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सामज वर गमन in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ carnatic·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Evening; also during music practice and on Tyagaraja Aradhana day·📜 Kriti of Saint Tyagaraja in raga Hindolam, Adi tala (Sanskrit, early 19th century CE)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Kriti of Saint Tyagaraja in raga Hindolam, Adi tala (Sanskrit, early 19th century CE) · Saint Tyagaraja · 1767-1847 CE

Tyagaraja of Thiruvaiyaru, one of the Trinity of Carnatic music, composed most of his songs in Telugu; a precious few, like this one, are in Sanskrit. Here the poet of Rama sings of the Lord's elephant gait, of music born from the Sama Veda and Gayatri, and of the flute of the Yadava prince — pouring his creed that God is nada, divine sound, into a single luminous kriti.

✦ As told in scripture

Tyagaraja taught that the Lord dwells wherever music is offered with love — 'sangita jnanamu bhakti vina sanmargamu galade' (without devotion, musical knowledge leads nowhere). Singers across two centuries testify that 'Samaja Vara Gamana', sung slowly in Hindolam at dusk, stills the mind like a lamp in a windless place — as if the elephant-gaited Lord himself walks softly into the heart.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌜 𑌵𑌰 𑌗𑌮𑌨 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌲 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤

sāmaja vara gamana sādhu hṛt-sārasābju pāla kālātīta vikhyāta

Meaning:हे प्रभो, जिनकी चाल श्रेष्ठ गजराज-सी राजसी है! सज्जनों-साधुओं के हृदय-कमलों के पालक, काल से परे प्रसिद्ध!

Verse 2

𑌸𑌾𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌜 - 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌮𑌯 𑌗𑌾𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌶𑍀𑌲 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌲 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯

sāma nigamaja - sudhā maya gāna vicakṣaṇa guṇaśīla dayālavāla māṃ pālaya

Meaning:हे सामवेद से उपजे अमृतमय संगीत के परम मर्मज्ञ; हे सद्गुणशील, दया के सागर — मेरी रक्षा करो!

Verse 3

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌜 - 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾 𑌚𑌲 𑌦𑍀𑌪 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤 𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌵𑌕𑍁𑌲 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌦 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨 𑌕𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍀𑌯 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌜 𑌵𑌰 𑌗𑌮𑌨 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌲 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤

vēdaśirō mātṛja - sapta svara nādā cala dīpa svīkṛta yādavakula muralī vādana vinōda mōhana kara tyāgarāja vandanīya sāmaja vara gamana sādhu hṛt-sārasābju pāla kālātīta vikhyāta

Meaning:आप नाद-पर्वत पर स्वीकार किया हुआ दीपक हैं — वेदों के मुकुट से उपजी माता गायत्री से जन्मे सात स्वरों के; यदुकुल के वे मोहन हैं जो मुरली बजाने में आनंद पाते हैं; त्यागराज जिनकी वंदना करते हैं। हे गजगामी प्रभु, साधु-हृदय-कमलों के रक्षक, कालातीत विख्यात!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌜 𑌵𑌰 𑌗𑌮𑌨🔊sāmaja vara gamanaO Lord whose gait is like that of a noble elephant.
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌲🔊sādhu hṛt-sārasābju pālaProtector of the lotus-hearts of the good and the saintly.
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤🔊kālātīta vikhyātaFamed as the One beyond time.
𑌸𑌾𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌜 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌯 𑌗𑌾𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣🔊sāma nigamaja sudhāmaya gāna vicakṣaṇaConnoisseur of the nectar-like music born of the Sama Veda.
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌶𑍀𑌲🔊guṇaśīlaOf virtuous nature and conduct.
𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌲 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯🔊dayālavāla māṃ pālayaO basin (ocean) of compassion, protect me!
𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌜 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰🔊vēdaśirō mātṛja sapta svaraThe seven svaras born of Gayatri, the mother sprung from the crown of the Vedas.
𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌲 𑌦𑍀𑌪🔊nādācala dīpaThe lamp upon the mountain of nada (primordial sound).
𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌵𑌕𑍁𑌲 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌦 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨🔊yādavakula muralī vādana vinōda mōhanaThe charmer of the Yadava clan who delights in playing the flute.
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍀𑌯🔊tyāgarāja vandanīyaWorthy of the salutations of Tyagaraja.

Benefits of Chanting सामज वर गमन

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Invokes the Lord as the protector of pure hearts — a prayer of surrender: 'mam palaya', protect me.

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Celebrates nada-upasana, the worship of God through music, which Tyagaraja held to be a direct path to liberation.

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The gentle, meditative raga Hindolam soothes the mind and is traditionally sung in the calm of evening.

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A rare Sanskrit gem of Tyagaraja, uniting the majesty of Rama and the charm of the flute-playing Krishna.

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A staple of Carnatic concerts and dance, loved by beginners and masters alike for its serene beauty.

How to Chant सामज वर गमन

Repetitions1times
Best TimeEvening; also during music practice and on Tyagaraja Aradhana day
FaceFacing the deity of Rama or Krishna

Sing in raga Hindolam, Adi tala, with a calm, swaying gait — the very 'gamana' of the royal elephant the words describe. Dwell on 'mam palaya' ('protect me') as the heart of the prayer, and on the image of the Lord as the lamp of nada, the source of the seven svaras.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete सामज वर गमन written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It means 'O Lord whose gait is like that of a noble elephant' — an image of majestic, unhurried grace, addressed to the Supreme Lord.
Tyagaraja, the great Rama devotee, here adores the Supreme as both: the protector famed beyond time, who is also the flute-playing charmer of the Yadava clan (Krishna). For the saint they are one Lord.
It is composed in Sanskrit, set in raga Hindolam and Adi tala — one of the most performed of all Tyagaraja kritis.
'The lamp on the mountain of nada' — Tyagaraja hails the Lord as the light of primordial sound, from whom the seven svaras of music arise; music itself is worship of him.

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