Sri Ranganatham

Composition by Ambi Dikshitar

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Title: Sri Ranganatham

Composer: Ambi Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Purnacandrika

Talas: Adi

Sources:

Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

sri ranganatham upasmahe nityam sita-vallabham sri sankara guruguha vedyam samisti caranam: naradadinuta syamala gatram niranjari martanda sunetram dhirataram saracapa dharanam devaraja pujitabja caranam

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
shrI ranganatham upAsmahE nityam sItA-vallabham shrI shankara guruguha vEdyam

Samisti Charanam:
nAradAdinuta shyAmaLa gAtram niranjAri mArtANDa sunEtram
dhIrataram sharacApa dharaNam dEvarAja pUjitAbja caraNam

Meaning: (approximate)
I meditate (“upAsmahE”) daily (“nityam”) upon sri ranganatha. He is the consort (“vallabham”) of
sita. He is meditated (“vEdyam”) upon by Sankara and Guru Guha.
He is worshipped (“nuta”) by Narada and others (“nArad-Adi”). His neck (“gAtram”) is dark in color
(“shyAmaLa”). He has lovely eyes (“su-nEtram”) which are like the lotus (“niranjAri”) and martanda.
He is brave (“dhIrataram”). He holds (“dharaNam”) the bow and arrows (“sharacApa”). His feet
(“caraNam”) are prayed (“pUjitAbja”) to by Indra, the king of devas (“dEva-rAja”).

Pallavi:
shrI ranganatham upAsmahE nityam sItA-vallabham shrI shankara guruguha vEdyam

I meditate (“upAsmahE”) daily (“nityam”) upon sri ranganatha.

1      2      3      4                5       6      7         8
P,r sn P pm R G - M                | pmgm R – sn | P – rs      R ; ||
shrI ran ga na - - tham u            pA - - sma hE - ni -      tyam

pdpr   sn P pm R G - M             | pmgm R – sn | P – rs      R ; ||
shrI   ran ga na - - tham u          pA - - sma hE - ni -      tyam

pdpr   sn P pm R G - M             | pmgm R – Srs    | np – rs   R ; ||
shrI   ran ga na - - tham u          pA - - sma hE     -    ni tyam

He is the consort (“vallabham”) of sita. He is meditated (“vEdyam”) upon by Sankara and Guru Guha.

gmpm gm P mpdp          ,sS        | ; gm r s n p | pm gm       gr gm ||
sI- - - tA- - val - -   - labham      shrI- shan-kara guruguha vE-dyam

pdpr   sn P Pdp Mpm R - M          | pmgm R – Srs    | np – rs   R ; ||
shrI   ran ga na - - - tham u        pA - - sma hE      -   ni tyam

gmpm gm P mpdp          ,sR        | ; gm r s n p | pm gm       gr gm ||
sI- - - tA- - val - -   - labham      shrI- shan-kara guruguha vE-dyam

pdpr   sn P Pdp Mpm R - gm | pmgm R – Srs             | np – rs   R;       ||
shrI   ran ga na - - - tham u pA - - sma hE             -   ni tyam

gmpm gm P mpdp           S R       | ; gm r s n p | pm gm       gr gm ||
sI- - - tA- - val - -   la bham       shrI- shan-kara guruguha vE-dyam

P,r sn P pm R G - M                      | pmgm R – sn | P – rs                 R ; ||
shrI ran ga na - - tham u                  pA - - sma hE - ni -                 tyam

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

Samisti Charanam:
nAradAdinuta shyAmaLa gAtram niranjAri mArtANDa sunEtram
dhIrataram sharacApa dharaNam dEvarAja pUjitAbja caraNam

He is worshipped (“nuta”) by Narada and others (“nArad-Adi”). His neck (“gAtram”) is dark in color
(“shyAmaLa”).

1       2    3                 4                5             6   7         8
P;   P–P    DP                SR             | ; sr         ,gM | R;        S ;      ||
nA   ra dA-  - di             nu ta            shyA          maLa gA       tram

snpm R – gm          pd dp       SR          | ; sr         ,g M |   R;     S ; ||
nA ra dA-            - - di      nu ta          shyA         ma La   gA      tram

snpm R – gm          pd dp       SS          | sr gm         pm gm | R ; S ; ||
nA ra dA-            - - di      nu ta         shyA --       ma La   gA  tram

He has lovely eyes (“su-nEtram”) which are like the lotus (“niranjAri”) and martanda.

G ,m R – sr      sn – P        pm R          | gm p r         sn P | pm gm R ;               ||
Ni - ra jA        - ri         mA- r           tAN- -        Da su- nE - - tram

GpmM; R – Srs           sn – P        pm R       | gm p r       sn pn | pm gm R S            ||
Ni - - ra jA            - ri         mA- r         tAN- -       Da su- nE - - tram

He is brave (“dhIrataram”). He holds (“dharaNam”) the bow and arrows (“sharacApa”). His feet
(“caraNam”) are prayed (“pUjitAbja”) to by Indra, the king of devas (“dEva-rAja”).

S ss S–s s             S, s    ssS | ; ;                      ; sn   | pm gm       RS        ||
dhIrata ram shara      cA pa dharaNam - -                     - --      -- --      - -

S ss S–s s             S, s    s s S | G m- r ,r–S | nP m                           gmR     ||
dhIrata ram shara      cA pa dharaNam dEva rA ja pU ji tAbja                        caraNam

Chitta Swaram:
 1        2        3      4          5                           6          7         8
R gm r s n p   , p - rs R – gm | r p m – g                     m–rgm| pdps           S ;    ||
sn p-r , r- gm R r - s  np–R | S P                             r s n - p | d p m- g m-r g m ||

pdpr sn P Pdp Mpm R - gm | pmgm R – Srs | np – rs            R;                              ||
shrI    ran ga na - - - tham u   pA - - sma hE     -   ni tyam
gmpm gm P mpdp S R             | ; gm r s n p | pm gm       gr gm ||
sI- - - tA- - val - - la bham     shrI- shan-kara guruguha vE-dyam

P,r sn P pm R G - M                      | pmgm R – sn | P – rs     R ; ||
shrI ran ga na - - tham u                  pA - - sma hE   - ni - tyam
;;    ; gm   R ;        S;               | ;;     ;;     | ;;    ;;     ||
--    --     - -       - -                  --     --       -- - -