Nadasudha Rasambilanu

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Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
nAda sudhA rasamb(i)lanu
nar(A)kRti(y)AyE manasA

Anupallavi
vEda purAN(A)gama
SAstr(A)dulak(A)dhAramau (nAda)

CharaNam
svaramul(A)runn(o)kaTi ghaNTalu
vara rAgamu kOdaNDamu
dura naya dESyamu tri guNamu
nirata gati SaramurA
sarasa sangati sandarbhamu gala giramulurA
dhara bhajana bhAgyamurA
tyAgarAju sEvincu (nAda)

Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-
vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/04/thyagaraja-kriti-nada-sudha-rasam-raga.html

P: O My Mind (manasA)! The nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasambu) called nAda has assumed (AyE) (literally
become) a human (nara) form (AkRti) (narAkRtiyAyE) here (ilanu) (rasambilanu) (literally Earth) (as SrI rAma).

A: O My Mind! The nectarine juice called nAda which is the prop (AdhAramau) of vEdas, epics (purANa), Agamas
and SAstras etc. (Adulaku) (SastrAdulakAdhAramau), has assumed a human form here (as SrI rAma).

P: Seven (Arunnu okaTi) (literally six plus one) svaras (svaramulu) (svaramulArunnokaTi) are the bells (of the
bow kOdaNDa);
sacred (vara) rAga (rAgamu) is the bow kOdaNDa (kOdaNDamu);
dura naya and dESya (dESyamu) are the three (tri) strands of the bow string (guNamu);
steady (nirata) pace (tempo) (gati) is (are) the arrow(s) (Saramu) (SaramurA);
sweet (sarasa) thematic variations (sangati) are the words (giramulu) (spoken by the Lord) (giramulurA)
appropriate to the occasion (sandarbhamu gala);
chanting the names (bhajana) of the Lord (dhara) (literally one who wields – kOdaNDa) is a fortune
(bhAgyamurA);
O My Mind! The nectarine juice called nAda worshipped (sEvincu) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAju), has assumed a
human form here (as SrI rAma).

Pallavi:
nAda sudhA rasamb(i)lanu nar(A)kRti(y)AyE manasA

Sahityam: nAda sudhA rasamb(i)lanu
Meaning: The nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasambu) called nAda is here (ilanu) (rasambilanu)

P;      P -M     mg R       || S sn D – S R M      ||
nA-     da su    dhA --        ra sam - b(i) la nu

P;      P - pp   mg R       || S sn D – S R M      ||
nA-     da su    dhA --        ra sam - b(i) la nu

P mr pm - dp mg R           || s r s n D – S R M    ||
nA- da su dhA --               ra- sam - b(i) la nu

pd sn D - pp     mg R       || s r s n D – S R M    ||
nA- da su        dhA --        ra- sam - b(i) la nu

pd rr sn – d p mg R         || s r s n D – S R M    ||
nA- da su dhA --               ra- sam - b(i) la nu

Sahityam: nar(A)kRti(y)AyE manasA
Meaning: ... it has assumed (AyE) (literally become) a human (nara) form (AkRti) (narAkRtiyAyE) here (ilanu)
(rasambilanu) (literally Earth) (as SrI rAma) ! O My Mind (manasA)!

P D ; – sn D P              || pm P        ; – M P D ||
Na r(A)- kR- ta -             (y)A rA      - pra na va

S ,n dd – pp     mg R       || s r s n D – S R M    ||
nA- da su        dhA --        ra- sam - b(i) la nu

P D ; – sn D P              || pm P        ; – M P D ||
Na r(A)- kR- ta -              (y)A rA      - pra na va

mg rr sn – d p mg R         || s r s n D – S R M    ||
nA- da su dhA --               ra- sam - b(i) la nu

pd sr mg – R S ;            || ds dd      pm – M P D ||
Na r(A)- -- kR- ta -           (y)A--     rA   ma na sA

S ,n dp – M      mg R       || S s n D – S R M      || dpmg R ;
nA- da su        dhA --        ra- sam - b(i) la nu

