Pahimaam Sri Raja Rajeshwari

 

Ragam: Janaranjani (29 janya)

ARO: S R G M P D P N S                  ||

AVA: S D P M R S               ||

Talam: Adi

Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer

Version: Semmangudi

Lyrics courtesy: Lakshman (www.sangeetham.com)

 

Pallavi:

Paahimaam Shri Raja Rajeshwari Krupaakari Shankari

Anupallavi:

Ehi Sukham Dehi Simhavaahini Daya Pravaahini Mohini
 
Charanam:

Bhanda Chanda Munda Khandani Mahisha Bhanjani Ranjani Niranjani
Panditha Shri Guhadaasa Poshani Subhaashini Ripu Bheeshani Vara Bhushani

 

Meaning (approximate):

My (“maam”) obeisances (“paahi”) to the goddess Raja Rajeshwari, who is the kind one (“krupakari”) and the wife of Shankara (“shankari”). She is the one who bestows (“dehi”) unsurpassed happiness (“ehi sukham”). She is the one who rides (“vahini”) on a lion (“simha”). She is a river of kindness, and the enchanting one. She is the one who destroyed (“khandani”) the demons: Bhanda, Chanda, Munda and Mahisha. She is the entertaining one (“Ranjani”) and the spotless one (“Niranjani”). She is the one who takes care (“poshani”) of the learned “guhadaasa” (the composer). She has sweet (“su”) voice and speech (“bhashini”). She is the one who defeats (“bheeshani”) enemies (“ripu”)  and grants (“bhushani”) boons (“vara”).

 

Pallavi:

Paahimaam Shri Raja Rajeshwari Krupaakari Shankari

1. P ;      ; M         mmR      R ;          | R S       R G        ; - gm     pm R      ||

   Paa      - hi         maam-   Shri-       Ra -       ja Raa     -   je-      - -  shwa

 

  S ;         ; ;            ; ;            ; S           | S ;         RS          R ;          G M       ||

  ri -        - -           - -           - Kru        paa-      kari         Shan       ka ri

 

2. P ;      ; md        pmR       R ;          | R S       R G        ; - gm     pm R      ||

   Paa      - hi         maam-   Shri-       Ra -       ja Raa     -   je-      - -  shwa

 

  S ;         ; ;            ; ;            ; R          | S D       Pmd       pmR       G M       ||

  ri -        - -           - -           - Kru        paa-      kari         Shan--    ka ri

 

 3. P ;     ; md        pmR       R ;          | R S       R G        ; - gm     pm R      ||

   Paa      - hi         maam-   Shri-       Ra -       ja Raa     -   je-      - -  shwa

 

  S ;         ; ;            ; ;            ; dr          | ssdp      mpmr     nsrs        sr  gm     ||

  ri -        - -           - -           - Kru        paa-      kari         Shan--    ka ri

 

  4. P ;    ; md        pmR       R ;          | R S       R G        ; - gm     pm R      ||

   Paa      - hi         maam-   Shri-       Ra -       ja Raa     -   je-      - -  shwa

 

  nsrs      mpdp      mpdp      nsrs        | rgmr     ssdp        ddpm      rs r  gm  ||

  ri -        Kru--      paa- -      ka--          ri          Shan--    ka --      ri ----

 

 5. P ;     ; md        pmR       R ;          | R S       R G        ; - gm     pmM R ||

   Paa      - hi         maam-   Shri-       Ra -       ja Raa     -   je-      - -  shwa

 

  S ;         ; ;            ; ;            ; ;            | ; ;          ; ;            ; ;            ; ;            ||

  ri -        - -           - -           - -             - -         - -           - -           - -

 

Anupallavi:

Ehi Sukham Dehi Simhavaahini Daya Pravaahini Mohini
 

; P           ; P           mpdp      D ;          | ; D        P S         sn R        S ;           ||

 E            -hi          Su---      kham       - De       -  hi        Div-        ya

 

; P           ; P           mpdp      D ;          | ; D        P S         sn R        S ;           ||

 E            -hi          Su---      kham       - De       -  hi        Div-        ya

 

S R         G M       R , s        ; D          | D P       pm R      r S r        G M       ||

vaa-        hi ni       Da ya      - Pra         vaa-      hi- ni      Mo--      hi ni

 

Chitta Swaram:

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

S ;           ; N          S R         G M       | P ;         ; S           ; R          G M       ||

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

R G        M R        S ;           S D         | P mp     mmR      S R         G M       ||

 

P , p        m r S      , dp p      mmrr      | S , n      srgm       P , s        , rgm      ||

P dp        mpdp      Ns-p       nsrs        | rgmr     S sd        pmR       srgm       ||

 


Charanam:

Bhanda Chanda Munda Khandani Mahisha Bhanjani Ranjani Niranjani
Panditha Shri Guhadaasa Poshani Subhaashini Ripu Bheeshani Vara Bhushani

 

D ;          P - D      ; M         P ;           |  P mp    md - pm     R - M     R S     ||

Bhan       da Chan  - da       Mun           da Khan- -   da-    ni  Ma    hi sha

 

rS ,         S   R    G M          P , d        | pm R    G , m      ; P           P ;           ||

Bhan-     ja  ni   Ja  na          Ran-       ja - ni    Ni-ran   - ja          ni -

 

D ;          P - D      ; M         P ;           |  P mp    pd - pm     R - M     R S      ||

Bhan       da Chan  - da       Mun           da Khan- -   da-     ni  Ma    hi sha

 

rS ,         S   R    G M          P , d        | pm R    G , m      ; P           P ;           ||

Bhan-     ja  ni   Ja  na          Ran-       ja - ni    Ni-ran   - ja          ni -

 

pr ;          G M       P ;           M P        | D ;        P -  P      N S         R - S       ||

Pan-       ditha       Shri        Guha      daa-       sa   Po    -  sha      ni -Su

 

S R         G M       R S         S D         |  P mp    pm R      S R         G M       ||

bhaa-      shini       Ripu       Bhee-       shani-  Va- ra      Bhu-       shani

 

Chitta Swaram:

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

S ;           ; N          S R         G M       | P ;         ; S           ; R          G M       ||

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

R G        M R        S ;           S D         | P mp     mmR      S R         G M       ||

 

P , p        m r S      , dp p      mmrr      | S , n      srgm       P , s        , rgm      ||

P dp        mpdp      Ns-p       nsrs        | rgmr     S sd        pmR       srgm       ||