Raghuvamsa Sudha
Raghuvamsha Sudha is a popular kriti in Carnatic music, composed by Patnam Subramanya Iyer. It is set in the raga Kathanakuthuhalam and is in Aadi Talam. It has been rendered by several famous musicians like Chembai, Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Neyyattinkara Vasudevan etc.
Aarohanam : S R2 M1 D2 N3 G3 P S
Avarohanam : S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Lyrics:
Pallavi
raghuvamsha sudhAmbudhi chandra shri
rAma rAma rAjEshvara
Anupallavi
agha mEgha mAruta shrikara
asurEsha mrigEndra vara jagannAtha
Chittaswaram
Sa - Ri Ma Ga - Ri Sa Ri- Ma Ma Da - Da Ni Ga - Ga Pa Sa,
Sa ni da pa ma ga, pa ma ga ri.
Sa Ri Ri Ma - Ma Da Da Ni, Ga Pa Pa Sa - Sa Ri Ri Ma
Ma Ga Ga Ri - Ri Sa Sa Ni, Ni Da Da Pa - Pa Ma Ga Ri (Raghuvamsa Sudha)
Charanam 1
jamadagnija garva khaNDana
jaya rudrAdi vismita bhaNDana
kamalAp-tAnvaya maNDana
agaNita arputa shurya shrI venkatEshvara
(Sa Re Ma) (Raghuvamsa Sudha)
Charanam 2
bhrgunandanA kavibhanjanA
brndArakA brndAhitA
nigamAntava su-budhAvanA nIrajAkSa shrI venkaTEshvara
(Sa Re Ma) (Raghuvamsa Sudha)
Meaning:
Pallavi
O moon to the nectar-ocean of the Raghu lineage!
Sri Rama, lord of emperors!
Anupallavi
O wind (that drives away the) sin-cloud! Maker of prosperity!
O lion (terrifying the) king of asuras! Noble lord of the world!
Charanam
O Destroyer of Parshurama's conceit!
One praised by the amazed Rudra and others!
O Ornament to the Solar dynasty!
O Doer of innumerable marvellous heroics! Lord Venkatesha!