Vande Vasudevam

Composition by Annamaacaarya

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Title: Vande Vasudevam

Composer: Annamaacaarya

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Sri

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

vande vasudevam brndarakadhisa vandita padabjam (vande)

caraNam

indivara syama-mindirakusadati candanankita lasatcaru deham mandaramalika makuta samsobhitam kandarpa janaka(m) aravinda nabham (vande)

caraNam

taka takita kaustubha tarana vaksasthalam khagaraja vahanam kamala nayanam nigamadi sevitam nijarupa sesa pannagaraja sayinam ghana nivasam (vande)

caraNam

karipura samraksane tatparam kariraja varada samkata karabjam sarasiruhananam cakra viprajitam tiru venkatacala devam bhajeham (vande)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
vandE vAsudEvam brundArakAdheeSa vandita padAbjam ||

Charanam 1:
indeevara Syama mandirA kucha taTee
chandanAnkita sachchAru dEham
mandAra mAlikAmakuTa samSObhitam
kandarpa janakamaravinda nAbham ||

Charanam 2
dhaga dhagita koustubha dharaNa vakshasthalam
khagarAja vAhanam kamala nayanam
nigamAdi sEvitam nijaroopa SEsha pa
nnaga rAja SAyinam ghana nivAsam ||

Charanam 3
karipura nAtha samrakshaNa tatparam
karirAja varada sangata karAbjam
saraseeruhAnanam chakra vibhrAjitam
tiru venkaTAchala dEvam bhajE ||

Meaning: http://www.sangeetasudha.org/annamacharya/vol2/v.html#MARK_VANDEVASUDEVAM

P: I bow to Vasudeva. The king (AdheeSa) of Brindaraka worships (vandita) his lotus feet (pada-Abjam).

C1: You shine like blue lotus (indeevara Syama mandirA kucha taTee).
Your body (dEham) is smeared with the sandal paste (chandana-ankita) which is on your consort (sachcharu)
Indira.
You are adorned with garland made of Mandara flowers(hibiscus - mandAra mAlika).
Your crown (makuta) is glittering (samSObhitam).
You are Manmadha's father (kandarpa janakam).
Your navel is lotus-like (“aravinda-nabham”).

C2: Your chest shines with koustubha jewel. Garuda the king of birds is your vehicle. You are lotus eyed. The
scriptures adore you. You recline on the king of serpents and made it your great home.

C3: You readily (tatparam) rescued (samrakshaNa) Dharmaraja the king (nAtha) of Hasthinapura (karipura).
You blessed (varada) the king of elephants (kari-rAja) with your lotus-like hands (sangata kara-abjam).
Your face is beautiful like lotus (saraseeruha-Ananam). The discus is glittering on your hand (chakra
vibhrAjitam).
I worship (bhajE) the holy (tiru) lord (dEvam) of Venkatachalam.

Pallavi
vandE vAsudEvam brundArakAdheeSa vandita padAbjam ||

Sahityam: vandE vAsudEvam brundArakAdheeSa vandita padAbjam ||
Meaning: I bow to Vasudeva. The king (AdheeSa) of Brindaraka worships (vandita) his lotus feet (pada-Abjam).

S;      R ; ; ||   sr mg R -R ; || S ; ; ; ; || S ; nr sn P            ||
Van-    dE - -     vA- - su dE--   vam - - -    sri pa- tim

NS       R ; ; || sr G G - grR || S ; ; ; ; || S ; nr sn P             ||
Van-     dE - -   vA- - su dE--   vam - - -    sri pa- tim

NS       R ; ,p || pmR G - grR || S ; ; ; ; || S ; nr sn P             ||
Van-     dE - -    vA- - su dE-- vam - - -     sri pa- tim

NS       R ; ,p || pmR G - grR || S ; ; ; ; || ; R R mr M               ||
Van-     dE - -    vA- - su dE-- vam - - -      brundA—ra

P;      P N S || n S n P M – R || R ,g gr R S ||
kA     dhee-Sa van-- di ta pa dA-- bjam- ||

rn S     R ; ; || rmpn pm r – g R || S ; ; ; ; || ; R R mr M                  ||
Van-     dE - -   vA- - su - dE- vam - - -          brundA—ra

