Dama Dama Damaru Bhajavey Shankara
Dama Dama Damaru Bhajavey Shankara
Dama Dama Damaru Bajaavey Shankara
Mahadeva Hey Bhola Shankara [ Dama Dama ... ]
Gowri Natha Sadashiva Shankara
Neelakanta Gangadhara Shankara
Vamadeva Pashupathi Shiva (Sai) Shankara
Sharanagatha Abhayankara Shankara
Om Namah Shivaya Shivaya Namah Om (4)
O Lord Shankara, beat the Damaru (drum) dama, dama. O Mahadeva, who is easy-to-please, You are the consort of Gowri (Parvathi), always granting auspiciousness, whose throat is blue (due to Haalaa-hala poison), the one who holds Ganga in His matted locked hair, the Lord of animals. Blessed devotees will free from fear who takes refuge in Him. Chant the mantra "Om Namah Shivaya".
Translate Meaning:
Deity
Shiva
Language
Sanskrit / Hindi
Raga
Shubha Pantuvarali / Miyan ki Todi
Notes:
In Raag Miyan ki Todi, the note P is generally skipped in the ascending notes and rendered as S R G M D N S.
S R1 G1 M2 P D1 N2 S
S N2 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S
In the Key of C:
C C# E♭ F# G G# B C
C B G# G F# E♭ C# C
Beat
8 Beat / Keherwa / Adi
Level
Advanced
Tempo
Fast
Reference Gents Pitch
1.5 Pancham / C#
Reference Ladies Pitch
5.5 Pancham / G#
Glossary Terms
Song Glossary
one who protects by removing all fear; (var) abhayankari (f)
to play an instrument or instruments being played; (var) bajey, bajaavey, baja, bajaavath, baajath
innocent; (var) bholey, bholi, bholarey (f), bholanath - lord of the innocent, refers to lord shiva
sound syllable (like in a drum); (var) dum, dama
musical instrument played esp. by lord shiva; (var) damaruka
god; (var) dev, devo, devam
one who bears the holy river ganga – lord shiva; (var) gangadharaya, gangadhari
another name of goddess parvathi
a heartfelt callout, usually followed by a name or description like 'hey rama', or 'hey merciful lord'
lord of the lords - refers to lord shiva
offer salutations; not mine; (var) namaya
lord or master; (var) nath, nathaya, natham, nada (tamil), nadanukku (tamil) - to the lord, nathudey (telugu)
blue-throated, refers to lord shiva whose throat became blue after he drank the poison haalahala; (var) neelagriva, neelakantaya, neelakanteshwara
Omkara has no form. It is the manifestation of Brahman (God) as sound. It is present in all creation. It is effulgent. It is in all speech. Read More: Significance of Om
the lord of all animals esp. lord shiva; (var) pashupathey
always happy or prosperous; (var) sadashivey, sadashivom
sa + aai = divine mother
name of lord shiva, one who bestows auspiciousness; (var) shankar, shankaraya, shankaram
surrender; (var) sharana, sharanagata, sharanagatha, sharanagatham, sharanam
lord shiva - one of the trinity who is the destroyer - the name shiva means auspiciousness; (var) shiv, shivaya, shivaraj, shivaraja, shivarajam, shivom, shivani (f) - of shiva
shiva
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