Nidhicala Sukhama

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Nidhicala Sukhama

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Kalyani

Talas: Capu

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
YouTube: Video

Lyrics

pallavi

nidhicala sukhama ramuni sannidhi seva sukhama nijamuga balku manasa (nidhicala)

anupallavi

dadhi navanita ksiramulu ruciyo dasarathi dhyana bhajana sudharasamu ruciyo (nidhicala)

caraNam

dama samamanu ganga snanamu sukhama kardama durvisaya kupa snanamu sukhama mamata bandhana yuta narastuti sukhama surapati tyagaraja nutuni kirtana sukhama (nidhicala)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni
sannidhi sEva sukhamA nijamuga palku manasA

Anupallavi
dadhi navanIta kshIramulu ruciyO
dASarathi dhyAna bhajana sudhA rasamu ruciyO (nidhi)

caraNam
dama Samam(a)nu gangA snAnamu sukhamA
kardama dur-vishaya kUpa snAnamu sukhamA
mamata bandhana yuta nara stuti sukhamA
su-mati tyAgarAja nutuni kIrtana sukhamA (nidhi)

Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-
vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/09/thyagaraja-kriti-nidhi-chala-sukhama.html

P: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting
(sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence (sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting
(sukhamA)?

A: Are curd (dadhi), fresh butter (navanIta) and milk (kshIramu) etc. (kshIramulu) tasty (ruciyO) or the nectarine
(sudhA) juice (rasamu) of meditation (dhyAna) and bhajana of Lord rAma - son of King daSaratha (dASarathi) -
tasty (ruciyO)?
O My Mind! Tell me truthfully whether wealth is very comforting or the service in the holy presence of Lord SrI
rAma comforting?

C: Is a bath (snAnamu) in the (holy) river ganga called (anu) (practice of) self control (dama) and tranquility
(Sama) (Samamanu) comforting (sukhamA) or
is a bath (snAnamu) in the water of well (kUpa) called the filthy (kardama) evil natured objects of senses (dur-
vishaya) comforting (sukhamA)?
is extolling (stuti) humans (nara) bound by (bandhana yuta) (literally with the fetter of) egotism (mamata)
comforting (sukhamA) or
is singing songs (kIrtana) of the pure minded (su-mati) Lord praised (nuta) (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja comforting
(sukhamA)?
O My Mind! Tell me truthfully whether wealth is very comforting or the service in the holy presence of Lord Sri
rAma comforting?.

Pallavi:
nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni
sannidhi sEva sukhamA nijamuga palku manasA

Sahityam: nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni sannidhi sEva sukhamA
Meaning: Is wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence
(sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

;GD      |P;       pmG      || G ; R |    R S sn R       || rs S ; |   ; ;   G;       ||
 nidhi    cA       -- -        la - -     su - kha-         mA- -      - -   rA –

MP;      | MP D N           || S S ; | sn D dSn          || dp P ; | gdpm G G R ||
Muni       san - - -           nidhi   sE - - - - -         va- - - su - - - kha –

Sahityam: nijamuga palku manasA
Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether ...

R; ;   | ND PM              || gmpd nd | pm G G M ||
mA - -   nija muga            pal - - ku- ma-na sA –

R- G D | P ;      pmG       || G ; R | R S sn gr         || rs S ; | ; ;     gdpmG; ||
   nidhi cA       -- -        la - -   su - kha-          mA- -      - -     rA –

MP;      | dpmp D N         || S S ; | pdnd dnsn         || dp P ; | gdpm G G R ||
Muni       san - - -           nidhi   sE - - - - -         va- - - su - - - kha –

R; ;   | MD NR              || snD pm | gmpd ndpm ||
mA - -   nija muga            pal - - ku- ma-na sA –

gr- G sn | dpP;; dpmG;, || G ; R | R S sn gr             || rs S ; | ; ;     gdpmG; ||
   nidhi cA      -- -     la - -   su - kha-              mA- -      - -     rA –

