Sri Narada Nada

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Shree Narada ! Nadasaraseeruha Brunga ! Shubhanga!

Anupallavi:
Dina Maanarakshaka! Jagadeesha! Bhesha Sankaasha

Charanam:
Vedajanitha Vara Veena Vaadana Tatvajna!
Khedahara Trithaaparahita Kheshara Vinutha!
Yadava Kulajaptha Sadaa Modahrudaya! Munivarya!
Srida ! Tyagaraja Vinutha! Srikara ! Maam Paalaya

Meaning:
Sri Naarada! Like a bee humming (“brunga”) around the lotus (“saraseeruha”), you gyrate round
sacred “Nada” dispensing divine music. (Alt: The honey-bee drinking from the lotus of Nada). One with
an auspicious (“shubha”) form (“anga”).

Protector (“rakshaka”) of the honor (“maana”) of the forsaken and helpless (“deena”) devotees! Lord
(“eesha”) of the World (“jaga”)! One with a face (“bhesha”) as radiant as the moon (“sankaasha”) !

One who knows well (“tatvajna”) the technique of playing (“Vaadana”) on the veena, which has its
origin (“janitha”) in the Vedas. (alt: You are adept in eliciting out of the veena, its genuine and unique
musical sounds characteristic of the Veda.) One who is free from (“rathita”) the three (“tri”) kinds of
torments (“thaapa”) that cause distress (“khedahara”). (alt: O dispeller of all the three kinds of ills
which plague mortals!) Worshipped (“vinutha”) by devas (“kheshara”) ! Formost (“varya”) among
sages (“muni”) and dear to Sri Krishna (“Yadava Kulajaptha”) born in the Yadava race, you enjoy
perpetual bliss (“moda hrudaya”) as you are immersed in devotion. O giver or wealth and prosperity
(“srida” or “srikara”) ! Worshipped (“vinutha”) by Tyagaraja who need and craves for your care and
protection (“paalaya”).

Pallavi:
Shree Narada ! Nadasaraseeruha Brunga ! Shubhanga!

[Sri Naarada!]
R;      S;        SS       || snN ; D ;      ;;         ||
Shree Naa         rada !   Naa      da

R,s      nS n     snrs     || ssnn   D;      ; ns       ||
Shree    Naa      rada !     Naa     da      - sara

R;       RR       ; sr   || G ; mg – gm rs np ||
see      ruha     Brun-- ga – - Shu- bhan- ga!

R,s      nS n     snrs     || ssnn   D;      ; ns       ||
Shree    Naa      rada !     Naa     da      - sara

R;       GG       M nd || pm gm rg Mpm gmrs ||
see      ruha     Brun-- ga –Shu-bhan-- -- ga!

[Like a bee humming (“brunga”) around the lotus (“saraseeruha”), you gyrate round sacred “Nada”
dispensing divine music. (Alt: The honey-bee drinking from the lotus of Nada). One with an auspicious
(“shubha”) form (“anga”).]

rGr      rsS ;    snrs     || ssnn   D;      ; ns      ||
Shree    Naa      rada !     Naa     da      - sara

R;       GG       mdnr   || sn pm rg Mpm gmrs ||
see      ruha     Brun-- ga –Shu-bhan-- -- ga!

rGr      rsS ;    snrs     || ssnn   D;      ; ns      ||
Shree    Naa      rada !     Naa     da      - sara

r pm gm dnsr      pmgm || rs np ndpm gmrs      ||
see     ru-ha     Brun-- ga Shu- bhan-- -- ga!

Anupallavi:
Dina Maanarakshaka! Jagadeesha! Bhesha Sankaasha

[Protector (“rakshaka”) of the honor (“maana”) of the forsaken and helpless (“deena”) devotees!]
;,n      ,pM ;P          || pmgm D ;     D;       ||
  Di      na Maa - na      ra---- - ksha ka!

N;       P Pdp M P         || pmgm D ;       D;        ||
Di       na Maa - na         ra---- - ksha   ka!

nsnn     P Pdp M P         || pmgm D D        dnS      ||
Di       na Maa - na         ra---- - kshaka! Ja-ga

NR       S–P ; P           || pm G pmgm      sRs       ||
dee-     sha! Bhe- sha       San- - kaa- -   sha - -

[Lord (“eesha”) of the World (“jaga”)! One with a face (“bhesha”) as radiant as the moon
(“sankaasha”) !]

nsnn     P Pdp M P         || pmgm D N        SR       ||
Di       na Maa - na         ra---- - kshaka! Ja-ga

GM       R – Srs N S || npnn pmgm            rsns      ||
dee-     sha! Bhe- - sha San- - kaa- -       sha - -

Charanam:
Vedajanitha Vara Veena Vaadana Tatvajna!
Khedahara Trithaaparahita Kheshara Vinutha!
Yadava Kulajaptha Sadaa Modahrudaya! Munivarya!
Srida ! Tyagaraja Vinutha! Srikara ! Maam Paalaya

One who knows well (“tatvajna”) the technique of playing (“Vaadana”) on the veena, which has its
origin (“janitha”) in the Vedas. (alt: You are adept in eliciting out of the veena, its genuine and unique
musical sounds characteristic of the Veda.)
;,n      ,pM PP            || mp Dnd         pm G M ;           ||
 Ve       da Ja ni tha       Va- ra--        Vee-- na

rg Mpm G M       RS       || S ;    NR       S;       ||
Vaa-- - -        da na     Ta       tva-     jna!

[One who knows well (“tatvajna”) the technique of playing (“Vaadana”) on the veena, which has its
origin (“janitha”) in the Vedas]

; rn    SR       R–R      || G ;    M-D      N sr     ||
Khe-    da ha    ra Tri      thaa   pa ra    hi ta-

[One who is free from (“rathita”) the three (“tri”) kinds of torments (“thaapa”) that cause distress
(“khedahara”).]

sn P    GG       pmgm || s R s ; ;           ;;       ||
Khe--   shara    Vi-nu- tha! - - - -         --

[Worshipped (“vinutha”) by devas (“kheshara”) !]

; rp    ,mP      rg mp || Mpm G pmM R S ; ||
Ya-      dava    Ku-la-  ja-- - ptha—Sa daa

; rn    SR     GM         || D D    pdn dsn N P ;     ||
Mo-     da Hru da ya!      Muni     va-- - - - rya!

[Formost (“varya”) among sages (“muni”) and dear to Sri Krishna (“Yadava Kulajaptha”) born in the
Yadava race, you enjoy perpetual bliss (“moda hrudaya”) as you are immersed in devotion. ]

ndN     P Pdp M P         || pmG M D         N sr     ||
Sri--   da ! Tya - ga       ra-- ja Vi       nu tha-!

snP     P Pdp M P         || pmG M D         N sr     ||
Sri--   da ! Tya - ga       ra-- ja Vi       nu tha-!

rsnp    P Pdp M P         || pmG M D         N sr     ||
Sri--   da ! Tya - ga       ra-- ja Vi       nu tha-!

GM      RS       snrs  || npnn pmgm rsns              ||
Sri-    kara !   Maam- Paa--- --- - - la-ya-

[O giver or wealth and prosperity (“srida” or “srikara”) ! Worshipped (“vinutha”) by Tyagaraja who
need and craves for your care and protection (“paalaya”).]