Candram Bhaja Manasa
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Asāvēri rāga · Rūpaka Tāla tāla·navagraha
Candram bhaja manasa sadaram
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Theme
Worship the Moon — coolness, mind, soma-essence
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Sahitya
Candram bhaja manasa sadaram, śaśinātha-pāda-sarōjam
O mind, worship the Moon (Candra) with reverence — at the lotus feet of the Moon-Lord.
Soma's attributes as lord of the constellations, bearer of nectar
Praises Soma as the cool-nectar planet presiding over the mind (manas), the nourisher of all herbs and beings, the dweller in the night sky.
Candra invoked for evening bhakti, his cool grace
Invokes Candra's auspicious coolness — the quality that balances Pitta, calms the mind, and is celebrated in the moonrise of evening-bhakti.
Tāla — Rūpaka Tāla
Dhruta + laghu(4) = 6 beats. Common for varnam + kīrtanas.
6 beats per āvarta · this notation spans 9 cycle(s)
Paramparā
Saṅgīta Sampradāya Pradarśinī (1904)