Sri Guruguha Tarayasu

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From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM
SaravaNa bhava
SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati
kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI

samashTi caraNam
rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita
sura muni pUjita
tyAgAdhi-rAja kumAra
tApa traya hara kumAra

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda
bhU-dEva kriyA mOda
yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta -
manOlaya vinOda

Meaning: (Courtesy: http://guru-guha.blogspot.com/2008/07/dikshitar-kriti-sri-guru-guha-tharayasu.html
SrI guru guha               - O Guruguha!
tArayASu mAM                   - deliver me quickly!
SaravaNa bhava                - O one born in the forest of reeds!
sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita - O one venerated by Indra, Vishnu, Manmatha,
Brahma, various kings and Shiva!

samashTi caraNam
rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita - O one meditated upon in the hearts (of great souls) that are devoid of passion and
other such imperfections!
sura muni pUjita          - O one worshipped by Devas and Rishis (or) O one worshipped by Devarishis(such as
Narada)!
tyAgAdhi-rAja kumara          - O son of Shiva(Tyagaraja)!
tApa traya hara          - O remover of the three kinds of suffering!
kumAra                 - O youthful one!
bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda       - O one whose feet are praised by the king of serpents!
bhU-dEva kriyA mOda            - O one who delights in the rites performed by Brahmanas!
yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta manOlaya vinOda - O one who sports in the hearts of those who practice the various
forms of Yoga expounded by the best among Yogis!

Comments:
This Kriti is in the eighth(Sambodhana Prathama) Vibhakti

The three kinds of suffering are:
1. AdhyAtmika, sufferings from one's own mind and body;
2. Adhidaivika, sufferings arising from unseen forces, gods and nature
3. Adhibhautika, sufferings from other living creatures.

Pallavi:
SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM
SaravaNa bhava
SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
SrI pati rati pati vAkpati kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI

Sahityam: SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM SaravaNa bhava
Meaning: SrI guru guha - O Guruguha!
         tArayASu mAM - deliver me quickly!
        SaravaNa bhava - O one born in the forest of reeds!

S;     DP M D               || P ;    M–R ; S            || R ; ; sr       mp d r              ||
SrI    guru gu ha              tA     ra yA Su              mAM – Sara     vaNa bhava

S;     DP M D               || pdsd   pm – rm     pm rs || R ; ; sr        mp d r              ||
SrI    guru gu ha              tA     ra yA        - - Su mAM – Sara       vaNa bhava

S;     DP M D               || pdsd   pm – rm     pm rs || R ; ; ;          s s d r ||
SrI    guru gu ha              tA     ra yA        - - Su mAM – -           sura pati

Sahityam: sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI
Meaning: O one venerated (sEvita) by Indra (sura pati), Vishnu (sri pati), Manmatha (rati pati), Brahma (vAk
pati), various kings (kshiti pati) and Shiva (paSu pati) !

S m r d d p d s d r s || m r       s r s d - s d p m p d ||
SrI pati rati pati vAk-pati kshiti pati paSu pati sE - vita (SrI )

samashTi caraNam
rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita
sura muni pUjita
tyAgAdhi-rAja kumAra
tApa traya hara kumAra

Sahityam: rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita sura muni pUjita
Meaning: O one meditated upon or experienced in (vibhAvita) the hearts (hRdaya) (of great souls) that are devoid
of (rahita) passion (rAgAdi) and other such imperfections!
O one worshipped (pUjita) by Devas (sura) and Rishis (muni) (or) O one worshipped by Devarishis (such as
Narada)!

D;       D;        P-D      || M P R M          P-D      || M ;    RS       RS       ||
rA       gA        di ra       hi ta hRda       ya vi       bhA    vita     sura

RM       PD        MP       ||
muni     pU-       ji ta

Sahityam: tyAgAdhi-rAja kumAra tApa traya hara kumAra
Meaning: tyAgAdhi-rAja kumara            - O son (kumara) of Shiva(Tyagaraja)!
         tApa traya hara                 - O remover (hara) of the three (traya) kinds of suffering (tApa)!
         kumAra                          - O youthful one!

D;        R;         sr- S     || ; S    s d d s p D p ||
tyA       gA        dhi- rA         ja   ku- - - mA-ra

S;        P;         PD        || M P M - R ; S             ||
tA        pa         traya        ha ra ku mA - ra

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda bhU-dEva kriyA mOda
yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta - manOlaya vinOda

Sahityam: bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda bhU-dEva kriyA mOda
Meaning:
bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda - O one whose feet (pAda) are praised (vinuta) by the king (rAja) of serpents (bhOgi) !
bhU-dEva kriyA mOda - O one who delights (mOda) in the rites (kriyA) performed by Brahmanas (bhU-dEva)!

S d–r          , s- m r      m–Pd        || M P D – s d    ,-Rs                ||
bhOgi rA        - ja vinu    ta pAda       bhU dE va kriyA - mOda

Sahityam: yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta - manOlaya vinOda
Meaning:
yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta manOlaya vinOda - O one who sports (vinOda) in the hearts (manOlaya) of those who
practice the various forms of Yoga expounded (bhEda) by the best (rAja) among Yogis!

Rm–r       , r- S             s - D d || M r - s D – s r           mPd         ||
yOgi rA    - ja yO            ga bhEda   yukta ma nO laya          vinOda

Sahityam: SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM SaravaNa bhava
Meaning: SrI guru guha - O Guruguha!
         tArayASu mAM - deliver me quickly!
        SaravaNa bhava - O one born in the forest of reeds!

S;    DP M D                   || pdsd   pm – rm    pm rs || R ; ; ;           s s d r ||
SrI   guru gu ha                  tA     ra yA       - - Su mAM – -            sura pati

Sahityam: sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI
Meaning: O one venerated (sEvita) by Indra (sura pati), Vishnu (sri pati), Manmatha (rati pati), Brahma (vAk
pati), various kings (kshiti pati) and Shiva (paSu pati) !

S m r d d p d s d r s || m r       s r s d - s d p m p d ||
SrI pati rati pati vAk-pati kshiti pati paSu pati sE - vita (SrI )