Srikanta Niyeda

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
SrI kAnta nI(y)eDa bal(A)tibala
celanga lEdA vAdA

Anupallavi:
pAk(A)ri nuta nIvAri
bal(A)blamunu teliyaga lEdA (SrI)

caraNam
kAka daityun(E)ka Saramunan(E)ya
kanjaj(A)stramai paraga lEdA
SrI kara dvijulai dArin(e)ruga lEni
cinta nIku tOcad(E)mi tyAgarAja nuta (SrI)

Meaning Courtesy: https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/08/thyagaraja-kriti-sri-kantha-
neeyeda.html
Sahityam: SrI kAnta nI(y)eDa bal(A)tibala celanga lEdA vAdA
Meaning: O Beloved (kAnta) of lakshmI (SrI)! Aren’t (lEdA) the two mantras – bala and atibala (balAtibala) shining (celanga)
with You (nIyeDa)? Is there any dispute (vAdA)?

Sahityam: pAk(A)ri nuta nIvAri bal(A)blamunu teliyaga lEdA (SrI)
Meaning: O Lord praised (nuta) by indra – enemy (ari) of demon pAka (pAkAri)! Don’t You know (teliyaga lEdA) the strength
(bala) and weaknesses (abalamu) (balAbalamu) of Your (nI) people (vAri) (nIvAri)?

O Beloved of lakshmI! Aren’t the two mantras – bala and atibala shining with You? Is there any dispute?

Sahityam: kAka daityun(E)ka Saramunan(E)ya kanjaj(A)stramai paraga lEdA
Meaning: When You discharged (Eya) (literally throw) a (Eka) blade of grass (Saramunanu) (SaramunanEya) against crow
(kAka) demon (daityunu) (daityunEka), didn’t (lEdA) it blaze forth (paraga) as brahmAstra – missile (astramai) of brahmA – born
of Lotus (kanjaja) (kanjajAstramai)?

Sahityam: SrI kara dvijulai dArin(e)ruga lEni cinta nIku tOcad(E)mi tyAgarAja nuta (SrI)
Meaning: O Lord who causes (kara) of Prosperity (SrI)! Why (Emi) worry (cinta) about people, though being brAhmaNas
(dvijulai), not (lEni) knowing (eruga) the (right) path (dArini) (dArineruga), wouldn’t occur (tOcadu) (tOcadEmi) to You (nIku)?

O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! O Beloved of lakshmI! Aren’t the two mantras – bala and atibala shining with You? Is
there any dispute?

MEANING: [Word-by-word meaning: Jayasri Akella]

Sri: Lakshmi, Prosperity
Sri Kantha: Oh husband of Lakshmi.
Nivu: You
Niyada: With you
Balaadibala = Bala+Atibala

Bala: Spell or charm
Ati: Over, beyond, exceed
Bala and Atibala: The two mantra's taught to Rama and Lakshmana by Viswamitra.
Chelagu: To flourish, to resound, break forth. (also to appear, to happen)
Chelaganga: flourished, resounded
ledu: Not present.
Leda?: Is it not present?
Vaadu: Argument.
Vaada? : Are you arguing with me?

Paakaari = Paakaha + Ari.
Paakaha : A giant named Pakaha
Ari : A foe
Paakaari : Indra, The slayer of paakaha, a giant.
Nuta: to be praised by
Nee: You /your
Vaari: People
Neevaari: Your people / devotees
Balaabalamu: bala + abala
balamu: Strength
abala : weak.
Balaabalamunu : Strengths and weakness
Teliyuta: To know
Teliyagaleda? (transformed to 'D'eliyagaleda in the song): Don't (you) know?

Daityudu : Demon
Kaki : Crow
Kaka daityu: A demon crow (kakasura)
eka: (transformed to Neka in the song) : One
sharamu: reed or grass. an arrow
veyu : to throw, to cast
Sharamunaneya: to throw a single arrow / grass blade.
Kanja: Lotus
Kanjaja: Born from lotus, God Brahma
Astra: weapon/arrow
Kanjajastra: Brahmastra
Kanjajastramai: become Brahmastra
Varagalinchu: to shine or glitter
Varagaleda: Didn't it shine?

