Nadopasanace

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Nadopasanace

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Begada

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): Class recording (MP3)
YouTube: Video 1
thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com
YouTube: Video 2
Carnatic Circle

Lyrics

pallavi

nadopasanace sankaranarayana vidhulu velasiri o manasa

anupallavi

vedoddharalu vedatitulu visvamella nindi yunde varalu

caraNam

mantramulu yantra tantramulu mari manvantramu lenno galavaralu tantri laya svara raga vilolulu tyagaraja vandyulu svatantrulu

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi
nAda upAsanacE Sankara nArAyaNa vidhulu velasiri O manasA

Anupallavi
vEda-uddhArulu vEda-atItulu viSvamu-ella niNDi-uNDE vAralu (nAda)

Charanam:
mantra-Atmulu yantra tantra-Atmulu mari
manvantaramulu-ennO kala vAralu
tantrI laya svara rAga vilOlulu
tyAgarAja vandyulu svatantrulu (nAda)

Meaning: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/06/thyagaraja-kriti-
nadopasana-raga-begada.html
O My Mind (manasA)! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA (vidhi) (vidhulu) are effulgent (velasiri)
because of (cE) worship of (or meditation on) (upAsana) nAdA (nAdOpAsanacE).

O My Mind! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA -
sustainers (or redeemers) (uddhArulu) of vEdAs (vEdOddhArulu),
who are beyond the ken (atItulu) of vEdAs (vEdAtItulu), and
who pervade (niNDi uNDE vAralu) (niNDiyuNDE) the whole (ella) Universe (viSvamu) (viSvamella) –
are effulgent because of worship of (or meditation on) nAda.

O My Mind! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa, and brahmA -
the essence (Atmulu) of sacred syllables (mantra) (mantrAtmulu),
the essence (Atmulu) of mystical diagrams (yantra) and magical and mystical formularies (tantra)
(tantrAtmulu),
who exist through (kala vAralu) many (ennO) aeons (manvantaramulu) (manvantaramulennO), as also
(mari),
experts (vilOlulu) in stringed (tantrI) and percussion (laya) instruments and (vocal music) svara and
rAga,
those saluted (vandyulu) by this tyAgarAja and
other self-regulated (svatantrulu) –
are effulgent because of worship of (or meditation on) nAda.

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book)
The Trinity -- Shankara, Naaraayana and Vidhi (Brahma) - outshine (“velasiri”) the other Gods thanks
to their Saadhana of Naada -- divine Omkaara, a facet of you as Brahman.
They could uphold (“uddharulu”) the Vedas and transcend (“atheethulu”) them. They (“vaarulu”)
pervade(“nindiyunde”) the Universe (“viswamella”).
(On the strength of Naadopaasana), they (“athmulu”) acquired immense occult powers. They have the
form of Mantra, Yantra and Tantras. They have an extraordinary long span of life comprising of Manus
many life-spans (Manvantaras). They delight in vocal and instrumental (“tantri”) music. They are

worshipped (“vandyulu”) by Tyaagaraaja. They are free souls (“swatantrulu”) not bound by anybody’s
commands. .

Pallavi
nAda upAsanacE Sankara nArAyaNa vidhulu velasiri O manasA

Sahitya: nAda upAsanacE
Meaning: … the worship of (or meditation on) (upAsana) nAdA (nAdOpAsanacE).

1. M ;   ; mg     G;     GM       |P;     ; dn   dp ;     ;;      ||
  Naa    - do-    - -    paa-      --     - sa   na-      --

2. pmM ; ; mg     G;     GM       |P;     ; dn   dp ;     ;;      ||
  Naa    - do-    - -    paa-      --     - sa   na-      --

3. pmM ; ; mg     G;     GM       |P;     ;D     P ,d     P ,d    ||
  Naa    - do-    - -    paa-      --     - sa   na-      --

4. pmM ; ; mg     G;     GM       |P;     ;D     P ,d     N;      ||
  Naa    - do-    - -    paa-      --     - sa   na-      --

5. dpM ; ; mg     G;     GM       |P;     ;D     P;       ;;      ||
  Naa     - do-   - -    paa-      --     - sa   na-      --

Sahithya: Sankara nArAyaNa vidhulu velasiri O manasA
Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA (vidhi) (vidhulu) are effulgent
(velasiri) because of (cE) … the worship of (or meditation on) (upAsana) nAdA (nAdOpAsanacE).

