SAmaja vara Gamana

SAmaja vara gamana in Hindolam raAga in Sanskrit language by Saint TyaAgaraja is again a master piece exposing the Lord's mercy and divine virtues. Excellent to play on the instrument VEENA.

Pallavi:
Saamaja Vara Gamana Saadhu Hrut Saarasaabja Paala Kaalaateeta Vikhyaata

Word to word meaning

Samaja – of a large elephant

Vara – Oh! Lord

Gamana – majestic gait

Saadhu – of devotees

Hrut – O! Effluent Sun who causes the hearts

saArasabja – to blossom like Lotus

vkhyaAta – Lord, your fame

kaAlalitha – transcends time

M ; G S N D N N | S ; ; S | M G M ; ||

Saa ma ja Vara Gama naa - Saa - dhu Hrut

mggm mg S S s n d , n N | S ; ; S | MG g m d n ||

Saa ma ja Va-ra- - Gama naa -Saa - dhu Hrut - -

S ; n d M m g S n d N | S ; ; S | M G M ; ||

Saa ma ja Va-ra - Ga- ma naa - Saa - dhu Hrut - -

G , m D , n S , n d m d n | S ; S , n | d n s n d m d n ||

Saa-ra saa-bja -Paa-la Kaa- - - laa- tee- ta Vi-khyaa- - ta-

s m g s n d M m g S n d N | S ; ; S | M G M ; ||

Saa- - - ma- ja Va-ra- Ga- ma naa - Saa - dhu Hrut - -

G mg GM Dnd D N S , n d m d n | S ; S , n | d n s n d m d n ||

Saa-- - ra saa- - bja Paa-la Kaa- - - laa- tee- ta Vi-khyaa- - ta-

g s s n n d d m m g g s ; d n | S ; ; sg | M g g M ; ||

Saa- - - ma- ja- Va-ra- Ga- ma naa - Saa - dhu Hrut - -

G mgGM Dnd D N S, n dm dn | S; s, n | dnsn dmdn ||
Saa- -ra saa- -bja Paa-la Kaa--- laa- tee- ta Vi-khyaa-- ta-

S g s ndD M g s g s , d N | S ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||

Saa- - - ma- -ja Va-ra- Gama naa - - - - - -

Anupallavi:

Saama Nigamaja Sudhaamaya Gaana Vichakshana Gunasheela Dayaalavaala Maam Paalaya

Saama – the SaAma gana hyms

nigamaja – SaAma veda

sudhaAmaya – of the nectar like

gaAna – music

Vichakshana – Oh! Expounder

guna – qualities

sheela – thou of great

dayaAlavaAla – abundant mercy

maam – for me

paAlaya – care

S ; M - N G M D - N | S ; ; ; | ; ; n d m g ||

Saa ma Ni ga ma ja Su dhaa- - - - - - - - -

S ; M - N D N S - N | S ; dn S | d n S n d m g ||

Saa ma Ni ga ma ja Su dhaa - - - - - - - - - --

S ; M - N D N S - N | S , g S N | D N S - G ||

Saa ma Ni ga ma ja Su dhaa- maya Gaa- na Vi

M ; m g S s n D d n s-g | S , n D , n | s n d m g m d n ||

cha ksha-na Gu- na shee-la Da yaa-la vaa-la Maam - Paa- laya

S ; M - N D N S - N | S , g S N | D N S - G ||

Saa ma Ni ga ma ja Su dhaa- maya Gaa- na Vi

M ; m g S s n D d n s -g | g s n d m d n s | s n d m g m d n ||

cha ksha-na Gu- na shee-la Da yaa-la- vaa-la - Maam - Paa- laya

Charanam

Veda Shiromaatruja Saptasvara Naadaachala Deepa Sveekruta
Yaadavakula Murali Vaadana Vinoda Mohanakara Tyaagaraaja Vandaneeya

Veda – vedas

shriomaAtruja – illuminating the subtle and lofty heights of OmkaAra, the essence

sapta – of the Vedas, out of which emanated the seven notes

svara – of music (the notes for music)

naAdaAchala – melodious music

deepa – divine flame

sveekruta – you are

YaAdava – the Yadava

kula - race

Murali – on the flute

vaAdana – you who is delighted in playing

vinoda – fascinated

mohana kara - bewitched the Gopis’s by your beautiful form

TyaAgaraja vandaneeya – worshipped by TyaAgaraja

S ; M -G M ; M ; | D N d n s n | D M D N ||

Ve da Shi ro - maa truja Sa- - - pta- svara

S ; n d M m g S D N | S ; ; S | M G M ; ||

Naa daa- - cha- la Dee- pa- - Svee - kru ta -

S ; M N D N S N | S ; ; N | D N S - G ||

Yaa da va kula Mura li - - Vaa - da na Vi

M ; G - S , n D d n s g | S , n D , n | sn d m g m d n ||

no- da Mo - hana ka- ra- Tyaa-ga raa-ja Van--da nee- - ya

(Saamajavaragamana)

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book) Version – Peri Sriramamurthy