Sriman Narayana

Composition by Annamaacaarya

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Title: Sriman Narayana

Composer: Annamaacaarya

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Bovli

Talas: Adi

Sources:

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

Lyrics

pallavi

sriman narayana sriman narayana sriman narayana ni sripadame saranu

anupallavi

kamalasati mukhakamala kamalahita kamalapriya kamaleksana kamalasanahita garudagamana sri kamalanabha ni padakamalame saranu

caraNam

parama yogijana bhagadheya sri paramapurusa paratpara paramatma paramanurupa sri tiruvenkatagirideva saranu

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi
SreemannArAyaNa SreemannArAyaNa
SreemannArAyaNa nee Sree pAdamE SaraNu ||

Charanam 1
kamalAsatee mukha kamala kamala hita
kamala priya kamalEkshaNA
kamalAsana hita garuDa gamana Sree
kamala nAbha nee pada kamalamE SaraNu ||

Charanam 2
parama yOgijana bhAga dhEya Sree
parama purusha parAtparA
paramAtmA paramANu roopa Sree
tiru venkaTagiri dEvA SaraNu     ||

Meaning:
In this prayer song Annamaiah describes the divine appearence and great qualities of the Super Soul
Sriman nArAyaNa and surrendering to Him.

Oh Sriman nArayaNa, I surrender (“SaraNu”) to your lotus feet (“sree pAdamE”) only.

You are like the Sun (“kamalAsatee”) to your lotus faced (“mukha Kamala”) consort Kamala or
Lakshmi. You are dear (“priya”) to Kamala with your eyes resembling lotus petals (“kamalEkshaNA”).
You are dear (“hita”) to Brahma the creator who sits on a lotus (“kamalAsana”). You move on the
Garuda bird (“gamana”). Your navel is like lotus. I surrender (“SaraNu”) to your lotus (“kamalamE”)
feet (“pada”).

You are the ultimate destination (“bhAga dhEya”) to the supreme (“parama”) sages (“yOgijana”). You
are the supreme (“parama”) personality (“purusha”). You are transcendental (“parAtparA”). You are
the supreme soul (“param-AtmA”). You manifest (“roopa”) yourself even in the tiniest atom (“param-
ANu”). Oh Lord (“dEvA”) of the holy (“tiru”) Venkata hill (“venkaTa-giri”), I surrender (“SaraNu”) to
you.

Pallavi
SreemannArAyaNa SreemannArAyaNa
SreemannArAyaNa nee Sree pAdamE SaraNu ||

Oh Sriman nArayaNa …

  1        2        3       4           5           6         7         8
S ,s     ; sr      G ;    G G      |   ; ;         ; ;       ; ;       ; ;     ||
Sreeman – nA -    rA -    ya Na         --         - -       - -       - -

S ,r     ; G        P ;   P P     |    ; ;      ; ;       ; ;     ; ;     ||
Sreeman – nA -     rA -   ya Na         --      - -       - -     - -

Oh Sriman nArayaNa, I surrender (“SaraNu”) to your lotus feet (“sree pAdamE”) only.

S ,s     ; R       G ;    G G     | gP–g      R–G         P;      DP      ||
Sreeman – nA -     rA -   ya Na     Sree- man - nA        rA-     yaNa

D , p ; D          P , p g r -S | sn d – p  ;–D           S , -s R S      ||
Sree-man - nA      rA – ya Na nee Sree – pA - da          mE Sa ra Nu

dS, S , s R        G ;    G G     | gP–g      R–G         P;      ,d P    ||
Sreeman – nA -     rA -   ya Na     Sree- man - nA        rA-     yaNa

D , p ; D          P , p g r -S | sn d – p  ;–D           S , -s R S      ||
Sree-man - nA      rA – ya Na nee Sree – pA - da          mE Sa ra Nu

s nd - p ; D       Srg    G G     | gP–g      R–G         P;      DP      ||
Sreeman – nA -     rA -   ya Na     Sree- man - nA        rA-     yaNa

G- p d S- dn       d D -d P P | g D - p         ; – dp    G , - p gR, S ||
Sreeman - - nA     rA –ya Na nee Sree – pA      - da      mE Sa ra Nu

dsrg rsnd ; pd s r G G G | gpdn dpgr             ;–G      P,d     n-d P ||
Sreeman – nA- rA - ya Na   Sree- man            - nA      rA-     - yaNa

G- p d S- S        snd -d P P | g D - p         ; – dp    G , - p gR, S ||
Sreeman - - nA      rA –ya Na nee Sree – pA     - da      mE Sa ra Nu

dsrg rsnd ; pd s r G G G | gpdn dpgr             ;–G      P,d     n-d P ||
Sreeman – nA- rA - ya Na   Sree- man            - nA      rA-     - yaNa

G- p d S- dn       d D -d P G | g D - p         ; – dp    G , - p gR, G ||
Sreeman - - nA     rA –ya Na nee Sree – pA      - da      mE Sa ra Nu

; ;       ; ;      ; ;    Gdp     |    gR , ;    ; ;       S;     ; ;     ||
--        --       --      - -        - -        - -      - -      --

Charanam 1
kamalAsatee mukha kamala kamala hita
kamala priya kamalEkshaNA
kamalAsana hita garuDa gamana Sree
kamala nAbha nee pada kamalamE SaraNu ||

You are like the Sun (“kamalAsatee”) to your lotus faced (“mukha Kamala”) consort Kamala..
  1           2        3     4           5            6       7         8
g P – gr ; - G        P ;   ,dP    | pP–p           ; -D    P P    PG     ||
kama lA- - sa         tee - mukha kama la           - ka    ma la  hi ta

You are dear (“priya”) to Kamala with your eyes resembling lotus petals (“kamalEkshaNA”).

