viSvESvarO rakshatu mAM

Ragam: Kanada { 22nd Melakartha Janya Ragam}

ARO: S R2 G2 M1 D2 N2 S ||

AVA: S N2 P M1 G2 M1 R2 S ||

Talam: Adi

Composer: Muthuswami Dikshitar

Version: Ram Kaushik
Lyrics Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam

http://guru-guha.blogspot.com.au/2008/06/dikshitar-kriti-vishveshvaro-rakshatu.html

Pallavi:

viSvESvarO rakshatu mAM

vidhi guru guhAdi pUjitassatatam

samashTi caraNam

viSAlAkshI sahitAnanda yutO

vikalpAtIta prapancAtItO

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

SaSi ravi vahni lOcanO

caturvidha purushArtha pradAna nipuNO

variations -

guru guhAdi - guru guha

pUjitassatatam - pUjitaHsatatam - pUjita satatam

pradAna – prada

Meaning: (Approximate)

O Lord of the world (“viSvESvarO”)! Protect me (“rakshatu mAM”).

Brahma (“vidhi”), Guru Guha and other deities pray to you (“pUjita-satatam”).

You are with (“sahita”) Goddess Vishalaakshi (“viSAlAkshI”) in pure bliss (“Ananda yutO”).

You remove sorrows (“vikalpAtIta”); you are beyond the worlds (“prapancAtItO”).

The moon (“SaSi”), sun (“ravi”) and Saraswati (“Vahni”) are your eyes (“lOcanO”).

He is adept (“nipuNO”) in providing (“pradAna”) to his devotees the four types (“caturvidha”) of prosperities/aspirations – purushartha.

Pallavi:

viSvESvarO rakshatu mAM vidhi guru guhAdi pUjitassatatam

O Lord of the world (“viSvESvarO”)! Protect me (“rakshatu mAM”).

R P G ; ; M R ; | ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO –

R P G ; ; M R ; | pm gm R S | R ; R S ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - Sri -

R P G ; ; M R ; | pm gm R S | R ; R S ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - Sri -

R P pmG ; M R ; | pm gm R S | R ; ns rs ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - Sri -

R P pmG ; M R ; | pm gm R S | R ; rs ns ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - Sri -

R P pmG ; M R ; | pm gm R S | R ; gmdn ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - Sri -

pmdp G ; ; pmM R ; | pm gm R S | R ; ; ; ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - - -

.. Brahma (“vidhi”), Guru Guha and other deities pray to you (“pUjita-satatam”).

G M D D S sn R S | sn ns P P | G M r s R ||

vidhi guru guhA - di pU--- ji ta sa ta tam - -

R nd pmG ; pmM R ; | pm gm , r S | R ; ; ; ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - - -

G M D D S sn gr S | sn rs P nd | pmpm gmr s ||

vidhi guru guhA - di pU--- ji ta sa ta tam - -

R nd pmG ; pmM rsR | ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – - - - - - - - -

samashTi caraNam

viSAlAkshI sahitAnanda yutO

vikalpAtIta prapancAtItO

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

SaSi ravi vahni lOcanO

caturvidha purushArtha pradAna nipuNO

You are with (“sahita”) Goddess Vishalaakshi (“viSAlAkshI”) in pure bliss (“Ananda yutO”).

M , d ; N ; S N R | sS n nN , | nd N S ; ||

Vi SA lA - kshI sahi tA-- nan- da- yu tO

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||

- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -

M , d ; N ; S nrsn | dNd nS , | N R S ; ||

Vi SA lA - kshI sahi tA-- nan- da- yu tO

You remove sorrows (“vikalpAtIta”); you are beyond the worlds (“prapancAtItO”).

R , s ; nd pm D N S | n S – n P – mg | mg – M R ; ||

vi- kal - pA- - - tI - ta pra- pan- cA- - - tI tO

mr-rs nr – sn pm- gm dn S | sn rs n p – nd | pm – gm ; R ||

vi- kal -- pA- - - tI - ta pra- pan- - - cA- - - tI - - tO

gm-rs nr – sn pm- gm dn S | sn rs n p – nd | pm – gm ; R ||

vi- kal -- pA- - - tI - ta pra- pan- - - cA- - - tI - - tO

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

The moon (“SaSi”), sun (“ravi”) and Saraswati (“Vahni”) are your eyes (“lOcanO”).

He is adept (“nipuNO”) in providing (“pradAna”) to his devotees the four types (“caturvidha”) of prosperities/aspirations – purushartha.

g m r s s n s - n d n – S g M- d | d- m d d n S – n | P , m - g m r s ||

SaSi ravi va-hni lO -ca nO ca turvi dha purushA - rtha pra dA- na nipu NO-

R nd pmG ; pmM R ; | pm gm , r S | R ; ; ; ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – ra- - - kshatu mAM - - -

G M D D S sn gr S | sn rs P nd | pmpm gmr s ||

vidhi guru guhA - di pU--- ji ta sa ta tam - -

R nd pmG ; pmM rsR | ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||

Vi - SvE - - Sva rO – - - - - - - - -