Vara Vina (Gitam)

Composition by Appiah Dikshitar

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Title: Vara Vina (Gitam)

Composer: Appiah Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Mohana

Talas: Rupaka

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)

Lyrics

lyrics

vara vina (githam) 28 harikambhoji janya vara vina mrdu pani vana ruha locana rani surucira bambara veni suranuta kalyani nirupama subhaguna lola nirata jayaprada sila varadapriya ranganayaki vancita phala dayaki sarasijasana janani jaya jaya jaya (vara vina)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Sahityam:
Varaveena Mrudu Paani Vanaruha Lochana Raani
Suruchira Bambhara Veni Suranuta Kalyaani
Nirupama Shubha Guna Lola Niratishaya Prada Sheela
Varadaapriya Ranganaayaki Vaanchita Phala Daayaki
Saraseejasana Janani Jaya Jaya Jaya

Meaning: (Adapted From: Perfecting Carnatic Music, Level 1 by Chitraveena Ravikiran)
[This is a beautiful song on goddess Lakshmi]
You hold the divine ("vara") veena in your soft ("mrudu") hands ("paani"). You are the queen
("raani") of the omniscient. Your eyes ("lochana") are like the lotus petals ("vanaruha"). Your curly
("suruchira") tresses ("veni") resemble the bees ("bambhara"). Devas ("Sura") worship ("nuta") your
auspicious form ("kalyaani"). You have ("lola") unequaled ("nir-upama") virtuous ("shuba")
qualities ("guna"). You ("sheela") give ("prada") endless ("narathi") victory ("jaya"). You are
Ranganaayaki, the consort ("priya")of the Ranganatha ("varadaa"). You grant ("daayaki") the boons
("phala") desired ("vaanchita") by your devotees. O Mother ("janani") of Brahma, who is seated on a
lotus ("saraseeja-asana")! Victory ("jaya") to you.

Geetham:

You hold the divine ("vara") veena in your soft ("mrudu") hands ("paani").

G      G     |      P   ,        P      ,      |   D         P        ||        S    ,       S    ,       ||
Va     ra    |      vee -        na      -     |   Mru       du       ||        Pa       -   ni   -       ||

You are the queen ("raani") of the omniscient. Your eyes ("lochana") are like the lotus petals
("vanaruha").

R     S       |     D      D     P      ,      |   D         P             ||   G   G        R    ,       ||
Va   na      |      ru     ha    Lo     -      |   cha       na            ||   Raa   -      ni   -       ||

Your curly ("suruchira") tresses ("veni") resemble the bees ("bambhara").

G      P     |      D      S     D      ,      |   D         P             ||   G    G       R    ,       ||
Su     ru     |     chi    ra    Bam    -      |   bha       ra            ||   Ve    -      ni   -       ||

Devas ("Sura") worship ("nuta") your auspicious form ("kalyaani").

G      G     |      D      P     G      ,      |   P         G             ||   G    R       S    ,       ||
Su     ra    |      nu     tha   Kal    -      |   ya        -             ||   -    -       ni       -   ||

You have ("lola") unequaled ("nir-upama") virtuous ("shuba") qualities ("guna").

G      G     |      G      G     R      G      |   P              G        ||   P ,          P    ,       ||
Ni     ru     |     pa     ma    Shu    bha    |   Gu            na        ||   Lo  -        la   -       ||

You ("sheela") give ("prada") endless ("narathi") victory ("jaya").

G      G      |       D     P    D     ,       |    D          P      ||    S ,      S    ,        ||
Ni     ra         |   thi   Ja   ya    -       |    Pra        da     ||   See  -    la   -        ||

You are Ranganaayaki, the consort ("priya")of the Ranganatha ("varadaa").

D       G     |       R     R    S     S       |    D          S      ||   D D       D P           ||
Va     ra         |   da    -    Pri   ya      |    Ran        ga     ||   naa -     ya ki         ||

You grant ("daayaki") the boons ("phala") desired ("vaanchita") by your devotees.

G      P      |       D    S     D     P       |    D          P      ||   G    G    R S           ||
Vaa    -      |       nchitha    Pha   la      |    Daa         -     ||   -    -    ya ki         ||

O Mother ("janani") of Brahma, who is seated on a lotus ("saraseeja-asana")!

S      R      |       G     ,    G     ,       |    G          R      ||   P    G    R    ,   ||
Sa     ra         |   si    -    ja    -       |    sa        na      ||   Ja   na   ni   -   ||

Victory ("jaya") to you.

S      R      |       S     G    R     S       ||
Ja     ya     |       ja    ya   ja    ya      ||