Ni Bhajana

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Ni Bhajana

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Nayaki

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Detailed lesson (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

ni bhajana gana rasikula ne nendu ganara rama

anupallavi

sri bhava saroja sanadi saci manoramana vandya ilalo

caraNam

saguna nirguna nijamu dabbaralanu sanmatamula marmamasta siddhula vagalu jupa santasilla(*) gantini varanana tyagaraja vinuta * - or silli

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Nee Bhajana Gaana Rasikulane Nendugaanaraa Raamaa!

Anupallavi:
Sribhava Sarojaasanaadi Saachi Manooramana Vandya Ilalo

Charanams:
Saguna Nirgunapu Nijadabbaralanu
Shanmatamula Marmamashta Siddhula
Vagalu Jupa Santa Silli Gantini
Varaanana Tyagaraaja Vinuta!

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s Book)
O Rama! Tell me where (“nendu”) I (“ne”) can come across (“gaanara”) men(“rasikula”) in this
world who involve themselves heart and soul in singing (“gaana”) your (“nee”) glory (“bhajana”).
You are worshipped (“vandya”) by exalted (“ilalo”) divinities like Lakshmi (“sri”), Siva (“bhava”),
Brahma (“sarojaasana”), Indra, the spouse (“manoramana”) of Sachi Devi and other (“aadi”)
celestials.
You have explained to me with wonderful clarity the mystery (“nijadabbaralanu”) behind worship of the
transcendental god-head and of the Almighty with (“saguna”) and without form (“nirguna”). You have
revealed(“jupa”) to me the secret behind the doctrines of six (“shan”) creeds (“mathamula”) and
hollowness and myth (“vagalu”) of the so-called SIDDHIs (supernatural (“marmaasta”) powers) which
only serve to bloat the ego (“santa silli”) and distance one (“gantani”) from the the real quest.

Pallavi:
Nee Bhajana Gaana Rasikulane Nendugaanaraa Raamaa!

O Rama! Tell me where (“nendu”) I (“ne”) can come across (“gaanara”) men (“rasikula”) in this
world who involve themselves heart and soul in singing (“gaana”) your (“nee”) glory (“bhajana”).

N;      ;;       ;;      DD       |P–D         ;P     mpdp     mpdp     ||
Nee     --       --      Bhaja     na Gaa      - na   Ra-si-   ku-la-

DN      dpmr     rmpd    N - dd | P – Dnd D- P mpdp mpdp                ||
Nee     --       ----    - Bhaja na Gaa - na Ra-si- ku-la-

D rs    DN       dpmp    ,m - dd | P – Dnd D- P mpdp mpdp               ||
Nee     --       ----    - Bhaja na Gaa - na Ra-si- ku-la-

D rs    DN       dpmp    ,m - dd | P – Dnd D- P ; mp           , d P,d ||
Nee     --       ----    - Bhaja na Gaa - na Rasi-               ku-la-

dpmr    RG       rs R    ;r p     | mr – R G- R S ;            r m p d ||
ne- -   - -      ---     - Nen      du- gaa - na raa-          Raa-maa!-

NN      dpmr     rmpd    N - dd | P – Dnd D- P ; mp            , d N ||
Nee     --       ----    - Bhaja na Gaa - na Rasi-               ku la-

dpmr    RG       rs R     ;r p    | mr – R G- R S ;          r m p d ||
ne- -   - -      ---      - Nen     du- gaa - na raa-        Raa-- maa!

N;      ;;       ;;       dp D    |P;        ;;     ;;       ;;         ||
Nee     --       --        ---     --        --     --       --

Anupallavi:
Sribhava Sarojaasanaadi Saachi Manooramana Vandya Ilalo

You are worshipped (“vandya”) by exalted (“ilalo”) divinities like Lakshmi (“sri”), Siva (“bhava”),
Brahma (“sarojaasana”), Indra, the spouse (“manoramana”) of Sachi Devi and other (“aadi”)
celestials.

