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Ragam: Devagandhari {29th melakartha (Dheera Shankarabharanam) janyam)

AROHANA:   S R2 M1 P D2 S     ||

AVAROHANA:   S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S  ||

Talam: Adi (2 kalai)

Composer:  Papanasam Sivan

Version: M.N. Subramanyam

Lyrics: Lakshman Ragde

Pallavi:

shAradE vINA vAdana vishAradE vandE tavapadE

Anupallavi:

nArada jananI catur vadana nAyaki bhukti mukti dAyaki naLina daLa lOcani bhava mOcani hamsavAhini hamsagAmini

Charanam:

indrAdi sakala bhrndAraka gaNa vandita padAra vindE

indu viTambana manda smitayuta sundara mukhAra vindE

vandAru sujana mandAra dayA sadanE mrdu gatanE

vANi nitya kalyANi varadE rAmadAsa hrdayAlayE shrI  (saaradhE)

Meaning:

(Courtesy: Sravan Kumar,

http://ramachilaka.blogspot.in/2012/10/sarade-veena-vadana-papanasan-sivam.html )

P: shAradE = O Sharade  ; vINA vAdana vishAradE = who is well versed in playing Veena

vandE = I bow down ; tavapadE = at your feet.

A: nArada jananI = mother of nArada  ; caturvadana nAyaki = wife of brahma

bhukti mukti dAyaki= who bestows bhakthi and mukthi;  naLina daLa lOcani = lotues eyed one

bhava mOcani = who wards off bhava ( samsaara ); hamsavAhini = whose vehicle is hamsa

hamsagAmini = who rides on hamsa

C:

indrAdi sakala bhrndAraka gaNa vandita padAravindE = whose feet are worshipped

by the group of all the devatas including Indra and others

indu viTambana mandasmitayuta sundara mukhAravindE = who has a beautiful smiling

lotus-like face which even overshines that of the moon

vandAru sujana mandAra dayA sadanE = who has a dayaa( merciful ) face towards

those good peopple who take refuge ( in you )

vANi = godess of speech  ; nityakalyANi = bestower of good ( kalyAnam ) always

varadE = giver of boons  ; rAmadAsa hrdayAlayE = who resides in the heart of Ramadaasa....shrI