Sri Ramacandro

Composition by Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

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Title: Sri Ramacandro

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Sri Ranjani

Talas: Capu

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

sri ramacandro raksatu mam raksasadi haro raghuvara

anupallavi

bharatagraja kausika yaga raksaka tatakantaka

caraNam

mithila nagara pravesa mahesvara dhanurbhedaka sita kalyana mahotsava vaibhava yuta citravesako madhurya ganamrta pana priya guruguha visvaso mahadevibhakta parasurama garva harollasa

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
shrI rAmacandrO rakSatu mAm rAkSasAdi harO raghuvara

Anupallavi:
bharatAgraja kaushika yAga rakSaka tATakAntaka

Charanam:
mithilA nagara pravEsha mahEshvara dhanurbhEdaka
sItA kalyANa mahOtsava vaibhava yuta citravESakO
mAdhurya gAnAmrta pAna priya guruguha vishvAsO
mahAdEvIbhakta parashurAma garva harOllAsa

Meaning: (Courtesy: GuruGuha.org: http://guruguha.org/wiki/shriramachandro.html ):
P: May Shri Rama (“shrI rAmacandrO”), the destroyer (“harO”) of Rakshasas (“rAkSasAdi”), the best
of the Raghu clan (“raghuvara”), protect (“rakSatu”) me (“mAm”).

A: He is elder (“Agraja”) to Bharatha (“bharatAgraja”), is the protector (“rakSaka”) of Vishwamitra's
sacrifice (“yAga”) and slayer (“antaka”) of Tataka (“tATakAntaka”).

C: He entered (“pravEsha”) the city (“nagara”) of Mithila, snapped (“bhEdaka”) the bow (“dhanur”,
“dhanur-bhEdaka”)of Shiva (“mahEshvara”), and married (“kalyANa”) Sita in a marvelous
(“vaibhava”) ceremony (“mahOtsava”), thus painting (“yuta”) different portraits (“citra-”) of himself
(“vESakO”). He trusts (“vishvAsO”) Guruguha, who is fond (“priya”) of partaking (“pana”, i.e. “pAna
priya”) of the sweet (“mAdhurya”) nectar (“Amrta”) that is music (“gAnA”). He effortlessly (“Ullasa”)
humbled (“garva harO-”) Parashurama , the devotee (“bhaktha”) of Devi (“mahAdEvI-bhakta”).

Pallavi:
shrI rAmacandrO rakSatu mAm rAkSasAdi harO raghuvara

Sahityam: shrI rAmacandrO rakSatu
May Shri Rama (“shrI rAmacandrO”), …

S;;        |ssnd        M;     || M nd M      |M,g       GR        ||
shrI        rA - - -    ma -      can - - -    drO - -   - -

… protect (“rakSatu”) me (“mAm”).

GRG        |MN         D;      || M , G ,     | GR       RS        ||
ra - - -    kSa-       tu -       mA -         ---       - am

srgr S     |ssnd        M ; || M nd M         |G;        GR        ||
shrI -      rA - - -    ma -   can - - -       drO - -   - -

GRG        |MN         D;      || M G ;       | rgmg     mgrs      ||
ra - - -    kSa-       tu -       mA -           ---      - am

srgmgr | s s n d            M ; || gmdnS                | ssnd       mmgr      ||
shrI -   rA - - -           ma -   can - - -              drO - -    - -

GRG        |MN           D;             || M G ;        | rgmg       mgrs      ||
ra - - -    kSa-         tu -              mA -           ---         - am

Sahityam: rAkSasAdi harO raghuvara
… the destroyer (“harO”) of Rakshasas (“rAkSasAdi”),
… the best of the Raghu clan (“raghuvara”),

gR g M | D N            sn – R || S ; ss                | nn D      N;         ||
rA- - kSa sA -          di ha     rO ra-                 ghu-va     ra - - -

srgmgr | s s n d            M ; || gmdnS                | ssnd       mmgr      ||
shrI -   rA - - -           ma -   can - - -              drO - -    - -