Srikara: Vishnu
Dvi: Two
Dvijulu: Born twice, brahmins.
Daari: Path (to salvation)
leni: Not, no.
Eruga: To know.
Eruga leni: Not knowing.
Chinta : worry, thought
Neeku : to you
tochademi: Why didn't it strike? (Why can't you understand?)

Pallavi:
SrI kAnta nI(y)eDa bal(A)tibala
celanga lEdA vAdA
Sahityam: SrI kAnta nI(y)eDa bal(A)tibala celanga lEdA vAdA
Meaning: O Beloved (kAnta) of lakshmI (SrI)! Aren’t (lEdA) the two mantras – bala and atibala (balAtibala) shining (celanga)
with You (nIyeDa)? Is there any dispute (vAdA)?

;;        ;P         ,d N       ;D        |P;        ;P         P P       P;         ||
          Sri        -- Kan     - tha      Ni -      - ya       da Ba     laa

PP        M - P ,d N            ;D        | pdnd     pm- P      P pm      pdns       ||
di Ba     la Sri -- Kan         - tha      Ni -      - - ya     da Ba     laa

r s n d pm - P mdp-p mg-G                |R,s ;-G      ; rg                  M–;     ||
di -- Ba la - Che la-- a - - nga         Le - - da ? - Vaa-              -    -

D nd pm – P mdp-p mg-G | R , s ; - G           ; rg                          M – dn ||
da ? - - - - Che la-- a - - ncha Le - - da ? - Vaa-                      -     -

Srs nd pm
da ? - - - -

Anupallavi:
pAk(A)ri nuta nIvAri            bal(A)blamunu teliyaga lEdA (SrI)
Sahityam: pAk(A)ri nuta nIvAri bal(A)blamunu teliyaga lEdA (SrI)
Meaning: O Lord praised (nuta) by indra – enemy (ari) of demon pAka (pAkAri)! Don’t You know (teliyaga lEdA) the strength
(bala) and weaknesses (abalamu) (balAbalamu) of Your (nI) people (vAri) (nIvAri)?

;;        ;P         ,d N   ; N           |S,s ;;              ;;            ;;      ||
          - Paa      -- kaa - ri           nu tha - -          --            --

ns nd     pm- P ,d N   ; N                | S , s ; dn         S,p           dn S    ||
          - Paa -- kaa - ri                 nu tha - -         --            --

, s nd    pm- P ,d N   ; N                |S,s ;S              ,rG           ; R     ||
          - Paa -- kaa - ri                nu tha - Nee        - - vaa       - ri

S,r       s n - P ,d N    ; N             |S,s ;S              ,rG           ; R     ||
Ba -la    - - Paa - - kaa - ri             nu tha - Nee        - - vaa       - ri

G,m ;-G              M pm G R             | S ,s     ; sr      sn –sr sn -ns ||
Ba- laa - Ba         la mu- - nu           De-li     - ya-     - - ga- - - le-

Sahityam: SrI kAnta nI(y)eDa bal(A)tibala celanga lEdA vAdA
Meaning: O Beloved (kAnta) of lakshmI (SrI)! Aren’t (lEdA) the two mantras – bala and atibala (balAtibala) shining (celanga)
with You (nIyeDa)? Is there any dispute (vAdA)?

nd- nd pm P          ,d N      ;D         | pdnd     pm- P     P pm          pdns    ||
- - da ?- - - Sri    -- Kan    - tha       Ni -      - - ya    da Ba         laa

r s n d pm - P mdp-p mg-G                |R,s ;-G      ; rg                  M – dn ||
di -- Ba la - Che la-- a - - nga         Le - - da ? - Vaa-              -      -

Srs nd pm
da ? - - - -

caraNam
kAka daityun(E)ka Saramunan(E)ya
kanjaj(A)stramai paraga lEdA
SrI kara dvijulai dArin(e)ruga lEni
cinta nIku tOcad(E)mi tyAgarAja nuta (SrI)
Sahityam: kAka daityun(E)ka Saramunan(E)ya kanjaj(A)stramai paraga lEdA
Meaning: When You discharged (Eya) (literally throw) a (Eka) blade of grass (Saramunanu) (SaramunanEya) against crow
(kAka) demon (daityunu) (daityunEka), didn’t (lEdA) it blaze forth (paraga) as brahmAstra – missile (astramai) of brahmA – born
of Lotus (kanjaja) (kanjajAstramai)?

