Lokavana Catura

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Lokavana Catura

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Begada

Talas: Adi

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): Class recording (MP3)
thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com
YouTube: Video

Lyrics

pallavi

lokavana catura pahi mam

anupallavi

saketadhipa sarasa gunaprameya sarasijasana sanandana vanditanghra yuga pada nirjita muni sapa

caraNam

rakabja mukha paraka centaku raka tanakorva tarama pakari vinuta ni kasinciti gaka ne nanya mencanu nidu vadanayya ramayya

caraNam

nilakrti gala ni lavanyamu nilagani kanupimpave balarkabha sucela vrta nannelukona manasu radika tala jala nyayama rama

caraNam

cepadiga padi rupalanu konu capalankrta sundara avanipad-bhutamagu ni padame gati sripate varada palita tyagaraja sarva bhaumakhila

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
lOk(A)vana catura pAhi mAM

Anupallavi:
sAkEt(A)dhipa sarasa guN(A)pramEya
sarasij(A)sana sanandana vandit(A)nghri
yuga pada nirjita muni SApa (lOkA)

CharaNam 1:
rAk(A)bja mukha parAkA centaku
rAka tanak(O)rva taramA pAk(A)ri vinuta
nIk(A)sinciti gAka nEn(a)nyam(e)ncanu
nIdu vADan(a)yya rAmayya (lOkA)

CharaNam 2:
nIl(A)kRti kala nI lAvaNyamun-
(I)lAg(a)ni kanipimpavE bAl(A)rk(A)bha su-
cEl(A)vRta nann(E)lukona manasu rAd(i)ka
tALa jAla nyAyamA rAma (lOkA)

CharaNam 3:
cEp(A)diga padi rUpAlanu konu
cAp(A)lankRta sundara avanI-p(A)dbhutamagu
nI pAdamu gati SrI patE varada
pAlita tyAgarAja sArvabhaum(A)khila (lOkA)

Meaning Courtesy: https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/06/thyagaraja-kriti-lokavana-chatura-
raga.html
Sahityam: lOk(A)vana catura pAhi mAM
Meaning: O Expert (catura) in protecting (avana) the Worlds (lOka) (lOkAvana)! Please protect (pAhi) me (mAM).

Sahityam: sAkEta-adhipa sarasa guNa-apramEya
Meaning: O Lord (adhipa) of ayOdhyA (sAkEta) (sAkEtAdhipa)! O Immeasurable (apramEya) Lord with nice (sarasa) qualities
(guNa) (guNApramEya)!

Sahityam: sarasija-Asana sanandana vandita-anghri
Meaning: O Lord whose feet (anghri yuga) are worshipped (vandita) (vanditAnghri) by brahmA – seated (Asana) in Lotus
(sarasija) (sarasijAsana) and sage sanandana!

Sahityam: yuga pada nirjita muni SApa (lOkA)
Meaning: O Lord who removed (nirjita) (literally conquered), by His feet (pada), the curse (SApa) pronounced by sage (gautama)
(muni) on ahalya!
O Expert in protecting the Worlds! Please protect me.

caraNam 1
Sahityam: rAkA-abja mukha parAkA centaku               rAka tanaku-Orva taramA pAka-ari vinuta
Meaning: O Full-moon (rAkA abja) (rAkAbja) faced (mukha)! Are You showing unconcern (parAkA) without coming (rAka) near
(centaku) me?
Meaning: Is it possible (taramA) for me (tanaku) to forbear (Orva) (tanakOrva)? O Lord praised (vinuta) by indra – enemy (ari) of
demon pAka (pAkAri)!

