Smarane Sukhamu

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
smaraNE sukhamu rAma nAma naruDai buTTi nanduku nAma

Anupallavi:
vara rAjayOga niSTulau vArikAnanda maNDaTaTTu

Charanam:
rAma nAma shravaNamu valla nAma rUpamE hrdayamu niNDi
prEma buTTa sEyaga lEdA niSkAma tyAgarAju sEyu nAma

Meaning: (“Courtesy: V Govindan: Tyagaraja Vaibhavam”)

Gist:
For taking birth as a human being, only mental recitation of name of Lord SrI rAma is comforting.
In the same manner as the joy experienced by those great men who are firmly established in the rAja yOga, for taking birth as a
human being, only mental recitation of the name of Lord SrI rAma is comforting.
Isn’t it that because of listening to the name of SrI rAma, the very form of the name, filling the heart (“of the listeners”), enabled
sprouting of pure love (“in them”) towards the Lord?
Therefore, for taking birth as a human being, only desire-less mental recitation of the name of Lord SrI rAma, as performed by
this tyAgarAja, is comforting.
(“OR”)
Therefore, for taking birth as a human being, only mental recitation of the name of Lord SrI rAma, as performed by this desire-
less tyAgarAja, is comforting.

Word-by-word Meaning

P: Only mental recitation (“smaraNE”) of name (“nAma”) of Lord SrI rAma is comforting (“sukhamu”);
for (“anduku”) taking birth (“puTTina”) (“puTTinanduku”) as a human being (“naruDai”), only mental recitation of name
(“nAma”) of Lord SrI rAma is comforting.

A: In the same manner (“aTTu”) as the joy (“Anandamu”) experienced (“andeTu”) (“literally attained”) by those (“vAriki”)
(“literally to those”) (“vArikAnandamandeTaTTu”) great men (“vara”) who are firmly established (“nishThulau”) in the rAja
yOga,
for taking birth as a human being, only mental recitation of the name of Lord SrI rAma is comforting.

C: Isn’t it (“lEdA”) that because of (“valla”) listening (“SravaNamu”) to the name (“nAma”) of SrI rAma, the very form
(“rUpamE”) of the name (“nAma”), filling (“niNDi”) the heart (“hRdayamu”) (“of the listeners”), enabled sprouting (“puTTa
sEyaga”) of pure love (“prEma”) (“in them”) towards the Lord?
Therefore, for taking birth as a human being, only desire-less (“nishkAma”) mental recitation of the name (“nAma”) of Lord SrI
rAma, as performed (“sEyu”) by this tyAgarAja, is comforting.
(“OR”)
Therefore, for taking birth as a human being, only mental recitation of the name (“nAma”) of Lord SrI rAma, as performed
(“sEyu”) by this desire-less (“nishkAma”) tyAgarAja (“tyAgarAju”), is comforting.

Pallavi:
smaraNE sukhamu rAma nAma naruDai buTTi nanduku nAma

Only mental recitation (“smaraNE”) of name (“nAma”) of Lord SrI rAma is comforting (“sukhamu”);

;;         ;S         R,g        ;M         |R,s          ; ;      | ; ;         ; ;     ||
--         -sma      ra- NE      - su-      khamu         - -         --          --

;;       ;S        R,g     ; md      | pmr- s   ; ;    | ; ;       ; ;       ||
--       -sma     ra- NE   - su-      kha-mu    - -       --        --

;;       ;S        R,g     ;M        |R ;       ; rsS | ; sp       ; S ||
--       -sma     ra- NE   - su-     kha-       - mu    - rA       - ma

R, r  ;S           R -gm   P- M      |R;        ; rsS | ; sp       ; S ||
nA-ma -sma        ra- NE   - su-      kha-      - mu - rA          - ma

R, r  ;S           R -gm   P- md     | pm R     ; S | ; sp         ; S ||
nA-ma -sma        ra- NE   - su-       kha-     - mu- - rA         - ma

R, r  ;P           P -P    ;- P,d    | pmM ;     ; mg | rg-rsS     ; S ||
nA-ma -sma        ra- NE   - su-       kha-      - mu- - rA         - ma

R, r  ;P           P -P    ;- P,d    | pmM ;     ; mg | rgr-rs         S- S ||
nA-ma -sma        ra- NE   - su-       kha-      - mu- - - rA          - ma

