Mundu Venuka
Composition by Tyaagaraaja
About
Title: Mundu Venuka
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu
Ragas: Darbar
Talas: Adi
Sources:
- karnatik.com
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
Lyrics
pallavi
mundu venuka iru prakkala todai murakhara-hara rara
anupallavi
endugana ni andamuvale raghunandanavegame rara
caraNam
canda bhaskara kulabdhi candra kodandapaniyai rara anda golucu saumitri sahitudai yamiya parakrama rara
caraNam
o gaja raksaka o rajakumara omkara sadana rara bhagavata priya baga brovavayya tyagarajanuta rara
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
mundu vEnuka iru prakkala tODai murakhara-hara rArA
Anupallavi:
endugAna nI andamuvale raghunandanavEgamE rArA
Charanam:
1: caNDa bhAskara kulAbdhi candra kOdaNDapANiyai rArA
aNDa golucu saumitri sahituDai yAmiya parAkrama rArA
2: O gaja rakSaka O rAjakumAra OmkAra sadana rArA
bhAgavata priya bAga brOvavayya tyAgarAjanuta rArA
Meaning: (Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/08/thyagaraja-vaibhavam-
23.htm):
Gist
O Slayer of demons mura and khara! O Lord raghu nandana! O Moon born in the Ocean of the Solar dynasty! O
Lord of limitless prowess who nourishes the Universe! O Saviour of gajEndra (elephant)! O Prince! O Supreme
Lord abiding in the praNava! O Lord who is loved by the great devotees! O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!
Please come quickly as my company in front, back and on both sides. I do not find anywhere a charm like that of
Yours! Please come wielding kOdaNDa. Please come along with lakSmaNa (son of sumitrA). Please protect me
well.
Word-by-word Meaning
P: O Slayer (hara) of demons mura and khara! Please come (rArA) as my company (tODai) in front
(mundu), back (venuka) and on both (iru) (venukayiru) sides (pakkala).
A: O Lord raghu nandana! I do not find (gAna) anywhere (endu) a charm (andamu) like (vale) that of
Yours (nI) (nIyandamu)!
O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come (rArA) quickly (vEgamE) as my company in front,
back and on both sides.
C1: O Moon (candra) born in the Ocean (abdhi) of the Solar – the terrible (caNDa) Sun (bhaskara) - dynasty
(kula) (kulAbdhi)! Please come (rArA) wielding (pANiyai) (literally holding in hand) kOdaNDa;
O Lord of limitless (amita) prowess (parAkrama) who nourishes (golucu) the Universe (aNDa)! Please
come (rArA) along with (sahituDai) (sahituDaiyamita) lakSmaNa – son of sumitrA (saumitri);
O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come as my company in front, back and on both sides.
C2 O Saviour (rakSaka) of gajEndra – the elephant (gaja)! O Prince (rAja kumAra)! O Supreme Lord
abiding (sadana) in the praNava (OMkAra)! Please come (rArA);
O Lord (ayya) who is loved (priya) by the great devotees (bhAgavata)! Please protect (brOvu)
(brOvavayya) me well (bAga); O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! Please come (rArA).
O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come as my company in front, back and on both sides.
Notes –
P – mura - demon slayed by srI kRSNa. This is part of the story pertaining to slaying of bhaumAsura (narakAsura) by
srI kRSNa related in srImad bhAgavataM, Book 10, Chapter 59. Please visit web site for a brief of the story-
http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/dwarka/mura.htm
P – khara – demon (brother of sUrpanakhA) slayed by srI rAma.
General - According to the great hari-kathA exponent, Sri TS Balakrishna Sastrigal (Thyagaraja Ramayanam), this song was
sung when Sri tyAgarAja and his entourage were on their way back from Tirupati and, near Nagalapuram forest, theives
surrounded them. According to him, the entourage was saved by two youngsters who came in the garb of soldiers.
