Raghunayaka

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Raghunayaka

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Hamsadvani

Talas: Adi

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): Detailed lesson (MP3)
Carnatic Circle

Lyrics

pallavi

raghunayaka ni pada yuga rajivamunane vidajala sri

anupallavi

aghajalamula bara dili* nannadarimpa nive gati gada sri

caraNam

bhava sagaramu dataleka ne valu gasibadi ni marugu jertini avanijadhipa srta raksaka anandakara sri tyagarajanuta

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Raghunayaka ! Nee Paadayuga
Raajeevamulane Vidajaala Sri

Anupallavi:
Aghajaalamula Baaradroli Nan
Aadarimpa Nive Gati Gaada Sri

Charanam
Bhavasaagaramu Daataleka Ne
Bahu Gaasibadi Ne Marugu Jeritini
Avanijaadhipaasruta Rakshaka
(Aanandaakara) Saarvabouma Sri Tyagaraajanuta!

Meaning (from TK Govinda Rao’s book)

Unique (“naayaka”) among the Raghus! I will never leave (“vidajaala”) hold of your lotus feet
(“paadayuga”). Who else but you (“nive gati gaada”) can rid me (“baaradroli”) of my accumulated sins
(“aghajaalamula”) and offer me shelter(“Nan aadarimpa”) ? Mundane life - the ocean of SAMSARA
(“bhava saagaramu”) - is replete with trials and tribulations (“bahu gaasibadi”) and to cross (“data
lekane”) this vale of sorrow. I have come to you. O Lord of SITA (“Saarvabouma”)! Protector
(“rakshaka”) of those seeking (“asruta”) refuge (“avanijadhipa”)! Bestower of joy!(“aanandakara”)

Pallavi:
Raghunayaka ! Nee Paadayuga Raajeevamulane Vidajaala Sri

Unique (“naayaka”) among the Raghus! I will never leave (“vidajaala”) hold of your lotus feet
(“paadayuga”).

;;       ;G        P,g    ;R       |S;       ; sn   P - ns R S         ||
- -      - Ra      ghunaa - ya      ka !     - Nee - Paa- - da

SR       ;G        P,g    ;R       | S rg    rs- sn P - ns R S         ||
yuga     - Ra      ghunaa - ya       ka !    - Nee - Paa- - da

SR       ;G        P,g    ;R       | sr gp   gr- gr sn - r s np - ns        ||
yuga     - Ra      ghunaa - ya       ka !    - Nee - Paa- -- da

SR       ;G        P- g p   N-P    |NS       ;;     ;;      ;;         ||
yuga     - Raa     - jee-   - va    mula

; ;      ;G        P- g p   N-P    |NS       ;S     ; sn P - pg        ||
- -      - Raa     - jee-   - va    mula     - ne   - Vi-- da -

np g r sr- G       P,g    ;R       | sr gp   gr- gr sn - r s np - ns        ||
jaa- la - - - Ra   ghunaa - ya       ka !    - Nee - Paa- -- da

SR       ;G        P- g p   N-P      | ns R   ; gr     sn- rs np - pg ||
yuga     - Raa     - jee-   - va       mula   - ne     - - Vi-- - - da -

np g r sr- G       P,g    ;R         |S;      ; ;      ;;       ;;       ||
jaa- la - - - Ra   ghunaa - ya        ka !    - -      --       --

Anupallavi:
Aghajaalamula Baaradroli Nan Aadarimpa Nive Gati Gaada Sri

Who else but you (“nive gati gaada”) can rid me (“baaradroli”) of my accumulated sins
(“aghajaalamula”) and offer me shelter(“Nan aadarimpa”) ?