Sahityam: nIku-Asinciti gAka nEnu-anyamu-encanu        nIdu vADanu-ayya rAmayya (lOkA)
Meaning: I just (gAka) desired (Asinciti) for You (nIku) (nIkAsinciti); I (nEnu) shall not think (encanu) of anything else
(anyamu) (nEnanyamencanu);
Meaning: O Lord (ayya) SrI rAma (rAmayya)! I am (vADanu) (vADanayya) Yours (nIdu) only;
O Expert in protecting the Worlds! Please protect me.

caraNam 2
Sahityam: nIla-AkRti kala nI lAvaNyamunu-                 IlAgu-ani kanipimpavE bAla-arka-Abha su-
Meaning: Deign to show (kanipimpavE) me that (ani) this is how (IlAgu) the beauty (lAvaNyamunu) (lAvaNyamunIlAgani) of
(kala) Your (nI) dark-blue-hued (nIla) figure (AkRti) (nIlAkRti) is; O Lord with splendour (Abha) of rising (bAla) Sun (arka)
(bAlArkAbha)!

Sahityam: cEla-AvRta nannu-Elukona manasu rAdu-ika tALa jAla nyAyamA rAma (lOkA)
Meaning: O Lord dressed (AvRta) in fine clothes (su-cEla) (su-cElAvRta)! You would not condescend (manasu rAdu) to govern
(Elukona) me (nannu) (nannElukona); I am unable (jAla) to bear (tALa) any more (ika) (rAdika)! O Lord rAma! is it justified
(nyAyamA)?
O Expert in protecting the Worlds! Please protect me.

caraNam 3
Sahityam: cEpa-Adiga padi rUpAlanu konu              cApa-alankRta sundara avanI-pa-adbhutamagu
Meaning: O Handsome Lord (sundara) decorated (alankRta) with bow (cApa) (cApAlankRta) who assumed (konu) ten (padi)
forms (rUpAlanu) beginning with (Adiga) matsya – fish (cEpa) (cEpAdiga)!
O King – Lord (pa) of Earth (avanI)! Your (nI) wonderful (adbhutamagu) (avanI-pAdbhutamagu) feet (pAdamu) are my refuge
(gati);

Sahityam: nI pAdamu gati SrI patE varada              pAlita tyAgarAja sArvabhauma-akhila (lOkA)
Meaning: Your (nI) wonderful (adbhutamagu) (avanI-pAdbhutamagu) feet (pAdamu) are my refuge (gati);
O Spouse (pati) (patE) of lakshmI (SrI)! O Lord who bestows boons (varada)! O Protector (pAlita) of this tyAgarAja! O Over-Lord
(sArvabhauma) of the Universe!
O Expert in protecting the entire (akhila) (sArvabhaumAkhila) Worlds! Please protect me too.

Pallavi:
lOk(A)vana catura pAhi mAM

Sahityam: lOk(A)vana catura pAhi mAM
Meaning: O Expert (catura) in protecting (avana) the Worlds (lOka) (lOkAvana)! Please protect (pAhi) me (mAM).

1. DP      ;;         S;         ;;         |GR        G;         ; gm       , dpm      ||
   Lo-     --         ka-        --          va -      na -       - Cha-      - tu- -

RS         ;;         ;;         NN         |DP        mgmp       mgR   SN              ||
ra -       --         --         Pa -        - -       hi -       maam- - -

2. pDp ; ;            S;         ;;         |GR        G;         ; gm       , dpm      ||
   Lo- - -            ka-        --          va -      na -       - Cha-      - tu- -

RS         ;;         ;;         NN         |DP        mgmp       mgR   SN              ||
ra -       --         --         Pa -        - -       hi -       maam- - -

3. snD P ;            S;         ;;         |G;        gmpm       gr- N      , dpm      ||
   Lo- - -            ka-        --          va -      na -       - Cha-      - tu- -

RS         ;;         ;;         pmpd       | pdN      dp M,p mgR   SN                  ||
ra -       --         --         Pa -         - -      hi -   maam- - -

4. sndp nsrs        gmpm       mpdp      | sndp    mdpm       gr- N , dpm         ||
   Lo- - -          ka-        --          va -    na -       -- Cha- - tu- -

RS        ;;        ;;         pmpd      | pdN     dp M,p mgR   SN                ||
ra -      --        --         Pa -        - -     hi -   maam- - -