Anupallavi
vEda purAN(A)gama Sastra Puran(A)dulak(A)dhAramau (nAda)

Sahityam: vEda purAN(A)gama Sastra Puran(A)
Meaning: O My Mind! The nectarine juice called nAda which is the foundation (AdhAramau) of vEdas, epics
(purANa), Agamas and SAstras etc. (Adulaku)

; snD    ,S,     R R        || R ;      mg – rs    R;     || ; ;   ; ;   ; R ||
vE-       da     gama          Sas      tra- Pu-   ra -       --    --   - n(A)

; snD   ,S,    R R       || drsr mg – rs           R;     ||
 vE-     da   gama          Sas   tra- Pu-         ra -
(sometimes sung as “veda-purAna”)

R- snD    ,S,      R R      || drsr     mg – rs    rsR ; ||
na-vE-     da      gama        Sas      tra- Pu-   ra -

R- snD    ,S,      R R      || R P      mg – rs    R;       ||
na-vE-     da      gama        Sas      tra- Pu-   ra -

R- snD    ,S,      R R      || rm P mg – rs         R ; ||
na-vE-     da      gama        Sas  tra- Pu-       ra -

Sahityam:n(A)dulak(A)dhAramau (nAda)
Meaning: O My Mind! The nectarine juice called nAda which is the foundation (AdhAramau) of ...
      ... (SastrAdulakAdhAramau), has assumed a human form here (as SrI rAma).

DR       sn- s d      , d P || p d d p     m g - rm , p D ||
n(A)-    du- la-        k(A)- dhA- -       ra - mai - nA-

R- snD    ,S,      R R      || rm P mg – rs         R ; ||
na-vE-     da      gama        Sas  tra- Pu-       ra -

mgrr     sn- ds       dd P || p d d p      m g - rm pd sr ||
n(A)-    du- la-      k(A)- dhA- -         ra - mai - - nA-

Sahityam: nAda sudhA rasamb(i)lanu
Meaning: The nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasambu) called nAda is here (ilanu) (rasambilanu)

mg rr sn – d p mg R         || s r s n D – S R M    ||
nA- da su dhA --               ra- sam - b(i) la nu

Sahityam: nar(A)kRti(y)AyE manasA
Meaning: ... it has assumed (AyE) (literally become) a human (nara) form (AkRti) (narAkRtiyAyE) here (ilanu)
(rasambilanu) (literally Earth) (as SrI rAma) ! O My Mind (manasA)!

pd sr mg – R S ;            || ds dd      pm – M P D ||
Na r(A)- -- kR- ta -           (y)A--     rA   ma na sA

S ,n dp – M        mg R     || S s n D – S R M      || dpmg R ;
nA- da su          dhA --      ra- sam - b(i) la nu

CharaNam
svaramul(A)runn(o)kaTi ghaNTalu vara rAgamu kOdaNDamu
dura naya dESyamu tri guNamu nirata gati SaramurA
sarasa sangati sandarbhamu gala giramulurA
dhara bhajana bhAgyamurA tyAgarAju sEvincu (nAda)

Sahityam: svaramul(A)runn(o)kaTi ghaNTalu
Meaning: Seven (Arunnu okaTi) (literally six plus one) svaras (svaramulu) (svaramulArunnokaTi) are the bells (of
the bow kOdaNDa);

;pp    ,p P    ; P          || M P M , g           rsR           ||
 Svara mu l(A) – ru           nn(o)ka ghaN-        Ta- lu

;pp    ,p P    ; P          || m p P M , g           rsR         ||
 Svara mu l(A) – ru           nn(o)kaTi ghaN-        Ta- lu

;pr   ,m P     ; P          || M P M , g              rsR            ||
 Svara mu l(A) – ru           nn(o)ka ghaN-           Ta- lu

;pd      ,s D ; P           || M P mpdp          M,g         rsR     ||
 Svara   mu l(A) – ru         nn(o) ka -         ghaN-      Ta- lu

Sahityam: vara rAgamu kOdaNDamu
Meaning: ... sacred (vara) rAga (rAgamu) is the bow kOdaNDa (kOdaNDamu);

