^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 72 meLa rAga mAlikA of mahA vaidyanAtha iyer ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ******************************* 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 ******************************* 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) ************************************************************** 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 nIlagrIva 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 muhurmuhurUrjita bhakta jana ra~njana dhIrabhadrAkhya {gAyaka priya} vIrabhadrAdi pAlita s'araNa de{vakuLAbharaNo}ddhAraka s'rIvasudeva kulAbharaNa nata caraNa jita{mAyA maLava gauLA}ntargata 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 rasikabhUpa 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) **************************************************************

KATAPAYADI SANKHYA
The 72 melakartha ragas have been assigned a specific number . The great men of the past have devised an easy method to find out the number of the Melakartha of any raga , through a formula known as "Katapayadi Sankhya" . This formula is derived from the Sanskrit alphabets grouped under : 1.Kadi Nava: Nine alphabets commencing with Ka. i.e. Ka-Kha-Ga-Gha-Nga-Cha-Chha-Ja-Jha-Gna. Total-9 2.Tadi Nava:Nine alphabets commencing with Ta. i.e. Ta-Tta-Da-Ddha-Na-Tha-Ttha-Dha-Ddha-Nna. Total-9 3.Padi Nava: Five alphabets commencing with Pa. i.e. Pa-Pha-Ba-Bha-Ma. Total-5 4.Yadyashta: Eight alphabets commencing with Ya. i.e. Ya-Ra-La-Va-Sa-Sha-Sa-Ha. Total-8 5.Nakara sunyam: Four alphabets representing zero ( 0 ). i.e. Nga-Gnya-Na-Nna. Total-4 The following is the method to determine the number of the Melakartha of any raga . For example let us take the raga -Dheera Sankarabharanam . The first two alphabets of this raga are Dhee and Ra . Now to find out the numerical place of these 2 alphabets in the aforsaid groups . The first letter Dhee appears in the second group in the 9th place . The second letter Ra appears in the fourth group in the 2nd place . The corrseponding numbers of Dhee and Ra i.e. 9 and 2 = 92 . Reverse this number 92 , we get 29 . The number of the Melakartha raga Dheera Sankarabharanam is 29 .

Some of the Melakartha ragas have Samyukta aksharas ( Conjunct consonents ) as the second letter . These are 8 Melakartha ragas , namely : (1) Rathnangi ; (2) Chakravaham ; (3) Suryakantham ; (4) Shadvitha margini ; (5) Divyamani ; (6) Viswambari ; (7) Simhendramadhyamam ; (8) Chitrambari . The following method is laid down to determine the proper number of these 8 Melekartha ragas . The first two syllables of the above ragas , and their numbers are to be taken as under in the application of the Katapayadi formula . (1) Rathnangi (Ra and Na) 20 - Reverse 02. (2) Chakravaham (Cha and Ka) 61 - Reverse 16. (3) Suryakantham (Sa and Ya) 71 - Reverse 17. (4) Shadvithamargini (Sha and Va) 64 - Reverse 46. (5) Divyamani (Di and Va) 84 - Reverse 48. (6) Viswambari (Va and Sa) 45 - Reverse 54. (7) Simhendramadhyamam (Sa and Ma) 75 - Reverse 57. (8) Chitrambari (Cha and Tha) 66 - Reverse 66. Courtesy : Ganamrutha Varnamalika - Sangeetha Vidwan A.S.Panchapakesa Iyer