5. sndp nsrs        gmpm       mpdp      | sndp    mdpm       gr- N , dpm         ||
   Lo- - -          ka-        --          va -    na -       -- Cha- - tu- -

RS        ;;        ;;         ;;        |;;       ;;         ;;        ;;        ||
ra -      --        --         --         --       --         --        --

Anupallavi:
sAkEt(A)dhipa sarasa guN(A)pramEya
sarasij(A)sana sanandana vandit(A)nghri
yuga pada nirjita muni SApa (lOkA)

Sahityam: sAkEta-adhipa sarasa guNa-apramEya
Meaning: O Lord (adhipa) of ayOdhyA (sAkEta) (sAkEtAdhipa)! O Immeasurable (apramEya) Lord with nice (sarasa) qualities
(guNa) (guNApramEya)!

1. D ;    P;        M;         P;        |M;       G;         mgR       S;        ||
  Saa-    - -       ke -       - -        ta -     --         dhi- -    pa!

GR        G;        MP         D;        |P;       ;;         ; ,n      dpM       ||
Sa -      ra -      sa -       Gu-        naa-     --         --        --

2. D ;    P;        M;         P;        |M;       G;         mgR       S;        ||
  Saa-    - -       ke -       - -        ta -     --         dhi- -    pa!

GR        G;        MP         D;        |P;       S;         sn D      ND        ||
Sa -      ra -      sa -       Gu-        naa-     --         prame     - ya!

3. D ;    P;        M Pdp P Dnd          |M;       G;         mgR       S;        ||
  Saa-    - -       ke -  - -             ta -     --         dhi- -    pa!

GR        G;        MP         D;        |P;       S;         NR        ;S        ||
Sa -      ra -      sa -       Gu-        naa-     --         prame     - ya!

4. N N D P          pmpm       D P ,d    |M;       G;         mgR       S;        ||
  Saa- - -          ke -       - -        ta -     --         dhi- -    pa!

GR        G;        MP         DP        |P;       S;         NR        ;S        ||
Sa -      ra -      sa -       Gu-        naa-     --         prame     - ya!

Sahityam: sarasija-Asana sanandana vandita-anghri
Meaning: O Lord whose feet (anghri yuga) are worshipped (vandita) (vanditAnghri) by brahmA – seated (Asana) in Lotus
(sarasija) (sarasijAsana) and sage sanandana!

MG        RS        ; sr       sn D      |P;       DP         S;        N- P      ||
Sara      sijaa     - sa-      na- Sa     nan-     dana       Van-      di Taa

Sahityam: yuga pada nirjita muni SApa (lOkA)
Meaning: O Lord who removed (nirjita) (literally conquered), by His feet (pada), the curse (SApa) pronounced by sage (gautama)
(muni) on ahalya!

;P        D N        DP -       rsN        |DP          MP     mg R       SN         ||
 ngri     Yuga!      Pada       nir-        jita        Muni   shaa--     - pa!           (Lokavana)

O Expert in protecting the Worlds! Please protect me.

sndp      nsrs       gmpm       mpdp       | sndp       mdpm   gr- N , dpm           ||
Lo-       --         ka-        --           va -       na -   -- Cha- - tu- -

RS        ;;         ;;         pmpd       | pdN        dp M,p mgR   SN              ||
ra -      --         --         Pa -         - -        hi -   maam- - -

sndp      nsrs       gmpm       mpdp       | sndp       mdpm   gr- N , dpm           ||
Lo-       --         ka-        --           va -       na -   -- Cha- - tu- -

RS        ;;         ;;         ;;         |;;          ;;     ;;         ;;         ||
ra -      --         --         --          --          --     --         --

CharaNam 3:
cEp(A)diga padi rUpAlanu konu
cAp(A)lankRta sundara avanI-p(A)dbhutamagu
nI pAdamu gati SrI patE varada
pAlita tyAgarAja sArvabhaum(A)khila (lOkA)