GRG        |MN           D;             || M G ;        | rgmg       mgrs      ||
ra - - -    kSa-         tu -              mA -            ---        - am

gR g M | D N            sn – R || S ; ss                | nd M      gmdn       ||
rA- - kSa sA -          di ha     rO ra-                 ghu-va     ra - - -

S;;        |ssnd            M;          || M nd M       |G;          GR        ||
shrI        rA - - -        ma -           can - - -     drO - -     - -

GRG        |MN           D;             || M , G ,      | ; gr       RS        ||
ra - - -    kSa-         tu -              mA -          ---         - am

Anupallavi:
bharatAgrajO kaushika yAga rakSakO tATakAntakO

Sahityam: bharatAgrajO
He is elder (“Agraja”) to Bharatha (“bharatAgraja”), …

Sn S, |R;              G;          || R ; ;            | ;;          ;;        ||
bha- ra- tA-           gra-           jO - - -           --          --

gRn , S , | R ;        G;          || rsR ; ;          | Rgm         RG        ||
bha- ra- tA-           gra-           jO - - -           kau- -      - -

Sahityam: kaushika yAga rakSakO
… he is the protector (“rakSaka”) of Vishwamitra's (“kaushika”) sacrifice (“yAga”)

nG R , | R S           NS          || R G ;            | M ;         RG        ||
shi ka   yA-           ga -           ra - -             - -         kSa-

gr R ;     | ;;        ;;          ||
kO -         --        --

gRn , S , | R ;        G;          || rsR ; ;          | Rgm         RG        ||
bha- ra- tA-           gra-           jO - - -           kau- -      - -

nG R , | R S           NS          || R G ;            | M ;         RG        ||
shi ka   yA-           ga -           ra - -             - -         kSa-

Sahityam: tATakAntakO
… and slayer (“antaka”) of Tataka (“tATakAntaka”).

gr R ;     | GR        S;          || S , s n d        | D;            N;         ||
kO -         tA-       Ta-            kA - - n           ta -          kO

gRn , S , | R ;        G;          || rsR ; ;          | Rgm           RG         ||
bha- ra- tA-           gra-           jO - - -           kau- -        - -

nG R , | R S           NS          || R G ;            | M ;           RG         ||
shi ka   yA-           ga -           ra - -             - -           kSa-

gr R ;     | GR        S;          || s s n d M | G M                  DN         ||
kO -         tA-       Ta-            kA - - n    ta -                 kO

srgmgr | s s n d             M ; || gmdnS               | ssnd         mmgr       ||
shrI -   rA - - -            ma -   can - - -             drO - -      - -

GRG        |MN           D;             || M , G ,      | rgmg         mgrs       ||
ra - - -    kSa-         tu -              mA -           ---           - am

gR g M | D N            sn – R || S ; ss                | nn M         gmdn       ||
rA- - kSa sA -          di ha     rO ra-                 ghu-va        ra - - -

S;;        |ssnd            M;          || M nd M       |G;            GR         ||
shrI        rA - - -        ma -           can - - -     drO - -       - -

GRG        |MN           D;             || M , G ,      | ; gr         RS         ||
ra - - -    kSa-         tu -              mA -          ---           - am

Charanam:
mithilA nagara pravEsha mahEshvara dhanurbhEdaka
sItA kalyANa mahOtsava vaibhava yuta citravESakO
mAdhurya gAnAmrta pAna priya guruguha vishvAsO
mahAdEvIbhakta parashurAma garva harOllAsa