MP;      | dpmp D N         || S S ; | pdnd dnsn         || dp P ; | gdpm G G R ||
Muni       san - - -           nidhi   sE - - - - -         va- - - su - - - kha –

R; ;   | DN       RG        || grnd pm | gmpd ndpm ||
mA - -   nija     muga        pal - - ku- ma-na sA –

gr- G sn | dpP;; dpmG;, || G ; R | R S sn gr             || rs S ; | ; ;     gdpmG; ||
   nidhi cA      -- -     la - -   su - kha-              mA- -      - -     rA –

MP;      | dpmp D N         || S S ; | pdnd dnsn         || dp P ; | gdpm G G R ||
Muni       san - - -           nidhi   sE - - - - -         va- - - su - - - kha –

R; ;   | GR       ND        || mdnr nd | pm-nd pmG ||
mA - -   nija     muga        pal - - ku- ma-na sA –

mr- G D | P ;     pmG       || G ; R | R S sn gr         || R ; ; | ; pm gr S         ||
  nidhi cA        -- -        la - -   su - kha-          mA- -     - -  - –

Anupallavi
dadhi navanIta kshIramulu ruciyO dASarathi dhyAna bhajana sudhA rasamu ruciyO (nidhi)

Sahityam: dadhi navanIta kshIramulu ruciyO
Meaning: Are curd (dadhi), fresh butter (navanIta) and milk (kshIramu) etc. (kshIramulu) tasty (ruciyO)

;SS    | S;        sn D     || P , d N   | dp P          dpmg ; ||
 dadhi   na        va- -      nI - - -     ta - -        kshI

;GM |PD            DP       || D , N , | S ;     PD        ||
 ra mu lu -        - -         ru ci     yO      - -

N- sn rs | snnd pmD         || mdnr N     | dp P           ndpm ||
  Da-dhi na     va- -          nI - - -     ta - -         kshI

gr- G M | P D      DP       || D , N , | srgr sndp         ||
   ra mu lu -      - -         ru ci     yO - -

dn- sr gr | nsrs dnsn       || Pdn dnrsN | dp P            ndpm ||
  Da-dhi na       --va-        nI - - -    ta - -          kshI

gr- G M | P D      DP       || N , S , | S ;     R;        ||
   ra mu lu -      - -         ru ci     yO      dA

Sahityam: dASarathi dhyAna bhajana sudhA rasamu ruciyO (nidhi)
Meaning: ... or the nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasamu) of meditation (dhyAna) and bhajana of Lord rAma - son of
King daSaratha (dASarathi) - tasty (ruciyO)?

G , R , | S rg    rs S      || nr s S n | P D          N – R ||
Sa ra thi- -      dhyA-        na - - -   bhaja        na su

S; ;     | sn D P ;         || G , M , | P ; - R ;              ||
dhA        ra-sa mu -          ru ci     yO    dA

G , R , | srgr    nsrs      || nr s S n | P D          N – R ||
Sa ra thi- -      dhyA-        na - - -   bhaja        na su

S; ;     | sn D P ;         || pm g R , | gmpd         ndpm          ||
dhA        ra-sa mu -          ru ci      yO           -- -

Sahityam: nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni sannidhi sEva sukhamA
Meaning: Is wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence
(sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

gr- G sn | dpP;; dpmG;, || G ; R | R S sn gr               || rs S ; | ; ;   gdpmG; ||
   nidhi cA      -- -     la - -   su - kha-                mA- -      - -   rA –

MP;      | dpmp D N         || S S ; | pdnd dnsn           || dp P ; | gdpm G G R ||
Muni       san - - -           nidhi   sE - - - - -           va- - - su - - - kha –

Sahityam: nijamuga palku manasA
Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether ...