R, r  ;P           dp -S   ;- sd     | pm- R ; S | ; sp             ; S ||
nA-ma -sma        ra- NE   - su-          kha- mu- - rA           - ma

R, r  ;P           D -pn   S- sd     | pm- R     ; S | ;S           ; S ||
nA-ma -sma        ra- NE   - su-       kha-     - mu- - rA        - ma

R, r  ;P           D -pn   S- rg     | M- R     ; s d | pmr-s ; S ||
nA-ma -sma        ra- NE   - su-       - kha-     mu- - - - rA - ma

… for (“anduku”) taking birth (“puTTina”) (“puTTinanduku”) as a human being (“naruDai”), only mental
recitation of name (“nAma”) of Lord SrI rAma is comforting.

R, r  ; gm        dpm-r      ; S     | sdP      ; ; | ;;         ; ; ||
nA-ma - Na-       ru - - Dai- bu       Tti- -   - -    --        --

R, r  ; gm        dpm-r      ;- S | sdP          ; S | sn-sr G-gm ||
nA-ma - Na-       ru - - Dai- - bu  Tti- -      - nan  du-ku - nA-

dpm-r sn- S      R -gm P- md         | pm R     ; S | ; sp         ; S ||
- - - ma - - sma ra- NE - su-          kha-     - mu- - rA         - ma

R, r  ; gm        dpm-r      ,s - S | s d P      ; S | sn-sr G-gm ||
nA-ma - Na-       ru - - Dai- - bu    Tti- -    - nan  du-ku - nA-

dpm-r sn- S      R -gm P- md         | pm R     ; ;    | ;;        ; S ||
- - - ma - - sma ra- NE - su-          kha-     - -      --        - mu-

Anupallavi:
vara rAjayOga niSTulau vArikAnanda maNDaTaTTu

… great men (“vara”) who are firmly established (“nishThulau”) in the rAja yOga,

;;       ;P       p S- s  ; S        | DP       S–S| ; ;         ; ;         ||
--       - va     ra - rA - ja         yO-      - ga - -         - -

;;       ;P       p S- s  ; S         | DP       S – S | ; sr     G -gm     ||
--       - va     ra - rA - ja          yO-       - ga - ni       - Stu-

R,s      ;P       N, s    ; S         | DP       S – S | ; sr     G -gm     ||
lau -    - va     ra - rA - ja          yO-      - ga - ni        - Stu-

R,s      ;P       sN - s     ; S      | DP       S – S | ; sr     G -md     ||
lau -    - va     ra - rA    - ja       yO-      - ga - ni        - Stu-

In the same manner (“aTTu”) as the joy (“Anandamu”) experienced (“andeTu”) (“literally attained”) by those
(“vAriki”) (“literally to those”) (“vArikAnandamandeTaTTu”)

pmR      S- S     ; sd d P ,          | dP-s    ; – dn | S-D      ; -pm     ||
lau -     - vA    - ri- kA- -           nan-da - maN - Da        - --

dpm- r ; P        sN - s  ; S         | DP       S – S | ; sr     G -md ||
TaT- Tu - va      ra - rA - ja          yO-       - ga - ni       - Stu-

pmR      S- S     ; sd d P ,          | dP-s    ; – dn | S-D      ; -pm     ||
lau -     - vA    - ri- kA- -           nan-da - maN - Da        - --

dpm- r sn - S R -gm P- md             | pm R     S S | ; sn          P-sn ||
TaT- Tu - - sma ra- NE - su-            kha-     mu Sri - rA         - ma

for taking birth as a human being, only mental recitation of the name of Lord SrI rAma is comforting.

