Vaarana Mukha Vaa

Ragam: Hamsadhwani (29th Melakartha Janyam)

ARO: S R2 G3 P N3 S ||
AVA: S N3 P G3 R2 S ||

Talam: Rupakam

Composer: KotIshvara Iyer

Version: Ram Kaushik
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Meaning Courtesy: Arasi, Rasikas.org: https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8468

Youtube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdtMOnY3osA

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Pallavi:

vAraNa mukha vA tuNai varuvAi aruLvAi dayavAi

Anupallavi:

AraNap-poruLAna kanda gAnAmudattirkkuL karuNAmudam udaviyE aruL mata

Charanam:

innishai iyal ilakkiyam Ariyam tamizh arivEdum inri kannal annaik-kanda

gAnAmuda nannUlai unnum kavi kunjaradAsan nAn unnaruL koNDE paNNat-

tuNindEn munnavanE nI mun ninrAl muDiyAda-donrillai AdalAl ati vEgam-adAgavE

Meaning Courtesy: Arasi, Rasikas.org: https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8468

This is the invocation song in the book of krithis by kOTISvara Iyer.

P: vAraNa mukA=the elephant faced one!

vA! tuNai varuvAi!=come, walk with me (keeping me company, guiding me)

AP: AraNap poruLAna (poruL+Ana)=that which is the essence of the vedAs (AraNam=vEdam)

kanda gAnAmudattiRkkuL=in the kanda gAnAmudam (his own--kOTISvara Iyer's--compositions)

karuNAmudam udaviyE aruL=help with the nectar of karuNA too, in it (mada vAraNa mukA--here madam is knowledge)

C: inniSai iyal ilakkiyam Ariyam tamizh=sweet poetry, prose, literature, sanskrit, tamizh)

aRivEdum inRi=without any knowledge of the above

kannal anai=honey like; kanda gAnAmuda nannUlai=of the kanda gAnAmuda song collection

unnum (ninaikkum)=thinking upon; kavi gunjara dAsan (that is himself, kOtISvara Iyer, the disciple and dAsan

of his grandfather kavi kunjaram)

nAn unnaruL koNDE=with your grace; paNNat tuNindEN=I resolved to sing these songs

munnavanE!=the god who comes before all! (vinAyakA)

nI mun ninRAl muDiyAdadonRillai=nothing is impossible if you lead me, guide me

AdalAl adi vEgamAgavE=so, very speedily...

Pallavi:

vAraNa mukha vA tuNai varuvAi aruLvAi dayavAi

P: vAraNa mukA=the elephant faced one!

vA! tuNai varuvAi!=come, walk with me (keeping me company, guiding me)

; , s , r G , p N || NS sn P , g R || R S ; ; ; ; ||

- - vA -raNa -mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - - -

; S , r G P N || S ; sn P , g R || R S ; ; S S || sn P , r S R ; ||

- vA -raNa mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - a ruL vAi- daya vAi

gr S R G , p N || S ; sn P , g R || g r S ; ; S S || sn P , r S R ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - a ruL vAi- daya vAi

gr S R G , p N || snR sn P , g R || g r S ; ; gr pg ||rsnp ; , r S R ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - a- ruL vAi- daya vAi

gr S R G , p N || sngr sn P , g R || g r S ; ; s r g p ||grsnP, , r S R ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - a -ruL vAi- daya vAi

gr S R G , p N || srgp gr sn p- g R || g r S ; ; s r g p ||grsnP, , r S R ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - a -ruL vAi- daya vAi

gr S R G , p N || S ; ; ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- - - - - - - - - - -

Anupallavi:

AraNap-poruLAna kanda gAnAmudattirkkuL karuNAmudam udaviyE aruL mata

AP: AraNap poruLAna (poruL+Ana)=that which is the essence of the vedAs (AraNam=vEdam)

; , g , p N , s S || S ; S- S ; S || ; ; ; ; ; ; || ; sn r s - sn N ; ||

- - A - raNap -poruL A- na kan - da- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

