SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM

 

Ragam: Shuddha Saveri / Devakriya{ 22nd Melakartha Kharaharapriya Janyam}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuddha_Saveri

               ARO:     S R1 M1 P D2                 ||

AVA:      D2 P M1 R2 S                ||

Talam: rUpakam

Composer:  Muthuswami Dikshitar

Version: Peri Sriramamurthy ( Ranjani / Gayathri rendition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTRdiVEOP8)
Lyrics & Meanings Courtesy:
http://guru-guha.blogspot.com/2008/07/dikshitar-kriti-sri-guru-guha-tharayasu.html

Youtube Class / Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEHYZ4zpNdU

MP3 Class / Lesson: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/sriguruguha-shuddhasaveri-class.mp3 

 

Pallavi:

SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM

SaravaNa bhava

SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM

 

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati

kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI

 

samashTi caraNam

rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita

sura muni pUjita

tyAgAdhi-rAja kumAra

tApa traya hara kumAra

 

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda

bhU-dEva kriyA mOda

yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta -

manOlaya vinOda

 

Meaning: (Courtesy: http://guru-guha.blogspot.com/2008/07/dikshitar-kriti-sri-guru-guha-tharayasu.html

SrI guru guha                  - O Guruguha!

tArayASu mAM                   - deliver me quickly!

SaravaNa bhava                 - O one born in the forest of reeds!

sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita - O one venerated by Indra, Vishnu, Manmatha, Brahma, various kings and Shiva!

 

samashTi caraNam

rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita - O one meditated upon in the hearts (of great souls) that are devoid of passion and other such imperfections!

sura muni pUjita               - O one worshipped by Devas and Rishis (or) O one worshipped by Devarishis(such as Narada)!

tyAgAdhi-rAja kumara           - O son of Shiva(Tyagaraja)!

tApa traya hara                - O remover of the three kinds of suffering!

kumAra                         - O youthful  one!

bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda         - O one whose feet are praised by the king of serpents!

bhU-dEva kriyA mOda            - O one who delights in the rites performed by Brahmanas!

yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta manOlaya vinOda - O one who sports in the hearts of those who practice the various forms of Yoga expounded by the best among Yogis!

 

Comments:

This Kriti is in the eighth(Sambodhana Prathama) Vibhakti

The three kinds of suffering are:

1. AdhyAtmika, sufferings from one's own mind and body;

2. Adhidaivika, sufferings arising from unseen forces, gods and nature

3. Adhibhautika, sufferings from other living creatures.

 

 

Pallavi:

SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM

SaravaNa bhava

SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM

 

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

SrI pati rati pati vAkpati  kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI

 

Sahityam: SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM  SaravaNa bhava

Meaning: SrI guru guha     - O Guruguha!

 tArayASu mAM   - deliver me quickly!

                SaravaNa bhava   - O one born in the forest of reeds!

 

 

S ;      D P     M  D              || P ;        M – R    ;  S          ||  R ;      ; sr          m p   d   r              ||

SrI      guru    gu ha               tA        ra   yA      Su           mAM – Sara    vaNa bhava

 

S ;      D P     M  D              || pdsd    pm – rm    pm rs  ||  R ;      ; sr          m p   d   r              ||

SrI      guru    gu ha               tA        ra     yA      - - Su    mAM – Sara    vaNa bhava

 

S ;      D P     M  D              || pdsd    pm – rm    pm rs  ||  R ;      ;  ;           s s d r     ||

SrI      guru    gu ha               tA        ra     yA      - - Su    mAM –  -          sura pati

 

Sahityam: sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati  kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI

Meaning:  O one venerated (sEvita) by Indra (sura pati), Vishnu (sri pati), Manmatha (rati pati), Brahma (vAk pati), various kings (kshiti pati) and Shiva (paSu pati) !

 

S    m r   d d  p d    s d   r s ||   m r      s r    s d -  s d    p  m  p d ||

SrI pati   rati pati vAk-pati     kshiti  pati   paSu pati  sE -   vita      (SrI )

 

samashTi caraNam

rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita

sura muni pUjita

tyAgAdhi-rAja kumAra

tApa traya hara kumAra

 

Sahityam: rAgAdi rahita hRdaya vibhAvita  sura muni pUjita

Meaning:  O one meditated upon or experienced in (vibhAvita) the hearts (hRdaya) (of great souls) that are devoid of (rahita) passion  (rAgAdi) and other such imperfections!

O one worshipped (pUjita) by Devas (sura) and Rishis (muni) (or) O one worshipped by Devarishis (such as Narada)!

 

D ;          D ;          P - D      ||  M P    R M        P - D      || M ;      R S         R S         ||

rA          gA          di  ra          hi ta   hRda      ya  vi        bhA      vita        sura

 

R M        P D         M P        ||  

muni      pU-         ji ta       

 

 

 

 

Sahityam: tyAgAdhi-rAja kumAra  tApa traya hara kumAra

Meaning:  tyAgAdhi-rAja kumara         - O son (kumara) of Shiva(Tyagaraja)!

  tApa traya hara                     - O remover (hara) of the three (traya) kinds of suffering (tApa)!

  kumAra                                 - O youthful  one!

 

D ;          R ;          sr- S       ||   ;  S     s d  d s   p D p      ||

tyA         gA       dhi- rA            ja    ku-   - -   mA-ra

 

S ;           P ;           P D         || M P     M - R     ;  S          ||

tA           pa          traya         ha ra    ku  mA   -  ra

 

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda   bhU-dEva kriyA mOda

yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta - manOlaya vinOda

 

Sahityam: bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda  bhU-dEva kriyA mOda

Meaning:

bhOgi rAja vinuta pAda   - O one whose feet (pAda) are praised (vinuta) by the king (rAja) of serpents (bhOgi) !

bhU-dEva kriyA mOda    - O one who delights (mOda) in the rites (kriyA) performed by Brahmanas (bhU-dEva)!

 

S    d – r      , s- m r       m – P d        ||  M   P    D – s d      , - R s              ||

bhOgi rA     - ja vinu     ta  pAda       bhU dE   va   kriyA  -  mOda

 

Sahityam: yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta - manOlaya vinOda

Meaning:

yOgi rAja yOga bhEda yukta manOlaya vinOda - O one who sports (vinOda) in the hearts (manOlaya) of those who practice the various forms of Yoga expounded (bhEda) by the best (rAja) among Yogis!

 

R m – r     ,  r -  S          s -  D   d     ||  M  r  - s     D – s  r      m P d          || 

yOgi  rA    -  ja  yO        ga  bhEda      yukta ma   nO  laya    vinOda

 

 

Sahityam: SrI guru guha tArayASu mAM  SaravaNa bhava

Meaning: SrI guru guha     - O Guruguha!

 tArayASu mAM   - deliver me quickly!

                SaravaNa bhava   - O one born in the forest of reeds!

 

S ;      D P     M  D              || pdsd    pm – rm    pm rs  ||  R ;      ;  ;           s s d r     ||

SrI      guru    gu ha               tA        ra     yA      - - Su    mAM –  -          sura pati

 

Sahityam: sura pati SrI pati rati pati vAkpati  kshiti pati paSu pati sEvita SrI

Meaning:  O one venerated (sEvita) by Indra (sura pati), Vishnu (sri pati), Manmatha (rati pati), Brahma (vAk pati), various kings (kshiti pati) and Shiva (paSu pati) !

 

S    m r   d d  p d    s d   r s ||   m r      s r    s d -  s d    p  m  p d ||

SrI pati   rati pati vAk-pati     kshiti  pati   paSu pati  sE -   vita      (SrI )