P;      P N S || n S n P M – R || R ,g gr R S ||
kA     dhee-Sa van-- di ta pa dA-- bjam- ||

rn S     R ; ; || rmpn pm r – g R || S ; ; ; ; || ; R rpmmR; M                     ||
Van-     dE - -   vA- - su - dE- vam - - -          brundA— - ra

P np   pn sr S || pn sn P M – R || R ,g gr R S ||
kA     dhee-Sa van-- di ta pa dA-- bjam- ||

rmpn     sr gr sn || pnsn pm r – g R || S ; ; ; ; || ; R rpmmR; M                       ||
Van-     dE - -      vA- - su - dE- vam - - -          brundA— - ra

P np   pn sr S || pn sn P M – R || R ,g gr R S ||
kA     dhee-Sa van-- di ta pa dA-- bjam- ||

rmpn     sr gr sn || pnsn pm r – g R || S ; ; ; ; || ; R rpmmR; M                       ||
Van-     dE - -      vA- - su - dE- vam - - -          brundA— - ra

P np   pn sr S || gr sn    rs np – sn || pm – pm R - gr rs ||
kA     dhee-Sa van--       di ta pa dA- - - - bjam- ||

rn S     R ; ; || mpmr G – g r R || S ; ; ; ;         || ; ;   ; ; ;         ||
Van-     dE - -   vA- - su - dE- vam - - -               - -   - - -

Charanam 1
indeevara Syama mandirA kucha taTee
chandanAnkita sachchAru dEham
mandAra mAlikAmakuTa samSObhitam
kandarpa janakamaravinda nAbham ||

Sahityam: indeevara Syama mandirA kucha taTee
Meaning: You shine like blue lotus (indeevara Syama mandirA kucha taTee).

; P P ; P || P ; P nn P    || M ;             P pm R || R- G R S ; ||
  In dee va  ra - Sya- mam    in -            di rA - - ku cha ta Tee

R ,m mp ; P ||     P ; pnsn P || mpnp pn- pm R || R- G R S ; ||
In - dee va        ra - Sya- mam in - di - rA - - ku cha ta Tee

Sahityam:chandanAnkita sachchAru dEham
Meaning: Your body (dEham) is smeared with the sandal paste (chandana-ankita) which is on your consort
(sachcharu) Indira.

; G R S ; || sn P N S ;              || R mr M – P , m           || P ; ; ; ;      ||
  chandanAn  ki- ta (la)sach-           chA- - ru dE- -             ham - - - -

Sahityam:mandAra mAlikAmakuTa samSObhitam
Meaning: You are adorned with garland made of Mandara flowers(hibiscus - mandAra mAlika).
Your crown (makuta) is glittering (samSObhitam).

;P   n P , N || S ; R S ;            || ; n s , r – S ; || sn P N - S ; ||
 MandA- ra      mA- li kA              - maku Ta sam SO- - bhi tam

sn P  P N S || R ;          G R , s || N G  R–S ,r           || sn P N - S ;             ||
Man- dA- ra   mA-           li kA      maku Ta sam             SO- - bhi tam

M P P N S || pmR            G R , s || N G  R–S ,r           || rsnp ; N - S ;           ||
Man- dA- ra  mA-            li kA      maku Ta sam              SO- - bhi tam

Sahityam:kandarpa janakamaravinda nAbham ||
Meaning: You are Manmadha's father (kandarpa janakam).
Your navel is lotus-like (“aravinda-nabham”).

;R   S ; S || nrsn P ; ;             || p n s n   P ; pm         || R G g r R S          ||
 Kan dar pa   ja-na- kam- -             a - ra-   vin- da-          nA- bham -

; gr  S ; S || nsrs np nn pm || p n s r           g r s n - pn     || s n pm R g g r s        ||
  Kan dar pa   ja-na- kam- -    a - ra-           vin- - da-          nA- - - bham -

Chitta Swaram:
R , g r s – n s r m || r m p n m p n s – r g ||
R , g r s – n r s n || p n s n p m – r g r s ||

rR - g   r s – n s r m || r m p n m p n s – r g ||
rR - g   r s – n r s n || p n s n p m – r g r s ||

r m – r m p – m p n – mp || mp n – p n s - n G – g ||
r s – n r , r s n – p d || n – p m – r G , - g r s ||

rmpn      sr gr sn || pnsn pm r – g R || S ; ; ; ; || ; R rpmmR; M                ||
Van-      dE - -      vA- - su - dE- vam - - -          brundA— - ra