Pallavi:
mundu vEnuka iru prakkala tODai murakhara-hara rArA
Sahityam: mundu vEnuka iru prakkala tODai
Meaning: Please come (rArA) as my company (tODai) in front (mundu), back (venuka) and on both
(iru) (venukayiru) sides (pakkala).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; R,m P ; pmD pmR G ,-g ; R S ; | ; ; - rsN ;S R; pmR -R G S R S ; ||
Mun- du vE- - nu- - ka - - i ru - - - - pra- -kka la tO- - - - Dai- - -
; ; R,m P ; mpdP, d pmR G ,-g ; R S ; | ; ; - rsN ; S R ; pmR- R G S R S ; ||
Mun- du vE- - nu- - ka - - i ru - - - - pra- -kka la tO- - - - Dai- - -
; ; R,m P ; mpdP, d pmR G ,-g ; R S ; | ; ; - rsN ; S R ; pmR- R G S R S ; ||
Mun- du vE- - nu- - ka - - i ru - - - - pra- -kka la tO- - - - Dai- - -
; ; R,m P D nsrs ns-dp mr-G G R S ; | ; ; - ; rr sn -S R ; pmR- R G S R S ; ||
Mun- du vE- - - - nu- - ka - - i ru - - - - pra- -- kka la tO- - - - Dai- - -
; ; R,m P D nsrs ns-dp mr-G G R S ; | ns Rgr – sr- rr sn -S R ; pmR- R G S R S ; ||
Mun- du vE- - - - nu- - ka - - i ru - - - - - -- pra- - kka la tO- - - - Dai- - -
; ; R,m P D nsrs ns-dp mr-G G R S ; | snS P -pm P R- Rmr rmpd ns-rg rs ns dpmr ||
Mun- du vE- - - - nu- - ka - - i ru - - pra- - kka - - la -- tO- - - Dai- - - - - -
Sahityam: murakhara-hara rArA rAmA
Meaning: O Slayer (hara) of demons mura and khara!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ggrs - rmr r pm -P D ; dNp P ; ; ; P ; | mp D,p M ; M ; mPm R ; rg rg sRs S ; ||
mu- ra - - khara- ha - ra - - - rA - -- - -- rA - - - - - - rA - - mA- - -
;; - rmr r pm -P D ; dNp P ; ; ; P ; | mp D,p M ; M ; mPm R ; R pmmr rgrg sRs ||
mu- ra - - khara- ha - ra - - - rA - -- - -- rA - - - - - rA - - - - - mA-
; ; R,m P D nsrs ns-dp mr-G G R S ; | snS P -pm P R- Rmr rmpd ns-rg rs ns dpmr ||
Mun- du vE- - - - nu- - ka - - i ru - - pra- - kka - - la -- tO- - - Dai- - - - - -
ggrs -rmr r pm -P D ; dNp P ; ; ; P ; | mp D,p M ; M ; mPm R ; R pmmr rgrg sRs ||
mu- ra - - khara- ha - ra - - - rA - -- - -- rA - - - - - rA - - - - - mA-
; ; R,m P ; mpdP, d pmR G ,-g ; R S ; | ; ; - rsN ; S R ; pmR- R G S R S ; ||
Mun- du vE- - nu- - ka - - i ru - - - - pra- -kka la tO- - - - Dai- - -
Anupallavi:
endugAna nI andamuvale raghunandanavEgamE rArA
Sahityam: endugAna nI andamuvale
Meaning: I do not find (gAna) anywhere (endu) a charm (andamu) like (vale) that of Yours (nI) (nIyandamu)!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; DN P ; pmmd pmR RM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dd pm- P D ; DNDN dpD P ; ||
en- du gA- -- - - - na-- - nI - - - - - - - an- - - da mu- va - le - rA—mA-
; ; DN P ; pmmd pmR RM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dd pm- P D ; DNDN dpdn P ; ||
en- du gA- -- - - - na-- - nI - - - - - - - an- - - da mu- va - le - rA—mA-
; ; DN P ; mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dd pm- P D ; DNS; ; ,r rsns ||
en- du gA- -- - - - - na--- - nI - - - - - - - an- - - da mu- va - le - rA—
dpmp DN P ; mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dd pm- P D ; D N S ; ; ,r rsns ||
mA- en- du gA- -- - - - - na--- - nI - - - - - - - an- - - da mu- va - le - rA—
dpmp dnS pddp mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dd pm- P D ; D N S ; ; ,r rsns ||
mA- en- du - gA- -- - - - - na--- - nI - - - - - - - an- - - da mu- va - le - rA—
dpmp dnS pddp mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dd pm- P D ; D N S ; ; ; rsS ||
mA- en- du - gA- -- - - - - na--- - nI - - - - - - - an- - - da mu- va - le - rA—
Sahityam: raghunandanavEgamE rArA
Meaning: O Lord raghu nandana! Please come (rArA) quickly (vEgamE)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
R; G,g ; R S ; nsrs NS D P D N | rsns D P dnS- nnpm rmpd N P ppmr ggrs ||
ghu nan - - da na- vE- - - ga - mE - rA- - - - - - - rA - - - - - -- --- -- --
NS G , g ; R S ; nsrs NS D P D N | rsns dpmp dnS- nnpm rmpd N P ddpm ppmr ||
raghu nan - - da na- vE- - - ga - mE - rA- - - - - - - rA - - - - - -- --- -- --
ggrs-rmrm pmpd-nsrs ns-dpmr ;G G-R S ; | snS P -pm P R- Rmr rmpd ns-rg rs ns dpmr ||
Mun- du - vE- - - - nu- - ka - - i ru pra- - kka - - la -- tO- - - Dai- - - - - - - -
.. O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come (rArA) quickly (vEgamE) as my company in front, back and
on both sides.