R, r  ; gm        dpm-r      ,s - S | s d P       ; S | sn-sr G-gm ||
nA-ma - Na-       ru - - Dai- - bu    Tti- -     - nan  du-ku - nA-

dpm-r sn- S      R -gm P- M           |R;        ; ;     | ;;        ; S ||
- - - ma - - sma ra- NE - su-          kha-      - -       --        - mu-

Charanam:
rAma nAma shravaNamu valla nAma rUpamE hrdayamu niNDi
prEma buTTa sEyaga lEdA niSkAma tyAgarAju sEyu nAma

… listening (“SravaNamu”) to the name (“nAma”) of SrI rAma,

;;       ;P        , p -P ; P         | d P-s    ; - sd | pm -R ; sn        ||
--       - rA     -ma nA - ma           shra-va - Na- - - mu - --

Isn’t it (“lEdA”) that because of (“valla”) listening (“SravaNamu”) to the name (“nAma”) of SrI rAma,

R,r      ;-P       , p -P ; P         | d P-s    ; - sd | pm -R ; sn        ||
Val-la   - rA       -ma nA - ma         shra-va - Na- - - mu - --

the very form (“rUpamE”) of the name (“nAma”), filling (“niNDi”) the heart (“hRdayamu”) (“of the listeners”),

R,r      ; - gm dpm- r ; S            |DP         ; S |S R         ; gm ||
Val-la   - nA- ma-- rU - pa            mE-        - hr da ya       - mu-

P , p ; - dp      , p -P ; P          | d P-s    ; - sd | pm -R ; sn       ||
niN-Di - rA        -ma nA - ma          shra-va - Na- - - mu - --

R,r      ; - gm dpm- r ; S            |DP          ; S |S R        ; gm ||
Val-la   - nA- ma-- rU - pa            mE-         - hr da ya      - mu-

enabled sprouting (“puTTa sEyaga”) of pure love (“prEma”) (“in them”) towards the Lord?

P, p ;-P           p S,n- s      ; S | dP-s       ; S | S- sr G – M ||
niN-Di - prE       ma – bu      - TTa sE- -       - ya ga lE- - - -

R,s    ;;          ; ;         ; ;    | ; ;       ; ;    | ; ;      ; ;    ||
- - dA - -          --         - -       --        - -     - -      - -

; ;      ;-P        p S,n- s     ; S | dP-s       ; S | S- sr G – M ||
--       - prE      ma – bu      - TTa sE- -      - ya ga lE- - - -

R,s    ;P         p S- s       ; S | dP-s          ; S | S- sr    G – md ||
- - dA - prE      ma – bu       - TTa sE- -       - ya ga lE-     - --

pmR;- s ; P         p S,n- s       ; S | dP-s      ; S | R G       ; – mp ||
- - - dA - prE      ma – bu        - TTa sE- -     - ya ga lE-     - --

Therefore, for taking birth as a human being, only desire-less (“nishkAma”) mental recitation of the name
(“nAma”) of Lord SrI rAma, as performed (“sEyu”) by this tyAgarAja, is comforting.
(“OR”)
Therefore, for taking birth as a human being, only mental recitation of the name (“nAma”) of Lord SrI rAma, as
performed (“sEyu”) by this desire-less (“nishkAma”) tyAgarAja (“tyAgarAju”), is comforting.

R, s   ;S        , S- d   P P         | dP – s     ; ;   | ;;       ; ;    ||
dA-niS - kA      - ma tyA - ga          rA- ju     -

;, s     ;S       , S- d    P P       | dP – s     ; dn | S D       ; pm ||
-- -niS - kA     - ma tyA   - ga        rA- ju     - sE   - yu-     - --

dpm- r ; S       , S- d   P P         | dP – s     ; dn | S D    ; pm ||
nA - ma - kA     - ma tyA - ga           rA- ju     - sE   - yu- - nA—

dpm- r sn -S       , S- d   P P | dP – s           ; dn | S D       ; pm ||
ma -- niS - kA     - ma tyA - ga rA- ju             - sE  - yu-      - --

dpm- r sn- S  R -gm P- md             | pm R       S S | ; sd        P-sn ||
nA— ma -- sma ra- NE - su-              kha-       mu Sri - rA      - ma

R, r  ; gm        dpm-r      ,s - S | s d P         ; S | sn-sr G-gm ||
nA-ma - Na-       ru - - Dai- - bu    Tti- -       - nan  du-ku - nA-

dpm-r sn- S      R -G   ;-M           |R;          ; S | RG       ; md ||
- - - ma - - sma ra- NE - su-          kha-        - sma ra- NE -   su-

pm-R ; - S R gm P – pm | R ;                      ; S    | ; ;      ; ;    ||
kha - - - sma ra- NE - su- kha-                    --      - -     - -