P np     pn sr S || gr sn    rs np – sn || pm – pm R - gr rs ||
kA       dhee-Sa van--       di ta pa dA- - - - bjam- ||

rn S     R ; ; || mpmr G – g r R || S ; ; ; ;          || ; ;     ; ; ;      ||
Van-     dE - -   vA- - su - dE- vam - - -                - -     - - -

Charanam 3
karipura nAtha samrakshaNa tatparam
karirAja varada sangata karAbjam
saraseeruhAnanam chakra vibhrAjitam
tiru venkaTAchala dEvam bhajE ||

Sahityam: karipura nAtha samrakshaNa tatparam
Meaning: You readily (tatparam) rescued (samrakshaNa) Dharmaraja the king (nAtha) of Hasthinapura
(karipura).

; P P P P || P ;         nn - P ; || M ;          P,n pm R         || R G         R S ; ||
  Ka ri pu ra nA         tha sam - ra -           ksha NE - -         ta -        tpa ram

; R mr M P || P ;          nn - P ; || mpnp pn- pm R || R G                       R S ; ||
  Ka ri pu ra nA           tha sam -   ra - ksha NE -   ta -                      tpa ram

Sahityam: karirAja varada sangata karAbjam
Meaning: You blessed (varada) the king of elephants (kari-rAja) with your lotus-like hands (sangata kara-
abjam).

N R S ; s r || sn P N - S ; || R mr               M–P,m          || pm P ; ; ;         ||
Ka ri rA- ja-  va-ra da san -  gata-              ka rA- -         bjam - - -

Sahityam: saraseeruhAnanam chakra vibhrAjitam
Meaning: Your face is beautiful like lotus (saraseeruha-Ananam). The discus is glittering on your hand (chakra
vibhrAjitam).

;pp     , nP pn      || S ; R S ; || ; ;      ; ; ; || ; ;      ; ; ; ||
 Sara    see- ru -      hA- nanam - -         - - -    --       - - -

;pp     , nP pn      || S ; R S ; || ; N R – S ;             || s n P N - S ; ||
 Sara    see- ru -      hA- nanam     cha kra vi -             bhrA- ji tam

sn P    P N S || R ; G R , s || N G               R–S ,r        || sn P N - S ;              ||
Sa-ra   see- ru  hA- na nam    cha -              kra vi -        bhrA- ji tam

M P     P N S || pmR       G R , s || N G         R–S ,r        || rsnp ; N - S ;            ||
Sa-ra   see- ru  hA-       na nam     cha -       kra vi -         bhrA- ji tam

Sahityam: tiru venkaTAchala dEvam bhajE ||
Meaning: I worship (bhajE) the holy (tiru) lord (dEvam) of Venkatachalam.

NR    S ; S || nSn        P npM      || p n s n    P ; pm        || R G g r R S              ||
Ti ru ven- ka TA--        chala-        dE- - -    vam bha          jE - ham - -

NR    S ; S || nsrs       np nn pm || p n s r g r s n - pn          || s n pm R g g r s           ||
Ti ru ven- ka TA--        cha-la-     dE- - - vam - bha                jE - -- ham - -

Chitta Swaram:
R , g r s – n s r m || r m p n m p n s – r g ||
R , g r s – n r s n || p n s n p m – r g r s ||

rR - g   r s – n s r m || r m p n m p n s – r g ||
rR - g   r s – n r s n || p n s n p m – r g r s ||

r m – r m p – m p n – mp || mp n – p n s - n G – g ||
r s – n r , r s n – p d || n – p m – r G , - g r s ||

rmpn      sr gr sn || pnsn pm r – g R || S ; ; ; ; || ; R rpmmR; M         ||
Van-      dE - -      vA- - su - dE- vam - - -          brundA— - ra

P np     pn sr S || gr sn   rs np – sn || pm – pm R - gr rs ||
kA       dhee-Sa van--      di ta pa dA- - - - bjam- ||

rn S      R ; ; || mpmr G – g r R || S ; ; ; ;       || ; ;   ; ; ;   ||
Van-      dE - -   vA- - su - dE- vam - - -             - -   - - -