rAga – pUrvi (janya of 15th mela)

tAla – Misra chapu

Composer – Muthuswami Dikshitar

Arohanam: S G3 M1 P N3 S
Avarohanam: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

Lyrics with meaning (Courtesy: http://guruguha.org/wiki/shriguruguhasya.html)

pallavi

SrI guru guhasya dAsO(a)haM

nO cEt cidguru guha EvAham

anupallavi

bhOga mOkshAtmka caraNasya

bhU-purAdi navAvaraNasya
yOgi bRndAntaHkaraNasya
yOga pIThAdi kAraNasya

caraNam

sanakAdi pUrvika muni gaNa - sannutAnanda vigrahasya

vanaja bhavAdi sakala sumanO- vAnchitArthAnugrahasya
janana layAdi rUpa prapanca ajnAna kArya nigrahasya
manana dhyAna samAdhi nishTa mahAnubhAva hRdgRhasya
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
dina kara kOTi vibhAsvarasya tEjO-maya jagadISvarasya
jana ranjana-karasya varasya sarvasmAt parasya harasya

Meaning
Pallavi: I am the servant of guruguha, Rather I am guruguha himself.
Anupallavi: The feet that grants enjoyment and liberation.The one who has the 9 sheaths beginning with
bhUpura.The one who dwells in the heart of the yogi groups.The form of the yoga pITAs.
Charanam: The blissful praised by Sanaka and other sages of yore.The one who bestows grace and
grants the desires of Brahma- the lotus born and other devas.The one who removes the ignorance
associated with the universe which has birth and death.The one who dwells in the heart of the great
sages who do chanting, contemplation, samadi and nishta.The one resplendent like crores of suns.The
splendrous Lord of the universe. The one who pleases all people.The revered one.The one above
everything.The remover of sins. kshEtra – tiruttaNi

pallavi

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1. S ; rs ṆṆ ṆṆ || S GG mgmd M; ||
SrI gu……ru gu………………ha…………..sya dA…… .sO

gr ;S ;; ;; ||
- (a)ham

2. S ; rr sṇ Ṇ ṆṆ || S GG mgmd M; ||
SrI gu……ru gu………………ha…………..sya dA…… .sO

gr ;S sṇS M; || mg MP ṡn P pmM; ||
- (a)haM nO cEt ci………..d.gu……ru gu…..ha

mg mdmd mgrg rsS ||

E……………………..vA………ham

anupallavi

1. P ;G M; G; || R S sṇ SG ;M ||
bhO………..ga mO……kshAt…………………ma………ka ca…ra..Nas……ya

P ; pṡ ṡnD P md || pmM ; mg M P ;N ||
bhU-……….pu……..rA………di na………………..vA…………va…….ra.Nas……ya

2. N ;Ṡ NN D; || P ;G MP ;N ||
yO………..gi bRn……..dAn………………….taH………..ka……..ra.Nas….ya

N ;Ṙ N; Ṡ; || ṡṡng ,M, GR ;S ||
yO…………..ga pI……….ThA…………………..di kA……..raNas……ya

caraNam

1. G MP ;P pmdp || pmM ; gp mmG G G ||

sa………..na.kA…….di pU…………………..rvi…………ka mu.ni ga Na

S ; sṇ SG mgmd || M ;G G mg R S ||
san………..nu…….tA………..nan………………….da vi……..graha…….sya

2. P PP GM ;M || G GG S sg rsṆ ||
va…………na.ja bhavA……..di sa………..ka..la suma……nO-

S ;M GM P; || ; PN Ṡ ṡn D P ||
vAn………..chi……..tA…….rthA…………………………………nu……..graha……sya

3. M GM PP NN || Ṡ ;N ;D , P, ||
ja………..na.na la.yA………di rU pa pra……..pan

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 M DP ; md ,pmM, || G pgG GM ;M ||
-cA…………jnA………na kA……………………rya ni…….gra..has…..ya

4. G RS ;S RS || S M, g M P ;P ||
ma………nana dhyA………na sa……….mA……..dhi nish….Ta

Ṡ , Ṡ, M,p ;G || ,m ;S mgR S ; ||
ma………..hA……..nubhA……va hRd……..gR……….ha…….sya

5. sr rs sṇ s s mg m P p || dp dp dm gm P p Ṡ ṡ ||
dina kara kO Ti vibhAsvarasya tE……….jO-maya jagadISvarasya

ṡṡ Nṡṙ ṙṠṡ d P p || Ṡ ṠG gM m g R s ||
jana ranjana- karasya varasya sar vasmAt parasya harasya

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