Maanikya Veena

Maanikya Veena
Ragam : Kalyani Thalam : Adhi

Composed by

Professer B. Ramamoorthy Rao

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander


Sloka

Shabdha brahma mayi
Charaachara mayi
Jyothirmayi vaangmayi
Nithyaananda mayi niranjana mayi
Sathchinmayi chinmayi
Thathwaatheetha mayi
Paraathparamayi
Mayaamayi shreemayi
Sarva aishwaryamayi
Sadashivamayi
Mampahi mampahi balaambika

Please protect me, protect me mother Bala,
Who is the divine aspect of sound,
Who pervades in all moving and stable beings,
Who is pervaded by light and words,
Who is forever divine joy, Who is forever taint less,
Who is Sathwa aspect of divinity, who is divinity,
Who is beyond all principles and ideas,
Who is pervaded by that which is most divine,
Who is pervaded by illusion, Who is full of wealth,
Who is pervaded by all types of wealth,
And who is pervaded always by Shiva (peace).

Pallavi

Maanikya veena dharini maa
Thu nithu dharshana dheejo bhavaani (Manikya)

Oh Mother who holds the veena made of rubies,
Oh Bhavani, please show me yourself daily,

Anupallavi

Munijana mangatha dhaanu thumuse
Anisha vidhyaa gaana sudha rasa
Thu nija roopa raagaswaroopini
Vaani veena pani kalyani (Maanikya)

Your form goes in to the minds of saints,
You are the essence of nectar of learned music,
Your form is that of the true form of music,
Oh Saraswathi who is auspicious and holds the Veena.

Charanam

Brahma sabha sabhu brahmitha bayi therey
Brahmaananda gana sunatha sabhu
Brahma ramaneethu hamsa vaahini
Brahmaanda janaka shree Krishna sahodhari (Maanikya)

Your form makes the entire world of Brahma wonderstruck,
For you entertain Brahma by your music with pure sound,
Oh she who rides on a swan, who gives rise to divine joy,
Oh sister of Sri Krishna.