ggrs -rmr r pm -P D ; ; dpmp dNp ; P ; P ; | pndp M ; M ; mdpm R ; R pmmR, rgrg sRs ||
mu- ra - - khara- - ha - - - - - ra rA - - - - - - rA - - - - - rA - - - - - - mA-
; ; R,m P ; pmD pmR G ,-g ; R S ; | ; ; - rsN ;S R; pmR- R G S R S ; ||
Mun- du vE- - nu- - ka - - i ru - - - - pra- -kka la tO- - - - Dai- - -
Charanam:
O gaja rakSaka O rAjakumAra OmkAra sadana rArA
bhAgavata priya bAga brOvavayya tyAgarAjanuta rArA
Sahityam: O gaja rakSaka O rAjakumAra
Meaning: O Saviour (rakSaka) of gajEndra – the elephant (gaja)! O Prince (rAja kumAra)!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; - dN-d N- D P ; P D dpmp , m-D , P, | ; ; MP mpdn – P P mpmd pmR rgrg rs Rs ||
O - - - ga ja ra- - - - - - kSa ka - - O - rA - - - ja ku- - - - - - mA- ra- -
; ; - dN-d N- D P ; P D dpmp , m-D , P, | ; ; MP mpdn – P P pmD pmR gRg rg rs Rs ||
O - - - ga ja ra- - - - - - kSa ka - - O - rA - - - ja ku- - - - - - mA- - ra- -
Sahityam: OmkAra sadana rArA
Meaning: O Supreme Lord abiding (sadana) in the praNava (OMkAra)! Please come (rArA);
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
;; R; ,p- pm R ; rgrg R S SR rs N | S ; - R rm R – rmP ; mpdn P ; ; ; ; ; ||
Om -- kA- - ra- - sa - da- - - - na rA - - rA - - ---- -- -- --
; ; - dN-d N- dpD P ; P D dpmp , m-D , P, | ; ; MP mpdn – P P pmD pmR G G rs Rs ||
O - - - ga - ja ra- - - - - - kSa ka - - O - rA - - - ja ku- - - - - - mA- - ra- -
;; R; ,p- pm R ; rgrg R S SR rs N | S ; - R rm R – R,m P mpdn P ; ; ; ; ; ||
Om -- kA- - ra- - sa - da- - - - na rA - - rA - - ---- -- -- --
Sahityam: bhAgavata priya bAga brOvavayya tyAgarAjanuta rArA
Meaning: O Lord (ayya) who is loved (priya) by the great devotees (bhAgavata)! Please protect (brOvu)
(brOvavayya) me well (bAga); O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! Please come (rArA).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; DN P ; pmmd pmR RM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dp M P - D ; DNDN dpdn P ; ||
bhA- ga- va - - - - - ta - - pri- ya--- - - - bA - - ga brO- va - vai- - - - - yya -
; ; DN P ; mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dp M- P D ; DNS; ; ,r rsns ||
bhA- ga- va - - - - - - ta - - - - pri- ya--- - - - bA - - ga brO- va - vai- - - yya -
dpmp DN P ; mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dp M- P D ; D N S ; ; ,r rsns ||
bhA-ga- va - - - - - - - ta - - - - pri- ya--- - - - bA - - ga brO- va - vai- - yya -
dpmp nd N P ; mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dp M- P D ; D N S ; ; ,r rsns ||
bhA--ga- va - - - - - - - ta - - - - pri- ya--- - - - bA - - ga brO- va - vai- - yya -
dpmp dnS pddp mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dp M- P D ; D N S ; ; ,r rsns ||
bhA--ga- va - - - - - - - ta - - - - pri- ya--- - - - bA - - ga brO- va - vai- - yya -
dpmp dnS pddp mp Dnd Pdp mr-R dpM ; pd ddpm | P ; ,d dd pm- P D ; D N S ; ; ; RS ||
bhA--ga- va - - - - - - - ta - - - - pri- ya--- - - - bA - - ga brO- va - vai- - yya -
R ; G , g ; R S ; nsrs NS DPDN | rsns dpmp dnS- nnpm rmpd N P ddpm ppmr ||
tyA - - ga rA- ja - - - nu - ta - rA- - - - - - - rA - - - - - -- --- -- --
ggrs G , g ; R S ; nsrs NS DPDN | rsns dp-mp dnS- nnpm rmpd N P ddpm ppmr ||
tyA - - ga rA- ja - - - nu - ta - rA- - - - - - - rA - - - - - -- --- -- --
ggrs-rmrm pmpd-nsrs ns-dpmr ;G G-R S ; | snS P -pm P R- Rmr rmpd ns-rg rs ns dpmr ||
Mun- du - vE- - - - nu- - ka - - i ru pra- - kka - - la -- tO- - - Dai- - - - - - - -
… O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come as my company in front, back and on both sides.
ggrs -rmr r pm -P D ; ; dpmp dNp ; P ; P ; | pndp M ; M ; mdpm R ; R pmmR, rgrg sRs ||
mu- ra - - khara- - ha - - - - - ra rA - - - - - - rA - - - - - rA - - - - - - mA-
; ; R,m P ; pmD pmR G ,-g ; R S ; | ; ; - rsN ;S R; pmR- R G S R S ; ||
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