Sahityam: mithilA nagara pravEsha
Meaning: He entered (“pravEsha”) the city (“nagara”) of Mithila, …

mN D , | M , g           M;        || mN D , | N ;                ; d n ||
mi- thi- lA - -          --           na- ga   ra -               - pra-

nS ; n | NS            ;;          || ; ; ;        | ;;            ; ; ||
vE - - sha -                --         ---           --            --

mN D , | M , g           M;        || mN D , | N ;                ; d n ||
mi- thi- lA - -          --           na- ga   ra -               - pra-

nS ; n | NS                 ;;     ||
vE - - sha -                --

mN D , | M , g M ; || mN D , | N ;                                ; d n ||
mi- thi-   lA - - --     na- ga   ra -                            - pra-
Sahityam: mahEshvara dhanurbhEdaka

Meaning: … and He snapped (“bhEdaka”) the bow (“dhanur”, “dhanur-bhEdaka”)of Shiva
(“mahEshvara”),

nS ; n | NS               ; rg || gr R S | ss nd                  M ; ||
vE - - sha -              - ma-   hE- -    shva--                 ra –

dn rs nd | M , g            G;          || gr s R , | S ;         ;;        ||
dha-nur- - bhE--            da -          kO - - -    --          --

Sahityam: sItA kalyANa mahOtsava vaibhava
Meaning: … and thus He married (“kalyANa”) Sita in a marvelous (“vaibhava”) ceremony
(“mahOtsava”),

S; ;       | sd N         D;            || D N ;     | S;         R;        ||
sI - -       tA -         - -              kal- -      yA-        Na

G , M , | mnD         N;           || D n S ,       | ssnd M ;         ||
Ma-hO-    tsa--       va -            vai- - -       bha-- va –

Sahityam: yuta citravESakO
Meaning: … thus painting (“yuta”) different portraits (“citra-”) of himself (“vESakO”).

DN;      | ssnd      M;            || M nd G | R G gr R                ||
Yu ta      ci - -    tra-             vE - - - Sa - kO- -

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

S; ;       | sd N         D;            || D ; N     | S;         R ; ||
sI - -       tA -         - -              kal- -      yA-        Na

G , M , | mnD         M D || D n S ,                | ssnd M ;         ||
Ma-hO-    tsa--       va -   vai- - -                bha-- va –

DN;      | S ,n      ND            || nd M- G | R G gr S               ||
Yu ta      ci - -    tra-             vE - - Sa - kO- - - -

Sahityam: mAdhurya gAnAmrta pAna priya guruguha vishvAsO
Meaning: He trusts (“vishvAsO”) Guruguha, who is fond (“priya”) of partaking
(“pana”, i.e. “pAna priya”) of the sweet (“mAdhurya”) nectar (“Amrta”) that is music (“gAnA”).

M D n- s | ,R gm                   R g           || , g m r g s | r- s n d n S ||
mAdhurya gA nA mrta                pAna             priya gurugu ha vi-shvA- sO

Sahityam: mahAdEvIbhakta parashurAma garva harOllAsa
Meaning: He effortlessly (“Ullasa”) humbled (“garva harO-”) Parashurama ,
… the devotee (“bhaktha”) of Devi (“mahAdEvI-bhakta”).

m G G - r | , – n s r – m g r - g || r s – g r s – n | D m g m – nd n ||
mahAdE- vI     bha- kta parashu rA -ma ga-rva ha rO llA - - sa- -

 srgmgr | s s n d         M ; || gmdnS                | ssnd           mmgr      ||
shrI -    rA - - -        ma -   can - - -              drO - -        - -

GRG        |MN         D;      || M G ;       | rgmg      mgrs       ||
ra - - -    kSa-       tu -       mA -            ---      - am

gR g M | D N           sn – R || S ; ss       | nn M      gmdn       ||
rA- - kSa sA -         di ha     rO ra-        ghu-va     ra - - -

S;;        |ssnd        M;     || M nd M       |G;        GR         ||
shrI        rA - - -    ma -      can - - -     drO - -   - -

GRG        |MN         D;      || M , G ,      | ; gr     RS         ||
ra - - -    kSa-       tu -       mA -          ---       - am