Guruleka Etuvanti

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Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Guruleka Etuvanti Guniki Teliyaga Bodu

Anupallavi:
Karukaina Hrdroga Gahanamuna Gottanu Sad- (guru)

Charanam:
Tanuvu Suta Dhana Daara Dayaadi Baandha vulu
Janiyinchi Chedarujaa Lini Karunato
Manasunantaka Cheyu Mandanuchu
Tatva Bodhana Jesi Kaapaadu Tyaagaraajaapthudagu

Meaning: (from sangeetham.com)
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!
Notes:
This kriti is in praise of the Guru or preceptor, who imparts true knowledge that leads to supreme bliss,
before which all earthly joys and sorrows vanish. All worldly attachments are considered ills by Hindu
philosophy, due to their very impermanence, which is what Tyagaraja advocates here.

Word-by-word (from sangeetham.com):
sadgurulEka - without a good Guru
gOTTanu - the way to cut
karukaina - terrible
gahanamunu - forests (of)
hrdrOga - mental afflictions
dEliyaga bOdu - will not be known
EtuvaNTi guNiki - to the most virtuous

tyAgarAjaptuDagu - friend of Tyagaraja
karuNatO - with compassion
tatvabOdhanjEsi - imparts knowledge of the Truth
mandanucu - that is the medicine
aNTakasEyu - that detaches
manasu - the mind (from)
jAlini - sorrow (of)
tanuvu - body
suta - son
dhana - wealth
dAra - wife
dAyAdi - relatives
bAndhavulu - friends

janiyinci - birth
cEdaru - death

Pallavi:
Guruleka Etuvanti Guniki Teliyaga Bodu

DD       P ; P ||             GG       G;R      || S N S ; ;    ||       ;;          ;;;      ||
Guru     le - ka              E tu     van ti     Gu ni ki

DD       P ; P ||             GG       mgG R || S N S ; ;       ||       ;;          ;;;      ||
Guru     le - ka              E tu     van ti Gu ni ki

DD       P ; P ||             GP       mgG R || gr sn S - RG ||          MM          P;D      ||
Guru     le - ka              E tu     van ti Gu ni ki Te li             ya ga       Bo du

ND       P ; P ||             mp mp    mgG R || gr sn S - RG ||          MP          D;N      ||
Guru     le - ka              E tu     van ti Gu ni ki Te li             ya ga       Bo du

SN       snnd P ||            mp mp    mgG R || gr sn S - RG ||          MP          dnsr sr ||
Guru     le - ka              E tu     van ti Gu ni ki Te li             ya ga       Bo du

dnsr     snnd P ||            gm pd    ppmg R || gr sn S - RG ||         MP          dnsr sr ||
Guru     le - ka              E tu     van ti Gu ni ki Te li             ya ga       Bo du

dn srS   Nsn Dnd P ||         gm Pdp Mpm mg R || gr sn S - RG ||         MP          dnsr sr ||
Guru     le - - - ka          E tu   van - - ti Gu ni ki Te li           ya ga       Bo du

dn srS   Nsn Dnd P ||         gm Pdp Mpm mg R || gr sn S - RG ||         MP          P ; P ||
Guru     le - - - ka          E tu   van - - ti Gu ni ki Te li           ya ga       Bo du

;;       ;;;        || , pmg rs – R G || M P P ; P ||
- -      ---           - - - - - Te li ya ga Bo du

Anupallavi:
Karukaina Hrdroga Gahanamuna Gottanu Sad- (guru)

;dn      , S , S || sn D      nsrg R || S ;     ;;;    || ; ;   , sn ndp ||
 Karu      kai na Hr - -      dro-- ga - -      ---       --    -----

DN       S; S       || sn D   nsrg R || N N N D N || D P        DN;      ||
Karu     kai na      Hr - -   dro-- ga Ga ha na muna Go-        tta nu

;dn      ,S,S       || rsnd   nsr G r || N N N D N || D P       D N S ||
Karu     kai na     Hr - -    dro-- ga Ga ha na muna Go-        tta nu Sad- (guru)

Charanam:
Tanuvu Suta Dhana Daara Dayaadi Baandha vulu
Janiyinchi Chedarujaa Lini Karunato
Manasunantaka Cheyu Mandanuchu
Tatva Bodhana Jesi Kaapaadu Tyaagaraajaapthudagu

;pp     , p P P || G P ; mgG R || R ,g mgpm gr || rgmg gr sn S                          ||
Ta nu    vu Su ta Dha na Daa-- ra Da - yaa - -di Baan-- dha vu- lu

;pp     , d N dp || G P ; mgG R || R G mgpm gr || rgmg gr sn S                          ||
Ta nu    vu Su ta Dha na Daa-- ra Da - yaa - -di Baan-- dha vu- lu

;rg     , m P P || D N sn dp ; || G G rg pm gr || rs S ; ; ;                  ||
Jani      yin- chi Che da ru jaa Li ni Ka-ru-na- to - - - - -

;pp     , p ppmg || G R – gr sn   S || ; r g , m M P             || ; ; ; ; ; ||
Mana      su nan- - taka Che- -   yu Man danuchu

; mp    , nd ppmg ; || G R – gr sn S || ; r g , m M P ||
 Mana     su nan- -    taka Che- - yu Man danuchu

D; N DP         || D N S ; S      || ; ; ; ; ; ||
Ta tva Bo-        dhana Je si

S,d N DP        || D N S ; S      || snD nsrg R      || S ; ; ; ; || ; ; , sn nd p ||
Ta  tva Bo-       dhana Je si        Kaa- paa-- du      - - -- - - ----

D R sn D P      || D N S ; S      || snD nsrg R      || S ; ; ; ; || ; ; , sn nd p ||
Ta  tva Bo-       dhana Je si       Kaa- paa-- du       - - -- - - ----

D R sn D P      || D N S ; S      || snD nsrg R      || S ; S N ; || D P dn S S ||
Ta  tva Bo-       dhana Je si       Kaa- paa-- du      Tyaa ga raa - jaa - pthu dagu

dnrs sn D P     || D N S ; S      || rsnd nsr G r    || S ; S N ; || D P dn S S ||
Ta   tva Bo-      dhana Je si       Kaa- paa-- du       Tyaa ga raa - jaa - pthu dagu