15 maayamaaLava gowLa janya
Aa: S R1 M1 P D1 S
Av: S D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

taaLam: roopakam
Composer: Purandara Daasar
Language:

pallavi

mandara kusumaakara
makarandam vaasituvaa

caraNam 1

kundagowra gowrivara
mandiraaya maanamakuTa
(mandara)

caraNam 2

hEmakooTa simhaasana
virupaaksha karuNaakara
(mandara)

caraNam 3

candamaama mandaakini
mandiraaya maanamakuTa
(mandara)

Notation:

caraNam 1







d  p   |  m  g  r  s   ||  r  m   |  p  d  m  p   ||




kunda  |  gow.  .  ra  ||  gow.   |  ri . va  ra  ||








d  R   |  R  s  d  p   ||  d  p   |  m  g  r  s   ||




mandi  |  ra .  .  ya  ||  maa.   |  na ma ku ta  ||








pallavi







s  ,   |  r  ,  r  ,   ||  d  p   |  m  g  r  s   ||




man.   |  da .  ra .   ||  ku su  |  ma .  ka ra  ||








s  r   |  m  ,  g  r   ||  s  r   |  g  r  s  ,   ||




maka   |  ran.  dam.   ||  va .   |  si tu vaa.   ||








caraNam 2







d  p   |  m  g  r  s   ||  r  m   |  p  d  m  p   ||




hE .   |  ma ku .  ta  ||  sim.   |  ha .  sa na  ||








d  R   |  R  s  d  p   ||  d  p   |  m  g  r  s   ||




vi ru  |  paa.  .  ksha||  ka ru  |  naa.  ka ra  ||




(mandara)







caraNam 3







d  p   |  m  g  r  s   ||  r  m   |  p  d  m  p   ||




canda  |  ma .  .  ma  ||  man.   |  daa . ki ni  ||








d  R   |  R  s  d  p   ||  d  p   |  m  g  r  s   ||




mandi  |  raa.  .  ya  ||  ma .   |  na ma ku Ta  ||




(mandara)

Meaning:
Oh Lord of Gowri, you are white as the jasmine flower with a crown that resembles a mighty temple tower. Fragrant, three-eyed, and merciful, you adorn a golden throne. The moon and the river Ganges reside in your hair.