Brova Bharama

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

About

Title: Brova Bharama

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Bahudari

Talas: Desadi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Detailed lesson (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

brova bharama raghurama bhuvanamella nivai nannokani

anupallavi

sri vasudeva andakotula guksini yuncakoleda nannu (brova)

caraNam

kalasambudhilo dayato namarulakai adigaka gopi kalakai konda letta leda karunakara tyagarajuni (brova) gmg,gg,gmpmgmgsgmg,gg,nsnpmgs, | gmg,gg,snpmgsnsgmg,gg,sgsnpmgppm | g,gg,pmg,gg,npm,mm,snp,pp, | gsn,nn,mgs,ss,nnssns,sppnnpn,n | mmppmp,pggmmgm,mgsmmgsppmgnnpmssnp | ggsnmmgsppmgmmgsggsnssnpnnpmpmgs | snpmgssgmpdns,gmpdns,mpdns,pdns, | dns,ns,sm,,g,mgsnp,,g,,s,gsnpm,,p,m,mgsgm || (Brova) chitta svaram pdns sndn pddn pmgs | pmgm gssn| smgm p,,, || mmgs sgmp dnpd nsgm | gs,s dnp, pmgs ,sgm ||

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Brova Bharamaa? Raghuraama!
Bhuvanamella Nivai Nannokani

Anupallavi:
Sri Vasudeva! Andakotla Kukshini Yunchukoleda? Nannu

Charanam:
Kalashaambudhilo Dayato Namarulakai Yadigaaka
Gopikaalakai Konda Lettaleda ? Karunaakara Tyagarajuni

MEANING: (From T K Govinda Rao’s Book)
O Raghurama! You are the omnipresent Prop (“Neevu”) of the sprawling (“ella”) world (“bhuvana”).
Will protecting (“Brova”) this frail (“nann Okkani”) Tyagaraja prove an intolerable burden
(“Bhaaramaa?”) on you and tax you ?
Sri Vasudeva! Have you not absorbed and preserved (“yunchukoleda”) the entire cosmos (“kukshini”)
within your stomach (“Andakotla”)?
Did you not kindly (“dayato”) to support the Mandara mountain under the ocean on behalf of the
celestial (“Namarulakai”) during the churning of the ocean (“kalashambudhilo”) for nectar?
And did you not (“leda”) lift (“Letta”) the Govardhana hill (“konda”) to protect Gopis and cows.
Ocean of mercy!

Pallavi
Brova Bharamaa? Raghuraama!
Bhuvanamella Nivai Nannokani

O Raghurama! You are the omnipresent Prop (“Neevu”) of the sprawling (“ella”) world (“bhuvana”).
Will protecting (“Brova”) this frail (“nann Okkani”) Tyagaraja prove an intolerable burden
(“Bhaaramaa?”) on you and tax you ?

; ;     ; p d , n -P   ; M| G ;           ; ;        ; ;       ; ;    ||
          Bro - va Bha - ra ma            - -       - -       - -

; P      , m- p d N P   ; M| G ;           ; m g M P              ; dn ||
- -      - Bro - va Bha ra ma              - Ra - ghu Ra         --

sn pm gm- p d n S- p ; M | G ;            ; m p m g s g m p dn ||
- - ma - - Bro- va - Bha - ra ma          - Ra - ghu- Ra - - - - -

sn p m gm - p d nsgS , p ; M | G pmmgG; -mg M P         ; dn ||
- - ma- - - Bro - va - - Bha ra ma - - - - Ra - ghu ra - - - -

SN ;- p m , g S         ;N | S;           ; sn      sg - g s gm - n n ||
- ma - Bhu va - na Mel - la  Ni           - vai-    - - Nan- - - no –

p m g - s g m -p   m ,g S        ; P | dn S       ; mg     m p -p m   pd n n ||

kka- - - ni - - - Bhu va na Mel   - la    Ni - -   - vai - - - Nan -     - - no –

Anupallavi:
Sri Vasudeva! Andakotla Kukshini Yunchukoleda? Nannu

Sri Vasudeva! Have you not absorbed and preserved (“yunchukoleda”) the entire cosmos (“kukshini”)
within your stomach (“Andakotla”)?

;;   ; dn     S s n N P | D, n     S ;       ; ;     ; ;      ||
       Sri-   - Va- - su de -      va -     - -       - -

gm pdns- d n       S -s n N P | D, n S ;     ;np    mg S      ||
- - - - - Sri -    - Va - - - su de - va      ---- -

gmpdns – dn       S -s s n n p m | g m p d n s - s n S G ; gm ||
- - - - - - Sri   - Va - - - su - de - - - va – An- da kon - -

G S ; d n s g - s s n n p m | g m p d n s - s n S G ; sg                ||
- ntla - Sri - - Va - - - su - de- - - va- An– da kon - - --

pmg s ; - S S N ; p d | n s s n pm- gm pm gm p- m g s || gm pm gm
- - - tla - Ku kshi ni - Yun - chu- ko - - - - Le - - - - - - da - - Nan nnu- - (brovabarama)

Charanam:
Kalashaambudhilo Dayato Namarulakai Yadigaaka
Gopikaalakai Konda Lettaleda ? Karunaakara Tyagarajuni

Did you not kindly (“dayato”) to support the Mandara mountain under the ocean on behalf of the
celestial (“Namarulakai”) during the churning of the ocean (“kalashambudhilo”) for nectar?
And did you not (“leda”) lift (“Letta”) the Govardhana hill (“konda”) to protect Gopis and cows.
Ocean of mercy!

;;   ; P P P      ;p m|     g m P ; - mp m g S     ; - N ||
       Ka la syam - bu -    thi - lo  Da - ya - tho Na

s G s gm- P P p d np - p m | g s g m P- m p m g S ; - N                             ||
ma ru la - - Ka la syam- - - bu - thi- lo - - - Da - ya - tho - Na

s G s gm- P P p d n p - p m | g s g m P- m p m g S            ; - N ||
ma ru la - - ka la syam- - - pu - thi- lo - - - Da - ya - tho - Na

S G S S ; s n N P | n D n S - sg                M gm P M                ||
ma ru la kai - Ya - - thi ga - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

P ; ;S S s n N P | D,n S -N S G                       ; s g ||
ka   Go pi ka- - la kai - - Kon da Le                  - tta –

p mg s ; - S S N ; p d |        n s - s n p m - g m pm - g m            p- m g s || g m p- m gm
Le - - da Ka ru na ka -         ra - Thia- - - ga ra - - - - - - -- -   - ja - - Nan- - nnu –