; mg     , R,     SS        || snD         R S      RR               ||
Vara     - rA-    gamu         kO-    daN-         Damu

Sahityam: dura naya dESyamu tri guNamu
Meaning: ... dura naya and dESya (dESyamu) are the three (tri) strands of the bow string (guNamu);

;mr      ,pM,       P ;     || P d s dp mg               rs R        ||
 dura     na ya     dE -      Syamu- tri- gu-            Na mu

Sahityam: nirata gati SaramurA
Meaning: steady (nirata) pace (tempo) (gati) is (are) the arrow(s) (Saramu) (SaramurA);

; snD , r -S        R;      || rm Pdp            mg – R      ; S     ||
  Ni-ra - ta ga     ti -       Sa- ra- -         mu- rA     - -

; RD , r -S        R;       || rm Pdp            mg – R      ; S     ||
  Ni-ra - ta ga     ti -       Sa- ra- -         mu- rA     - -

Sahityam: sarasa sangati sandarbhamu gala giramulurA
Meaning: sweet (sarasa) thematic variations (sangati) are the words (giramulu) (spoken by the Lord) (giramulurA)
appropriate to the occasion (sandarbhamu gala);

;pp      , p – dp mg r s || r m P                mp D      D D       ||
 Sara    - sa san- - - gati san- -               dar- -    bhamu

;mm ,d D               S S      || R D             S ;         ; ;   ||
 Ga la gi ra           mu lu       - -             rA -         --

Sahityam: dhara bhajana bhAgyamurA
Meaning: chanting the names (bhajana) of the Lord (dhara) (literally one who wields – kOdaNDa) is a fortune
(bhAgyamurA);

; sn D   ,sS    R ;         || R ; mg – rs  R ; || ; ;                    ; ;    ; ; ||
 dhara    bhaja nE -           bhA gya- mu- rA-     --                     - -    - -

; snD    ,sS      R ;       || drsr    mg – rs  R;             ||
 dhara   bhaja    nE -         bhA     gya- mu- rA-

R- snD    ,sS      R ;      || drsr    mg – rs  rsR ; ||
 dhara    bhaja   nE -         bhA     gya- mu- rA-

R- snD    , sS    R ;       || R P     mg – rs  R;             ||
 dhara    bhaja   nE -         bhA     gya- mu- rA-

R- snD    ,sS     R ;       || rm P mg – rs  R ; ||
 dhara    bhaja   nE -         bhA gya- mu- rA-

Sahityam: tyAgarAju sEvincu (nAda)
Meaning: O My Mind! The nectarine juice called nAda worshipped (sEvincu) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAju), has
assumed a human form here (as SrI rAma).

DR        sn- s d    , d P || p d d p     m g - rm , p D ||
tyA-      ga- rA-    - ju -   sE- - -     - - vin cu -

; - snD   ,sS   R ;         || rm P mg – rs  R ; ||
 dhara    bhaja nE -           bhA gya- mu- rA-

mgrr      sn- ds      dd P || p d d p     m g - rm    pd sr ||
tyA-      ga- rA-    - ju -   sE- - -     - - vin     cu -

Sahityam: nAda sudhA rasamb(i)lanu
Meaning: The nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasambu) called nAda is here (ilanu) (rasambilanu)

mg rr sn – d p mg R         || s r s n D – S R M    ||
nA- da su dhA --               ra- sam - b(i) la nu

Sahityam: nar(A)kRti(y)AyE manasA
Meaning: ... it has assumed (AyE) (literally become) a human (nara) form (AkRti) (narAkRtiyAyE) here (ilanu)
(rasambilanu) (literally Earth) (as SrI rAma) ! O My Mind (manasA)!

pd sr mg – R S ;            || ds dd    pm – M P D ||
Na r(A)- -- kR- ta -           (y)A--   rA   ma na sA

S ,n dp – M      mg R       || S s n D – S R M          || dpmg R ;
nA- da su        dhA --        ra- sam - b(i) la nu