Pahi Raama Doota

Ragam: Shadvidhamargini (46^th Melakartha Ragam)

ARO: S R₁ G₂ M₂ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ ||

AVA: Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₂ G₂ R₁ S ||

Talam: Rupakam

Tyagaraja

Version: Ram Kaushik/CV Shankar. Similar to MDR version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8CErPxegJs

Meanings Courtesy: Thiagaraja Vaibhavam http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/08/thyagaraja-kriti-pahi-rama-duta-raga.html

[Note – there are many places where the raga is mentioned as Vasanta Varali. I have learnt it in Shadvidhamargini]

Pallavi:

Pahi Raama Doota ! Jagat Praanakumaara ! Maam

Anupallavi:

Vaahineesha Tarana! Daasa Vadanasoonu Tanu Harana!

Charanam:

Karunaarasa Paripurna Kanchanaadri Samadeha

Paramabhagavata Varenya! Varada Tyagaraja Vinuta!

Meaning: (Courtesy: Thiagaraja Vaibhavam)

P: O Messenger (dUta) of SrI rAma! O Son (kumAra) of vAyu – life breath (prANa) of the World (jagat) (jagat-prANa)! Deign to protect (pAhi) me (mAM).

A: O Messenger of SrI rAma! O Son of vAyu -

who leaped across (taraNa) (literally crossed) the ocean – Lord (ISa) of rivers (vAhini) (vAhinISa)!

slayer (tanu haraNa) (literally seize the body) of aksha kumAra – son (sUnu) of rAvaNa – the ten (daSa) faced (vadana)!

Deign to protect me.

C: O Messenger of SrI rAma! O Son of vAyu –

replete (paripUrNa) with compassionate (karuNa) feeling (rasa) towards devotees!

whose body (dEha) is like (sama) the Mount mEru – the golden (kAncana) mountain (adri) (kAncanAdri) (in firmness or hue)!

besought (varENya) by the great (parama) devotees of Lord (bhAgavata);

bestower of boons (varada) to devotees!

praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja!

deign to protect me.

Pallavi:

Pahi Raama Doota ! Jagat Praanakumaara ! Maam

P: O Messenger (dUta) of SrI rAma! O Son (kumAra) of vAyu – life breath (prANa) of the World (jagat) (jagat-prANa)! Deign to protect (pAhi) me (mAM).

; ; ; pm G – G | gr R S ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

- - - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - - - - - - -

; , p , p- pm G – G | gr R S ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

- - Pa - hi Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - - - - - - -

; , p n d- pm G – G || gr R S ; , s N || G ; G - , p M ; || P ; ; ; dp M ||

- - Pa - hi Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - Jagat Praa na ku maa ra ! - - Maam-

; , d sn D- pm G – G || gr R S ; , s N || G ; G - , p M ; || D ; ; ; dp M ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - Jagat Praa na ku maa ra ! - - Maam-

; , d sn D- pm G – G || gr R S ; , s N || g r gm P – mp d n S || ; ; ; , n ddp m ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - Jagat Praa na ku maara ! - - - Maam- - - -

; , d sn D- pm G – G || gr R S ; , s N || g r gm P – mp d n S || nd ns R , r s nd d ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - Jagat Praa na ku maara ! - - - Maam- - - -

pm , d sn D- dpM G – G || gr R rsS , s N || g r gm P – mp d n S || nd ns rsn- r s nd d ||pm

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - Jagat Praa na ku maa - ra !- - - - - Maam- - - -

pm , d sn D- dpM G – G || gr R ; D ; ; || ; ; ; ; dp M || P ; ; ; ; ; ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - - - - - - Maam - - -

Anupallavi:

Vaahineesha Tarana! Daasa Vadanasoonu Tanu Harana!

A: O Messenger of SrI rAma! O Son of vAyu -

who leaped across (taraNa) (literally crossed) the ocean – Lord (ISa) of rivers (vAhini) (vAhinISa)!

slayer (tanu haraNa) (literally seize the body) of aksha kumAra – son (sUnu) of rAvaNa – the ten (daSa) faced (vadana)!

Deign to protect me.

; , g , r – S ,r G || G G M ; , p M || P D N – nd D D || ; , n , d – P P P ||

Vaa hi nee - sha Tara na! Daasa Va da na soo- - nu - - Ta - nu Ha ra na!

,m- G , r – S ,r G || G G M ; , p M || P D N – nd D D || ; p d P – pd ns N ||

- Vaa hi nee - sha Tara na! Daasa Va da na soo- - nu - Ta nu - Ha ra na! (pahi)

; , d sn D- pm G – G || gr R S ; , s N || g r gm P – mp d n S || nd ns R , r s nd d ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - Jagat Praa na ku maara ! - - - Maam- - - -

pm , d sn D- dpM G – G || gr R ; D ; ; || ; ; ; ; dp M || P ; ; ; ; ; ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - - - - - - Maam - - -

Charanam:

Karunaarasa Paripurna Kanchanaadri Samadeha

Paramabhagavata Varenya! Varada Tyagaraja Vinuta!

C: O Messenger of SrI rAma! O Son of vAyu –

replete (paripUrNa) with compassionate (karuNa) feeling (rasa) towards devotees!

; p d pm G R S || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

Karu naa- - ra sa - - - - - -

… whose body (dEha) is like (sama) the Mount mEru – the golden (kAncana) mountain (adri) (kAncanAdri) (in firmness or hue)!

; p d pm G R S || ; s r , G r R S || ; S sn – G ; G || ; g m , P , P ; ||

Karu naa- - ra sa Pari - pu- rna - Kan cha naa - dri - Sama de- ha

; p d pm G R S || ; p m , G r R S || ; S sn – G ; G || ; n d , P , P ; ||

Karu naa- - ra sa Pari - pu- rna - Kan cha naa - dri - Sama de- ha

; p d nsndpmG , r S || ; p m , G r R S || ; S sn – G ; G || ; n d , P , P ; ||

Karu naa- - ra sa Pari - pu- rna - Kan cha naa - dri - Sama de- ha

besought (varENya) by the great (parama) devotees of Lord (bhAgavata);

bestower of boons (varada) to devotees! praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja!

deign to protect me.

; s s , r G ; G || G pm , p P ; P ||

Para ma Bha - ga va ta- Vare -nya!

; p p , m G R R || R G , m P ; P || ; p d , n – nd D D || dpP ; pm- P dn D ||

Para ma Bha - ga va ta- Vare -nya! Vara da Tya- - ga ra- - ja- Vi nu ta!

; pdpp , m G R R || R G , g M ; P || ; p d , n – nd D D || dpP ; pm- P dn D ||

Para ma Bha - ga va ta- Vare -nya! Vara da Tya- - ga ra- - ja- Vi nu ta!

; , d sn D- pm G – G || gr R S ; , s N || g r gm P – mp d n S || nd ns R , r s nd d ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - Jagat Praa na ku maara ! - - - Maam- - - -

pm , d sn D- dpM G – G || gr R ; D ; ; || ; ; ; ; dp M || P ; ; ; ; ; ||

- - Pa - hi - Raa- - ma Doo- ta ! - - - - - - Maam - - -