;;       ; snP , p - N      ;N| S,s           ; ;      ;;       ;;       ||
--       - A- - gha jaa     - la mu la        - -      --       --

;;       ; snP , p - N      ;N| S,s           ; G      R -sr  G-R        ||
--       - A- - gha jaa     - la mu la        - Baa    ra dro - -

S;       ; snP , p - N      ; N | nsR , r     ;-G      R -sr  gp - gr ||
li -     - A- - gha jaa     - la mu- - la     - Baa    ra dro - -

rG rs S , snP , p - N       ; N | nsR , r     ;-G      R -sr  gp - gr ||
li -     - A- - gha jaa     - la mu- - la     - Baa    ra dro - li-

;,s     ; sr       , g p -r ; S | nP - n      ; -S     S sn    P;        ||
- - Nan - Aa-      - da- rim-pa Ni- ve        - Ga     ti Gaa- - -

gr G     R- s r    , g p -r ; S | nP - n      ; -S     S sn    P;        ||
da -     - Aa-     - da- rim-pa Ni- ve        - Ga     ti Gaa- - -

gr G     R- s r    , g p -r ; S | nP - R      ; -S     S sn    P;        ||
da -     - Aa-     - da- rim-pa Ni- ve        - Ga     ti Gaa- - -

gr G     R- s r    , g p -r ; S | nP - R      ; -S     S sn    P - pg    ||
da -     - Aa-     - da- rim-pa Ni- ve        - Ga     ti Gaa- - da

Chitta Swaram:
np gr    sr - G , g P       , p N| , n S      , S - g r sn - r s np - g ||
sri - - - -

pnS      ,p G ,nP           , s N| , r S       , S - g r sn - r s np - g ||
pnS      ; sr , gr s        n S - r | s n - pn g R- s np- r s , n pg || n P g   , r - (Raghu)

Charanam
Bhavasaagaramu Daataleka Ne Bahu Gaasibadi Ne Marugu Jeritini
Avanijaadhipaasruta Rakshaka (Aanandaakara) Saarvabouma Sri Tyagaraajanuta!

Mundane life - the ocean of SAMSARA (“bhava saagaramu”) - is replete with trials and tribulations
(“bahu gaasibadi”) and to cross (“data lekane”) this vale of sorrow. I have come to you. O Lord of
SITA! Protector (“rakshaka”) of those seeking (“asruta”) refuge (“avanijadhipa”)! Bestower of
joy!(“aanandakara”)

;;       ;G        G,p      ; G | pS - n      ;-S      S - sn   PP       ||
--       - Bha     va saa   - ga ra- mu       - Daa    ta le-   - ka

gr G    R- G     G,p      ; G | pS - n     ;-S     R- sn    PP     ||
Ne-     - Bha    va saa   - ga ra- mu      - Daa   ta le-   - ka

gr G    R- S     S - ns R- R | S R     G - g n , p- G       ;R     ||
Ne -    - Ba     hu Gaa - si badi      Ne Maru - gu Je      - ri

S;      ;G       G,p      ; G | pS - n     ;-S     R- sn    PP     ||
ti -    - Bha    va saa   - ga ra- mu      - Daa   ta le-   - ka

gr G    R- S     S - ns R- R | S R     G - s n , p- G       ;R     ||
Ne -    - Ba     hu Gaa - si badi      Ne Maru - gu Je      - ri

S;      ; - ns   ,pN      ;N | S;          ;;      ;;       ;;     ||
Ti      - Ava     nijaa    dhi paa         --      --       --

;;      ; - ns   ,pN      ;N | S;          ;G      R - sr G - R ||
--      - Ava     nijaa    dhi paa         - sru   ta Ra- - ksha

S;      ; - ns   ,pN      ; N | ns R       ;G      R - sr gp - rg ||
ka      - Ava     nijaa     dhi paa        - sru   ta Ra- - ksha

rsS ;   ; - sr , g p -r ; S | nP-R         ;- S    S - sn P - P    ||
ka      - Saar - va- bou ma Sri -          - Tya   ga raa - ja

gr G    R- sr  , g p -r ; S | nP-R         ;- S    S - sn P - pg || np gr s r
nuta!   - Saar - va- bou ma Sri -          - Tya   ga raa - ja nu- ta - -- (raghu)