;gp     ,d–S        S snD    ; D | P -g p         D P     D ;     ; ;     ||
kama    - la pri    ya - -   - ka ma lE-         - ksha   NA-     - -

g dP, – gr ; - G        P ;       ,dP  | pP–p                   ; -D       P P     PG          ||
kama lA- - sa           tee -     mukha kama la                 - ka       ma la   hi ta -

;gp        ,d–S        S snD       ; D       | P -g p           D P    D ;         ; ;         ||
kama       - la pri    ya - -      - ka        ma lE-           - ksha NA-         - -

g dP, – gr ; - G        pg P, , d P | p P – p                   ; -D       P P     P dppg ||
kama lA- - sa           tee - mukha kama la                     - ka       ma la   hi ta - -

;gp        ,d–S        S snD       ; D       | P -g p           D P    D ;         ; ;         ||
kama       - la pri    ya - -      - ka        ma lE-           - ksha NA-         - -

You are dear (“hita”) to Brahma the creator who sits on a lotus (“kamalAsana”). You move on the
Garuda bird (“gamana”).

;dg        ,- pD       S S          S S       | ; s r         , s -S S R               srG ; ||
kama       - lA -      sa na        hi ta         garu       - Da Ga ma na             Sree

Your navel (“nAbha”) is like lotus (“Kamala”).
I surrender (“SaraNu”) to your (“nee”) lotus (“kamalamE”) feet (“pada”).

;gp   ,g–rs    nd -P               gpD        | pD- n        D P P , p gR,                   S ||
 kama -la nA--  - bha              nee -        pada ka      ma la mE Sa ra-                 Nu

; nd dg , - p D         S S         S S | ; s g                  , r -S S R            srG ; ||
  ka-ma - lA -          sa na       hi ta   garu                - Da Ga ma na          Sree

;gp   ,g–rs    nd -P               D;         |pD- n         D P    P , p gR,                S ||
 kama -la nA--  - bha              nee -       pada ka       ma la mE Sa ra-                 Nu

dsrg rsnd ; pd s r G G G | gpdn dpgr                        ;–G            P,d     n-d P ||
Sreeman – nA- rA - ya Na   Sree- man                       - nA            rA-     - yaNa

G- p d S- S           snd -d P G | g D - p                 ; – dp          G , - p gR, G ||
Sreeman - - nA         rA –ya Na nee Sree – pA             - da            mE Sa ra Nu

Charanam 2
parama yOgijana bhAga dhEya Sree
parama purusha parAtparA
paramAtmA paramANu roopa Sree
tiru venkaTagiri dEvA SaraNu     ||

You are the ultimate destination (“bhAga dhEya”) to the supreme (“parama”) sages (“yOgijana”).

;-rs       , r-G ; G            G G        |; ,-r    ,g -P          ; P       ; P ||
 para       ma yO - gi          ja na        - - bhA -gya dhE       - ya      -Sree

You are the supreme (“parama”) personality (“purusha”). You are transcendental (“parAtparA”).

; -g p     ,d–P   ; P       dppg ; | G – P              D P            D ;    ; dg ||
   para     ma pu - ru      sha - -  pa rA              -t pa          rA -   - --

rs - r s   , r - grG ; G        G G        |; ,-r    , g - pgP ; P            ; P ||
  para      ma yO - gi          ja na        - - bhA -gya dhE - ya            -Sree

; -g p    ,d–P   ; P      dppg ; | G – P       D P            D gp       dp-gr ||
   para    ma pu - ru     sha - -  pa rA       -t pa          rA -       - --

S-rs      , r - grG ; G   G G        | ; , - gr , g - pgP ; P            ; gp ||
 para      ma yO - gi     ja na         - - bhA -gya dhE - ya            -Sree

; -g p    ,d–P   ; P      dppg ; | G – gp      D P            D ;        ; ; ||
   para    ma pu - ru     sha - -  pa rA       -t pa          rA -        - -

You are the supreme soul (“param-AtmA”). You manifest (“roopa”) yourself even in the tiniest atom
(“param-ANu”).

;dg       ,- pD     S ;     ; S      | S -S      ;     R       G ;          G - G ||
para      - mAt-    mA      - pa       ra mA         - Nu      roo          pa Sree

Oh Lord (“dEvA”) of the holy (“tiru”) Venkata hill (“venkaTa-giri”), …

;gp       ,gR      S N    D P | pg D           D ;          ; ;       ; ;          ||
 tiru     - ven-   kaTa   gi ri dE -           vA -          - -      - -

;dg       ,- pD     S ;     ; S      | S -S      ;     R       G ;          G - G ||
para      - mAt-    mA      - pa       ra mA         - Nu      roo          pa Sree

... I surrender (“SaraNu”) to you.

;gp       ,gR      S N    D P | g p drS        nd P                gp dp g r S          ||
 tiru     - ven-   kaTa   gi ri dE - - -       - - vA              Sa- ra- Nu- -