; , g , p N , s S || S ; S- sn P P ||

- - A - raNap -poruL A- na kan - da-

, pn-g , p N , s S || S ; S- sn rs N ||

- - - A - raNap -poruL A- na kan - da-

; , -g , p N , s R || sr G R- sn P P ||

- - - A - raNap -poruL A- na kan - da-

kanda gAnAmudattiRkkuL=in the kanda gAnAmudam (his own--kOTISvara Iyer's--compositions)

; n g , p N , s R || sr gp gr- sn P -pg || R ; s r s n p g P ||

- A- - raNap -poruL A- na- kan da- gA- nA- mu-da- ttir-kkuL

karuNAmudam udaviyE aruL=help with the nectar of karuNA too, in it (mada vAraNa mukA--here madam is knowledge)

p s s n p g - n p g r - g r || s n - S , G,r -g , p N || S ; ; ; ; ; ||

ka ru NA- mudam u da viyE a ruL mata- Vaa ra- na - mukha vaa - - - - (repeat AraNa Porul..)

P: vAraNa mukA=the elephant faced one!

vA! tuNai varuvAi!=come, walk with me (keeping me company, guiding me)

gr S R G , p N || srgp gr sn p- g R || g r S ; ; s r g p ||grsnP, , r S R ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - a -ruL vAi- daya vAi

gr S R G , p N || S ; ; ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- - - - - - - - - - -

Charanam:

innishai iyal ilakkiyam Ariyam tamizh arivEdum inri kannal annaik-kanda

gAnAmuda nannUlai unnum kavi kunjaradAsan nAn unnaruL koNDE paNNat-

tuNindEn munnavanE nI mun ninrAl muDiyAda-donrillai AdalAl ati vEgam-adAgavE

C: inniSai iyal ilakkiyam Ariyam tamizh=sweet poetry, prose, literature, sanskrit, tamizh)

aRivEdum inRi=without any knowledge of the above

; , s n- p P G P || R G R R , S , || S R - gp- gr , s R || s r g p g r - S ; S ||

- -in n i shai I yal I la kkiyam - A riyam ta- mizh-- a ri vE- - - dum- in - ri

; , s n- p P G P || R G R R , S , || S R - gp- gr , s R || s r G g r - S ; S ||

- -in n i shai I yal I la kkiyam - A riyam ta- mizh-- a ri vE- - - dum- in - ri

kannal anai=honey like;

kanda gAnAmuda nannUlai=of the kanda gAnAmuda song collection

unnum (ninaikkum)=thinking upon;

; , g , p - P N P || G ; P - R G R || S ,n S R g p g r || n r gp G ; ; R ||

- - kan- nal an - naik- kan da gA - - nA- muda nan- - - nU- -- lai - - -

kavi gunjara dAsan (that is himself, kOtISvara Iyer, the disciple and dAsan

of his grandfather kavi kunjaram)

nAn unnaruL koNDE=with your grace; paNNat tuNindEN=I resolved to sing these songs

; , n , p - N p G - p || , r G P ; P - g p || ; , - g , p N P - pg || R ,-g , p N N S ||

un - num ka vi - kun - jara dA san nAn - - un - na ruL koNDE- - -paN-Na tu NindEn

munnavanE!=the god who comes before all! (vinAyakA)

nI mun ninRAl muDiyAdadonRillai=nothing is impossible if you lead me, guide me

; , g , p - N , s R || sr G R - sn P P || , -

- - mu-nnava - nE nI mun- - nin- - rAl

; ng , p - N , s R || sr gp gr - sn P p g || R ; s r - sn p g P ||

- mu-nna va - nE nI mun- - nin- rAl muDi yA- da- don- ril- lai

AdalAl adi vEgamAgavE=so, very speedily...

p s s n p g - n p g r - g r || s n - S , G,r -g , p N || S ; ; ; ; ; ||

A - da lAl a ti vE- gama A - gave Vaa ra- na - mukha vaa - - - - (repeat MunnavanE)

P: vAraNa mukA=the elephant faced one!

vA! tuNai varuvAi!=come, walk with me (keeping me company, guiding me)

gr S R G , p N || srgp gr sn p- g R || g r S ; ; s r g p ||grsnP, , r S R ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- tu-Nai - varu vAi-- - - a -ruL vAi- daya vAi

gr S R G , p N || S ; ; ; ; ; || ; ; ; ; ; ; ||

vA- ra Na mukha vA- - - - - - - - - - -