te- - - Gow - -       ri -- - - -

snD R S - rp M                  D P - dp M pd S | sn D D       ; ; ; | ; ; ;       ; ; ;     ||
Shan ka ri SaM -               ku ru Chan - dra mu khi - - -   - - - - - -          - - -