Om kara is nothing but the buzz of the bee Shiva who revolves around the flower of sama gana. His music cured the celestial goddesses of music and bestowed them with great health. Melody, rhythm and lyrics are his three eyes. The 5 rhythmic variants like Khanda and Mishra are his five faces. Inventive ragas and innumerable talas are his locks of hair. Lucky are Brahma, Vishnu, Surya and Chandra who are aware of these glorious details of Shiva
(Every line begins with the notes and lyrics Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Da Ni and Sa).
sAma gAna suma bhramaruDaina shiva
reem kAramE Om kAramu
gAmAdi svara dEvatulaku para-
mAdbhuta dEhamulanugrahinchina
pAvanamaina trilOchanamE shruti laya sAhitya vibhAgamul
dAkshAyaneeshuni pancha mukhamE khaNDa mishrAdi bhEdamul
neelakanThuni sundara kEshamE nava nava rAga tALamul
sAramaina ee vivaramu telisina ravi shashi vidhi harulE moordhanyulu
Chittaswaram: (To be rendered after charanam & pallavi line once each by Voice & Instruments respectively)
n r g , , – n r g r g , , – n r g m | g r g , , – n r g | m d m g r g , , ||
g m p , , – p m g m p , , – n d p m | g m p , , – r s n | d p m g m p , , ||
d n r , , – s n d n r , , – n r s n | d n r , , – n r g | r s n d n r , , ||
d n r g , r s n – d n r n , d p m | d n r g , r s n | d n r g m d n r ||
g r s n d – n r s n d – s n d p m – p | n d p m – d p m g | r – g m p d n s r ||
g , , , r ,,, ,,,,, s , , , | n , , , d , , , -| g , , r , , , ,||
, s , , n , , d , , – g , r , , , | s , n , d , – gr |,snd – rs,n ||
d p -p d , n s r – * g r , s n d | r s , n d p | d p , m g r ||
* = Tishram