;;        ;-P        P,p    ;P            | P , p ; pm         mdp – p m g- G ||
           Ka        ka Dai - tyu          Ne-ka -Sha-         ra-- mu - - na

R,s       ;- S,n     G,r        ;S         |S;   ,n s r         GG            GM      ||
Ne-ya     - Kan      ja – ja    - stra      mai- - Va-          ra ga         le -

Sahityam: SrI kara dvijulai dArin(e)ruga lEni cinta nIku tOcad(E)mi tyAgarAja nuta (SrI)
Meaning: O Lord who causes (kara) of Prosperity (SrI)! Why (Emi) worry (cinta) about people, though being brAhmaNas
(dvijulai), not (lEni) knowing (eruga) the (right) path (dArini) (dArineruga), wouldn’t occur (tOcadu) (tOcadEmi) to You (nIku)?
[One who bestows (“kara”) wealth (“sri”)! Where (“docha demi”?) is your (“neeku”) concern (“chinta”) for those born as
BHUSURAs (“dvijulai”), yet ignorant of the righteous path (“daneruga”)?]

P;        ;-P        p D-n ; N             |S,s ;;              ;;            ;;      ||
da ?-     - Sri      ka- ra ! – Dvi         jul lai - -         --            --

nsnd      pm P       p D-n ; N             | S , s ; dn         S,p           dn S    ||
----      - - Sri    ka- ra ! – Dvi          jul lai - -        --            --

, snd     pm P       p D-n ; N             |S,s ;S              RG        ; R         ||
----      - - Sri    ka- ra ! – Dvi         jul lai - Daa       te ru     - ga

S,r       sn-P       p D-n ; N             |S,s ;S              RG        ; R         ||
Le ni     - - Sri    ka- ra ! – Dvi         jul lai - Daa       te ru     - ga

G,m ;-G        M pm G R                    | S ,s  ; sr         sn – s r s n -n s                ||
Le – ni - Chin tha Nee- - ku                Do cha -de-         -mi? Tya- - ga raa-

Sahityam: SrI kAnta nI(y)eDa bal(A)tibala celanga lEdA vAdA
Meaning: O Beloved (kAnta) of lakshmI (SrI)! Aren’t (lEdA) the two mantras – bala and atibala (balAtibala) shining (celanga)
with You (nIyeDa)? Is there any dispute (vAdA)?

nd- nd pm- P ,d N ; D                      | pdnd     pm- P P pm              pdns    ||
- ja nu- - tha! Sri -- Kan - tha            Ni -      - - ya da Ba            laa

r s n d pm - P mdp-p mg-G                 |R,s ;-G      ; rg                  M – dn ||
di -- Ba la - Che la-- a - - nga          Le - - da ? - Vaa-              -      -

Srs nd pm
da ? - - - -

MEANING: [Word-by-word meaning: Jayasri Akella]
Lord (“kaantha”) of Sri! Are you (“nee”) not (“leda?”) the proud possessor (“yada”) of the two mantras (“chelangaga”) – “Bala”
and “Ati Bala” praised (“nutha”) by Indra (“paakaari”) ? Don’t (“ledemi?”) you know (“deliyaga”) the strength (“bala”) and
weakness (“abala”) of your (“nee”) devotees (“vaari”)?
Did not a mere blade of grass (“saramuna neya”) wielded by you turn into a mighty weapon Brahmastra (“Kanjaja astra”), and
pursue (“neka”) the offending cow, Kaakaasura (“Kaka Daitya”)? One who bestows (“kara”) wealth (“sri”)! Where (“docha
demi”?) is your (“neeku”) concern (“chinta”) for those born as BHUSURAs (“dvijulai”), yet ignorant of the righteous path
(“daneruga”)?