Sahityam: cEpa-Adiga padi rUpAlanu konu              cApa-alankRta sundara avanI-pa-adbhutamagu
Meaning: O Handsome Lord (sundara) decorated (alankRta) with bow (cApa) (cApAlankRta) who assumed (konu) ten (padi)
forms (rUpAlanu) beginning with (Adiga) matsya – fish (cEpa) (cEpAdiga)!
O King – Lord (pa) of Earth (avanI)! Your (nI) wonderful (adbhutamagu) (avanI-pAdbhutamagu) feet (pAdamu) are my refuge
(gati);

;;        D;         P;         ;;         | M ; G mp          mgR        S;         ||
--        Che-       paa-       --           dhi - ga -        Pa- -      di

N;        R;         S;         ;;         | sdR        S ,n   PD         P;         ||
Ru-       --         paa-       --           la         nu -   Go-        nu

;;        S;         S;         ;;         |GR          G;     G,m        P;         ||
--        Chaa       paa-       --          lan-        - -    kru-       ta

D;        P;         ;D         ND         |D;          P;     P ,m       D;         ||
Sun-      - -        --         da-         ra -        - -    A-         va-

Sahityam: nI pAdamu gati SrI patE varada              pAlita tyAgarAja sArvabhauma-akhila (lOkA)
Meaning: Your (nI) wonderful (adbhutamagu) (avanI-pAdbhutamagu) feet (pAdamu) are my refuge (gati);
O Spouse (pati) (patE) of lakshmI (SrI)! O Lord who bestows boons (varada)! O Protector (pAlita) of this tyAgarAja! O Over-Lord
(sArvabhauma) of the Universe!
O Expert in protecting the entire (akhila) (sArvabhaumAkhila) Worlds! Please protect me too.

Pdp pmM ; d P R ;               S;         |GR          G;     MP         D;         ||
Ni- - - - - - - paa-            - -         dbhu-       ta -   ma-        gu -

DP        S;         NR         ;S         |NN          DP     NS         RS         ||
Nee-      --         Paa-       --          daa-        me-    Ga-        ti -

MG        RS         ; sr       sn D | P ;              DP      S;       N- P     ||
Sri -     pathe!     - Va-      ra- da! Paa-            litha   Tyaa     ga raa

;P        D N        DP -       N;         |DP          MP      mg R     SN       ||
- ja      Sar-       - rva      bhau-       - -         ma -    khi--    la -          (lokavana)

O Expert in protecting the Worlds! Please protect me.

sndp      nsrs       gmpm       mpdp       | sndp       mdpm    gr- N , dpm       ||
Lo-       --         ka-        --           va -       na -    -- Cha- - tu- -

RS        ;;         ;;         ;;         |;;          ;;      ;;       ;;       ||
ra -      --         --         --          --          --      --       --

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Meaning: (From TK Govnda Rao’s book)
O Expert (“chatura”) Protector of the worlds (“lokavana”)! Protect me (“Paahimaam”)
O Chief (“adhipa”) of Ayodhya (“saketa”)! One full of rich (“sarasa”) attributes (“guna”)! One whose
glory is beyond understanding (“apremeya”)! One, whose status (“tanghri”) is worshipped by Brahma
(“sarasijaasana”), Sandanana and others! By the glory of fee (“pada”)t, one who redeemed (“nirjita”)
Ahalya from the curse (“shapa”) of the sage (“muni”) Gautama
One who undertook (“gonu”) ten (“padi”) incarnations(“rupaalanu”) like fish (“cheap”) etc (“aadi”)!
O beauty (“sundara”) wielding the bow (“chaapaalankruta”) ! O King that rules the world
(“Avanidhipaabhutamagu”)! Your (“Nee”) wonderful feet (“paadame”) are my refuge (“gati”)! O
spouse of Lakshmi (“sri-pathe”)! O bestower of boons (“varada”)! O Emperor (“saarvabhaumaakhila”)
protecting Tyagaraaja!