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72 meLa rAga mAlikA of mahA vaidyanAtha iyer

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Transliteration:

a A i I u U R. L e E ai O au M
k kh g gh .n
c ch j jh ~n
T Th d dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l v
s' S s h
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In each stanza, the rAga mudra is incorporated by the composer
using the art of ``s'lESaM''.  I have enclosed the rAga name
that appears in each stanza using flower brackets for easy
identification. (for example:  vakuLAbharaNaM appears in the line
		de{vakuLAbharaNo}ddhAraka s'rI-
		   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

P. P. Narayanaswami (swami@fermat.math.mun.ca)

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pallavi (rAgaM --  s'rI) 
^^^^^^^
praNatArtihara prabho purArE
praNava rUpa saMpadE padE
praNamAmi {s'rI} prakRti prEraka
pramatha gaNapatE padE padE 

anupallavi/caraNaM)  --- ((72 meLa rAga mAlikA)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
s'uddha madhyamaM (1 - 36)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
{kanakA.ngyA} ramayA pUjita
sanakAdi priya kRpAlaya
{ratnA.ngyA} dharmasaMvardhanyA
ramaNa mAM paripAlaya
{gAnamUrti}riti dhanas'Astra
mAnamUrdhanyair-gadito'si
s'rI{vanaspati} daLa samarcanEna
pAvana bhaktair vidito'si
{mAnavtI}bhih smRtibhirukta karma
kRn- mAnava pApaM vArayasi
{tAnarUpi}NaM tvAM bhajanti yE
tAramupadis'aM stArayasi
deva{senApati} janaka nIla-
grIva sEvaka jana poSaNa
hanuma{toDi}NDimabhavaM stuvathah
sutanumato dadA-bhUti bhUSaNa
bhAnu koTi saMkAs'a mahEs'a
{dhEnukA}sura mAraka vAhana
ananda{nATakapriyA}mara vara
s'rInandanATavI-havyavAhana
{kokilapriyA}mra kisalayA.nga
gokulapAlana paTu bhaya bha~njana
bahu{rUpavatI}ha bhavan mAM muhur-
muhurUrjita bhakta jana ra~njana
dhIrabhadrAkhya {gAyaka priya} 
vIrabhadrAdi pAlita s'araNa
de{vakuLAbharaNo}ddhAraka s'rI-
vasudeva kulAbharaNa nata caraNa
jita{mAyA maLava gauLA}ntar-
gata mAhes'Ah tvAM vindanti
{cakravAka} kucArdhA.nga tvatkRpayA
s'ukra vAkpati surAh nandanti
tejasA jita{sUryakantyA} gauryA
ojasAtula pratApa
s'ubhakara {hAtakAmbari} s'ara
abja nibha kara hata bhakta paritApa
{jhaMkAradhvani} yuta mAlA dhara
TaM kAra dhvani yuta cApa
mahA{naTabhairavI} mAruti
bhAratI sahAya devair-nata kopa
s'iva nat{kIravaNI} vas'aga
bhavana iva vasa me manasi
{kharaharapriya}M Alokya parAtpara
hara dayayA pAlitavAnasi
{gaurImanO hari}dambara satataM
gauriva vatse ramate bhavati
yosau-{(v)aruNapriyA}dityah taM
tvA sA s'rutirAnatA bhavati
{mAra ra~njanI} varada nirahaMkAra
janA muktais-tvAM stuvanti
{caru ke s'iva}li.ngaM anArcya
meru dhanvan sukhamApnuvanti
{sarasAM gI}tiM kIrtiM dis'a mE
tarasA a.ngIkRta hata madana
{harikAmbhodhi} saMbhavAmara
durita nivAraka smita vadana
{dhIra s'aNkarAbharaNa}samaM tvAM
ghora s'a.nkayA no jAne
j~nAnagAnaM kRtavatAM varada
s'rI{nagAnandinI} jAnE
{yAgapriyA}mara tyAgapriyaM vidhiM
drAgapriyeNa s'ikSitavAnasi
sadAnande tvayi {rAgavardhanI}M
mudA punitavatIM rakSitavAnasi
s'rita gaja vadana{gA.ngeya bhUSaNI}-
kRta bhujaNga nata sura kadamba
{vAgadIs'varI}-s'riyau yada.nga saMbhave
bhoga mokSadA jagadambA
{s'UlinI} tayA dharma vardhanyA
khelasi dayayA sura variSTha
kailAsA{cala nAta}kRd-bhuja
s'aila daN\d daka caraNA.nguSTha 

