Thamizh Songs in Carnatic Music—9a--- ஸாரதா தேவியே நின்---ShAradA dEviyE nin

Thamizh Songs in Carnatic Music—9a

ஸாரதா தேவியே நின்---ShAradA dEviyE nin

rAgam: AbhOgi (ஆபோகி)           tALam: Adi (ஆதி)

Composer:  rAmasvAmi Shivan (ராமஸ்வாமி சிவன்)

Paean on ShringEri goddess Saraswati

Songs on goddess Saraswati in Carnatic music are very few. Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi wrote a few poems on goddess Saraswati. See                 

http://periscope-narada.blogspot.com/2015/08/vellaik-kamalattile-saraswati-vanakkam.html     http://periscope-narada.blogspot.com/2012/02/navaraththiri.html

While there are plenty of poems/songs on goddesses Parvati and Lakshmi, many composers did not pay much attention to goddess Saraswati---perhaps they wanted divine grace and wealth but sadly not much learning. Let us examine one (on the goddess in ShringEri) by rAmasvAmi Shivan here

பல்லவி:

ஸாரதா தேவியே நின் - சரணம் சரணம் அம்மா!

அனுபல்லவி:

நாரதர் புகழ் நீரதர் மகிழும்  நாயகி வரதாயகி ஸ்ரீ 

சரணம்

வெண்கமலமும் வெண்கலைகளும் வெண்மணிகளும் வெண்ணிறமும் கொள்

கானமும் கலை ஞானமும் அபிமானமும் நிதானமும் செய்வாய்

எந்த இடத்திருந்திடினும் நீவந்து மஹிமை தந்து அருள்வாய்

வாச வெண்கமலாசனி உல்லாசினி குஹதாசனுக்கருள்

Lyrics in Roman script

Pallavi:

ShAradA dEviyE nin - caraNam sharaNam ammA!

anupallavi:

 nAradar pugazh nIradar magizhum nAyaki varadAyaki ShrI 

caraNam :

 veNkamalamum veNkalaigaLum veNmaNigaLum veNNiRamumkoL

 gAnamum kalaigy~Anamum abi mAnamum nidAnamum seyvAy

enda iDattirindiDinum nI vandu mahimai tandu aruLvAy

vAsa veNkamalAsani ullAsini guhadAsanukkaruL

Meaning:

Goddess ShAradA dEvi, I take shelter at your feet.

Sage nArada praises you and Brahma is happy with you. You give boons to your devotees.

You are seated on a white lotus, wear white clothes and white ornaments and your hue is white too. Please grace me with musical knowledge,wisdom, proficiency in arts, affection, and composure. Wherever I am please come and provide me with your immense grace. Your seat is a fragrant white lotus. You are joyful. Please protect me, guhadAsan.

Audio link

Listen to K Gayathri here

Listen to Vidya Kalyanaraman  here