GM       P-M      PD     pdpd   |N,n      ;D     ,P,      ;;      ||
Che-     - -      - -    Shan--  - -      - ka   - ra -   --

S;       ,r - sn D P     MP       | mg R S N     DP       S;      ||
Naa      -- raa - -      ya -       na- - Vi-    dhu-     lu -

;;       ;;       NS     MG       |MP     DP     SN       DP      ||
--       --       Vela   si ri     O -    Mana   saa!-    - -

dpM ; ; mg        G;     GM       |P;     ;D     P;       ;;      ||
Naa   - do-       - -    paa-      --     - sa   na-      --

Anupallavi
vEda-uddhArulu vEda-atItulu viSvamu-ella niNDi-uNDE vAralu (nAda)

Sahithya: vEda-uddhArulu vEda-atItulu viSvamu-ella niNDi-uNDE vAralu (nAda)
Meaning: O My Mind! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA - sustainers (or redeemers) (uddhArulu)
of vEdAs (vEdOddhArulu),

1. M P M - P D P         S N      | DP    ;R     S;       ;;      ||
   Ve- - dho - -         ddha-      - -   - ru   lu-      - -

2. M P M - P D P         S N      | DP    ;R     S;       ;;      ||
   Ve- - dho - -         ddha-      - -   - ru   lu-      - -

NS       N-S   RS        rs N     | N,n ;D       P,d      N;      ||
Ve-      - daa - -       thi- -     - - - - tu   lu -     --

3. dp mp , m - P    DP S N        | DP    ;R      S;       ;;     ||
   Ve-   - - dho    - - ddha-       - -   - ru    lu-      - -

Sahithya: vEda-atItulu
Meaning … and who are beyond the ken (atItulu) of vEdAs (vEdAtItulu), and..

NS      N-S   RS         rs N     | N,n ;D        P,d      N;     ||
Ve-     - daa - -        thi- -     - - - - tu    lu -     --

4. dp mp , m - P    DP S N        | DP    ;R      S;       ;;     ||
   Ve-   - - dho    - - ddha-       - -   - ru    lu-      - -

NS      N-S   RS         rs N     | N,n ;D        P;       ;;     ||
Ve-     - daa - -        thi- -     - - - - tu    lu -     --

Sahithya: viSvamu-ella niNDi-uNDE vAralu (nAda)
Meaning … who pervade (niNDi uNDE vAralu) (niNDiyuNDE) the whole (ella) Universe (viSvamu)
(viSvamella) – are effulgent because of worship of (or meditation on) nAda.

; M M ; mg R             RP       |P;     ;;      ;;       ;;     ||
-Vish wa - mel- -        - -       la -   --      --       --

; M M ; mg R             RP       |P;     P ,m    ND       P;     ||
-Vish wa - mel- -        - -       la -   Nin--   - -      di-

SN      DP        S;     ; ,d     | sN -d N- D    ,P,      ;;     ||
yun-    - -       de -   ---       Vaa- - - ra    - lu -   --

M ; M ; mg R             RP       |P;     P ,m    ND       P;     ||
Vish wa - mel- -         - -       la -   Nin--   - -      di-

SN      DP        S;     ;;       | Mg -g M- R    S rs     N;     ||
yun-    - -       de -   ---       Vaa- - - ra    lu --    --

Sahitya: nAda upAsanacE Sankara nArAyaNa vidhulu velasiri O manasA
O My Mind (manasA)! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA (vidhi) (vidhulu) are effulgent (velasiri)
because of (cE) … the worship of (or meditation on) (upAsana) nAdA (nAdOpAsanacE).

. dpM ; ; mg      G;     GM       |P;     ;D      P;       ;;     ||
   Naa    - do-   - -    paa-      --     - sa    na-      --

GM      P-M       PD     pdpd   |N,n      ;D      ,P,      ;;     ||
Che-    - -       - -    Shan--  - -      - ka    - ra -   --

S;      ,r - sn D P      MP       | mg R S N      DP       S;     ||
Naa     -- raa - -       ya -       na- - Vi-     dhu-     lu -

;;      ;;        NS     MG       |MP     DP      SN       DP     ||
--      --        Vela   si ri     O -    Mana    saa!-    - -

dpM ; ; mg        G;     GM       |P;     ;D      P;       ;;     ||
 Naa     - do-    - -    paa-      --     - sa    na-      --