S;      ;S       S - sg   rs ns   | ,n – R    SR RG          R -S       ||
Sri     - bha    va Sa    ro -      - jaa     - sa naa-      di Saa

R;      ;;       ;P       pDp     |SN        R;     S;       ;;         ||
Chi-    --       --       ----    ---        --     --       --

S;      ;S       S - sg   rs ns   | ,n – R    SR RG          R -S       ||
Sri     - bha    va Sa    ro -      - jaa     - sa naa-      di Saa

R;      ;;       R gg     rs D    | D nn     dpmr   Rgg      rs R       ||
Chi-    --       --       ----    ---        --     --       --

S;      ;S       S - sg   rs ns   | ,n – R    S rp mg ;      R -S       ||
Sri     - bha    va Sa    ro -      - jaa     - sa naa-      di Saa

ns R    S–P      ; P      RS      |;D     N -dp     rm rm pmpd          ||
chi-    Ma no    - ra     mana     - Van- dya- -     I - la- lo - - -

Charanams:
Saguna Nirgunapu Nijadabbaralanu
Shanmatamula Marmamashta Siddhula
Vagalu Jupa Santa Silli Gantini
Varaanana Tyagaraaja Vinuta!

You have explained to me with wonderful clarity the mystery (“nijadabbaralanu”) behind worship of the
transcendental god-head and of the Almighty with (“saguna”) and without form (“nirguna”).

;s r    , s- sd , p - P   RS      | ; mp , d N      D P      mp dn ||
 Sagu   - na Nir - - gu   na mu      Nija da -      bbara    la –nu-

You have revealed(“jupa”) to me the secret behind the doctrines of six (“shan”) creeds (“mathamula”)

dpmr    RG       RS       mRm | P–D ;D        NN             D P ||
Shan-   mata     mula     Mar- - ma ma - shta Si -           ddhula

;s r    , s- sd , p - P   RS      | ; mp     r- sd N D P     mp dn      ||

 Sagu   - na Nir - - gu   na mu     Nija - da -      bbara   la –nu-

dpmr    RG       RS       m R m | P – D ; dp   pdN N D P ||
Shan-   mata     mula     Mar- -  ma ma - shta Si - - ddhula

;s r    , s- sd , p - P   RS      | ; mp r- sd N D P         mp dn ||
 Sagu   - na Nir - - gu   na mu      Nija - da - bbara       la –nu-

dpmr    GG       RS       m R m | P – D ; dr   NN     D P ||
Shan-   mata     mula     Mar- -  ma ma - shta Si - - ddhula

… and hollowness and myth (“vagalu”) of the so-called SIDDHIs (supernatural (“marmaasta”) powers)
which only serve to bloat the ego (“santa silli”) and distance one (“gantani”) from the the real quest.

;pd   ,p–S ;S             rrsn    | S–R       S R    RG      R – S ||
 Vaga - lu Ju - pa        San--     ta Sil    - li   Gan-    ti ni

R;      ;;       ;;       S;      |;;        ;;      ;;      ;;        ||
--      --       --       --       --        --      --      --

;pd   ,p–S ;S             rrsn    | S–R       S R    RG      R – S ||
 Vaga - lu Ju - pa        San--     ta Sil    - li   Gan-    ti ni

R;      ;;       R gg     rs D    | D nn     dpmr    Rgg     rs R      ||
--      --       ---      --        -- -     --      --      --

S-p d , p – S ; sg        rrsn    | S–R       S rp   mg- ;   R – S ||
 Vaga - lu Ju - pa        San--     ta Sil    - li   Gan-    ti ni

NR      ; S      P;       PR      | S - D N -dp rm rm pmpd             ||
Varaa   - na     na-      Tya-      ga raa - ja- Vi- nu- ta! - -

;-p d  , p – S ; sg       rrsn    | S–R       S rp   mg- ;   R – S ||
  Vaga - lu Ju - pa       San--     ta Sil    - li   Gan-    ti ni

NR      ; S      ns P     PR      | S - D N -dp rm rm pmpd             ||
Varaa   - na     na-      Tya-      ga raa - ja- Vi- nu- ta! - -