Seetha Kalyana Vaibhogame

Composer : Thyaagaraaja Swami Language : Sanskrit

Vocals : Lipsika, Shravya, Mrudula, Saketha

सीता कल्याण वैभोगमे
राम कल्याण वैभोगमे

चरण 1.

पवनज स्तुति पात्र पावन चरित्र
रवि सोम वर नेत्र रमणीय गात्र (सीता)

चरण 2.

भक्त जन परिपाल भरित शर जाल
भुक्ति मुक्तिद लील भू-देव पाल (सीता)

चरण 3.

पाम(रा)सुर भीम परिपूर्ण काम
श्याम जग(द)भिराम साकेत धाम (सीता)

चरण 4.

सर्व लो(का)धार सम(रै)क वीर
गर्व मानव दूर कन(का)ग धीर (सीता)

चरण 5.

निग(मा)गम विहार निरुपम शरीर
नग ध(रा)घ विदार नत लो(का)धार (सीता)

चरण 6.

परमेश नुत गीत भव जलधि पोत
तरणि कुल सञ्जात त्यागराज नुत (सीता)

Tyagaraja (Tyāgarāja; 4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847),
was a renowned composer of Carnatic music, a form of
Indian classical music. He was prolific and highly influential
in the development of the classical music tradition
.
Tyāgarāja was born Kakarla Tyagabrahmam in 1767 in
Tiruvarur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu to
Kakarla Ramabrahmam and Sitamma in a Telugu Brahmin family.

Tyagaraju was a great bilingual scholar.

He learnt both Telugu and Sanskrit as a kid.

His songs are replete with words and phrases

borrowed from the twin languages. He could

also coin new phrases with his linguistic skills.

Therefore we should not distort or modify his

original songs with our limited knowledge.

Plenty of errors, typos, and transliteration

distortions abound on the Internet and even in

printed books regarding his Carnatic song lyrics.

The disciplined singer is forewarned to look out

for such avoidable mistakes and pitfalls.

If you substitute soft 'da' for the aspirated 'dha',

the meaning changes. In Sanskrit language even

a single letter conveys meaning. Much of the

profound meaning and feeling goes out of the

window if you do not sing these songs faithfully

with perfect diction. When properly sung, Carnatic

songs produce unbelievable effects - both the body

and soul become peaceful through the cool vibrations

of sound. There are many instances where such

soul-stirring music has produced beneficial effects

to people.

Lyrics of Seetha Kalyaana Vaibhogame

Seetha kalyaana vaibhogame
Rama kalyaana vaibhogame

Pavanaja sthuthi paathra paavana charithra
Ravi soma vara nethra ramaneeya gatra (Seetha kalyana)

Bhaktha jana paripala bharitha sara jaala
Bhukthi mukthitha leela bhudeva paala (Seetha kalyana)

Paamarasura bheema paripoorna kaama

Syaama jagathabiraama saaketha dhaama (Seetha kalyana)

Sarvalokaa dhaara samaraika veera

Garva maanasa dura kanakaaga dheera (Seetha kalyana)

Nigamagama vihaara nirupama shareera

Naga daragha vidhara nataloka dhaara (Seetha kalyana)

Paramesha nutha geetha bhava jaladhi potha

Tharani kula sanchata thyagaraja nutha (Seetha kalyana)

Word-by-word Meaning

pallavi
sItA kalyANa vaibhOgamE
rAma kalyANa vaibhOgamE

How grand is the marriage (kalyANa) celebration (vaibhOgamE) of sItA! How grand is the marriage (kalyANa) celebration (vaibhOgamE) of rAma!

caraNam 1
pavanaja stuti pAtra pAvana caritra
ravi sOma vara nEtra ramaNIya gAtra (sItA)

How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma –
the object (pAtra) of worship (stuti pAtra) of AnjanEya – son of Lord vAyu (pavanaja);
with a holy (pAvana) story or conduct (caritra);
who has Sun (ravi) and Moon (sOma) as his sacred (vara) eyes (nEtra);
having a beautiful (ramaNIya) bearing (gAtra).

caraNam 2
bhakta jana paripAla bharita Sara jAla
bhukti mukti-da lIla bhU-dEva pAla (sItA)

How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma –
the nourisher (paripAla) of devotees (bhakta jana);
wielder of abundant (bharita) arrows (Sara jAla);
bestower (da) worldly enjoyment (bhukti) and emancipation (mukti) (muktida) sportingly (lIla);
protector (pAla) of brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva).

caraNam 3
pAmara-asura bhIma paripUrNa kAma
SyAma jagad-abhirAma sAkEta dhAma (sItA)

How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma –
the terror (bhIma) of wicked (pAmara) and demons (asura) (pAmarAsura);
who accomplishes (paripUrNa) His desires (kAma);
the dark-blue hued (SyAma);
delighter (abhirAma) of the Universe (jagat) (jagad-abhirAma);
resident (dhAma) of ayOdhyA (sAkEta).

caraNam 4
sarva lOka-AdhAra samara-Eka vIra
garva mAnava dUra kanaka-aga dhIra (sitA)

How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma -
the prop (AdhAra) of entire (sarva) Universe (lOka) (lOkAdhAra);
the unique (Eka) hero (vIra) of the battle (samara) (samaraika);
who is far away (dUra) from arrogant (garva) people (mAnava);
the brave (dhIra) like the Mount (aga) Meru (kanaka) (kanakAga).

caraNam 5
nigama-Agama vihAra nir-upama SarIra
naga dhara-agha vidAra nata lOka-AdhAra (sItA)

How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma –
who abides (vihAra) in vEdas (nigama) and Agamas (nigamAgama);
with a peerless (nirupama) body (SarIra);
bearer (dhara) of the mandara mountain (naga);
destroyer (vidAra) of sins (agha) (dharAgha);
support (AdhAra) of people (lOka) (lOkAdhAra) who supplicate (nata).

caraNam 6
parama-ISa nuta gIta bhava jaladhi pOta
taraNi kula sanjAta tyAgarAja nuta (sItA)

How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma –
sung about (gIta) in praise (nuta) by Lord Siva (parama ISa) (paramESa);
the vessel (pOta) that ferries people across the Ocean (jaladhi) of Worldly Existence (bhava);
nicely born (sanjAta) in the Solar (taraNi) dynasty (kula);
praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja.