Meaning: You are the mother (“annaiyE”) who is (“vaLar”) on a lotus flower (“pankaja malar”). Sahityam:pankaja malar vaLar annaiyE kaDaikkaN pAr rAmadAsan paNiyum Please hurry and fly (“parindu”) and come (“vandu”) to protect me (“enai”). Kadamba kAnana vihAriNi - O one who sports in (vihArini) the Kadamba forest (kAnana)! KAma krOdha-Adi nivAriNi - O one who removes (nivArini) desire (Kama), anger (KrOdha) and other (Adi) evil tendencies… Meaning: O one who removes (nivArini) desire (Kama), anger (KrOdha) and other (Adi) evil tendencies… O one who sports in (vihArini) the Kadamba forest (kAnana)!. Sahityam: kAma krOdhAdi nivAriNi kadamba kAnana vihAriNi KAruNya-amRta pari-pUraNi - O one filled (pari-pUraNi) with the nectar (amRta) of compassion (kAruNya)! KAmita-artha vitaraNa dhOriNi - O uninterrupted stream (dhOriNi) of bestowal (vitaraNa) of desired (kAmitha) objects (Artha)! Meaning: O uninterrupted stream (dhOriNi) of bestowal (vitaraNa) of desired (kAmitha) objects (Artha)! O one filled (pari-pUraNi) with the nectar (amRta) of compassion (kAruNya)! Sahityam: kAmitArtha vitaraNa dhOriNi kAruNyAmRta pari-pUraNi Meaning: O one whose residence (AgAriNi) is the hearts (hRd) of Shiva (Isa) and Guruguha! Meaning: O one wearing (dhAriNi) bejeweled golden (hEma) ornaments (ratna-AbharaNa) ! Meaning: O dark one! O wife of Shiva (Shankara)! O heroic one (pratApini) who conquered (Vijaya) (countries in) all the directions (dig)!ĭig-vijaya pratApini - O heroic one (pratApini) who conquered (Vijaya) (countries in) all the directions (dig)! Sahityam: SyAmE Sankari digvijaya pratApini Meaning: O one whose form (rUpiNi) is a wellspring (sphUrti) of joy (sukha) to Shiva (Somasundareshvara), Sahityam: sOma sundarESvara sukha sphUrti rUpiNi

Vara-aLi vENi - O one whose braid (vENi) is (dark and glossy) like a superior bumble-bee (vara-aLi)! Madhura vANi - O one whose voice and speech (vANi) are sweet (madhura)! MANikya vallakI pANi - O one holding a ruby-studded (mANikya) Veena (vallakI) in your hands (pANi) ! Sahityam: mANikya vallakI pANi madhura vANi varALi vENi RAja mAtangi - O regal daughter of Sage Matanga! MInAkshi - O Goddess Meenakshi, the fish-eyed one! The first is the simplest and every subsequent exercise adds a new phrase to the previous one.Ragam: Varali (39th Melakartha Jhalavarali Janyam) Practise the Melsthayi Varisai’s to improve your vocals in the upper octave. These are higher octave sequences, which increase the students’ vocal or instrumental range.

Melsthayi varisai