R; ;   | GR       ND        || mdnr nd | pm-nd pmG ||
mA - -   nija     muga        pal - - ku- ma-na sA –

mr- G D | P ;     pmG       || G ; R | R S sn gr           || R ; ; | ; pm gr S       ||
  nidhi cA        -- -        la - -   su - kha-            mA- -     - -  - –

caraNam
dama Samam(a)nu gangA snAnamu sukhamA
kardama dur-vishaya kUpa snAnamu sukhamA
mamata bandhana yuta nara stuti sukhamA
su-mati tyAgarAja nutuni kIrtana sukhamA (nidhi)

Sahityam: dama Samam(a)nu gangA snAnamu sukhamA
Meaning: Is a bath (snAnamu) in the (holy) river ganga called (anu) (practice of) self control (dama) and
tranquility (Sama) (Samamanu) comforting (sukhamA)

; gd pd | pmG      GR        || rS rG | rs S S ;           || ; ; G | M ;      P;        ||
  Da-ma- Sa- -     ma-         m(a) nu gan- gA                - - snA na -     mu

PDP | DN           S;        ||
Sukha- mA-         kar

Sahityam: kardama dur-vishaya kUpa snAnamu sukhamA
Meaning: Or is a bath (snAnamu) in the water of well (kUpa) called the filthy (kardama) evil natured objects of
senses (dur-vishaya) comforting (sukhamA)?

S , S , | sn D     P;        || mdpm G R | S R     R;                ||
da ma     dur-     vi          sha- - ya-  kU -    pa
                                           (or RG R ; )

; S,n |RS          R;        || gmpdns ; n | dp P           g Rs     ||
  snA- na -        mu          su-kha- - - mA- -            ---

Sahityam: mamata bandhana yuta nara stuti sukhamA
Meaning: ... is extolling (stuti) humans (nara) bound by (bandhana yuta) (literally with the fetter of) egotism
(mamata) comforting (sukhamA) or

;SS  | ssnd pm-D || snr - s S                  | D;        dpmg ; ||
 Mama ta - - - - ban dha—na -                    yu -      ta - - -

; GM | PD          DP        || D , N ,       | S;          PD       ||
  Na ra stu -      ti -         su kha          mA         - -

N- sn rs | ssnd pm-D || snr - s n d           | P;         ndpm ||
  Ma ma ta - - - - ban dha—na -                 yu -       ta - - -

gr- G M | P D      DP        || D , N ,       | S;         R;        ||
   Na ra stu -     ti -         su kha          mA         su

Sahityam: su-mati tyAgarAja nutuni kIrtana sukhamA (nidhi)
Meaning: ... is singing songs (kIrtana) of the pure minded (su-mati) Lord praised (nuta) (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja
comforting (sukhamA)?

G , R , | S rg rsS ;         || S ; ;        | N–P           DN      ||
ma ti     tyA-- ga- -           rA- -          ja nu         tu ni

gr S ;   | sndn dpP ;        || G , M ,      | P;          R;        ||
kI - -     rta-- na - -         su kha         mA          su

G , R , | S rg rsS ;         || S ; ;        | N–P           DN      ||
ma ti     tyA-- ga- -           rA- -          ja nu         tu ni

sn R ;   | sn D P ;         || pm g R ,      | gmpd      ndpm      ||
kI - -     rta-- na - -        su kha          mA         - --

Sahityam: nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni sannidhi sEva sukhamA
Meaning: Is wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence
(sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

gr- G sn | dpP;; dpmG;, || G ; R | R S sn gr             || rs S ; | ; ;    gdpmG; ||
   nidhi cA      -- -     la - -   su - kha-              mA- -      - -    rA –

MP;      | dpmp D N         || S S ; | pdnd dnsn         || dp P ; | gdpm G G R ||
Muni       san - - -           nidhi   sE - - - - -         va- - - su - - - kha –

Sahityam: nijamuga palku manasA
Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether ...

R; ;   | GR       ND        || mdnr nd | pm-nd pmG ||
mA - -   nija     muga        pal - - ku- ma-na sA –

mr- G D | P ;     pmG       || G ; R | R S sn gr         || R ; ; | ; pm gr S         ||
  nidhi cA        -- -        la - -   su - kha-          mA- -     - -  - –