Swara Raga Sudha

swara raaga sudha -
raagam: shankaraabharaNam

29 dheera shankaraabharaNam mela
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language:

pallavi

svara rAga sudhA rasayuta bhakti svargApavargamurA O manasA
(svara)

anupallavi

paramAnandamE kamalamupai baka bhEkamu celagEmi manasA
(svara)

caraNam 1

mUlAdhAra nAda merugutE mudamagu mOkSamurA
kOlAhala sapta svara grahamula gurutE mOkSamurA O manasA
(svara)

caraNam 2

bahu janmamulaku paini jnAniyai baraguTa mOkSamurA
sahaja bhaktitO rAga jnAna sahitudu muktudurA O manasA
(svara)

caraNam 3

maddaLa tALa gatula teliyakanE mardincuTa sukhamA
shuddha manasu lEka pUja jEyuTa sUkura vrittirA O manasA
(svara)

caraNam 4

rajata girIshuDu nagajaku delpu svarArNava marmamulu
vijayamu gala tyAgarAju-DErugE vishvAsinci delusukO O manasA
(svara)

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Meaning:
Devotion blended with the nectar of svara and raga alone is capable of leading one to salvation. How incongruous if a crane and frog (with their cacaphonous outpourings) sit on the lotus of supreme bliss? Understanding the divine nada emanating from the subtle primal source in the body gives one a forestate of the supreme bliss. To identify the subtle and mystic sources of the seven svaras of the musical scale in the body referred to as chakras is verily a yoga leading to salvation. If one bangs the mrdanga wildly without being aware of the intricacies of the rhythmic art, can the result give joy? Likewise, to offer worship to the Lord without mental purity points to a life base and repugnant (as a pig's) It is only after countless births that one is born wise enough to think of liberation and adopt himself to a life of devotion. Yet if any one, naturally devoted to the Lord is also equipped with the knowledge of raga, he attains salvation shortcircuiting the endless cycle of births and deaths. Tyagaraja has been blessed with Svararnava a musical treatise expounded by Lord Shiva to Parvati and is aquainted with the intricacies of music at the highest level. So, with faith in his words, understand these details.

Tillana-Nach rahi gori

Thillaanaa (gidu nadiku)  -  click here to listen to bombay jaishri


raagam: dhanashree

20 naTabhairavi janya
Aa: N2 S G2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S

taaLam: jhOmpa
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL

pallavi

gItta dhumiku takadhIm krtatatOm nAcharahi gOri tAdhittai tai tattai tirataka 

anupallavi:

 bAja pAyala kahum jhanana jhanana bAja pAyalakahun jhaNana jhanana jhanana nanana tOm jhaNana jhanana jhanana nanana tOm jhaNana jhanana jhanana nanana 

charanam1: 

tAna gAvE takata tai ta tai taitta taitta tana tadhAm dhImna kiTa taka dhI 
dhImna kiTa taka dhIm dhImna kiTa takadhIm hata tOm hata tOm hata 

charanam2: 

padumanAbha tumhAri lIlA-kyA kahUm mai sAvarO 
tApa sankaTa caaraNaya yAyO sOha mArO tumaharO 

(chiTTasvara) 
tadhim tadhIm dhirana udanita tAni tAni tadhIm tadhim dhiranA nA dhittOm tata kata tari 
tattAra tara tAni dhIm alari kalari takata dhatAra tataka mAm tAni tanika tAm tAmta 
dhIm dhIm dhIm tanana alari tAm tAmta takatari alari tOm tOm tOm takanaka tani udari 

melukOvaiya-----click here to listen to Santanam


raagam: bowLi

15 maayamaaLava gowLa janya

Aa: S R1 G3 P D1 S
Av: S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S

taaLam: jhampa

Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

melukOvayya! mammElukO raama!

