Sri Rajagopala (Class) - Saveri - Adi (2 kalai) - Dikshitar

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SrI rAja gOpAla

Ragam: Saveri (15th Melakartha Mayamalavagowla Janyam)

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saveri

ARO: S R1 M1 P D1 S                       ||

AVA: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S         ||

Talam: Adi (2 kalai)

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: Hyderabad Brothers (Youtube Original)
Lyrics / Meanings Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam and Guruguhamrta YouTube Video on Mannargudi

YouTube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLrm8kLF9CE

Pallavi:

SrI rAja gOpAla bAla

SRngAra lIla Srita jana pAla

Anupallavi

dhIrAgragaNya dIna SaraNya

cAru campakAraNya dakshiNa –

madhyama kAla sAhityam:

dvArakA puri nilaya

viSishTAdvaitAdvaitAlaya mAM pAlaya

CaraNam

smErAnana sEvaka caturAnana nArAyaNa

tAraka divya nAma pArAyaNa kRta -

nAradAdi nuta sArasa pAda

sadA mOda nArI vEsha dhara

vAma bhAga murArE SrI vidyA rAja harE

SrI rukmiNI satya bhAmA Srita

pArSva yugaLa kambu jaya gaLa

madhyama kAla sAhityam:

nIra saMpUrNa haridrA nadI -

tIra mahOtsava vaibhava mAdhava

mAra janaka nata Suka sanaka janaka

vIra guru guha mahita ramA sahita

Meaning: (Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam)

Sahityam: SrI rAja gOpAla bAla   SRngAra lIla Srita jana pAla

SrI rAja gOpAla bAla           - O child Rajagopala!

SRngAra lIla                   - O one of attractive playful activities!

Srita jana pAla                - O protector of those who have come seeking refuge!

Anupallavi 

Sahityam: dhIrAgragaNya dIna SaraNya cAru campakAraNya dakshiNa –

dhIra-agragaNya                - O foremost among the wise and brave,

dIna SaraNya                   - O one affording shelter to the destitute !

cAru campaka-araNya dakshiNa dvArakA puri nilaya - O resident of the beautiful Champaka forest (Mannargudi) known as the Dwarakapuri  of the South!

Sahityam: dvArakA puri Nilaya  viSishTAdvaitAdvaitAlaya mAM pAlaya

cAru campaka-araNya dakshiNa dvArakA puri nilaya - O resident of the beautiful Champaka forest known as the Dwarakapuri  of the South!

viSishTa-advaita-advaita-Alaya - O haven to both  Vishishtadvaita and Advaita schools of philosophy,

mAM pAlaya                     - Protect me!

CaraNam 

Sahityam: smErAnana sEvaka caturAnana nArAyaNa

smEra-Anana                    - O one with a smiling face!

sEvaka catura-Anana            - O one to whom the four-faced Brahma is himself a servant!

nArAyaNa                       - O Narayana!

Sahityam: tAraka divya nAma pArAyaNa kRta –

Sahityam: nAradAdi nuta sArasa pAda

O one praised by Narada and others who chant your divine names which enable crossing (the ocean of Worldly Existence)!

sArasa pAda                    - O one with lotus-like feet!

Sahityam: sadA mOda nArI vEsha dhara

Sahityam: vAma bhAga murArE SrI vidyA rAja harE

sadA mOda                      - O ever-blissful one!

nArI vEsha dhara vAma bhAga - O one whose left half is feminine!

mura-arE                       - O slayer of the demon Mura!

SrI vidyA rAja harE            - O Hari who is Srividya Rajagopala!

Sahityam: SrI rukmiNI satya bhAmA Srita

Sahityam: pArSva yugaLa kambu jaya gaLa

SrI rukmiNI satya bhAmA Srita pArSva yugaLa - O one at whose two sides Rukmini and Satyabhama are held in embrace!

kambu jaya gaLa                - O one whose neck surpasses a conch (in shapeliness and beauty)!

madhyama kAla sAhityam:

Sahityam: nIra saMpUrNa haridrA nadI -

Sahityam: tIra mahOtsava vaibhava mAdhava

nIra saMpUrNa haridrA nadI-tIra mahA-utsava vaibhava - O one whose enjoys the grandeur of the great festivities on the banks of the water-filled Haridra-nadi tank,

mA-dhava                 - O husband of Lakshmi (Ma)!

Sahityam: mAra janaka nata Suka sanaka janaka

Sahityam: vIra guru guha mahita ramA sahita 

mAra janaka                    - O father of Manmatha!

nata Suka sanaka janaka        - O one saluted by the sages Shuka, Sanaka and Janaka,

vIra guru guha mahita          - O one esteemed by the brave Guruguha!

ramA sahita                    - O one in the company of Goddess Lakshmi (Ramaa)!