Charanam
mantra-Atmulu yantra tantra-Atmulu mari manvantaramulu-ennO kala vAralu
tantrI laya svara rAga vilOlulu tyAgarAja vandyulu svatantrulu (nAda)

O My Mind! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa, and brahmA - the essence (Atmulu) of sacred syllables
(mantra) (mantrAtmulu), the essence (Atmulu) of mystical diagrams (yantra) and magical and mystical
formularies (tantra) (tantrAtmulu),

; -P    P;         ;;         DP       | M , pdP , - nd pmM ;                    ;;   ||
- Man   traa-      --         tmu-      lu - - - - - Yan- tra- - -               --

MP      M-G RS                G,r      |G,m P-M P;                          ;;        ||
Tan-    - traa - -            tmu-      lu - - - Ma- ri -                   --

who exist through (kala vAralu) many (ennO) aeons (manvantaramulu) (manvantaramulennO),

;G      ,m - P D P - S N | D P - M P                 mg R - S ,r ||
Man-    -- van - - tra -   mu - Len -                ---    no -

sn D    P -S       ;;         G,r | gM- d pm- R ; S              ;;         ||
Ga- -   la vaa     --         ra - - - - - - lu - - -            --

as also (mari), experts (vilOlulu) in stringed (tantrI) and percussion (laya) instruments and (vocal
music) svara and rAga,

a) MP M - P D P               SN | P D       P-R   S;            ;;         ||
  Tan- -  tri - -             la - ya -      - Swa ra -          --

NS      N-S        R -S       rsnd | N , n      ;-D P;           ; ;        ||
Gaa-    - na        - Vi      loo-- - - -       - lu ru-         - -

b) dp mp , m - P        DP    S N      | PD     P-R       S;            ;;            ||
  Tan- - - tri          - -   la -       ya -   - Swa     ra -          --

NS      N-S        RS         rs nd   | N,n ;D            P,d     N;                  ||
Gaa-    - na       - Vi       loo-- - - -   - lu          ru- - -

c) dp mp , m - P        DP    S N      | PD     P-R       S;            ;;            ||
  Tan- - - tri          - -   la -       ya -   - Swa     ra -          --

NS      N-S        RS         rs nd   | N,n ;D            P;                ;;        ||
Gaa-    - na       - Vi       loo-- - - -   - lu          ru-         - -

… those saluted (vandyulu) by this tyAgarAja and other self-regulated (svatantrulu) –
are effulgent because of worship of (or meditation on) nAda.

; M M ; mg R                  RP       |P;      ;;        ;;                ;;        ||
  Tyaa ga - raa- -            - -       ja -    --        --                --

; M M ; mg R                  RP       |P;      P ,m      ND                P;        ||
  Tyaa ga - raa- -            - -       ja -    Van-      dyu-              lu -

SN      DP         S;         ; ,d     | dN -d N- D       ,P,               ;;        ||
--      - -        Swa        ---        tan- - - tru     - lu-             --

; M M ; mg R            RP      |P;     P ,m     ND       P;     ||
  Tyaa ga - raa- -      - -      ja -   Van-     dyu-     lu -

SN      DP       S;     ;;      | Mg -g M- R     S rs     N;     ||
--      - -      Swa    ---       tan- - - tru   lu- -    --

. dpM ; ; mg     G;     GM      |P;     ;D       P;       ;;     ||
  Naa - do-      - -    paa-     --     - sa     na-      --

O My Mind (manasA)! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA (vidhi) (vidhulu) are effulgent (velasiri)
because of (cE) … the worship of (or meditation on) (upAsana) nAdA (nAdOpAsanacE).

GM      P-M      PD     pdpd   |N,n     ;D       ,P,      ;;     ||
Che-    - -      - -    Shan--  - -     - ka     - ra -   --

S;      ,r - sn D P     MP      | mg R S N       DP       S;     ||
Naa     -- raa - -      ya -      na- - Vi-      dhu-     lu -

;;      ;;       NS     MG      |MP     DP       SN       DP     ||
--      --       Vela   si ri    O -    Mana     saa!-    - -

dpM ; ; mg       G;     GM      |P;     ;D       P;       ;;     ||
 Naa     - do-   - -    paa-     --     - sa     na-      --