anupallavi

mElaina seetaa samEta! naa bhaagyamaa!
(mElukO)

caraNam 

raja raajEshwara! bharaajamukha! saakEta raaja! sadguNa tyaagaraajanuta carana!
raajanya! vibudha gaNa raajaadulella ninu poojimpa gaacina ree jagamu paalimpa
(mElukO)

Shriman Narayana

sreeman naraayaNa-click here to listen to MSS

                              

                              Click here to listen to Bombay Jaishri

raagam: bowLi 

15 maayamaaLava gowLa janya
Aa: S R1 G3 P D1 S
Av: S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Language: Telugu

pallavi

shrIman nArAyaNa shrIman nArAyaNa
shrIman nArAyaNa nI shrIpAdame sharaNu

anupallavi

kamalAsati mukhakamala kamalahita
kamalapriya kamalekShaNA
kamalAsanahita garu.dagamana shrI
kamalanAbha nI padakamalame sharaNu

caraNam

parama yogijana bhAgadheya shrI
paramapuruShA parAtparA
paramAtmA paramANurUpa shrI
tiruveN^kaTagiridevA sharaNu

Bho Shambho

bhO shambhO -click here to listen to this song
raagam: rEvati

2 ratnaangi janya
Aa: S R1 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 P M1 R1 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Dayaananda Saraswati 
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

bhO shambhO shiva shambhO svayambhO

anupallavi

gangAdhara shankara karuNAkara mAmava bhavasAgara tAraka

caraNam 1

nirguNa parabrahma svarUpa gamAgama bhUta prapanca rahita
nija guhanihita nitAnta ananta Ananda atishaya akSayalinga

caraNam 2

dhimita dhimita dhimi dhimikiTa kiTatOm tOm tOm tarikiTa tarikiTakiTa tOm
matanga munivara vandita Isha sarva digambara vESTita vESa Isha sabEsha nitya niranjana nitya natEsha Isha sabEsha sarvEsha

Govardana Girdhara

gOvardana giridhaara gOvindha - 

click here to listen to this song by Unnikrishna
raagam: darbaari kaanaDa

20 naTabhairavi janya
Aa: N2 S R2 G2 R2 S M1 P D1 N2 S
Av: S D1 N2 P M1 P G2 M1 R2 S

taaLam: tripuTa
Composer: NaaraayaNa Teertar
Language:

pallavi

gOvardhana giridhara gOvinda gOkulapAlaka paramAnanda
(gOvardhana)

anupallavi

shrI vatsAnkita shrI kaustubha dharabhAvaka bhayahara pAhi mukunda
(gOvardhana)

caraNam 5

pATita suraripu pAdapa brnda pAvana carita parAmrta kanda
nATya rasOtkaTa nAnAbharaNa nArAyaNa tIrhArcita caraNa
(gOvardhana)

Gurulekha Etuvanti

Song:Gurulekha Etuvanti - 

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gurulEka eTuvaNTi 
Listen to music recording here -MP3 link
raagam: gowrimanOhari

23 gowri manOhari mEla                            Song by balamurali-Click here for. YouTube link
Aa: S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S 

taaLam: jhampa

Composer: Tyaagaraaja 
Language: Telugu

pallavi
gurulEka eTuvaNTi guNiki deliyaga bOdu

anupallavi
karukaina hrd-rOga gahanamunu goTTanu sad-

caraNam
tanuvu suta dhanadhAra dayAdi bAndhavulu janiyinci cedaru jAlini karuNatO
manasunantaka cEyu mandanucu tatva bOdhana jEsi kApADu tyAgarAjAptuDanu

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Meaning:
No one, however virtuous he may be, without the grace of a Guru will know! No one, however virtuous he may be, without the grace of a Guru will know how to cut through the forest of mental ills (the tApatraya)!It is the good Guru, who is Tyagaraja's friend who out of compassion imparts the knowledge of the Supreme, which is the medicine that cures one of the sorrows caused by the cycles of birth and death and the associated bodily suffering and attachments to offspring, wealth, wife, relatives and friends