(praNatArtihara prabho purArE)

prati madhyamaM (37 - 72)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
pratibiMba ra{sAlaga} phalasamA viSayA
iti bimbAdharAh saMtyajanti
ye bhava{jhalArNavaM} saMtarituM te
bhavada.nghri naukAM bhajanti
jhalaM {jhala varALi}gItamAlA 
dhara jhalaMdharAsura mAraka
suradA{nava nItA}mRta vimukha
vara dAna nirata tAraka
bhoh {pAvanI} piSTAsvadana rasika-
bhUpa ava nI pavana sundara
{raghupriyA}rcita rAjIva caraNa
magha praNAs'ana bhuja mandara
{gavAmbhodih} tIrNa iva mayA
bhavAmbhodhih tava dayayA
Iha prasanno {bhava priya}tamayA
saha pramathapa drAgumayA
sarva{s'ubhApantu varALi}katAkSaM
jurvanugrahaM tvAM vandEhaM
sadaya {Sadvidha mArgiNi} manujE
hRdayaga na kurve saMdehaM
{suvarNAM gIti}M samupadis'a
prathama varNA.ngIkRta vaikunTha 
subalAri mukhAmara prapUjita
{dhavaLAmbarI}pater-durdars'a
surUpa{nAma nArAyaNI} saha cara
svarUpa bhAsakAdars'a
dharma {kAmavardhanI} vilasita
nirmalA.nga s'ubha dAyaka
Nita{rAM apriya} vAdinI vimukha
nata rAma agni sAyaka
CidaMbara{gamana s'ramA}paharaNaM
kadaMba ramaNa pradIyatAM
{vis'vam bhari}taM tvayA'StamUrtyA
s'as'vad-dhanamAdhIyatAM
{s'yAmaLA.ngI}kRta vAmabhAga
komaLA.ngaja s'ara bha.nga
{Sanmukha priyA}.ngu priya janaka
hiraNyA.nga nata s'arabha.nga
Iha {simhendra madhyamA}.nga
narasimha ajinAmbara
purahara {haimavatI}manohara
hara rakSita sura nikara
vidita{dharmau- ati}kAyajid-rAmau
mudita manAh tvaM rakSitavAn
{NItimati} iha jano'tipriyo'si
prItimati rahitAn s'ikSitavAn
s'riyo'dhikAM tAM aNimAdhikAM
payodhi {kAntAmaNi} sevitAM
dharma vardhanIm sura-{RSabha priyA}M
nirmala bhaktair-bhAvitAM
manana s'I{latA.m gI}rvANapateh
janana varjitAmuktavatIM
bhUmiSu {vAcaspati} saMbandha
svAmine j~nAnaM dattavatIM
{me ca kalyANI}M vAcaM dis'atIM
mocaka dAyinIM ramasE
vi{citrAmbarI}Sa varada bhAga
sa citragupta yamAgah kSamasE
{sucaritra}mukha sa.ngIta
sucaritra mukharita vAdya
{jyoti svarUpiNi} tvayi prasannE
bhAti svarUpaM kiM nAdya
{dhAtuvardhanI}M tavAbhidhAsudhAM
pAtu kAminI mama rasanA
sukhe{nAsikA bhUSaNaM} hi satAM
mukhe nAsikeva vivasana
{kosala}pah tva'' pUjyAghaM hitvA
sabhApate mumudE hi
bhaktApadAna {rasika priya}
tyaktApadAnandaM mama dehi

(praNatArtihara prabho purArE)
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